December 9, 2014 Bradley plays at Kansas State

[saluki762]

I think there is a double standard here. NCAA stresses schools strengthen their RPI by playing "bigger name" schools but the "bigger name" schools don't want to play the "lower name" schools for fear of getting beat. If the NCAA was serious about the RPI theory they would mandate that schools play home and away

I always find it ironic when people get upset that their team can't get games from "bigger name" schools but at the same time act upset with their coach for scheduling "lower name" schools.

Do you want to give Chicago State a return game? If not, why should Kansas State come to Peoria? Do you really want the NCAA mandating that you give return games to Chicago State or Texas-Pan American?

Congrats on the game though. As long as CLO is on KSU's staff, I will be rooting against them.

[SubGod22]

Not sure but what was the deal when the Shockers went to Tennessee in 2012 and went to LSU in 2011 and went to Louisiana in 2010 to play LSU also.
Were those all parts of a 2 or 3 year deal?



FWIW
Here's a column on how much Michigan spent on five guarantee games - hosting FIVE really low-level softies that were automatic wins...
UMass-Lowell, South Carolina State, Coppin State, Houston Baptist, and Holy Cross...(only Holy Cross had an RPI better than 265)
They paid out $450,000 for those five games ($90K each on average)....but even over and above those big paychecks -
Michigan also threw in 75 complimentary tickets and a dozen hotel rooms including a pricey suite to one opponent and similar deals for the others
including bus service for one - and $10K for each of their exhibition opponents.
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/inde...tab_for_n.html

LSU was a 1-1-1 series set up under Turgeon. The final game was delayed after a coaching change for a couple of years. We went 3-0 during that series. The "neutral" game was in Shreveport where we weren't outnumbered by much when it came to fan support. Tennessee played in Wichita last year as it was a H/H series. We split the series with the Vols.

[tornado]

here's a pretty good preview of the 2014-15 K-State Wildcats....direct from Bruce Weber - he talks largely about their players, conference - does not mention the Bradley game

http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/061714aaa.html

[tornado]

...Big Ten ...are willing to pay $70,000 to $100,000+....

for guarantee games....

and Iowa is paying $481,000 to five lower level opponents to buy five games with NIU, Longwood, Maryland-Baltimore County, Alcorn State, and North Florida.. (all had 200+ RPI)

http://thegazette.com/subject/sports/most-of-iowas-non-conference-basketball-schedule-set-20140619