2018-19 MVC conference schedule released

[Da Coach]

The 2018-19 MVC conference schedule was released this morning-

https://bradleybraves.com/news/2018/9/4/mens-basketball-valley-releases-2018-19-conference-slate.aspx

Here is the full schedule. The game times for the MVC games have not been set yet.

https://bradleybraves.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

I really like Bradley's schedule, and especially the structure of the home schedule. The MVC games fall mostly on Wednesdays and Saturdays, but there is one Sunday game, and a couple Tuesday games.

[tornado]

still bugs me that we never get the ISU game on a Saturday when we'd have the biggest crowd - but we always play down there on Saturday

[Mikovio]

They need the attendance boost more than we do.

I??™m liking that finale in Chicago. Hopefully the stakes will be high!

[Da Coach]

still bugs me that we never get the ISU game on a Saturday when we'd have the biggest crowd - but we always play down there on Saturday

It used to be a policy of the MVC to try to craft the conference schedule to minimize the amount of classroom time missed by student-athletes by putting games that are at closer schools on weekdays, and putting the more distant trips on weekends as much as possible. But in recent years, it seems that is not followed as much, though both games last season were on Wednesdays. They also try to concede to requests by schools that ask for certain matchups to be placed on Saturdays, since that is the preferred home date for all the schools.