OrlandoStewart Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 We are opening up the season with a regular season game against UMSL. Just thought I would let you guys know. I know the women have scheduled home games against Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthyearsenior Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 We are opening up the season with a regular season game against UMSL. Just thought I would let you guys know. I know the women have scheduled home games against Kansas, Oklahoma and MissouriWhy can't the men get that schedule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVBilliken Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Well DePaul and Boston College isn't bad. And we have Nebraska on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinfootes Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Well DePaul and Boston College isn't bad. And we have Nebraska on the road. DePaul is nice. I'm surpised they're playing us. I thought they'd duck us like Marquette (and Mizzou, Illinois, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 DePaul is nice. I'm surpised they're playing us. I thought they'd duck us like Marquette (and Mizzou, Illinois, etc.).It's an exempt tournament. It isn't like they're playing a series with SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinfootes Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 It's an exempt tournament. It isn't like they're playing a series with SLU. Duh! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketballcountry Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 DePaul is nice. I'm surpised they're playing us. I thought they'd duck us like Marquette (and Mizzou, Illinois, etc.).I thought they'd duck us..Illinois etc.) rotf yea right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 DePaul is nice. I'm surpised they're playing us. I thought they'd duck us like Marquette (and Mizzou, Illinois, etc.). I actually asked Brad about DePaul after we left CUSA - he said they were receptive to playing us, but Marquette wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy03 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I actually asked Brad about DePaul after we left CUSA - he said they were receptive to playing us, but Marquette wasn't.You would think Majerus would have the connections to fix that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 We are opening up the season with a regular season game against UMSL. Just thought I would let you guys know. I know the women have scheduled home games against Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri Awesome. Kentucky is playing UMSL too, for an exhibition game. Playing D2 teams in the regular season sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwich Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Why would we possibly have a million-dollar coach and an $80M arena and then open our regular season with a D2 team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clock_Tower Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Why would we possibly have a million-dollar coach and an $80M arena and then open our regular season with a D2 team? Are we sure that any game with UMSL would be a regular season game as opposed to Exhibition? I thought I'd never long for games against Houston but if UMSL is really a regular season game.... Come on RM and May. UMSL would be a real set back to this program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Are we sure that any game with UMSL would be a regular season game as opposed to Exhibition? I thought I'd never long for games against Houston but if UMSL is really a regular season game.... Come on RM and May. UMSL would be a real set back to this program. We opened the regular season with Quincy last year after exhibitions with other D2 and D3 schools. It is possible UMSL could be a regular season game and it would count towards our overall record, but not the RPI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 If this is true, it sucks. Come on SLU gets some balls and play someone good to open the arena. I'd rather lose against a good team, then beat up on some patsy. The first game should be an event. UMSL is not an event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 fan Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 The Harris Stowe head coach told me that they would play us in an exhibition at the new building as a thank you for allowing the Bills to use the HS gym for practice last year. With our playing Memphis in the closed scrimmage, we are only allowed one exhibition game. Last year was the same situation with our only exhibition game being against UMSL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kappy96 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Well DePaul and Boston College isn't bad. And we have Nebraska on the road. DePaul isn't a home game, it's in Vegas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Folks, I believe some of you are overreacting or are misunderstanding. I'm pretty sure that the "1st game at the 'Fetz" that Orlando Stewart is referring to is the women's team's exhibition against UM-St. Louis. I thought the men's team would not have an exhibition against UMSL this year because they have the exhibition against Harris Stowe and the scrimmage against Memphis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGB91 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 If we play a preseason game with a local team wouldn't the current D-III national champions at Washington U. be the most attractive opponent? Some on the board may remember that we opened the refurbished Francis Field House against the "Battling Bears." It was Monroe and Roland's first game as Billikens. No slam on Harris Stowe or U.M.S.L. but Wash U. has a much better tradition then either of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Folks, I believe some of you are overreacting or are misunderstanding. I'm pretty sure that the "1st game at the 'Fetz" that Orlando Stewart is referring to is the women's team's exhibition against UM-St. Louis. I thought the men's team would not have an exhibition against UMSL this year because they have the exhibition against Harris Stowe and the scrimmage against Memphis. But to my point before, we played the non-D1 Quincy University to open last year's regular season schedule. I'm not verifying this piece of information as true, but it is definitely possible. AGB91, I would absolutely like to play Wash U before the others as an exhibition- play the closest opponent possible, play a stronger opponent, play a good academic school- to me, there's just more interest in that than the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knight_rider Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I've heard the women will exhibition against Wash.U. and scrimmage Northwestern in Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 If this is true, it sucks. Come on SLU gets some balls and play someone good to open the arena. I'd rather lose against a good team, then beat up on some patsy. The first game should be an event. UMSL is not an event.Easier said than done. It is hard for schools like SLU to schedule and if Rickma has had any effect so far he has made it more difficult. No big BCS teams and even some of the big established non-BCS teams will want to play us until they can be sure a loss to SLU won't look terrible on their resume. Who wants to come to SLU and get a loss against an undermanned SLU team while being outcoached by Rickma. We will have to establish ourselves before it gets easier to schedule at SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Easier said than done. It is hard for schools like SLU to schedule and if Rickma has had any effect so far he has made it more difficult. No big BCS teams and even some of the big established non-BCS teams will want to play us until they can be sure a loss to SLU won't look terrible on their resume. Who wants to come to SLU and get a loss against an undermanned SLU team while being outcoached by Rickma. We will have to establish ourselves before it gets easier to schedule at SLU. Were we able to schedule good games at other points of the season? or do we play division 3 schools for all of our non conf games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 If, indeed, the men's team's first game that counts -- that christens the Chaifetz -- is against UMSL, that really stinks. Heads should roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrlandoStewart Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 If, indeed, the men's team's first game that counts -- that christens the Chaifetz -- is against UMSL, that really stinks. Heads should roll. It is true and UMSL is a regular season game, not a scrimmage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 It is true and UMSL is a regular season game, not a scrimmage.Please tell me that, at least, it won't still be an exhibition for UMSL, like that 2006 game was for Quincy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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