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RE: Noncon SOS
Posted on: December 1, 2024 at 16:50:11 CT
GreatScott MU
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I don't think anyone's saying that the non-con has to be ALL ranked teams. But it needs to be better than it has been. Just playing Memphis, KU and IL isn't enough. A strong non-con is important because it will still matter to our overall record (and chances of an NCAA bid) if we don't do well in the SEC. Let's say we finish 9-9 or 8-10 in the SEC. A stronger non-con balances that out (assuming we have at least a .500 record there).
We also didn't play in any of the tournaments that would have given us a chance to play a few games against better competition.
As a fan or a season ticket holder, I certainly would like to see more home non-con games against better teams. But maybe I'm in the minority on that.
I think it's fair to say that we should be playing at least half of our non-con games against Power Four (or is it Five) teams.
The irony is that we had better non-con schedules when Stewart and Snyder were here. Not so much since.
I can't believe that true fans get excited -- or find any real value -- in playing teams like Howard, Eastern Washington, Mississippi Valley State, Pacific, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Lindenwood. Do any of those games help prepare us for the SEC? They certainly didn't last season.
There could be a financial aspect to this, in that MU doesn't have to pay lesser teams as much as, say, a top 50 team to come to Columbia. But that's going to have to change if we're to have the kind of winning program we all want.
We also didn't play in any of the tournaments that would have given us a chance to play a few games against better competition.
As a fan or a season ticket holder, I certainly would like to see more home non-con games against better teams. But maybe I'm in the minority on that.
I think it's fair to say that we should be playing at least half of our non-con games against Power Four (or is it Five) teams.
The irony is that we had better non-con schedules when Stewart and Snyder were here. Not so much since.
I can't believe that true fans get excited -- or find any real value -- in playing teams like Howard, Eastern Washington, Mississippi Valley State, Pacific, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Lindenwood. Do any of those games help prepare us for the SEC? They certainly didn't last season.
There could be a financial aspect to this, in that MU doesn't have to pay lesser teams as much as, say, a top 50 team to come to Columbia. But that's going to have to change if we're to have the kind of winning program we all want.
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