If we just scheduled slightly better dregs it would basically "solve" the non-conference problem. Like give me #219 Norfolk St instead of #344 Coppin St. Hopefully Wake and SHU can be a bit stronger next year.
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This board is obsessed with NET but 90% of our fans have no idea how it works nor do they care. I bring lots of people to games and they don’t know. My season ticket holding neighbors don’t know. But what they all know is the difference between an interesting game with a recognizable name and a Coppin State. There is more to being a fan than NET and Kenpom, etc. Let’s have a fun interesting schedule. And no matter how old you are or what you think about RU-Princeton history, it is a more compelling match up than all the cupcakes we play. A little bit of risk won’t kill the program.
That’s all the sample size I need, my champion bet is placed
I can 100% guarantee that "going to the NCAA tournament" would be considered fun and exciting, and that comes down to constructing a schedule with a good tournament resume... which comes down to NET. It doesn't have to be something understood by the casual fan to be important.
Tosan would be Rutgers best player by a mile? Cliff was 2nd team all Big 10 by the media. Ur just assuming because this guy is good in the Ivy League he would be first team all Big 10?
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Im assuming this because its true and nba scouts agree as well
Big neglect
We are going to 22 confrence games in 2024-2025
Many continue to forget
This is what it should be
It’s 22 league game
Seton hall home and home
Power 6 game home and home
Power 6 game at MSG
6 cuocakes at home
25 of 31 regular season games against the power 6
18 home games
12 road games
1 neutral site game
That is plenty plenty tonight
How many teams will play 25 of 31 regular season games against power 6 confrnces that are not in the big ten ?
Maybe 20 of the other 65 …a third
Plenty tough
But apparently it doesn’t come down to NET. If it did, we were in. And on adding Princeton, one game among 30+ isn’t determinative for the tourney if we’re any good.
But that’s not even my point. After the last 2 years, one in which we got in with what, a 77 net, and one in which didn’t get in with a 40 or so, I am not going to fall for worrying about it again next year. Just give me a quality schedule with good games and I will be a happy fan. Same for everyone I know who I take to games.
Too many bad losses = No tournament
“Bad losses” = Q3 or Q4
Q3 or Q4 = Defined by the NET
It's not about your own NET as much as your quadrant records, which comes down to scheduling. We had four Q3 losses, more than anyone else ahead of us or even close behind us.
Whatever. Net, quadrants, I don’t care anymore. The committee kept us out and It seemed totally outcome based, meaning they chose the outcome they wanted and backed into the explanation. Let’s play Princeton.
Maybe best to Schedule 1st & 4th quadrants OOC. We cruised through all the Q4 teams. With Q1 there seems a lot more to gain than to lose. Q2s can drop to Q3s, like Seton Hall with DePaul loss, so a lot more to lose there..
Agree, though, that committee wanted us out, and found an inconsistent, hypocritical explanation to justify it.
Nevada’s inclusion in the tournament was ridiculous.
Agree, though, that committee wanted us out, and found an inconsistent, hypocritical explanation to justify it.
Nevada’s inclusion in the tournament was ridiculous.
Yes because umass lowell is 95% win compared to Princeton
Totally disagree with u Richard and I will leave at that. You need too much preparation to play them unless you are playing them twice a year. You have no idea how many days in advance RU would practice for them which took away from other practices. We won but it was a mistake because it cost us a couple of losses.
These Princeton guys can shoot. If you combine our two teams, you probably have a National Champion!
Pike doesn’t want his team playing in front of you on Thanksgiving. He wants his team to be eating turkey with their family on thanksgiving.I'm supposed to be going to this next season during Thanksgiving week with the family.
I wish Rutgers would play in this tournament.
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I respect him for this.
Not unless they load up on Q1 wins in their non conference and/or start consistently beating ivy teams by 35
I live 3 miles from the Hunterdon/mercer border just north of Hopewell. can I claim NCAA residency?
Yeah, talking temporary residency .. although they have a few more and nice county golf courses. We got one who's always filled with non county golfers cause our out of county fees are stupid low (Heron glen)
Way to go Princeton! Love the NCAA Tournament, because things like this happen.
This is the powerful argument against playing Princeton. Though I agree with OP about everything else. Attended some RU-Princeton games myself.
I love how the NCAA and TV can just drool over 12 to 16 seeds beating the lower seeds in a once in a decade game but a team losing to a Q3 (at last ranking) and such can be such horror to keep you out.
"Crap happens" is welcome in the tourney but exclusionary when judging full seasons.
"Crap happens" is welcome in the tourney but exclusionary when judging full seasons.
If this is an excuse for Purdue loss, it is a fantasy. One of Top Ten choke jobs ever in sports, #1 in college basketball.
With Princeton s run, will be interesting to see if MacConnel is looked at for some HC gigs. Same can be said for Henderson.
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