MVC Insider: Valley's plans to beef up schedules

[MVCfans]

This is really strange. So the coaches and ADs are going to get together and basically decide which programs are going to be crappy enough to not have to schedule tough? Talk about some awkward conversations.

How early are these discussions going to take place? It would almost have to be done immediately after the season to give teams enough time to try and find suitable opponents to play just a few months later.

[Sir Sci]

Every school not named Wichita State or UNI is going to be lobbying to be placed in the tier 3 group.

I'll be really disappointed in MSU if that is the case next year. In 15/16 we should have a junior/senior laden team and expectations should be really high.

Most Bears fans were really disappointed in our OOC schedule THIS year. I think this is a really good plan as long as Elgin puts some teeth in it.

Honestly, I was so disappointed with MO State's schedule I hadn't even considered that other teams in the conference could even potentially have weaker ones. I also hope Elgin actually enforces this sort of thing.

[TheAsianSensation]

Mostly good ideas, a couple quibbles:

1) The top teams will be scheduling tough enough. We don't need guidelines for Wichita and UNI. They know what they're doing. I suppose it's good to have that safeguard in for when a BU, DU, or SIU get good and they have to schedule accordingly.

2) You should be attacking the problem from the bottom up, not the top down. The key isn't top 50, it's bottom 50.

[saluki762]

As long as SIU isn't going to contend for a title, I hope we continue to schedule crappy teams. I like to watch wins. I would rather watch good wins but I would take 20 wins against terrible teams as opposed to 12 over good teams.

As a side benefit it is fun to see you all cry about other peoples schedules.

[shockem]

Barry needs to schedule appropriate for his team. Right now, he needs to get his guys used to winning a lot of games and he needs to win a lot of games to keep his job and build a program. Sucks for the rest of us to have this dragging down our RPI but it is what it is. I just hope he starts scheduling up as his program improves.

[Red]

Am I the only one who thinks this isn't going to work?

[Play Angry]

Am I the only one who thinks this isn't going to work?

nope

[mvcfan]

As long as SIU isn't going to contend for a title, I hope we continue to schedule crappy teams. I like to watch wins. I would rather watch good wins but I would take 20 wins against terrible teams as opposed to 12 over good teams.

"Southern Illinois (227.6) plays eight teams who finished 250 or worse a year ago."

Are they really that bad? Surely, they can't be that bad. That's the bottom 1/3 of the entire NCAA Div. I. If they can't do better than that, maybe SIU should be in the SWAC Conference.

[2livewu]

Am I the only one who thinks this isn't going to work?

Times two. This is a complete waste of time.

And for the record, scheduling shitty does NOTHING for your program except extend contracts for the head coach. NOTHING.

I'm not saying you have to play DUKE 12 times, but there is NO excuse for SIU's schedule this year, none. Likewise Evansville. Both programs should absorb MASSIVE financial penalties for that crap.

Missouri State should get a warning shot. They are way too good for that shithole of a schedule. Loyola should be on the clock as well.

[mvcfan]

As long as SIU isn't going to contend for a title, I hope we continue to schedule crappy teams. I like to watch wins. I would rather watch good wins but I would take 20 wins against terrible teams as opposed to 12 over good teams.

As a side benefit it is fun to see you all cry about other peoples schedules.

Here are some teams you can compete with (just a small taste of it) Ha Ha. But the bright side is that you win 20+.
204 Hampton
222 Morgan State
254 Norfolk State
284 Savannah State
297 Florida A&M
299 Coppin State
322 Delaware State
334 Howard
339 NC A&T
340 Md.-Eastern Shore(UMES)
342 Bethune-Cookman
343 SC State ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________