It’s not a road game. It’s neutral site. I’m fine playing Nebraska but why not play them at their place?
I’m not sure of the rationale for the SD venue other than maybe it’s a concession to Nebraska? Maybe would help get a future neutral site closer to OU?
I don't know if the Sioux Falls people are paying us to go there. They like to bring in big name teams to play in that building. It's small, but they're proud of it. Lots of credit card and hospital money in Sioux Falls.
We know of two of 13 games. Way too early to draw any conclusions about the schedule.
I don't think anyone's suggesting a schedule that would lead to that kind of record. I don't know why this point is so hard for some to grasp--it's been repeated ad nauseam: The idea is not that we play a bunch of top 50 teams. It's that instead playing teams in the 300s, we play teams from 100-200 or perhaps 150-250. The chances of us losing any of those games is still quite slim, but it impacts our rankings much more positively.
I think that’s the point.
The point for whom? As others have said, if we're going to play NU in their backyard (relatively speaking), why not play at their arena, where we'd get credit for a road win?
I have always believed OU should play good to great teams on the road or neutral site in November and December. OU home crowds are usually pathetic during those months and negate a home court advantage. We should play at least one game in okc and Tulsa every year too. You have to balance that with actually winning games and making the tourney but we’ve gone the other way recently with making a terrible schedule of easy games the first 2 months.
We can play a tougher schedule and win more games. It’s not a choice between the two. Playing middle of the pack P4 teams would give us a better chance to win while also making the schedule “tougher”. Playing more than 2-3 RPI 150+ teams doesn’t do anything for the team or our resume. Playing too many bad teams leads to bad habits and complacency, it does not make you a better team or improve the resume.
I have no insider information but my thought is that Nebraska has some agency in this decision as well and prefers the neutral site; it helps their NET case (lol) or rewards more distant fans etc. Similar to how you and I wish OU would play more off campus in OKC or Tulsa as opposed to Norman in December. But yes, if OU was the sole decision-maker here I do not understand the location.
Coaches, not just Moser, like to play the neutral court games. I assume because it’s similar to an NCAA tournament atmosphere.
Attendance for recent non-conference home games against major conference opponents:
Georgia Tech, the only decent game last year, 7700. Proves my point. Compare to the Southwest Technical State games attendance (take your pick from last year). And yes I know there probably weren't 7700 in the seats, but it had a decent attendance. It's silly to just give up scheduling good home game because they aren't sold out or close to that. Like I said, you can't schedule crap at home and then complain because nobody attends.
7700 is tickets sold, as you said. Decrease that by about 2000 and you have the real attendance figure, probably.
Curious, are you a season ticket holder or regular attendee of games? Not being critical, I'm just wondering if you would spend your money to watch these non games.
