Non-Con scheduling

[jesmu84]

TWITTA TRACKA!!

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/328185006868549633

Buzz Williams continues to relentlessly schedule for Marquette. Ohio State, at Wisconsin, at Arizona State, 76 Classic + one more BCS game.

[Galway Eagle]

TWITTA TRACKA!!

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/328185006868549633

Buzz Williams continues to relentlessly schedule for Marquette. Ohio State, at Wisconsin, at Arizona State, 76 Classic + one more BCS game.

Neutral floor for OSU or home and home?

[BM1090]

Broeker just tweeted both OSU and ASU were home and homes. OSU home this year, ASU away.

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Mike Broeker ‏@mikebroeker 4m
Scheduling with coach Buzz is a lot of fun.  Ohio State and Arizona State added to slate.  Home-and-homes. Buy your #mubb tix now.

MarquetteHoops ‏@MarquetteHoops 3m
@mikebroeker do they both start at home?

Mike Broeker ‏@mikebroeker 1m
@MarquetteHoops OSU here; ASU there.

[4everwarriors]

So, does that mean the dude replacin' Juan is comin' from either the state of Ohio or Arizona?

[Mr. Nielsen]

It's not the 76 classic anymore. Last season, it was called the Direc TV Classic.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Ohio State at the Bradley Center!!! 

[Ellenson Guerrero]

Looks about right. Awesome to be able to get OSU at home. I'd like to be able to pick up one more BCS team and one better than New Mexico. I'd hope they are pushing hard to get something with ND or Louisville.

[We R Final Four]

@ Wisconsin? Good job Buzz!

[brewcity77]

Based on that, we are likely looking at more than half our opponents being pretty high level. I'd love to see New Mexico added and definitely some of the better low majors. Teams like Savannah State, NC Central, Norfolk State, and Bucknell have been solid home games in recent years and I'd love to see our buy games filled with teams like that.

If we play a strong Anaheim field (say Charleston, San Diego State, Miami), Ohio State, Wisconsin, Arizona State, and New Mexico (guessing that may be the other high major) that's 7 very good games. Maybe add a neutral court game, then we'll have an additional home game for Anaheim and 4 straight buy games. Get top-200 teams for those and we should have a top-20 SOS even without the schools like Louisville, Syracuse, and Pitt on the schedule.

[MU82]

It would be great if the Big East (notice no reference to newness) could get the kind of event we've had the last few years with the SEC. I would think a Big East-SEC Challenge could still produce plenty of decent made-for-TV matchups. At the very least, maybe we could do something with the A-10. That way, we're guaranteed a semi-national-TV game against an non-con opponent from a decent conference every year.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

It would be great if the Big East (notice no reference to newness) could get the kind of event we've had the last few years with the SEC. I would think a Big East-SEC Challenge could still produce plenty of decent made-for-TV matchups. At the very least, maybe we could do something with the A-10. That way, we're guaranteed a semi-national-TV game against an non-con opponent from a decent conference every year.

PAC 10 is probably more likely, as fox has rights to their games too.

[Jet915]

PAC 10 is probably more likely, as fox has rights to their games too.

I agree, Pac-12 - Big East Challenge seems most logical.  Fox owns rights to both and both leagues are somewhat equivalent (ACC and Big Ten probably top 2 conferences).  Plus, it gives us some exposure to the west coast.

[bradley center bat]

ESPN and Pac-12 Networks has the TV rights. Some games are sold off to FSN.

[ChicosBailBonds]

It's not the 76 classic anymore. Last season, it was called the Direc TV Classic.

[chapman]

A response tweet to that Rothstein one:

@fmmercogliano 12h
@JonRothstein and sounds like possibly New Mexico in Las Vegas on Dec. 20

His Twitter profile says he's the Assistant AD at UNM, so a legit source.  A little odd to be playing a "neutral" site game in their backyard.  Is there an event out there at that time that hosts a couple neutral site OOC games?

[wardle2wade]

A response tweet to that Rothstein one:

@fmmercogliano 12h
@JonRothstein and sounds like possibly New Mexico in Las Vegas on Dec. 20

His Twitter profile says he's the Assistant AD at UNM, so a legit source.  A little odd to be playing a "neutral" site game in their backyard.  Is there an event out there at that time that hosts a couple neutral site OOC games?

Yes, the Las Vegas Classic at the Orleans is played just prior to Christmas.  Last year's four main host teams were Colorado State, Virginia Tech, Portland, and Bradley.  The year prior was Baylor, St Marys, Missouri State, and WVU.  Winners and losers play each other the next day.

[Mr. Nielsen]

This might be something new at the MGM Grand.

[wardle2wade]

This might be something new at the MGM Grand.

Wow, I'd be surprised if that's true.  Would mean there are four marquee teams as the MGM Arena is very big, about 18k.  I also dont remember them ever hosting any hoops games.  Vegas' hoops arenas are Thomas and Mack, Cox Pavilion, and the Orleans.

[AirPunches]

Wow, I'd be surprised if that's true.  Would mean there are four marquee teams as the MGM Arena is very big, about 18k.  I also dont remember them ever hosting any hoops games.  Vegas' hoops arenas are Thomas and Mack, Cox Pavilion, and the Orleans.

Wasn't the pac12 tourney at the MGM this year?

[chapman]

Yes, the Las Vegas Classic at the Orleans is played just prior to Christmas.  Last year's four main host teams were Colorado State, Virginia Tech, Portland, and Bradley.  The year prior was Baylor, St Marys, Missouri State, and WVU.  Winners and losers play each other the next day.

I don't think it could be that though since it would qualify as a "tournament" and we're already in one?

[brewcity77]

I don't think it could be that though since it would qualify as a "tournament" and we're already in one?

I don't think these holiday tournaments are all the same. The Feast Week exempt tournaments count as one game on your conference schedule, even though you can have up to 4 games come from it (usually 1-2 at home then 2-3 at the neutral site).

This sounds more like 2 guaranteed games on the roster with the second day opponent being an unknown. If not, there's no way I think Marquette would bypass an exempt tourney.

[HoopsMalone]

Good to hear as MU won't have the strength at the top of the conference that it did without Louisville, UConn, Syracuse, Pitt, etc.  

I wonder if the OSU thing is just because of the Carrier Classic.  I don't know if it is deliberate, but it seems like we usually try to spread out our non-Thanksgiving tournament games among different major conferences if possible.  

Now we have two B1G games, but I am excited for the chance to go 2-0 against the B1G!

[Mr. Nielsen]

Wow, I'd be surprised if that's true.  Would mean there are four marquee teams as the MGM Arena is very big, about 18k.  I also dont remember them ever hosting any hoops games.  Vegas' hoops arenas are Thomas and Mack, Cox Pavilion, and the Orleans.

Pac-12 Tourney moved this past year at MGM Grand. I had a week of Bill Walton on ESPN & PAc-12 Networks!

I don't remember college hoops on TV being played at Cox Pavilion.

[wardle2wade]

Pac-12 Tourney moved this past year at MGM Grand. I had a week of Bill Walton on ESPN & PAc-12 Networks!

I don't remember college hoops on TV being played at Cox Pavilion.

My bad, you're right on both accounts.  I cant imagine them putting a December holiday tourney at anything bigger than the Orleans though.

[T-Bone]

Home and home with both of them.
https://twitter.com/mikebroeker/status/328204524487598080

Excellent.

(sorry if it's been posted - didn't see it).