2025-26 Around College Hoops

[RunSyc]

1) Required scheduling parity & 2) strictly adhering to OBJECTIVE & Transparent criteria for NCAA tourney admittance would do wonders for increasing needed integrity to the college game.

Even if the nil money is never equalized, wish NCAA would complete the above 2.

 

[Hooper]

If Duke could go ahead and put Indiana State on their official schedule website, that would be great so I can stop with my internal conspiracy theory that they’re shopping around for a better deal and/or considering a buyout….. not that I think they’re necessarily scared of the Trees, but there could be a quality MM willing to come there for less or a HM whispering a H/H in their ear. I really wanna book my flight, get my hotel and start looking at StubHub!

 

[MovingScreenOfDeath]

Curious on the why there.

VCU under Odom was a respectable opponent even as a non-P4 (similar to Dayton). VCU is now an unknown quantity under a new coach, too much risk to play them especially on the road.

 

[treeman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1954941213871931589

Both Missouri State and St. Louis and released their non-conference schedule today and they are both absolutely atrocious. We know why we aren't going to get a game vs STL in the near future but I ask the questions again "why the hell is it so difficult for mid-majors to just f******* play one another in an home and away?!?!?!!?"

Why would it be so difficult for Missouri State and St. Louis to agree to a 2 year deal? neither one is going to be in at-large contention with those schedules, and even if they were good schedules they would have a 1% chance at that. It makes no sense to me

 

[Powerhouse]

This is Robbie’s last year right?

 

[TreeTop]

This is Robbie’s last year right?

Affirmative.

 

[MovingScreenOfDeath]

The SoCon will add Tennessee Tech as a member starting 2026-2027

 

[jturner38]

The SoCon will add Tennessee Tech as a member starting 2026-2027

https://twitter.com/x/status/1955705923965501625

 

[TreeTop]

Yikes, Eastern Illinois is playing at...

Notre Dame
Kentucky
Purdue
Iowa State

And Valpo for good measure.

 

[jturner38]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1956436574347940165

 

[Bobbyk60]

Yikes, Eastern Illinois is playing at...

Notre Dame
Kentucky
Purdue
Iowa State

And Valpo for good measure.

Wow!

 

[jturner38]

Interesting that the MVC wasn’t listed.

Mid-major conferences launch coalition to lobby Capitol Hill and protect their future in college sports

Youngstown State President Bill Johnson, a former Republican representative from Ohio, is among those intimately involved with the groups efforts.

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

 

[swsycamore]

Wow!

I can't believe they can get a schedule like this and we can't. Is this poor scheduling on the AD or the coach?

 

[Bobbyk60]

I can't believe they can get a schedule like this and we can't. Is this poor scheduling on the AD or the coach?

That’s why I replied “Wow” nice paydays coming for sure.

 

[sycamorebacker]

I can't believe they can get a schedule like this and we can't. Is this poor scheduling on the AD or the coach?

#1. We want some good home games
#2. The way I understand it you have to promote your team as being really bad to get games like that.

 

[treeman]

#1. We want some good home games
#2. The way I understand it you have to promote your team as being really bad to get games like that.

Exactly. SWAC teams get a schedule like that.

 

[bigsportsfan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1957891473828966781

 

[Huff77]

Just never got over that hostile Terredise crowd.

 

[jturner38]

https://247sports.com/college/xavier/article/xavier-basketball-musketeers-gabriel-pozzato-injury-knee-out-for-season-potentially-252841658/?utm_source=fieldof68.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=playing-with-pros&_bhlid=dfa3d8c125ae3df80d3649dbbaf030515aac6af1

 

[DyedBlue]

Xavier sports 11 transfer players on its roster after Sean Miller left for Texas. Two Vally guys I recognize in Pozzato and All Wright. Might be others that I didn't know.