OOC basketball schedule

[Notsince1985]

Isn't that late in the calendar for the Big 10/ACC Challenge?

 

[Dan E. Dangerously]

Miami Basketball @CanesHoops
Game Nine: December 19, 2013 vs. Savannah State @ Tiger Arena.

 

[Notsince1985]

Dammit, that game does exist

 

[Dan E. Dangerously]

I think that's all of them. When you add the other 2 games for the Wooden Classic after GW (whoever they turn out to be), it looks like a 28 game schedule. 28-0

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	RESULT
Fri, Nov 8	St. Francis (NY)	Coral Gables, FL
Mon, Nov 11	Georgia Southern	Coral Gables, FL
Thur, Nov 14	Texas Southern	Coral Gables, FL
Mon, Nov 18	College of Charleston	Charleston, SC
Thur, Nov 21	UCF	Coral Gables, FL
Thur, Nov 28	George Washington**	Anaheim, CA
Wed, Dec 4	Nebraska (ACC-B1G 10 Challenge)	Lincoln, NE
Sun, Dec 8	Virginia Tech*	Coral Gables, FL
Thur, Dec 19	Savannah State	Savannah, GA
Sat, Jan 4	Syracuse*	Syracuse, NY
Wed, Jan 8	North Carolina*	Chapel Hill, NC
Wed, Jan 15	Florida State*	Coral Gables, FL
Sat, Jan 18	Georgia Tech*	Atlanta, GA
Wed, Jan 22	Duke*	Coral Gables, FL
Sat, Jan 25	Syracuse*	Coral Gables, FL
Wed, Jan 29	Maryland*	College Park, MD
Wed, Feb 5	Pittsburgh*	Coral Gables, FL
Sat, Feb 8	NC State*	Coral Gables, FL
Mon, Feb 10	Florida State*	Tallahassee, FL
Sat, Feb 15	Virginia Tech*	Blacksburg, VA
Wed, Feb 19	Notre Dame*	Coral Gables, FL
Sat, Feb 22	Boston College*	Coral Gables, FL
Wed, Feb 26	Virginia*	Charlottesville, VA
Sat, Mar 1	NC State*	Raleigh, NC
Tue, Mar 4	Clemson*	Clemson, SC
Sat, Mar 8	Wake Forest*	Coral Gables, FL

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ACC Tournament

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	RESULT
Wed, Mar 12	First Round	Greensboro, NC

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[Notsince1985]

You sure? I thought playing in those tournaments meant you were allowed to have 30 or 31 total games. Last year we had 30.

 

[LexCane55]

Man we go a month without playing at home. That sucks

 

[joshdacane]

You sure? I thought playing in those tournaments meant you were allowed to have 30 or 31 total games. Last year we had 30.

29 games, or 27 games plus exempt up to four games - this event has four because Charleston is "non-bracketed." We're playing 31 total.

 

[joshdacane]

Man we go a month without playing at home. That sucks

Schedule isn't done yet. Three more games to announce.

 

[Dan E. Dangerously]

Miami Basketball @CanesHoops
Game Ten: December 22, 2013 vs. La Salle @ BankUnited Center.

 

[Notsince1985]

Interesting that La Salle comes to the BUC 2 years in a row. We big time.

 

[Notsince1985]

December 30
Loyola-Maryland at Miami

 

[Notsince1985]

February 1
Norfolk State Fighting Haith Killers at Miami

 

[Dan E. Dangerously]

February 1
Norfolk State Fighting Haith Killers at Miami

Is it normal playing non-conference games that late?

 

[Notsince1985]

February 1
Norfolk State Fighting Haith Killers at Miami

Is it normal playing non-conference games that late?

Usually no, but with the new ACC schedule with SU, Pitt and Notre Dame, they probably have to rotate things around some. I know a couple of years ago we played UNC-Greensboro in the middle of ACC play.

 

[Consigliere]

11/8: St. Francis (JOKE)

11/11:GA Southern (JOKE)

11/14:TX Southern (JOKE)

11/18College of Charleston
- 2012-13: 24-11 (14-4)
- 152 RPI (Last Year)
- Southern Conference last year CAA this year

11/21: UCF
- 2012-13: 20-11 (9-7)
- 100 RPI
- Departures: Keith Clanton (14.8 PPG, 8.5 RPB, 2.0 BPG, 2.5 APG and 1.1 SPG)
- Good team coming back with Sykes, Wilson, Spurlock and Newell.
- Donnie Jones is a really good coach
- UCF was ineligible for the 2013 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament or a post-season berth

11/28 George Washington
- 2012-13: 13-17 (7-9)
- 136 RPI

(with a potential rematch against MarQuief)

12/4 @ Nebraska
- 2012-13: 15-18 (5-13)
- 104 RPI

12/9 @ Savannah State

12/23 La Salle (we beat them 76-59)
- 2012-13: 24-10 (11-5)
- RPI 34
- NCAA Tourney Team, Sweet 16 Team (2-1)
- Departure: Ramon Galloway (Leading Scorer and Assist Leader 17.0PPG, 3.8APG)
- Tyreek Duren might be top 3 PG in the A-10 this year and they essentially return everyone else.

12/30 Loyola-Maryland [Patriot League]
- 2012-13: 23-12 (12-6)
- RPI 98


2/1 Norfolk State

 

[DCF in LA]

The OOC schedule looks putrid, but it's a rebuilding year so that's fine.

 

[joshdacane]

The OOC schedule looks putrid, but it's a rebuilding year so that's fine.

No big names, but the schedule is such that we play some competitive small-conference teams that won't have a major negative impact on our schedule. Compare that to a team like Wake Forest, which might be projected to finish ahead of us in conference but plays three teams with RPIs higher than 300 OOC, and only plays one road game.

 

[joshdacane]

FYI - ESPN ranked OOC schedules by conference. They rated us 6 of 10 in "toughness." That's better than Clemson (2), Georgia Tech (5), NC State (5), Pittsburgh (1), Virginia Tech (4), and Wake Forest (5), and is tied with Syracuse and Maryland. Keep in mind, that doesn't necessarily relate to the impact on RPI or how the committee will look at us, just difficulty in terms of games.


MIAMI

Toughest: Wooden Legacy (Nov. 28-Dec. 1)
Next-toughest: La Salle (Dec. 22)
The rest: St. Francis (Nov. 8), Georgia Southern (Nov. 11), Texas Southern (Nov. 14), at Charleston (Nov. 18), UCF (Nov. 21), Nebraska (Dec. 4), at Savannah State (Dec. 19), Loyola-Md (Dec. 30)

Toughness scale (1-10): 6 — After a thoroughly euphoric 2012-13 season marked by an ACC regular-season and tournament title, a No. 2 tournament seed, and a first-round draft pick (point guard Shane Larkin), the Hurricanes are due for a serious hangover in 2013-14. Fortunately, their nonconference schedule shouldn't be too punishing. Other than the Wooden Legacy -- a quality field featuring Creighton, Marquette, San Diego State and Arizona State -- La Salle is the one real opponent of note, and they have to come to Coral Gables.

 

[Consigliere]

So assuming no Rodriguez, what do do you think of our OOC schedule overall (only include what is guaranteed i.e. no second round matchup in the Wooden Legacy).

11 Total Games (Hardest to Easiest)

1. UCF
- Good team, lot of players returning and we're coming off a road game 3 days prior at the College of Charleston
- Good thing the game is at home

2. La Salle
- Good team, lot of players returning and we're coming off a road game 3 days prior at Savannah State
- Good thing the game is at home

(SEVERE DROP OFF)

3. @ Nebraska
- Just because it is on the road and no national TV. They are not a good team per se but depending on how we get going in the Wooden Legacy and how far we get could determine the difficulty of this game.

4. George Washington (Wooden Legacy)
- Not a good team but it is a big far trip for both teams. We should win but who knows?

5. Loyola Maryland
- Not a great opponent and a long rest for us, probably the best team of the 7 teams left.

Teams 6-11 are all crap, utter crap.

The two hardest opponents are the only REAL opponents on the OOC. If we can split them, win the other 9 games then that leaves us at 10-1 (plus how we do in the Wooden Legacy).

At most we can play 13 games, it would be cool to finish with an OOC of 11 wins total. I have no doubt that Coach will have this team playing to their best capabilities and it is a good thing we play 5 terrible opponents (1 exhibition) before we play UCF at home.

Should be a good ride.


PLEASE NOTE I EDITED THE NAME OF OUR WAIVER PG TO RODRIGUEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[joshdacane]

So assuming no Hernandez, what do do you think of our OOC schedule overall (only include what is guaranteed i.e. no second round matchup in the Wooden Legacy).

11 Total Games (Hardest to Easiest)

1. UCF
- Good team, lot of players returning and we're coming off a road game 3 days prior at the College of Charleston
- Good thing the game is at home

2. La Salle
- Good team, lot of players returning and we're coming off a road game 3 days prior at Savannah State
- Good thing the game is at home

(SEVERE DROP OFF)

3. @ Nebraska
- Just because it is on the road and no national TV. They are not a good team per se but depending on how we get going in the Wooden Legacy and how far we get could determine the difficulty of this game.

4. George Washington (Wooden Legacy)
- Not a good team but it is a big far trip for both teams. We should win but who knows?

5. Loyola Maryland
- Not a great opponent and a long rest for us, probably the best team of the 7 teams left.

Teams 6-11 are all crap, utter crap.

The two hardest opponents are the only REAL opponents on the OOC. If we can split them, win the other 9 games then that leaves us at 10-1 (plus how we do in the Wooden Legacy).

At most we can play 13 games (if we make the finals of the Wooden Legacy), it would be cool to finish with an OOC of 11 wins total. I have no doubt that Coach will have this team playing to their best capabilities and it is a good thing we play 5 terrible opponents (1 exhibition) before we play UCF at home.

Should be a good ride.

So, a few points.

One, the player we're waiting for a waiver on is Angel Rodriguez, not Hernandez. I'm not optimistic based on what I've heard.

Two, I agree with ESPN (and I'm not really sure why you don't) - La Salle is our toughest game. This is a Sweet 16 team last year who returns everyone but their leading scorer (who to be fair, was also their leading assist man, leading steals man, third-leading rebounder - he did a ton for them). But they return their next 9 leading scorers, including five who averaged 6.4 PPG or more - 6.4 PPG being the average of our leading returning scorer, Rion Brown. UCF does return a ton too, but their most challenging matchup problem for us (Keith Clanton) is gone.

Three, Wooden Legacy is a guaranteed three games. We will play 13 OOC games. It is just a question of advancing or going into the loser's bracket.