More about Bradley and other Valley teams' disappointment with new schedule

[Dallas Brave]

I doubt JL is really to distraught to comment..I mean if he is that's kind of silly. What's there to say that's going to do any good. You gotta play the games and go from there.

I think "ticked off" would have a better way to phrase it. Maybe if he really was distraught, he went out and had some comfort food from Avanti's?

[Scouter]

I think "ticked off" would have a better way to phrase it. Maybe if he really was distraught, he went out and had some comfort food from Avanti's?

I'm sure the phrase "ticked off" would've gone over well on this board...

[Beninator]

Everyone has sung praises for Elgin in the past and now with a schedule that they did 17 times everyone is upset.

With regards to the MVC scheduling efforts, I believe that everyone recognizes mediocrity when they see it. It is a huge blunder for the MVC to schedule rivalry games for us and Indiana State-Evansville when the students of the aforementioned schools are on break. Perhaps the most improtant part of a schedule for post season consideration is the last few games of the year and yet again the MVC schedulemakers have done us and othe MVC teams no favors. Why should we just shrug our shoulders and accept mediocrity for this scheduling effort?

[BradleyBrave]

Perhaps the fine folks at Bradleyfans.com should make the MVC schedule since it seems to be so easy.

I don't think anyone said it was an easy task, but clearly more than just little ole BU is upset with the schedule if it took 17 versions to get the final schedule.

I look at it like this - Yeah, it really, really sucks that our 3 biggest conference games are while the students are on break. However, it could present BU with a chance to get a very early leg up on the league with 3 home wins against teams that project well this year. Couple that with what appears to be a VERY favorable finish with 3 home games against middle-to-lower tiered teams, and we may all be singing a different tune about this schedule by year's end.

[ph]

So you compare dropping a baby to playing a game?

Everyone has sung praises for Elgin in the past and now with a schedule that they did 17 times everyone is upset.

I think it was explained pretty well

No, just a lousy measurement of success in either case

[ph]

Right.

And if UIUC plays some games in Peoria next year.... hmmm.... wonder who will get 1st choice of dates or times. UIUC will fill the arena, Bradley will average 9000. PCC might favor UIUC in scheduling.

If the PCC was concerned with one of their best tenants, BU.. I think they give BU a certain # of possible dates (that will not have a Riverman conflict) The PCC should either allow BU to decline 3 of those dates, or wait for MVC to determine the road games and give those to UIUC. (At T pointed out B10 does not yet have their schedule and the B10 network would require an entire day's availability to fit TV schedule)

[TheAsianSensation]

There aren't enough good teams in college basketball for every team to go around and get a couple quality non-conference games. Usually, that's OK because some teams cupcake it up...but this year, it seems like everyone wants to beef up their schedule - and there's no one left to do it with!

[amckillip]

Perhaps the fine folks at Bradleyfans.com should make the MVC schedule since it seems to be so easy.

I honestly think I could have done a better job, scheduling is actually not entirely difficult. Its pretty much a standard algorithm that gets modified by the weight of importance. I could make an excel sheet in about a days time that could handle next to everything for the MVC and then you can always do a little human fudging.

[SFP]

Let's face it we all would love to have our most vocal fans at our biggest games but on the flip side JL will now have the undivided attention, at home, of the team during the break for those games. That in itself may pay huge dividends this year.

[Disturbed]

I would be curious to see our home conference record during Christmas Break over the last ten years. Maybe this is a moot point.

[Rusty 54]

Let's face it we all would love to have our most vocal fans at our biggest games but on the flip side JL will now have the undivided attention, at home, of the team during the break for those games. That in itself may pay huge dividends this year.

If the team can't pay attention during our biggest home games then this team has serious issues.

[SFP]

If the team can't pay attention during our biggest home games then this team has serious issues.

The team will not have to worry about SCHOOL WORK!!!!! All they have to do is be like Michael Phelps Sleep, eat and practice!!! There will also be less extra curricular activities in distracting a young mans mind......

[Rusty 54]

The team will not have to worry about SCHOOL WORK!!!!! All they have to do is be like Michael Phelps Sleep, eat and practice!!! There will also be less extra curricular activities in distracting a young mans mind......

Oh yeah, there is that. Haha, I usually agree with pretty much everything you post, so I though I may have missed something

[Bravesfan]

When you don't own your arena, and you compete with the Peoria Rivermen, the home show, the auto show, monster trucks, and Brooks and Dunn, you're not going to get all of the ideal scheduling you would desire. This isn't a slap at BU or the Civic Center, just a fact of life.

I agree as well, though I'm just curious why they couldn't find one date for the ISU-Bradley game while the students are on campus. Even a Monday night game would suffice.