Early Non-Con schedule

[jsglow]

According to MU's Facebook page:

'MU begins the season against Southern (Nov. 8) at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, followed by home games versus Grambling State (Nov. 12), Ohio State (Nov. 16) and New Hampshire (Nov. 20 or 21).'

[dgies9156]

Yick.  The only one of those games worth watching is tOSU.

Big boys play big boys. Period.

If you want a joke game, go find Athletes in Action. Or somebody's junior Olympic team.

I'm disappointed they expect us to pay full price for Grambling, Southern etc.

[willie warrior]

According to MU's Facebook page:

'MU begins the season against Southern (Nov. 8) at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, followed by home games versus Grambling State (Nov. 12), Ohio State (Nov. 16) and New Hampshire (Nov. 20 or 21).'

HMMMM.. Southern, Grambling and New Hampshire are big time RPI boosters.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Two warm-up games to get ready for Ohio St.

[BCHoopster]

MU fans will have a hard time understanding that the home schedule will be nothing compared to what it once was.  The new Big East has GTown and Villy, the rest is nothing, add the bad
home games in Nov. and Dec. and you the fans will be getting ripped off.  Losing Pitt, Louey, ND, Syracuse are big time games that will be missed.

[Pakuni]

HMMMM.. Southern, Grambling and New Hampshire are big time RPI boosters.

Hey look ... Willie's finally found something to gripe about.

[bradley center bat]

Nov. 25th at Arizona State

[NavinRJohnson]

Yick.  The only one of those games worth watching is tOSU.

Big boys play big boys. Period.

If you want a joke game, go find Athletes in Action. Or somebody's junior Olympic team.

I'm disappointed they expect us to pay full price for Grambling, Southern etc.

I'm disappointed people complain about this year after year as ifnitbsomehow unique to Marquette, and not a reality of sports.

[jsglow]

Closing RPIs from last year:

Southern #182
Grambling #347
tOSU #11
New Hampshire #291

Then on the road to ASU.

[MerrittsMustache]

Yick.  The only one of those games worth watching is tOSU.

Big boys play big boys. Period.

If you want a joke game, go find Athletes in Action. Or somebody's junior Olympic team.

I'm disappointed they expect us to pay full price for Grambling, Southern etc.

Obviously you aren't familiar with the actual schedules that "big boys" play in non-conf.

[frozena pizza]

Big boys play big boys. Period.

Not really.  Big boys play a few warm-up games against little boys in the non-con, mixed in with a few games against other big boys.  MU has been doing this for a long time and so does every other high major team.

[Galway Eagle]

Is southern southern Illinois? Or some other southern?

[Galway Eagle]

Yick.  The only one of those games worth watching is tOSU.

Big boys play big boys. Period.

If you want a joke game, go find Athletes in Action. Or somebody's junior Olympic team.

I'm disappointed they expect us to pay full price for Grambling, Southern etc.

It sounds like you expect our warmup games to be against Belmont Vermont and Murray state and for all the other games to be against Kentucky, unc Etc.  we schedule the way we do to appease developing players with playing time and let them adjust to Buzz's system.  It also guarantees us a certain amount of wins and then you do the math that we'll win at least another percent of the bigger games so that we make the tournament.  If you had your scheduling the only years we'd have made the tournament would be 08-09, 11-12 and 12-13

[Pakuni]

Yick.  The only one of those games worth watching is tOSU.

Big boys play big boys. Period.

If you want a joke game, go find Athletes in Action. Or somebody's junior Olympic team.

I'm disappointed they expect us to pay full price for Grambling, Southern etc.

The "big boys" on Duke's schedule last year included Western Washington, Winston-Salem State, Georgia State, Delaware, Cornell and Elon.
Kentucky's "big boys" included Northwood, Transylvania, Lafayette, Morehead State, Long Island, Samford and Lipscomb.
Syracuse faced Colgate, Wagner, Monmouth, Canisius, Alcorn State and Central Connecticut.
Ohio State: Albany, Northern Kentucky, Savannah St., UNC-Asheville, Chicago St., Missouri-Kansas City.

Want more?

[frozena pizza]

Is southern southern Illinois? Or some other southern?

Southern University, which is in Baton Rouge, LA.

[Galway Eagle]

The "big boys" on Duke's schedule last year included Western Washington, Winston-Salem State, Georgia State, Delaware, Cornell and Elon.
Kentucky's "big boys" included Northwood, Transylvania, Lafayette, Morehead State, Long Island, Samford and Lipscomb.
Syracuse faced Colgate, Wagner, Monmouth, Canisius, Alcorn State and Central Connecticut.
Ohio State: Albany, Northern Kentucky, Savannah St., UNC-Asheville, Chicago St., Missouri-Kansas City.

Want more?

In all fairness LIU has made the tournament in 2011, 2012, and 2013.  And UNCA made it in 2011 and 2012. 

[GGGG]

In all fairness LIU has made the tournament in 2011, 2012, and 2013.  And UNCA made it in 2011 and 2012. 

And Southern made it last year...and had a second half lead against Gonzaga.

[jsglow]

I suspect that there was some sensitivity paid to the 'heavy Frosh' reality this year.  MU's staff does an excellent job each year balancing the need to win, grow as a team, and build RPI stature.

[Pakuni]

In all fairness LIU has made the tournament in 2011, 2012, and 2013.  And UNCA made it in 2011 and 2012. 

Long Island and UNC-Asheville are now "big boys" in NCAA basketball.
Got it.

[Galway Eagle]

Long Island and UNC-Asheville are now "big boys" in NCAA basketball.
Got it.

Yes, cause that's what I said.  I was agreeing with you and trying to edit your argument just a little bit and you decide to get defensive and draw conclusions that I think those guys are big boys.  There is a difference between Grambling and LIU it's not like because they're both mid majors they suddenly are the same level of being awful.  You've gotta calm down and realize who's actually trying to fight with you here. 

[jsglow]

And Southern made it last year...and had a second half lead against Gonzaga.

+1.

Wonder if MU has ever opened against a NCAA Tourney team if not involved in some kind of 'special' event (like the Carrier Classic)?  Shoule be one helluva Friday night with the BEast banner going up pre-game.

[frozena pizza]

Similarly, although Tiago Splitter is large and highly paid, he is not a "big boy" of the NBA so LeBron's rejection of his attempted dunk carries limited value.  Maybe jsglow can take down the gif in his signature so my page loads that much faster.  Same thing with Novak doing the Aaron Rodgers impression and that soccer coach with his head on fire.  On the other hand I never minded waiting for the Kate Upton dougie gif to load.

[frozena pizza]

+1.

Wonder if MU has ever opened against a NCAA Tourney team if not involved in some kind of 'special' event (like the Carrier Classic)?  Shoule be one helluva Friday night with the BEast banner going up pre-game.

Unless we lose.

[willie warrior]

Hey look ... Willie's finally found something to gripe about.

And so has Pakuni!

[willie warrior]

Similarly, although Tiago Splitter is large and highly paid, he is not a "big boy" of the NBA so LeBron's rejection of his attempted dunk carries limited value.  Maybe jsglow can take down the gif in his signature so my page loads that much faster.  Same thing with Novak doing the Aaron Rodgers impression and that soccer coach with his head on fire.  On the other hand I never minded waiting for the Kate Upton dougie gif to load.

Now Kate Upton is a topic to take this thread to about 30 pages.