Originally Posted by
wilson
For years, it was pretty much gospel that the men's basketball schedule would be released on the third Friday in August, but in recent years, that date has crept later and later and later. Now that we're already beyond the fourth Friday in August and bearing down on September, I'm getting antsy. Anybody got any intel on this year's release date?
Well, ESPN has the hammer in setting the schedules. Based on sub-themes in other threads, some here may allege that ESPN, UNC alum Skipper, and fellow-traveler Bilas are waiting for Roy Williams to give the final OK, and Roy has been busy on other matters this August.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013