Our RPI might be so bad we'll miss the tourney with 22 wins.
And Barta won't give a rat's ass.Our RPI might be so bad we'll miss the tourney with 22 wins.
Agreed. It just so happens that Iowa is not in the Gavitt Games this year due to the Big East not having enough teams. It also happens that Pittsburgh is terrible right now. Those two things are somewhat uncontrollable.IMO, it's a lot tougher schedule then last season. So that has to help a lil with the RPI no? Comparatively speaking. Just can't afford to dump any gimme's - but the potential losses littered on this are more sustainable IMO then last season. We've replaced two duds with B1G foes - instead of Louisiana & SDSU you have Oregon and Uconn/Syracuse. You get UNI instead of Drake and ISU is projected at being better.
Pathetic is a kind description. Why would anyone come to these games? So what do we do eliminate the 4 team Des Moines event (because with more big ten games its necessary) A chance to have people in Des Moines watch us Including the fans of the future (kids). Is Barta saying Bryant Alabama State Western Carolina are games we should be scheduling rather than UNI! OK maybe pathetic is the right descriptorPathetic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pathetic is a kind description. Why would anyone come to these games? So what do we do eliminate the 4 team Des Moines event (because with more big ten games its necessary) A chance to have people in Des Moines watch us Including the fans of the future (kids). Is Barta saying Bryant Alabama State Western Carolina are games we should be scheduling rather than UNI! OK maybe pathetic is the right descriptor
IMO, it's a lot tougher schedule then last season. So that has to help a lil with the RPI no? Comparatively speaking. Just can't afford to dump any gimme's - but the potential losses littered on this are more sustainable IMO then last season. We've replaced two duds with B1G foes - instead of Louisiana & SDSU you have Oregon and Uconn/Syracuse. You get UNI instead of Drake and ISU is projected at being better.
Pathetic is a kind description. Why would anyone come to these games? So what do we do eliminate the 4 team Des Moines event (because with more big ten games its necessary) A chance to have people in Des Moines watch us Including the fans of the future (kids). Is Barta saying Bryant Alabama State Western Carolina are games we should be scheduling rather than UNI! OK maybe pathetic is the right descriptor
We obviously don't know how it will shake out, that goes without saying. However, no, basically no chance it's tougher than last year. Last year you had @Va Tech, @ISU, Colorado neutral site. If Iowa loses to Oregon, they will play UConn, who will be absolute hot garbage. Not Pitt level dive bar grease trap level garbage, but pretty dang bad. Basically you've traded 2 road games for no road games, UNI for Drake last year (Drake was 155 and UNI was 122) and a few more conference games, and the P5 teams you're playing are either unknown with potential (ISU and Oregon) or a tire fire.
Season-ending RPIs from last year:
Bryant 341 out of 351 D-I teams
Alabama St. 333
Green Bay 302
UMKC 261
Western Carolina 218
Savannah St. 199
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Savannah St, the team with the highest RPI of this group, is dropping Division II next season.