2017-2018 Basketball Schedule

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I know but I'm certain I read
That, they even referred to it as some rule named after a former coach who did this.

[Uspshoosier]

http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2017/05/04/big-ten-to-begin-league-play-first-weekend-of-december-in-2017/


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[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2017/05/04/big-ten-to-begin-league-play-first-weekend-of-december-in-2017/


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Saturday/Monday or Sunday/Tuesday conference games on an  early December island three weeks before we re-engage with the rest of the conference schedule?

I get it that they did so to get the conference tourney into Madison Square Garden, but it's kinda lame and I hope that this is just a "one year only" occurrence.

If it's only for this one year, then I guess I am fine with it.

 

[Str8Hoosiers]

This is a ridiculous move by the BIG.... I already hate the idea of playing our conference tourney a week early so maybe I am biased, but there is a much better way to make it happen than this cluster....

Every team in the BIG has at least 2 weeks during conference play that they only have 1 game... eliminate that and you have made up your 2 games...

Start the BIG conference slate 1 week early instead of squeezing a few games in a month early then going away from conference for 3 weeks. (I understand this option may be more difficult as many teams already have games scheduled in the non-con the last week of December).

[LIHoosier]

Better yet, its immediately following the B1G/ACC challenge. Fun for the schools(likely us) that have to go to a hostile environment then have to turn it right around for 2 conference games. The only positive is that the students will have a good game to go to before finals rather than starting the conference season before Christmas and having the students miss another B1G game. 

B1G/ACC, 2 conference games, at Clear Heels, Finals, then ND in Indy. This ain't our former coach's kind of schedule.

[ccgeneral]

On 9/1/2016 at 1:38 PM, hoosierpap said:

Same as before...everyone post as the schedule comes out and we'll keep it updated in this first post.

@JonRothstein: Indiana, Providence, Virginia Tech, and Washington will headline the 2017 2K Sports Classic at MSG, sources told @CBSSports. #iubb #pcbb. IU replaced with SLU on 3/4/17.

11/15 @ Seton Hall (Gavitt Tipoff Games)

B1G/ACC Challenge - Road?

12/09 UofL @ KFC Yum Center

12/16 Notre Dame @ Banker's Life Fieldhouse

2/28 - 3/04 B1G Tournament @ Madison Square Garden

@JonRothstein: Seton Hall will host Indiana in the 2017 Gavitt Games, per a source. #iubb #shbb

[VO5]

1 minute ago, ccgeneral said:

@JonRothstein: Seton Hall will host Indiana in the 2017 Gavitt Games, per a source. #iubb #shbb

This will be a good test for us. Have some tough road/neutral games early in the season..

[WayneFleekHoosier]

This season will be rough. Lotsa L's coming.

 

 

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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

10 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

These season will be rough. Lotsa L's coming.


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Yes, but I certainly don't expect it to be as bad as last year when we expected far better results than what we got.

[LIHoosier]

So we replaced a trip to NYC with a trip to Newark. 

[Uspshoosier]

@JonRothstein: Seton Hall will host Indiana in the 2017 Gavitt Games, per a source. #iubb #shbb

Kevin Willard's week is off to a great start, as Angel Delgado just announced that he's headed back to school.
@evandaniels
Makes that road game more and likely against a top 25 opponent


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[goonaha]

@JonRothstein: Indiana will host South Florida as part of its 2017-18 non-conference schedule, per a source. Part of MTE event. #iubb 

 

USF were the worst team in the American Athletic last year. Again, I think it was always going to be difficult to add good non conference match ups in a coaching change year. 

 

 

[VO5]

40 minutes ago, goonaha said:

@JonRothstein: Indiana will host South Florida as part of its 2017-18 non-conference schedule, per a source. Part of MTE event. #iubb 

 

USF were the worst team in the American Athletic last year. Again, I think it was always going to be difficult to add good non conference match ups in a coaching change year. 

 

 

Give me this over Southwestern Missouri State of the Poor any day

[LIHoosier]

3 hours ago, goonaha said:

@JonRothstein: Indiana will host South Florida as part of its 2017-18 non-conference schedule, per a source. Part of MTE event. #iubb 

 

USF were the worst team in the American Athletic last year. Again, I think it was always going to be difficult to add good non conference match ups in a coaching change year. 

 

 

At least they have a chance to improve their rankings; i.e. Rutger last year. They hired Georgia Tech's former coach(before Pastner) so they can realistically be a top 200 team next season. I'll take the worst team in a good conference over a top 3 MEAC, SWAC, or Northeast school all the time.

Edit: Turns out USF's head coach preceded Archie at Dayton too.

[hoosierknight1]

Any thoughts on ACC/B1G Challenge opponent?


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[WayneFleekHoosier]

Any thoughts on ACC/B1G Challenge opponent?


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We were 10th in B1G. It'll be a down opponent compared to last few years. I could see NC State. Not Duke, UNC.

Virginia would be interesting.


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[VO5]

13 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

We were 10th in B1G. It'll be a down opponent compared to last few years. I could see NC State. Not Duke, UNC.

Virginia would be interesting.


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Can't remember where I saw it but someone was saying Florida State would be our opponent. If that holds true it's good, but not great. I'd rather have Virginia 

[HoosierAloha]

We were 10th in B1G. It'll be a down opponent compared to last few years. I could see NC State. Not Duke, UNC.

Virginia would be interesting.


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Not that the projections are any better for this coming season but... I thought the challenge matchups were decided by the conference commissioners (someone they delegate it to in reality) and a few ADs. I could be totally wrong on that though.

[HoosierAloha]

From the "way too early" projections, it looks like Georgia Tech, Clemson, Wake Forest, Syracuse, or FSU is a likely opponent. I wonder if we'll switch from what should be a road game to a home game to offset the other road games. (@UL and @Seton Hall)

 

Edit:

Projected ACC road teams - FSU, Miami, and Clemson (outside shot at Virginia)

 

Projected ACC home teams - Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, and NC State (outside shot at Va Tech)

[HoosierDYT]

Georgia Tech would not be bad. They had a solid season last year, will be better this year, and if we beat them it'd be a solid win as they tend to knock off a few big teams each year


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