2020-21 Schedule Thread

[ISU3PtLand]

Not sure where the game will be played, but ISU draws South Carolina for the Big XII / SEC Challenge

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...y-sec-challenge-big-12-conference/2962919001/

 

[riceville98]

hoping that it should be home since we went to BAMA this season. Doesn't mean it will be though

 

[mred]

Also of note in the press conference, relating to the schedule:

• ISU will play all three in-state schools (we occasionally haven't played UNI in recent years)
• ISU is involved with trying to get a preseason tournament together in Florida, which sounds like it's hoping to have high-quality teams.

The cyclonefanatic article from the conference is a good read: https://cyclonefanatic.com/2020/04/wbb-everything-bill-fennelly-had-to-say-in-todays-teleconference/

 

[Connor_Ferguson]

Sorry I've been MIA lately guys. Trying to get my school work out of the way.

Sure seems like that South Carolina game will be played at Hilton https://cyclonefanatic.com/2020/04/wbb-iowa-state-to-play-no-1-south-carolina-during-2020-21-season/

 

[acoustimac]

If anyone gripes about strength of schedule or the number of losses in non-conf they lose their Cyclone card!

 

[theshadow]

 

[barometriclow]

Whars Lakes?

 

[mred]

In Pollard letter about football:

Pollard Letter: Fall Sports Updates - Iowa State Athletics

Aug. 14, 2020

cyclones.com

Neither the NCAA nor the Big 12 have made any decision on winter sports (basketball, wrestling, swimming & diving, gymnastics and track & field). Those discussions will begin in the coming weeks. At this time, we believe those seasons would likely not start until Jan. 1, 2021.

 

[kcdc4isu]

If they don't start till Jan. 1 and only play conference games IMO it helps the teams with the most returning players as the new players will have no real competition against anyone other than their team/scout players.

 

[theshadow]

I guess the plus is that there won't be the incessant caterwauling about the non-conference schedule this year.

 

[mred]

College basketball: Schedule, latest COVID-19 news for the 2020-21 season

Live updates on college basketball schedule changes and news from the NCAA and other official sources for the 2020-21 men's and women's seasons.

www.ncaa.com

Basically, the season starts on Nov 25th instead of Nov 10th. Nov 25th is the day before Thanksgiving. I'm guessing this date was chosen to accommodate Thanksgiving tournaments.

• Programs can begin preseason practice on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
  • This is a 42-day window to conduct 30 practices at most.
• Exhibitions and scrimmages before Nov. 25 will not be allowed.
• There are three scheduling options in DI men's basketball.
  • 24 regular-season games and up to three games in one multi-team event.
  • 25 regular-season games and up to two games in one multi-team event.
  • 25 regular-season games without playing in a multi-team event.
• There are two scheduling options in DI women's basketball.
  • 23 regular-season games and up to four additional games in one multi-team event.
  • 25 regular-season games without participating in a multi-team event.

 

[barometriclow]

Tickets?