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Jan 2, 2025
1:32:58pm

NYC and Japan All-American

Unsold seats have been very few most home games. Most games are close to soldout

Not many games with much over 1,000 seats unsold (5%).

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NYC and Japan

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Joined: Feb 3, 2012
Last login: Jan 6, 2025
Total posts: 4,582 (17 FO)

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Time

I had defended our abysmally weak preconference schedule. I figured this team

bald man

Jan 2, 9:50am

At least a little tougher. KY agrees based on his comments.

Soupie

Jan 2, 9:51am

A little too weak. At least one other real game would have been good.

JuicyJam

Jan 2, 9:57am

It does. I've had people confirm to me and Young's own ocmments stating

bald man

Jan 2, 10:00am

Either way I don't think we should make the logical leap that

JuicyJam

Jan 2, 10:05am

Not a bad point, but why else schedule such a horribly weak slate of games?

bald man

Jan 2, 10:14am

It was basically just as weak last year.

JuicyJam

Jan 2, 10:25am

KY said on Wrubell media show that he inherited "majority" of the nonconf

cwilke1

Jan 2, 10:01am

I'm not going to sweat this year. Young will have this program in top shape

BlueFever

Jan 2, 9:57am

I'm very impressed so far.

bald man

Jan 2, 10:00am

Maybe the team is further ahead than I think. Doesn't feel like it, though.

BlueFever

Jan 2, 10:54am

ASU is a really good 3 point shooting team and we nullified that advantage

bald man

Jan 2, 11:01am

Gotta slow down their very good 3 pt shooters and we have to make a bunch

Bluforever

Jan 2, 6:20pm

We are in the big 12 with a HC with no college experience. This will change as

Idacoug

Jan 2, 10:00am

I've been impressed with what changes he has made. He seems to really understan

bald man

Jan 2, 10:02am

Should schedule at least half of non =con games with real teams...

sfeuz

Jan 2, 10:00am

Problem is good teams don’t want to play true road games

BYU'01

Jan 2, 10:16am

yep, that isprobably why asu was on the road so much this year.

bald man

Jan 2, 10:18am

just have to be willing to make deals, which means giving up some quantity

cwilke1

Jan 2, 10:25am

SMC has ~never been willing to travel which has always hurt the WCC. Few Q1s…

BYU'01

Jan 2, 10:34am

SMC just finished up a home-and-home series with U of U, playing in SLC this

cwilke1

Jan 2, 10:40am

SMC has played 14 games this year; all but 1 were in their gym. 50 min flight to

BYU'01

Jan 2, 10:46am

SMC played 5 games this nonconference season that were not in their home gym

cwilke1

Jan 2, 10:52am

I missed that “vs” we’re on neutral courts. 1 game on their opponent’s campus

BYU'01

Jan 2, 10:56am

Well Coach Young has said on record he plans to be more aggressive in scheduling

cwilke1

Jan 2, 10:57am

Didn’t claim a philosophy. It’s not as easy as saying I’d do H&Hs w/ Duke & UK.

BYU'01

Jan 2, 11:04am

Yes I know that its not as easy as picking up the phone with Duke and UK, but it

cwilke1

Jan 2, 11:10am

SMC finally figured out they have to do something in noncon.

JuicyJam

Jan 2, 10:41am

A benefit to scheduling like we have is the sold out Marriot is bringing in a lo

bald man

Jan 2, 11:04am

you're right in that it would be a tradeoff of slightly less ticket money in

cwilke1

Jan 2, 11:08am

oh, I didn't know we weren't selling out. I agree, I think upgrading the home

bald man

Jan 2, 11:15am

Unsold seats have been very few most home games. Most games are close to soldout

NYC and Japan

Jan 2, 1:32pm

you're right, but also some of those Q4 games had pretty sterile atmospheres

cwilke1

Jan 2, 3:56pm

this season showed that W/L records are more important than SOS

Hill4Heisman

Jan 2, 11:44am

I think BYU finishing the non-conference being on the outside looking in of most

cwilke1

Jan 2, 12:04pm

This is the way I look at it.

bald man

Jan 2, 12:33pm

Need to start with a road win in Houston on Saturday.

sfeuz

Jan 2, 1:21pm

Saturday’s game is winnable and would set this team into good position moving

ProvoSpain

Jan 2, 11:48am

That preseason schedule does not prepare you for the Big Twelve; Providence

Plantagenet

Jan 2, 6:03pm

I'd love to see Zaga on next year's early season slate--home and home.

Forzaitalia

Jan 2, 7:23pm

Yeah there’s no reason to play so many Quad 4 games.

CameronG

Jan 2, 7:35pm

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