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(05-28-2018 08:52 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(05-28-2018 08:45 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(05-28-2018 07:42 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  Not going to make any difference. Need big wins OOC.

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If we take last year's standings and apply this new scheduling setup, ODU would have two games with Middle Tennessee, WKU, Marshall, UTSA and Charlotte. And NOT FIU and Florida Atlantic. I'd call that an improvement.

If CUSA had this in place last season, there's at least a puncher's chance that Middle Tennessee gets enough help to reach the tournament.

It does improve the games down the stretch but it will not get anymore bids to the NCAAs. MTSU had 3 chances to win a big game OOC and finished 0-3. Winning 1-2 of those would have gotten them in. Another win against ODU would have made no difference.

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I think at this point every little bit helps. CUSA can't gin up at-large bids out of thin air but they can load the dice in favor of the stronger programs. Short of dramatic changes to the conference tournament like limiting it to the top four or six teams, this is the best immediate thing they can do.