Marquette at home next year?
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Marquette is currently preseason 12th on Torrvik. Shaka doesn't utilize the portal much at all but they also rarely have any attrition. They are more old school in that the career arc for many of their players is more traditional - Bench contributor as an underclassmen, starter/key player as an upperclassmen.
Key losses: Tyler Kolek, Oso Ighodaro
Key returners: Kam Jones (17.2 ppg), David Joplin, Stevie Mitchell
Key losses: Tyler Kolek, Oso Ighodaro
Key returners: Kam Jones (17.2 ppg), David Joplin, Stevie Mitchell
I would too but I can't see the B1G having the guts to do it.
Exactly what I had hoped (and mostly expected). We weren't getting UConn and repeating Creighton only two years later seems redundant, although I wouldn't have hated it..
Since I have a track record of ****** predictions, I may as well continue.
KU seems to have the best chance for the Big XII to pull off a road upset, but seeing a home sweep across the challenge would not surprise me one bit. BYU's coaching change and departures make me hesitate picking them, but they would probably be my next possibility. I also give Cincy also has a puncher's chance at Nova. I'd probably pick Baylor with any other matchup, but UConn has to get the nod based on what they've done.
Baylor at UConn
Kansas at Creighton
Butler at Houston
Marquette at Iowa St
Kansas St at SJU
Xavier at TCU
Cincy at Nova
BYU at Providence
Ok St at SHU
Gtown at WVU
DePaul at TTU
KU seems to have the best chance for the Big XII to pull off a road upset, but seeing a home sweep across the challenge would not surprise me one bit. BYU's coaching change and departures make me hesitate picking them, but they would probably be my next possibility. I also give Cincy also has a puncher's chance at Nova. I'd probably pick Baylor with any other matchup, but UConn has to get the nod based on what they've done.
Baylor at UConn
Kansas at Creighton
Butler at Houston
Marquette at Iowa St
Kansas St at SJU
Xavier at TCU
Cincy at Nova
BYU at Providence
Ok St at SHU
Gtown at WVU
DePaul at TTU
I’m ready for the, “well, they did beat UConn, but this just isn’t the same UConn that we saw the past 2 years” talk.
CycloneErik
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It seems like a home sweep is possible. Not "probably probable," I s'pose. There's almost always a road winner or two.
KU/CU seems 50/50, it's the type of non-con KU loses somewhat routinely.
Xavier has a decent shot @ TCU, and like you said Cincinnati-Nova. I do think Baylor will give UConn a serious test.
ISU-Marquette is no gimmie, but I'd rather not go there.
Our overall sos was 18 out of 362 and our “weak” schedule became a national story for months.
Next on the schedule timeline:
Remainder of non-conference schedule (sans Maui). Last season, it was finalized in late June. Sometimes a game or two trickles in prior.
Maui pairing/bracket. Late July/early August, based on recent seasons.
Big 12 slate. Late September the past two seasons. (Seems like it used to be in August, so who knows)
Remainder of non-conference schedule (sans Maui). Last season, it was finalized in late June. Sometimes a game or two trickles in prior.
Maui pairing/bracket. Late July/early August, based on recent seasons.
Big 12 slate. Late September the past two seasons. (Seems like it used to be in August, so who knows)
When will this game be? Hopefully not over winter break again. I hate big games with no students.
First week of December if they're on the same timeline that they have been in the past.
It won't be during break, as long as it's in a narrower slot as it has been for past couple of seasons.
Here are dates of ISU's game in the series (duration of full series in parentheses):
2019: Dec. 8 (Dec. 4-22)
2020: Dec. 1 (canceled) (Nov. 29-Dec. 11)
2021: Dec. 4 (Dec. 1-18)*
2022: Dec. 4 (Nov. 29-Dec. 4)
2023: Dec. 1 (Nov. 30-Dec. 6)
* all but one game was played 1st thru 12th)
(2019 schedule was hodge-podge poorly structured)
Kolek and Ighodaro are huge losses. Both All Big East caliber players. Not sure if they are bringing in any high profile transfers or freshman. If not, I would think Marquette takes a bit of a step back next year.
Huge game as well as we are often going head-to-head w Marquette for recruits.
It's funny I've been watching games for a couple years with Marquette and Arizona fan neighbors and now next year we match up with both. All of us were 2 seeds that lost in S16 this year too.
