Basketball season is near, and the release of the men’s hoops schedule got people all kinds of excited, plotting the ways to enough wins that Chris Mullin’s team would break through to the NCAA Tournament.
The schedule did have critics.
On Facebook, one of our regular readers and commenters took issue with the idea that the Red Storm schedule - released last week - was a good one.
Certainly, it is far better than the home-cooked, W-thirsty slop Rutgers put out.
But on second thought, taking into account the way the Ratings Percentage Index, the numerical rating that helps the NCAA Selection Committee pick the 36 at-large teams for the NCAA Tournament, is the schedule strong enough to get the Johnnies into the March Madness mix?