Schedule 2021-22 Schedule

[GuardTheArc]

The OOC schedule, in combination with the conference slate, is fine. There’s likely enough rigor (and enough potential/expected wins) to get us to our goal of 24 wins by Selection Sunday (generally the threshold by which we have pretty much “locked up” a bid). The “24 win” formula, almost regardless of how it is achieved, practically guarantees us, because of our scheduling philosophy/approach, the necessary metrics/profile (NET, KenPom, conf reg season finish and or tourney finish, etc) to generate an at-large resume (in the #5-11 seed range). When the dust settles, the most likely outcomes, as in previous years, will be:

On Selection Sunday (for VCU):
27 wins = 5-6 seed
25-26 wins = 7-9 seed
24 wins = 10 seed
22-23 wins = 11 seed
21 wins = fringe (12 seed or out)
20 wins = NIT

VCU, over the past decade or so, has mastered the art of OOC scheduling for a non-P6. Considering we have garnered, by far, the most at-large bids of any non-P6 school over that timeframe, the Ram hoop administration clearly understands the appropriate level of overall schedule difficulty, metrically and otherwise.

Putting an at-large resume/profile together over 30+ games is not easy.

Ideally, our season would go something like this.

Breaking the schedule into segments:
7-0 Home OOC (Buy games)
3-3 Atlantis plus Vandy, Penn St, ODU
13-5 A-10 Reg Season
1-1 A-10 Tourney
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24-9 Selection Sunday (NCAA 10 seed)

If this materializes, we probably have a Top 50 NET, Top 50 RPI, Top 50 KenPom, and a Top 3 A-10 Reg Season Finish.

A lot of things have to go right to accomplish the above.

When you only return one double-figure scorer, you have a lot of challenges in front of you. St Bonny, UR, URI, Dayton, St Louis, Davidson, etc will all be formidable to varying degrees and (many) looking for revenge.

 

[PuddinDaStunna]

Putting an at-large resume/profile together over 30+ games is not easy.

Ideally, our season would go something like this.

Breaking the schedule into segments:
7-0 Home OOC (Buy games)
3-3 Atlantis plus Vandy, Penn St, ODU
13-5 A-10 Reg Season
1-1 A-10 Tourney
———————————————
24-9 Selection Sunday (NCAA 10 seed)

If this materializes, we probably have a Top 50 NET, Top 50 RPI, Top 50 KenPom, and a Top 3 A-10 Reg Season Finish.

A lot of things have to go right to accomplish the above.

When you only return one double-figure scorer, you have a lot of challenges in front of you. St Bonny, UR, URI, Dayton, St Louis, Davidson, etc will all be formidable to varying degrees and (many) looking for revenge.

No need to play the season, I think I'll take it!

 

[urmite]

You have a lot more likes on our board than yours?

For some reason they are less happy there, so fewer likes are available…

 

[RESRam]

For some reason they are less happy there, so fewer likes are available…

Maybe has something to do with the coach?

 

[mrgeode]

Maybe has something to do with the coach?

I dunno, he makes me pretty happy

 

[duncanlamb]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1423775450065772552

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1423779386554265603

So Penny adds Larry Brown and Rasheed Wallace to his coaching staff which results picking up a reclassified Jalen Duren and possibly Emoni Bates.

It would nice to know if we attempted to add Memphis to our schedule

I think it would have been doable and a top 10 opponent.

 

[BaNgMyPrOgRaM]

I've never been impressed with Memphis. Still not.

 

[Havoc City]

I've never been impressed with Memphis. Still not.

What don't you find impressive about them? Their six elite 8's, their 3 final 4's, their 38 all-Americans, or their 50 players who have been drafted into the NBA?

 

[Ramdog]

What don't you find impressive about them? Their six elite 8's, their 3 final 4's, their 38 all-Americans, or their 50 players who have been drafted into the NBA?

Their barbecue...overrated

 

[BaNgMyPrOgRaM]

Memphis had one good thing to come out of that stupid city.

 

[BracketForecast]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1435709955617722378

 

[BaNgMyPrOgRaM]

W
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[cabell]

Here you go guys!!

Atlantic 10

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[DisplacedRam]

Here you go guys!!

Atlantic 10

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[N Mollen]

Date Opponent Location TV Time
Nov. 9 ST. PETER'S Siegel Center TBA
Nov. 13 WAGNER Siegel Center TBA
Nov. 17 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. TBA
Nov. 20 CHATTANOOGA Siegel Center TBA
Nov. 24 !vs. Syracuse Paradise Island, Bahamas ESPN2 5 p.m.
Nov. 25 !vs. Baylor/Arizona State Paradise Island, Bahamas ESPN2/U 5/7:30 p.m.
Nov. 26 !vs. TBD Paradise Island, Bahamas ESPN2/U TBD
Dec. 4 CAMPBELL Siegel Center TBA
Dec. 8 JACKSONVILLE STATE Siegel Center TBA
Dec. 11 at Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. TBA
Dec. 15 FLORIDA ATLANTIC Siegel Center TBA
Dec. 18 PENN STATE Siegel Center NBCSN TBA
Dec. 21 NEW HAMPSHIRE Siegel Center TBA
Dec. 30 *GEORGE MASON Siegel Center TBA
Jan. 2 *DAVIDSON Siegel Center NBC Universal 2:30 p.m.
Jan. 5 *at Dayton Dayton, Ohio CBSSN TBA
Jan. 8 *at La Salle Philadelphia, Pa. NBC Universal 2 p.m.
Jan. 11 *GEORGE WASHINGTON Siegel Center TBA
Jan. 14 *at St. Bonaventure St. Bonaventure, N.Y. ESPN2 TBA
Jan. 22 *SAINT JOSEPH'S Siegel Center NBC Universal 2:30 p.m.
Jan. 26 *at Davidson Davidson, N.C. CBSSN TBA
Jan. 29 *at Richmond Robins Center CBSSN TBA
Feb. 2 *DAYTON Siegel Center CBSSN TBA
Feb. 5 *DUQUESNE Siegel Center TBA
Feb. 8 *RHODE ISLAND Siegel Center CBSSN TBA
Feb. 12 *at George Mason Fairfax, Va. TBA
Feb. 15 *at Fordham Bronx, N.Y. TBA
Feb. 18 *RICHMOND Siegel Center ESPN2 7 p.m.
Feb. 26 *at UMass Amherst, Mass. NBC Universal 4:30 p.m.
March 1 *ST. BONAVENTURE Siegel Center CBSSN TBA
March 5 *at Saint Louis St. Louis, Mo. ESPN2/U TBA
March 9-13 A-10 Tournament Washington, D.C. TBA TBA