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Post by phoenixphan87 on Aug 27, 2018 15:22:36 GMT -5
Loyola AT UIC Dec 1
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2018 8:58:45 GMT -5
Not to start a separate thread for Conference schedules, but:
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Post by Commissioner on Sept 5, 2018 10:15:03 GMT -5
Non-Conference schedules--in the first post in this thread--are almost complete. Waiting on 3 games from CSU, 2 from IUPUI, one game plus one date from NKU, and some games and dates from UIC.
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Post by Commissioner on Sept 5, 2018 16:58:02 GMT -5
Cleveland State's schedule is out, leaving just a couple games from IUPUI, UIC, and Northern Kentucky on the table.
CSU hosts Notre Dame! But it's Notre Dame College of Ohio.
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Post by Commissioner on Sept 5, 2018 17:17:37 GMT -5
It just keeps getting harder and harder for mid-majors to schedule good opponents at home. It's not that long ago the Horizon league cumulative non-conference schedules included visits by Wisconsin, Wichita State, Virginia, St. John's, and others. Now we're lucky to get run-of-the-mill MVC teams to come around. With that pessimistic intro, here are the dozen best home non-conference games in the Horizon this fall. In deciding "best," it's a subjective view of the quality, reputation, and local rivalry factor of the visiting team.
Here we go:
1. Loyola @ UIC, Dec. 1. In-city rival and surprise Final 4 team.
2. Illinois State @ UIC, Dec. 5. An in-state rival that is usually pretty good.
3. Kent State @ Cleveland State, Nov. 10. Local rival and one of the better MAC programs.
4. Toledo @ Wright State, Nov. 14. In-state rival, was a top 75 RPI last year and could be again (if RPI were still in use ;-).
5. Belmont @ Green Bay, Dec. 1. Sadly, Belmont still isn't much of a draw, but they are a consistent NCAA team.
6. Bradley @ IUPUI, Nov. 28. Bradley won 20 games last year.
7. Drake @ Milwaukee, Dec. 6. Drake finished 4th in the MVC last year. Gotta Love the Drake. Brad(ley) Drake wouldn't be a bad name for a movie star.
8. UMBC @ Northern Kentucky, Nov. 30. Never would have thought UMBC would make this list, but they were the darlings of last year's NCAA, at least after Loyola.
9. Western Michigan @ Oakland, Nov. 13. In-state rival, usually competitive.
10. Indiana State @ Green Bay, Nov. 9. Another MVC team.
11. Miami @ Wright State, Dec. 5. Miami has struggled for several years, but it's a short trip away from Dayton and they compete for the same recruits.
12. Ball State @ IUPUI, Dec. 1. It's a short trip for Muncie fans to come to the big city, and Ball State won 19 last year.
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Post by Commissioner on Sept 5, 2018 17:30:25 GMT -5
And here's a quick, subjective list of the dozen best road/neutral site games in non-conference play. Here I'm looking for games of interest to the Horizon team's fans, with some bonus points if they're not too far away, or in a real cool locale, or are winnable against a name team.
1. Northern Kentucky @ Cincinnati, TBD. I think this game is on, though neither school has announced it. NKU is an HL favorite, with a crack at local big boy Cincy.
2. Wright State v. Penn State, Nov. 20, Cancun
3. Wright State v. SMU or Bradley, Nov. 21, Cancun. Wright State has a pair of winnable games against decent P6 and either AAC or MVC competition, on a neutral floor in sunny Cancun.
4. UIC @ DePaul, Dec. 14. Local rival. And DePaul is still in the Big East.
5. Youngstown @ Pitt, Nov. 6. Great guarantee game--a short trip, P6 opponent, winnable.
6. Detroit @ Butler, Nov. 12
7. Detroit @ Xavier, Dec. 21. Titans take on a pair of old rivals from better days.
8. UIC @ Notre Dame, Nov. 6. Short trip, big name.
9. Oakland @ Michigan State, Dec. 21. OU likely gets creamed by Big Brother Big 10 school, but it's nice they get to play.
10. Cleveland State @ Ohio State, Nov. 23. CSU gets a similar opportunity against Ohio State.
11. Youngstown @ Ohio State, Dec. 18. So does YSU.
12. Cleveland State @ Toledo, Dec. 1. Good in-state rival.
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Post by phoenixphan87 on Sept 6, 2018 13:53:45 GMT -5
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Post by phoenixphan87 on Sept 6, 2018 16:18:39 GMT -5
IUPUI @ Purdue Fort Wayne 12/18
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Post by phoenixphan87 on Sept 10, 2018 11:41:26 GMT -5
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Post by Commissioner on Sept 11, 2018 12:59:28 GMT -5
Pending the finalization of UIC's schedule, the Horizon and MAC have 26 non-conference meetings. 17 of those will be home games. The Titans are honorary MAC members this year, with 7 games against MAC squads.
Honorary HL members, with 4 games against HL teams, include Toledo, Western Michigan, Northern Illinois, and the OVC's Morehead State.
Xavier is a P6 squad with 3 games scheduled against HL teams.
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Post by Commissioner on Sept 12, 2018 18:59:27 GMT -5
UIC has released its schedule (see the first post in this thread). The three games we hadn't already known about included a couple of non-D1 home games and a game at Colorado.
That completes the HL schedules except for the date of the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati game.
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