(11-07-2020 10:54 AM)army56mike Wrote:  

(11-06-2020 11:06 AM)lion1983 Wrote:  Who's going to be the suprising team this year?

Bellarmine.

Really hope you're right, but BU's roster is not as "stacked" as some over the past decade; so I'm not going into this season with the highest of expectations. Starting five should be solid, though.

Hot off the presses.....
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL
2020-21 SCHEDULE
Nov. 25 vs Purdue
Nov. 26 vs Miss St./Clemson
Nov. 30 vs Siena
Dec. 3 vs Saint Francis (PA)
Dec. 5 vs Bluefield College
Dec. 9 @ Missouri
Dec. 12 vs Carolina University
Dec. 15 vs South Carolina St.
Dec. 17 vs Regent
Dec. 19 vs UVA Wise
Dec. 22 vs Alcorn State
Jan. 1 @ Lipscomb
Jan. 2 @ Lipscomb
Jan. 8 vs FGCU
Jan. 9 vs FGCU
Jan. 15 @ Stetson
Jan. 16 @ Stetson
Jan. 22 vs Kennesaw St.
Jan. 23 vs Kennesaw St.
Jan. 29 @ Jacksonville
Jan. 30 @ Jacksonville
Feb. 5 vs North Florida
Feb. 6 vs North Florida
Feb. 12 @ North Alabama
Feb. 13 @ North Alabama
Feb. 26 vs Bellarmine
Feb. 27 vs Bellarmine


WOMEN’S SCHEDULE
Nov. 25 – at Ohio
Nov. 28 – at Virginia Tech
Dec. 1 – vs. Norfolk State
Dec. 6 – at Memphis
Dec. 9 – vs. Hampton
Dec. 13 – vs. Carson-Newman
Dec. 16 – at High Point
Dec. 19 – vs. Belmont Abbey
Dec. 22 – at William & Mary
Jan. 1 – vs. Lipscomb
Jan. 3 – vs. Lipscomb
Jan. 8 – at FGCU
Jan. 10 – at FGCU
Jan. 15 – vs. Stetson
Jan. 17 – vs. Stetson
Jan. 22 – at Kennesaw State
Jan. 24 – at Kennesaw State
Jan. 29 – vs. Jacksonville
Jan. 31 – vs. Jacksonville
Feb. 5 – at North Florida
Feb. 7 – at North Florida
Feb. 12 – vs. North Alabama
Feb. 14 – vs. North Alabama
Feb. 26 – at Bellarmine
Feb. 28 – at Bellarmine

(11-10-2020 04:39 PM)army56mike Wrote:  Hot off the presses.....
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL
2020-21 SCHEDULE
Nov. 25 vs Purdue
Nov. 26 vs Miss St./Clemson
Nov. 30 vs Siena
Dec. 3 vs Saint Francis (PA)
Dec. 5 vs Bluefield College
Dec. 9 @ Missouri
Dec. 12 vs Carolina University
Dec. 15 vs South Carolina St.
Dec. 17 vs Regent
Dec. 19 vs UVA Wise
Dec. 22 vs Alcorn State
Jan. 1 @ Lipscomb
Jan. 2 @ Lipscomb
Jan. 8 vs FGCU
Jan. 9 vs FGCU
Jan. 15 @ Stetson
Jan. 16 @ Stetson
Jan. 22 vs Kennesaw St.
Jan. 23 vs Kennesaw St.
Jan. 29 @ Jacksonville
Jan. 30 @ Jacksonville
Feb. 5 vs North Florida
Feb. 6 vs North Florida
Feb. 12 @ North Alabama
Feb. 13 @ North Alabama
Feb. 26 vs Bellarmine
Feb. 27 vs Bellarmine


WOMEN’S SCHEDULE
Nov. 25 – at Ohio
Nov. 28 – at Virginia Tech
Dec. 1 – vs. Norfolk State
Dec. 6 – at Memphis
Dec. 9 – vs. Hampton
Dec. 13 – vs. Carson-Newman
Dec. 16 – at High Point
Dec. 19 – vs. Belmont Abbey
Dec. 22 – at William & Mary
Jan. 1 – vs. Lipscomb
Jan. 3 – vs. Lipscomb
Jan. 8 – at FGCU
Jan. 10 – at FGCU
Jan. 15 – vs. Stetson
Jan. 17 – vs. Stetson
Jan. 22 – at Kennesaw State
Jan. 24 – at Kennesaw State
Jan. 29 – vs. Jacksonville
Jan. 31 – vs. Jacksonville
Feb. 5 – at North Florida
Feb. 7 – at North Florida
Feb. 12 – vs. North Alabama
Feb. 14 – vs. North Alabama
Feb. 26 – at Bellarmine
Feb. 28 – at Bellarmine

I'm missing something...

Every school plays the same school for men's and women's on the same days.... but as opposite places.... how does this help for covid?

I have stopped trying to make any sense of COVID. Everyone’s an expert and all know nothing. It’s absurd.

Liberty picked up a couple nice players on the first day of the early signing period.

Brody Peebles | 6-2 | Guard | Hartselle, Ala.
Peebles attended Hartselle High School where he is ranked as the No. 2 prospect from the state of Alabama by PrepHoops.com and the #73 shooting guard in the nation.
Peebles signed with Liberty over offers from Alabama-Birmingham, Lipscomb, North Alabama, Belmont, Samford, UNC Wilmington, and Wofford.

Joseph Venzant | 6-3 | Guard | Midland, Texas
Venzant arrives in Lynchburg rated as the highest recruit in school history, as he is ranked as a three-star prospect and ranked as the 49th best shooting guard in the nation by Rivals.com. He is ranked as the 20th best prospect in the state of Texas by 247 Sports.
He committed to the Flames just days after Peebles did last December over offers from Cal State Fullerton, Tulsa, UTEP, UTSA, and Wake Forest.

Bellarmine's full hoops schedule was released:
https://athletics.bellarmine.edu/news/20...edule.aspx

Solid non-conference lineup. The game at Dayton is a nice surprise.


Nov. 25 — at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Nov. 28 — Transylvania University
Dec. 1 — at University of Dayton
Dec. 4 — at Duke University
Dec. 6 — at Howard University
Dec. 9 — University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Dec. 13 — at Morgan State University
Dec. 15 — at Miami University (Ohio)
Dec. 19 — Middle Tennessee University
Dec. 22 — at Middle Tennessee University
Jan. 2 — Mount St. Joseph University
Jan. 8 — Lipscomb University
Jan. 9 — Lipscomb University
Jan. 15 — at Florida Gulf Coast
Jan. 16 — at Florida Gulf Coast
Jan. 22 — Stetson University
Jan. 23 — Stetson University
Jan. 29 — at Kennesaw State University
Jan. 30 — at Kennesaw State University
Feb. 5 — Jacksonville University
Feb. 6 — Jacksonville University
Feb. 12 — at University of North Florida
Feb. 13 — at University of North Florida
Feb. 19 — University of North Alabama
Feb. 20 — University of North Alabama
Feb. 26 — at Liberty University
Feb. 27 — at Liberty University

The OOC home/away games is interesting.
Travesty that UofL didn’t schedule you, nor any other KY teams, especially NKU.

(11-13-2020 12:24 AM)army56mike Wrote:  The OOC home/away games is interesting.
Travesty that UofL didn’t schedule you, nor any other KY teams, especially NKU.

Yeah, I imagine the rivalry with NKU will be resumed sooner rather than later, though.

Interestingly, the BU women are playing three in-state foes: U of L, EKU, and WKU (in addition to Ohio State, Ball State, and Western Illinois).

Makes me wonder if, on the men's side, the low-to-mid D-I programs in the Commonwealth are a little leery of playing BU, not wanting to risk being the Knights' first victim in D-I.

Too bad the UCLA and Gonzaga games won't happen (at least this season), but I do like the non-con "sked."

Considering the horrible situation, I am very proud of the work done by the athletic department and men's basketball staffs in putting together this very good and realistic schedule. So thankful to Duke and Dayton for scheduling us and giving us a big time beat down while edifying the team on highest level D1 basketball. MTSU and UT-C are gracious for gving us home and away games. I am disappointed in Kentucky Schools who also have scheduling holes and should have been willing to work with us (maybe some tried, but just couldn't make it happen). NKU needs to be a yearly game, if not home and away. UoL , WKU, and UK missed an opportunity to put money in scalpers hands by playing us in Freedom Hall.

You know what's crazy, BU will have a chance at being top ten in attendance in the country if they "pack" Freedom Hall with 2800 fans per game.

I am really looking forward to the ASUN season. I expect we will be very competitive.

(11-14-2020 10:26 AM)knightmoves Wrote:  I am disappointed in Kentucky Schools who also have scheduling holes and should have been willing to work with us (maybe some tried, but just couldn't make it happen). NKU needs to be a yearly game, if not home and away. UoL , WKU, and UK missed an opportunity

Is there any rumors/news swirling in the community or athletic department as to why no in state school would play Bellarmine? I understand the argument that they have nothing personally to gain and everything to lose by playing BU, but I’ve never bought into that argument. Bellarmine should be playing NKU and UofL annually, rotating the other KY schools on occassion.

A partial JU non-con schedule

11/25 Coastal Georgia
12/2 Presbyterian
12/4 @ U of Georgia
12/8 Keiser (replaces Morehead St)
12/9 Campbell
12/10 New Orleans
12/19 @ U of Miami
12/21 @ Kansas State

Wednesday 25 November
Carver College & Kennesaw St.
Bellarmine @ Chattanooga
Eastern Kentucky @ North Florida
Liberty vs. Purdue
Oakwood @ North Alabama
Florida A&M @ FGCU
Campbellsville @ Lipscomb

There should only be two potential loses on opening day, Bellarmine and Liberty. None of the other teams better lose.

(11-19-2020 01:01 PM)army56mike Wrote:  Wednesday 25 November
Carver College & Kennesaw St.
Bellarmine @ Chattanooga
Eastern Kentucky @ North Florida
Liberty vs. Purdue
Oakwood @ North Alabama
Florida A&M @ FGCU
Campbellsville @ Lipscomb

There should only be two potential loses on opening day, Bellarmine and Liberty. None of the other teams better lose.

I'm not making the schedules, and dont pretend to know the dynamics, but we need to stop scheduling non D1 schools... I mean, at least schedule SWAC, MEAC, OVC, Southland lower D1 schools, but not others. I would be okay with Some D2 schools....

I'm primarily pointing my fingers at my own school if anyone has a problem with what is post... get tf over it.

(11-19-2020 01:01 PM)army56mike Wrote:  Wednesday 25 November
Carver College & Kennesaw St.
Bellarmine @ Chattanooga
Eastern Kentucky @ North Florida
Liberty vs. Purdue
Oakwood @ North Alabama
Florida A&M @ FGCU
Campbellsville @ Lipscomb

There should only be two potential loses on opening day, Bellarmine and Liberty. None of the other teams better lose.

BU Knights are gonna "shock the world."

Fingers crossed that we actually get to see hoops next week.

(11-19-2020 05:48 PM)lion1983 Wrote:  I'm not making the schedules, and dont pretend to know the dynamics, but we need to stop scheduling non D1 schools... I mean, at least schedule SWAC, MEAC, OVC, Southland lower D1 schools, but not others. I would be okay with Some D2 schools....

A poster on the Liberty board ot ASOR once gave a great explanation for this. I don’t remember it well. However, the gist of it was, it makes no difference strength of schedule wise in the eyes of the NCAA selection committee to play bottom feeder D1 schools and non-D1 schools.

I can’t confirm the validity of the statement though. And the lower division schools are virtually guaranteed wins.

But, I, like you, don’t believe we should ever schedule lower division teams.

(11-19-2020 05:48 PM)lion1983 Wrote:  

(11-19-2020 01:01 PM)army56mike Wrote:  Wednesday 25 November
Carver College & Kennesaw St.
Bellarmine @ Chattanooga
Eastern Kentucky @ North Florida
Liberty vs. Purdue
Oakwood @ North Alabama
Florida A&M @ FGCU
Campbellsville @ Lipscomb

There should only be two potential loses on opening day, Bellarmine and Liberty. None of the other teams better lose.

I'm not making the schedules, and dont pretend to know the dynamics, but we need to stop scheduling non D1 schools... I mean, at least schedule SWAC, MEAC, OVC, Southland lower D1 schools, but not others. I would be okay with Some D2 schools....

I'm primarily pointing my fingers at my own school if anyone has a problem with what is post... get tf over it.

You can point the fingers at Liberty too. I absolutely loathe it as well.

(11-19-2020 08:10 PM)GE and MTS Wrote:  

(11-19-2020 05:48 PM)lion1983 Wrote:  

(11-19-2020 01:01 PM)army56mike Wrote:  Wednesday 25 November
Carver College & Kennesaw St.
Bellarmine @ Chattanooga
Eastern Kentucky @ North Florida
Liberty vs. Purdue
Oakwood @ North Alabama
Florida A&M @ FGCU
Campbellsville @ Lipscomb

There should only be two potential loses on opening day, Bellarmine and Liberty. None of the other teams better lose.

I'm not making the schedules, and dont pretend to know the dynamics, but we need to stop scheduling non D1 schools... I mean, at least schedule SWAC, MEAC, OVC, Southland lower D1 schools, but not others. I would be okay with Some D2 schools....

I'm primarily pointing my fingers at my own school if anyone has a problem with what is post... get tf over it.

You can point the fingers at Liberty too. I absolutely loathe it as well.

I have to back up a bit, after thinking about it, UNA had a stellar schedule lined up, but COVID screwed that up. I'm sure it had something to do with everyone's schedule.

My apologies schedule makers....

I have been in the Corona Extras while smoking ribs today.... sorry...

(11-19-2020 07:17 PM)army56mike Wrote:  

(11-19-2020 05:48 PM)lion1983 Wrote:  I'm not making the schedules, and dont pretend to know the dynamics, but we need to stop scheduling non D1 schools... I mean, at least schedule SWAC, MEAC, OVC, Southland lower D1 schools, but not others. I would be okay with Some D2 schools....

A poster on the Liberty board ot ASOR once gave a great explanation for this. I don’t remember it well. However, the gist of it was, it makes no difference strength of schedule wise in the eyes of the NCAA selection committee to play bottom feeder D1 schools and non-D1 schools.

I can’t confirm the validity of the statement though. And the lower division schools are virtually guaranteed wins.

But, I, like you, don’t believe we should ever schedule lower division teams.

It was I. D1 schools go towards the Net rankings. D2 do not. So if you lose to the last place D1 school that lowers your net ranking. If you lose to a D2 school it doesn’t.

It may look bad but it actually helps the conference in the long run for warm up games.

Women - Wed. 25 NOV
Liberty @ Ohio
Jacksonville @ Miami
Austin Peay vs. North Alabama
North Florida @ N.C. State
FIU vs Stetson
Florida Memorial vs. FGCU
Presbyterian vs. Kennesaw St.

2-3 wins probably, I’m guessing?