MBB - Shulman on scheduling

MountainBear

Interesting write-up about scheduling teams being harder after our good season, especially “buy” games.

Looks like we have Ok St, Ole Miss, and Colorado currently. No Arkansas this year.

Link: [https://www.bestofarkansassports.com/arkansas-basketball-uca-coach-ole-miss-brutal-scheduling/]

Mulerider

Those would be some solid games to play. I feel like we could play them within 15-20 points.

Would love to see us play a team like Tulsa in Conway one day. Something more than D2/D3 and in conference opponents. Maybe with the new arena on it’s way?

JoshUCA

Mulerider I agree! I’d love to see a nice D1 team come into the Farris Center (or whatever the new place will be called).

Mulerider

I think we should almost always try to get A-State every other year to play in Conway. As well as something like a Louisiana Tech.

MountainBear

Mulerider

College scheduling is really tricky with the push-pull dynamics of program prestige, money, and chances of winning. That would be cool but A state is very wary of losing to UCA since they consider themselves a “notch above”. If they didn’t do it when we were winning 9 games a year, I doubt they try when we are winning 20. Would be cool to see though.

Mulerider

Yeah, UCA is just in a tough place. We are almost going to have to pull a Miami (OH) situation.