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Post by Gundo on Jul 18, 2024 17:25:16 GMT -8
Utah State has filled 11 dates.
11/6 Alcorn State (SWAC)
11/9 TBA
11/13 Westminster (Rocky Mountain AC)
11/18 Montana (Big Sky)
11/22 Iowa (Big 10) in KC
11/28 NIT Top-Off, Orlando (Teams TBD)
11/29 NIT Top-Off, Orlando (Teams TBD)
12/7 Utah Tech (WAC)
12/14 South Florida (Sun Belt)
12/17 UC San Diego (Big West)
12/22 St. Mary's (WCC)
At this point, USU doesn't have a lot of meat in their schedule except for Iowa and St. Mary's. (NIT tip-off teams are still unnamed.)
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Post by Gundo on Jul 24, 2024 19:10:05 GMT -8
Colorado State Update 7.24.14
11/4 North Dakota State (Summit)
11/8 Tennessee State (OVC)
11/21 Alcorn State (SWAC)
11/28 Washington (Big 10)
11/29 TCU (Big XII)/ Santa Clara (WCC)
12/4 Loyola Marymount (WCC)
12/7 Colorado (Big XII)
12/14 VCU (A10)
12/17 Radford (Big South)
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Post by Gundo on Jul 25, 2024 18:00:44 GMT -8
And Little Pitino's New Mexico Lobos: 11/8 UCLA (Big 10) 11/17 St. John's (Big East) 11/23 Grambling (SWAC) 11/24 Texas Southern (SWAC) 11/28 Arizona State (Big XII) 11/29 USC (Big 10)/ St Mary's (WCC) 12/7 New Mexico State (CUSA) 12/28 VCU (A10) 11/8 UCLA in Las Vega (Big 10) 11/17 St. John's (Big East) 11/23 Grambling (SWAC) 11/24 Texas Southern (SWAC) 11/28 Arizona State (Big XII) 11/29 USC (Big 10)/ St Mary's (WCC) 12/7 New Mexico State (CUSA) 12/14 Western New Mexico (Lone Star-DII)12/18 VCU (A10)
New Mexico's schedule has been upgraded for the 2024/25 season. Notable games, UCLA, St. Johns, Arizona State, USC/St. Mary's, and VCU. |
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Post by Gundo on Jul 26, 2024 20:38:14 GMT -8
Limited Wyoming schedule 12/7 BYU (Big XII) 12/19 Bellarmine (ASUN) TBD Portland (WCC) TBD Texas Tech (Big XII)
11/13 Texas Tech (Big XII)
11/16 Utah Tech (WAC)
11/22 Southeastern LA (Southland)
11/26 Cancun Challenge
11/27 Cancun Challenge
12/3 Portland (WCC) 12/7 BYU (Big XII) 12/19 Bellarmine (ASUN) Cancun Challenge teams still to be announced. |
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Post by Gundo on Jul 31, 2024 15:14:06 GMT -8
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Post by Gundo on Jul 31, 2024 15:18:16 GMT -8
from the 7/30/2024 Alb Journal article:
Seven of the 10 Division I teams on UNM’s 11-game nonconference schedule have played in the NCAA Tournament in one or both of the past two seasons.
“I think it’ll be the hardest nonconference schedule that Lobo basketball (has ever had),” UNM coach Richard Pitino said in a media scrum after a practice earlier this month, before joking that the Journal “checked” him on that statement and questions if it is actually the toughest schedule.
“It’ll certainly be the top two or three. You never know when you schedule. You didn’t know JT (Toppin, the MW Freshman of the Year who transferred to Texas Tech) was leaving until the last day. You don’t know what the other rosters have. UCLA loaded up. St. John’s loaded up. VCU got their best player back. So that’s the fun in it. But certainly, we will be challenged, our fans will be engaged very early in the process.”
The Lobos reputation for weak nonconference scheduling is largely accurate — due in part to good teams genuinely having little to gain by playing in the Pit and the fact that the Lobos must play a large number of home games to generate large ticket revenue for a school that has never been able to rely on football to do so.
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Post by Gundo on Aug 6, 2024 15:19:36 GMT -8
Utah State has filled 11 dates. 11/6 Alcorn State (SWAC) 11/9 TBA 11/13 Westminster (Rocky Mountain AC) 11/18 Montana (Big Sky) 11/22 Iowa (Big 10) in KC 11/28 NIT Top-Off, Orlando (Teams TBD) 11/29 NIT Top-Off, Orlando (Teams TBD) 12/7 Utah Tech (WAC) 12/14 South Florida (Sun Belt) 12/17 UC San Diego (Big West) 12/22 St. Mary's (WCC) At this point, USU doesn't have a lot of meat in their schedule except for Iowa and St. Mary's. (NIT tip-off teams are still unnamed.) 11/6 Alcorn State (SWAC) 11/9 UNC Charlotte (AAC)11/13 Westminster (Rocky Mountain AC) 11/18 Montana (Big Sky) 11/22 Iowa (Big 10) in KC 11/28 NIT Top-Off, Orlando (Teams TBD) 11/29 NIT Top-Off, Orlando (Teams TBD) 12/7 Utah Tech (WAC) 12/14 South Florida (Sun Belt) 12/17 UC San Diego (Big West) 12/22 St. Mary's (WCC) |
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Post by Gundo on Aug 7, 2024 9:51:07 GMT -8
Aztecs finalize home & home date with Gonzaga at Viejas.
11/18 Gonzaga (WCC) @viejas
11/26 Texas A&M (SEC) @las Vegas
11/27 Creighton (Big East)/Oregon (Big 10) @las Vegas
11/29 TBD - Players Era NIL @las Vegas
12/11 Cal Baptist (WAC) @viejas
12/21 CAL (ACC) @san Jose
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Post by aztech on Aug 7, 2024 11:10:45 GMT -8
Aztecs finalize home & home date with Gonzaga at Viejas. 11/18 Gonzaga (WCC) @viejas 11/26 Texas A&M (SEC) @las Vegas 11/27 Creighton (Big East)/Oregon (Big 10) @las Vegas 11/29 TBD - Players Era NIL @las Vegas 12/11 Cal Baptist (WAC) @viejas 12/21 CAL (ACC) @san Jose Man, that's a hell of a tough OOC schedule for so many new replacement bodies for our team. We may be starting conference play with a losing record. The good thing is that we collectively have talented players. The big question is at what point will they become a cohesive unit? |
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Post by Gundo on Aug 7, 2024 14:41:54 GMT -8
Aztecs finalize home & home date with Gonzaga at Viejas. 11/18 Gonzaga (WCC) @viejas 11/26 Texas A&M (SEC) @las Vegas 11/27 Creighton (Big East)/Oregon (Big 10) @las Vegas 11/29 TBD - Players Era NIL @las Vegas 12/11 Cal Baptist (WAC) @viejas 12/21 CAL (ACC) @san Jose Man, that's a hell of a tough OOC schedule for so many new replacement bodies for our team. We may be starting conference play with a losing record. The good thing is that we collectively have talented players. The big question is at what point will they become a cohesive unit? There are 4 to 5 games that are TBD/TBA, I imagine those games will be 'buy' games scheduled at Viejas or another neutral location. On another note, I would assume we would play Long Beach State (Coach Acker) and have additional Big West, WCC or WAC home games coming soon. |
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Post by standiego on Aug 7, 2024 15:24:43 GMT -8
Dutcher knows the importance of putting together a solid OOC schedule - while he is not the first school to complete their schedule he importantly sets up what is best for the team
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Post by Gundo on Aug 7, 2024 16:00:07 GMT -8
Dutcher knows the importance of putting together a solid OOC schedule - while he is not the first school to complete their schedule he importantly sets up what is best for the team Matt Soria has been in Europe for the last two weeks, and he has had scheduling responsibilities. Now that the Gonzaga game has been locked in, it should be easy to slot the buy games. |
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Post by docmm on Aug 7, 2024 20:39:46 GMT -8
Man, that's a hell of a tough OOC schedule for so many new replacement bodies for our team. We may be starting conference play with a losing record. The good thing is that we collectively have talented players. The big question is at what point will they become a cohesive unit? There are 4 to 5 games that are TBD/TBA, I imagine those games will be 'buy' games scheduled at Viejas or another neutral location. On another note, I would assume we would play Long Beach State (Coach Acker) and have additional Big West, WCC or WAC home games coming soon. I thought someone posted a while back that they ran into Coach Acker somewhere and asked about that possibility but he said not this next year. |
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Post by PAC12 Aztec on Aug 8, 2024 8:19:32 GMT -8
There are 4 to 5 games that are TBD/TBA, I imagine those games will be 'buy' games scheduled at Viejas or another neutral location. On another note, I would assume we would play Long Beach State (Coach Acker) and have additional Big West, WCC or WAC home games coming soon. I thought someone posted a while back that they ran into Coach Acker somewhere and asked about that possibility but he said not this next year. My ears were ringing so I jumped on. I talked to Coach Acker at Cali Live and he said nothing is scheduled with the Aztecs. It didn't sound like it would be anytime soon, but you know this stuff changes season to season so maybe in the future. I think Coach Acker needs to get a better feel for his team, bring in his players, have some time to get his system in place, and then maybe get us on the schedule. I didn't get a sense that he felt it would be much of a game at this point. Besides, I am not sure the Aztecs benefit at this point because if we win, we are supposed to, and if we lose, well bad loss at this point. I didn't get a chance to talk to Bland, but I saw him with his UW gear on. Good to see him back in college basketball and that would be a good home and home. |
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Post by jp92grad on Aug 8, 2024 9:40:35 GMT -8
I thought someone posted a while back that they ran into Coach Acker somewhere and asked about that possibility but he said not this next year. My ears were ringing so I jumped on. I talked to Coach Acker at Cali Live and he said nothing is scheduled with the Aztecs. It didn't sound like it would be anytime soon, but you know this stuff changes season to season so maybe in the future. I think Coach Acker needs to get a better feel for his team, bring in his players, have some time to get his system in place, and then maybe get us on the schedule. I didn't get a sense that he felt it would be much of a game at this point. Besides, I am not sure the Aztecs benefit at this point because if we win, we are supposed to, and if we lose, well bad loss at this point. I didn't get a chance to talk to Bland, but I saw him with his UW gear on. Good to see him back in college basketball and that would be a good home and home. Long Beach (now with Acker) would be a solid selection in the SoCal rotation |
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Post by AzTex on Aug 8, 2024 11:48:43 GMT -8
My ears were ringing so I jumped on. I talked to Coach Acker at Cali Live and he said nothing is scheduled with the Aztecs. It didn't sound like it would be anytime soon, but you know this stuff changes season to season so maybe in the future. I think Coach Acker needs to get a better feel for his team, bring in his players, have some time to get his system in place, and then maybe get us on the schedule. I didn't get a sense that he felt it would be much of a game at this point. Besides, I am not sure the Aztecs benefit at this point because if we win, we are supposed to, and if we lose, well bad loss at this point. I didn't get a chance to talk to Bland, but I saw him with his UW gear on. Good to see him back in college basketball and that would be a good home and home. Long Beach (now with Acker) would be a solid selection in the SoCal rotation I'd love to see us play Long Beach frequently for old time's sake. Heavily weighted on home games for us of course. |
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Post by zurac315 on Aug 8, 2024 12:18:20 GMT -8
Long Beach (now with Acker) would be a solid selection in the SoCal rotation I'd love to see us play Long Beach frequently for old time's sake. Heavily weighted on home games for us of course. I like it when we play teams that we played in the distant past.  |
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Post by docmm on Aug 8, 2024 15:13:50 GMT -8
Much rather play them than a SW Arkansas State or NE Montana.
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Post by Gundo on Aug 8, 2024 16:23:07 GMT -8
Much rather play them than a SW Arkansas State or NE Montana. Ironically there really is a Southern Arkansas University (SAU) in Magnolia, Arkansas + Montana State University - Northern Campus in Havre, MT. SAU is located in S'Western Arkansas in MSU Northern in North Central Montana. But, yes, I'd like to see us play Big West & WCC teams and perhaps a top WAC school to fill the remaining buy games at Viejas, since we're already playing Texas A&M, Creighton, Oregon, Gonzaga, and a revamped CAL team. |
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Post by docmm on Aug 8, 2024 19:53:48 GMT -8
Of course I was actually referring to the infamous DII Southern Arkansas Muleriders and the Montana State Northern Lights. The Montana school has an acceptance rate of 100% with 683 students.
I don't think I've ever seen an institute of higher learning with a 100% acceptance rate.
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