LSU/UL NIT matchup

[sportsfanatic21]

It's not just RPI, its perception. I would rather have Rice and USM on our schedule than Nichols, SE Louisiana, McNeese, Savannah State, New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans, and Louisiana College. Besides, if we are ever moving to a better conference, we need to be playing schools in those better conferences. Just look at the NIT. We have a better RPI than LSU, a better record and a better facility, yet LSU got the higher seed. We have to change the perception of who we are and who we associate with by scheduling better and winning against better competition to enable us to move to a better conference and change the perception of UL.

I think its interesting that some would rather schedule Rice and USM than Nicholls and SLU, but there are also those that complain that LSU wont schedule us but will play Troy and UAB etc.

[VObserver]

We should not play any of those schools.

[CajunVic]

Betting line has moved from Lsu -4.5 to Lsu -3.5 today. Somebody is liking the Cajuns

[CajunNation]

Why would you advocate playing Rice and USM? Rice's RPI was 325. USM was 206. In fact, with the exception of Houston, Nicholls and Southeastern's RPI was higher than all of those teams this year.

Building relationships. Our fans can travel. We should have a general policy for all sports to schedule these schools as much as possible. Some things have greater value than RPI. However, USM is the only one of that group with historically bad RPI averages.

As for Nicholls and SLU, I'm not against playing them. They just need to meet the criteria of historically good RPI averages.

[CajunNation]

Lets just go ahead and schedule like Texas Southern go on the road against power teams the first 13 games of the season. Start off a solid 0-13 and make the tourney with a 15-19 record.

[DocCajun]

They both are going to play. How much and how effective are the real questions

Thanks for update. Fingers crossed.

I'm trying to block out the noise around this game and to be honest, I am really looking forward to watching this one tonight!

Heading to BR in a few hours

[CajunNation]

Why would you advocate playing Rice and USM? Rice's RPI was 325. USM was 206. In fact, with the exception of Houston, Nicholls and Southeastern's RPI was higher than all of those teams this year.

Just to clarify, this is 5 year RPI averages.

108-Tech
110-Houston
227-Tulane
232-Southern Miss
260-Nicholls
265-Rice
276-Southeastern

[SlappyCajun]

Just to clarify, this is 5 year RPI averages.

108-Tech
110-Houston
227-Tulane
232-Southern Miss
260-Nicholls
265-Rice
276-Southeastern

So really none besides the top 2 should be considered routinely.

[Ragincajun07]

Just to clarify, this is 5 year RPI averages.

108-Tech
110-Houston
227-Tulane
232-Southern Miss
260-Nicholls
265-Rice
276-Southeastern

What is ours?

[SlappyCajun]

107 per Warren Nolan.

[Jason]

https://www.oddsshark.com/ncaab/loui...14-2018-965526

[CajunNation]

So really none besides the top 2 should be considered routinely.

Like I said, I would focus on scheduling Tech, Houston, Tulane, Southern Miss and Rice in as many sports as possible, every year. The main reason would be to build alliances and become familiar as possible with their fanbases and administrations. After all, these schools are the ones we want to be conference mates with, right?

Also, if we are going to dive into more Power Conference scheduling, a little breather now and then would not hurt, especially if we can accomplish ulterior motives in doing so.