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Post by longtimelionfan on Jun 29, 2008 12:00:45 GMT -5
Is LMU's schedule for next year posted somewhere? I don't see it on the website.
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Post by dedicatedlionfan on Jul 1, 2008 20:45:21 GMT -5
ya that would be nice for one of you insiders to post......but all good if you can't
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Post by ldawg on Jul 5, 2008 22:25:39 GMT -5
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Post by LMUpepbander on Jul 6, 2008 1:12:02 GMT -5
According to their website, Academy of Art is D-II, and this'll be their first ever season of athletic competition.
I don't know if I like the Thursday-Saturday move. Means that we probably lost out on the lucrative ESPN Big Monday contract.
Additionally, I found the tentative schedule (no times). Here's the dates and opponents:
November 3 - vs. Hope International
November 14-16 - @ World Vision Classic, Ames, IA (UC Davis, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Iowa St.)
November 21 - vs. Notre Dame
November 24 - @ Wagner
November 29 - @ Arkansas-Little Rock
December 2 - @ Arizona
December 6 - vs. Wyoming (Homecoming)
December 13 - @ UC Santa Barbara
December 15 - vs. UC Riverside
December 17 - @ UCLA
December 20 - vs. Tulsa
December 22 - vs. Mercer
December 30 - @ New Mexico State
January 1 - @ Seattle
January 4 - vs. Cal State Bakersfield
January 10 - vs. Pepperdine
January 15 - @ St. Mary's
January 17 - @ San Diego
January 22 - vs. Portland
January 24 - vs. Gonzaga
January 29 - @ Santa Clara
January 31 - @ San Francisco
February 7 - @ Pepperdine
February 12 - vs. San Diego
February 14 - vs. Santa Clara
February 19 - @ Gonzaga
February 21 - @ Portland
February 26 - vs. San Francisco
February 28 - vs. St. Mary's
March 6-9 - WCC Tournament
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Post by fanblade on Jul 6, 2008 18:00:11 GMT -5
According to their website, Academy of Art is D-II, and this'll be their first ever season of athletic competition. I don't know if I like the Thursday-Saturday move. Means that we probably lost out on the lucrative ESPN Big Monday contract. Additionally, I found the tentative schedule (no times). Thanks for posting the schedule, it is nice to see all the names on one list now. It isn't a bad lineup. We are still rebuilding so this is good, it is better than last season and we still have our prior commitments. I hope the Arizona game gets picked up on FSN. Notre Dame and Tulsa at home are pretty good. Could do without CSUB. Hmm, I wonder what our new TV package will look like? Who will replace us in Big Monday? This is a good question for me to look into. |
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Post by lionspride on Jul 7, 2008 12:33:56 GMT -5
I don't know if I like the Thursday-Saturday move. Means that we probably lost out on the lucrative ESPN Big Monday contract. lmupepbander: Thanks for the tentative schedule. A THURSDAY/SATURDAY combination has a HUGE UPSIDE for the confernce. If anyone of you know about the television/entertainment industry, Thursday night is much more lucrative than Monday. I am very very confident that this will continue to propel our conference in the right direction. ESPN will cover the THURSDAY night and some SATURDAY night games under the contract. Game Day switch for the WCC was at ESPN'S request. Some positives from the switch...... 1) Thursday night is more high profile 2) Attendance at LMU Games should rise considerably....this should be the party before the party. Some challenges from the switch.... 1) Television and media competition in the big markets for the WCC. In L.A. and S.F., we will have a Pac-10 television battle. However, Pac-10 is being televised on regional sports networks (Fox Sports West, Prime Ticket, Comcast Bay Area, etc.) and ESPN will be seen nationally on a recognized channel by all. Sure the Pac-10 games are aired nationally on the Fox Sports Regional Networks across the country, but ESPN gets much more eyeballs. I LOVE THE THURSDAY/SATURDAY lineup. Finally the WORLDWIDE LEADER is respecting the WCC. I must admit, though, those December 15, 20, 23 and January 3 home games are scheduled horribly. VERY VERY VERY VERY LIMITED ATTENDANCE FROM STUDENTS because of the holiday break. The Pepperdine game on the January 10 will be difficult as well considering that classes begin on January 12. In total, 6 out of the 13 home games we will have limited student attendance because of the holiday break. I will forgive the January 10 game because every other year each WCC team suffers from this. But the Dec. 15, 20, 22 are a bit too much. Even for the season tix holders.....Christmas week is a tough sale. |
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Post by TexasCat on Jul 7, 2008 14:27:31 GMT -5
I will be in L.A. Christmas week and it will be the only time I can check out the new coach and team this year. Nobody will confuse me with a student any more but we can still make noise.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2008 17:18:30 GMT -5
Is Seattle DII still?
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Post by ironlions on Jul 7, 2008 17:44:36 GMT -5
The change from D2 to D1 is a four year process. Starting this year SU will play a hyrid schedule of D1 and D2 opponents.
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Post by LMUpepbander on Jul 7, 2008 21:30:10 GMT -5
If it means anything, the nicknames for the A of Arts athletic teams are the "Urban Knights."
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Post by oldestlion on Jul 8, 2008 17:56:01 GMT -5
Thanks for the link unbanlion. A few additional comments about Seattle U:
Their home games will be at Key Arena and the place will be like a tomb, with 2,000 people max watching in a huge space.
Their AD is an empty suit, and the same guy who got USF in trouble by bringing in coaches with questionable character leading to terrible academic problems. Will he do the same to get the Red Hawks going?
Their athletic fundraising appeals have resulted in even worse results than ours.
Finally, the conference's resistance to bringing SU in is all about money. The conference, and all the teams in it, benefit from the participation of the teams in the NCAA tournament - both in how many teams play and how deep into the tourney you get. Seattle's coming in means lower RPIs for the rest of the teams and consequently a smaller chance of getting more teams into the tourney - and less money to spread around.
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Post by oldestlion on Jul 8, 2008 17:57:07 GMT -5
Sorry. Thanks alert2.
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Post by lionspride on Jul 8, 2008 18:11:21 GMT -5
KEEP OUT SEATLE UNIVERSITY. I realize they are Jesuits too, but we don't need 1 program dragging down the WCC when it is coming off the best year in its highest profile sport. I don't want expansion, but to stave this off politically, the WCC members should say "no, thanks as we need two teams to expand, not just one." Husak is not helping the matter by scheduling Seatle on the docket this year. |
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Post by ironlions on Jul 8, 2008 18:28:56 GMT -5
I think expansion is a few years down the road. UofP has a good program and SU needs a few years to build. I don't think we have to worry about this for quite some time.
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Post by ldawg on Jul 8, 2008 22:07:35 GMT -5
I like how the WCC handled this situation. No way we can let SU in right now. They do not have the number of sports and they will be very weak in the next 4-5 years transitioning out of the D2 world. They need to prove that they are committed to all their sports and especially mens basketball before they can be let in. I think they'll get there but it won't be anytime soon. UofP should be allowed in now, I don't know why we keep rejecting them except they would take away from our NCAA money and not add much more without a partner.
oldestlion is right about key arena. That is a what 20,000 seat arena that will be filled to about 10% capacity. Not fun.
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