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Post by GoPanthers33 on Feb 23, 2013 16:18:58 GMT -6
This season may not be over with yet but it hasn’t been a pleasant one thus far so I began thinking about what’s in store for next season.
Here is what I have for the schedule thus far but I am sure some of you can fill in a bit more of it.
2013-2014 Schedule:
8 Home HL games
8 Road HL games
Non-conference Schedule
Vs. Northern Iowa (The 4th and final game of the 1-2-1 series with them)
Vs. Wisconsin?
Do we still have a return game from IUPUI from this years’ bracket buster?
Do we play DePaul for the 4th year in a row?
Will we renew a deal with Marquette this off-season?
I am also hoping to be in another pre-season tournament.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Feb 23, 2013 16:33:07 GMT -6
at Tenn Tech
at Davidson
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Post by jayh on Feb 23, 2013 16:33:54 GMT -6
Hopefully there will be some new additions to the conference next year too! I'm still hoping for Belmont.
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Post by Spirit of Bruce on Feb 23, 2013 17:36:00 GMT -6
I was told by a very good source that a date with Minnesota is looking very good for next season's schedule. I love the idea. Short road trip, and The Barn is a cool arena. I was also told that it's not looking like Marquette is going to happen. I suppose we have Green Bay to thank for that, as well as the Klotsche. Purdue is another possibility. Expect another away game in the NYC area (Manhattan, Hofstra, St. John's, etc.) to give JO a game close to home his senior year.
Non-conference opponents locked in as of now:
at Davidson
at Tennessee Tech
vs. Northern Iowa
Expected opponents:
at Minnesota
at Wisconsin
a MAC team or two (Buffalo was specifically mentioned, perhaps NIU series is extended? I would prefer Central or Eastern Michigan.)
a NYC opponent
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Post by Super King on Feb 23, 2013 18:31:13 GMT -6
Minnesota was supposed to happen this year too, so I'll believe it when it happens.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Feb 25, 2013 10:01:06 GMT -6
Load up on buy games against BCS teams in the non-conference.
They shouldn't be very hard to get next season.
Let's start chipping away at this daunting budget deficit.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Feb 25, 2013 10:08:29 GMT -6
I am also hoping to be in another pre-season tournament. If you're going to do that, make it a true pre-conference tournament, not a half-baked, phony-baloney, round-robin mish mash where you play the two other worst participants at a neutral site. Forget that. I'd rather go out and make some money playing BCS conference opponents. |
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Post by brewcityitalian on Feb 27, 2013 14:31:23 GMT -6
I am also hoping to be in another pre-season tournament. Forget that. I'd rather go out and make some money playing BCS conference opponents. Exactly, load up with games against Depaul , Wisconsin,Minnesota, Iowa, Northwestern, Michigan, Michigan St, try to schedule a game with a current big east team prior to the NYC game....See if South Carolina is interested again...and than play Davidson.. Would rather play known teams , make some money and get exposure than Mary , Ohio Dominican, SW Minnesota ST and the sisters of the blind and girl scout troop 362 ! |
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Post by PantherU on Feb 27, 2013 17:14:05 GMT -6
We should definitely get a couple buy games...coming off such a bad year, it'll be easy to get them while teams see we're down.
See...Marquette's willingness to schedule only after the 9-22 season.
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Post by GoPanthers33 on Feb 27, 2013 19:26:32 GMT -6
I would actually have no problem taking the Long Beach st approach of the last couple seasons.
Load up on buy games, likely getting the snot beaten out of you in a majority of them, and then enter conference play battle tested with a multiple big paydays in your back pocket.
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Post by PantherU on Feb 27, 2013 22:39:33 GMT -6
I would actually have no problem taking the Long Beach st approach of the last couple seasons. Load up on buy games, likely getting the snot beaten out of you in a majority of them, and then enter conference play battle tested with a multiple big paydays in your back pocket. Somewhere, deep in the bowels of the UWM Post archives, there's an article about scheduling where Jeter talks about balance - too many heavyweights and a team may never learn how to win. Heavyweights should be "there but spare." You don't want too many UALR's, Jacksonville's, Tennessee Tech's and Buffalo's. |
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Post by Super King on Feb 27, 2013 22:52:23 GMT -6
I don't expect us to win regularly until 14/15. So load up on heavyweights. Money is important, sadly.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Feb 28, 2013 7:43:42 GMT -6
I would also think it would be fun for the Panther players to play at schools like Michigan St., Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas, etc. Playing in front of 15,000+.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Feb 28, 2013 10:06:59 GMT -6
You don't want too many UALRs, Jacksonvilles, Tennessee Techs and Buffalos. Especially when they're the ones beating the snot out of you. Here's a partial solution to our scheduling woes: a 22-game schedule against an expanded conference that includes Oakland, Belmont and Murray State. Coupled with already scheduled games against UNI, Davidson, Tennessee Tech and IUPUI, that would leave us with only five games still to schedule. |
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Post by PantherLou on Feb 28, 2013 13:36:32 GMT -6
Somewhere, deep in the bowels of the UWM Post archives, there's an article about scheduling where Jeter talks about balance - too many heavyweights and a team may never learn how to win. I think he's lost the benefit of the doubt on this. Frankly, Jeter deserves no voice in this discussion. Who we play, and how much money we make and/or spend should be solely decision of our new AD. |
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