2015-16 Schedule Discussion

neil · Unread post by **neil** » 8 years ago

Going back to HC for a second, we played them in the ECAC new england tournament back in 79? Did not win very convincingly in that game, which lead to the loss to uconn and Corny Thompson for the right to go to the dance.

rhodylaw · Unread post by **rhodylaw** » 8 years ago

I actually would not mind a home and home against HC as long as the return game is at DCU. I have always thought it was a little hypocritical to expect power 5 teams to play us home and home and not do the same with programs in lesser conferences. Also, I think in this crazy restructured leagues that all New England teams would do themselves a favor by making the northeast the hotbed of college ball once again by recreating rivalries that have been allowed to die off at the expense of chasing conference money.

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 8 years ago

BFC wrote:http://www.providencejournal.com/articl ... aking_ajax

The level of incompetence in this state political theater has just hit the level of Ringling Bros. Bunch of clowns.

RhowdyRam02 · Unread post by **RhowdyRam02** » 8 years ago

ESPN has us playing at Brown on 12/30 at 7 pm but I'm not seeing that confirmed on the Brown site.

neil · Unread post by **neil** » 8 years ago

Under penalty of "death" from a very reliable source, I can tell you only that the rams have scheduled another home game for the upcoming season. In my opinion, it is a very good one. Sorry for being so clandestine, but when it comes out, the board should be very pleased.

bressler3south · Unread post by **bressler3south** » 8 years ago

neil wrote:Under penalty of "death" from a very reliable source, I can tell you only that the rams have scheduled another home game for the upcoming season. In my opinion, it is a very good one. Sorry for being so clandestine, but when it comes out, the board should be very pleased.

C'mon, Neil….As Henry MIller wrote in The Tropic of Cancer, "We are all alone here and we are dead."
Obviously, you have nothing to worry about……

Rhody15 · Unread post by **Rhody15** » 8 years ago

neil wrote:Under penalty of "death" from a very reliable source, I can tell you only that the rams have scheduled another home game for the upcoming season. In my opinion, it is a very good one. Sorry for being so clandestine, but when it comes out, the board should be very pleased.

Is it a P5 school or a very good mid major team?

Home and home series? 2 for 1?

Give us any more info?!

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 8 years ago

You guys want Neil to die?

bressler3south · Unread post by **bressler3south** » 8 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote:You guys want Neil to die?

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. The dude just retired!!!!!!

RhowdyRam02 · Unread post by **RhowdyRam02** » 8 years ago

neil wrote:Under penalty of "death" from a very reliable source, I can tell you only that the rams have scheduled another home game for the upcoming season. In my opinion, it is a very good one. Sorry for being so clandestine, but when it comes out, the board should be very pleased.

Can you give us an rpi range from this past year and if they should bring back most of their talent from last year?

ramfan85 · Unread post by **ramfan85** » 8 years ago

Mascot? Team colors? Time zone? Anything would be welcomed.

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 8 years ago

C'mon Neil, how about at least the conference??????

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 8 years ago

I'm guessing Xavier.

neil · Unread post by **neil** » 8 years ago

With the rope around my neck, danced last year

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 8 years ago

I love a good mid-summer mystery!!!! I'm gonna have to peruse the tourney teams from last year.

Shinze88 · Unread post by **Shinze88** » 8 years ago

neil wrote:With the rope around my neck, danced last year

Its obviously a home and home with the Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina.

Joe · Unread post by **Joe** » 8 years ago

neil wrote:With the rope around my neck, danced last year

When do we find out who this "mystery team" is?

860_rhody · Unread post by **860_rhody** » 8 years ago

My guess is UAB.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 8 years ago

neil wrote:Under penalty of "death" from a very reliable source, I can tell you only that the rams have scheduled another home game for the upcoming season. In my opinion, it is a very good one. Sorry for being so clandestine, but when it comes out, the board should be very pleased.

Neil,
Is it a home and home arrangement?

STC · Unread post by **STC** » 8 years ago

860_rhody wrote:My guess is UAB.

It's definitely UAB, under penalty of death is the tipoff. UAB football was just killed this year.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 8 years ago

Shinze88 wrote:
neil wrote:With the rope around my neck, danced last year
Its obviously a home and home with the Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina.

You could be right.

Could the mystery team possibly be the Oklahoma State Cowboys?

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 8 years ago

Maybe Shaka already misses the A10 and is bring Texas in???

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 8 years ago

Here are the 2015 NCAA teams as listed by seed. I would think the top seeds (say 1-4) are out of the question since they would likely never come to Kingston. The highest seeds are the conference auto bid qualifiers and most wouldn't exactly excite the URI fan base. That would mean it is some team in the mid range. I would further guess it is a better probability it is not a Power-5 team. This pool would include teams such as Northern Iowa, Butler, SMU, Xavier, Wichita St, Cincinnati, San Diego St, St. John's, Boise St, BYU, Buffalo, Wyoming, Harvard, UAB, Belmont, New Mexico St, or Manhattan.

1 Duke
1 Kentucky
1 Villanova
1 Wisconsin
2 Arizona
2 Gonzaga
2 Kansas
2 Virginia
3 Baylor
3 Iowa State
3 Notre Dame
3 Oklahoma
4 Georgetown
4 Louisville
4 Maryland
4 North Carolina
5 Arkansas
5 Northern Iowa
5 Utah
5 West Virginia
6 Butler
6 Providence
6 Southern Methodist
6 Xavier
7 Iowa
7 Michigan State
7 Virginia Commonwealth
7 Wichita State
8 Cincinnati
8 North Carolina State
8 Oregon
8 San Diego State
9 Louisiana State
9 Oklahoma State
9 Purdue
9 St. John's
10 Davidson
10 Georgia
10 Indiana
10 Ohio State
11 Texas
11 UCLA
11* Boise State
11* BYU
11* Dayton
11* Ole Miss
12 Buffalo
12 Stephen F. Austin
12 Wofford
12 Wyoming
13 Eastern Washington
13 Harvard
13 UC Irvine
13 Valparaiso
14 Albany
14 Georgia State
14 Northeastern
14 UAB
15 Belmont
15 New Mexico State
15 North Dakota State
15 Texas Southern
16 Coastal Carolina
16 Lafayette
16* Hampton
16* Manhattan
16* North Florida
16* Robert Morris

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 8 years ago

theblueram wrote:Maybe Shaka already misses the A10 and is bring Texas in???

Texas was my next guess and also thought about the Wyoming Cowboys - going with the rope theme

Also reviewing RF1's list the Southern Methodist Mustangs could fit the bill. In fact if I was a betting man I would bet its SMU coming to Kingston.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 8 years ago

RF1 wrote:Holy Cross fans per their messageboard believe that this game is part of an even home and home series. The last two games (2005 & 2009) played between the teams (after the Ryan center was opened) were one time buy games in Kingston.

Some Holy Cross fans on their messageboard are now disputing the initial notion that this game is to be part of an even home and home series. This might make more sense as URI has only played the Crusaders twice since 1982 and both were buy games at the Ryan Center.

reckless jake · Unread post by **reckless jake** » 8 years ago

Harvard

Rhody15 · Unread post by **Rhody15** » 8 years ago

reckless jake wrote:Harvard

This is my guess as well.

Joe · Unread post by **Joe** » 8 years ago

My guess is SF Austin. They are having some scheduling difficulties, or were as of a month or so ago. Actually I'm pretty confident that its the lumberjacks

URI96 · Unread post by **URI96** » 8 years ago

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but I doubt Haaahvaaaahd or SFA would rise to the level of needing to be sworn to secrecy. The same goes for SMU who just played here two years ago. You would swear someone to secrecy if the announcement of said game/team would be used, let's say, as part of a press release to announce season ticket sales or something like that.

Joe · Unread post by **Joe** » 8 years ago

Possibly, I personally want a better team then SF Austin, but hopefully our hopes aren't too high here

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 8 years ago

URI96 wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong here, but I doubt Haaahvaaaahd or SFA would rise to the level of needing to be sworn to secrecy. The same goes for SMU who just played here two years ago. You would swear someone to secrecy if the announcement of said game/team would be used, let's say, as part of a press release to announce season ticket sales or something like that.

Or terms aren't finalized so they don't want to put the cart before the horse.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 8 years ago

Here are the clues or possible leads from Neil:
Under penalty of "death"
In my opinion, it is a very good one.
when it comes out, the board should be very pleased.

Do Harvard and SF Austin fulfill these hints?
I think it might be Oklahoma State, Texas or SMU.

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 8 years ago

I'm thinking Xavier because of the Luke Murray connection ..... but that's only a guess. I'd love to see Michigan State, but that's a pipedream.

Joe · Unread post by **Joe** » 8 years ago

Xavier also makes a lot of sense, with them being ex. A10 and Murray's connection. I wouldn't mind an SF Austin game but at the same time I'd prefer a higher team like xavier

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 8 years ago

Knowing nothing about this - if I were to venture a guess it would be Georgetown, Harvard, Utah, Texas or Xavier.

Can't see some of those other teams mentioned as the "sworn to secrecy" level - specifically because they aren't traditional powerhouses that would require big time deals/agreements to get them. If it's this big of a deal not to leak, it's a big enough team.

Neil knows the game and this board and to say that it's a "very good one" and that the board would be "very pleased." I think those 5 make the most sense.

G'town - has a David Cox connection thanks to his time there as an assistant.

Harvard - has numerous ties to the staff, is local, and wouldn't be a complicated deal to work out.

Utah - there were rumors floating around last year of a 15 year reunion type game? Who knows...just something fun to talk about.

Texas - shaka/A10 connection

Xavier - murray/A10 connection

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 8 years ago

Neil said "in my opinion" its a very good one, so that preface indicates to me that it is not a blue blood type program, eliminating a Georgetown type which in anyone's opinion would be a coup to get in the RC for a game. To me its someone with a marginally high profile, that perhaps Joe Public wouldnt do jumping jacks about but a real college hoops fan would appreciate...someone like Cincinnati possibly? Even Xavier to me is a no-brainer great opponent to bring in and wouldn't warrant the "in my opinion" caveat.

In terms of the secrecy somehow being linked to the quality of the team - I dont buy that. As TP said maybe the deal isnt done yet and the source doesnt want it getting out bc the source will be outed in the process. Many people here get tips and are told to keep it off the board, not because its the biggest scoop since who shot Kennedy, but just bc its not public knowledge. You wont keep many sources if you post everything you hear on this board. I respect Neil's position and will patiently wait for the announcement.

Ramulous · Unread post by **Ramulous** » 8 years ago

No big east team would ever travel to play a mid-major team at the Ryan Center.....that is beneath them......providence only comes because they have to or they would be shamed.....they would love to have this game every year at the DDC......so xavier and georgetown are eliminated....

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 8 years ago

Well, isn't Syracuse sort of getting the death penalty,
because of Boeheim?

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 8 years ago

The Team can't be Syracuse since Neil said the team was in the NCAA Tournament last year, so it can't be them.

"With the rope around my neck, danced last year"

bressler3south · Unread post by **bressler3south** » 8 years ago

The Johnnies, Mullin looking for ego-filling moments against fellow Metro-New Yorkers…...

ramfan85 · Unread post by **ramfan85** » 8 years ago

When I think of secrecy, naturally Faber College comes to mind.

Maybe Duke wants to come here.

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 8 years ago

ramfan85 wrote:When I think of secrecy, naturally Faber College comes to mind.

Maybe Duke wants to come here.

Talk about a camp out/sleep out for student tickets. Nice thought though.

Joe · Unread post by **Joe** » 8 years ago

ramfan85 wrote:When I think of secrecy, naturally Faber College comes to mind.

Maybe Duke wants to come here.

Watching Hassan swat Duke's offense would be pretty awesome

kal-65 · Unread post by **kal-65** » 8 years ago

I'M GUESSING EITHER WISCONSIN OR CINCINNATI. WE PLAYED BOTH OF THEM AT THE DUNK IN OUR TOURNAMENT [ LATE 90S] YEARS

BornNBred33 · Unread post by **BornNBred33** » 8 years ago

If it ends up being Xavier, I will let out a large YAWN......We have seen them for years and years. Give me someone we havent seen.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 8 years ago

We played Cincy in a home and home when Harrcik was coach.
Don't recall Wisconsin.
The tournaments at the Dunk ended in the early 80's.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 8 years ago

kal-65 wrote:I'M GUESSING EITHER WISCONSIN OR CINCINNATI. WE PLAYED BOTH OF THEM AT THE DUNK IN OUR TOURNAMENT [ LATE 90S] YEARS

Cincinnati has already announced its 13 game non conference schedule. This is the maximum number of games allowed as the AAC has an 18 game conference schedule.

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cin ... hedule.pdf

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 8 years ago

Wisconsin would be another no brainer GREAT OPPONENT, so it cant be them either.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 8 years ago

Kal-65 is right. We did play Wisconsin at the PCC in
Lamar's year.
We lost. It was in the midst of several losses when Preston
was hurt, and we had no point guard at all.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 8 years ago

rodfromcranston wrote:Kal-65 is right. We did play Wisconsin at the PCC in
Lamar's year.
We lost. It was in the midst of several losses when Preston
was hurt, and we had no point guard at all.

We actually scheduled pretty well for the OOC during the 90's at the PCC. We hosted Arizona, Texas, Cincinnati, Cal, Wisconsin. Wake Forest, Minnesota, UNLV, and Tulsa. I think it being 25+ miles off campus made it somewhat more palatable to OOC opponents.

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