Announcements of Non-Conference Schedules

[tornado]

Most Valley teams are still working on their non-conference schedule..
but some teams are releasing their schedules, and they shed a little light on the Valley and who will play who...

Here's one example...

Utah released it's non-conference schedule...

http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/utah-m-baskbl-sched.html

http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052609aab.html

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=635&sid=6612084

They have a scheduled date vs. Illinois State on Dec. 19, and they also have the possibility of also playing Bradley in the Las Vegas Tournament.

their early schedule will definitely leave them soft and ripe for an upste if the meet Bradley...
Here are their early opponents: Findlay, USU, Southern University, Seattle (two of these are DII!)

[Nacho]

Anyone know or have any way to lookup when non-conference schedules were released last year? I assume it is different for each valley school, but around the same general time. Anyone have the time/willing to put in the effort to check on that? Thanks in advance!

[tornado]

every year the releases are roughly June through August
Bradley's wasn't finalized and released until August last year

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=9062

here are some other threads that show the release dates of other schools in recent years

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4425

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1046

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1099

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1171

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1235

[Nacho]

every year the releases are roughly June through August
Bradley's wasn't finalized and released until August last year
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=9062

Thanks!

[TheAsianSensation]

It looks like they got saddled with Southern and Seattle as part of the Las Vegas package. Oof. The price you pay for 2 marquee games later.

They actually did pretty well. Both Michigan AND Oklahoma at home, followed by ISU. That's a nice stretch where 2-1 there plus a 2-1 in the 2 Vegas games + USU would set up for a reasonably solid at-large resume.

[cpacmel]

Here are their early opponents: Findlay, USU, Southern University, Seattle (two of these are DII!)

Their game against Findlay is an exhibition game. Also I think Seattle is a provisional D-I school.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=635&sid=6612084

"Also on the home non-conference slate is Missouri Valley Conference power Illinois State in the MWC/MVC Challenge" (Dec. 19).

[MacabreMob]

Quote:
"Also on the home non-conference slate is Missouri Valley Conference power Illinois State in the MWC/MVC Challenge" (Dec. 19).

Thanks Cpac - that was good for a chuckle.

[FarmerClone]

Wichita State will host Texas Tech on December 19th per texastech.com

[tornado]

So Texas Tech is still DI?
After a 3-13 finish in the Big 12, a 21 point blowout loss in the Big 12 Tourney,
and a 111-66 blowout non-conference humiliation at Stanford (who finished 6-12
and battling for the basement in the Pac-10) I kinda wondered...

[Bradleyguy10]

So Texas Tech is still DI?
After a 3-13 finish in the Big 12, a 21 point blowout loss in the Big 12 Tourney,
and a 111-66 blowout non-conference humiliation at Stanford (who finished 6-12
and battling for the basement in the Pac-10) I kinda wondered...

Losing by a lot in games qualifies you as DII now? We got owned by MSU and Florida...are we DII?

Also, I think TT just had a pretty good football season and is racking in money BU could only dream of. I think they may still qualify as DI.

[shaunguth]

Losing by a lot in games qualifies you as DII now? We got owned by MSU and Florida...are we DII?

Also, I think TT just had a pretty good football season and is racking in money BU could only dream of. I think they may still qualify as DI.

Exactly, and they are a "BCS" school that people want the Valley to start scheduling more of. Kinda like playing Iowa State or DePaul.

[houstontxbrave]

So Texas Tech is still DI?
After a 3-13 finish in the Big 12, a 21 point blowout loss in the Big 12 Tourney,
and a 111-66 blowout non-conference humiliation at Stanford (who finished 6-12
and battling for the basement in the Pac-10) I kinda wondered...

We have gotten beat recently by UMKC, University of Illinois at Chicago, Bowling Green and who can forget the beating we took to Lubbock Christian, that right there is enough said.

Yes, TT was not very good last year but they did beat both Kansas and TX AM who I believe were NCAA teams last year. They are not a great program but they did play as recently as 07 in the NCAA tourney, a year after our last appearance in the NCAA's.

I will venture to say if we scheduled TT and beat them many would praise the win as quality and if we lost we were playing a Big 12 team and it really isnt a bad lose.

[TheAsianSensation]

Hey, SOME BCS teams have to be terrible to balance everything out

[tornado]

here is a partial view of Creighton's schedule....in the works...



interview with Dana Altman

http://creighton.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=950790

[TheAsianSensation]

Man.....if Creighton could just get rid of those 2 SWAC schools....those are RPI obliterators. Obliterators.


Other than that....there is a lot of good value in that schedule. They'll need probably a 2-1 record in that Old Spice Classic - a good solid signature win, which apparently is very important given the latest committee trends. None of the other games, by themselves, offer a 1-game at-large salvation chance with a win, but collectively, they offer a great core group of wins to build a resume with.

It's a really good schedule. If it weren't for that freakin' SWAC.