Hello Marquette fans!

[77ncaachamps]

Not sure this is such a positive

What city DOESN'T have a brewery nowadays?!

[keefe]

What city DOESN'T have a brewery nowadays?!

The really big one in St Louis makes its beer from rice...

[Mr. Nielsen]

Did that ever really happen? I know they played at the Kiel but did they really sell it out?

They had a couple decent years in the 90s, but I think you are overplaying the good old days.

TOP 20 SINGLE-GAME ATTENDANCE RECORDS
Date Opponent Score Site Attendance
1. 12/6/97 Illinois W 57-51 TWA Dome 32,429
2. 12/12/99 Missouri W 75-72 TWA Dome 25,790
3. 12/22/06 North Carolina L 48-69 Scottrade Center 22,539
4. 12/23/98 Kansas W 78-64 Kiel Center 22,527
5. 1/31/98 Louisville W 64-55 Kiel Center 21,331
6. 3/1/95 DePaul W 77-61 Kiel Center 21,004
7. 2/25/95 Dayton W 63-51 Kiel Center 20,930
8. 2/11/95 Memphis W 68-52 Kiel Center 20,911
9. 12/28/95 Austin Peay W 71-54 Kiel Center 20,618
10. 12/3/01 Missouri L 67-69 Savvis Center 20,602
11. 1/22/95 Marquette W 81-73 Kiel Center 20,176
12. 1/28/95 Cincinnati W 75-68 Kiel Center 20,149
13. 2/15/98 DePaul W 65-41 Kiel Center 20,137
14. 1/20/96 DePaul W 60-59 Kiel Center 20,019
15. 2/12/98 Cincinnati L 43-70 Kiel Center 20,007
16. 2/16/95 Alcorn State W 100-70 Kiel Center 19,966
17. 2/25/96 Marquette W 69-58 Kiel Center 19,714
18. 1/30/99 Marquette W 48-46 (OT) Kiel Center 19,437
19. 2/19/96 Cincinnati L 64-69 Kiel Center 18,560
20. 2/25/98 Marquette W 67-65 Kiel Center 18,493

[slingkong]

St. Louis has a great zoo, great baseball, a big media market, a big brewery, the Jesuit-Majerus link and of course, the strangest team name and mascot this side of a Hoya.
What's not to love?
I say the Billikins are in come the second round.       

You forgot that the city of St. Louis, beyond the great zoo and a couple of good micro breweries, is crap. Utter crap. Huge TV market, though, because it's a sprawling wasteland.

Someone asked earlier if the bball success will continue without Majerus or if Biondi would screw it up to further empower himself. I would absolutely wager the latter. It was a "blind dog finds a nut" situation that got Majerus there. He frequently disagreed, in public, with Biondi specifically and with the diocese in general. Biondi won't let that happen again. He'll find someone that will blindly follow his demands. He is simply not committed to the bball program. The school itself, especially the law school, is in free fall.

Add SLU as a 14th member, maybe, but personally I think it's a bad idea to add them as 10th through 12th.

[jsglow]

Despite its proximity, the Chaif' is actually classified as an "off campus" complex and, thus, sells beer. Someone did a great job of lobbying on this one. I am sure the SLU fans don't want anyone to be reminded that it should be classified as an 'on campus' building and risk losing their beer sales.

Helluva political trick in that one!  For folks that don't know, that's almost like saying 'the Al' isn't on campus.  SLU's beautiful arena is situated just east of the student union admittedly at the far end of the campus.  Perhaps it's just outside the barrier fence, huh? Anyway, it's perfect for their student body and my daughter considered in an attractive element to the SLU experience when she was considering their Nursing program.

[Coleman]

TOP 20 SINGLE-GAME ATTENDANCE RECORDS
Date Opponent Score Site Attendance
1. 12/6/97 Illinois W 57-51 TWA Dome 32,429
2. 12/12/99 Missouri W 75-72 TWA Dome 25,790
3. 12/22/06 North Carolina L 48-69 Scottrade Center 22,539
4. 12/23/98 Kansas W 78-64 Kiel Center 22,527
5. 1/31/98 Louisville W 64-55 Kiel Center 21,331
6. 3/1/95 DePaul W 77-61 Kiel Center 21,004
7. 2/25/95 Dayton W 63-51 Kiel Center 20,930
8. 2/11/95 Memphis W 68-52 Kiel Center 20,911
9. 12/28/95 Austin Peay W 71-54 Kiel Center 20,618
10. 12/3/01 Missouri L 67-69 Savvis Center 20,602
11. 1/22/95 Marquette W 81-73 Kiel Center 20,176
12. 1/28/95 Cincinnati W 75-68 Kiel Center 20,149
13. 2/15/98 DePaul W 65-41 Kiel Center 20,137
14. 1/20/96 DePaul W 60-59 Kiel Center 20,019
15. 2/12/98 Cincinnati L 43-70 Kiel Center 20,007
16. 2/16/95 Alcorn State W 100-70 Kiel Center 19,966
17. 2/25/96 Marquette W 69-58 Kiel Center 19,714
18. 1/30/99 Marquette W 48-46 (OT) Kiel Center 19,437
19. 2/19/96 Cincinnati L 64-69 Kiel Center 18,560
20. 2/25/98 Marquette W 67-65 Kiel Center 18,493

Wow. I stand corrected. 32,000 in the TWA dome?????? Where is that on the records books all-time for NCAA? Outside of Syracuse, that's gotta be near the top

[MU82]

You forgot that the city of St. Louis, beyond the great zoo and a couple of good micro breweries, is crap. Utter crap. Huge TV market, though, because it's a sprawling wasteland.

Someone asked earlier if the bball success will continue without Majerus or if Biondi would screw it up to further empower himself. I would absolutely wager the latter. It was a "blind dog finds a nut" situation that got Majerus there. He frequently disagreed, in public, with Biondi specifically and with the diocese in general. Biondi won't let that happen again. He'll find someone that will blindly follow his demands. He is simply not committed to the bball program. The school itself, especially the law school, is in free fall.

Add SLU as a 14th member, maybe, but personally I think it's a bad idea to add them as 10th through 12th.

"Crap" is a strong word, and all cities (including Milwaukee) have their nice and less-than-nice areas. However, there isn't a lot of nice to St. Louis. Its downtown is boring and shuts down at about 5 p.m., Laclede's Landing has mostly been a failure and there's just not much in the city itself to like. Nice suburbs? Probably, but even Detroit has those.

[Benny B]

"Crap" is a strong word, and all cities (including Milwaukee) have their nice and less-than-nice areas. However, there isn't a lot of nice to St. Louis. Its downtown is boring and shuts down at about 5 p.m., Laclede's Landing has mostly been a failure and there's just not much in the city itself to like. Nice suburbs? Probably, but even Detroit has those.

Is that an endorsement for Detroit Mercy?

[PJDunn]

I lived in St Louis after graduation (central west end) in '87 and enjoyed the city.  I have a soft spot for STL (grew up a Card fan), but it has become a wasteland.  Actually took the family there last year to see the arch and some old friends, and it was just plain depressing.  I would prefer to keep it off of the road trip agenda.  I would also like to pass on Dayton.  Keep it at 10.

[Marqevans]

Hope you guys get invited!

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

"Crap" is a strong word, and all cities (including Milwaukee) have their nice and less-than-nice areas. However, there isn't a lot of nice to St. Louis. Its downtown is boring and shuts down at about 5 p.m., Laclede's Landing has mostly been a failure and there's just not much in the city itself to like. Nice suburbs? Probably, but even Detroit has those.

Detroit's downtown wins versus SL's any day of the week