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Jason Svoboda said:
Sure would be nice to get some more game announcements.
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I can't remember a time when the MTE hasn't at least been leaked, if not formally announced, by June/July. Fans need notice to get flights, hotels, time off work, etc. Usually they know--or at least have an idea--nearly a year in advance. In fairness MTEs are different now given more HMs are all playing in MTE's with each other leaving more MMs to fend for themselves when finding a good MTE worth playing in that will pay most/all of the freight.
 
from https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/
As of 7/5 these are the teams not yet attached to a MTA.
Plenty of opportunities yet.

ACC (4/18): California, Louisville, Pittsburgh, SMU
Big 12 (3/16): Arizona, Cincinnati, UCF
Big Ten (3/18): Illinois, Ohio State, UCLA


American (4/13): North Texas, Rice, UAB, UTSA
Atlantic 10 (1/14): Fordham
MVC (4/11): Belmont, Indiana State, Southern Illinois, UIC
MW (2/12): Air Force, Wyoming
WCC (1/12): Seattle U


America East (6/9): Binghamton, Bryant, New Hampshire, NJIT, UAlbany, UMBC
ASUN (10/12): Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, FGCU, Lipscomb, North Alabama, North Florida, Stetson, West Georgia
Big Sky (7/10): Eastern Washington, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Portland State, Sacramento State, Weber State
Big South (7/9): Charleston Southern, High Point, Presbyterian, Radford, UNC Asheville, USC Upstate, Winthrop
Big West (8/11): Cal Poly, Cal State Bakersfield, Hawai’i, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara
CAA (7/13): Campbell, Drexel, Elon, Hampton, North Carolina A&T, Northeastern, William & Mary
CUSA (8/12): Delaware, FIU, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Louisiana Tech, Missouri State, New Mexico State, UTEP
Horizon (9/11): Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy, IU Indy, Milwaukee, Northern Kentucky, Oakland, Purdue Fort Wayne, Wright State, Youngstown State
Ivy (3/8): Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth
MAAC (9/13): Canisius, Fairfield, Manhattan, Marist, Mount St. Mary’s, Niagara, Quinnipiac, Rider, Saint Peter’s
MAC (8/13): Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Michigan
MEAC (7/8): Coppin State, Delaware State, Howard, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina Central
NEC (7/10): Central Connecticut, Chicago State, LIU, Mercyhurst, Saint Francis, Stonehill, Wagner
OVC (9/11): Lindenwood, Little Rock, Morehead State, SIUE, Southeast Missouri, Southern Indiana, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin
Patriot (5/10): Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lehigh, Loyola Maryland
SoCon (9/10): Chattanooga, ETSU, Mercer, Samford, The Citadel, UNCG, VMI, Western Carolina, Wofford
Southland (9/12): Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Lamar, New Orleans, Nicholls, Northwestern State, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, UTRGV
SWAC (9/12): Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Alcorn State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Florida A&M, Grambling, Jackson State, Southern, Texas Southern
Summit (5/9): Denver, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota State
Sun Belt (13/14): App State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, Troy, ULM
WAC (6/7): Abilene Christian, Southern Utah, Tarleton, UT Arlington, Utah Tech, Utah Valley
 
bluestreak said:
from https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/
As of 7/5 these are the teams not yet attached to a MTA.
Plenty of opportunities yet.
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Not really. That was my point. You have to get into a good one early or get left with the scraps like what’s on that list. There’s only a few quality HM and MM potential opponents left to make an MTE worthwhile—let alone exciting enough and exotic enough to cause fans to get on a plane and drop a few thousand dollars on a mini-vacation. The bulk of that list is middling MMs and LMs that don’t move the needle.

It looks like the best of what’s left around (DMB was in town this weekend) is something like the Greenbrier River Division or other MM-only tourney.
 
Here is the company that puts on a bunch of MTEs. There are several I don't see on the BTB list like the Empire Classic, for example.

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Also, not sure if the Ball Dawgs Classic is coming back for 2025.
 
What I have been noticing, some teams are scheduled to play in NBA arenas as a neutral game. Maybe we get lucky and will get to play in one of them.
 

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Currently 4 confirmed OOC games? No MTE rumors at all.

So that leaves us 4 or so more OOC games to be announced plus an MTE? Getting surprisingly late in the summer without any news. Looks like the official non-con schedule was posted to Insta on August 19th last year, and while the MTE wasn't official at that point, it had been rumored/known since the spring. So...hopefully a lot of movement coming in the next week or two.
 
isubird33 said:
Currently 4 confirmed OOC games? No MTE rumors at all.

So that leaves us 4 or so more OOC games to be announced plus an MTE? Getting surprisingly late in the summer without any news. Looks like the official non-con schedule was posted to Insta on August 19th last year, and while the MTE wasn't official at that point, it had been rumored/known since the spring. So...hopefully a lot of movement coming in the next week or two.
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The way it works is schools that don't get to play the schools they wanted have to play mid majors and they going to wait until the last minute as much as they can. Mid majors can negotiate price bc well the reality/perception is we have to win the conference tournament anyway vs them wanted to get an at large.
 
jturner38 said:
The way it works is schools that don't get to play the schools they wanted have to play mid majors and they going to wait until the last minute as much as they can. Mid majors can negotiate price bc well the reality/perception is we have to win the conference tournament anyway vs them wanted to get an at large.
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Still don’t understand why MMs like us and others in the same boat don’t just get together and play home and homes. We can’t be the only team in this bind.
 
bigsportsfan said:
Still don’t understand why MMs like us and others in the same boat don’t just get together and play home and homes. We can’t be the only team in this bind.
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I made the trip to Myrtle Beach (Shertz's first year) and to Vegas two years ago. The athletic directors of each team are usually in attendance. Why they don't get together and discuss scheduling each other the following year is beyond me.
 

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