2012-2013 Hoops Schedule

You miss the fundamental scheduling concept. In the BIg East, preseason the coaches are polled and the league is separated into competitive groups. The H/H are determined by playing 2 in your group and another; with some eye on team/TV preferences (rivalries). This season UConn, SU, Marquette, and GTown were voted by coaches in the top 4… So we got H/H with 2 of these. This concept is not perfect, but theres a process which includes people in the know to attempt to make schedules balanced & competitive; albeit there is some “parity” provoking features blended in… weaker teams will not get 2 H/H series with the top teams in the league, but teams of their perceived competitive balance. Thats the gist I believe. I also do believe that ESPN poured gasoline on the ashes of college athletics this fall, and that the media loves to diss Jim Boeheim because he was coaching 20 win seasons before many were born; BUT there is no “right wing conspiracy” against SU Hoops. Lets enjoy one of our best seasons ever and root to see the Orange in New Orleans. We’ve been there before.

How they handle 15 teams with WV gone. Even if they convince Boise for football, that does nothing for hoops. That means every week some team only plays 1 game. Plus, you don’t get that easy 4 team grouping. I say the schedule will be a huge mess, though they should just drop UConn since they are not tourney eligible (joke).

As another point, SU traditionally ends up with home and home against 2 really good (top 25) teams in the BE scheme. I think this is part of the non-conf soft scheduling. This year should have been a gauntlet with UConn and Louisville twice. Just didn’t work out that way.

…ESPN and CBS plays a role in the home and home match-ups as well. So I don’t think you guys can get overly screwed. I do think Cuse and Pitt will get screwed a little bit. Like when BC got it’s STJ game moved out of the Garden in the last season.

The Big East invites St. Bonaventure or Niagara for a one year basketball only membership to make it 16 teams. Or the Big East drops DePaul for one year, (double secret probabtion) to make it 14 teams.

Is that we’re one of the primary revenue drivers for the conference. They can send the football team to Boise without hurting Big East revenues much, but giving us dull match-ups for home & homes and making sure we have no conference games in NYC / Philly / DC would only hurt the Big East on TV.

…and a still very potentially down pitt team 2x every year if possible. Should win at least 7 of 8.

Winning recruits best. If we’re ranked 1-3 in the nation, people will come.

Agree that Fab very well might be leaving. Patrick Ewing-like NBA jump shooting the other day??

Not sure i agree with whomever suggested redshirting Keita. Also think Waiters might go but don’t think he should.