Official 15-16 Non Con Schedule

[1UNI2ISU]

UNI lost everyone and colorado sucks

UNI has 5 of their top 6 guards back including their second and third best players from last year (Washpun and Jesperson). Get anything at all from the young bigs and UNI is a tournament team again, if the non-con doesn't kill them (Iowa State, Carolina, Colorado State, SFA, @New Mexico, Diamond Head with Oklahoma, BYU and Harvard).

And yes, Colorado is down, but not terrible. Really well coached.

 

[every_yard]

This is a sneaky good schedule. Only 4 cupcakes (Chicago St, Chattanooga, Ark-Pine Bluff, and Coppin St), unless you count Iowa as a 5th cupcake. No really great teams (Cincy & A&M are probably the best), but a bunch of good teams.

 

[RoseClone]

Fred would always drop one or two he shouldn't have. Be very interesting to see if Stevie can overcome that.

I'm afraid that will be forgotten after CSP's first loss. In fact, after any loss.

 

[Cy241]

Local sports bars have to be loving this schedule with so many high caliber road match ups.

 

[Rural]

Well, chalk up NDSU as a loss.

 

[swarthmoreCY]

Tough slate for a new coach that didn't get the chance to add anyone.

 

[swarthmoreCY]

Fred would always drop one or two he shouldn't have. Be very interesting to see if Stevie can overcome that.

Doubtful, every coach drops a game or two fans think they shouldn't. Will we keep winning a few that we shouldn't?

 

[BenEClone]

Does anyone know anything about Niceville? Decent hotels, nice beaches might make for a good road trip.

 

[Nycclone]

overheard someone mention at work that they were from niceville. She is a client of ours and was talking to my boss. Quite beautiful as well. Will totally need to ask her about the city the next time I see her.

Does anyone know anything about Niceville? Decent hotels, nice beaches might make for a good road trip.

 

[stormchaser2014]

No Kangaroos?

 

[BenEClone]

No Kangaroos?

Good catch - we usually play UMKC - we're upgrading our SOS.

 

[cyclones500]

No Kangaroos?

Had a 2-for-1 with UMKC, that series is complete. Might see it again in the future ... that program seems to be on slow rise and having a road game in KC could be seen as recruiting exposure deal.

 

[BodeClone]

I haven't studied film on Cincy and A&M yet, but who keeps it within 15 outside of those teams?

 

[rochclone]

I haven't studied film on Cincy and A&M yet, but who keeps it within 15 outside of those teams?

The teams that keep it within 15?

Colorado
Virginia Tech
Illinois/UAB
ND State
Buffalo
Iowa
Uni
Cincy
A&M

We will be favored in all but 1-2 of these games but we aren't deep and that is without taking Naz and Cooke recovery into consideration. Plus Burton isn't eligible until UNI. We will be good but this schedule is filled with capable opponents.

 

[BodeClone]

The teams that keep it within 15?

Colorado
Virginia Tech
Illinois/UAB
ND State
Buffalo
Iowa
Uni
Cincy
A&M

We will be favored in all but 1-2 of these games but we aren't deep and that is without taking Naz and Cooke recovery into consideration. Plus Burton isn't eligible until UNI. We will be good but this schedule is filled with capable opponents.

No way, no how (bolded teams)

 

[cyclones500]

Only real gripes (nothing truly major):
* In absence of a non-Iowa marquee Hilton game, I hoped ISU could snag a Hilton date for a home-and-away with a P5 or high-mid, to balance the UC series. (No guarantee B12/SEC will be home game next season, and Iowa is on the road in ’15).
* No non-conference home games on a Saturday. No biggie, just a little odd.
* (I already was mildly disappointed w/ the Big 12/SEC matchup, but no control there — and it should be a legitimate resume-helper road game).

Some good things:
* Good number of neutral/road tests
* NDSU and UB are decent additions to what we already knew; home schedule isn't completely saturated with “Little Guysâ€￾ for fill-in games.
* Used the full 13-game non-league allotment! First time since ’12-13, I think. Not sure why that bothered me, but it seemed like "wasting" a W.

 

[cyclones500]

My early assessment of pecking order, most-likely to least-likely W’s:
1. Chicago State
2. Coppin State
3. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
4. Chattonooga
5. Buffalo
6. N.D. State
7. vs. Virginia Tech
8. vs. Colorado
9. Iowa
10. vs. UNI
11. vs. Illinois (assuming UI def. UAB)
12. at Texas A&M
13. at Cincinnati
Several of those could swap positions for various reasons — e.g., Iowa at home compared to UNI on a freaking neutral court. UAPB could prove more difficult than v. Mocs or v. Buffalo, just because that one comes two days after Iowa game (It's a "go-through-motions" situation). I placed VT before CU because 1st game with new coach, neutral site.

 

[riceville98]

Only real gripes (nothing truly major):
* In absence of a non-Iowa marquee Hilton game, I hoped ISU could snag a Hilton date for a home-and-away with a P5 or high-mid, to balance the UC series. (No guarantee B12/SEC will be home game next season, and Iowa is on the road in ’15).
* No non-conference home games on a Saturday. No biggie, just a little odd.
* (I already was mildly disappointed w/ the Big 12/SEC matchup, but no control there — and it should be a legitimate resume-helper road game).

Some good things:
* Good number of neutral/road tests
* NDSU and UB are decent additions to what we already knew; home schedule isn't completely saturated with “Little Guysâ€￾ for fill-in games.
* Used the full 13-game non-league allotment! First time since ’12-13, I think. Not sure why that bothered me, but it seemed like "wasting" a W.

Just a point of clairifcation on the "no Saturday Home Game" I am pretty sure they try to avoid those for non-can games so as not to screw up football. We have had many Sunday home games in the past in Nov-Dec

 

[Rural]

I haven't studied the film yet either, for the love of god.

 

[cyclones500]

Just a point of clairifcation on the "no Saturday Home Game" I am pretty sure they try to avoid those for non-can games so as not to screw up football. We have had many Sunday home games in the past in Nov-Dec

Good point, I hadn't considered that (and didn't compare available weekends vs. football slate; also didn't compare previous seasons).