MVC Exhibitions

[Panthers to the Bone]

Evansville loses to DePauw (D-III)

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/oct/30/aces-lose-exhibition-depauw/

SIU beats Quincy

http://thesouthern.com/sports/college/basketball/article_8b1d7054-e4a9-11df-80e3-001cc4c002e0.html

Fans like the new renovated arena:

http://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/article_815f23ce-e4a8-11df-89c6-001cc4c002e0.html

I think the renovation dropped the capacity of the SIU Arena to about 8500 from 10K.

[bobsboy84]

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Evansville loses to DePauw (D-III)

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/oct/30/aces-lose-exhibition-depauw/

SIU beats Quincy

http://thesouthern.com/sports/college/basketball/article_8b1d7054-e4a9-11df-80e3-001cc4c002e0.html

Fans like the new renovated arena:

http://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/article_815f23ce-e4a8-11df-89c6-001cc4c002e0.html

I think the renovation dropped the capacity of the SIU Arena to about 8500 from 10K.

UIU Peacocks at MSU today.

[06panther10]

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SIU arena was a major dump. I'm glad they fixed it up a bit.

[Khan4Cats]

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Evansville shot 50% FT in their loss, not sure what to make of it. Bradley lost to a D-III a couple years ago, too.

Eager to see what we do Tuesday night-especially want to see how the new rotations look and how Pehl/Rank do inside. Be nice to suffocate Wartburg to under 50 points.

[Panther78]

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Will the Wartburg game be on the radio?

[Khan4Cats]

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No radio, they typically haven't done the exhibitions. Gary is usually around and watching, fun to get to talk to him during the games.

[PantherInsider]

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Syracuse lost to a very small NY school in an exhibition last season. They went on to do rather well last year.

[porkchop]

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Speaking of exhibition games ....... how is the Coe game not an exhibition game. I was unaware that games against D-III schools could count as regular season games. There goes any boost in RPI and/or SOS the Syracuse game would have gained us

[OrangeChicken]

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These are practices. Literally.

[06panther10]

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Speaking of exhibition games ....... how is the Coe game not an exhibition game. I was unaware that games against D-III schools could count as regular season games. There goes any boost in RPI and/or SOS the Syracuse game would have gained us

Non-DI games do not affect RPI.

[9YRPLAN]

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i think michigan state lost an exhibition to an NAIA school in a year they made the final four

[06panther10]

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i think michigan state lost an exhibition to an NAIA school in a year they made the final four

It was DII Grand Valley St, a few years ago. And Syracuse lost to an NAIA school just last year.

Its not really a huge deal losing these exhibitions. You don't play them like you would play a normal game.

We have often looked awful in some of our past exh games, in years where we have had good teams.

[UNI83]

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Non-DI games do not affect RPI.

Yeah...however, if that game is played close, or heaven forbid a loss, that will cost us a NCAA birth if we are on the bubble.


It's like the FCS playoffs and playing D2 or lower teams. Sure they don't "count" but if you lose one and you are a 7 D1 win bubble team, you aren't going to get in.

[porkchop]

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Non-DI games do not affect RPI.

I see ....... but that leads to my point, why isn't it an exhibition game? It seems like a waste of a date to play a non-DI opponent in the regular season seeing how the it helps you in no way shape or form and isn't included in your overall record. I understand its just to get an easy win and to have another regular season home date, but why D-III, it makes us look weak ...... what were the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Alcorn State, and Rice busy that weekend?? (maybe its a good thing .... we did loss to DePaul .... who happed to go 8-23 last year)

[TravelingPanther]

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I see ....... but that leads to my point, why isn't it an exhibition game? It seems like a waste of a date to play a non-DI opponent in the regular season seeing how the it helps you in no way shape or form and isn't included in your overall record. I understand its just to get an easy win and to have another regular season home date, but why D-III, it makes us look weak ...... what were the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Alcorn State, and Rice busy that weekend?? (maybe its a good thing .... we did loss to DePaul .... who happed to go 8-23 last year)

We need a home game for $$$, and if we played one of the schools you listed it would tank our RPI which was your original arguement.