National Marquette Day - SUNDAY 2/9 vs Butler

[WolfganghisKhan]

Terrible idea.

Someone get this changed, thanks.

[Warrior3211]

All time lack of understanding of what the day is supposed to be

[jsglow]

They were caught between a rock and a hard place.  11a Sunday.  Plenty of time to catch a flight home.  It was either that or Superbowl weekend.  Pick your poison.  Frankly I think it was a reasonable answer.

[Tha Hound]

This is worse news than the Hausers leaving.

[WolfganghisKhan]

They were caught between a rock and a hard place.  11a Sunday.  Plenty of time to catch a flight home.  It was either that or Superbowl weekend.  Pick your poison.  Frankly I think it was a reasonable answer.

You choose 2/1 100/100 times. The people that this affects care a lot more about Marquette/mubb than the Superbowl.

[jsglow]

Seriously why?  Why is Sunday such an non starter?  And don't just say because.  Actual reasons why it is such an inferior choice.  I'll listen.

[Tha Hound]

People want to drink all day and spend the night. Period. No one wants to travel to see all their old friends just to have half a bloody mary, then travel home 3 hours later because they need to be home before work on Monday.

[jsglow]

People want to drink all day and spend the night. Period. No one wants to travel to see all their old friends just to have half a bloody mary, then travel home 3 hours later because they need to be home before work on Monday.

And therein lies a problem brother.  NMD is not a 'drunk fest' in the eyes of many.  And you can drink to your hearts content all day Saturday.  So maybe you'll actually remember the game this way.

[Tha Hound]

And therein lies a problem brother.  NMD is not a 'drunk fest' in the eyes of many.  And you can drink to your hearts content all day Saturday.  So maybe you'll actually remember the game this way.

Go home, old man.

[WolfganghisKhan]

Seriously why?  Why is Sunday such an non starter?  And don't just say because.  Actual reasons why it is such an inferior choice.  I'll listen.

If you're scheduling a giant party/get together where a lot of people are traveling multiple hours, would you pick Saturday or Sunday? I'll hang up and listen.

[WolfganghisKhan]

Go home, old man.

He's got some clouds to yell at first.

[The Sultan]

And therein lies a problem brother.  NMD is not a 'drunk fest' in the eyes of many.  And you can drink to your hearts content all day Saturday.  So maybe you'll actually remember the game this way.

He didn't say "drunk fest." But clearly part of the electricity of the day are people getting together on their own to celebrate.

11:00 AM on a Sunday is a terrible time.  People are going to treat it no different than any other day.  2/1 would have been a much better choice.

[swoopem]

This will be the first National Marquette day I've missed since 2006. What a terrible idea.

[brewcity77]

It's fine. No one was going to get amped up for DePaul and the atmosphere will already be electric for Seton Hall on Senior Day. There were two bad choices and they picked the one that wouldn't require people to fly home during the Super Bowl. If your only concern is being able to get blitzed for the game, I'm guessing you're in a position where you will probably get blitzed for every game regardless, so what difference does it really make? This opens up some possibilities for a fun brunch and basketball theme.

[Tha Hound]

All you old sweater vests complaining about student noise and lack of enthusiasm - Just you WAIT for this 11:00AM sunday game on what is supposed to be the rowdiest day of the year.

[WolfganghisKhan]

Favorite day of the year ruined.

[swoopem]

It's fine. No one was going to get amped up for DePaul and the atmosphere will already be electric for Seton Hall on Senior Day. There were two bad choices and they picked the one that wouldn't require people to fly home during the Super Bowl. If your only concern is being able to get blitzed for the game, I'm guessing you're in a position where you will probably get blitzed for every game regardless, so what difference does it really make? This opens up some possibilities for a fun brunch and basketball theme.

Easily said for someone who lives in Milwaukee

[swoopem]

Favorite day of the year ruined.

100% agreed

[jsglow]

If you're scheduling a giant party/get together where a lot of people are traveling multiple hours, would you pick Saturday or Sunday? I'll hang up and listen.

I would pick Saturday in a vacuum.  But that's not the case here.  Many, many people would avoid NMD on Superbowl weekend.  Some travel to Vegas.  Some have neighborhood watch parties.  Some might actually go to the game. And frankly it isn't impossible that either the Bears or Packers might be in it.  If that were the case, little old NMD would get totally lost in the mix.  Like totally.  The university chose not to risk that.  On top of that, I think you can feel confident that MU/Butler will be a signature TV event for the weekend.

The university made a decision out of two sub-optimal options.  To claim that one is a fantastic choice while the other is horrendous misses too many of the factors in play. 

[The Sultan]

It's fine. No one was going to get amped up for DePaul and the atmosphere will already be electric for Seton Hall on Senior Day. There were two bad choices and they picked the one that wouldn't require people to fly home during the Super Bowl. If your only concern is being able to get blitzed for the game, I'm guessing you're in a position where you will probably get blitzed for every game regardless, so what difference does it really make? This opens up some possibilities for a fun brunch and basketball theme.

The Super Bowl kicks off at around 5:30.  Nearly everyone who REALLY wanted to be home would be home by kickoff.

[WolfganghisKhan]

I would pick Saturday in a vacuum.  But that's not the case.  Many, many people would avoid NMD on Superbowl weekend.  Some travel to Vegas.  Some have neighborhood watch parties.  Some might actually go to the game. And frankly it isn't impossible that either the Bears or Packers might be in it.  If that were the case, little old NMD would get totally lost in the mix.  Like totally.  The university chose not to risk that.  On top of that, I think you can feel confident that MU/Butler will be a signature TV event for the weekend.

The university made a decision out of two sub-optimal options.  To claim that one is a fantastic choice while the other is horrendous misses too many of the factors in play.

I refuse to believe the majority of the people that care about Marquette/mubb wouldn't go due to the Superbowl on Sunday.

So instead of a small chance that it gets ruined due to local teams making the Superbowl, we're just going to 100% ruin it by scheduling it at 11am Sunday.

[Warrior3211]

And therein lies a problem brother.  NMD is not a 'drunk fest' in the eyes of many.  And you can drink to your hearts content all day Saturday.  So maybe you'll actually remember the game this way.

it's not really about the drunk fest.... it's like homecoming for Marquette alums. There will be fewer out of town travelers coming to the game without a doubt.

[Galway Eagle]

How would a Saturday game be affected by the super bowl barring the Packers, Bears or Vikings making it?

[Tha Hound]

Simply put, there is no overlap or conflict with the Superbowl. That's a ridiculous line of thinking. We're talking a Saturday basketball game and a Sunday late afternoon football game.

[brewcity77]

The point is not to compare a blanket Saturday versus Sunday. It's the Saturday of Super Bowl Weekend, when I'm sure many people would prefer not to travel and when, for better or worse, our entire culture revolves around one signature event, and a game against DePaul, which always elicits a collective "ugh" from the Marquette community, versus a Sunday that won't have the same travel issues, won't have a signature event that basically makes the day a de facto national holiday, and is against a presumably better opponent.

Is it the best case scenario? No. That would be if the Providence game on February 22nd were at home, or if we started a home-and-home with Notre Dame on February 15, but neither of those are the world we live in. You take the best option from what we have. I just don't see any scenario, barring one 5-10 years in the future if they become relevant again, that DePaul on Super Bowl weekend would be the best choice for NMD.

This is probably the only way to guarantee high attendance and a raucous atmosphere for an 11 am Sunday game. That's a good thing, not a bad one.