I could definitely be wrong, but for some reason I thought it was a foregone conclusion that we would open the season with Missouri again?
2018-2019 Non Conference Schedule
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http://www.stltoday.com/sports/coll...cle_fc666497-a57d-5f8b-a5a8-91700bce7842.html
Mizzou hosts Iowa State Nov. 10, 2017, a Friday night. The Tigers will play the Cyclones in Ames, Iowa, on Nov. 9, 2018
That might be an interesting field depending upon what happens with the FBI investigation and sanctions.
Arizona and Auburn are hip-deep in paying for players and Illinois hired the guy from Okie State who was involved in it there.
I'm fine with ISU playing Mizzou early.
Crowd will be electric, and Mizzou loses some major pieces from this years squad.
Yep, I can't think of a more humiliating loss getting owned by a no name team in Hilton. Most people will say losing to Hampton, but that's at least the tourney where anything can happen.
Re: Maui & campus games — I'm under impression none of the field of 8 will take part in the campus/mainland portion, Chamindade is part of that (not sure of other teams involved). Chaminade will be part of the official field only in odd-numbered years.
I could be incorrect, but I don't think ISU plays on-campus associated with MJM.
I could be incorrect, but I don't think ISU plays on-campus associated with MJM.
I like B12/SEC. I'd favor moving it into early December instead of late-January, partway through conference season. But that presents a scheduling conundrum: Slotting 20 teams with varied early-season tournaments schedules and non-conference rivalry games.
As it is now, the two leagues can arrange conference schedules and have that one-day showcase. If it's moved to pre-conference period, we could end up like the ill-conceived Big 12/Pac-(then)10 Challenge slate, which was spread over the course of like a month.
I don't know if Prohm would play them much, and I don't know if guys will be redshirted or not, but a couple sub-200 games would be a great time to work people in who otherwise aren't in the 7 or 8. Few (me) want to go watch blowouts, but if you can get the youngins 10-20 playing against college kids that's a good thing. And every game can't be a challenge. If you want to climb peak after peak, you've got to catch your breath in the valleys.
i've wanted to play in the maui tourney for 30 yrs. zero complaints about the schedule - its going to be one of our best ever.
Exactly. I know we'll endure a few losses early on but we'll sure as heck be battle tested.
I think previous appearance at Maui was 1990 .... so I agree, getting a spot in that tournament in itself is going to balance most of the cupcake-ish games, even if they're sub-200 — and we seem to get plenty of those most seasons, regardless.
Friday night before football home game vs Baylor. That will be a fun weekend.
Arizona is going to have a really hard time next year. As you mentioned, you have 7 people leaving the program, leaving only 3-5 players on the team left. With the cloud over Arizona, and Millers issues a couple weeks ago, all of their Basketball recruits coming in for next years team all de-committed.
https://247sports.com/college/arizona/Season/2018-Basketball/Commits
I think it's valuable to schedule the extra game, which Prohm has not done the last couple years. Not sure his theory with it. Looked it up, I don't think Fred did either. Most teams schedule 13 non con, Iowa St has had just 12.
Last week I would have said it's critical to have that as an auto win. Just because if a team gets to 20-21 wins overall, their chances of making the tournament go up exponentially. However, after the selection committee took a few lower win teams over teams that had that magical 20-22 wins, maybe it's not as important.
That said, the Big 12 consistently has a way of being one of the highest rated conferences in the country. So if Iowa St can get 9 wins in conference, and 20 overall, I would put them at 75% to get in. That's 11 wins in the non con. Can they go 11-2? Makes that Maui swing game very important, either 1-2 or 2-1.
Last week I would have said it's critical to have that as an auto win. Just because if a team gets to 20-21 wins overall, their chances of making the tournament go up exponentially. However, after the selection committee took a few lower win teams over teams that had that magical 20-22 wins, maybe it's not as important.
That said, the Big 12 consistently has a way of being one of the highest rated conferences in the country. So if Iowa St can get 9 wins in conference, and 20 overall, I would put them at 75% to get in. That's 11 wins in the non con. Can they go 11-2? Makes that Maui swing game very important, either 1-2 or 2-1.
