Grambling thoughts

[BM1090]

Agree will Bilsu, it's the sheer number of sub 250 games.

If anyone wants my Maine tix, just PM me.  I would love to get them to a good home.

PM Sent if still available

[MerrittsMustache]

When it was (I think) 26-2, my wife turned to me and said "I can't believe you actually wanted to come to this." At that point, all I could think was "I have five more games of this nature, how on earth will I get anyone to come to those?"

Offer them to friends with grade schoolers. I typically take my twin first graders to these no-name games and they LOVE them. We have a blast and they think it's great that MU always wins.

They plan to play at MU together "like the Ellenson brothers" (not holding my breath on that one), they tell their Aunt Tracey all about her name-sake  , and think it's SO cool that Duane Wilson went to HS a few blocks from our house. It also helps that parking is easy and I'm not overly focused on the blowout taking place on the floor...oh, and we typically leave night games early.

It also helps that we can go from our seats at the BC to our couch in under 20 minutes. If I was driving in from Waukesha or Racine or the glow/chick burbs, I'd probably be less excited about watching two-thirds of a blowout.

[jsglow]

It also helps that we can go from our seats at the BC to our couch in under 20 minutes. If I was driving in from Waukesha or Racine or the glow/chick burbs, I'd probably be less excited about watching two-thirds of a blowout.

Ha! MU basketball is about the only way I keep chick in the frozen north!  Plus on most nights we get to see one or both of the kids, always a bonus once they moved away.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Ha! MU basketball is about the only way I keep chick in the frozen north!  Plus on most nights we get to see one or both of the kids, always a bonus once they moved away.

The empty nester problem is real. Sister is going to be a freshman next year and I don't think mom and dad Chitown are looking forward to it.

[djorling]

I wouldn't be so sure.  One big benefit for empty nesters: no more silent sex.   

[Warrior Code]

Don't by the tickets... Your r an idiot!

I love the internet.

[brewcity77]

I wouldn't be so sure.  One big benefit for empty nesters: no more silent sex.

Which really only becomes a problem when said empty nesters feel the need to express that to their children. You kept it quiet for years, no need to tell us how things have changed since we left! 

[dgies9156]

Chick and I went to the game not to worry about the opponent but to see the continuing development of our young team.  The ball moved crisply on offense and the shots fell.  We were entertained and made it back to suburban Chicago before 11.

On Saturday against Maine, my guess is there will be lots of young kids in attendance.  Well you know what?  When I was 7-8 years old I wasn't particularly interested in the opponent.  I just wanted a chance to see Thompson and Meminger play.  So my dad would get Irv Stauber's tickets and we'd go.  Brew, I hope that you can find a situation like that and support a young Warrior if you choose to skip a few.

I am of the belief that a sugar fix in the form of a cupcake is a good idea for any team, to get its bearings straight and to see what it has. I never have seen a year without a couple on the schedule.

Look, I'm on record in here as saying big teams play big teams and cupcakes play cupcakes for most of their schedule. Yes, I'd like to see home and home with North Carolina, Kentucky, Duke, Kansas etc. But this year, we would get our clocks cleaned and we'd be longing for a couple of Iowa games. We need most of these cupcakes to prepare for the Big East season, which is what we're really about.

In the end, JS Glow and Chick are right -- go or don't go, but don't let the tickets go to waste. Give them to a young person or young family. Or a co-worker who likes basketball and has worked hard for you. Acknowledge that this year we need cupcakes and hope next year we waste some really big, really good schools in the pre-conference schedule.

[keefe]

I don't believe we should force playing Matt or Sacar, but to say "they are free to leave" as though we shouldn't care is something I disagree with.  Certainly they are free to do as they please, but the constant transfers are part of the reason we are young (this year) or thin (last year) - and those are not isolated instances.  Some transfers are going to happen, but I'd much prefer the stability that comes with players growing in the system.

A lot of that transfer stink is on Bert

[jesmu84]

A lot of that transfer stink is on Bert

Ners begs to differ

[tower912]

A lot of that transfer stink is on Bert

There was a lot of transfer stink under Crean, too.    Wojo in his first year also had 2 of Buzz's recruits leave, as well as one of his own.    I can't find the it right now, but I seem to recall that around 40% of D-1 basketball players transfer.    Just the way of it today.

[MerrittsMustache]

Another thing to remember when it comes to scheduling is that, in the mind of the average MU fan, Grambling, Maine, Belmont, IUPUI, Jackson St, etc are all small, no-name programs that MU should roll. Presbyterian could be bringing everyone back from a top-20 RPI team and they'd still be viewed as a cupcake by most.

[79Warrior]

Brew, I hate to tell you, but I've worked with college athletics at four different universities, and I don't think a single one of them would return your call....and one of them competes at the D2 level. They might return it, but it wouldn't be a call from someone who actually has control or input to the scheduling. You have to be donating pretty big sums of money or be from the media to get that kind of access. And even then, you aren't going to get any more than what Broeker said in the PT article.

Well, they certainly know how to pick up the phone when they want donations?

[GGGG]

nm

[Nukem2]

There was a lot of transfer stink under Crean, too.    Wojo in his first year also had 2 of Buzz's recruits leave, as well as one of his own.    I can't find the it right now, but I seem to recall that around 40% of D-1 basketball players transfer.    Just the way of it today.

The 3 transfers ( Burton, Dawson and Taylor ) were all Buzz's guys.

[barfolomew]

The 3 transfers ( Burton, Dawson and Taylor ) were all Buzz's guys.

He may have been referring to Gabe Levin.

[Nukem2]

He may have been referring to Gabe Levin.

Ah yes.  The transfer guy who got wind of Henry Ellenson and took the first stagecoach back to CA.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Well, they certainly know how to pick up the phone when they want donations?

Scholl, Broeker, and Wojo call you for donations? I just get phonathan students.

[keefe]

Scholl, Broeker, and Wojo call you for donations? I just get phonathan students.

I actually got a call from Tom Crean. He said he was calling to raise money for the Marquette Soccer Stadium. He would throw in a pair of IU shorts if I gave at least $100

[tower912]

The 3 transfers ( Burton, Dawson and Taylor ) were all Buzz's guys.

Shoot.   I forgot Taylor.    Burton, Dawson, Levin, Taylor.    The larger point is that transfers are becoming the norm and not the exception. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I actually got a call from Tom Crean. He said he was calling to raise money for the Marquette Soccer Stadium. He would throw in a pair of IU shorts if I gave at least $100

I usually roll my eyes at TC jokes but this one made me chuckle

[MU82]

I actually got a call from Tom Crean. He said he was calling to raise money for the Marquette Soccer Stadium. He would throw in a pair of IU shorts if I gave at least $100

If I were a basketball investor, I would short IU!

[Jay Bee]

Deonte's transfer hurt and hurts my soul.