Kevin Willard rips Big Ten scheduling, says it’s responsible for conference’s national championship drought
Kevin Willard has blamed the Big Ten scheduling for the conference's failure to win an NCAA championships since 2000.
Kevin Willard rips Big Ten scheduling, says it’s responsible for conference’s national championship drought
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What is the gist? Behind fire wallKevin Willard rips Big Ten scheduling, says it’s responsible for conference’s national championship drought
Kevin Willard has blamed the Big Ten scheduling for the conference's failure to win an NCAA championships since 2000.www.nj.com
Kevin used to whine about SHUs schedule
Kevin Willard: Big Ten doesn't "understand how to schedule a basketball game," has caused its title drought
The Terps coach pulled no punches.
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He decided to coach in the B1G. The B1G conference didn't pick him. Maybe if he did not screw up his last job, we wouldn't be hearing this.
For all that smack talking about the Big East getting it, only Nova was able to take advantage of it. Maybe that had more to do with the Nova program than the Big East.
For all that smack talking about the Big East getting it, only Nova was able to take advantage of it. Maybe that had more to do with the Nova program than the Big East.
loser talk, definitely not the reason for the B1G national championship drought
Yeah this is nothing more than whining. Not the reason for the championship drought for the conference. You came to the conference buddy.
Can you believe this bum? Why don’t you get i don’t know, a season under your belt before throwing the conference under the bus.
I hope we beat them by 30.
I hope we beat them by 30.
Bizarre article. His concern about schedules has nothing to do with the drought and it is all about his January schedule. The Big Ten office didn't say ok Maryland,you are projected 10 so we will give you a lousy schedule. Makes no sense. The reasons for the drought in my opinion are:Kevin Willard rips Big Ten scheduling, says it’s responsible for conference’s national championship drought
Kevin Willard has blamed the Big Ten scheduling for the conference's failure to win an NCAA championships since 2000.
1. Big Ten has suffered from poor veteran guard play since 2000. Izzo teams are an exception and they have been to the last weekend 5 times since they won it.
2.League is very physical and loads of teams come in injured tourney time.
3.Style of play historically has been big,physical and defense oriented top to bottom and that does not permit a diversity of play throughout the season. The tourney forces a diversity of play on teams.
In addition to Purdue,who I am not sold on who else looks like a final weekend team? One can argue Rutgers as much as anyone, because of veteran guards and legit depth.
One thing not mentioned is the Big East tourney ends on a Saturday night giving teams an extra day of rest before the NCAA tournament.
Kevin Williard, the man who maybe has the worst record in NCAA tournament history, is going to tell the Big Ten how to make it to the final weekend? How about make it past the first day
He’s right about 9:00 starts and the 6 games in 12 days. RU and Maryland continually get hosed.
However same guy who played PSU away because afraid to lose RU home game loses credibility.
However same guy who played PSU away because afraid to lose RU home game loses credibility.
We better smoke that coward in January.Kevin Willard rips Big Ten scheduling, says it’s responsible for conference’s national championship drought
Kevin Willard has blamed the Big Ten scheduling for the conference's failure to win an NCAA championships since 2000.
says the guy who ducked Rutgers when he knew we would blow them off the court
True. Willard is known to whine
But RU was a 8.5 favorite this season
Ya never know in rivalry games.
Weird statement to make less than halfway through your first season coaching in the conference
If we want to really discuss this …here is my take
1.) with respect to the other conferences …there isn’t a confrence that consistently that has every road game be a fight for your lives to win …and we have 10, going on 11
2.) as a result of the confrence schedule …and then depth of the confrence, I just think a lot of teams are worn out down come March
3.) I love the confrence tourments. But I wonder if the depth and the competitiveness and then having a confrence tourney makes sense. Big ten was one of the last to actually play a tournament . Maybe the league is better off scraping it . Or, if. Nothing else , maybe ending the scheduke on Thursday and Giving the weekend off before the tourney to recharge for March, the confeence tourney and the big dance. And maybe ending the tourney on Satuday
1.) with respect to the other conferences …there isn’t a confrence that consistently that has every road game be a fight for your lives to win …and we have 10, going on 11
2.) as a result of the confrence schedule …and then depth of the confrence, I just think a lot of teams are worn out down come March
3.) I love the confrence tourments. But I wonder if the depth and the competitiveness and then having a confrence tourney makes sense. Big ten was one of the last to actually play a tournament . Maybe the league is better off scraping it . Or, if. Nothing else , maybe ending the scheduke on Thursday and Giving the weekend off before the tourney to recharge for March, the confeence tourney and the big dance. And maybe ending the tourney on Satuday
A candid shot of Kevin Willard as a baby:
A candid shot of Kevin Willard as a baby:
And what he is gonna be doing around 830 on January 5th
Wtf is he talking about? As the article points out he exaggerated on a bunch of stuff.
But this one is equally absurd: "And the one thing about the Big East that I really loved is when you got the schedule, you always knew that no matter who you're playing, they make sure that they're exactly the same amount of time off by weeks, or you're not catching the team off a bye week"
We have bye weeks? Huh?
But this one is equally absurd: "And the one thing about the Big East that I really loved is when you got the schedule, you always knew that no matter who you're playing, they make sure that they're exactly the same amount of time off by weeks, or you're not catching the team off a bye week"
We have bye weeks? Huh?
7 years $7 Billion means you do the schedule that’s most profitable for TV
He’s probably not complaining about his budget compared to wherever he was before
He’s probably not complaining about his budget compared to wherever he was before
Also if he’s complaining now what’s he gonna say when the league has two teams in California?
This. Where do you think all that money comes from Kevin?
Usually around March 20 or so for Kevin Willard.
Gotta say - a whole thread of people saying “Stop complaining about the schedule. You chose to join the Big Ten” is pretty funny considering the constant whining on the football board.
Also - Willard just upset he hired the wrong handlers as assistant coaches. I’m sure he’ll get it fixed this off-season and hire the best recruits uncles that money can buy.
Also - Willard just upset he hired the wrong handlers as assistant coaches. I’m sure he’ll get it fixed this off-season and hire the best recruits uncles that money can buy.
The B1Gs lack of national championships in basketball has less to do with scheduling and more to do with poor coaching in the tournament .
I agree with shack - teams are beat up and could use more time off to prepare and recover before the dance . The BIG is a gauntlet and the geography with multiple time zones doesn’t help.
The national championship game tips after 9 pm . Willard’s team will be ready
He makes 2 specific complaints about Maryland’s schedule, both of which are factually incorrect. First he complains that 5 of their first 7 games in January are on the road when in fact it’s only 4 of 7 (since 7 is an odd # probably half the league’s coaches are in the same boat ),Kevin Willard rips Big Ten scheduling, says it’s responsible for conference’s national championship drought
Kevin Willard has blamed the Big Ten scheduling for the conference's failure to win an NCAA championships since 2000.
Then he says that in February they have six games in “11 or 12” days when it’s really 6 games in 19 days. Big difference, Not sure what he’s been smoking but I guess he was counting on no one fact checking him.
Willard is gonna make a lot of enemies with his fat mouth if he's not careful. B1G refs will call games differently vs Maryland than the other teams.
It might make sense to limit BIG tournament to top 8 teams with no byes. End tournament on Friday or Saturday.
Hopefully Juwan Howard will smack some sense into him
Agree - don't understand why it's in the best interest of this conference to play its championship on Sunday afternoon right before the selection show; and potentially have a team play 3 days straight soon before a Thursday game. Regarding the article -- Thanks for sharing; And wow - didn't anyone give him a map of the B10 before he signed; yeah in BE days you took a bus from SO to NY or Philly; short plane ride to DC or Cuse & occasional longer ride to Chicago or Wisconsin. What time does he think the games will start when they go to LA.
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