Temple's OOC sched:

[squidward]

sorry if it's been posted already, just thought I'd share this with the board. http://www.owlified.com/2010/06/temple-hoops-announces-loaded-ooc.html

[Benxman]

Thanks Squidward. That is a pretty tough OOC schedule. I wish them well until they play us, but really, those colors. The only colors worse that black and maroon are black and red. :)

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[X-band '01]

hmm - they're playing 4 games in the Old Spice Classic now?

[rhyno2110]

WOW thats a tough schedule. I'd like to how Xavier would match up with that schedule.

[CinciX12]

Thats an insane schedule. Looks like they heard us brag about our OOC schedule and someone lost their minds and thought that this was a good idea. It is riddled with loses for them.

[X-band '01]

It's not a vintage OOC Chaney schedule - there are some tough but very beatable teams (Maryland, Georgetown, Old Spice Classic) sprinkled in. There's also a horde of MAC schools on there, but that's part of the tradeoff of their football MAC membership.

[squidward]

this schedule overall was very foolish. it essentially guarantees at LEAST 6 OOC losses. the smartest OOC schedule is one with about 1/2 tournament teams, 1/2 NIT level teams. I know this may not be an agreed with statement, but why schedule a team who was a 1-3 seed last year in the tournament? No reason to jeopardize your seed for the NCAAs. I know, challenge, prove yourself, get a good seed....but those things generally don't happen statistically. So of those 6 or 7 tourny teams a team should ideally schedule, an easy way to get a win against a real TOURNAMENT team is to schedule the champion of a small conference that will get a 11-13 seed. Ideally, these games should be on the road. Then the other 3 or 4 tourny team games should be 4-8 seeds, with the 6-8 seed teams on the road, and the 4-5 seed teams at home. The other NIT level games can be played against ACC/BE teams like VT and Cincinatti and MD. This will set up probably a 22-25 win reg season, w/ 8 or fewer losses, show a good SOS and RPI by either playing a tourny team (at least one xavier thinks will be) or playing a major conference team.

[smileyy]

this schedule overall was very foolish. it essentially guarantees at LEAST 6 OOC losses.

You're really down on Temple, huh? @Duke is the only guaranteed loss. Georgetown at home will be tough, as will, @Villanova. I can see coming out of that schedule with 6 losses, but I can also see coming out of it with 2 or 3 or 4 and a top-20 ranking.

[waggy]

It's only a bad schedule if you lose. With 15 games they can lose 5 and be ok, but hopefully they lose just 4 or less.

[squidward]

You're really down on Temple, huh? @Duke is the only guaranteed loss. Georgetown at home will be tough, as will, @Villanova. I can see coming out of that schedule with 6 losses, but I can also see coming out of it with 2 or 3 or 4 and a top-20 ranking.
why should anyone be up on them? they can't make it out of the first round of the NCAAs.

[squidward]

It's only a bad schedule if you lose. With 15 games they can lose 5 and be ok, but hopefully they lose just 4 or less.
there is no doubt in my mind that they will lose at least 6 of those games.

[waggy]

there is no doubt in my mind that they will lose at least 6 of those games.

If that actually occurs then I would agree it's a borderline back schedule for the conference. I'm sure Temple however is only worried about testing/preparing itself individually.

[smileyy]

why should anyone be up on them? they can't make it out of the first round of the NCAAs.

They can't be that bad: http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300200218

[MADXSTER]

Tough OOC will get them ready for A10 play.

[xu95]

I think they lose to Duke, G-town, and Villanova. They will have a high ranking going into A-10 play.

xu95