Buffs scheduling for success-Part 3

Being on the radar versus where the Colorado basketball program used to be can mean a lot of things. One of the most crucial is that you’re going to get a lot of people’s best shots; especially in conference, where the Buffs came out of nowhere and ruined several teams tournament hopes.

Tad Boyle and the Buffs will have to find a way to keep their opponents, through scheduling, from pinpointing and even picking on a CU team that needs to grow early in the 2012-2013 season. 

“With a young team you gotta be careful, and you have to strike a balance,” Boyle said of choosing who and when to play next year. “It is an art, not a science, and sometimes you have to get lucky just like you do in recruiting.”

But there is one thing that the second, soon to be third year head coach knows is that if you want to get into the NCAA Tournament you have to take care of your own business. Winning games early, bolstering the record and winning during a grueling conference schedule is the only way to get noticed. 

“I'm not sure I've figured it out, what I figured out is you better win the games that are on your schedule,” Boyle and the Buffs have won more than 20 games over the course of the last two seasons. “You better win them in November, you better win them in December, and you better win them in league play. That is the only thing I figured out.” 

Bringing home wins is important, because it brings in fans and grows a program. But Boyle has also been adamant about growing college basketball in the state; recruiting and playing in-state schools.

“One of the things we have tried to do to create interest and excitement with basketball in this region, is to start series with Air Force and Wyoming, we have one with CSU,” said Boyle. 

Invigorating BuffNation with the steps the Colorado program has been making, while also recharging a statewide passion for the game. Boyle has big plans, and we may have just gotten a glimpse at them on the horizon this year. 

Progress is being made in Boulder, and the departure is right on schedule.