out of conference schedule

[YoucancallmeRay]

We only played 11 ooc games while everyone else played 15 or more. In order for us to get to 20 wins overall, and increase our chances of an NCAA bid, we need to add 4 or more games. Here are my choices. What say you?

Vassar
NJIT
Stevens Institute
Yeshiva

 

[shields]

Stop drinking.

 

[RUfanSinceAnderson]

We only played 11 ooc games while everyone else played 15 or more. In order for us to get to 20 wins overall, and increase our chances of an NCAA bid, we need to add 4 or more games. Here are my choices. What say you?

Vassar
NJIT
Stevens Institute
Yeshiva

What about Devry?

 

[RUby RED]

I hope you’re kidding

 

[YoucancallmeRay]

I hope you’re kidding

Yeah, of course. Just having some fun. But we do need more ooc games.

 

[dpwhite]

Well, you can only play 31 games total. We play 20 conference games, and you can only play 10 OOC games, unless you play in an exempt tournament. That would lead to 11 OOC games. This season RU played 10.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Get Liberty on the schedule

 

[BigRnj]

Buffalo!

 

[knight82]

Funny you have NJIT on that list because if we had played them this past December when we were struggling, they would have beaten us

 

[colbert17]

NJIT is not bad. A team we should handle though. I'd put them on the schedule again.


They only lost to Liberty by 6, and they beat..........Fordham.

 

[YoucancallmeRay]

Well, you can only play 31 games total. We play 20 conference games, and you can only play 10 OOC games, unless you play in an exempt tournament. That would lead to 11 OOC games. This season RU played 10.

Yes, you're right. My ignorance. I counted all games, including post regular season.

 

[TDIrish27]

Would like to see the series with Princeton renewed personally.

 

[RUJMM78]

We only played 11 ooc games while everyone else played 15 or more. In order for us to get to 20 wins overall, and increase our chances of an NCAA bid, we need to add 4 or more games. Here are my choices. What say you?

Vassar
NJIT
Stevens Institute
Yeshiva

A bad April Fools joke ,a few days early.

 

[Mr_Twister]

Schedule FGCU. Lots of Rutgers fans living in Southwest FL if a game or two is played there, and FL is a decent recruiting area. In most years FGCU is pretty good. Michigan State plays them.

 

[knight82]

NJIT is not bad. A team we should handle though. I'd put them on the schedule again.


They only lost to Liberty by 6, and they beat..........Fordham.

That's why I said they would have beaten us if we played them around the time we played Fordham

 

[kcg88]

Ignoring the D3 weirdness going on, we should absolutely play 31 games like everyone else. I assume some kind of scheduling snafu resulted us in only playing 30 last season. Can't give up a game again this year.

 

[RUChow]

I hope you’re kidding

Three of those teams are D3.

 

[RUby RED]

Three of those teams are D3.

Never know with this board sometimes

 

[dkostus]

Ignoring the D3 weirdness going on, we should absolutely play 31 games like everyone else. I assume some kind of scheduling snafu resulted us in only playing 30 last season. Can't give up a game again this year.

I think stated above you need an exempt tourney to play 31, no?

 

[TDIrish27]

Schedule FGCU. Lots of Rutgers fans living in Southwest FL if a game or two is played there, and FL is a decent recruiting area. In most years FGCU is pretty good. Michigan State plays them.

I wouldn't play them and I especially wouldn't play them down there.

 

[knight_ru]

We should add a Philly school to the mix. Maybe LaSalle or Drexel to increase our exposure in the market.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

I'd be thinking the best opponent that wouldn't require a return visit...

perhaps...
Yale
Harvard
Penn
Buffalo

 

[bac2therac]

We should add a Philly school to the mix. Maybe LaSalle or Drexel to increase our exposure in the market.

These schools are Q3 and 4...if RU is serious about making the ncaa tourney the schedule must be upgraded

 

[bac2therac]

I'd be thinking the best opponent that wouldn't require a return visit...

perhaps...
Yale
Harvard
Penn
Buffalo

If you cannot guarantee those Ivies would be q2 its worthless playing them

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

If you cannot guarantee those Ivies would be q2 its worthless playing them

That is always a big risk

 

[knights1212]

FGCU should come to RU. Why should we go there unless we get a two or three for one.

 

[TDIrish27]

If you're going to play an Ivy why not play one that's 30 minutes away ?

 

[bac2therac]

That is always a big risk

Yale even at 86 was Q3 at home, so was Harvard and Penn....Princeton at 180 was Quad 4

stay away from the Ivies at all costs.

we played a horrific bad Columbia and almost lost, embarrassing to go to overtime for a Q4 game

 

[bac2therac]

its the neutral site games in tournaments that RU desperately needs that all the other schools pile up

Quadrant 1 (Q1): Home (1-30) Neutral (1-50) Away (1-75)
Quadrant 2 (Q2): Home (31-75) Neutral (51-100) Away (76-135)
Quadrant 3 (Q3): Home (76-160) Neutral (101-200) Away (136-240)
Quadrant 4 (Q4): Home (161-353) Neutral (201-353) Away (241-353


RU MUST START APPEARING IN THOSE 8 GAME TOURNAMENTS....if not then they have to beef up their non conference schedule significantly. I can point to NC State at 22-11 of a a school that couldnt rely just on ACC play

RU needs to schedule some MAC schools for their Q3 games, I would suggest RU start scheduling AAC schools pronto...I would start with Temple and go from there..Memphis home and away also a good call...Central Florida home and away. Wichita State home and away. This is the conference you want to play

Also Big East schools....we played 2 this year, dont know if we will be in Gavitt games this year but need to play 2.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

If you're going to play an Ivy why not play one that's 30 minutes away ?

pretty sure they want a 1 and 1

 

[Salvi's Headband]

We should add a Philly school to the mix. Maybe LaSalle or Drexel to increase our exposure in the market.

We played Drexel last year dude.

 

[bac2therac]

pretty sure they want a 1 and 1

it might be worth it to move it from a quad 4, personally it isnt worth it to me

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

It might be worth it to Hobbs.

I know most think i am over reacting.....I think $ will matter to the athletic department either NOW or real soon! Hobbs will be under enormous pressure. If it is a $75,000 decision on whether to play a home and away with team X vs. playing Yale at home I think the extra $50-$100K may take the day.

I know what your response is and I get it and don't disagree.

 

[ScarletKid2008]

Have to find a way into a non-exempt tournament!

You get the extra non-conf games, on a neutral court (good for resume), and usually its good teams and great TV exposure. If they can get a local one, that would be a grand slam !

 

[bac2therac]

It might be worth it to Hobbs.

I know most think i am over reacting.....I think $ will matter to the athletic department either NOW or real soon! Hobbs will be under enormous pressure. If it is a $75,000 decision on whether to play a home and away with team X vs. playing Yale at home I think the extra $50-$100K may take the day.

I know what your response is and I get it and don't disagree.

really? Hobbs is paying a gymnastics coached who he fired 500K or whatever extra

he signed a contract with CVS that allows her to paid her salary even if she isnt head coach anymore, wait until that one happens...an advisor doing god knows what making $800K

 

[BigEastPhil]

You can add Fairfield to the list of possible new opponents. Doesn’t help SOS but I think you can possibly see this happening.

 

[Local Shill]

really? Hobbs is paying a gymnastics coached who he fired 500K or whatever extra

he signed a contract with CVS that allows her to paid her salary even if she isnt head coach anymore, wait until that one happens...an advisor doing god knows what making $800K

She’s absolutely taken RU to the cleaners the last 10 years.

 

[NewJerseyHawk]

These games can be played if RU wants to play them...cost is not an issue.

 

[Scarlet Shack]

Would like to see the series with Princeton renewed personally.

Ummm...NFW

 

[RUTrack94]

Buffalo!

Uh ... no ... 2 beat downs this year were enough.