Post by vbfan on Sept 18, 2004 23:38:23 GMT -5
In each of the 3 major volleyball conferences (I know this is debatable that I did not include the Big West or SEC...) (Big 10, PAC-10, Big 12), who has played the toughest pre-season schedule.
For the Big 12 it has to be Kansas State playing CAL (10th at the time), Minnesota (4th at the time)and Florida (5th at the time) No one else has played 3 top 10 teams although now CAL isn't looking like a top 10 team.
What about the PAC-10? It is obviously not Washington, but I would consider UCLA going to A&M, Hawaii, Utah and BYU. Those are three tough road sites. Possibly CAL who has played UCSB and A&M at home though but both 3-0 losses then on the road at Hawaii.
The Big 10 would have to probably be Minnesota scheduling both Florida and KSU in their home tourney although Penn State played Stanford, I don't think they have played any other ranked schools.
Any thoughts?
What is the school of thought out there, is it better to have a few losses by scheduling some other top teams or to go 8-0, 9-0 playing cupcakes. I know it depends on a lot of factors like experience on the team, what their conference schedule is like etc... but what do you think? It just seems like some of the teams that scheduling easy are not young teams.
For the Big 12 it has to be Kansas State playing CAL (10th at the time), Minnesota (4th at the time)and Florida (5th at the time) No one else has played 3 top 10 teams although now CAL isn't looking like a top 10 team.
What about the PAC-10? It is obviously not Washington, but I would consider UCLA going to A&M, Hawaii, Utah and BYU. Those are three tough road sites. Possibly CAL who has played UCSB and A&M at home though but both 3-0 losses then on the road at Hawaii.
The Big 10 would have to probably be Minnesota scheduling both Florida and KSU in their home tourney although Penn State played Stanford, I don't think they have played any other ranked schools.
Any thoughts?
What is the school of thought out there, is it better to have a few losses by scheduling some other top teams or to go 8-0, 9-0 playing cupcakes. I know it depends on a lot of factors like experience on the team, what their conference schedule is like etc... but what do you think? It just seems like some of the teams that scheduling easy are not young teams.
