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AH1971

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  1. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    Results or not it was pretty bad, but nobody called it that in real time because nobody had an axe to grind with Woodson. 3 Q1 games 0 Q2 games 3 Q3 games 6 Q4 games This year you’re potentially looking at: 2-3 Q1 2-3 Q2 2-3 Q3 3-4 Q4
  2. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    https://hoosierillustrated.com/indiana-basketball-takes-strategic-approach-to-2024-25-schedule/ A very fair and well articulated piece from a non-biased CBB pundit regarding IU’s schedule. Didn’t see the word soft used or even implied one time.
  3. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    Appreciate you admitting this. The schedule is soft because “Woodson created it” not because there’s any data that actually supports it being labeled soft, at least not yet anyway. It certainly is shaping up to be harder than last years schedule and the general consensus on every forum I’ve participated in believed last years schedule was in fact not soft. One of the more grown up posts I’ve seen from you in my duration here.
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    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    You need to look again. Penn State's toughest scheduled opponent is #87 Virginia Tech. They also have scheduled: 331 Binghamton 171 Ft Wayne 238 UMBC 356 Buffalo 187 Drexel 189 Penn That doesn't include the preseason tournament they're in that includes Chicago St, San Francisco, Radford, Clemson, Fordham, and Eastern Tennessee St. Nebraska has 332 UT Rio Grande Valley, 358 Bethune Cookman, and 334 Fairleigh Dickinson to go along with their tournament in Honolulu that includes Hawaii, Oregon State, Charlotte, Loyola, Charleston, Oakland, and Murray State. Props to them for playing St Mary's in a neutral site game and then obviously they play rival Creighton like they do every year. Neither of those teams have schedules that will come close to Indiana's in terms of degree of difficulty top to bottom. Maryland has 6 sub-300 opponents scheduled and Iowa has 5.
  5. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    Will end being slightly above mid-pack in terms of difficulty when all said and done in regards to fellow B10 peers.
  6. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    And I'm sure you all had that same energy last July when the schedule was announced! Oh wait no you didn't lol.
  7. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    Uh no, the BS the other teams pulled last year (looking at the majority of the B12) was scheduling 8-10 sub-300 NET opponents (Q4) and running up the score to artificially inflate their initial NET ranking while manipulating the system in the process. That isn't in the realm of what IU is doing. At most, IU is playing two sub-300 teams, also the first two games of the season, something 99% of P5 teams do. At most IU is playing 5 Q4 opponents (most likely 4). They played 6 last year. I will agree that IU's top end competition last year is likely going to be better than this years version, but you never know, especially if they play both Arizona and Gonzaga down in the Bahamas. Fact of the matter is that IU played 3 Q1/Q2 opponents in the non-conference last season and this year has the ability to play 4 or 5 with way less Q4 opponents. IU's non-conference schedule will end up being "tougher" than last years schedule. Mark it down. Nobody bitched about a "soft" non-conference schedule last year because at the time nobody had an ax to grind and/or a narrative to push. You know that, I know that, everybody on here knows that. This is a typical P5 non-conference schedule with a good mixture of tournament resume opportunities and tune up games to get ready for a 20 game conference slate. Nothing more, nothing less...unless you want it to be. And we all know why. If Dusty May or Bruce Pearl were coaching this team this season with this schedule we'd still be on page 129.
  8. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    As another poster pointed out (as did I prior to him actually laying out the data), the schedule is on track to be tougher this year than last year top to bottom. I wasn't here beginning part of last season, but I'm sure I can guarantee that nobody was calling last years non-conference schedule "soft".
  9. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    Can't tell if I'm more excited for the emotional meltdown that will almost certainly ensue from those who have doubled and tripled down on stupidity or the fact that there will be 4-5 less clowns with an opinion around these parts. Either way, it'll be a win.
  10. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    I'll stick to facts while forming opinions when participating in a message board setting. Facts don't care about your feelings. Feel free to choose your path.
  11. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    So much easier to reason with somebody who uses actual logic instead of feeling/emotion. Thank you for doing this. Further proves that people are going to b**** and moan regardless.
  12. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    It's almost as if 3 potential games in a pre-season tournament littered with Q1 and Q2 opponents aren't on the list. Hmmm. Add Providence/Oklahoma/Louisville, Gonzaga, and Arizona to that list and now tell me what the schedule potentially looks like?
  13. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    Good catch. Oklahoma should be the third team.
  14. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    JFC, Purdue "scheduled" two of their five good non-conference games. The rest were by virtue of playing (and winning) in Maui which is no different than us playing in the Bahamas this year. We will play at worst a Q2 opponent in round 1 and then likely Gonzaga/Arizona in round 2. Win your first two games in the Bahamas and there's a good chance you're leaving with 3 Q1 opponents on the schedule, the same amount as last years non-conference schedule.
  15. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    I'll eat my foot if Providence, Louisville, and Providence all end up sub 60 in the NET by seasons end. In fact, I'll bet 2/3 are tournament teams.
  16. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    I have zero issues with the schedule. There's enough Q1/Q2 opportunities to bolster the tournament resume and we avoid playing several sub 300 teams like in years past. For those that follow and understand college basketball outside IU, teams like UNC-Greensboro, Sam Houston, Winthrop, etc are all solid mid-major programs who are good enough to win their conference, conferences that have been to known to pull upsets in the NCAAT. These aren't sub 300 level opponents who significantly drag down SOS.
  17. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    Could have, sure. Not needed with 3 games against Q1/Q2 opponents in the Bahamas however. Don't hurt yourself overthinking this one.
  18. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    It's starts next year. KU and Kentucky six out of seven years sure beats the hell out of the Crossroads Classic.
  19. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    Good for them, you peep their non-conference schedule last year? Makes ours look like Murderer's Row this year.
  20. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    Got out of the Crossroads to play KU x2 and UK x4 on that weekend. God forbid.
  21. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    There's absolutely nothing wrong with the schedule. It's no different than any other year in terms of mixture between quality and tune up. In fact, it'll likely end up being better than last year top to bottom once Bahamas plays out. It's nowhere close to Crean or Archie levels of creampuff, but I get it, it's a Tuesday and everyone has a quota to fill when it comes to b****** and moaning. Woodson could have schedule the Eastern Conference Central division and the majority of you would have still found a way to complain. Oh well, par for the course.
  22. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    We play a lot less "cupcakes" this year than we did last year. There's 3 sub 200 teams per Torvik on the schedule. There were 6 last year. The draw in the Atlantis will end up determining just how tough it actually is but in a world where IU plays say Providence/Oklahoma/Louisville in Rd 1, Arizona Rd 2, and Gonzaga in the championship it's going to end up being a much tougher schedule than last year.
  23. AH1971

    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    Providence is a fringe top 25 team and Louisville will be much improved with an actual coach and actual roster this year. I'm willing to let the season, let alone the tournament, play out before calling it the "worst field ever".
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    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    It's got two preseason top 10 team (Arizona + Gonzaga), a top 15-20 team (Indiana), and another fringe top 25 team in Providence. Win the first game and you're almost assured to have 3 Q1 opponents on your resume. I'm not sure what the fuss is about?
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    They “Retired” Coach Woodson Thread

    They'll most likely play three P5 teams in Atlantis and then another P5 team in South Carolina. Every team in America schedules 5-6 "cupcakes", why is this any different?
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