you mean they improved it from awful to bad. Seriously out side of there obligational games who do they have scheduled thats even remotely competitive?
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Really? That's what you're going with? Have you watched UMKC this year? They were down by 30 (57-27) points at the half to Nebraska-Omaha.
And honestly, who cares?
Everyone plays in tourneys. You improve your schedule strength by actually scheduling good teams on top of your obligational match ups. Like for instance were playing at BYU and at home against Michigan.
And if they don't the'd still play UTEP/Tennesee, and then either Villanova/USC depending on how that game goes. The Battle 4 Atlantas field is solid (minus USC).
So, Iowa can only count the games they play if they aren't part of a tourney, or if they aren't in-state games, or part of the Big Ten/ACC challenge. Got it.
If I remember right, Iowa backed out of a bad tourney and lobbied to get into this one. They went out of their way to get into it. I guess I don't understand why you keep calling it an "obligational" matchup. ISU and ND are, not the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Split... honest question.
How does that tourney work? Are you guys guaranteed 3 games?
okay few things (i switched over to cpu to actually look at schedules)
1 iowa is guaranteed to play two of xavier, tennessee, and utep. not tennessee, utep, and kansas. (if they win the first two they likely get kansas. if they lose one of them they wont, and if they lose both it doesnt help out the rpi. not saying that will happen but those are actually tough games, but loses on a neutral floor dont do much for rpi)
2 iowa state has played umes in the past, and is playing umkc. however those werent the season after isu was kept out of the tourney because they had one of the worst ooc sos in basketball...
3 they have 1 true road game in the ooc. 1. ONE!!! and that is at hilton.
iowa did step up their game but honestly if they lose the first two in that tourney your ooc doesnt look that impressive.
Teams in the 100 - 200 RPI are in high demand when scheduling - therefore they jack up their price.
Everyone ******* about scheduling some of these duds - but I would guess that more often than not - they're the last ones left to fill a gap in the schedule.
Everyone ******* about scheduling some of these duds - but I would guess that more often than not - they're the last ones left to fill a gap in the schedule.
it works like our xmas tourney in hawaii. they are guaranteed three games but if you lose the first two your are playing for 7th place.
Yessir, guaranteed 3 games. Will likely face Tennessee if a win over Xavier. With a loss would likely play UTEP then one of Villanova, USC, or Wake.
Announcing the Battle 4 Atlantis, a one-of-a-kind college basketball tournament being held at one of the world
Finally the Hawks are in their first good tournament since Maui.
I agree with everything you said, but we also have only 1 OOC road game, at Provo next week.
