MVC exhibition games Saturday 11/5

[buschsquirrel2011]

I'm not sure which part you're questioning.

That IS a great number for an exhibition game for a team that tied for last place.

The game was on Sunday afternoon.

I've heard from numerous people that games should not be scheduled on Sunday afternoons.

The main reason those people give is because the NFL plays on Sunday and a good number of people would rather be somewhere watching the NFL (and their fantasy football teams).

Those people are Bradley fans.

I Huhed the part about the fantasy football teams and Sunday games. I haven't heard from any Bradley fans would prefer being at home watching their fantasy football teams over going to a Live Bradley basketball game.

You need to find more dedicated friends then

 

[shaunguth]

I Huhed the part about the fantasy football teams and Sunday games. I haven't heard from any Bradley fans would prefer being at home watching their fantasy football teams over going to a Live Bradley basketball game.

You need to find more dedicated friends then

I never said they were friends. They have posted here at times as well as elsewhere. I happen to agree, especially if those people are capable of recording the NFL game(s) for a few hours.

 

[buschsquirrel2011]

I never said they were friends. They have posted here at times as well as elsewhere. I happen to agree, especially if those people are capable of recording the NFL game(s) for a few hours.

Oh Ok. With today's technology...DVR, smart phones, etc. people shouldn't really "miss" anything really. I have a fantasy football team but there are at least 8 media timeouts and halftime during a Bradley game I can check their results on my cell phone if I'm that worried about it....which I'm usually not.

 

[shaunguth]

Oh Ok. With today's technology...DVR, smart phones, etc. people shouldn't really "miss" anything really. I have a fantasy football team but there are at least 8 media timeouts and halftime during a Bradley game I can check their results on my cell phone if I'm that worried about it....which I'm usually not.

Again....I completely agree. I would much rather be at a Bradley game, unless I actually had a ticket to an NFL game. For the record, on another board there seems to be a group of people that want a Bradley gametime changed just because the Bears moved their game into the Bradley timeslot.

 

[Da Coach]

Again....I completely agree. I would much rather be at a Bradley game, unless I actually had a ticket to an NFL game. For the record, on another board there seems to be a group of people that want a Bradley gametime changed just because the Bears moved their game into the Bradley timeslot.

Really? That's just silly. There is no way a game will be changed after it's on the schedule for something like a conflict with a football game.
If it was moved to an earlier time, there would be a lot of people who would miss it because they have Sunday church services. If it was moved later, it still would conflict with the end of the football game. And there are way too many factors preventing them from changing dates easily.

 

[cpacmel]

Really? That's just silly. There is no way a game will be changed after it's on the schedule for something like a conflict with a football game.
If it was moved to an earlier time, there would be a lot of people who would miss it because they have Sunday church services. If it was moved later, it still would conflict with the end of the football game. And there are way too many factors preventing them from changing dates easily.

Da Coach, I am going to disagree with ya here. Game times can be changed and have been changed.

I will look it up when I get a chance, but there was an ISU game a few years ago that was scheduled at the same time of a huge Bears play-off game.

ISU was able to move the game up several hours because of it. I remember because a ton of people were wearing their Bears clothes to the game. I will see if I can find a link for ya.

 

[shaunguth]

Da Coach, I am going to disagree with ya here. Game times can be changed and have been changed.

I will look it up when I get a chance, but there was an ISU game a few years ago that was scheduled at the same time of a huge Bears play-off game.

ISU was able to move the game up several hours because of it. I remember because a ton of people were wearing their Bears clothes to the game. I will see if I can find a link for ya.

I can understand a playoff game, but a week 10 regular season game? :roll:

 

[amckillip]

I can understand a playoff game, but a week 10 regular season game? :roll:

I think it's more that it was an ILSU as opposed to a BU than the fact that it was playoff vs. regular season...

 

[cpacmel]

I can understand a playoff game, but a week 10 regular season game? :roll:

Your right and I agree with ya.

ISU changed the game time when the Bears were in the NFC Championship game back in 07:

http://www.goredbirds.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/011607aaa.html

Jan. 16, 2007
NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State men's basketball game versus Drake on Sunday afternoon at Redbird Arena has been moved up two hours, the Illinois State Athletics Department announced. The game between the Redbirds and the Bulldogs was originally scheduled for 2:05 p.m. The new starting time is 12:05 p.m. CST, and should allow local fans the opportunity to watch both the `Birds and the Chicago Bears, who will be playing for the NFC Championship.

Going by the announcement day, that's only 5-6 days notice.

 

[buschsquirrel2011]

Really? That's just silly. There is no way a game will be changed after it's on the schedule for something like a conflict with a football game.
If it was moved to an earlier time, there would be a lot of people who would miss it because they have Sunday church services. If it was moved later, it still would conflict with the end of the football game. And there are way too many factors preventing them from changing dates easily.

Agreed with you Da Coach. And, remember, there is another team involved here in UMKC. Bradley can't just outright change the game time without checking with UMKC as well. They should and would have a say in that.

Keep the game where it is. If you want to stay at home and watch the Bears, that's fine--but Bradley shouldn't worry about that.

 

[tornado]

I can understand a playoff game, but a week 10 regular season game? :roll:

a week 10 regular season game for a team that's going to finish around .500...

and a sudden change in scheduling time will result in a far greater drop off in attendance than what the Bears game would have resulted in --