Michigan State OOC scheduled mostly cupcakes

• Scarlet_Fever

  

  Michigan State mostly scheduled some real cupcakes.
  
  
  10/15/10 Midnight Madness # East Lansing, Mich. 9:30 p.m. ET
  11/02/10 vs. Saginaw Valley State # East Lansing, Mich. W, 88-44
  11/08/10 vs. Nebraska-Omaha # East Lansing, Mich. W, 102-72
  11/12/10 vs. Eastern Michigan East Lansing, Mich. W, 96-66
  11/16/10 vs. South Carolina East Lansing, Mich. W, 82-73
  Maui Invitational
  11/22/10 vs. Chaminade Lahaina, Hawai'i W, 82-74 (Did not schedule)
  11/23/10 vs. Connecticut Lahaina, Hawai'i L, 70-67 (Did not schedule)
  11/24/10 vs. Washington Lahaina, Hawai'i W, 76-71 (Did not schedule)
  
  11/28/10 vs. Tennessee Tech East Lansing, Mich. W, 73-55
  12/01/10 at Duke (ACC/Big Ten Challenge) Durham, N.C. L, 84-79 (Did not schedule)
  12/04/10 vs. Bowling Green East Lansing, Mich. W, 74-39
  12/07/10 vs. Syracuse New York, N.Y. L, 72-58
  12/11/10 vs. Oakland Auburn Hills, Mich. W, 77-76
  12/18/10 vs. Prairie View A&M East Lansing, Mich. W, 90-51
  12/22/10 vs. Texas East Lansing, Mich. L, 67-55
  
  
  Michigan State did not schedule Duke, Connecticut, or Washington. So what they really scheduled was South Carolina, Oakland, Syracuse and Texas with a bunch of nobodies. They should be ashamed for making such a bad OOC schedule.
• Crimson streak

  

  I hope your joking right?
• SportsAndLady

  

  SMH
• Scarlet_Fever

  

  Crimson streak;615963 wrote:I hope your joking right?

  Yes and no. While this thread is mean in jest. It is true MSU did not schedule 3 of the 4 "big boys" that they played.
• wildcats20

  

  I said this before and no one ever said anything.
  
  Sparty almost always plays a tough OOC schedule. Never will take that away from them, but they don't ALWAYS schedule those games.
  
  Out in Maui they could have played teams like Wichita State, Oklahoma, or Virginia. The Duke game was given to them because of the names of the 2 schools.
  
  Basically the only 2 games this year that mean anything that they actually scheduled as Cuse and Texas, both of which they beat pretty soundly.
• Hb31187

  

  Yes they didnt schedule the teams out in Maui.....but they signed up to play in a tourny with other good teams. OSU doesnt even attempt to get into those pre season tournys it seems
• Prescott

  Yes they didnt schedule the teams out in Maui.....but they signed up to play in a tourny with other good teams.

  And they had a good idea that they would get tested. This argument is lame. Who cares who they scheduled ?? What matters is who they played and they played some very good teams.
• Scarlet_Fever

  

  Hb31187;616211 wrote:Yes they didnt schedule the teams out in Maui.....but they signed up to play in a tourny with other good teams. OSU doesnt even attempt to get into those pre season tournys it seems

  I was always under the assuption that those tourney's were by invite. I guess I am wrong? If so then yes I think OSU should try to do that more often. I know they have before and even faired well. If they are by invite then I'd be suprised if OSU is turning down invites.
• Hb31187

  

  Scarlet im honestly not too sure how the invites or what not work. But I have a feeling if the OSU AD tried to get into some of these tournies, the people running them would gladly pencil the buckeyes in. Quality team and they travel well
• Scarlet_Fever

  

  Hb31187;616318 wrote:Scarlet im honestly not too sure how the invites or what not work. But I have a feeling if the OSU AD tried to get into some of these tournies, the people running them would gladly pencil the buckeyes in. Quality team and they travel well

  I agree, seem to me that if OSU made it known they would like to play someone would get them in. Also, is there any kind of NCAA rule stating you can only play in them every so many years? I believe that OSU played in one in the beginning of the 08-09 season. (could be wrong about that)
• Big Gain

  The Maui Invitational tries to get the top team from each of the major conferences. So until Ohio State is considered the Big Ten's top program they can't go to Maui. They're expanding the field to 12 instead of 8 teams next year, with 4 games played on the mainland.
• Prescott

  The Maui Invitational tries to get the top team from each of the major conferences.

  Do you have a source that supports this this. UCONN won the Maui this year and they were considered a middle of the road Big East team going into the tournament.
• Scarlet_Fever

  

  Big Gain;616584 wrote:The Maui Invitational tries to get the top team from each of the major conferences. So until Ohio State is considered the Big Ten's top program they can't go to Maui. They're expanding the field to 12 instead of 8 teams next year, with 4 games played on the mainland.

  
  
  Is this just who they considered the top program or who wins the conference? Because in my mind you can either say OSU is already there or you'd be of the mindset that as long as Izzo is at MSU they will get top billing.
• Prescott

  I would hope prescott shows me a team that doesnt play a bunch of cupcakes.

  They all play cupcakes. But some, like MSU, sprinkle the schedule with some legitimate games. Some teams avoid playing true road games.
• Big Gain

  Prescott;616723 wrote:Do you have a source that supports this this. UCONN won the Maui this year and they were considered a middle of the road Big East team going into the tournament.

  
  Do your home work. Google Maui Invitationinal.
• Big Gain

  Sometimes they can't get the top teams that they want. Calipari came out agaisnt the Maui Tournament, saying he's worried about his own team, not how great a field they can get.
• CinciX12

  

  Big Gain;616584 wrote:The Maui Invitational tries to get the top team from each of the major conferences. So until Ohio State is considered the Big Ten's top program they can't go to Maui. They're expanding the field to 12 instead of 8 teams next year, with 4 games played on the mainland.

  
  That isn't true. You can only go to the same tournament once every four years. So if that were true, even the 4th place Big Ten team in theory would get an invite.
• Hb31187

  

  Nah...Because MSU has been in Maui more than once every 4 years
• sportswizuhrd

  Don't they set the field for the Maui Invitational a year or two ahead of schedule?
• SportsAndLady

  

  Someone really needs to find these Maui guidelines lol
• Hb31187

  

  Hb31187;617387 wrote:Nah...Because MSU has been in Maui more than once every 4 years

  
  maybe not, now that i looked at it
• Prescott

  Do your home work. Google Maui Invitationinal.

  I did. I saw no specific criteria for selecting the field. While most agree that any tournament would like to attract the best field, it appears that your assertion was pulled out of your ass because there is no substantive information to support it.
  
  While I agree that MSU and Washington, and UK are projected to be one of the better teams in their respective leagues, you should agree that the same cannot be said for UCONN, UVA ,and Oklahoma. In fact, these teams, except maybe UCONN, will probably end up near the bottom of their respective conferences.
  
  Check out last years field and tell me where the powers were?
  
  2009
  
  Arizona
  Chaminade
  Cincinnati
  Colorado
  Gonzaga
  Maryland
  Vanderbilt
  Wisconsin
• CinciX12

  

  No, Michigan State's last appearance in Maui was 2005. Meaning that 2010 would be 5 years after their last trip there. I promise you its once every four years. Gonzaga went in 2005 as well and returned in 2009.
  
  Teams that have been included in this thing were BYU in 2004, Dayton in 2003, Ball State, Arkansas..its not worth continuing. They for sure don't have a requirement that you have to be the best team from your conference and if you look back from the tournament's start all the back to 1984 you will see this is the case. http://www.mauiinvitational.com/teams/fieldspast.asp