The United States doesn't negotiate with terrorists.

GW Mens Basketball doesn't negotiate with mid-majors.

(too much 24)

Learned Hand: We're almost entirely in agreement.  The only difference I see is a West Coast trip.  To build the team's name nationwide, like Gonzaga (our prototype for what we want to be), we need to travel to places that still think we're Georgetown.  How about a Big Ten/Big 12 road game or two every year?  What about a 2 or 3-game trip to UCLA/USC/Stanford/Cal/Gonzaga/Washington/Oregon?  My ideal OOC would be this:

Home - George Mason, Hofstra, MVC Team, Old Dominion, Manhattan/Iona

Road - Big 10 team, Big 12 team, West Coast Team #1, West Coast Team #2, MVC/MAC team

Neutral - Maryland (BB&T)

I know, its etremely ambitious.   However, Temple, St. Joe's, and Gonzaga do it every year, and its our only way of countering any year where the A-10 is not, ahem, up to snuff.  Just think of where we'd be if we went 22-3 with this schedule, rather than 24-1 with our current schedule.  We'd probably be around the same spot in the rankings, maybe a few spots lower, but far higher in the RPI. 

It's well worth the investment, especially by epanding the GW brand around the nation to the poor souls who lack the sweet sounds of A-10 TV's fabulous broadcasting teams, and therefore, have yet to see us. 

GO GDUB

I would like to see us play Georgetown, for the sake of tradition.  I would also like to see routine (if not strictly annual) games with West Virginia and Virginia for the same reasons, as well as Maryland (all three schools are old time GW adversaries).

For the sake of tradition I would like to play American; and I would find time to play George Mason routinely if not every year.

How about scheduling some games against SEC or Conference USA opponents?

I would love it if the Atlantic Ten could dump St. Bonaventure and get Manhatten to replace it as a conference member.

Pepperdine, Valpariso, Ohio, West Virginia, Vanderbilt

Stetson, BU, Tulsa, Navy, Sam Houston State

We already have Michigan State and Notre Dame for 2006-07. I'd like a two-game series with Mississippi State or South Carolina, for the golfing alums.

Drop Maryland from the BB&T if Gary keeps whining, and bring in UVa. Take a trip on Route 66 to play James Madison.

I could care less about AU, Georgetown, and George Mason. I'd just as soon play Howard as any of the other MEAC schools.

Finally, I'd like a series with Memphis. Re-introduce John Calipari to the Smith Center.

(Of course, I'd like to bring back TP and Houston. But we better make it quick, while they're still on the honeymoon. How many times has TP been married, anyway?)

I'd love to see West Virginia more often.  Also, UConn is a good idea - at the very least we'd get national eposure if they are willing to play us. 

What I don't want, though, is a Temple-like OOC schedule. Not as much fun for the fan (I love a good at home dunkfest ).

Whatever, it would shut the likes of Doyle and Lunardi up.

We might be able to play a top ACC or Big East team if we could schedule it at the MCI Center, kind of like how Temple scheduled against Duke at the Wachovia Center.  Here are my choices:

@ UConn, @ Michigan State, Clemson (for Cheyenne), LSU (for Regis), Gonzaga, Miss. State (for Jeremy), and NC State (MCI Center), Wake Forest (MCI Center), and @ Georgia Tech.

This would have been a perfect year to schedule a rematch against Wake Forest (for the Preseason NIT loss).  They are at the bottom of the ACC but it would have still helped our RPI because they play an ACC schedule.

Mailvan, FQ, I have had to replace my scroll button three times this season. Of course, I caused a bit with my points on the MCI, so ... BUT, on that topic, I think maybe it is time to look into the MCI for our out of conference matchups. West Virginia would surely continue playing us with a good arena and a chance to get their fans traveling.

I like Law's Idea of the southern schools ... Florida, USC, or Georgia.

Heck, maybe even Kentucky or Kansas or Iowa... all those teams would look at a trip to DC as a W. They all draw really well.

As long as the Smitty is our sole venue, it is tough to get a home and home with anyone of substance other than Gonzaga. Maybe Utah???

Not North Dakota State.

Squid, she lives just up the road in Baltimore right?

FQ, 1967, you? FYI my dad helped start the Rainbow Classic.

... Think small, be small.