Alright my .02.
The Good: JMU and ODU, and at VT. "Local" games with an old school vibe and playing a school in the state we haven't played in ages. VT is a nice power 5 opportunity. We all like playing JMU and ODU, and having our final four celebration against ODU is a highlight of the nonconference season.
The Meh: The MTE is an absolute meh. Ohio is a projection of 146 Torvik and its a midmajor tournament. I guess thats the best we can do at this juncture. We'll see if we get Loyola Marymount or Florida Atlantic which will be an okay game for us. Just no real opportunity to move the needle in the MTE which makes it a meh.
The Bad: Just too many buy games, Winthrop, Penn, Catwba, New Hampshire (yikes), Loyola Maryland, Wofford, Cornell. Cornell and Winthrop will be better buy games, but all in all 6 d1 buys, plus Catawba and Jacksonville (I know that one was "given" to us), just makes this an unexciting home slate.
We did not find a 3rd home and home partner or a neutral game to replace one of the buy games which is disappointing to me. Hopefully we can crush this schedule and when NET rankings come out, be in the range to make a move for at large consideration. Going to be tough though.
Grade: C-