Rumor: CIT home game, March 15 (?)

[jnutt]

Re: Rumor: CIT home game, March 15 (?)

don't know anything about his ankle situation, but I'd rather doubt it. Probably wouldn't want to risk re-injuring it and interfering with his baseball

dude was putting limited weight on it in the team hotel. maybe he could go out there and stand in the middle. not like they call 3 seconds anyway.

[CyCarp]

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Couple things. According to omaha.com, it looks like Creighton will play in the CIT or CBI. I'd love to get one more shot at them. Also, this site talk a little about the cost of hosting a game, kind of interesting.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110227_invitations_involve_more_than_record_rating.html

The CIT requires a $31,500 fee of teams that host games in its tournament to underwrite costs for a visiting 22-member travel party. The four-year-old College Basketball Invitation tournament is said to be in the area of $40,000 for early-round games, escalating with additional rounds. The CBI has a best-two-of-three championship format.

[BCPanther]

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Shouldn't be any problem to sell 4000 tickets and at least break even...

[Spathicle]

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Please be a late game...
I'm in Columbia Missouri for work Monday and Tuesday...if the game is 8:05 or so I think I can make it!

[JungleCat]

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I wouldn't look for any major changes to the roster... (thinking worst case scenario) one game won't be the difference in development - An offseason will.

[BCPanther]

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Please be a late game...
I'm in Columbia Missouri for work Monday and Tuesday...if the game is 8:05 or so I think I can make it!

Gametime is 7:05.

[06panther10]

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Shouldn't be any problem to sell 4000 tickets and at least break even...

You sure about that?

This is not going to be a real interesting match up, and it is in a tournament that nobody knows anything about nor cares about. AND the students (and many other people) are out of town for spring break.

[BCPanther]

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We've got about 3300 season ticket holders and the vast majority will buy for this game. Hoping people will want to see this team at least one more time...

[CyCarp]

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I think they'll sell 4,000 tickets easily myself. Sure it's not what everybody wanted, but has UNI ever hosted a postseason tournament game? I'd like to go, but unless I can get off work early, it's not going to be possible. I'd like to see the place packed to show off the seniors since Senior Night was lame.

[isu87]

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I really hope you all win in this tourney, the more teams the MVC can get to 20 wins, the better!

[CincyPanther88]

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Beaton tweeted that the first round is unlikely to be televised...

The only advantage that the CBI has is that everything is shown on HDNet...

I'll bet that was it. I got the tournament and the network mixed up.

[DomeIsHome]

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There won't be any students there, which is too bad. It'll be similar to the Lehigh football game earlier this year.

I can't speak for the rest of the ticket holders, but I can't imagine it would be much more than half full.

[Marc Wigim]

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I really hope you all win in this tourney, the more teams the MVC can get to 20 wins, the better!

Thanks! We hope you win yours too.

[porkchop]

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Shouldn't be any problem to sell 4000 tickets and at least break even...

You sure about that?

This is not going to be a real interesting match up, and it is in a tournament that nobody knows anything about nor cares about. AND the students (and many other people) are out of town for spring break.

We've got about 3300 season ticket holders and the vast majority will buy for this game. Hoping people will want to see this team at least one more time...

I think we will struggle to draw even 3,000 for this game. I don't think its an issue with the lack of prestige of the event or the potential match-up; it has everything to do with it taking place during spring break. Not only will the students be gone but so will the majority of these season ticket holders you're banking on "buying in" for the game. The majority of the season ticket holders are upper middle-class folks who also take their upper middle-class family's on a vacation during spring break (may in-laws are in this crowd and so are 90% of their family friends). I hope I'm wrong, but I think the crickets will be quite loud next Tuesday. See some of you there.

[06panther10]

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I think we will struggle to draw even 3,000 for this game. I don't think its an issue with the lack of prestige of the event or the potential match-up; it has everything to do with it taking place during spring break. Not only will the students be gone but so will the majority of these season ticket holders you're banking on "buying in" for the game. The majority of the season ticket holders are upper middle-class folks who also take their upper middle-class family's on a vacation during spring break (may in-laws are in this crowd and so are 90% of their family friends). I hope I'm wrong, but I think the crickets will be quite loud next Tuesday. See some of you there.

I agree. Hope I'm wrong. These types of tournaments don't draw worth a crap anywhere.


I'll be there.