Lime
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New thread time No times yet (except for Miami-OH), but at least we have dates. https://godrakebulldogs.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
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UrbyJT
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It seems like we always have to play Loyola without the students lol
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Bulldog4life24
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We're definitely playing a tough non-con road schedule and I love it (attending Dayton and hopefully Cincy), but gawd that home schedule is weakkkkkkk. Really unfortunate the struggle mid majors have in building schedules.
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Drakey
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I thought maybe Devries could get some better games since he was at Creighton for 20 years. I say UNI had two D3 teams on their schedule. Need to expand the conference or make alliances with other conferences for multiple games. If FBS schools are not going to play us anymore we might as well get teams in the conference which will be better than what we can get outside.
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Drake72
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Am I overlooking it, or does this schedule not show the television broadcasts?
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Lime
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+xAm I overlooking it, or does this schedule not show the television broadcasts? Those won't be set yet, usually with game times.
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Bulldog2323
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+xAm I overlooking it, or does this schedule not show the television broadcasts? If you don't have ESPN+, I would suggest getting it soon or at least budget for it starting in November. I expect 90% of the schedule to be there.
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hamlox
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The Missouri Valley Conference will play approximately 110-120 non-conference games, not including DII or DIII games, and only 23 will be played against top 100 teams from last year.
Here is the very short list of opportunities the ten Valley teams will have to compete in the 2019-20 against TOP 100 teams from last year. Yes, I know, not all of them will be top 100 this year. The team(s) in (XXXXXX) are potential second and third round teams while participating in an holiday tournament.
EVANSVILLE: Kentucky, Murray St, SMU
INDIANA ST: Dayton, Louisville
LOYOLA: Furman, Davidson (Tournament S Florida, NM St., Nebraska)
SIU: San Francisco, Missouri (Murray St., St. Louis)
SWMS: LSU, Murray St., VCU, Xavier (Tournament Buffalo, Florida)
ILL St: Cincinnati, UCF, TCU (Tournament Nevada)
BRADLEY: Memphis, Northwestern (Tournament K State or Pitt)
VALPO: St. Louis, Arkansas
DRAKE: Cincinnati, Dayton (Tournament Murray St)
UNI: U of Colorado (South Carolina, Wichita St)
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Bulldog2323
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MVC & ESPN announced ESPN games today. Drake is not guaranteed any ESPN over the air broadcasts at this time but could be flexed in to 4 available windows and/or the final game of the regular season.
Interesting note from the announcement: Apparently TV clearances cannot be guaranteed for opening night of Arch Madness so the ESPN3/ESPN+ blackout will be lifted that night to ensure everyone can watch.
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Bulldog2323
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CBS/CBSSN schedule announced. Loyola at Drake on 1/7 set for CBSSN, 8 PM Central Time start.
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zman
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So, this schedule makes it really hard to actually be a casual Drake fan and want to attend a game. Not blaming Drake, it looks like the entire conference is in the same boat as Hamlox showed. Guess there's no answer, but there's not one non conference game I'd pay to go see. Then the conference season starts and the students are gone for 1/4 of it. That totally blows. I love college basketball but man the 1st month and a half of the season has become showcase tournaments on neutral courts w/1000 people in the stands or pay games for the big boys.
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dog67
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Also, with the Loyola game on CBS Sports, it looks like another ESPN+ game being blacked out, probably. The Valley really blows when putting these contracts together. What would CBS Sports lose by letting the game be on ESPN+, which is only available on streaming..... a few hundred viewers, at most, if that? The game at Loyola will probably be on NBCSC (formerly Comcast Chicago), so there's another ESPN+ blackout, more than likely. Man, what's the point? Yeah, sure, it's only $ 4.50 a month, but still gettin' ripped!!!! Can't believe that these big time broadcasters are worried about a hundred viewers, and that the conference falls for their B.S. to allow the blackout.
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Bulldog2323
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Drake gets four games on the MVC TV Package: -Bradley at Drake, 2/5, 8 PM -Drake at Northern Iowa, 2/8, 3 PM -Drake at Illinois State, 2/22, 3:30 PM -Drake at Loyola, 2/25, 7 PM
dog67, what CBS Sports wants is simple: To get you to subscribe to CBS Sports Network. They hope the 8 regular season matchups and MVC Tournament Semifinals will get you to do just that. The same is the goal with NBC Sports Chicago, except this year we get lucky with the game getting picked up by the broader MVC TV package.
It doesn't matter how you get on the air, just get on the air. As a non-power conference there's only so much we can do. Take what you can get.
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Bulldog2323
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Drake has been very bad at updating godrakebulldogs.com with this information as announced, so I've compiled everything that's been officially announced here: Day | Date | Time (CT) | Opponent | Location | TV/Streaming | Sat. | Nov. 2 | 12:00 PM | Upper Iowa | Home | None (Exhibition) | Thurs. | Nov. 7 | 7:00 PM | Kennesaw State | Home | ESPN+/ESPN3 | Mon. | Nov. 11 | TBA | Cincinnati | Away | TBA | Wed. | Nov. 13 | 7:00 PM | UMKC | Home | MC22 | Sun. | Nov. 17 | 3:00 PM | Simpson | Home | ESPN+/ESPN3 | Thurs. | Nov. 21 | 7:00 PM | Lehigh | Home | MC22 | Mon. | Nov. 25 | 12:30 PM | Miami | Gulf Coast Showcase | Gulf Coast Showcase | Tues. | Nov. 26 | 10 AM/4 PM | Northeastern/South Alabama | Gulf Coast Showcase | Gulf Coast Showcase | Wed. | Nov. 27 | TBA | TBA | Gulf Coast Showcase | Gulf Coast Showcase | Tues. | Dec. 3 | 7:00 PM | Milwaukee | Home | MC22 | Sat. | Dec. 7 | 5:00 PM | SE Missouri State | Home | MC22 | Sat. | Dec. 14 | 6:00 PM | Dayton | Away | TBA | Tues. | Dec. 17 | 7:00 PM | Mount Marty | Home | ESPN+/ESPN3 | Sat. | Dec. 21 | 1:00 PM | Air Force | Away | MWN | Tues. | Dec. 31 | 6:00 PM | Bradley | Away | ESPN+/ESPN3 | Sat. | Jan. 4 | 5:00 PM | Indiana State | Home | MC22 | Tues. | Jan. 7 | 8:00 PM | Loyola | Home | CBS Sports Network | Sat. | Jan. 11 | 3:00 PM | Valparaiso | Away | ESPN+/ESPN3 | Wed. | Jan. 15 | 7:00 PM | Illinois State | Home | MC22 | Sun. | Jan. 19 | 3:00 PM | Southern Illinois | Away | ESPNU OR ESPN3 | Wed. | Jan. 22 | TBA | Evansville | Away | ESPN+/ESPN3 | Sun. | Jan. 26 | 3:00 PM | Missouri State | Home | ESPNU OR ESPN3 | Wed. | Jan. 29 | 6:00 PM | Indiana State | Away | ESPN+/ESPN3 | Sat. | Feb. 1 | 5:00 PM | Southern Illinois | Home | MC22 | Wed. | Feb. 5 | 8:00 PM | Bradley | Home | MVC TV | Sat. | Feb. 8 | TBA | UNI | Away | ESPN+/ESPN3 | Wed. | Feb. 12 | 7:00 PM | Missouri State | Away | ESPN+/ESPN3 | Sun. | Feb. 16 | 3:00 PM | Evansville | Home | ESPNU OR ESPN3 | Wed. | Feb. 19 | 7:00 PM | Valparaiso | Home | MC22 | Sat. | Feb. 22 | 3:30 PM | Illinois State | Away | MVC TV | Tues. | Feb. 25 | 7:00 PM | Loyola | Away | MVC TV | Sat. | Feb. 29 | TBA on Feb. 7 | UNI | Home | ESPN2 OR CBS Sports Network OR ESPN+/ESPN3 |
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Bulldog2323
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Also, Fall term ends Dec. 13, J-Term runs Jan. 6 thru Jan. 24, Spring Term beings Jan. 27.
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hamlox
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Thank you B'Dog2323!!
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musiccitybulldog
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Are not all home games on espn+/3 except the exhibition game and where noted by other networks? That has been the situation. MC22 is Mediacom who may do the broadcast but has been on espn+/3 as well. The women's schedule shows as espn+ for all Valley games home games. I listen or try to listen to the pregame show online. The quality of the broadcast online is horrible. Loud then soft, then loud commercials, the sound levels are erratic.
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Drake72
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For us out of towners, is Mediacom 22 a Des Moines local station?
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musiccitybulldog
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+xFor us out of towners, is Mediacom 22 a Des Moines local station? MC22 = Mediacom the local cable company providing TV, internet, phone. MC22 had Adam E and Larry Morgan do the broadcast and it is simulcast on ESPN+/3 on home games.
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hamlox
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Kenpom ranked Drake 222nd in 2018-19 preseason and finished 135th.
2019-20 KENPOM PRESEASON Kennesaw 318 @Cincinnati 27 UMKC 230 Leigh 227 (Thanksgiving) Miami, OH 181 (play Northeastern 138 or S Alabama 120) Milwaukee 239 Southeast Missouri 299 @ Dayton 57 @ Air Force 171 Loyola 99 Northern Iowa 113 Bradley 139 Drake 150 Indiana St. 158 Missouri St. 166 Evansville 174 Valparaiso 212 Southern Ill. 220 Ill St. 226
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