In the Raftery press release, we had this tidbit-
"The Big East Conference schedule begins with a five-game, all-teams-featured New Year's Eve marathon on Dec. 31 (St. John's at Xavier, Noon ET; Seton Hall at Providence, 2:30 PM ET; DePaul at Georgetown, 5:00 PM ET; Villanova at Butler, 7:30 PM ET; and Marquette at Creighton, 10:00 PM ET)."
http://twitdoc.com/upload/rlrassociates/raftery.pdf
/salivates
Quote from: MUfan12 on June 27, 2013, 01:07:17 PM
In the Raftery press release, we had this tidbit-
"The Big East Conference schedule begins with a five-game, all-teams-featured New Year's Eve marathon on Dec. 31 (St. John's at Xavier, Noon ET; Seton Hall at Providence, 2:30 PM ET; DePaul at Georgetown, 5:00 PM ET; Villanova at Butler, 7:30 PM ET; and Marquette at Creighton, 10:00 PM ET)."
http://twitdoc.com/upload/rlrassociates/raftery.pdf
Nice to know what my NYE plans will be 6 months in advance
I LOVE the Raff pick-up. Huge.
Quote from: The Lens on June 27, 2013, 01:14:26 PM
I LOVE the Raff pick-up. Huge.
+1 I totally agree. This is the first that its been announced right?
Good day of hoops. Makes sense to have Creighton playing at home for that late TV timeslot although any Central Time team would have worked.
Quote from: jsglow on June 27, 2013, 01:17:22 PM
Good day of hoops. Makes sense to have Creighton playing at home for that late TV timeslot although any Central Time team would have worked.
Kinda think they're hoping that MU/Creighton can become a good central region rivalry that eventually plays well nationally too
Nice little package- really wanted to make it to omaha for the game this year, not gonna happen now though- the link should be poppin for that game though!!
QuoteFOX Sports 1 is slated to televise over 100 Big East men's regular-season basketball games this coming season. The non-conference schedule begins Friday, Nov. 8, the likely date of the first Johnson-Raftery assignment.
Another quote from that Press Release. It's been rumored that the MU vs Ohio State game is supposed to be early November. Pure speculation, but that may be the Nov 8th game. Would certainly be a way to kick off the new Big East in style.... with Gus Johnson and Raftery.
Great now I can not remember the game instead of struggling to get through it!
Now all I'll have to do is convince friends and family to watch MU-Creighton instead of watching one of the zillion vapid NYE shows while waiting like zombies for the effen ball to fall.
Might have to go to a different room, which would be OK, too!!
Quote from: MU82 on June 27, 2013, 01:53:52 PM
Now all I'll have to do is convince friends and family to watch MU-Creighton instead of watching one of the zillion vapid NYE shows while waiting like zombies for the effen ball to fall.
Might have to go to a different room, which would be OK, too!!
Excellent use of the word "vapid"! :-)
Hmm, the three "new" schools - Butler, Xavier and Creighton - all open the BE season with home games. Hope they get sell-outs!
Quote from: MUfan12 on June 27, 2013, 01:07:17 PM
In the Raftery press release, we had this tidbit-
"The Big East Conference schedule begins with a five-game, all-teams-featured New Year's Eve marathon on Dec. 31 (St. John's at Xavier, Noon ET; Seton Hall at Providence, 2:30 PM ET; DePaul at Georgetown, 5:00 PM ET; Villanova at Butler, 7:30 PM ET; and Marquette at Creighton, 10:00 PM ET)."
http://twitdoc.com/upload/rlrassociates/raftery.pdf
Good lord, so much better than watching the ball drfop in Times Square!
I like the 2.5 hour slot allotted for each game; minimizes the potential to miss the beginning of the following game. Always hated when a game would run over and miss the opening of an MU game on ESPN.
Quote from: muwarrior69 on June 27, 2013, 02:20:35 PM
I like the 2.5 hour slot allotted for each game; minimizes the potential to miss the beginning of the following game. Always hated when a game would run over and miss the opening of an MU game on ESPN.
Was about to come and say the exact same thing. Thanks Fox Sports for having an actual understanding for the correct amount of time a basketball game takes.
Quote from: Norm on June 27, 2013, 01:56:09 PM
Hmm, the three "new" schools - Butler, Xavier and Creighton - all open the BE season with home games. Hope they get sell-outs!
Creighton is a perennial top-ten team (nationally) as far as attendance goes... their tickets are nearly as hot as Nebraska football tickets.
If Butler drew over 9,000 on Dec 29, 2012 vs. Evansville, I'm pretty sure they'll sell out Nova (Hinkle seats 10,000).
Xavier's average attendance is over 99% of their capacity. St. John's isn't going to be a problem.
Let's not be unduly criticizing the new guys... they'll draw better than most of the existing BE teams.
Quote from: Benny B on June 27, 2013, 02:32:41 PM
Creighton is a perennial top-ten team (nationally) as far as attendance goes... their tickets are nearly as hot as Nebraska football tickets.
If Butler drew over 9,000 on Dec 29, 2012 vs. Evansville, I'm pretty sure they'll sell out Nova (Hinkle seats 10,000).
Xavier's average attendance is over 99% of their capacity. St. John's isn't going to be a problem.
Let's not be unduly criticizing the new guys... they'll draw better than most of the existing BE teams.
Didn't mean to imply criticism - just thought it interesting that they all drew home games for the first big BE day. And yes, Creighton's fanbase is great and quite loyal - one of the big reasons I wanted them included in the BE.
Looks like ill be ringing in the new year at the schoolyard tavern
The nice thing about MU playing away in these openers is that I can watch all the games. Also, if they win at Creighton they will be the favorite to win the league.
It's fun to finally see the line-up for opening day in the Big East.
Newborn + wife that's not a fan of NYE parties=MU viewing party of 3 that night. So choice.
This is excellent news. As an Omaha native and current resident it couldn't be better. The alumni club will certainly put something nice together. Finding tickets to this game will be tough. All my friends and family will be rooting for Creighton so I hope we win by 30.
Didnt everyone complain about playing a game on New Year's Day? Why is this better? Because it's against...Creighton?
The bowl games shuffle around so much that it is impossible for me to keep track of which bowls are played on certain dates. Will there be bowl games on NYE? If so, those day games will have awful ratings. Playing at night will probably be worse.
NYE is rookie night...and people start early. The only people watching tv will be the ones watching the NYC NYE Ball. Do they even still do that? Who replaced Dick Clarke?
Quote from: Boozemon Barro on June 27, 2013, 11:23:55 PM
This is excellent news. As an Omaha native and current resident it couldn't be better. The alumni club will certainly put something nice together. Finding tickets to this game will be tough. All my friends and family will be rooting for Creighton so I hope we win by 30.
I spent a week in Omaha one night when we landed at Offutt...
Actually, I went to St Pius X school in Omaha. My fighter pilot father was getting his SAC ticket punched on his way to a star so we did six months in Hastings and six in Omaha. I have fond memories of NE.
Quote from: Atticus on June 28, 2013, 12:48:54 AM
Didnt everyone complain about playing a game on New Year's Day? Why is this better? Because it's against...Creighton?
The bowl games shuffle around so much that it is impossible for me to keep track of which bowls are played on certain dates. Will there be bowl games on NYE? If so, those day games will have awful ratings. Playing at night will probably be worse.
NYE is rookie night...and people start early. The only people watching tv will be the ones watching the NYC NYE Ball. Do they even still do that? Who replaced Dick Clarke?
By your comments you must not follow college football. The bowl changes will start in 2014. The Peach Bowl is in primetime on NYE and draws strong ratings. All bowls games beats college basketball ratings.
http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa/college-football-bowl-schedule.php
Beautiful! Getting kind of sick of Dick Clark lately - he's kind of slowed down.
Quote from: Atticus on June 28, 2013, 12:48:54 AM
Didn't everyone complain about playing a game on New Year's Day? Why is this better? Because it's against...Creighton?
The bowl games shuffle around so much that it is impossible for me to keep track of which bowls are played on certain dates. Will there be bowl games on NYE? If so, those day games will have awful ratings. Playing at night will probably be worse.
NYE is rookie night...and people start early. The only people watching TV will be the ones watching the NYC NYE Ball. Do they even still do that? Who replaced Dick Clarke?
I admit to still watching. Ryan Seacrest replaced Dick. I watch and annoy the family when I reminisce about the three times post-Marquette that I stood in the Times Square crowd.
Quote from: mileskishnish72 on June 28, 2013, 07:55:16 AM
Beautiful! Getting kind of sick of Dick Clark lately - he's kind of slowed down.
Dying will do that to anyone.
Quote from: bilsu on June 27, 2013, 08:19:20 PM
The nice thing about MU playing away in these openers is that I can watch all the games. Also, if they win at Creighton they will be the favorite to win the league.
Marquette already is the favorite to win the league.
Quote from: Atticus on June 28, 2013, 12:48:54 AM
Didnt everyone complain about playing a game on New Year's Day? Why is this better? Because it's against...Creighton?
The bowl games shuffle around so much that it is impossible for me to keep track of which bowls are played on certain dates. Will there be bowl games on NYE? If so, those day games will have awful ratings. Playing at night will probably be worse.
NYE is rookie night...and people start early. The only people watching tv will be the ones watching the NYC NYE Ball. Do they even still do that? Who replaced Dick Clarke?
First, you lambast the scheduling of the MU/Creighton game. Then you go on to pejoratively call out those who go out on NYE, and in the next breath you blast those who stay home watching TV.
Shall we infer that you're advocating masturbation as the only appropriate activity for sophisticated people on NYE?
Don't knock Omaha. They gave us Kerry Trotter--a blue chipper. And who van forget Vic Lazaretti?
Quote from: Golden Avalanche on June 28, 2013, 08:49:46 AM
Marquette already is the favorite to win the league.
Maybe by some. But Georgetown and Creighton should be right up there. It should be a dogfight, which is good---as long as we finish on top.
Just booked a hotel for the couple days around NYE in Omaha. I hope to see a bunch of you there! Gotta let them know how hard we travel :)
http://www.youtube.com/v/aKpgb2WrGo0
I'll be there!
good call on booking a room now, finding tickets to the game may be tough. Do you think Marquette athletics will have a handful to sell to travelers?
Quote from: Golden Avalanche on June 28, 2013, 08:49:46 AM
Marquette already is the favorite to win the league.
+1. An L on the road against arguably the second best team in the league will not substantively diminish our chances of winning the league.
Quote from: wyoMUfan on June 28, 2013, 12:44:21 PM
I'll be there!
good call on booking a room now, finding tickets to the game may be tough. Do you think Marquette athletics will have a handful to sell to travelers?
They'll have a handful... the question is whether there will be enough left over for the rest of us after the allocation is first offered to family, staff and those with thousands of priority points.
Quote from: Benny B on June 28, 2013, 01:22:42 PM
They'll have a handful... the question is whether there will be enough left over for the rest of us after the allocation is first offered to family, staff and those with thousands of priority points.
Regardless, it's not the Super Bowl, so you should be able to find decently priced tickets online. I'd be shocked if you had to pay more than $50 to get into the stadium even assuming it's sold out.
Quote from: willie warrior on June 28, 2013, 09:28:59 AM
Don't knock Omaha. They gave us Kerry Trotter--a blue chipper. And who van forget Vic Lazaretti?
For some reason I thought Lazaretti was from MA.
Quote from: wyoMUfan on June 28, 2013, 12:44:21 PM
I'll be there!
good call on booking a room now
It's always wise to beat the "let's spend New Year's in Omaha" crowd
Quote from: windyplayer on June 28, 2013, 01:25:30 PM
Regardless, it's not the Super Bowl, so you should be able to find decently priced tickets online. I'd be shocked if you had to pay more than $50 to get into the stadium even assuming it's sold out.
Agreed. Don't be surprised if a Creighton fan offers you a free ticket next to him just because you're a Marquette fan. Creighton is going to be the Canada of the Big East: proud, competitive, passionate and ridiculously nice.
Quote from: Benny B on June 28, 2013, 02:48:52 PM
Agreed. Don't be surprised if a Creighton fan offers you a free ticket next to him just because you're a Marquette fan. Creighton is going to be the Canada of the Big East: proud, competitive, passionate and ridiculously nice.
Ohh you betcha eh
Quote from: Benny B on June 28, 2013, 02:48:52 PM
Agreed. Don't be surprised if a Creighton fan offers you a free ticket next to him just because you're a Marquette fan. Creighton is going to be the Canada of the Big East: proud, competitive, passionate and ridiculously nice.
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Quote from: boyonthedock on June 27, 2013, 01:08:29 PM
/salivates
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Should be a great game. I hope both teams perform well during non-conference to make this matchup even more exciting. As for sellout, don't worry, there will be 18,500+ fans there guaranteed. Getting tickets might be tough.
Home opener in a new league ..... Will really be a tough one to get I bet.
Quote from: Benny B on June 28, 2013, 02:48:52 PM
Agreed. Don't be surprised if a Creighton fan offers you a free ticket next to him just because you're a Marquette fan. Creighton is going to be the Canada of the Big East: proud, competitive, passionate and ridiculously nice.
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9 pm CST?!
No Bueno.
AT Creighton...a jazzed up Creighton that will be entering the BE AND facing a potentially ranked MU team?
No MUY Bueno.
#CraigMcDermottWillBeSteveNovak
Quote from: 77ncaachamps on June 29, 2013, 10:10:12 PM
9 pm CST?!
No Bueno.
AT Creighton...a jazzed up Creighton that will be entering the BE AND facing a potentially ranked MU team?
No MUY Bueno.
#CraigMcDermottWillBeSteveNovak
Yeah, McDermott going for 41 & 17 ala Novak would be muy terrible.
Quote from: Golden Avalanche on June 28, 2013, 08:49:46 AM
Marquette already is the favorite to win the league.
On paper they are the favorite, but a team still has to earn it. A win at Creighton would be very meaningful. A loss does not eliminate them, but I suspect the league champion in any league does not usually sart out 0-1.
Quote from: bilsu on June 30, 2013, 10:27:34 AM
On paper they are the favorite, but a team still has to earn it. A win at Creighton would be very meaningful. A loss does not eliminate them, but I suspect the league champion in any league does not usually sart out 0-1.
Interesting fact: since we joined the Big East, 2 conference champions have started out 0-1. UConn in 2006, Georgetown this past year. Both going down at the hands of - you guessed it - Marquette.
Quote from: keefe on June 28, 2013, 01:30:19 PM
For some reason I thought Lazaretti was from MA.
Both Kerry and Vic played at Creighton Prep--state champs in '81-'82. Should have won again in '82-'83--actually a better team. Played for Brother Mike Wilmot who a few years later joined Majerus staff for a year. I believe Vic transferred to Loyola Marymount after 2 years.
Quote from: klyrish on June 28, 2013, 05:41:32 PM
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What the hell is this?? Is that a combination of Nick Cage and Hillary Clinton?? Priceless
Don't want any part of a moist Cage or Clinton. F*ckin', on the other hand, would most likely, hit both.
Quote from: We R Final Four on June 30, 2013, 03:18:31 PM
Both Kerry and Vic played at Creighton Prep--state champs in '81-'82. Should have won again in '82-'83--actually a better team. Played for Brother Mike Wilmot who a few years later joined Majerus staff for a year. I believe Vic transferred to Loyola Marymount after 2 years.
Looking forward to attending many MU/Creighton games with two Creighton Prep/MU grads from Kerry and Vic's class - one of whom returned to and still lives in Omaha. Omaha is a great place to visit-lively music and bar scene and plenty of excellent restaurants; plus, so easy to get around. And, to generalize, Creighton grads are really great people.
I'll have to convince Mrs. Legs that Omaha on New Year's Eve is a worthy destination this year!
And if only we could have kept Lloyd Moore and Vic together (and Paul Newman) with KTrotter...
Quote from: keefe on June 30, 2013, 06:25:58 PM
What the hell is this?? Is that a combination of Nick Cage and Hillary Clinton?? Priceless
Yes.
And haunting.
Quote from: CAGASS24 on June 27, 2013, 01:24:55 PM
Nice little package- really wanted to make it to omaha for the game this year, not gonna happen now though- the link should be poppin for that game though!!
Funny... this announcement made me want to go to Omaha when I hadn't previously cared to.
Anyone remember our first BE game at home against Novak... I mean Marquette. That was one juiced atmosphere and UConn didn't know what hit them. I hope Buzz shows our team that video.
I hope we are ready because Omaha and Creighton will be pumped. Tough, tough first game. Have to love it!
Quote from: Norm on June 27, 2013, 01:56:09 PM
Hmm, the three "new" schools - Butler, Xavier and Creighton - all open the BE season with home games. Hope they get sell-outs!
I think that's partially because those 3 schools can guarantee scheduling in their own arena. I'm actually suprised Georgetown announced a home game this far out, since NBA and NHL schedules haven't been released yet. St. Johns can't be at home because the band Phish usually has MSG booked for NYE.
Quote from: LittleMurs on June 28, 2013, 08:36:31 AM
Dying will do that to anyone.
Didn't slow down George burns.
Jerry Lewis either, for that matter. That mofo has been dead for 10 years. No one notices.
Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on July 02, 2013, 09:56:52 PM
Jerry Lewis either, for that matter. That mofo has been dead for 10 years. No one notices.
Not in France. He's a God in the land of Johnny Hallyday.
French Cultural Icons
Jerry Lewis
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Johnny Hallyday
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Marc Jacobs
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Compare that with the British Spirit
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