Originally Posted by
Troublemaker
Does this season's Bill Self know what he's doing? Previous seasons' Bill Self scheduled in the non-conference slate:
2013 - 4 creampuffs
2012 - 5 creampuffs
2011 - 7 creampuffs
2010 - 7 creampuffs
(Creampuff = team rated 130 or below in Pomeroy)
I'm a fan of Self but I wonder, if he could re-do this season's slate, if he would've swapped in a couple more easy teams to KU's non-conference schedule.
I'm curious to know whether Self believes that creampuffs are used to give players a rest and possibly some mild tinkering (which they are). This year, with such an inexperienced squad, maybe Self believes that giving them NCAA-team experience game-in and game-out is the best way. Maybe Self thinks that creampuffs don't develop players as quickly as mid-majors and BCS teams.
I can see it going either way, actually. You will undoubtedly learn more playing tougher teams, but you physically (and possibly physiologically) wear down the team quicker as well.
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