That's also true.If there is a good chance Rutgers could lose, it is better to play at a neutral site than at home from a NET standpoint.
Willard peaked his teams going into each season each year and front loaded the ooc schedule. KENTUCKY, Michigan, Michigan State. It was great for Seton Hall to get to the tourney. I also think it is why we had swoons in Jan and Feb and tourney.
Sha said it last night. If you are peaking now, you are in trouble.
I guess I just think the idea that Princeton should be avoided at all costs is silly. Challenge yourself! Also, if playing Princeton were really such an impossible task, why don't they make the Final Four every year they make the NCAAs? It's just sour grapes and excused. I know the NET argument, but, you know ... win the game, then. And if it turns out that they really are a formidable opponent, then the committee will be able to distinguish that and pull it out from the silly ratings metrics (which, of course, are given far too much emphasis).