Stop being lame #mubb

[Jay Bee]

The other 5 teams are the key to the entire schedule. If we're looking at 5 bottom feeder teams from low majors, the schedule will be mediocre. We don't need five Fresno States, but competent teams from top-22 leagues that will win 14-20 games would be ideal.

Exactly! If MU adds in several teams that are going to win 2 to 8 games this year, the NC sked will get a mediocre grade at best, from an RPI standpoint.

The opponents that will be unveiled over this unbelievably long naming-journey this month are very important to know and understand.

That said, one a day? So dumb. Ugh.

PS - troubling video title released by #mubb last night... "A traditional summer"... Luke/Matt/Sam/Katin/Rowsey lineup on deck?????

[jsglow]

Exactly! If MU adds in several teams that are going to win 2 to 8 games this year, the NC sked will get a mediocre grade at best, from an RPI standpoint.

The opponents that will be unveiled over this unbelievably long naming-journey this month are very important to know and understand.

That said, one a day? So dumb. Ugh.

PS - troubling video title released by #mubb last night... "A traditional summer"... Luke/Matt/Sam/Katin/Rowsey lineup on deck?????

I thought the same damn thing.  Wojo needs to have an intern study scoop lingo.

[GB Warrior]

Exactly! If MU adds in several teams that are going to win 2 to 8 games this year, the NC sked will get a mediocre grade at best, from an RPI standpoint.

The opponents that will be unveiled over this unbelievably long naming-journey this month are very important to know and understand.

That said, one a day? So dumb. Ugh.

PS - troubling video title released by #mubb last night... "A traditional summer"... Luke/Matt/Sam/Katin/Rowsey lineup on deck?????

Yeah but Katin is heavily tatt'ed

[mu03eng]

The other 5 teams are the key to the entire schedule. If we're looking at 5 bottom feeder teams from low majors, the schedule will be mediocre. We don't need five Fresno States, but competent teams from top-22 leagues that will win 14-20 games would be ideal.

And there in lies the difference between a fan and a savvy fan

Fan: we're playing Upper Michigan Technical Institute...I've never heard of them, this game sucks

Savvy fan: we're playing Upper Michigan Technical Institute {looks at kenpom} they had a 200 RPI last year, this game will suck but at least we can still have a solid NC RPI.

Scoop fan:

[wadesworld]

Or, better yet, Wojo gets down in a defensive stance near mid-court as a tiny, shadowy figure with blank jersey approaches. As Wojo slaps the floor, the opponent's jersey is revealed and Coach purposely gets beat off the dribble so that he can recover and block Charlie's/Jack's/other six grade campers' shots into the rafters!!!

Why not just bring a wooden board with the team's logo on it out on an ATV and have each player wear a karate outfit and break the board like we're going to break the team?

[mu03eng]

Why not just bring a wooden board with the team's logo on it out on an ATV and have each player wear a karate outfit and break the board like we're going to break the team?

Because Diener would break his hand....again

[warriorchick]

Scoop fan:


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You are being too kind. This is more like it:

[drewm88]

And there in lies the difference between a fan and a savvy fan

Fan: we're playing Upper Michigan Technical Institute...I've never heard of them, this game sucks

Savvy fan: we're playing Upper Michigan Technical Institute {looks at kenpom} they had a 200 RPI last year, this game will suck but at least we can still have a solid NC RPI.

Scoop fan:

Finally we get some credit for how cute we are.

[Jay Bee]

Finally we get some credit for how cute we are.

...and nekkid

[Earl Tatum]

How about St. Leo's, A team of nuns in their 70's. Rockhurst??? WOW! Upper Michigan Institute,
be c areful. You get better by playing competition.

[fjm]

I hope they aren't lemon poppyseed.  Those suck.

You're kidding me right? The only muffins better than a lemon poppyseed is the Orange-cranberry-pumpkin muffin at Collectivo (formerly Alterra)

[fjm]

Vanderbilt
2 of Michigan, Pitt, SMU
2 of IUPUI, Eastern Michigan, Gardner-Webb, and Howard
Georgia
Fresno State
Wisconsin

With all do respect to our team, this schedule does seem pretty challenging so I'm nervous but excited to see how we do agains these teams.

[GooooMarquette]

You're kidding me right? The only muffins better than a lemon poppyseed is the Orange-cranberry-pumpkin muffin at Collectivo (formerly Alterra)

I take it you've never tried the Blueberry-Banana muffin at Muddy Waters in MPLS?

[fjm]

I take it you've never tried the Blueberry-Banana muffin at Muddy Waters in MPLS?

You are correct!

Muffin summit?

[jsglow]

Today's scintillating announcement.  Nothing. Vandy, we already knew that.

Wake me when this is over.

[mu03eng]

Today's scintillating announcement.  Nothing. Vandy, we already knew that.

Wake me when this is over.

Gonna be sleeping for a bit....it ain't over for another 10 days.

[wadesworld]

Today's scintillating announcement.  Nothing. Vandy, we already knew that.

Wake me when this is over.

Gonna be sleeping for a bit....it ain't over for another 10 days.

So if they said, "The non-conference schedule will be released on July 16" you guys would be sitting up wide eyed waiting like a pre-teen on a sugar high or what?

Some people just need something to complain about...

[forgetful]

I take it you've never tried the Blueberry-Banana muffin at Muddy Waters in MPLS?

That sound fabulous.  There was a similar muffin with crumb topping at this bagel shop on the upper East side when I used to live in Manhattan.  To die for.  I used to go there almost every day when I walked to work. 

[mu03eng]

So if they said, "The non-conference schedule will be released on July 16" you guys would be sitting up wide eyed waiting like a pre-teen on a sugar high or what?

Some people just need something to complain about...

Absolutely I would...we're waiting to podcast until the full NC is released because we can't really analyze it until we know the full thing. Releasing it piecemeal has no value add. The individual games almost don't matter right now, it's the aggregate that makes a difference.

At the end of the day I think it's stupid, but other than responding in this thread I've given zero thought to it. I know when everything will be released and will just wait until then to care.

[wadesworld]

Absolutely I would...we're waiting to podcast until the full NC is released because we can't really analyze it until we know the full thing. Releasing it piecemeal has no value add. The individual games almost don't matter right now, it's the aggregate that makes a difference.

At the end of the day I think it's stupid, but other than responding in this thread I've given zero thought to it. I know when everything will be released and will just wait until then to care.

Fair enough.  I guess that's my point.  Whether they said, "The nonconference schedule will be released on 7/16/16," or, "We'll release one nonconference game per day until 7/16/16," you know the full nonconference by 7/16/16.

[brewcity77]

Today's "announcement" just seems silly as it adds absolutely no value to the tweet the @MarquetteMBB account sent out on April 11.

[jsglow]

I agree with tower. I was simply ridiculing it.

[brewcity77]

So if they said, "The non-conference schedule will be released on July 16" you guys would be sitting up wide eyed waiting like a pre-teen on a sugar high or what?

Some people just need something to complain about...

I'd be far more excited for it all coming out at once. As a schedule junkie who looks forward to the non-con schedule, this just feels unnecessary.

Here's the reason I don't like it. For anyone that takes the time to follow the @MarquetteMBB Twitter account, we already know the bulk of the games. This whole procrastinated roll-out is just stretching out a large part of what we already know.

The only days that will actually give new information will be when they release the cupcake opponents (other than Fresno). If this was all actually breaking news, then it would make more sense to turn them all into talking points. But most of the discussions have already been had, so it's silly to try to break news that broke weeks and months ago.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Yup, this stuff has been decided for ages. Heck, even the Rockhurst game, I knew about that one and I'm sure other posters or lurkers know about what the other games are.

[We R Final Four]

Who wants to play guess the remaining non-con opponents?