Future UAlbany Basketball Schedules

[GreatDanes06]

Ok...what I have been reading and that is being said by many coaches and CBB reporters after the brackets released is that big time conferences should not be scheduling good mid-major teams. Many major programs should just pay reasonable buy games and let them run-up the score on those mid-majors. If that is the case/trend UA should not be scheduling DII or DIII teams from this point forward. I would rather go get my ass beat and learn playing those teams then play these cupcakes. At least I wouldn't feel as crappy about an under .500 season. Give me an all DI schedule from this point on.

By the way, at this point the NIT is a mid-major tournament. The amount of major programs skipping the NIT to focus on the portal and recruiting is pretty interesting. So if UA can get things together, be a around a .500 program (including conference schedule), maybe NIT and CBI and CIT

[cwdickens]

14 hours ago, GreatDanes06 said:

Ok...what I have been reading and that is being said by many coaches and CBB reporters after the brackets released is that big time conferences should not be scheduling good mid-major teams. Many major programs should just pay reasonable buy games and let them run-up the score on those mid-majors. If that is the case/trend UA should not be scheduling DII or DIII teams from this point forward. I would rather go get my ass beat and learn playing those teams then play these cupcakes. At least I wouldn't feel as crappy about an under .500 season. Give me an all DI schedule from this point on.

By the way, at this point the NIT is a mid-major tournament. The amount of major programs skipping the NIT to focus on the portal and recruiting is pretty interesting. So if UA can get things together, be a around a .500 program (including conference schedule), maybe NIT and CBI and CIT

Perhaps, team are skipping the NIT (and the CI or CIT) is the requirement to pay a hosting fee for a first-round game.  Can anyone name of last year's NIT Tournament Winner? (No Cheating) The NIT importance continues to shrink.

Under the right circumstances, 1 or 2 games against DII/DIII when you have a balance mixture of OOC schools.  Yes, the potential of losing badly to Power 5 Conference team is hard thing to accept, yet it comes with the potential of an upset win.

Edited March 18 by cwdickens
clarify

[GreatDanes06]

They are skipping because the portal opens tomorrow. They wanna focus on recruiting and maintaining guys. That’s why many are skipping.

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[UAlbany09]

The NIT also changed the selection process this year. They took away the Autobid for conference regular season champions and instead guaranteed two bids each to the Power 6 conferences. It’s interesting that a lot of those teams are now declining. 

[alum73]

13 hours ago, cwdickens said:

Perhaps, team are skipping the NIT (and the CI or CIT) is the requirement to pay a hosting fee for a first-round game.  Can anyone name of last year's NIT Tournament Winner? (No Cheating) The NIT importance continues to shrink.

Under the right circumstances, 1 or 2 games against DII/DIII when you have a balance mixture of OOC schools.  Yes, the potential of losing badly to Power 5 Conference team is hard thing to accept, yet it comes with the potential of an upset win.

I don't remember who won the NCAA!

[Clickclack]

1 hour ago, alum73 said:

I don't remember who won the NCAA!

LMAO!