2016-17 Basketball Schedule

[bhaggard89 869]

Like I said before, schedule the other Indiana schools and you'll have plenty of teams on the schedule with a mid range RPI.
Here's how they ended last season.
Valpo- 31
IPFW- 74
Evansville- 92
Ball State- 159
Indiana St- 170
IUPUI- 191


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[HoosierAloha 30,024]

14 minutes ago, bhaggard89 said:

Like I said before, schedule the other Indiana schools and you'll have plenty of teams on the schedule with a mid range RPI.
Here's how they ended last season.
Valpo- 31
IPFW- 74
Evansville- 92
Ball State- 159
Indiana St- 170
IUPUI- 191


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It's crazy talk but why not play two games at home against other Indiana teams as part of the Crossroads Classic?  I do really like that we're playing IPFW up in the Fort.  The two for one with Evansville (home 2010/2013, away 2011) worked out well.  I would like to see IU play in some areas with a large alumni base (Chicago, NYC, DC) or different areas around the state in the noncon. 

Also, like last season we are really dependent on doing well against the top or our RPI will be a seed or two lower than it should be.  If we go 0fer against KU, UNC, and UL we are looking at an uphill battle again. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,013]

1 hour ago, HoosierAloha said:

I'm hoping I'm no longer in the area but I might buy tickets just in case.

And collectively we hope you aren't in the area either because it means you're healthy and back in the land of sun, surf and sand.

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

And collectively we hope you aren't in the area either because it means you're healthy and back in the land of sun, surf and sand.

Would really like to be back in paradise in time to sneak into the game at JBPPH against KU on Nov 11!

[X-Hoosier 529]

We normally play about 12 OOC games. 8 should be challenging. Maybe 5 or 6 power conference teams. 2-3 high majors or mid majors. Gonzaga, BYU, Wichita State, San Diego State, Western Kentucky is looking like they'll start being good with their recruiting picking up, Dayton. Would like to see some stuff with some regional teams but also go play out some more. That's when you pick up a few neutral site games. If we like to recruit the East and Northeast then start getting games on the East coast. We would all love to have home and homes for everything but it just isn't what people will agree to at the moment.

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[Bobman1 2,909]

We normally play about 12 OOC games. 8 should be challenging. Maybe 5 or 6 power conference teams. 2-3 high majors or mid majors. Gonzaga, BYU, Wichita State, San Diego State, Western Kentucky is looking like they'll start being good with their recruiting picking up, Dayton. Would like to see some stuff with some regional teams but also go play out some more. That's when you pick up a few neutral site games. If we like to recruit the East and Northeast then start getting games on the East coast. We would all love to have home and homes for everything but it just isn't what people will agree to at the moment.

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I agree with most of this, but we shouldn't have to be challenged in 8 OOC games. I think we should have about 3 top 25 games, a game in RPI 25-50. And 2 games RPI 50-100. Then 6 games where we have to win, but the RPI should never be above 300.


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[X-Hoosier 529]

I agree with most of this, but we shouldn't have to be challenged in 8 OOC games. I think we should have about 3 top 25 games, a game in RPI 25-50. And 2 games RPI 50-100. Then 6 games where we have to win, but the RPI should never be above 300.


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Why should we not be challenged in 8? I don't get this perception of only challenging yourself half the time. An incredibly strong schedule is always rewarded when it comes to seeding.

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[Brass Cannon 24,271]

1 hour ago, X-Hoosier said:

Why should we not be challenged in 8? I don't get this perception of only challenging yourself half the time. An incredibly strong schedule is always rewarded when it comes to seeding.

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Unless you lose?  

[X-Hoosier 529]

Unless you lose?  

Kansas was a 2 seed with 10 losses.

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[LIHoosier 25,904]

Nope, they just hyped the bejesus out of their offseason workout montage.

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[hyzy 300]

http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2016/8/25/mens-basketball-big-ten-announces-2016-17-conference-schedule.aspx

 

 

Dec. 28	Tuesday	*Nebraska	Bloomington, Indiana
Jan. 3	Tuesday	*Wisconsin	Bloomington, Indiana
Jan. 7	Saturday	*Illinois	Bloomington, Indiana
Jan. 10	Tuesday	*at Maryland	College Park, Md.
Jan. 15	Sunday	*Rutgers	Bloomington, Indiana
Jan. 18	Wednesday	*at Penn State	University Park, Pa.
Jan. 21	Saturday	*Michigan State	Bloomington, Indiana
Jan. 26	Thursday	*at Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan. 29	Sunday	*at Northwestern	Evanston, Illinois
Feb. 1	Wednesday	*Penn State	Bloomington, Indiana
Feb. 5	Sunday	*at Wisconsin	Madison, Wisc.
Feb. 9	Thursday	*Purdue	Bloomington, Indiana
Feb. 12	Sunday	*Michigan	Bloomington, Indiana
Feb. 15	Wednesday	*at Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minn.
Feb. 21	Tuesday	*at Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa
Feb. 25/26	Sat. or Sun.	*Northwetern	Bloomington, Indiana
Feb. 28	Tuesday	*at Purdue	West Lafayette, Indiana
March 4	Saturday	*at Ohio State	Columbus, Ohio

[Chips&Dipo 1,464]

12 minutes ago, hyzy said:

http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2016/8/25/mens-basketball-big-ten-announces-2016-17-conference-schedule.aspx

 

 

Dec. 28	Tuesday	*Nebraska	Bloomington, Indiana
Jan. 3	Tuesday	*Wisconsin	Bloomington, Indiana
Jan. 7	Saturday	*Illinois	Bloomington, Indiana
Jan. 10	Tuesday	*at Maryland	College Park, Md.
Jan. 15	Sunday	*Rutgers	Bloomington, Indiana
Jan. 18	Wednesday	*at Penn State	University Park, Pa.
Jan. 21	Saturday	*Michigan State	Bloomington, Indiana
Jan. 26	Thursday	*at Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan. 29	Sunday	*at Northwestern	Evanston, Illinois
Feb. 1	Wednesday	*Penn State	Bloomington, Indiana
Feb. 5	Sunday	*at Wisconsin	Madison, Wisc.
Feb. 9	Thursday	*Purdue	Bloomington, Indiana
Feb. 12	Sunday	*Michigan	Bloomington, Indiana
Feb. 15	Wednesday	*at Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minn.
Feb. 21	Tuesday	*at Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa
Feb. 25/26	Sat. or Sun.	*Northwetern	Bloomington, Indiana
Feb. 28	Tuesday	*at Purdue	West Lafayette, Indiana
March 4	Saturday	*at Ohio State	Columbus, Ohio

I know the B1G is always tough, especially on the road, but this schedule seems to be well balanced in terms or road and home games and only a couple of tough stretches. 

[OliviaPope40 6,449]

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Will we be seeing this against Nebraska.

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[incrediboy 922]

Four of the last five on the road? That's a tough schedule, but at least we don't have to go to East Lansing.

[Str8Hoosiers 2,965]

33 minutes ago, incrediboy said:

Four of the last five on the road? That's a tough schedule, but at least we don't have to go to East Lansing.

Four of the first five at home... Get the boys plenty of confidence and make everybody else play uphill to catch us!

I don't see any really tough 3 game (or more) stretches so this makes me feel really good about or chance to defend the crown.

[Uspshoosier 45,157]

Four of the first five at home... Get the boys plenty of confidence and make everybody else play uphill to catch us!

I don't see any really tough 3 game (or more) stretches so this makes me feel really good about or chance to defend the crown.

33% of #iubb's home B1G schedule will be played over winter break without students in town. That's brutal.@chronichoosier


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[LIHoosier 25,904]

After returning from the Kansas game, IU will not leave the state of Indiana until January 10th.

[Bobman1 2,909]

33% of #iubb's home B1G schedule will be played over winter break without students in town. That's brutal.@chronichoosier


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Against the likes of Nebraska, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The first two are very beatable without students. Wisconsin on the other hand, the students could make that game a bit easier but I still like our chances.


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[Brass Cannon 24,271]

Looks like we have a very realistic shot to go 7-2 during both halves of that season. That should put us in good position to win the Big Ten. 

Could see us going 8-1 first half which would help a lot since their are teams in the second half that could be dangerous. 

[OliviaPope40 6,449]

Man those road games are going to be tough. We all know that winning in The Barn is hard and doesn't happen very often not unless you want this to happen. 

 

Yeah still not pretty after all this time.