Both extremely tall asks. I don't really see "silver lining" losses, but I'll take it in both these games. Be competitive for a stretch, put scare in them. In WBB, the talent gap seems almost insurmountable, where in the men, athletically our guys probably can hang if we shoot well.

Go Beach. I wish we would loop in a Mid Major game on these visits, Finals are over so no missing class (does that matter anymore?), and then you get a return game next year (goodbye NCCAA schools!). For this one, you have Drake, UNI, and Omaha within 3 hour drives. Or you fly to a big city after and grab a game in the Midwest, Colorado, or down to Texas. We are in the LA area so pretty easy for the rest of the country to get here and enjoy a break from the cold before the new year.