BU schedule

[shaunguth]

Jeffsu---To answer your question, here are a few "detrimental effects" that have happened over the Summer IMO that you may have overlooked or been unaware of:

1. Aside from a very possible weak home schedule, the schedule is late being announced. This can cause problems for fans who are planning travel, community events, organizational events, social events, etc.

Only ten days later than last year at this point. Not sure why it would matter as the conference schedule hasn't been released yet either. Bradley could release the rest of their home schedule today and those people who have plans to make would still not know when the other nine games are taking place. I don't think this would be resolved by having a full-time AD in place.

3. No Red & White game. Perhaps due to facility problems---Perhaps not. If we really wanted this game, I believe some viable location could have been found.

Same goes for last year when we had a full-time AD in place.

4. Two great pre-season events, the BU auction and the pre-season banquet, have now been combined into one event effectively cancelling one of the events. While the hype surrounding this event is big, in reality we have lost one pre-season event.

That could easily be a cost-cutting effort and could very well have happened even if we had a full-time AD in place.

[tornado]

see separate thread, there is one new BU event this year with basketball coach Jim Les...

http://www.bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12984

[TheAsianSensation]

Is the delay directly associated with the delayed MVC conference schedule? Maybe all our non-con games are settled as we're waiting on Elgin and friends.

[shaunguth]

Is the delay directly associated with the delayed MVC conference schedule? Maybe all our non-con games are settled as we're waiting on Elgin and friends.

I wouldn't think so, but I did notice on another board that at least one isu fan seems to think the release of the Valley schedule is somehow dependent on isu announcing their schedule.

[jeffsu]

Only ten days later than last year at this point. Not sure why it would matter as the conference schedule hasn't been released yet either. Bradley could release the rest of their home schedule today and those people who have plans to make would still not know when the other nine games are taking place. I don't think this would be resolved by having a full-time AD in place.



Same goes for last year when we had a full-time AD in place.



That could easily be a cost-cutting effort and could very well have happened even if we had a full-time AD in place.

Every response I was formulating exists in shaunguth's post. The economy seems to have a pretty big impact. Unless you forgot to "take your head out of the sand" as you so nicely put it, you would have noticed that most schools are doing similar things in order to reduce costs.

[tornado]

A couple more items I found....

BU will host Western Carolina on Dec. 7

http://www.catamountsports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/wcar/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10MBKSchedule

ISU will also be hosting Central Michigan

http://www.cmuchippewas.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10500&KEY=&SPID=4210&SPSID=46437

[MacabreMob]

A couple more items I found....

BU will host Western Carolina on Dec. 7
http://www.catamountsports.com/auto_...-10MBKSchedule

I won't be able to make that one.

[shaunguth]

UPDATED......

____Sun, Nov 8__________Lewis *_________Carver Arena____
____Fri, Nov 13__________BYU____________at Provo, UT____
____Sun, Nov 15______Idaho State________Carver Arena____
____Sun, Nov 22________Wofford__________Carver Arena____
____Tue, Nov 24______Presbyterian_______Carver Arena____
____Fri, Nov 27______Oklahoma St._______at Las Vegas____
____Sat, Nov 28____Illinois or Utah_____at Las Vegas____
____Wed, Dec 2_____Northern Illinois____at Dekalb, IL___
____Mon, Dec 7_____Western Carolina_____Carver Arena____
____Sun, Dec 20_______Iowa State________at Ames, IA_____

* - Exhibition

[houstonbrave]

Maybe I am just waking up but doesn't that seem like a lot of Sunday games ? 4 by Dec 20th ? Hope nobody likes the NFL.

[BUFAN]

UPDATED......

____Sun, Nov 8__________Lewis *_________Carver Arena____
____Fri, Nov 13__________BYU____________at Provo, UT____
____Sun, Nov 15______Idaho State________Carver Arena____
____Sun, Nov 22________Wofford__________Carver Arena____
____Tue, Nov 24______Presbyterian_______Carver Arena____
____Fri, Nov 27______Oklahoma St._______at Las Vegas____
____Sat, Nov 28____Illinois or Utah_____at Las Vegas____
____Wed, Dec 2_____Northern Illinois____at Dekalb, IL___
____Mon, Dec 7_____Western Carolina_____Carver Arena____
____Sun, Dec 20_______Iowa State________at Ames, IA_____

* - Exhibition

By my count we are still one exhibition and two regular season games short...

[tornado]

the team may only play one exhibition due to the unusual circumstances, but we will have to wait & see.

[Nacho]

Alot of schools only do one exhibition now and play in one "closed door" scrimmage with another school. There is no score kept and no media or fans allowed. It gives an opportunity for teams to against other teams, in a practice environment, so coaches can stop the game at any time to instruct their team...

[tornado]

a few more scheduling notes, check out the Braves Blog

http://bubravesblogger.blogspot.com/

[thefish7]

Maybe I am just waking up but doesn't that seem like a lot of Sunday games ? 4 by Dec 20th ? Hope nobody likes the NFL.

I do. Hope conflicts are minimal as I'd be very conflicted. Conflictingly, or something.

[chitown fanatic]

Just what we needed. A directional powerhouse comes to Carver! Keep up the great work, I can see the packed house now on a Monday for Western Carolina! Woohoo! sigh.