FalconBlog--Triumphs and Trials in the BGSU Falcon Nation

Falcon Hoops Schedule is Out...
Falcon Nation Wails

OK, here's the official schedule for the Falcons Hoop team, as Coach Dakich tries to save his job next season (last contract year). Initial Falcon Nation reaction via AZZ is cold--to say the least. The accusation is that the schedule is loaded up to be extra-easy....so as to help Coach rack up 17-18 wins and gain a new contract.

I will say one good thing about the schedule. Last year, we had next to no home games prior to New Year's. This year, home fans will at least get to see the team play. A number of them are on weekends. This is good for fans. I firmly believe this will help our crowds. There is only one non D-I game on the schedule.

Part of the advantage is that the MAC went to a 16 game schedule (it was 18 before), which means that you get some OOC games. Downside: only one game with UT this year and it's at Savage, depriving us of our one guaranteed sell out.

So, let's look at last year's records and Sagarin ratings from last year. (There are 334 Division I teams). For reference, we were 7-21, 246.

Arkansas State 10-18 224 (We play them home and home)
Furman 12-13 228
South Alabama 23-7 99
Troy 11-15 202
Central Arkansas First D1 season.
Wright State 12-15 162
Northern Colo. 3-24 314
Marshall 12-16 231

Not inspiring, is it? South Alabama at our place is a good thing. On the other hand, Wright State clocked us last year and a number of these teams might have beaten us as well.

Rumors are that the Wisconsin tourney includes W-GB and two DII teams. If so, it is not inspiring, either. Clearly, the Central Arkansas and Northern Colorado games ALONE are two more wins than we likely would have gotten in our 17th and 18th MAC games.

This is partly much ado about nothing. The final test is where we finish in the MAC--and there's no hiding there.

Day	Date	Opponent	Location	TV	Outcome/Time
Wed	11/08/06	Capital (Exhibition)	Bowling Green, Ohio		7:00 PM
Sat	11/11/06	Denison	Bowling Green, Ohio		2:00 PM
Thu	11/16/06	Arkansas State	Jonesboro, Arkansas		TBA
Sun	11/19/06	Furman	Bowling Green, Ohio		2:00 PM
Sat	11/25/06	South Alabama	Bowling Green, Ohio		2:00 PM
Sat	12/02/06	Troy	Bowling Green, Ohio		2:00 PM
Mon	12/04/06	Arkansas State	Bowling Green, Ohio		7:00 PM
Sat	12/09/06	Central Arkansas	Bowling Green, Ohio		2:00 PM
Sat	12/16/06	Wright State	Dayton, Ohio		TBA
Tue	12/19/06	Northern Colorado	Bowling Green, Ohio		7:00 PM
Fri	12/22/06	Marshall	Huntington, W. Va.		TBA
Wed	12/27/06	UWGB Tournament	Green Bay, Wisconsin		TBA
Fri	12/29/06	UWGB Tournament	Green Bay, Wisconsin		TBA
Sat	12/30/06	UWGB Tournament	Green Bay, Wisconsin		TBA
Sun	01/07/07	Buffalo	Bowling Green, Ohio		2:00 PM
Thu	01/11/07	Ohio	Athens, Ohio		TBA
Sun	01/14/07	Akron	Bowling Green, Ohio		2:00 PM
Wed	01/17/07	Miami (Oh)	Oxford, Ohio		TBA
Sat	01/20/07	Kent State	Kent, Ohio		TBA
Wed	01/24/07	Western Michigan	Bowling Green, Ohio		7:00 PM
Sat	01/27/07	Central Michigan	Mt. Pleasant, Mich.		TBA
Wed	01/31/07	Ball State	Bowling Green, Ohio		7:00 PM
Sat	02/03/07	Toledo	Toledo, Ohio		TBA
Wed	02/07/07	Northern Illinois	DeKalb, Illinois		TBA
Sat	02/10/07	Eastern Michigan	Bowling Green, Ohio		2:00 PM
Tue	02/13/07	Buffalo	Amherst, N.Y.		TBA
Sat	02/17/07	Bracket Buster	TBA		TBA
Wed	02/21/07	Ohio	Bowling Green, Ohio		7:00 PM
Sat	02/24/07	Akron	Akron, Ohio		TBA
Thu	03/01/07	Kent State	Bowling Green, Ohio		7:00 PM
Sun	03/04/07	Miami (Oh)	Bowling Green, Ohio		2:00 PM
Wed	03/07/07	MAC Tournament	Cleveland, Ohio		TBA
Thu	03/08/07	MAC Tournament	Cleveland, Ohio		TBA
Fri	03/09/07	MAC Tournament	Cleveland, Ohio		TBA
Sat	03/10/07	MAC Tournament	Cleveland, Ohio		TBA