Originally Posted by longtimefan
So OSU needs eight buy games??? That is asinine. I guess they are all scheduled at strategic times.
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Well they will be playing a mid to upper level ACC team in the BIG/ACC challenge, last year they drew top 10 UVA. They will be playing a neutral cite game in December against UNC. They will also be playing in the PK80 Invite out in Oregon. Games have not been announced, but a real strong field here Arkansas, Butler, UConn, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Gonzaga, Michigan State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Portland, Portland State, Stanford and Texas. Typically from here they schedule games against mid to upper level teams. Last year it was UConn and Providence. While I do not think either was better than UD, they still have better name value for the big school fans. Then they must navigate a top 3 conference in basketball for their conference slate. So 5-8 buy games seems about right and on par with most of their peers.
I must also admit I feel dirty defending OSU. I dislike this school more than X and Notre Dame, but I am also realistic about how these things work. They play a few big games in the OOC and then depend on their Big10 schedule. That is all they need to do to get into the tournament because of the current system that is in place. If the A10 was as strong as the Big10 we would be playing a very similar schedule, but it's not. So we are forced to try and find some better games in the OOC.
