AAC Basketball Scheduling

[Bill Lowery]

It was announced today that UConn would play a home and home series with Arizona, as well as Wichita State playing a home and home series with Baylor. Both series starts in 2017.




Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein
Arizona will host UConn on 12/21/17 in Tucson, per a source. Start of home-and-home series. Return game in Connecticut in December of 2018.2:01 PM · Apr 27, 2017



Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein
Sources: Baylor, Wichita State finalize home-and-home series beginning on 12/2/17 in Waco. STORY @FanRagSports:


Rothstein | Baylor and Wichita State finalize home-and-home seriesfanragsports.com

 

[astonmartin708]

A home and home with a state school would be awesome! Let's do it! lol

 

[cmullinsTU]

Jon Rothstein tweet about TU playing a 3 for 1 against Missouri (or some other mediocre basketball program) in 3.... 2... 1...

(Must be nice to be WSU and UCONN to schedule like that!)

 

[Gold*]

Haith scheduling three games in Columbia would be interesting.

 

[TU_BLA]

Haith scheduling three games in Columbia would be interesting.

I don't think Haith would ever agree to that. Now I'd take the 1-1-1 deal we did with KU in going to Lawrence, playing one in KC, and then getting one here (heck we could even do the BOK).

Honestly, they need to do an in-state round robin. ORU and TU vs. OU and OSU and you alternate between Tulsa and OKC. Play Saturday and Sunday, TU vs OU one day, TU vs OSU the next. It would be YUUUUUGE!

 

[Gold*]

Such a good idea it will never happen.

 

[TU_BLA]

Such a good idea it will never happen.

It's not an original idea. The women used to do it, the Bertha Teague classic and they would rotate between OU, OSU, TU, and ORU for hosts. I went a couple of times and it was great basketball to watch and always wondered why the men couldn't do a similar style event. It's like the Big 5 in Philly...they all play each other every year.

 

[mcane]

because OU and OSU don't want to risk losing to TU or ORU on a neutral court in Tulsa.
There were some interstate games in the old All College in OKC, which of course was not truly a neutral court.

 

[TU_BLA]

because OU and OSU don't want to risk losing to TU or ORU on a neutral court in Tulsa.
There were some interstate games in the old All College in OKC, which of course was not truly a neutral court.

Last time TU really played in that we kicked the crap out of OU

 

[Gold*]

Right, the All College was great until OU took their ball and went home. Nate Erdman was the whiniest POS that night we won. I still say that was our best team ever.

I think the BOK ought to look at such a tournament. Regular season college hoops hasn't done that great there and they haven't scheduled anything since we last played OSU there. Maybe they should give it another go. Find a sponsor to throw some money at it. If OU and OSU don't want in, see if you can get Pig Sooie.

 

[goldfan83]

That is a tremendous idea but OKStaters and Sooners are a bunch of wimps

 

[UofMemphis]

as of now Memphis has: Louisville (neutral), Alabama (neutral), LSU, Albany (21 wins and a CIT) and @UAB.

 

[Weatherdemon]

That is a tremendous idea but OKStaters and Sooners are a bunch of wimps

I hear that said about the TU folks wanting to cancel the ORU series.
Same situation.

 

[Tulsa_]

I hear that said about the TU folks wanting to cancel the ORU series.
Same situation.

Not the same... look at the RPIs.... we do not hurt OU or OSU.. in fact we help them.

ORU and their 200++ RPI kills us...

 

[Weatherdemon]

Not the same... look at the RPIs.... we do not hurt OU or OSU.. in fact we help them.

ORU and their 200++ RPI kills us...

I speaking about how we lost to them for a few years in a row and everyone said stop the series because 'it does nothing for TU. Win and who cares outside of Tulsa. Lose and it looks bad on our resume.'
That's been OU and OSU's stances on us for years.
Everyone spins it to sound how they want it but it's all the same argument.

I would love to see all four play each other in an annual tourney but don't see it happening.

 

[Gold*]

I see both sides to the argument. There were a couple of years where ORU was so bad we wouldn't have scheduled them but for them being in Tulsa and for history's sake. And then we'd lose to them and some past coaches have felt mistreated when we play there. Those are all facts.

On the other hand, at some point you start to sound like Billy Tubbs losing to TU. You've got to win when the lights are on.

I watched the video of Mills taking to their players. I am impressed. Kind of reminds me of Kragthorpe in terms of charisma. I think they did well.

 

[TU_BLA]

That is a tremendous idea but OKStaters and Sooners are a bunch of wimps

OSU has a new coach and he needs to win over some people as I am not sure he would have been considered the first choice for most Poke supporters.

 

[TU_BLA]

I see both sides to the argument. There were a couple of years where ORU was so bad we wouldn't have scheduled them but for them being in Tulsa and for history's sake. And then we'd lose to them and some past coaches have felt mistreated when we play there. Those are all facts.

On the other hand, at some point you start to sound like Billy Tubbs losing to TU. You've got to win when the lights are on.

I watched the video of Mills taking to their players. I am impressed. Kind of reminds me of Kragthorpe in terms of charisma. I think they did well.

I think I am going to step on over and go to the press conference at 2pm to hear what Coach Mills has in store.

 

[Gmoney4WW]

The ORU board has a couple of posters talking about the contract is 5 years at $200,000. Interesting that they went lower than the 250K if that is fact.