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C-USA schedules like a D2, shocked when not considered a good D1 conf
UPDATED 29 Dec
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@Middle Tennessee 119, Maryville 61 • Nov. 5
@Florida Atlantic 92, Flagler 81 • Nov. 5
@Southern Miss 90, Delta State 71 • Nov. 5
@North Texas 79, Oklahoma Christian 40 • Nov. 5
@UTEP 93, New Mexico Highlands 70 • Nov. 5
@Florida International 101, Ave Maria 59 • Nov. 8
Wayland Baptist 40 @Rice 65• Nov. 10
Wiley College 52 @Louisiana Tech 98• Nov. 12
Mars Hill 82@Middle Tennessee 96• Nov. 13
Eastern New Mexico 57 @UTEP 71• Nov. 15
Palm Beach Atlantic 79@Florida Atlantic 84• Nov. 16
Campbellsville 66@Western Kentucky 109• Nov. 18
Wiley College 68@UTSA 90• Nov. 22
William Carey 64 @Southern Miss 83• Nov. 24
Keiser Univ. 82 @FIU 96• Nov. 26
East Central Oklahoma 71@UTEP 91• Nov. 27
Columbia International 38@Middle Tennessee 86• Dec. 3
Bluefield State 50 @Marshall 86• Dec. 11
Montevallo 63@UAB 75• Dec. 14
UT-Permian Basin 55@UTSA 98• Dec. 15
Kentucky Wesleyan @Western Kentucky • Dec. 17
St. Thomas (TX) 70@Rice 103• Dec. 19
Florida Memorial 74@FIU 99• Dec. 19
Tampa 35@Florida Atlantic 84• Dec. 19
Tougaloo 77@Southern Miss 96• Dec. 21
Southern-New Orleans 47@Southern Miss 87• Dec. 21
Thomas Univ. (GA) 49@UAB 82• Dec. 28
Our Lady of the Lake (TX) 64@UTSA 99• Dec. 28
Texas Wesleyan 64@North Texas 102• Dec. 28

Only Charlotte and ODU have 0 games scheduled versus non-D1
USM 4, MTSU-FIU, UTEP, UTSA all with 3
28 games vs non-D1, when those same games could be played versus low-majors helping the conference, no surprise the D1s are 6-0 so far

Solid job by only the 49ers and the Monarchs
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RE: C-USA schedules like a D2, shocked when not considered a good D1 conf
Oh boy, the peeps on the CUSA board are gonna love to see THIS!

The big issue CUSA has right now isn't the non-D1 games (which I've long been on record should be excised from our schools' OOC schedules except in unique or unavoidable circumstances [and no D3, NAIA or sub-NAIA games, period)]. It's that there's very few strong or even respectable D1 wins. UTSA was supposed to be a CUSA contender, and maybe they will be, but they've lost to Southern Illinois (picked last in the MVC), Oakland (middle of the Horizon) and Delaware (middle of the CAA). The biggest win is, what, Rice over Penn? Middle Tennessee over Lipscomb? As much as I hate non-D1 games, CUSA schools can lose them all and it won't affect their NET. Losing to mid-pack mid-majors is the real kick to the basketballs.
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North Texas nearly knocked off VCU in Richmond.
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RE: C-USA schedules like a D2, shocked when not considered a good D1 conf
(11-11-2019 09:26 AM)ODUBB35 Wrote:  North Texas nearly knocked off VCU in Richmond.

Key word is NEARLY. You don't get style or feel good points.
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RE: C-USA schedules like a D2, shocked when not considered a good D1 conf
UTEP beat NMSU, UNC-C beat Davidson. These are good wins
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C-USA schedules like a D2, shocked when not considered a good D1 conf
We can't be worried about how other teams schedule. How about we drop off our agreements with sub 300 teams and try to add more top 75 (I think that's NET tier 1?) teams before we criticize anyone else's scheduling philosophy?
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(11-15-2019 12:03 PM)odu09 Wrote:  We can't be worried about how other teams schedule. How about we drop off our agreements with sub 300 teams and try to add more top 75 (I think that's NET tier 1?) teams before we criticize anyone else's scheduling philosophy?

a) Everyone plays tomato cans. They serve multiple purposes: (usually) an easy win, a chance to rest your starters and give the backups more run, a chance to tinker with the playbook. Every time UMES or someone similar shows up on the schedule, people act as though this is the greatest sin in scheduling history and only ODU would drop to those depth. There isn't a D1 school around* that doesn't have at least one of those games on their schedules, even if they have to host barely accredited schools whose admission office is a van down by the river. It happens. Move on, people.

b) Trying to pick out RPI/NET winners before the season is tricky unless you're scheduling sure-fire programs. Remember when ODU hosted Rhode Island a couple of years ago and that was supposed to be an RPI bonanza? Then their best player blew out his knee, they had other injury issues, their coach was still Dan Hurley, and they finished 17-15 with an RPI in the 120s. Hardly the boost they were expecting. And it's far from the only time that a good game turned average between the signing of the contract and the jumping of the ball.

* -- except for the occasional low-major who play no non-conference games at home, but I doubt anyone here is angling for that, no matter how sexy the OOC SOS looks after.
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RE: C-USA schedules like a D2, shocked when not considered a good D1 conf
Heck, look at Northern Iowa from last year.
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RE: C-USA schedules like a D2, shocked when not considered a good D1 conf
(11-15-2019 02:01 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  
(11-15-2019 12:03 PM)odu09 Wrote:  We can't be worried about how other teams schedule. How about we drop off our agreements with sub 300 teams and try to add more top 75 (I think that's NET tier 1?) teams before we criticize anyone else's scheduling philosophy?

a) Everyone plays tomato cans. They serve multiple purposes: (usually) an easy win, a chance to rest your starters and give the backups more run, a chance to tinker with the playbook. Every time UMES or someone similar shows up on the schedule, people act as though this is the greatest sin in scheduling history and only ODU would drop to those depth. There isn't a D1 school around* that doesn't have at least one of those games on their schedules, even if they have to host barely accredited schools whose admission office is a van down by the river. It happens. Move on, people.

b) Trying to pick out RPI/NET winners before the season is tricky unless you're scheduling sure-fire programs. Remember when ODU hosted Rhode Island a couple of years ago and that was supposed to be an RPI bonanza? Then their best player blew out his knee, they had other injury issues, their coach was still Dan Hurley, and they finished 17-15 with an RPI in the 120s. Hardly the boost they were expecting. And it's far from the only time that a good game turned average between the signing of the contract and the jumping of the ball.

* -- except for the occasional low-major who play no non-conference games at home, but I doubt anyone here is angling for that, no matter how sexy the OOC SOS looks after.

But we play enough “tomato cans” in conference. We need to load up on tough teams in the OOC to balance it out and survive the rpi hit the bottom of CUSA brings
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RE: C-USA schedules like a D2, shocked when not considered a good D1 conf
(11-16-2019 12:05 PM)monarx Wrote:  
(11-15-2019 02:01 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  
(11-15-2019 12:03 PM)odu09 Wrote:  We can't be worried about how other teams schedule. How about we drop off our agreements with sub 300 teams and try to add more top 75 (I think that's NET tier 1?) teams before we criticize anyone else's scheduling philosophy?

a) Everyone plays tomato cans. They serve multiple purposes: (usually) an easy win, a chance to rest your starters and give the backups more run, a chance to tinker with the playbook. Every time UMES or someone similar shows up on the schedule, people act as though this is the greatest sin in scheduling history and only ODU would drop to those depth. There isn't a D1 school around* that doesn't have at least one of those games on their schedules, even if they have to host barely accredited schools whose admission office is a van down by the river. It happens. Move on, people.

b) Trying to pick out RPI/NET winners before the season is tricky unless you're scheduling sure-fire programs. Remember when ODU hosted Rhode Island a couple of years ago and that was supposed to be an RPI bonanza? Then their best player blew out his knee, they had other injury issues, their coach was still Dan Hurley, and they finished 17-15 with an RPI in the 120s. Hardly the boost they were expecting. And it's far from the only time that a good game turned average between the signing of the contract and the jumping of the ball.

* -- except for the occasional low-major who play no non-conference games at home, but I doubt anyone here is angling for that, no matter how sexy the OOC SOS looks after.

But we play enough “tomato cans” in conference. We need to load up on tough teams in the OOC to balance it out and survive the rpi hit the bottom of CUSA brings

Even so, you still need an early-season gimmie or two to figure out your lineup, get the new starters some success, work out the offseason rust. Plus losing is a curse that keeps on giving; if you overschedule in the OOC and don't give them the opportunity to have a couple of no-doubt-about-it wins, then they're not going to be in any mental condition to compete in conference.

Everyone plays early-season cans, except those that sell their entire OOC to be the can. This isn't a coincidence.
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RE: C-USA schedules like a D2, shocked when not considered a good D1 conf
Should be a limit of ONE non D1 game per season.
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RE: C-USA schedules like a D2, shocked when not considered a good D1 conf
A game by WKU was cancelled 17 Dec, leaving 27 non-DI games for C-USA, C-USA went 27-0.
C-USA is 95-80 in all games: however, take out the non-D1s, C-USA is 68-80. Just awful.
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Plenty of D-1 tomato cans. If you can't bank on a win against a MEAC team, you're pathetic.
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(12-29-2019 05:44 PM)HeadsetGuy Wrote:  A game by WKU was cancelled 17 Dec, leaving 27 non-DI games for C-USA, C-USA went 27-0.
C-USA is 95-80 in all games: however, take out the non-D1s, C-USA is 68-80. Just awful.

I know we suck this year, but 68-80 is pathetic.
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We lost to JMU at home. I won't be criticizing anyone else's OOC performance this year.
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RE: C-USA schedules like a D2, shocked when not considered a good D1 conf
(11-10-2019 05:47 PM)HeadsetGuy Wrote:  UPDATED 29 Dec
schedule stolen from the conference board

@Middle Tennessee 119, Maryville 61 • Nov. 5
@Florida Atlantic 92, Flagler 81 • Nov. 5
@Southern Miss 90, Delta State 71 • Nov. 5
@North Texas 79, Oklahoma Christian 40 • Nov. 5
@UTEP 93, New Mexico Highlands 70 • Nov. 5
@Florida International 101, Ave Maria 59 • Nov. 8
Wayland Baptist 40 @Rice 65• Nov. 10
Wiley College 52 @Louisiana Tech 98• Nov. 12
Mars Hill 82@Middle Tennessee 96• Nov. 13
Eastern New Mexico 57 @UTEP 71• Nov. 15
Palm Beach Atlantic 79@Florida Atlantic 84• Nov. 16
Campbellsville 66@Western Kentucky 109• Nov. 18
Wiley College 68@UTSA 90• Nov. 22
William Carey 64 @Southern Miss 83• Nov. 24
Keiser Univ. 82 @FIU 96• Nov. 26
East Central Oklahoma 71@UTEP 91• Nov. 27
Columbia International 38@Middle Tennessee 86• Dec. 3
Bluefield State 50 @Marshall 86• Dec. 11
Montevallo 63@UAB 75• Dec. 14
UT-Permian Basin 55@UTSA 98• Dec. 15
Kentucky Wesleyan @Western Kentucky • Dec. 17
St. Thomas (TX) 70@Rice 103• Dec. 19
Florida Memorial 74@FIU 99• Dec. 19
Tampa 35@Florida Atlantic 84• Dec. 19
Tougaloo 77@Southern Miss 96• Dec. 21
Southern-New Orleans 47@Southern Miss 87• Dec. 21
Thomas Univ. (GA) 49@UAB 82• Dec. 28
Our Lady of the Lake (TX) 64@UTSA 99• Dec. 28
Texas Wesleyan 64@North Texas 102• Dec. 28

Only Charlotte and ODU have 0 games scheduled versus non-D1
USM 4, MTSU-FIU, UTEP, UTSA all with 3
28 games vs non-D1, when those same games could be played versus low-majors helping the conference, no surprise the D1s are 6-0 so far

Solid job by only the 49ers and the Monarchs

WTH - this bs needs to end after this year. Or, perhaps, we should schedule CNU as a regular season game. No, wait, we have pride - so we’ll keep them as an exhibition game.
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(12-29-2019 08:08 PM)ODUBB35 Wrote:  We lost to JMU at home. I won't be criticizing anyone else's OOC performance this year.

OOC performance as a whole, I'd agree. But this is about the topic that makes us the toast of the CUSA board, scheduling non-D1s. And quite frankly, I'd take a loss to JMU over "wins" against Columbia International, Bluefield State and Our Lady of the Lake (unless it's the one that gave Excalibur to Arthur) eight days a week.

That said, if scheduling non-D1s is accepted SOP, and the NCAA won't do anything to fix how non-D1s are factored into metrics (treating them as non-entities, thus making losses to USCAA teams less demeritorious than wins against low-performing D1 teams), then we might as well replace UMES and Fairfield with Virginia State and Virginia Wesleyan, who at least are local/regional with alumni in town.
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(11-16-2019 04:10 PM)DaBigBlue Wrote:  Should be a limit of ONE non D1 game per season.

Agreed. The Commissioner needs to makes this happen, unfortunately I have no faith that she will progress the basketball brand.
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final OOC results
69-83 .454 winning percentage
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God, why can't the rest of the conference play to our ... le ... vel ... ... oh crap
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