2010-2011 schedule

[chisox0617]

Home: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, USF, Villanova, West Virginia
Away: Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, USF, Syracuse, West Virginia
Double: Cincinnati, West Va, USF

[Freshjive2103]

Such a shame that Louisville and their classy fans will not be making the trip to Allstate.

[chisox0617]

i thought that was just me who felt that way about them, to be honest that was the first thing i looked for.. would like to see notre dame and marquette at home in the same year but oh well

[Freshjive2103]

I was so annoyed with the freaking air horns at the game; when DePaul hosts them next time, they should make it very clear early on that people who use the airhorns will be escorted out of the building. Heck, Oliver should work the officials to the level that continous use of the airhorns will result in a technical called on the Louisville bench.

[Demon2002]

Such a shame that Louisville and their classy fans will not be making the trip to Allstate.

"You stay classy... Louisville!"

[lake county fan]

A home game with MU is usually our biggest crowd

[Cager]

Notre Dame is usually a big draw as well & we have them.
Assuming OP inherits a weak preseason schedule and  the new-look Demons rip through it then tack on a couple of early BE wins, there might be enough of a buzz to put some rear ends in some seats and we won't have to rely on the visiting team to pad our attendance.............

[DPU70]

Tough schedule.  Looks like we will play the top tier on the road. 

Is DePaul the only team without a home court advantage?

[Mush1745]

Wanted to see SJU play  at home for no particular reason...

[Cager]

DP will also participate in the 76 Classic:  http://www.76classic.com/home/?DB_OEM_ID=15600

Seems like a level field compared to last year's Paradise Jam.
Although there aren't any top 25 teams such as Tennessee & Purdue in the 76 Classic, there is only 1 bottom feeder (Cal St. Northridge) as opposed to 4 in the Paradise Jam.
Of course?  DP is not considered one of the also rans............

In any event, seems like a good tournament for a team looking to rebound. We'll get tested without getting overwhelmed (hopefully) right out of the box.

[Freshjive2103]

DePaul will be taking on Loyola this year, and the following year.

http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/4303

[Demons4ever]

DePaul will be taking on Loyola this year, and the following year.

http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/4303

I remember seeing a rumor about this.  I think it's nice to start something back up with Loyola. 

[apete6]

DePaul will be taking on Loyola this year, and the following year.

http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/4303

I remember seeing a rumor about this.  I think it's nice to start something back up with Loyola. 

It would be nice if we went to the Gentile Center once for every 4 trips to the Allstate. If this is a true home and home, it is another example of a crappy administration. You think Notre Dame would do a home and home with Ball State or Syracuse would do a home and home with Binghamton?

[Freshjive2103]

DePaul will be taking on Loyola this year, and the following year.

http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/4303

I remember seeing a rumor about this.  I think it's nice to start something back up with Loyola. 

It would be nice if we went to the Gentile Center once for every 4 trips to the Allstate. If this is a true home and home, it is another example of a crappy administration. You think Notre Dame would do a home and home with Ball State or Syracuse would do a home and home with Binghamton?

Syracuse and Notre Dame have the revenue from football, so they could offer the Ball State/Binghampton programs a higher guarantee. DePaul does not have that luxury, so they have to engage in some less than desirable home and homes.

[apete6]

DePaul will be taking on Loyola this year, and the following year.

http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/4303

I remember seeing a rumor about this.  I think it's nice to start something back up with Loyola. 

It would be nice if we went to the Gentile Center once for every 4 trips to the Allstate. If this is a true home and home, it is another example of a crappy administration. You think Notre Dame would do a home and home with Ball State or Syracuse would do a home and home with Binghamton?

Syracuse and Notre Dame have the revenue from football, so they could offer the Ball State/Binghampton programs a higher guarantee. DePaul does not have that luxury, so they have to engage in some less than desirable home and homes.

Agreed, but I'm sure non-football schools such as Marquette wouldn't do this either. I don't know forsure, but I don't think MU would play at UWM or Green Bay. Ever.

[Freshjive2103]

Here is a website that is simply a bulletin board of college coaches advertising open games. DePaul has the opening for the start of the season.

http://bti.sportshd.com/mens_schedule_board

[Cager]

Getting back to the Loyola series, I like it.
C'mon, everyone schedules a couple of cupcake games early on, why not make ours with an in-city Catholic rivalry?
It would certainly generate as much interest as Florida Gulf Coast, Alabama State or Texas State.
I see that Marquette was mentioned as a school that would pass on such a game.
Looking at last year's schedule, Marquette had such D1 powers as Centenary, South Dakota, Grambling & the mighty MD Eastern Shore visit the Bradley Center.
Aren't we taking ourselves a bit too seriously if we're looking down our noses at Loyola???
If you want competition and revenue in your preseason matchups, let's sign on with the Illini.
Even so, there's room for this game.

I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "bragging rights" game, but It's the type of "fun" matchup that big-time NCAA has gotten away from.....

[apete6]

Getting back to the Loyola series, I like it.
C'mon, everyone schedules a couple of cupcake games early on, why not make ours with an in-city Catholic rivalry?
It would certainly generate as much interest as Florida Gulf Coast, Alabama State or Texas State.
I see that Marquette was mentioned as a school that would pass on such a game.
Looking at last year's schedule, Marquette had such D1 powers as Centenary, South Dakota, Grambling & the mighty MD Eastern Shore visit the Bradley Center.
Aren't we taking ourselves a bit too seriously if we're looking down our noses at Loyola???
If you want competition and revenue in your preseason matchups, let's sign on with the Illini.
Even so, there's room for this game.

I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "bragging rights" game, but It's the type of "fun" matchup that big-time NCAA has gotten away from.....

It's not the competition at all. Loyola is a fine opponent. A game that should be a win against a city rival to possibly slightly boost the attendance while not being a drain on RPI. The problem is giving back a road game.

Why should DePaul go into the Gentile Center (where they will have much more of a home court advantage than DPU will at Allstate) the same amount of times that they go to Allstate? We are supposed to be the Big East team here, I would think that we should get at least 2 or 3 home games in return for 1 road game. That is my issue and why I made the comparison to other Big East teams schedules.

Playing Loyola at home is good scheduling. Playing them on the road really has no upside except that road games give you a slight boost in RPI...something we haven't had to worry about in 4 years.

[Freshjive2103]

Getting back to the Loyola series, I like it.
C'mon, everyone schedules a couple of cupcake games early on, why not make ours with an in-city Catholic rivalry?
It would certainly generate as much interest as Florida Gulf Coast, Alabama State or Texas State.
I see that Marquette was mentioned as a school that would pass on such a game.
Looking at last year's schedule, Marquette had such D1 powers as Centenary, South Dakota, Grambling & the mighty MD Eastern Shore visit the Bradley Center.
Aren't we taking ourselves a bit too seriously if we're looking down our noses at Loyola???
If you want competition and revenue in your preseason matchups, let's sign on with the Illini.
Even so, there's room for this game.

I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "bragging rights" game, but It's the type of "fun" matchup that big-time NCAA has gotten away from.....

It's not the competition at all. Loyola is a fine opponent. A game that should be a win against a city rival to possibly slightly boost the attendance while not being a drain on RPI. The problem is giving back a road game.

Why should DePaul go into the Gentile Center (where they will have much more of a home court advantage than DPU will at Allstate) the same amount of times that they go to Allstate? We are supposed to be the Big East team here, I would think that we should get at least 2 or 3 home games in return for 1 road game. That is my issue and why I made the comparison to other Big East teams schedules.

Playing Loyola at home is good scheduling. Playing them on the road really has no upside except that road games give you a slight boost in RPI...something we haven't had to worry about in 4 years.

When I first saw it was a home and home with Loyola, I too initially was thinking it was odd and why would DePaul do it. However, as I thought about it, I could see reasons why DePaul did the home and home. I already covered the guarantee component. Another thing to consider is that DePaul is not an attractive opponent for many schools, thanks to Jerry Wainwright and the run of bad seasons. Is it a perfect situation? No. But being that it is only one road game, against an opponent in an up and coming conference, it could be worse.

[Cager]

I still don't get the wringing of hands over this.
From where we stand now, what's the big deal over "giving up" a home game in December which usually draws no more than 2,000 live bodies for an L ride up the brown line to a capacity crowd of 5,000 or so at the Gentile Center?

Last year, we played an away game at Florida Gulf Coast that drew 3,000 AND we lost.
Did the team really need a trip to Ft. Meyers after a week in the Virgin Islands and another date with Miss State in St. Pete?

Bottom Line:
Hostile environment? maybe
Competitive opponent? hopefully
Great time for all? most likely

When we're back on our feet and return to prominence, THEN we can make demands.
For this year & next, it ain't hurting a thing.

Check out this link for an interesting look at scheduling difficulties:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/13/AR2010061303909.html

[dive55]

I still don't get the wringing of hands over this.
From where we stand now, what's the big deal over "giving up" a home game in December which usually draws no more than 2,000 live bodies for an L ride up the brown line to a capacity crowd of 5,000 or so at the Gentile Center?

Last year, we played an away game at Florida Gulf Coast that drew 3,000 AND we lost.
Did the team really need a trip to Ft. Meyers after a week in the Virgin Islands and another date with Miss State in St. Pete?

The FL Gulf Coast home and home series dates back to the 07/08 season and a scheduling snafu the athletic department created before that season.  That is when DePaul announced they had a home game with Wyoming in the initial schedule release.  Problem is Wyoming didn’t have DePaul on their schedule.  It was found out that there were discussions between the two schools for a series, but DePaul never faxed back the contract.  Brilliant!  Way to not cross your t’s or dot your i’s.  But go ahead and put it on your schedule.  What school operates like that?  Oh yeah, I forgot, this is DePaul we are talking about.
So in scrambling to find a replacement home game for that season FL Gulf Coast, in its first year in D1, agreed but required a return home game for accommodating so late in the process (most D1 schedules were set).  DePaul went along but pushed the trip to FL out to the 09/10 season.

[Demons4ever]

DePaul will play Oklahoma State on Thanksgiving Day as apart of the 76 Classic in Anaheim.

[beersinthebleechers]

"Agreed, but I'm sure non-football schools such as Marquette wouldn't do this either. I don't know forsure, but I don't think MU would play at UWM or Green Bay. Ever."

Marquette plays at UWM every couple of years. BTW we will be playing at Loyola in 2011-12 to open their renovated Gentile Center. It will probably put our on campus arena  to shame.

[Freshjive2103]

UW-Milwaukee will be coming to Allstate it seems.

[Freshjive2103]

Another game is known; DePaul will host FAU on December 22.

http://www.fauowlaccess.com/blogs/owlthingsconsidered/2010/07/mens-basketball-schedule-to-feature-mississippi-st-florida-usf-and-depaul.aspx

[BIGBUBBATHEBLUEDEMON]

Thanks for the link fresh. OP seems to be getting the cupcakes lined up. So far we got loyola, FAU, Wisc-mil. And am hearing that we might open with sacremento state. Its still up in the air.

[Demons4ever]

Another game is known; DePaul will host FAU on December 22.

http://www.fauowlaccess.com/blogs/owlthingsconsidered/2010/07/mens-basketball-schedule-to-feature-mississippi-st-florida-usf-and-depaul.aspx

I remember reading that they were trying to finalize this.  FAU has all freshmen and sophomores except for two juniors-no seniors.

[OldSchoolDemon]

my opinion, fwiw, is that a grueling non-conference schedule makes no bit of difference at this point in time. OP needs to build confidence in his system...not via wins and losses. By playing the cupcakes it gives OP a chance to implement his approach, find the best players most suited for his system and weed out those who are not ready to contribute or can't contribute.

I know some of us want the entertainment value of good teams, but to be honest, DePaul already has you at games...they need to build a team that the casual fan wants to see regardless of who they're playing. As Purnell and Co. begin to turn this thing around you can gripe about the scheduling, but until then we're a team that's won 2 out of 38 conference games. I want to see the system implemented and identify the players that are most suited to play. We're not yet a hot ticket...once we are then the schedule may change because the talent is there to compete

[BIGBUBBATHEBLUEDEMON]

my opinion, fwiw, is that a grueling non-conference schedule makes no bit of difference at this point in time. OP needs to build confidence in his system...not via wins and losses. By playing the cupcakes it gives OP a chance to implement his approach, find the best players most suited for his system and weed out those who are not ready to contribute or can't contribute.

I know some of us want the entertainment value of good teams, but to be honest, DePaul already has you at games...they need to build a team that the casual fan wants to see regardless of who they're playing. As Purnell and Co. begin to turn this thing around you can gripe about the scheduling, but until then we're a team that's won 2 out of 38 conference games. I want to see the system implemented and identify the players that are most suited to play. We're not yet a hot ticket...once we are then the schedule may change because the talent is there to compete

I agree OSD. I see know reason to load up our non-conf sked with a bunch of other BCS programs. Playing in the big east will be enough. IMO. I know alot of the season ticket holders want some exciting non-conf games, but am good with the way OP is setting this up. Im there to watch DePaul anyway.

[lake county fan]

The BE is tough enough let the kids get used to winning now and then its ok to play some nc games we can win while learning