(06-09-2020 07:32 AM)RobtheAggie Wrote:  

(06-08-2020 08:33 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  A product of our own success. No team with name recognition wants to play NMSU in Las Cruces. And, NMSU has beaten Illinois in Chicago, Mississippi State in Jackson, MS, Miami (FL) in a Hawaiian Holiday tournament and gave Kansas a real scare in Kansas City over the last few years. It's becoming dangerous to play NMSU at a neutral site. Now, P5 schools only want play NMSU if they come to their arena or not play NMSU at all. So, quality opponents is becoming slim pickings for NMSU. And, Jans is not just going to play any P5 school without serious compensation or a return game in Las Cruces. So far, NMSU managed to get a neutral site game (in Las Vegas) with Santa Clara of the WCC.

Since the WAC reorganized into its current iteration, and NMSU started on its current run you can look over the years and see non-conference scheduling becoming more difficult for the Aggies to schedule. The AD and head coach do manage to get a decent schedule together. I would love to see a game or two in Georgia (I live there).

2013-2014
Home: UTEP, Northern Colorado, Bethune-Cookman, Prairie View A&M, UNM, NNM, South Alabama
Neutral: Hawai'i. Tennessee St, Western Michigan
Away: UTEP, Colorado St, UNM, Gonzaga, Arizona, Drake

2014-2015
Home: Norhtern Colorado, UTEP, UNM, Stetson, Florida A&M, NNM, Colorado St, Texas Southern UC Irvine, NM Highlands
Neutral:
Away: Wichita State, St Mary's, UTEP, UNM, Wyoming, Oral Roberts, Baylor

2015-2016
Home: Houston Baptist, UNM, UTEP, Tennessee Tech, MVSU, Robert Morris, Wyoming, Oral Roberts, Arizona Christian,
Neutral:
Away: UNM, UTEP, AFA, LBSU, Baylor, Wichita St, UC Irvine

2016-2017
Home:Arizona Christian, Samford, UNM, UTEP, Bethune-Cookman, Nicholls St, AFA, LBSU, UC Irvine, ENMU
Neutral:NNM
Away: Colorado St, UTEP, UNM, San Diego, ASU

2017-2018
Home:East Central, UNM, UTEP, Colorado St, Prairie View, San Diego, ENMU, NNM
Neutral: Illinois, Davidson, Miami, Southern California
Away: Saint Mary's, UNM, UTEP, UC Irnive

2018-2019
Home:NDSU, UTEP, Saint Mary's, ENMU, Washington St, Northern Colorado, CSU-Northridge,
Neutral:Kansas, Drake, Washington State
Away:UNM, UTEP, Colorado St

2020-2021
Home: WNMU, UTEP, UNM, Southern, UAPB, NNM
Neutral: Colorado State, Souther Florida, George Mason, Mississippi St,
Away: UTEP, UNM, Arizona, Washington St, Denver

Wow, we don't play anyone. What a bunch of cupcake schedules. I don't know why our AD can't schedule every OOC game against a P5 school...