Scheduling dilemmas

[Future Walk-On]

I think the NCAA should regulate scheduling.

[Da Coach]

I think the NCAA should regulate scheduling.

I can't tell if you were kidding or serious.
They do such a terrible job of policing the NCAA schools when it comes to just following the rules, I can't see how they would be able to regulate scheduling without massive inequities favoring their friends in the BCS.

And in away, they already do have a major influence on scheduling, at least for the midmajors, by using the RPI and SOS to exclude schools from the NCAA tournament. There simply isn't much incentive for the midmajors to schedule down, or like ISU they will not make the NCAA tournament even when they win 25 games.

[DoubleJayAlum]

Anybody know how much buy games in men's hoops are compared to football? Just a rough guesstimate will do.

An article appearing a couple of days ago in the Omaha World Herald indicated that Nebraska football paid Idaho (yes, little ole Idaho) $800,000 for a buy game taking place this Saturday. South Dakota State (which isn't even FCS yet) will receive $350,000 for a game taking place in two weeks. Nebraska reportedly tried to get Boise St to play in a one and done, but Boise's asking price of $1million was apparently too rich for AD Tom Osborne.

(As a brief aside, if Idaho gets $800,000, one million would seem to be market price for a top 5 team, but Nebraska fans sure are complaining about it ).

[tornado]

There's a little more news on the story of Saint Louis' Rick Majerus turning down a home-and-home with Seton Hall in favor of a home game with Rockhurst...

SLU is playing Chicago State -- of all teams....lowly CSU with SLU having almost nothing to gain and everything to lose by playing such a historically horrid team!

And now it's being revealed that their game with Chicago State is the front end of .....
A home-and-home agreement!
wow --- turning down a home and home with a Big East team and landing a home and home with one of the worst D-I teams....
BTW -- DePaul just finally released their schedule and it's pitiful....not one single BCS opponent among the non-conference teams scheduled....they may catch one in a tournament but none scheduled...their slate is terrible...

http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/depa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/1011MBBnonconf

And they're playing not one but two regular season home games at their 3,000 seat on-campus arena!

[bdhove12]

An article appearing a couple of days ago in the Omaha World Herald indicated that Nebraska football paid Idaho (yes, little ole Idaho) $800,000 for a buy game taking place this Saturday. South Dakota State (which isn't even FCS yet) will receive $350,000 for a game taking place in two weeks. Nebraska reportedly tried to get Boise St to play in a one in done, but Boise's asking price of $1million was apparently too rich for AD Tom Osborne.

(As a brief aside, if Idaho gets $800,000, one million would seem to be market price for a top 5 team, but Nebraska fans sure are complaining about it ).

I read that Ohio State is paying $1.4 million to Colorado for a buy game next year. I would think Boise State should be able to get more than that, but I guess it all depends on whose buying.

[theBUer]

Thank you all. Those definitely helped.

[TheAsianSensation]

There's a little more news on the story of Saint Louis' Rick Majerus turning down a home-and-home with Seton Hall in favor of a home game with Rockhurst...

SLU is playing Chicago State -- of all teams....lowly CSU with SLU having almost nothing to gain and everything to lose by playing such a historically horrid team!

And yet -- now it's being revealed that their game with Chicago State is the front end of .....
A home and home agreement!
wow --- turning down a home and home with a Big East team and landing a home and home with one of the worst D-I teams....now that's recruiting genius and prowess all rolled into one...

Majerus didn't turn down the home-and-home with Seton Hall, his bosses turned it down because they wanted a quota of home games filled.

Chicago St was a choice in order to get a player from Chicago to play a "homecoming" game of sorts....but couldn't you just do a buy game at DePaul instead. Then again, maybe DePaul won't schedule St Louis

[tornado]

Hmm..interesting spin, but it doesn't add up...
Mitchell is NOT from Chicago he's from Milwaukee -- and there's at least a dozen places he could play nearby from UW-GB to Bradley if he simply wanted to get within a few hundred miles of Mitchell's home town....
even playing at Platteville would be better than playing at Chicago State!!
And I can't imagine any of his family or friends wants to travel to the area of town where CSU is...

are you saying RM is not responsible for his own schedule?

[TheAsianSensation]

Hmm..interesting spin, but it doesn't add up...
Mitchell is NOT from Chicago he's from Milwaukee -- and there's at least a dozen places he could play nearby from UW-GB to Bradley if he simply wanted to get within a few hundred miles of Mitchell's home town....
even playing at Platteville would be better than playing at Chicago State!!
And I can't imagine any of his family or friends wants to travel to the area of town where CSU is...

are you saying RM is not responsible for his own schedule?

Yeah, CSU is questionable though. I didn't say his logic was sound

As for the schedule, I bet he had to fill some quota about home games (remember reading it somewhere, can't find the source, I know, I know). My guess is in order to schedule a home-and-home with SHU, he's have to give up a road game at Portland, Duke, or Missouri St.

[saluki762]

Hmm..interesting spin, but it doesn't add up...
Mitchell is NOT from Chicago he's from Milwaukee -- and there's at least a dozen places he could play nearby from UW-GB to Bradley if he simply wanted to get within a few hundred miles of Mitchell's home town....
even playing at Platteville would be better than playing at Chicago State!!
And I can't imagine any of his family or friends wants to travel to the area of town where CSU is...

are you saying RM is not responsible for his own schedule?

Mitchell isn't from Chicago but...

Brian Daly is from Evanston, IL
Dwayne Evans is from Bolingbrook, IL
Mike McCall is from Chicago, IL

[saluki762]

Mitchell isn't from Chicago but...

Brian Daly is from Evanston, IL
Dwayne Evans is from Bolingbrook, IL
Mike McCall is from Chicago, IL

As a SLU alum, I am still not saying this is a good game but they do have players from the Chicago area. Just like Willie Reed is from KC area and may be the reason for a return game to Rockhurst next year. Not even good games, they are awful but there may be a legitimate reason.

[TheAsianSensation]

As a SLU alum, I am still not saying this is a good game but they do have players from the Chicago area. Just like Willie Reed is from KC area and may be the reason for a return game to Rockhurst next year. Not even good games, they are awful but there may be a legitimate reason.

Wait a second - return game to Rockhurst? Really? Wow.

[saluki762]

Wait a second - return game to Rockhurst? Really? Wow.

I thought I heard that, may just have been speculation or just bitching.

[Chico]

There's a little more news on the story of Saint Louis' Rick Majerus turning down a home-and-home with Seton Hall in favor of a home game with Rockhurst...

SLU is playing Chicago State -- of all teams....lowly CSU with SLU having almost nothing to gain and everything to lose by playing such a historically horrid team!

And now it's being revealed that their game with Chicago State is the front end of .....
A home-and-home agreement!
wow --- turning down a home and home with a Big East team and landing a home and home with one of the worst D-I teams....
BTW -- DePaul just finally released their schedule and it's pitiful....not one single BCS opponent among the non-conference teams scheduled....they may catch one in a tournament but none scheduled...their slate is terrible...

http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/depa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/1011MBBnonconf

And they're playing not one but two regular season home games at their 3,000 seat on-campus arena!

Again, will all DePaul fans on this board who care where they play their home games please respond.

[tornado]

AllState Arena (ex-Rosemont Horizon) is disliked strongly by many fans, especially students..

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/347631-disappointing-depaul-basketball

I have previously shown several links where not just students but many long time fans love the atmosphere and proximity of McGrath..