Quote Originally Posted by RaginDave View Post
I remember when Marty Fletcher was here we played a game late in the season, right before the conference tournament that I don't think was on the original schedule.

But look bottom line is that Coach is trying to improve our placement by playing good teams late in the season, this is a huge risk vs reward process. Playing two nationally ranked teams right in the heart of the conference schedule is tough, but if we win 1 or both of these we are probably a Top 25 team. If we lose it could hurt us in our ranking, but as long as we still win the conference and tournament it won't matter. The reward is much greater than the risk. And if teams like OU and FAU are willing to schedule us and it is not a huge issue on travel and school, why not take a chance. We convinced OU to play us in Fort Worth, TX on Sunday of this week, we are in Arlington on Friday of this week. That is a 26 minute drive for us. OU does not have a match this week, they were off they were defeated by #26 Tulsa last week on the 13th and do not play again until Sunday the 27th vs the University of Texas. The fact that we were able to make this happen so quickly without completely disrupting our travel schedule is fantastic.

It will suck if we lose vs OU this weekend, but it won't be the end of the world. I think Coach Godin is trying to see where we stand vs the type of competition we could face in Round 1 of the NCAA's.
Dave, check your PM please.