Tad Boyle already has expressed his frustration at putting together the 2018-19 Colorado men’s basketball schedule. It turns out the ultimately unsuccessful quest to bring a big-name opponent to the CU Events Center was thorough and exhaustive. Related Articles CU Buffs’ JR Payne excited for possible early return of basketball

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On Thursday, at long last, CU released the schedule for a squad expected to compete for a berth in the NCAA Tournament. There were no surprises compared to what already has been reported, with the Buffs opening the season at home against Drake on Nov. 13 and beginning Pac-12 Conference play Jan. 3 at mighty Arizona.

What is perhaps a bit surprising is the Buffs were unable to get a so-called power conference team to visit the CU Events Center during nonconference play in November and December. This is despite, according to Boyle, his staff reaching out to each and every program in the power basketball conferences — the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, and American — with overtures to begin a home-and-home series.

The Buffs additionally reached out to several national powers within the region, but still couldn’t find another team willing to take the bait. Granted, the nuances of this year’s schedule required the Buffs to ask all those potential foes to travel to Boulder first, yet going 0-for-75 on those overtures was not a result Boyle expected.

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