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I'd like to see us get more aggressive in scheduling, even if some power 5 teams don't want to play us, some do! It may not be be this year but we could add some big schools to our schedule in the next 2-3 years. Max will probably only be around one more year, but coach Mills is building a very solid program that will be competitive this year and moving forward, lets parlay that sweet 16, midcourt Max hype and Mabee renovations out a few years. Just beating small schools by 30 in OOC schedule isn't going to continue to grow the program. OSU and TCU are a great start. Seeing OU scheduling Arkansas in Tulsa at the BOK this year and a couple years in the future really ticks me off!!! Here are a couple ideas I think could help the program's growth(besides just attempting to schedule home & homes with power 5 teams) moving forward: *Host our own pre-season holiday tourney, possibly partner up with TU and make it a City of Tulsa event- played at the Mabee center one year and at TU the next or both if we could get enough teams involved, get some other "name" regional schools- like an Arkansas, OU, OSU or Wichita St, maybe an SMU or other Texas team, names people would know and close enough that their fans could come to the games. Lets show off the new Mabee center, maybe get some national media attention. *Host either a large high school tourney for a few local schools, but bring in some large regional schools or an AAU summer event on campus. Lets get some top regional high school recruits and coaches on campus to see the school and our facilities, etc. *Get the NCAA regionals back in the Mabee if possible, this could be difficult with the BOK, but we could possibly be a venue if Tulsa got a regional and we have a great history hosting NCAA games- ORU 74' vs Louisville and Kansas- Phi Slamma Jamma and Michael Jordan are just a few examples. Just kicking around some ideas, we've done a great job of keeping coach Mills, Max is back and we are renovating the Mabee center. We cant just take a few no's and keep playing lesser competition. Let's upgrade our schedule a little and keep the momentum going. Success breeds success!!!