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Post by Sixth Man on Mar 23, 2015 16:28:44 GMT -5
Here is what we know for sure based on last year's contracts:
Home games: Murray State Georgia State Bowling Green Charleston Southern
Road games: Kentucky Xavier George Mason Miami (OH) Northern Illinois Tournament (Cal State Northridge, Northern Illinois, South Dakota)
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Post by BasketBallJones on Mar 23, 2015 17:43:31 GMT -5
I'm sure we'll play 2 more D2 games at home or maybe even Sinclair CC. Then we can call the Sinclair game the "Cross Town Shootout".
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Post by wsuraider09 on Mar 23, 2015 20:44:47 GMT -5
Lol...well Sinclair may be a stretch...but don't rule out at least one of: Central State, Urbana, Cedarville, or Wilbeforce.
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Post by Raider3G on Mar 23, 2015 21:10:12 GMT -5
Lol...well Sinclair may be a stretch...but don't rule out at least one of: Central State, Urbana, Cedarville, or Wilbeforce. Here's the thing...if the program is going to have D-II or D-III schools come here, at least get one that will bring in a few hundred fans. CSU would (based off attendance at the exhibitions in the past). Cedarville probably would to, as would Wittenberg. I'm not advocating scheduling those schools by any stretch, but at least get one that bring a decent crowd of their own.
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Post by wsuraider09 on Mar 23, 2015 21:48:54 GMT -5
Agree completely. If we had to choose Tiffin, Findlay, ONU, etc. or one of the ones I posted...I'd rather have one of the ones I posted.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2015 8:51:22 GMT -5
If you want to bring in a few hundred more fans, you don’t do it by scheduling a local Division-II program, you do it by having a credible winning program that schedules Division-I competition who people are willing to pay money to see play.
A strong season ticket sales campaign is also a better option than going after a few hundred fans with a local D-II team on the schedule. Selling a few hundred more season tickets means that you’ll have a few hundred more at EVERY game, regardless of the opponent, weather, and game time. Unfortunately, you can’t make a season ticket package attractive when it is littered with D-II competition, only 1-of-14 home games are played on Saturday, and you’re selling a program that has won less than ten D-I games the season before.
FWIW … It's bad enough to bring in non-D-I competition, but we don’t even schedule good non-D-I teams. Ohio Dominican finished last season with a record of 9-18 and Urbana went just 6-23. Those guys had worse seasons than us at a lower level.
It's coach Donlon's philosophy to schedule D-II/D-III over a low D-I program, but I don’t want any D-II or D-III teams on the schedule … period! If WSU wants me back as a season ticket holder, they’ll need to get rid of the non-D-I competition. Most typical college basketball fans will not pay $10 per ticket to see such garbage, especially when there is an option across town to see a legit top 50 NCAA Division I program in action, inside an arena with a real big-time college basketball atmosphere.
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Post by BasketBallJones on Mar 24, 2015 13:07:19 GMT -5
Well said Klinger.
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Post by keithfromxenia on Mar 25, 2015 7:58:05 GMT -5
thanks klinger for a note of sanity in an insane conversation. hashing out which are the best div ii/iii teams to play imho says a lot about what we think of our program. spend the time you spent posting this on the phone to the ad telling him you will not support non div i hoops at the nutter. while you are at it tell him you do not accept the idea that it is non div i teams or bottom feeder div I teams. there are other choices and they need to get to work on them.
all that said, given the need for the coaching staff to save their jobs with a decent record next year, look for at least two non div i competitionteams and some really crummy div i teams. sos next year imo will be pretty bad. i just wish they would give one of those non div i games and no one would come.
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Post by Dr J on Mar 25, 2015 11:50:00 GMT -5
I don't think wins over DII teams etc will save their jobs. It will the conference record and getting to a post season tournament. We will have a more athletic team with scorers. If BD stifles the scoring again, I think his head coaching career will be over. He has been given a good opportunity and it is up to him to make the changes that accomplish success in the program.
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Post by Raider3G on Mar 25, 2015 18:53:45 GMT -5
thanks klinger for a note of sanity in an insane conversation. hashing out which are the best div ii/iii teams to play imho says a lot about what we think of our program. spend the time you spent posting this on the phone to the ad telling him you will not support non div i hoops at the nutter. while you are at it tell him you do not accept the idea that it is non div i teams or bottom feeder div I teams. there are other choices and they need to get to work on them. Myself or 09 are not in support of scheduling these teams---this is a thread about the entire season's schedule. It doesn't say anything about us in terms of what we think about our program either by having an opinion on a) having those games and b) how to make a bad game less bad. All we're saying is IF the powers that be decide to continue pursuing this stupid scheduling philosophy, it can be a little less stupid (and possibly financially better for the university in those games) if we at least schedule a local team that will bring in a few hundred extra fans to the games.
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Post by wsuraider09 on Mar 25, 2015 18:59:18 GMT -5
Thanks ecb...I'm not in favor of it...
But come on. Someone actually find out when the last time we didn't have one non-D1 game. So IF we're going to do it, it might as well be a local team.
#justsaying
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Post by keithfromxenia on Mar 25, 2015 20:25:23 GMT -5
actually 09, i do not think we played one single non div I team during the four years brad b. was here. this is strictly a billy d. thing. no question it is a desire to put some easy, sure wins on the schedule.
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Post by Raider3G on Mar 25, 2015 20:37:51 GMT -5
actually 09, i do not think we played one single non div I team during the four years brad b. was here. this is strictly a billy d. thing. no question it is a desire to put some easy, sure wins on the schedule. Actually, you're right and wrong. Brownell did not schedule D-II teams, but Paul Biancardi and Ed Schilling both did. You seem to forget that Biancardi lost his first game to Cedarville.
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Post by Raider3G on Mar 25, 2015 20:41:46 GMT -5
thanks klinger for a note of sanity in an insane conversation. hashing out which are the best div ii/iii teams to play imho says a lot about what we think of our program. spend the time you spent posting this on the phone to the ad telling him you will not support non div i hoops at the nutter. while you are at it tell him you do not accept the idea that it is non div i teams or bottom feeder div I teams. there are other choices and they need to get to work on them. all that said, given the need for the coaching staff to save their jobs with a decent record next year, look for at least two non div i competitionteams and some really crummy div i teams. sos next year imo will be pretty bad. i just wish they would give one of those non div i games and no one would come. KFX, you renounced your fanatical support of Wright State almost two years ago . Why are so many people on this board so negative? You demand excellence but do not financially support the program. WTF! If you had a financial interest I could understand, but you and most don't. You come across as frustrated old white males that just spew hatred. That's the thing...he "renounced" it but not really...he's still a crazy-ass fan like the rest of us....
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Post by BasketBallJones on Mar 25, 2015 21:56:14 GMT -5
The Cedarville game when Biancardi was our coach was an exhibition game, not a regular season game.
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