(07-13-2017 10:34 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(07-13-2017 10:14 AM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  AND THAT'S A SWISH. I go 8/8 on my predictions. ODU has released it's full schedule.


Nov. 5, 2017 Exhibition vs. Christopher Newport
Nov. 10 vs. Towson (Regular Season Opener)
Nov. 13 at James Madison
Nov. 16, 17 & 19 at 2017 Gildan Charleston Classic
Nov. 25 at William & Mary
Nov. 27 vs. UMES
Dec. 2 at VCU
Dec. 6 vs. Richmond
Dec. 9 vs. Bowling Green
Dec. 17 at Fairfield
Dec. 22 Norfolk State (at Norfolk Scope)
Dec. 30 vs. Charlotte (C-USA Opener)
Jan. 4, 2018 at Rice
Jan. 6 at North Texas
Jan. 11 vs. WKU (C-USA Home Opener)
Jan. 13 vs. Marshall
Jan. 18 at FIU
Jan. 20 at FAU
Jan. 27 at Charlotte
Feb. 1 vs. Middle Tennessee
Feb. 3 vs. UAB
Feb. 8 at Southern Miss
Feb. 10 at LA Tech
Feb. 15 vs. UTSA
Feb. 17 vs. UTEP
Feb. 22 at Marshall
Feb. 24 at WKU
March 1 vs. FAU
March 3 vs. FIU (Regular Season Finale)
March 7-10 C-USA Tournament (Frisco, Texas)

ODU run out of money or something? A very regional non conf. schedule...

ODU has always had a regional-heavy schedule since moving to CUSA, with a bunch of games against former CAA teams — VCU, Richmond and William & Mary every season, JMU, Towson, George Mason and Georgia State mixed in as well — and a few MEAC teams as tomato cans. It saves a bit of money but it's also a way to appease fans upset that they lost the regional games from the CAA days, plus they draw pretty well (particularly the Virginia schools).

What it is, is not a particularly strong OOC (VCU had coach/player turnover, Richmond is down, and the Charleston Classic is largely made up with teams about as good as ODU). Short of a 27-win season and competitive loss to a top-2 CUSA team in the final, no shot at an at-large bid at all.