Aquinas Posted May 23, 2022 Author Posted May 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, thetorch said: NC St will be happy to play us after Yuri, Perk, Gibby, & Thatch are all gone. I haven't seen anything about this being Gibby's last season. Have I missed something? Quote
almaman Posted May 24, 2022 Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, thetorch said: NC St will be happy to play us after Yuri, Perk, Gibby, & Thatch are all gone. Unless everyone gets a MonkeyPox year. Quote
HoosierPal Posted May 24, 2022 Posted May 24, 2022 Perhaps part of the NC State schedule conflict? The feature game will be Dayton v Wyoming. Dayton and Wyoming could be rated. NC State and Vandy won’t be. Quote
slu72 Posted May 24, 2022 Posted May 24, 2022 12 hours ago, Aquinas said: I haven't seen anything about this being Gibby's last season. Have I missed something? I think a lot of posters are thinking Gibby steps into the portal. Why, no idea? Quote
cgeldmacher Posted May 24, 2022 Posted May 24, 2022 15 hours ago, HoosierPal said: Perhaps part of the NC State schedule conflict? The feature game will be Dayton v Wyoming. Dayton and Wyoming could be rated. NC State and Vandy won’t be. I have never understood why the St. Louis Sports Commission doesn't have an annual out of conference tournament at the Enterprise Center. Kansas City has had one for years. Chicago now has one. With our central location, many regional teams would love playing in St. Louis and bringing their fanbases here. dlarry, almaman and AGB91 3 Quote
Bills By 40 Posted May 24, 2022 Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, cgeldmacher said: I have never understood why the St. Louis Sports Commission doesn't have an annual out of conference tournament at the Enterprise Center. Kansas City has had one for years. Chicago now has one. With our central location, many regional teams would love playing in St. Louis and bringing their fanbases here. I've always thought a tournament of the Missouri teams would make sense. SLU, Mizzou, SEMO, UMKC, MO St., and, now, Lindenwood. Not sure how Lindenwood and SEMO would work being in the same conference but it's a cool idea. Could expand to include SIUE and SIUC real easily. St. Louis just seems like such a prime spot to host non-conf tournaments. Arch Madness is always successful. Compton 1 Quote
AnkielBreakers Posted May 24, 2022 Posted May 24, 2022 41 minutes ago, Bills By 40 said: I've always thought a tournament of the Missouri teams would make sense. SLU, Mizzou, SEMO, UMKC, MO St., and, now, Lindenwood. Not sure how Lindenwood and SEMO would work being in the same conference but it's a cool idea. Could expand to include SIUE and SIUC real easily. St. Louis just seems like such a prime spot to host non-conf tournaments. Arch Madness is always successful. Just need to leave Mizzou off the list, add Eville, as Mizzou would not deign to give this their lofty attention. Call it the Missouri Compromise. Quote
Compton Posted May 24, 2022 Posted May 24, 2022 58 minutes ago, Bills By 40 said: I've always thought a tournament of the Missouri teams would make sense. SLU, Mizzou, SEMO, UMKC, MO St., and, now, Lindenwood. Not sure how Lindenwood and SEMO would work being in the same conference but it's a cool idea. Could expand to include SIUE and SIUC real easily. St. Louis just seems like such a prime spot to host non-conf tournaments. Arch Madness is always successful. Western Illinois (3hr drive) and Arkansas State (4hr drive) are also good potential invitees, and would bring two more conferences into the mix. Quote
Littlebill Posted May 24, 2022 Posted May 24, 2022 23 minutes ago, AnkielBreakers said: Just need to leave Mizzou off the list, add Eville, as Mizzou would not deign to give this their lofty attention. Call it the Missouri Compromise. I think we need to leave SLU off the list. Why do we want to do this again? lol Quote
wgstl Posted May 24, 2022 Posted May 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, Compton said: Western Illinois (3hr drive) and Arkansas State (4hr drive) are also good potential invitees, and would bring two more conferences into the mix. rather see Murry state or Memphis Quote
Compton Posted May 24, 2022 Posted May 24, 2022 39 minutes ago, wgstl said: rather see Murry state or Memphis Murray wouldn't bring a new conference into the mix if SIUC or Missouri State is playing. But yeah, Memphis, Western Kentucky or Illinois would also be great. It just might be harder to lock those programs into an annual tournament. Quote
Cowboy II Posted May 24, 2022 Posted May 24, 2022 -with the right sponsor (see $$$$$$$) you could just about any team at least once for such an event Quote
brownwolves Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 I'MMM BAACK... ya can't keep a good Bonnie down! Quote
Littlebill Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 2 hours ago, brownwolves said: I'MMM BAACK... ya can't keep a good Bonnie down! The only good Bonnies are playing for Florida, Iowa State, and Alabama next year LOL Bills By 40, RUBillsFan, NoCoBillsFan and 3 others 6 Quote
Slowry Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 8 hours ago, Bills By 40 said: I've always thought a tournament of the Missouri teams would make sense. SLU, Mizzou, SEMO, UMKC, MO St., and, now, Lindenwood. Not sure how Lindenwood and SEMO would work being in the same conference but it's a cool idea. Could expand to include SIUE and SIUC real easily. St. Louis just seems like such a prime spot to host non-conf tournaments. Arch Madness is always successful. I’ve thought about a tournament like this to open the season. Only no UMKC or Lindenwood. But add ILL. And SIUC and maybe SIUE. This tournament would be a money maker and sell out. The teams would have cheap travel and lots of revenue. It’s a shame they won’t do something like this. Quote
CBFan Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 11 hours ago, brownwolves said: I'MMM BAACK... ya can't keep a good Bonnie down! How is the Bonnie team rebuilding going is Schmidt going to build a competitive team? What is your opinion of Schmidt mainly playing 5 players? Quote
AnkielBreakers Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 11 hours ago, brownwolves said: I'MMM BAACK... ya can't keep a good Bonnie down! Good job on changing the name! It takes a big man to have self awareness. BrettJollyComedyHour 1 Quote
Taj79 Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 Mizzou and Illinois won't come to St. Louis a second time given the 'Bragging Rights' game. Quote
RUBillsFan Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 59 minutes ago, Taj79 said: Mizzou and Illinois won't come to St. Louis a second time given the 'Bragging Rights' game. Exactly. The only way to make this happen would be to convince the money people behind the "Bragging Rights" game that an MTE involving more local schools would generate a larger profit than a standalone game and get them to expand it. Quote
ACE Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 15 hours ago, brownwolves said: I'MMM BAACK... ya can't keep a good Bonnie down! What a choke job by Schmidt last year. The pre-season pick to win the conference never sniffed an at-large bid. Quote
Bills By 40 Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 20 hours ago, Littlebill said: I think we need to leave SLU off the list. Why do we want to do this again? lol I picture it in place of early season non-conf buy games. Not a substitute for feast week tourney or anything meaningful. bauman 1 Quote
cgeldmacher Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 Okay. Let's go big with this. Combine this two day tournament with the old high school showcase tournament they used to do at the Arena and the now named Enterprise Center. Each morning and early afternoon the top local and regional high school teams play matchups against each other. Each evening, the college teams play a four team tournament. The kids playing in the high school games and their parents and coaches get free tickets to the college games. The point of this is that you combine the non-con game tournament with a recruiting event. As far as the main event games, you can make it so that SLU and Mizzou or SLU and Illinois always make the tournament, but the other teams (UMKC, Lindenwood, SEMO, Mo State, SIU-E, SIU-C) have to play their way in to be one of the two teams that gets into the four team tournament. The whole thing is a win for everyone. The high school kids get to play in a big venue and showcase their talent to local coaches. The local teams get to have some exclusive time with the top kids in the area. The St. Louis region benefits from the money coming into town for the event. Quote
brianstl Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 On 5/24/2022 at 12:54 PM, cgeldmacher said: I have never understood why the St. Louis Sports Commission doesn't have an annual out of conference tournament at the Enterprise Center. Kansas City has had one for years. Chicago now has one. With our central location, many regional teams would love playing in St. Louis and bringing their fanbases here. This event isn't a tournament in Chicago. Quote
cheeseman Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 3 hours ago, slu72 said: Had the MWC v A10 challenge gone up in smoke? I believe so Quote
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