MU To Face Colgate In Home Opener On Nov. 11
After opening the season Nov. 9 on the road, the Golden Eagles will return home to the Bradley Center to face Colgate on Nov. 11 in an opening round game of the 2012 Maui Invitational.
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Quote from: 4everwarriors on July 09, 2012, 08:47:06 AM
Crest, Sensodyne and Aquafresh to follow.
Hilarious.
Good news is the Pack is on bye that weekend so no fight for fans. The bad news is Sunday is a stupid day to create excitement for an opener.
Is the 9th our game against Ohio St. on the boat?
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Quote from: Skatastrophy on July 09, 2012, 08:58:43 AM
Is the 9th our game against Ohio St. on the boat?
Yep. Thats going to be a tough opening game. Toughest ever...?
Quote from: Nukem2 on July 09, 2012, 09:33:32 AM
Yep. Thats going to be a tough opening game. Toughest ever...?
I can't remember the last time we didn't have a few tune-ups before playing a (most likely) ranked opponent.
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Quote from: Skatastrophy on July 09, 2012, 08:58:43 AM
Is the 9th our game against Ohio St. on the boat?
Which leads me to think, the game is not signed yet with Ohio State. MU, has said nothing about it. They just skip it.
Quote from: front row on July 09, 2012, 10:16:46 AM
Which leads me to think, the game is not signed yet with Ohio State. MU, has said nothing about it. They just skip it.
MU is then replaced by Notre Dame, and Hiroshima 27 soon follows on this board.
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Quote from: front row on July 09, 2012, 10:16:46 AM
Which leads me to think, the game is not signed yet with Ohio State. MU, has said nothing about it. They just skip it.
I think that then they wouldn't have even mentioned the date. I agree that it is a little odd, though.
Quote from: Skatastrophy on July 09, 2012, 10:47:48 AM
I think that then they wouldn't have even mentioned the date. I agree that it is a little odd, though.
Correct. It was just weird how they just gave the date of MU starting on the road Nov. 9th.
Well, we should clean up in this one.
"Marquette kicks off the opening round of the Maui Invitational at the Bradley Center against Colgate for its home opener on Sunday, Nov. 11."
This is probably a dumb question but we play the opening round of the Maui Invitational in Milwaukee? What a gyp for Colgate.
Quote from: sixstrings03 on July 09, 2012, 12:23:20 PM
"Marquette kicks off the opening round of the Maui Invitational at the Bradley Center against Colgate for its home opener on Sunday, Nov. 11."
This is probably a dumb question but we play the opening round of the Maui Invitational in Milwaukee? What a gyp for Colgate.
It's weird, but it happened last year too with us playing Norfolk State at the Bradley Center as the opening round for the Paradise Jam (then they almost beat us in the final).
Unlike Norfolk St, Colgate will not get a chance to advance to Maui despite the outcome of the game at the Bradley Center.
Quote from: Nukem2 on July 09, 2012, 09:33:32 AM
Yep. Thats going to be a tough opening game. Toughest ever...?
Didn't we open at Duke in a tourney about 15 or 20 years ago? Or was that not the first game of the season?
so is it a "buy game"?
who pays Colgate? Marquette or the Maui Invitational or ESPN?
Quote from: 4everwarriors on July 09, 2012, 08:47:06 AM
Crest, Sensodyne and Aquafresh to follow.
You sponsoring the game?
Quote from: sixstrings03 on July 09, 2012, 12:23:20 PM
"Marquette kicks off the opening round of the Maui Invitational at the Bradley Center against Colgate for its home opener on Sunday, Nov. 11."
This is probably a dumb question but we play the opening round of the Maui Invitational in Milwaukee? What a gyp for Colgate.
It goes something like this... teams are only allowed X non-conference games per year... a tournament doesn't count towards that limit. Having a "mainland" game before the "island" games (as part of the same tournament) therefore allows both MU and Colgate one extra non-con game.
Quote from: Benny B on July 09, 2012, 09:52:23 PM
It goes something like this... teams are only allowed X non-conference games per year... a tournament doesn't count towards that limit. Having a "mainland" game before the "island" games (as part of the same tournament) therefore allows both MU and Colgate one extra non-con game.
... So is it part of the Maui Invitational or isn't it?
Quote from: sixstrings03 on July 10, 2012, 01:59:21 AM
... So is it part of the Maui Invitational or isn't it?
I believe so.
Quote from: strotty on July 10, 2012, 02:21:52 AM
I believe so.
If Colgate wins, they are not going to Maui.
Marquette's Home Opener versus Colgate is on National TV at 3:30pm on ESPNU
The Maui invitational has four mainland teams. They play MU, Texas, North Carolina and someone else to open up the tournament. Then they play each other here, why 8 other teams go to Maui. Set up provides the big boys with an extra home game.
Quote from: sixstrings03 on July 10, 2012, 01:59:21 AM
... So is it part of the Maui Invitational or isn't it?
Consider MU vs. Colgate an "exhibition" game within the Maui Invitational. It is part of the tournament, but it isn't part of the bracket.
Quote from: Benny B on August 10, 2012, 10:19:24 AM
Consider MU vs. Colgate an "exhibition" game within the Maui Invitational. It is part of the tournament, but it isn't part of the bracket.
A la Norfolk St. last year.
EDIT: Whoops, someone said that already.
Quote from: Benny B on July 09, 2012, 09:52:23 PM
It goes something like this... teams are only allowed X non-conference games per year... a tournament doesn't count towards that limit. Having a "mainland" game before the "island" games (as part of the same tournament) therefore allows both MU and Colgate one extra non-con game.
There isn't a specific max on non-conference games.. that figure just falls out.
For at least the past several years, the max has been on regular season games - 29 OR 27 + a qualifying event. A qualifying event can be no more than four games... and must not span a range of more than 14 days. That can be bracket play, designated match ups or a combination. A bit stupid, but that's the deal.
With many tourneys having 8-team bracket play, the 'extra' game between two of the schools (or another school "included" in the event, but not in bracket play) allows a school to play 31 regular season games instead of 30.