2015-16 HL Non-Conference Schedules

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Most of the great info comes from our HL partner the "Commissioner" on the Detroit Titans Messageboard.

Detroit
H Central State (D-II), Nov. 16
A Pittsburgh, Nov. 20
H Michigan-Dearborn (NAIA), Nov. 23
A Oral Roberts, Nov. 28
A Vanderbilt, Dec. 2
H Northeastern, Dec. 5
H Toledo, Dec. 9
H Bowling Green, Dec. 12
H Central Florida, Dec. 19
A Western Kentucky, Dec. 22
A Eastern Michigan, Dec. 28
www.detroittitans.com/schedul...l&schedule=145

Cleveland State
N Akron (at Kent State), Nov. 14
A Rhode Island, Nov. 21 (Cancun Challenge)
N Rider, Nov. 24 (Cancun Challenge)
N South Dakota State /Houston Baptist, Nov. 25 (Cancun Challenge)
A Maryland , Nov. 28 (Cancun Challenge)
H Kent State , Dec. 5
H Bowling Green, Dec. 23
A Toledo
A Western Carolina
H Belmont
A Belmont

Green Bay
A Stanford, Nov. 13 (Pre-Season NIT)
A East Tennessee State, Nov. 17 (Preseason NIT & ESPN Tip off)
A Georgia Tech , Nov. 19 (Pre-Season NIT)
H Minnesota-Duluth (D-II), Nov. 22
H Akron, Nov. 24 (pre-season NIT)
A SIU-Edwardsville , Nov. 30
H Toledo, Dec. 6
A Wisconsin, Dec. 23

Illinois-Chicago
H Lake Forest (D-III), Nov. 7 (Exhibition)
H San Francisco, Nov. 13
A Western Illinois, Nov. 17
H Roosevelt (NAIA), Nov. 24
A Drake, Nov. 28.
H DePaul, Dec. 2
A Central Florida, Dec. 5
H Illinois (United Center - Chicago), Dec. 12
H Illinois State, Dec. 16
A Loyola, Dec. 19
H Purdue-Calumet (NAIA), Dec. 22
H Northern Illinois
www.uicflames.com/sports/m-ba...080515aaa.html

Northern Kentucky
A West Virginia, Nov. 13
A Xavier, Nov. 23
H Norfolk State, Dec. 13
A Michigan, Dec. 15
A Toledo

Oakland
H Eastern Michigan, Nov. 18
A Colorado State , Nov. 22 (Corpus Christi Challenge)
A Southern Illinois, Nov. 24 (Corpus Christi Challenge)
N Troy, Nov. 27, (Corpus Christi Challenge)
N Florida A&M or Abilene Christian, Nov. 28 (Corpus Christi Challenge)
A Georgia, Dec. 1
A Robert Morris, Dec. 5
H Binghamton, Dec. 7
A Toledo, Dec. 12
A Washington, Dec. 19
H Michigan State (Palace at Auburn Hills), Dec. 22
H Chicago State, Dec. 28
A Virginia, Dec. 30

Valparaiso
H IPFW, Nov. 13
A Rhode Island, Nov. 17
A Oregon, Nov. 22
A Oregon State, Nov. 24
A Indiana State, Dec. 9
H Missouri State, Dec. 19
H Texas San Antonio
A Ball State
H Belmont
A Belmont

Wright State
N South Dakota, Nov. 13 (at Northern Illinois)
N Cal-State Northridge, Nov. 14 (at Northern Illinois)
A Northern Illinois
A Kentucky, Nov. 20
H Mt. St. Joseph (D-III), Nov. 25
A George Mason, Nov. 28
H Albion (D-III), Dec. 1
H Georgia State, Dec. 4
A Xavier, Dec. 8
A Miami, Oh., Dec. 13
H Charleston Southern, Dec. 17
H Bowling Green, Dec. 20
H Murray State, Dec. 22
www.wsuraiders.com/SportSelec...5&SPSID=630826

Youngstown State
A Kent State, Nov. 14
H Toledo
A Florida Gulf Coast , Nov. 21 (FGC Tournament)
N North Dakota, Nov. 22 (@ Florida Gulf Coast)
N Bowling Green, Nov. 23 (@ Florida Gulf Coast)
H Robert Morris, Dec. 2
A Purdue , Dec. 12
A Michigan, Dec. 19
A Notre Dame, Dec. 21

[BBFran]

So the " best" home game on this list is probably UIC versus DePaul. (There are actually several games against MVC schools that I think are better but to the lay public the Big East team will have greater name recognition.). That's what mid-major scheduling has come to. The best home game our conference can get is against one of the worst teams from a conference that is no better than the A10 and not much if any better than the MVC, and certainly not as good as any P5 conference. It's sad.

At the least our fans should look at this list and realize that complaining about our home schedule is missing a much larger picture. This is life for all mids.

[striker14]

What's up with Valpo and CSU both playing Belmont home/away in the same year?

[PantherU]

Aug 17, 2015 15:56:05 GMT -6 striker14 said:

What's up with Valpo and CSU both playing Belmont home/away in the same year?

When Belmont left the Atlantic Sun for the Ohio Valley, they needed to find a home for men's soccer (the OVC doesn't sponsor it). They joined the Horizon League as an associate member for men's soccer. As a stipulation, they agreed to schedule five home-and-home series with Horizon League teams over several years.

Personally, I think we should have stiffed them into joining as a full member. However, that probably wasn't possible. A friend of mine in an MVC athletic department told me that they pursued Belmont as a replacement for Creighton, but Belmont's president didn't feel like the MVC was enough of a national brand to warrant a move. Seriously.

Hopefully we get one of those home-and-homes. I want to talk sh*t with Vince Gill sooooooo bad.

[commissioner]

If you want to follow other HL teams' schedules, I've been updating them here for some time and do so regularly as information becomes available: udtitanbasketball.freeforums.net/post/3977/thread

[striker14]

Aug 17, 2015 15:17:00 GMT -6 BBFran said:

So the " best" home game on this list is probably UIC versus DePaul. (There are actually several games against MVC schools that I think are better but to the lay public the Big East team will have greater name recognition.). That's what mid-major scheduling has come to. The best home game our conference can get is against one of the worst teams from a conference that is no better than the A10 and not much if any better than the MVC, and certainly not as good as any P5 conference. It's sad.

At the least our fans should look at this list and realize that complaining about our home schedule is missing a much larger picture. This is life for all mids.

Eh, I don't know if I'd go that far. They did send 6 teams to the tourney last year. Same as the ACC, more than the SEC and PAC12, twice as many as the A10, 3 times as many as AAC, MVC, and WCC. RPI #2 conference, and #4 the year before. All games on tv. I think the BE is on par or very close to the P5. DePaul should also be getting better without Purnell there. Seems like a solid home game to me.

[striker14]

Aug 17, 2015 16:15:11 GMT -6 PantherU said:

Aug 17, 2015 15:56:05 GMT -6 striker14 said:

What's up with Valpo and CSU both playing Belmont home/away in the same year?

When Belmont left the Atlantic Sun for the Ohio Valley, they needed to find a home for men's soccer (the OVC doesn't sponsor it). They joined the Horizon League as an associate member for men's soccer. As a stipulation, they agreed to schedule five home-and-home series with Horizon League teams over several years.

Personally, I think we should have stiffed them into joining as a full member. However, that probably wasn't possible. A friend of mine in an MVC athletic department told me that they pursued Belmont as a replacement for Creighton, but Belmont's president didn't feel like the MVC was enough of a national brand to warrant a move. Seriously.

Hopefully we get one of those home-and-homes. I want to talk sh*t with Vince Gill sooooooo bad.

Ah, makes sense. Thanks for the info! Would be great to get one of those home/homes.

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Aug 17, 2015 16:44:59 GMT -6 striker14 said:

Aug 17, 2015 16:15:11 GMT -6 PantherU said:

When Belmont left the Atlantic Sun for the Ohio Valley, they needed to find a home for men's soccer (the OVC doesn't sponsor it). They joined the Horizon League as an associate member for men's soccer. As a stipulation, they agreed to schedule five home-and-home series with Horizon League teams over several years.

Personally, I think we should have stiffed them into joining as a full member. However, that probably wasn't possible. A friend of mine in an MVC athletic department told me that they pursued Belmont as a replacement for Creighton, but Belmont's president didn't feel like the MVC was enough of a national brand to warrant a move. Seriously.

Hopefully we get one of those home-and-homes. I want to talk sh*t with Vince Gill sooooooo bad.

Ah, makes sense. Thanks for the info! Would be great to get one of those home/homes.

Milwaukee is scheduled for the H/H versus Belmont in 2017.

[PantherU]

Aug 17, 2015 17:26:47 GMT -6 Pounce Needs Pals said:

Aug 17, 2015 16:44:59 GMT -6 striker14 said:

Ah, makes sense. Thanks for the info! Would be great to get one of those home/homes.

Milwaukee is scheduled for the H/H versus Belmont in 2017.

Should help our RPI. The next two years are gonna be so damn fun.

[ghostofdylan]

To put it bluntly, these home schedules stink! The system is completely broken ... and the true mid-majors generally aren't enterprising workable solutions.

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Bill Potter ‏@billpotter_HL · 2h2 hours ago
Get the waffle maker out early on 11/17. @gbphoenixmbb at ETSU (6am), @valpobasketball at URI (10am) in #TipOffMarathon. Both ESPN2. #HLMBB

[ghostofdylan]

That's such great news, Bill! You guys are doing a fantastic job at league headquarters!

[BBFran]

Hot damn! Our presumptive league favorite gets to play AT a second division A10 school.

At 10 am.

On a Tuesday.

I mean really, does it get any more exciting than that? I just hope the Valpi sports bars are stocking enough...coffee.

[striker14]

Aug 18, 2015 19:08:45 GMT -6 BBFran said:

Hot damn! Our presumptive league favorite gets to play AT a second division A10 school.

At 10 am.

On a Tuesday.

I mean really, does it get any more exciting than that? I just hope the Valpi sports bars are stocking enough...coffee.

The timing absolutely sucks, but I think URI is supposed to be decent this year. Potential at-large bid contender if I recall correctly. Not a super sexy name, but top 100 RPI wins are always nice.

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Jon Rothstein ‏@jonrothstein

Just how good is VALPO? We'll find out early. Crusaders play three postseason teams -- URI, Oregon State, & Oregon -- on road before 12/1.