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Post by Crucis#1 on Oct 13, 2022 21:56:02 GMT -5
I would assume it is the Ottawa one which is a very good program. Yes, definitely the one from Canada. In the past they have often been very good. This year it doesn’t appear they are at that level but they have already played Florida State and Oregon, among others. A few years ago they beat Mississippi and Cincinnati back to back. They also have fairly recent wins over Providence, Vanderbilt twice, Alabama, etc. . HC should schedule Carleton next year, since there are two players on the HC team from Ottawa. Spent a weekend there with my family touring the variously landmarks, Parliament Hill, museums, etc. Highly recommended before the snow flies.
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 14, 2022 3:43:22 GMT -5
Your last three words must be remembered..."before the snow flies." We used too love to go to Canada, but the large signs on almost every highway telling people how to survive being isolated in snow drifts on that same highway did make me very reluctant to take any trips there in winter.
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Post by Tom on Oct 14, 2022 7:33:48 GMT -5
Yes, definitely the one from Canada. In the past they have often been very good. This year it doesn’t appear they are at that level but they have already played Florida State and Oregon, among others. A few years ago they beat Mississippi and Cincinnati back to back. They also have fairly recent wins over Providence, Vanderbilt twice, Alabama, etc. . HC should schedule Carleton next year, since there are two players on the HC team from Ottawa. Spent a weekend there with my family touring the variously landmarks, Parliament Hill, museums, etc. Highly recommended before the snow flies. I think there is a obscure rule that says if you play a lower division school, it has to be at the higher division. Unless Carleton was hosting some sort of tournament, if HC plays them, it will be in Worcester
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Post by cmo on Oct 15, 2022 6:30:59 GMT -5
There is a huge difference between unwinnable and the 2 low D3 teams we are playing. There are many low D1 and D2 teams we could have played that we would have been heavily favored in, Those two games are no good for either team, the schools and certainly the fans, Who are the D1 opponents we’d be heavily favored vs ? There are definitely D2 teams that fit.
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 15, 2022 7:03:58 GMT -5
Who could HC schedule in D1 with HC being favored? Start with St Francis NYC, then look at Delaware St, IUPUI, Incarnate Word and many others. All of these would bring a barrage of criticism, much like scheduling Stonehill. I know how difficult it can be to make schedules. I don'l like seeing D2 or D3 teams on the HC schedule but there can be many variables with every opponent. I do not believe these teams are being scheduled for easy wins because of these other variables. As a fan of HC I am willing to give my team the benefit of the doubt. An opponent is an opponent...so GO CROSS GO.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 15, 2022 8:11:09 GMT -5
There is a huge difference between unwinnable and the 2 low D3 teams we are playing. There are many low D1 and D2 teams we could have played that we would have been heavily favored in, Those two games are no good for either team, the schools and certainly the fans, Who are the D1 opponents we’d be heavily favored vs ? There are definitely D2 teams that fit. Well, maybe not many D1, but at least the few teams below us in Kenpom The “heavily” favored was more for the D2s
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Oct 15, 2022 8:13:45 GMT -5
Considering we are 1-21 against non-conference opponents under Brett Nelson, not really sure we'd be heavily favored against any D1 opponent.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 15, 2022 8:14:24 GMT -5
. I do not believe these teams are being scheduled for easy wins because if these other variables. I cannot think of any other reason for scheduling these low D3 teams
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 15, 2022 8:18:17 GMT -5
OK, you say you can't and I believe you would certainly know.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Oct 15, 2022 8:21:19 GMT -5
. I do not believe these teams are being scheduled for easy wins because if these other variables. I cannot think of any other reason for scheduling these low D3 teams Nelson didn't do his job of rounding out the schedule months in advance and was left scrambling?
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Post by crosspride on Oct 15, 2022 8:34:55 GMT -5
I cannot think of any other reason for scheduling these low D3 teams Nelson didn't do his job of rounding out the schedule months in advance and was left scrambling? Almost every other PL team has a non D1 game on their schedule. This is what happens in low D1 college basketball. Having 2 this year is bad but the end of the day, the difference between us and the rest of the PL is one bad OOC game. Is it really worth posting the exact same thing ~50 times in the same thread? We have been terrible. If we finish in the bottom half of the PL, Nelson is gone and this game has no impact on that decision.
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Post by Ignutz on Oct 15, 2022 10:04:07 GMT -5
Considering we are 1-21 against non-conference opponents under Brett Nelson, not really sure we'd be heavily favored against any D1 opponent. Wait just a second!! Didn’t we beat both Regis and Mt. Saint Vincent last year??? C’mon man. (Or, if your stat references only D-1 OOCs, I’ll defer to the validity of your research and statement.)
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 15, 2022 20:38:18 GMT -5
I'll throw a change of pace here but tangential to the schedule subject.
Prior to the open practice, another fan was asking our Ticket Guru why the basketball tickets and scheduling (times) haven't been finalized and sent out. Answer was because they don't want any conflicts with football games/playoffs which may cause some basketball games to be moved from where they would normally have them. I haven't checked where those conflicts might be.
Oh and basketball season ticket members will get a similar ID with lanyard to what they gave out for football (really only used for discounts at the "team store") and would be available at the first home game. I wonder if someday those ID would have a scannable code that could be used instead of hard copy tickets or codes on our cell phones? Have the member ID and let the computer realize it's the Harvard game or the Colgate game or the . . . . .
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Post by longsuffering on Oct 17, 2022 3:27:41 GMT -5
...Duke game.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 17, 2022 13:36:31 GMT -5
Pomeroy has us at #320, Lafayette at 322 the only PL team below us.Out of 363 Colgate on top at 115. Navy next at 212.
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Post by DiMarz on Oct 17, 2022 15:36:42 GMT -5
I'll throw a change of pace here but tangential to the schedule subject. Prior to the open practice, another fan was asking our Ticket Guru why the basketball tickets and scheduling (times) haven't been finalized and sent out. Answer was because they don't want any conflicts with football games/playoffs which may cause some basketball games to be moved from where they would normally have them. I haven't checked where those conflicts might be. Oh and basketball season ticket members will get a similar ID with lanyard to what they gave out for football (really only used for discounts at the "team store") and would be available at the first home game. I wonder if someday those ID would have a scannable code that could be used instead of hard copy tickets or codes on our cell phones? Have the member ID and let the computer realize it's the Harvard game or the Colgate game or the . . . . . I asked the Director of Ticket Operations on Saturday aboutt he hoop tickets. He said they should be out in an email later this week. He was waititng on one game time to be finalized...Tom mentioned to him the possibility of a playoff football game on that date, and how in the the past game times have been changed, remember the UNH game....He didn't know of that, since this is his first year on the hill...He guessed that was a good reason......NO mention of the ID lanyards by him...
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 17, 2022 15:52:06 GMT -5
OK, I'm confused because the conversation I overheard was before any of you guys showed up in the Hart lobby. Pretty sure I heard HIM mention playoff games as a reason for the delay. As for the lanyards, that's only because I asked him if there was going to be one for basketball like there was for football or would they simply use the same ones. Separate ones and would have them probably for distribution at the first home game. It seems the only use for those season ticket member IDs is to get the discount at the Team Store.
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Post by lou on Oct 17, 2022 18:50:24 GMT -5
We have a team store?
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 17, 2022 19:56:00 GMT -5
The term is used loosely. Usually a tent in the west end zone at football games and sometimes a table near the Hart lobby but believe they took over one of the food concession spots in the hall between the two basketball court entrance doors.
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Post by bison137 on Oct 17, 2022 21:02:46 GMT -5
Considering we are 1-21 against non-conference opponents under Brett Nelson, not really sure we'd be heavily favored against any D1 opponent. Wait just a second!! Didn’t we beat both Regis and Mt. Saint Vincent last year??? depends on who you talk to. According to Mount Saint Vincent, it was an exhibition game and didn’t count.
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 18, 2022 6:07:04 GMT -5
It was a regular season game for HC. When D2 or D3 teams play D1 they have the option of making it an "exhibition" for them. That way in moving up they have everything to gain and nothing to lose.
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Post by longsuffering on Oct 18, 2022 7:45:26 GMT -5
It was a regular season game for HC. When D2 or D3 teams play D1 they have the option of making it an "exhibition" for them. That way in moving up they have everything to gain and nothing to lose. They can wait to see if they won or lost before deciding to accept the results or not?
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Post by bison137 on Oct 18, 2022 8:07:09 GMT -5
It was a regular season game for HC. When D2 or D3 teams play D1 they have the option of making it an "exhibition" for them. That way in moving up they have everything to gain and nothing to lose. They can wait to see if they won or lost before deciding to accept the results or not? No. They have to declare whether it is an exhibition game well ahead of time. For example, the upcoming game vs Dean is being treated by them as an exhibition. Not sure about Colby Sawyer.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 18, 2022 8:10:37 GMT -5
They can wait to see if they won or lost before deciding to accept the results or not? No. They have to declare whether it is an exhibition game well ahead of time. For example, the upcoming game vs Dean is being treated by them as an exhibition. Thanks, Bison. that is even more evidence of why these exhibitions/games are useless jokes
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Post by newfieguy74 on Oct 18, 2022 8:18:31 GMT -5
Dean and Colby-Sawyer. Good grief. New England Tractor Trailer School wasn't available?
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