2024-25 Bradley schedule

[Da Coach]

The first confirmed game of the 2023-24 schedule- Bradley will host SEMO in the first regular scheduled game of the 2024-25 season on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 - https://twitter.com/madeformarch/sta...43939735695613

This is a "buy game", costing Bradley $85,000.

[Tommy]

I thought buy games were a thing that PC's did?

[molar50]

The first confirmed game of the 2023-24 schedule- Bradley will host SEMO in the first regular scheduled game of the 2024-25 season on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 - https://twitter.com/madeformarch/sta...43939735695613

This is a "buy game", costing Bradley $85,000.

That seems like a lot of $$$. If you divide $85.000 by 4500 fans attending, that’s almost $19.00 per fan. But, I’m not in charge of scheduling and I’m sure it not easy to get opponents to play here.

[Dubl R 1]

The first confirmed game of the 2023-24 schedule- Bradley will host SEMO in the first regular scheduled game of the 2024-25 season on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 - https://twitter.com/madeformarch/sta...43939735695613

This is a "buy game", costing Bradley $85,000.

Why would we want to do that? Especially this early? I mean SEMO isn't that attractive of an opponent. If you are looking for a guaranteed win I could think of worse schools to schedule, and it seems strange to me that you'd have to pay SEMO to come here for a game.

[bradleyfan124]

Why would we want to do that? Especially this early? I mean SEMO isn't that attractive of an opponent. If you are looking for a guaranteed win I could think of worse schools to schedule, and it seems strange to me that you'd have to pay SEMO to come here for a game.

This may have been in a contract negotiated 2 or 3 years ago

[Dubl R 1]

This may have been in a contract negotiated 2 or 3 years ago

That would make more sense....hadn't thought of that.

[LongTimeFan]

It sounds like what is left of the Bradley staff is getting stretched thin.

[Da Coach]

It's still very early to see teams posting their 2024-25 non-conference schedules, but today, Toledo became the first school to post their non-conference schedule -

[Dubl R 1]

Anybody hear anything with regards to Bradley playing in an early season tourney anywhere?

[Da Coach]

Anybody hear anything with regards to Bradley playing in an early season tourney anywhere?

There are rumors that the Myrtle Beach Invitational (a pre-Thanksgiving tournament) is the leading possibility, but no final decision has been made yet.
Teams usually agree with contingencies, but wait until the full field is known before they sign a contract and announce their participation. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Beach_Invitational

[Da Coach]

Unofficial update on non-conference schedule-

Nov. 4, 2024- Home game vs. SEMO - https://x.com/madeformarch/status/1783143939735695613
Nov. 21-24- (rumored) Myrtle Beach Invitational - 8 teams/3 games
Dec. 14, 2024- vs. Santa Clara in the Jack Jones Classic at Lee's Family Forum, Henderson, NV - https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/1795519713944150253

[yoda]

unofficially confirmed...

Bradley is in 2024 Myrtle Beach Invitational along with Middle Tennessee, Ohio U., Portland, Princeton, & South Florida
and two teams yet to be named.
November 21, 22 & 24.

https://x.com/RoccoMiller8/status/1806714036488446130

Bradley's coming off a 3rd place finish in a strong MVC
Princeton was 55 NET and arguably shoulda got an at-large bid
South Florida handily won the AAC regular season, NET 78, won 25 games
Ohio tied for 2nd in the MAC

[braves16]

Someone on the SIU board posted that Bradley and SIU will play in the early Valley game.

[yoda]

unofficially confirmed...

Bradley is in 2024 Myrtle Beach Invitational along with Middle Tennessee, Ohio U., Portland, Princeton, & South Florida
and two teams yet to be named.
November 21, 22 & 24.....

The two teams that were "yet to be named" are now said to be Louisiana-Monroe & Wright State.

[64NIT]

Field rankings 1. USF 2. Princeton 3. Ohio 4. Wright State 5. Middle Tennessee State 6. Bradley 7. Portland 8. UL Monroe

https://x.com/nwraiderzz/status/1813978382285337005

Don't know what this person used to come up with these rankings.