So....what does this all mean?
Had a little time today...reviewed all the NEC men's hoops records and the records of their non-conference opponents...opponents combined records are in parenthesis. Though included records of all D1s did not list every single opponent...
Monmouth 1-4 (18-4) Clemson is 6-0, Houston 3-0, ODU 4-1 beat Gtown, Ark State is 3-3, TEX CC 2-0
SFNY 0-5 (17-7)..losses to Syracuse, UTep, got killed by Penn which MU visits Tuesday, lost to Maine and U Mass
CCSU 1-3 (11-9) only win over winless UNH..lost to Mich (6-0), Eastern Mich and Davidson (4-2)
FDU 2-1 (5-4) beat SPC (2-2) and S Hall, was smacked by Providence
LIU 1-2 (8-3)..beat Binghamton, lost to Minn. and Columbia (4-1), that's not British Columbia!
MSM 1-3 (8-3) beat JMU, lost to West Va.
QPac 2-1 (6-4) does not include game with non DI Concordia College, Qpac beat Lehigh which visits MU, gave U Conn a tough opener.
RMU 3-0 (3-8) beat Fla Int (2-3), Marshall (1-1), UNH (0-4)
Sac Hrt 2-3 (8-11) lost to UNC, lost to Lehigh, beat Iona, Albany
SFPA 2-0 (2-2) record is vs. St. Bonnie (2-2, does not include game with non D 1 Lock Haven)
Wagner 1-3 (4-9) ..Seahawks do not look good and sked not that tough..Only win over Md. Eastern Shore. Lost to Lafayette, Manhattan, W & Mary.
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Monmouth 1-4 (18-4) Clemson is 6-0, Houston 3-0, ODU 4-1 beat Gtown, Ark State is 3-3, TEX CC 2-0
SFNY 0-5 (17-7)..losses to Syracuse, UTep, got killed by Penn which MU visits Tuesday, lost to Maine and U Mass
CCSU 1-3 (11-9) only win over winless UNH..lost to Mich (6-0), Eastern Mich and Davidson (4-2)
FDU 2-1 (5-4) beat SPC (2-2) and S Hall, was smacked by Providence
LIU 1-2 (8-3)..beat Binghamton, lost to Minn. and Columbia (4-1), that's not British Columbia!
MSM 1-3 (8-3) beat JMU, lost to West Va.
QPac 2-1 (6-4) does not include game with non DI Concordia College, Qpac beat Lehigh which visits MU, gave U Conn a tough opener.
RMU 3-0 (3-8) beat Fla Int (2-3), Marshall (1-1), UNH (0-4)
Sac Hrt 2-3 (8-11) lost to UNC, lost to Lehigh, beat Iona, Albany
SFPA 2-0 (2-2) record is vs. St. Bonnie (2-2, does not include game with non D 1 Lock Haven)
Wagner 1-3 (4-9) ..Seahawks do not look good and sked not that tough..Only win over Md. Eastern Shore. Lost to Lafayette, Manhattan, W & Mary.
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posted by Tony Graham at 12:09 PM
8 Comments:
Monmouth will win 5 non confrence games and will go 12-6 in the NEC and win it all at the end,see you guys at the dance !
It means MU plays the toughest non-conference schedule every single year, unlike the girls team that plays about 7 cupcakes and every mens team in the NEC does the same and then plays like 2 where they are supposed to lose....What does this all mean? Another freakin NEC title for the great ones!
This is not a cupcake schedule.
Rice? Hello!!
MU can't help it if Rider is awful. Rest of the non-conference schedule is solid.
Basketball - Women's 2006-2007 Schedule
Opponent Date Time/
Rice 11/10/06 45-76 (L)
Rider 11/17/06 82-70 (W)
St. Peter's 11/20/06 62-61 (W)
at Caribbean Classic vs. Marshall (Cancun, Mexico) 11/23/06 65-54 (W)
at Caribbean Classic vs. Bucknell (Cancun, Mexico) 11/24/06 53-67 (L)
Lehigh 11/29/06 7:00 PM (2-1)
at St. John's 12/2/06 2:00 PM (0-2, Big East team)
at Drexel 12/16/06 2:00 PM (0-4, OK they're bad I guess)
American 12/22/06 7:00 PM (1-3)
Lafayette 12/31/06 3:30 PM (3-2)
Frankly..I'd like to see the men play a schedule a little more like this..add one or two other biggies (Seton Hall, and a mid major).
Tony youre not understanding...clearly they play two or three teams they are supposed to get blown out by, then they play all softy schools they should either beat or that arent preparing them for conference...the only teamthis year on MU's schedule non-conference who I would say this about is HArtford...If you disagree please refute, but I believe this to be correct.
The girls are playing four patriot league schools, cmon Tony....
This (women's) is a competitive schedule, not overly demanding but not overly soft in my opinion.
Aside from Rider (maybe Drexel, haven't checked who they have played) who there is a slam dunk? St. Peter's is usually a pretty good women's team and just beat Syracuse (1-3,) but Orange still a Big East team.
Would like to see MU men start off minus about 3-4 built in losses.
Overall, I think Dave does an excellent job with the schedule, but I also would like to see him back off a little.
I have to say I agree with what Dave does Tony. I think in the long run it pays off, as we have seen with the Hawks winning 3 of the last 6 NEC tournies. At this level it comes down to three great days in March. AND, if the HAwks are to move to that next echelon, they need to start going 6-6 or 7-5 or whatever in the non-conference portion of the season. Big win tonight, I can feel it.
I basically also agree with the schedule .though..as I said..sometimes maybe he over does it. The idea is fine..go 7-5, 6-6 vs. a schedule like this with at least one notable win (Loyola Marymount?), and you're set up for something more than a 15-seed in the NCAAs. But can this team do it?
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