. . . It's common knowledge that they tried to schedule up this year, and nobody wanted to play us.
It is? First I've heard of it. When JC was hired most the schedule had been set. I don't think he was able to have much input into the schedule for this year. I expect next year we'll see a different scheduling philosophy put into place. As JSF pointed out BGSU's getting a big name in their high-school sized gym.
If they can schedule up, OHIO certainly can do it, too. Heck, even TOS got Wisconsin and Rhode Island (when they were very good) in the house.
Not necessarily. Many top tier teams are wussies when it comes to scheduling away games. They will only schedule either, what they perceive to be gimmie games that they are pretty sure they can win or other top tier teams away to minimize the effects of a loss. BG is not and hasn't been a MAC powerhouse for many years. Plus that small gym they have keeps the "home court" feel to a minimum. So an @BG game is perceived to be a gimmie in their eyes.
On the otherhand, Ohio has always been a strong MAC team and they have a top notch arena. Many of the top tier teams won't schedule an away game at our place because they know the game isn't a gimmie and would be tough and could be a potential loss, which wouldn't do them any good come selection time.
Last Edited: 11/29/2012 7:53:05 AM by Chuck_IV