Pope wants to play blue bloods and other heavyweights home and home
- Thread starter bbnkat02
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Yes, these neutral site games need to stop. We need to be able to play a UCONN at Rupp, then return to Storres the following year. We need Duke in Rupp and UK at Cameron. It would be awesome as a fan to see this kind of stuff again. I remember Villanova in Rupp with Tim Thomas on their team. That arena was rocking and loud. David Robinson in Rupp was huge, yeah Navy not a big name but the story was big.
i always preferred the neutral site games. we get more fans there. it’s always going to be in a major city. it’s usually a good environment that models a tourney situation. for this reason alone, i kind of wish we’d get back to a couple domes as well.
for me, the one exception is duke. we need to check that box at some point.
for me, the one exception is duke. we need to check that box at some point.
Glad to see those big games coming back to Rupp instead of having to travel all over the country to play those games, never liked it.
I wish we would go to playing the SEC teams one time each
That would free up 3 games to schedule against real basketball schools.
That would free up 3 games to schedule against real basketball schools.
I've had that same thought. Unbalanced schedules are inherently unfair: some teams are going to play the weakest teams twice, some teams will draw the toughest team only once at home, etc. Going to one game schedule will still be a bit skewed but has a better chance of evening out over the long-haul. Freeing up 3 slots for out-of-conference home and home's is icing on the cake.
I don't mind having say ONE protected rival (like say UT or Bama or even UF) that you play twice in one season, but I agree on the rest.
Coach seems so dialed in to the fan base that it makes me wonder what his username on here is.
Would that have been Joe Barry Carroll?
I’d love for all the blue bloods to play consistently each year. It will only help college basketball to see the best programs playing.
can we agree though Louisville and Indiana don’t belong? We play Louisville anyway but neither team has done much in the last decade.
can we agree though Louisville and Indiana don’t belong? We play Louisville anyway but neither team has done much in the last decade.
mini season ticket for blue bloods like UCONN, Duke, UNCheat, and Auburn ( @Denim Vest )
Between this and playing n a ooc tournament n the future the schedules will be tough. On top of the sec. I'm all for more interesting ooc opponents though.
I would like to add:
Every few years rotation of:
Creighton
San Diego State
Gonzaga
Villanova
UCONN
Xavier
A couple of these a year.
Every few years rotation of:
Creighton
San Diego State
Gonzaga
Villanova
UCONN
Xavier
A couple of these a year.
Please! and Hell yes! So tired of "neutral site" games. Who cares about playing in some NBA gym?
