isumvc1 wrote:here is Indiana State's 2014-2015 non conference schedule, pretty much complete already. A step up for sure for the Sycamores.
Home
Butler
St. Louis
Brown (part of Las Vegas Tourney)
Eastern Washington (part of Las Vegas Tourney)
UMKC
Eastern Illinois
Road
Ball State
Purdue (start of a 2 for 1 series)
Iona
IUPUI (assuming we keep the series going)
Neutral
Illinois (in Las Vegas)
either Memphis or Baylor (in Las Vegas)
THUMBS UP:
St. Louis
Memphis/Baylor
Purdue (I expect Painter to make big changes and the media has a hard-on for the big ten)
Illinois (See previously stated hard-on)
Butler (Bad this year...but should be improved by a good amount)
JURY IS OUT:
Ball St. (God they were terrible this year, but 3 of their top 7 minute grabbers were freshmen and all three were over 20 minutes a game.)
Iona (They won the regular season in the MAAC...but it's the MAAC)
THUMBS DOWN:
Brown (The best of this group)
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Washington
UMKC
Dropping IUPUI would give ISU 3-4 cupcake games and 6 games in non-con where a loss could be devastating. Replacing IUPUI with ANYONE with a chance to be in the top 120 of RPI or simply not scheduling anyone would be a better option. One more big road opportunity would be nice... I'd love to see them try to get Auburn on the schedule with the Bruce Pearl Indiana connection and I think Auburn will be a top 150 team next year.