Scholarship table
Good question. As I've never been to a Marquette NCAA game before, does the university organize an official pregame party at a local bar they book space at? Or do Marquette fans themselves largely decide on a place (or two) and just randomly congregate there.I did attend the Conference USA tourney in Cincinnati back in 2002, but I'm sure things are different now.
There are pregame gatherings before our games at the Marquette hotel. Food and drinks were part of the event last year in Fort Worth. Cost was about $20. The band and our fans line up and high-five and cheer the team as it leaves for the stadium on the team bus. With our second seed, we should get assigned one of the nicer hotels close to the stadium where you can walk to the game from the pregame event. In previous years when the hotel was a distance away from the stadium, like last year and in Hartford and Greenville, there were shuttle buses provided by MU to and from the Arena.
Is there a Marquette bar in Columbus?
I don't believe so. However, the bars around the arena typically get "assigned teams" that they become a home bar for when the tournament is in town. I should know today or tomorrow which one is assigned MU.
Any word on where the team hotel is and if there's any sort of official gathering there before the game?
Sonesta
Someone email the Sonesta's food & beverage manager & tell him to stock up on extra Miller 🍺 products ....MUBB fans have been known to drink hotels & their bars dry.Also given the occasion, we'll need extra Guinness, Jameson, Tullamore Dew, Murphy's, Harp, etc ☘️ 🇮🇪 🥃
Minneapolis ran out of Miller Lite and Jager in 2003.
. And the event was run by an astute ‘83 alum.
Handel’s and Graeter’s for ice cream. Almost as good as Leon’s. Almost.
Jeni’s is better. There’s a Jeni’s about two or three blocks from the convention center.
(I think) I can get Jeni’s in grocery stores in MO (for the price of my left arm). But I do need to give that a try. So good thing I have 3 days here to try all 3!Have done the other 2 many times and they’re great. Jeni’s will probably be Sunday’s stop.