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So after reading through several of these bubble threads, I would think we could agree on the following:
- 25 wins against bad competion is not going to reliably get us in the tournament
- The BCS is not going to play us in Wichita, even with 2 for 1's. We need to get past this and quit worrying about them.
- Seems like RPI used to be "the thing". Now its OOC SOS, and top 100 wins and loses. This is where we need to focus.
- one bad game can sink our whole season. Our margins are razor thin. We need more breathing room
- Playing bad BCS teams is a lose-lose for us (i.e. LSU & Virginia). If we win it means absolutely nothing. If we lose, it just reinforces the BCS stereotypes.
Back in 2006 in the MVC glory days, the MVC was accused of scamming the system. Well, I say lets start scamming the system again!
Here's what I would propose...
Lets set up a BCS busters cartel. We'll find 16 of the best non-BCS schools that can read the tea leaves and we'll set up our own in-season "tournament". To get into this cartel, we'll set a criteria that you need to be a top 100 team over most of the last 5 years.
For the tournament, we'll setup four doubleheader nights (four teams at a site). Each team will host a doubleheader (giving them a true home game), and play three other doubleheaders, one of which will be against a host school (true road game), and the other two as the 2nd game of the doubleheader making them neutral site games.
So the benefit is each of the schools gets four games against top 100 (or top 50) RPI teams, gets one guaranteed at home, and only has to play one true road game.
If we could do that, keep playing an annual non-exempt tournament (which should get us a couple of BCS games), keep the Tulsa series, MW Challenge, and Bracketbusters, that should give us 9 quality non-con games with a maximum of 4 true road games, and in some years, only one or two true road game. It would also guarantee us one good non-con opponent at home every year. And you know the way things are going for Butler, Gonzaga, and Memphis, they might even be interested.
If we normally play 11 non-con games, that still leaves two buy in games... that should be worlds.
That kind of schedule should get us something close to a top 25 OOC SOS. If we go 6 & 5, 13 & 5 in conference, does that get us in? It would sure get a BCS team in. thoughts???
- 25 wins against bad competion is not going to reliably get us in the tournament
- The BCS is not going to play us in Wichita, even with 2 for 1's. We need to get past this and quit worrying about them.
- Seems like RPI used to be "the thing". Now its OOC SOS, and top 100 wins and loses. This is where we need to focus.
- one bad game can sink our whole season. Our margins are razor thin. We need more breathing room
- Playing bad BCS teams is a lose-lose for us (i.e. LSU & Virginia). If we win it means absolutely nothing. If we lose, it just reinforces the BCS stereotypes.
Back in 2006 in the MVC glory days, the MVC was accused of scamming the system. Well, I say lets start scamming the system again!
Here's what I would propose...
Lets set up a BCS busters cartel. We'll find 16 of the best non-BCS schools that can read the tea leaves and we'll set up our own in-season "tournament". To get into this cartel, we'll set a criteria that you need to be a top 100 team over most of the last 5 years.
For the tournament, we'll setup four doubleheader nights (four teams at a site). Each team will host a doubleheader (giving them a true home game), and play three other doubleheaders, one of which will be against a host school (true road game), and the other two as the 2nd game of the doubleheader making them neutral site games.
So the benefit is each of the schools gets four games against top 100 (or top 50) RPI teams, gets one guaranteed at home, and only has to play one true road game.
If we could do that, keep playing an annual non-exempt tournament (which should get us a couple of BCS games), keep the Tulsa series, MW Challenge, and Bracketbusters, that should give us 9 quality non-con games with a maximum of 4 true road games, and in some years, only one or two true road game. It would also guarantee us one good non-con opponent at home every year. And you know the way things are going for Butler, Gonzaga, and Memphis, they might even be interested.
If we normally play 11 non-con games, that still leaves two buy in games... that should be worlds.
That kind of schedule should get us something close to a top 25 OOC SOS. If we go 6 & 5, 13 & 5 in conference, does that get us in? It would sure get a BCS team in. thoughts???
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