Scholarship table
Time to start this again. We'll likely see some names start to show up in the next couple weeks. Here's what we know currently:November 9: Buy game (H)November 12-16: Gavitt Game, Big 10 opponent (A)November 21: Kansas/Louisville/Tennessee at MSG (N)November 23: Louisville/Tennessee/Kansas at MSG (N)December 8: UW-Madison (H)December 21: Buffalo (H)Numerous sources have told me the home opener won't be a big name. Confident it will be 11-9 as MU always starts on the first available date and there's no way they don't play at home ASAP. Paint Touches pointed out the most likely Gavitt opponents are Penn State, Michigan, and Ohio State. I am guessing we will get Kansas in the first Preseason NIT game because they will want Kansas and either Louisville or Tennessee in the final. We will also have two other Preseason NIT home games.
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
Thanks for the info!Impressions: Great to see the high quality competition...of course need to win a few to get the top-20 respect.That Buffalo game...how did that get scheduled early? A connection or a Christmas-tourney-thing or something? My Dad grew up in Buffalo...grandma a big OJ fan. They did make the tourney so that's something.
NIT games are in Brooklyn, not MSG.Also, not doubting it, but what is the reasoning for the list of potential Gavitt opponents?
They based it because they expect us to play a high-level Big 10 team and those teams will likely be near the upper end of the standings and all three have only played in one Gavitt Game so far, which means they are likely to be included this year. Michigan State has not played in any Gavitt Games yet and will also likely be in, but as they already have Kansas, UNC, and a top-tier ACC team (through the B10/ACC Challenge) on the schedule, it seems unlikely they will be assigned another top end team (we probably project to top-4 at worst). I think Michigan State gets either Georgetown or Seton Hall.
So they can schedule up to 13 right? The above counts for six. My guess is that they would like to start one (or two??) home and homes with a P6 school. The rest will be buy games. And we may not fill out the schedule like last year.
Where does Notre Dame or Cincy slot in?
ND sucks don't want to play us. So that is a no go.
And we have enough mid majors in Nov and Dec, so we don't need Cincy Wiscy.
Would love to get another shot at Penn State. Not sure where they'll project without Tony Carr.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Went down to Keeneland in Lexington, KY with a huge ND fan and minor supporter (financially speaking), and it was telling to hear him admit how football recruits today don't seem to care about the "honor" of wearing the gold helmet. His exact words were, "we are in trouble going forward to maintain even a mediocre program." When I said, "what about basketball?"....he was like, "What about it? Well, to ND fans, alums, students it's simply an afterthought."
I would take the Rick SLU program right now.
Buffalo game will be an opportunity to see Jeenathan Williams in action.
ND has become irrelevant in football ... but if they string together 3-4 excellent years - or maybe even just 2 - they instantly would become relevant again. Because they're ND football.
ND football, while not playing for the BCS title since 2012, still has the NBC contract. That's a lot of coverage for an irrelevant program....