Don't look now, K...

[gary-7]

...but the Selection Committee's comin' for ya

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ittee-emphasize-quality-road-wins-next-season
"...programs have manipulated their nonconference résumés by facing solid opponents at home and avoiding road matchups against quality teams before conference play. But this adjustment could encourage a shift toward more high-profile road games for contenders and perhaps the restart of true home-and-home series that coaches have squashed in recent years because of fears they'll damage their résumés."

 

[FlaTarHeel]

I love it!
Those JV non-conference games will hurt even more.

 

[Archer2]

"...programs have manipulated their nonconference résumés by facing solid opponents at home and avoiding road matchups against quality teams before conference play. But this adjustment could encourage a shift toward more high-profile road games for contenders and perhaps the restart of true home-and-home series that coaches have squashed in recent years because of fears they'll damage their résumés."

Damn, that paragraph could have been expressly written for d00k.

 

[imajericho]

Big East was notorious for this with Pitt Syracuse Cincinnati Uconn Marquette Georgetown etc. They would have 13 non conference games. 12 would be at home and 1 would be away against like a youngstown st.

 

[RoseHeel]

Meanwhile, Dook has only 1 true road game, thanks to the B1G/ACC challenge.

 

[gary-7]

Meanwhile, Dook has only 1 true road game, thanks to the B1G/ACC challenge.

Yep. Hopefully message sent... unless, of course, someone at the NCAA gets a stern reprimand from the Rat...

 

[DSouthr]

Do ya really think the NCAA will penalize K and cost him seeding? The most protected coach in the NCAA? This may apply to most coaches but no way effects K...

 

[Archer2]

Do ya really think the NCAA will penalize K and cost him seeding? The most protected coach in the NCAA? This may apply to most coaches but no way effects K...

I agree, the LOM operates with impunity. If any team other than the Devils had a player intentionally tripping players, the conference would have stepped in. They didn't because it was Knight Lite. There's a separate set of rules for him.