Non-Conf Sched: 12/6 UW, 12/16 ASU, 12/22 UND, 12/28 Morgan St

[bradley center bat]

Well anyways, Broeker said they are looking to add one more game.

[GGGG]

Well anyways, Broeker said they are looking to add one more game.

Yeah, the tweet was poorly worded.  They were concluding their announcements of the non-conference schedule. 

[jsglow]

Well anyways, Broeker said they are looking to add one more game.

For my money it'll either be on 12/13 or 12/20 and be a 'buy' game or the first of a new contract with UWM.  If I were them, I'd very much want MU to help christen my 'new' Arena with an overflow crowd that I just paid $3.4MM to name.  Let us also not forget the Lovell connection.  I personally think it would be fun.  Bet we could get a 4-1, especially if we started on the 'road'.

[GGGG]

I think it will be a neutral site game similar to what we had with New Mexico last year.  While rumored, that game wasn't confirmed until late July last year.  Also the Michigan State / Georgetown part of the MSG double header wasn't announced until August.

How about a double header that includes MU v. ND in Chicago?

EDIT:  I gotta admit glow...your UWM scenario makes some sense.

[Texas Western]

I think it will be a neutral site game similar to what we had with New Mexico last year.  While rumored, that game wasn't confirmed until late July last year.  Also the Michigan State / Georgetown part of the MSG double header wasn't announced until August.

How about a double header that includes MU v. ND in Chicago?

EDIT:  I gotta admit glow...your UWM scenario makes some sense.

MU Notre Dame in United Center would be great. Give each team an equal allocation of tickets.

[Coleman]

MU Notre Dame in United Center would be great. Give each team an equal allocation of tickets.

Home game for ND but I'd still love to see it.

[Galway Eagle]

Home game for ND but I'd still love to see it.

Why do you say that? We have a huge contingent from Chicago and both schools are close enough that they'd bus students in. 

[Coleman]

Why do you say that? We have a huge contingent from Chicago and both schools are close enough that they'd bus students in.  

Oh it would be well attended by MU, I'm sure, but it in an arena that big (21,000 people), it would still be 70/30 ND fans.

South bend is basically a far suburb of Chicago. The Tribune has an ND beat writer. If you are Catholic or Irish and grew up in Chicago (which is like half of Chicago), you are probably an ND fan.

Think of it this way, when MU plays DePaul at the Allstate, they are a majority of the fans but it is only 17,500 capacity, and the arena is half empty. Probably 5,000-6,000 MU fans go to each DePaul game.

If you get 8,000 MU fans at the United Center, everyone else is going to be a Notre Dame fan, which means we'd be in the minority, which makes it basically a road game.

All that said, I'd still love to see it.

[bradley center bat]

For my money it'll either be on 12/13 or 12/20 and be a 'buy' game or the first of a new contract with UWM.  If I were them, I'd very much want MU to help christen my 'new' Arena with an overflow crowd that I just paid $3.4MM to name.  Let us also not forget the Lovell connection.  I personally think it would be fun.  Bet we could get a 4-1, especially if we started on the 'road'.

UWM has the Badger coming in this year on Dec. 10, so MU wouldn't happen in the same year at UWM Panther Arena. I agree on your first line, Dec. 13 or Dec. 20 for a "buy" game.

[Texas Western]

Any word on getting that final non conference game?

[ChicosBailBonds]

I'm poor so I have nothing to offer, but I'll take the action on North Dakota being sub 300 in KenPom. 258 this season, losing 83% of their offense, and bring in a transfer from UMKC, a no name JUCO, and 3 2 star freshmen. That spells bottom 50 for me.

North Dakota's RPI WAS 197 THIS YEAR

[Texas Western]

North Dakota's RPI WAS 197 THIS YEAR

I would like to see us get a couple more cupcakes on the schedule. I think W's matter a lot in Wojo's first year.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

North Dakota's RPI WAS 197 THIS YEAR

Ok. I was talking about KenPom.

[jsglow]

UWM has the Badger coming in this year on Dec. 10, so MU wouldn't happen in the same year at UWM Panther Arena. I agree on your first line, Dec. 13 or Dec. 20 for a "buy" game.

Good info BCB.  I agree that it won't happen as a road game for us as a result.  There goes THAT theory!