How Would You Schedule Next Year

[every_yard]

I'll be interested in how we schedule next year.

What we know:

Missouri to open season
Puerto Rico Invitational (Florida State, South Carolina, Boise State, Illinois State, UTEP, Tulsa, Western Michigan). This is the week before Thanksgiving.
Iowa - early December
UNI
SEC challenge game

I think that is all we know right now. With so many newcomers, I would be ok with a bunch of cupcakes and maybe a couple strong mid/low major teams. However, you also need to be careful the non-con schedule doesn't backfire on you if you are on the bubble. I think Missouri has the potential to be much improved with Porter going there. Will probably get a couple solid opponents in PR, and dont really know what to expect from Iowa.

I'm probably always more intrigued by how the schedule is put together than I should be, but gives us something to talk about.

 

[CarlHungus]

I'd still like to see a series with a team like Cincinnati scheduled. After that, a few cupcakes and a few low to mid majors

 

[clonedude]

Probably schedule like Iowa in the non con, then we can make the NCAA Tourney. If we schedule like we normally do, we'll end up in the NIT probably.

 

[awd4cy]

Similar to this past year but better mid majors. Fewer perennial 300+ RPI ones. I'm looking forward to getting a home game for SEC challenge.

 

[Cy$]

Keep that schedule and schedule low major teams. The big 12 is good enough to keep the rpi and sos respectable.

 

[stevefrench]

Would like to see more home/homes scheduled against previous "rivals" and geographic major conference opponents.

Neb, MN, IL, Mo (glad were doing this, unfortunately they'll have the #1 overall recruit).

Liked the CO neutral court game.

Just want to see more of this non cons that you look forward to watching, rather than citadel and directional Mississippi

 

[brokenloginagain]

Iowa, SEC, UNI, holiday tourney is plenty for next year. just fill in the rest with cupcakes.

 

[ISUCubswin]

I would schedule this way.

Kentucky game 1 to let the young guys know this ***** for real

7-8 absolute cupcakes

Iowa, a nice rivalry to again show them this **** is for real.

Then one more high ranked team somewhere, to let them know, again, that this **** is for real.

 

[stormchaser2014]

With wins.

 

[NoCreativity]

Playing a bunch of 200-300 ranked teams isnt helping anything. We need to go out and schedule like Vandy, that way we be guaranteed to make the tourney as long as we at least finish .500 in the Big 12.

All we have to do is play good teams, it doesnt matter anymore if you actually win games.

 

[jim4]

The more high-majors, the better imo

 

[chuckd4735]

That's 7 of 12 we can schedule. The remaining 5 will be cream puffs.

 

[Clonehomer]

I would like to see another local school mixed in. Maybe a home and home with Minnesota?

 

[CycloneErik]

Similar to this past year but better mid majors. Fewer perennial 300+ RPI ones. I'm looking forward to getting a home game for SEC challenge.

This. Keep opponents in the top 150 with only a couple real cupcakes. No Citadel teams. That wastes everyone's time.

Don't have to do things like Michigan State, but there have to be some challenges to boost SOS and bring the team together. This cupcake garbage doesn't do anyone any good.

 

[CyForPresident]

Illinois State is looking for good opponents. I wouldn't be opposed to taking them up on their coaches twitter offer

 

[ISUChippewa]

I'll be interested in how we schedule next year.

What we know:

Missouri to open season
Puerto Rico Invitational (Florida State, South Carolina, Boise State, Illinois State, UTEP, Tulsa, Western Michigan). This is the week before Thanksgiving.
Iowa - early December
UNI
SEC challenge game

I think that is all we know right now. With so many newcomers, I would be ok with a bunch of cupcakes and maybe a couple strong mid/low major teams. However, you also need to be careful the non-con schedule doesn't backfire on you if you are on the bubble. I think Missouri has the potential to be much improved with Porter going there. Will probably get a couple solid opponents in PR, and dont really know what to expect from Iowa.

I'm probably always more intrigued by how the schedule is put together than I should be, but gives us something to talk about.

I'm with you on this. I wouldn't want all cupcakes though; I think if we can mix in a couple of games against good mid to low major teams, maybe teams who were 13-16 seeds in this year's tournament, like a Northern Kentucky, Winthrop, or Jacksonville State would be a good way to go.

 

[every_yard]

Illinois State is looking for good opponents. I wouldn't be opposed to taking them up on their coaches twitter offer

We are in the Puerto Rico tourney with them.

 

[NoCreativity]

That's 7 of 12 we can schedule. The remaining 5 will be cream puffs.

Thats not alot of meat to the schedule then. Florida State and South Carolina seem to be the top teams in that tourney. Do we know if either will be as good next year?

Missouri is the worst Power 5 team in basketball, Iowa is a bubble team, UNI is another couple years of rebuilding away from contending in the Valley, and we will probably draw an Georgia/Alabama type team in the SEC challenge.

That isnt a non-conf resume thats going to help us come March next year.

 

[riceville98]

Thats not alot of meat to the schedule then. Florida State and South Carolina seem to be the top teams in that tourney. Do we know if either will be as good next year?

Missouri is the worst Power 5 team in basketball, Iowa is a bubble team, UNI is another couple years of rebuilding away from contending in the Valley, and we will probably draw an Georgia/Alabama type team in the SEC challenge.

That isnt a non-conf resume thats going to help us come March next year.

I agree that there's not much there in the non-con but, I question how tough we want to schedule. I'd rather the young team figure things out while loading up and W's and confidence heading into the meat grinder that is our conference schedule. If we are any good next year, the conference will give us enough to get in. Hang around the bubble all year. Trust Prohm that he will have them peeking at the right time and we'll be fine

 

[cyIclSoneU]

That's 7 of 12 we can schedule. The remaining 5 will be cream puffs.

I think this will be the case but I'd like to see one more bubble-quality team (i.e. 35th-55th estimated team in the country) for personal preference. Ideally get them at Hilton in 2017 and do the road game in '18. A top 50 win/win over a tournament team in non-con could be what it takes to get on the right side of the bubble if things go decently well.