internetter
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08-16-10 12:30 PM - Post#85804
https://www.nmnathletics.com/SportSelect.dbml?&...
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IvyBballFan
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08-16-10 10:19 PM - Post#85824
In response to internetter
Based on last year, there is no difference between this schedule and the one already posted for Brown.
However, with the lingering questions about the group that Coach Smith has to work with, it makes a lot more sense for the Lions to play this type of slate than it does for the Bears. Even Dartmouth is playing a stronger schedule!
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The Lion King
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08-18-10 08:15 AM - Post#85850
In response to IvyBballFan
I'm sure the team is looking forward to that late-December road trip to Maine.
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Columbia 37P6
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08-18-10 10:25 AM - Post#85852
In response to The Lion King
The Maine trip has to be a thriller, but maybe there's something more to it than meets the eye. Anyway, I supspect that Coach Smith will upgrade Columbia's non-Ivy schedule eventually to include games in California or some other warmer climate states.
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Old Bear
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08-18-10 10:56 AM - Post#85855
In response to IvyBballFan
The importance of playing big name teams in the non-league schedule is greatly over stated. Most of these games are played for the money and not for the competition.
Edited by Old Bear on 08-18-10 10:56 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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IvyBballFan
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08-18-10 10:45 PM - Post#85887
In response to Old Bear
Most of these games are played for the money and not for the competition.
I think you probably called this one correctly, Bear.
But, when a young or maturing Ivy team has potential, a tough road schedule can be helpful. Cornell’s in-season stops in the big arenas in Durham, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Tuscaloosa, Madison Square Garden, Lawrence, and Syracuse (x3), plus the tournament games in Anaheim (2008) and Boise (2009) most likely helped the Big Red prepare for winning their games in Jacksonville last spring.
Getting on a big time stage doesn’t hurt any Ivy athlete. Good athletes know how to bounce back from a little adversity if necessary. Such stops might even boost recruiting.
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Old Bear
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08-19-10 08:42 AM - Post#85889
In response to IvyBballFan
The effect on recruiting may be arguable, but little is gained from blow out losses. A close loss in a big arena may help team confidence but so will a close win in a small arena.
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skiba34
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08-19-10 10:58 PM - Post#85915
In response to Old Bear
While a debate can be had on how important a tough pre-Ivy schedule can be or not, I have never thought there is or was a benefit to a weak pre-Ivy schedule.
A team doesn't have to play top ranked programs, but playing bottom 3rds or worse does nothing to help in the long haul.
Is it a coincidence that the top 3 teams in the Ivies also played the top 3 toughest pre-Ivy schedule?
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