BCPanther wrote:Cdizzle wrote:unipanther99 wrote:UNI will play in next year's Diamond Head Classic with Auburn, BYU, Harvard, New Mexico, UNI, Oklahoma, Washington State and tournament host school Hawai’i.
Cool. Looks very nice. Decent but beatable teams for a UNI team that will probably take a small step back next year (small step back from Top 20-ish could still be a very good club).
Hopefully that field doesn't tank as hard next year as the one this year has. Preseason, Nebraska, Colorado and George Washington were all getting run on the fringe of the top 25. Not so much now. It still won't be a stinker of a tournament, but there also don't really appear to be any marquee matchups available.
You feel pretty safe with BYU and Oklahoma. Bruce Pearl should get Auburn going in the right direction and New Mexico won't be a killer. Washington State, Hawaii, and a rebuilding Harvard don't offer much value...
Agreed. Looks solid if unspectacular across the board. Good tourney for next year.