Nice start to the 2016 non conference schedule

[Markedman]

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Utah and Marquette will start a home and home series next year in Salt Lake City, source told @CBSSports. Return game in Milwaukee in 17-18.

[Markedman]

Interesting that they would schedule this when Bailey is on his mission?

[Nukem2]

Interesting that they would schedule this when Bailey is on his mission?

Well, maybe he won't?

[Goose85]

Well, maybe he won't?

That was one of my thoughts. That, and maybe the idea of extending the deal to more than just two years.

I like the idea of playing schools out west, and wouldn't mind adding another like USC or ASU, and UNLV on a regular basis so we always have at least one game out west.

A lot of kids like Howard at Findlay Prep makes trying to get UNLV on the schedule pretty inviting for a lot of teams.
Not a bad road trip for fans either.

[MulliganMusings]

That was one of my thoughts. That, and maybe the idea of extending the deal to more than just two years.

I like the idea of playing schools out west, and wouldn't mind adding another like USC or ASU, and UNLV on a regular basis so we always have at least one game out west.

A lot of kids like Howard at Findlay Prep makes trying to get UNLV on the schedule pretty inviting for a lot of teams.
Not a bad road trip for fans either.

I too like to see more games scheduled on the West Coast even though I no longer lived there. I remember, during the 15 years I lived in San Diego, haing the opportunity to see Marquette play vs. Loyola Marymonut (Los Angles), USF (San Francisco) and UNLV. As I stated, in another thread, I think it would be a good idea if the Big East and West Coanference worked out an arrangment similar to the one the Big East has with the Big 10 and/or SEC. The schools in the WCC are similar to the Big East in that they are all private, predominantly Catholic (exceptions are BYU (obviously), Pepperdine and Pacific) and while they have some weak teams (like University of San Diego) those games would still be more productive than Grambling or Maine.

Personally, I would love to see them schedule a home and home down this way with Georgia, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest or South Carolina. Hell why not add Georgia State; even if you have to give them a return game it give you a chance to gain exposure in a major high school basketball hotbed (Atlanta).

[CaribouJim]

Personally, I would love to see them schedule a home and home down this way with Georgia, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest or South Carolina.

I too would love to see MU and South Carolina in a H & H - bring back memories of Al going against his kind of mentor Frank - loved watching those games way back on on TVS I think. Alex English and I'm trying to remember their guard who thought he was Pete Maravich - forget his name. Or am I thinking of Louisville?

Frank Martin would be a fun guy to hate as well.

[unclejohn]

I too like to see more games scheduled on the West Coast even though I no longer lived there. I remember, during the 15 years I lived in San Diego, haing the opportunity to see Marquette play vs. Loyola Marymonut (Los Angles), USF (San Francisco) and UNLV. As I stated, in another thread, I think it would be a good idea if the Big East and West Coanference worked out an arrangment similar to the one the Big East has with the Big 10 and/or SEC. The schools in the WCC are similar to the Big East in that they are all private, predominantly Catholic (exceptions are BYU (obviously), Pepperdine and Pacific) and while they have some weak teams (like University of San Diego) those games would still be more productive than Grambling or Maine.

Personally, I would love to see them schedule a home and home down this way with Georgia, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest or South Carolina. Hell why not add Georgia State; even if you have to give them a return game it give you a chance to gain exposure in a major high school basketball hotbed (Atlanta).

Marquette did schedule Wake Forest in '03. That was an unusually tough schedule. But the point is, it was one of the quality home-and-home games that year. I do not see the conference series with the WCC happening or making sense. It locks up another non-conference game for everybody (or most of the league anyway) every year. And it is not that the WCC has some weak teams. It has about three good ones and a bunch of also-rans. Playing LMU or USD or USF just does not do much for your schedule. Yes, better than Grambling, but we are not going on the road to play Grambling, and even if we were, Grambling is a lot closer than the WCC. It makes sense to do that kind of series with the Big ?, because you are almost certain to get an opponent that is at least not bad, (nobody wants to play Rutgers,) but I do not see it with the WCC.

[DCwarrior]

Interesting that they would schedule this when Bailey is on his mission?

Maybe he'll take his mission after his Freshman year like all the BYU players of the past did.

[MUfan12]

at Utah
vs. UW

Neutral games- 2 of Pitt, SMU, Michigan
Home games- 2 of Howard, E. Michigan, IUPUI, Gardner-Webb

Not a bad start to the schedule.

[Cooby Snacks]

at Utah
vs. UW

Neutral games- 2 of Pitt, SMU, Michigan
Home games- 2 of Howard, E. Michigan, IUPUI, Gardner-Webb

Not a bad start to the schedule.

Fingers crossed for Eastern Michigan and IUPUI.

And hopefully the cupcakes are more MAAC and less SWAC.