Ode to the Bradley Center

[GooooMarquette]

Besides some of the other things mentioned, I have to add the Georgetown game in 2012.  It was Accepted Students Day, and glow jr., who was a HS senior, brought along a school buddy who had been accepted.  The kid was brilliant, but his family was of pretty modest means, and I don't think he had attended many, if any, big time sporting events

Glow and I took the boys for lunch at the Courtside Club.  Glow jr's friend got a kick out of high-fiving the players as they ran through.  We walked out to the court and past the pep band, and he was in awe of the whole spectacle. The place was packed.

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He was absolutely sold.  Unfortunately, his family was unable to make it work financially, and he wound up at community college. But seeing the entire Marquette basketball experience through a fresh set of eyes is a wonderful memory.

We had a similar experience in 2011 with a kid we know.  Brilliant computer whiz who had immigrated from Kenya and needed financial help for school.  He had an amazing time at MU but only got a partial scholarship, then got a free ride from Marist.  Fortunately, he loved it there too and got a great education.

Started up a company with some friends and is now driving a Bimmer, living in the bay area and traveling the world.  All at 25.  And a truly great kid.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Best and worst memory: Leaving the BC after blowing lead in 2nd OT vs. Louisville which turned out to be Triple OT win..

Are you talking about 2001? Wardle's Senior Day. Marquette lost.

[SaveOD238]

I have two distinct memories from the BC I will never forget.

In 2006, my family of Connecticut ex-pats got invited by friends to go see UConn, the team of my childhood, play in Milwaukee against some team I never heard of.  Novak scored 41.  Two years late, I was attending the university where I would meet my wife and my best friends.  I got a chance to be in a booth at the BC with Novak a few weeks ago, and couldn't work up the nerve to introduce myself and tell him that his 41 point game literally changed my life.

The other is doing the stupid Cotton Eye Joe dance at the end of the tunnel with TAMU and others on multiple occasions (though we never won a prize for best dancer!) while I was in the band from 07-12.  Those were the days, though there's oddly not a single game I remember standing out (maybe the Cadougan buzzer-beater after we couldn't hit a 3 all game...also against UConn).

Of course I missed the Villanova game for Hamilton...I'm still salty about that one.

It's gonna be hard to walk out of the BC for the final time on the 3rd.

[Galway Eagle]

Oddly most the games I had a blast at we lost...

Vs Cuse in 2009 made me decide to go to MU

Vs ND in 2010 we woke up at 6am brought a bunch of old four lokos and stood in line.

Camping out for the UW game in 2011

Trying to tailgate outside the Bradley center before destroying ND in 2011

Some other fantastic memories but those really stick out to me when I think of my favorite games.

[Warrior of Law]

My favorite games:

(1/2/2000) MU beats Xavier; comes back from 16 down at half
http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/010200aaa.html

(2/13/1994) #22 MU falls to Cincinnati (OT) on a Sunday afternoon game on ABC; lights go off at the BC.  Key, Jimmy Mac, and Logterman were all seniors.  Would go on to win the GMC, advance to the Sweet 16, beating Kentucky, losing to Duke. KO's last season, and the "Warrior" too.

[We R Final Four]

2 things during my freshman year in 03-04:

- Somehow ending up sitting in court side seats for madness. One of the guys in my hall was a little crazy. Saw 6 open seats and just walked us down there. No other students near us

- my first MU game in person. Vs ND. They were a top 10 at the time (I think). Chris Thomas was a NBA prospect. Ended front row student section after waiting all day and skipping classes to see that win.

Never forget my last game as a student on senior night 06-07. Vs Pitt w/Aaron gray, Sam young, levance fields. What a win. Loudest I have ever heard it in person

IIRC, that Pitt game was the perfect storm in Milwaukee.  Chuck Berry at Potawatomi........Trey Band at The Pabst......and a highly ranked Pitt team in town.  Tough decision for some, easy one for me.  Those Pitt games were great.

[drewm88]

That Pitt game in 2007 (Kinsella game) was the loudest game I've ever attended. Loudest sustained moment I saw in person was earlier that year when we hosted Georgetown. Dom "fouls" Jon Wallace on a 3 in the final seconds, up 3. Upper deck was shaking with the noise, but Wallace hit all 3, and the jerks beat us in overtime.


Greatest promo has to be the glowsticks they gave away to students against (I believe) Georgetown in either 09 or 10 and the resulting shower from the upper deck and eventually onto the floor.

[#UnleashSean]

I think my favorite single play at the Bradley center is either Jake Thomas 4 point play in which the entire stadium erupted, or Davante's coast to coast against WISCO,

[Mr. Sand-Knit]

Lotta of great moments

[Benny B]

Me?  I'm thankful that I got to experience most of the moments aforementioned cited, no less as an MU alum of the graduate variety only.

Of all the memories - of which there are many too numerous to count as I enjoy my elentftwentiest beer from a casino bar in Benny Vegas (Reno) - the most memorable of which is my (now) wife and I deciding to marry in Milwaukee while at the BC watching MU spank a [oxymoron alert] ranked GTown. Never again will this world see such a unique and memorable wedding thrown for $22,000 (including honeymoon).  Best.  Decision.  Ever.   Thank you Amigos, Steve, Fitz, Chappy and Ousmane.   

I will be the grown man shedding tears next Saturday.  From my first AC/DC concert as an 18-year old HS senior that gave me permanent hearing damage to the many Warrior games I've enjoyed with my MU brethren, the BC will always hold a special place in my heart next to the other moments that really matter.

[connie]

Any game I got to walk into an arena and not get that MECCA smell was a good game.  (Went to the Bucks throwback game, and that MECCA smell is still there).

[jsglow]

I'll give you guys one.  Can't say it was anywhere near my favorite but it was plenty memorable.  Chick and I were up in Pilarz' skybox with Larry when after getting an email to 'cease and desist' the entire student section at a packed Notre Dame game turned toward the box during 'You Suck!'.  That was the last time the band ever played it in the BMO BC!

[Galway Eagle]

I'll give you guys one.  Can't say it was anywhere near my favorite but it was plenty memorable.  Chick and I were up in Pilarz' skybox with Larry when after getting an email to 'cease and desist' the entire student section at a packed Notre Dame game turned toward the box during 'You Suck!'.  That was the last time the band ever played it in the BMO BC!

Hahaha Was in the student section that game and I have zero regrets for doing that

[jsglow]

I have two distinct memories from the BC I will never forget.

In 2006, my family of Connecticut ex-pats got invited by friends to go see UConn, the team of my childhood, play in Milwaukee against some team I never heard of.  Novak scored 41.  Two years late, I was attending the university where I would meet my wife and my best friends.  I got a chance to be in a booth at the BC with Novak a few weeks ago, and couldn't work up the nerve to introduce myself and tell him that his 41 point game literally changed my life.

The other is doing the stupid Cotton Eye Joe dance at the end of the tunnel with TAMU and others on multiple occasions (though we never won a prize for best dancer!) while I was in the band from 07-12.  Those were the days, though there's oddly not a single game I remember standing out (maybe the Cadougan buzzer-beater after we couldn't hit a 3 all game...also against UConn).

Of course I missed the Villanova game for Hamilton...I'm still salty about that one.

It's gonna be hard to walk out of the BC for the final time on the 3rd.

Tell him the story next time you see him SaveOD.  Steve is the most regular guy you could ever meet.  But now you have to do it in your best Chris Farley interviewing Paul McCartney voice.

[geps]

Also told my girlfriend at the time, "If we lose to Maine, we are breaking up." We did and still married.

[Dr. Blackheart]

IIRC, that Pitt game was the perfect storm in Milwaukee.  Chuck Berry at Potawatomi........Trey Band at The Pabst......and a highly ranked Pitt team in town.  Tough decision for some, easy one for me.  Those Pitt games were great.

Wasn't that the ESPN Game Day too?

[warriorchick]

Tell him the story next time you see him SaveOD.  Steve is the most regular guy you could ever meet.  But now you have to do it in your best Chris Farley interviewing Paul McCartney voice.

"Um, remember when you used to play for Marquette?  And that one time, you scored 41 points against UConn?  That was awesome!"

[Its DJOver]

Best moment was the court storming after winning CUSA, worst was losing to Cuse on the amigos senior day, don't think i've ever wanted a win more than that day.

[Dr. Blackheart]

I'll give you guys one.  Can't say it was anywhere near my favorite but it was plenty memorable.  Chick and I were up in Pilarz' skybox with Larry when after getting an email to 'cease and desist' the entire student section at a packed Notre Dame game turned toward the box during 'You Suck!'.  That was the last time the band ever played it in the BMO BC!

Otherwise known as the "Not Dale Carnegie Box".

[GooooMarquette]

Tell him the story next time you see him SaveOD.  Steve is the most regular guy you could ever meet.  But now you have to do it in your best Chris Farley interviewing Paul McCartney voice.

+1

A very approachable, humble guy who always has time for MU fans.

[mu_hilltopper]

+1

A very approachable, humble guy who always has time for MU fans.

Novak is a regular guy.  He has kids at my kids' school, see him all the time doing regular dad things.

[Spotcheck Billy]

Other than many of the games already mentioned was Springsteen's Seeger sessions show in 2006. We were on the rail center stage, my wife turned to me after the show and said "That's the most fun I've ever had in my life!".


(actually not sure how I felt about that afterwards  )

[drewm88]

Wasn't that the ESPN Game Day too?

Yes.

[We R Final Four]

Best moment was the court storming after winning CUSA, worst was losing to Cuse on the amigos senior day, don't think i've ever wanted a win more than that day.

Yes—that one hurt.
Another BMOBC game that hurt was Louisville finishing the game on a 13-0 run when we had a 12 pt lead with 2 min left. Sergio Garcia hit that three that still hurts me to this day.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

How has nobody mentioned one of the all time Bradley Center moments?

A darkened arena, a flashing light show, music adding to the anticipation and then...out skates the Golden Eagle to a chorus of boos and laughter!