Marquette and UCLA Agree to Home and Home

[Uncle Rico]

Marquette hasn’t played the Bruins since 1964.  Nice west coast exposure

https://twitter.com/bensteelemjs/status/1164262203555553281?s=21

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Nice!  So next year we will be at UCLA, v. UW at home, a B12 challenge game (hopefully at Fiserv), and perhaps a Gavitt Games match up.  They will also get two decent games in the 2020 Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.

[MuMark]

So we get to play against Nix...


So Gavitt games, big 12 Challenge.....UW....exempt tournament.....and 20 game conference slate and now UCLA

Not much room for buy games anymore......

[Uncle Rico]

So we get to play against Nix...


So Gavitt games, big 12 Challenge.....UW....exempt tournament.....and 20 game conference slate and now UCLA

Not much room for buy games anymore......

Starting to doubt UW staying on the schedule unless they start making it part of the Gavitt Games

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Awesome news!

[marquette20]

Starting to doubt UW staying on the schedule unless they start making it part of the Gavitt Games

Marquette will only play in the Gavitt games 2 more times for the next 3 years with both expected to be road games. Highly doubt UW is going away. This series looks great as the December high profile non conference game that alternates UW for home and away.

[We R Final Four]

November high profile non con game.

[WhiteTrash]

Starting to doubt UW staying on the schedule unless they start making it part of the Gavitt Games

That wouldn't break my heart but I'm not from Wisconsin. Personally I'd rather see ND, UofL or a blue blood like Duke or Kansas.

[Lennys Tap]

Very cool.

[The Lens]

Best home and home of the past 30 years.  Incredible.

[SaveOD238]

My cousin is a UCLA alum and his family are Bruin season ticket holders.  I'm psyched about the chance to finally earn some bragging rights.

[GoldenWarrior11]

Unbelievable.  I did a double take to make sure I wasn't actually reading a fake Ben account.  Huge news. 

Will be nice to play against Cronin again. 

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Marquette will only play in the Gavitt games 2 more times for the next 3 years with both expected to be road games. Highly doubt UW is going away. This series looks great as the December high profile non conference game that alternates UW for home and away.

So they get 31 games:

20 Big East Games
1 at UCLA
1 v. B12
1 at B10 in Gavitt
1 v. UW
2 games at Mohegan Sun as part of tourament
2 "tournament" games at Fiserv
3 buy games

[MuMark]

I Always wonder how something like this comes about? Did Wojo call Cronin to congratulate him on getting the job and one thing leads to another?

Are we recruiting any LA kids in 2020 that might appreciate a game there ? OSA is from AZ right? Would be an easy game for his family to get to.

[jesmu84]

Damn. MU fails again. Should have been against UWM. Wojo getting schooled by self continues

[4everwarriors]

Pretty sure #5 duzant have know eligibility left doe, hey?

[GoldenWarrior11]

I Always wonder how something like this comes about? Did Wojo call Cronin to congratulate him on getting the job and one thing leads to another?

Are we recruiting any LA kids in 2020 that might appreciate a game there ? OSA is from AZ right? Would be an easy game for his family to get to.

I was actually thinking the reverse - Cronin has already offered Baldwin and Foster. As freshmen in 2021, UCLA would be returning to Milwaukee to face Marquette as the return game.  It would be a strong sell to both of these star recruits to be able to play a game in front of their families, while playing for a West coast blue blood. 

[WhiteTrash]

I was actually thinking the reverse - Cronin has already offered Baldwin and Foster. As freshmen in 2021, UCLA would be returning to Milwaukee to face Marquette as the return game.  It would be a strong sell to both of these star recruits to be able to play a game in front of their families, while playing for a West coast blue blood.

I really wonder how important a single game is to a kid trying to make a major decision on where to attend college. Honestly I have no idea but I would guess that the coach, academics, campus, facilities, fan support, conference affiliation, post grad support and job connections, etc. would far outweigh one game.

But what the hell do I know, maybe they choose based upon the color of the uniforms. 

[muguru]

What i find most interesting about this is the weekend they are playing @ UCLA next year is typically the Saturday they would play UW. Obviously this year it's in November, and next year it obviously won't be the weekend it typically is either.

[dgies9156]

Too bad this wasn't 50 years ago!

Seriously, this will be great for us and the guys. I hope with this and other comparable games that our recruiting and our team is up to the challenge. Remember, no Markus.

[jesmu84]

I was actually thinking the reverse - Cronin has already offered Baldwin and Foster. As freshmen in 2021, UCLA would be returning to Milwaukee to face Marquette as the return game.  It would be a strong sell to both of these star recruits to be able to play a game in front of their families, while playing for a West coast blue blood.

Every other coach is out here playing 4D chess and wojo still trying to learn tic-tac-toe

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

I was actually thinking the reverse - Cronin has already offered Baldwin and Foster. As freshmen in 2021, UCLA would be returning to Milwaukee to face Marquette as the return game.  It would be a strong sell to both of these star recruits to be able to play a game in front of their families, while playing for a West coast blue blood.

Baldwin really isn't from Milwaukee though. I don't know if thats really going to be a big selling point for him.

[GooooMarquette]

We got this.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Baldwin really isn't from Milwaukee though. I don't know if thats really going to be a big selling point for him.

???  He goes to high school there and his parents currently live there.  You think he wants to play in Chicago to relive his fifth grade glory days?

[Uncle Rico]

Baldwin really isn't from Milwaukee though. I don't know if thats really going to be a big selling point for him.

The Athletic wrote an article on him yesterday that he is serious about possibly playing for his old man, so it may be a moot point anyway.