December 31 - Opening Day/Night Matchups

[MUWhistler]

Wow, this is going to take some getting used to. When I looked at that lineup, I started to wonder which teams have the night off. Then I counted them up and realized that was every team. Am I alone?

Wow. That is going to be weird for a while. I did the same thing.

[TulsaWarrior]

The New Year's Eve line-up is an outstanding kick-off and I think arenas should all be packed and that is important for how it looks on television. If the three new schools can't sell out for openers the NBE is in trouble. The Marquette/Creighton game is a nice capstone to the action. Georgetown will pull in a good audience early in the day because of their national brand. With the string of success Buzz has put together Marquette is rebuilding a national brand. Creighton historically has drawn more fans to their home games than many high major schools. I think you can expect between 18,000 and 19,000 fans, for the opener. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CenturyLink_Center_Omaha