[Rocketfan]

maybe a weak DI team substituted

I hate to break it to you, but we are that "weak DI team."

Are you trying to sound like me now?

[jcmanson]

maybe a weak DI team substituted

I hate to break it to you, but we are that "weak DI team."

Are you trying to sound like me now?

No, just being realistic.

[Kolzilla41]

I guess you have to ask the question, have we been anything other than that weak team?

[ALAFlamesFan]

maybe a weak DI team substituted

I hate to break it to you, but we are that "weak DI team."

Touche. However there are many of us and at least 100 rated weaker. Pick one from the bottom of the NEC or MEAC. LOL... It just goes to strength of schedule and perception.

[jcmanson]

I guess you have to ask the question, have we been anything other than that weak team?

Yes, we weren't that weak team last year.

[jcmanson]

maybe a weak DI team substituted

I hate to break it to you, but we are that "weak DI team."

at least 100 rated weaker

There won't be this year

[ALAFlamesFan]

I hate to break it to you, but we are that "weak DI team."

at least 100 rated weaker

There won't be this year

Ok, you and I disagree then. I don't think we will be that bad. Young, inconsistent, raw but not that bad. I look forward to the season so we can find out.

[Rocketfan]

at least 100 rated weaker

There won't be this year

Young, inconsistent, raw .

Your just proving mansons point.....

[jcmanson]

at least 100 rated weaker

There won't be this year

Ok, you and I disagree then. I don't think we will be that bad. Young, inconsistent, raw but not that bad. I look forward to the season so we can find out.

Our final ranking, according to kenpom, last year was 210. That means there were 134 teams ranked lower than us, and that was one of our best years in recent memory. I don't think we'll be as good as we were last year.

[Cider Jim]

Hopefully, the 4 NAIA schools will enable us to have a better winning percentage than LC: I'm sure that's Coach Layer's ultimate goal.

[flamesbball84]

Hopefully, the 4 NAIA schools will enable us to have a better winning percentage than LC: I'm sure that's Coach Layer's ultimate goal.

If that's the ultimate goal for Coach Layer this season, then the team is in worse shape than I thought they were.

[BJWilliams]

Ok having looked at the schedule I will say Im not totally thrilled to see us playing four NAIA schools but at least we are playing them at home and only one of them will be with the students in town (SVU) Do I think we are "weak" as jc asserts? Young yes...weak..I dont think so. We were a pretty inexperienced team last year and we won a pretty good share of games (yes having Seth Curry certainly helped I will say). Are wew going to win 23 games like we did this past year? I dont know but I wouldnt go writing this team off as "weak" already before we've even tipped off...Im not sayin we need to be crazy fanboys about it but I say give these boys a chance

[flames1971]

at least 100 rated weaker

There won't be this year

Ok, you and I disagree then. I don't think we will be that bad. Young, inconsistent, raw but not that bad. I look forward to the season so we can find out.

I hope you look foward to football season first.

[jinxy]

SOS wont matter too much unless you are trying for an at large bid or think you will win the conference tournament. Usually I would be in agreement with most of you, however I think with a new coach and another very young team it may not be a bad idea.

[thepostman]

SOS wont matter too much unless you are trying for an at large bid or think you will win the conference tournament. Usually I would be in agreement with most of you, however I think with a new coach and another very young team it may not be a bad idea.

my thoughts exactly...I like to have stronger schedules, but sometimes a weaker schedule is needed and when you are on the lower level of DI basketball you have to schedule things kind of cupcake games to get some easy wins...just the way it is...but after this year I would like to see this cut to at most 1 of these type of games

[jcmanson]

We don't really have a weak schedule. Up through the Northwestern game that is one of our toughest schedules ever. After that, yes, it's very weak, but overall I wouldn't say it's weak.

[vabigpoppa]

SOS wont matter too much unless you are trying for an at large bid or think you will win the conference tournament. Usually I would be in agreement with most of you, however I think with a new coach and another very young team it may not be a bad idea.

I think youre forgetting SOS also plays a part in seeding for the NCAA Tourney, having a strong SOS and RPI helps you get that 13 or 14 seed rather than the dreaded 15 or 16 seeds.

[jcmanson]

We definitely don't need to be worrying about seeding come March.

[SuperJon]

SOS wont matter too much unless you are trying for an at large bid or think you will win the conference tournament. Usually I would be in agreement with most of you, however I think with a new coach and another very young team it may not be a bad idea.

I think youre forgetting SOS also plays a part in seeding for the NCAA Tourney, having a strong SOS and RPI helps you get that 13 or 14 seed rather than the dreaded 15 or 16 seeds.

You guys are in a position to worry about seeding. There's no use worrying about seeding if we can't get there.

[coolhandluke]

We definitely don't need to be worrying about seeding come March.

If we make it to the tourney come March, will you slam your cajones in a car door?

[jcmanson]

We definitely don't need to be worrying about seeding come March.

If we make it to the tourney come March, will you slam your cajones in a car door?

I would have said no, but since I've already got one bun in the oven, sure.

[coolhandluke]

We definitely don't need to be worrying about seeding come March.

If we make it to the tourney come March, will you slam your cajones in a car door?

I would have said no, but since I've already got one bun in the oven, sure.

I'll hold you to that... If by some miracle we win our conference tournament...

[SuperJon]

We play Mississippi Valley State in our first game in Chicago then either Kennesaw State or Tenn State in the second game.

[thepostman]

I am excited we are taking part in the UCF classic or whatever they are calling it these days...I will be in tampa by then and I will make the drive to check out at least a game...good stuff

[ALAFlamesFan]

Individual teams SOS should be important to everyone in the conference. It may not help us this year but we should have an interest in boosting the entire conference's rating and therefore should seek to build the strongest schedule possible each year and encourage other conference members to do the same.

I don't blame other team's fans for giving us crap about 4 NAIA schools and I would/will do the same to them when their teams schedule like that. Just because some have already written our team off doesn't mean the rest of us shouldn't push and cheer for the strongest possible schedule.