2023-24 Non-confernce Schedule
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@Kcmatt7 BB is very popular in Mexico
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There is a large following of NBA in Mexico.
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Finally get to watch KU right here in Houston and they move the damn game to Mexico City.
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@Jethro said in 2023-24 Non-confernce Schedule:
Finally get to watch KU right here in Houston and they move the damn game to Mexico City.
I feel ya my friend- - -Sucks, Mexico has no interest in Basketball, especially College ball think it’s a bad move for sure
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https://www.zenger.news/2021/02/19/scoring-points-with-fans-the-history-of-mexican-basketball/ Here is an article I came across to gauge the interest of basketball in Mexico. I think Yormark may be onto something here.
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@patoh3 this article doesn’t make me think Mexican basketball is on the rise. It sounds like it is failing to build momentum and has had stops and starts. Anything about the here and now gets vague, nothing quantifiable.
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@approxinfinity https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016213/interest-basketball-mexico/ Yes, it is several years old, but it shows more interest than football and baseball.
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@approxinfinity Mexico City has a NBA G League team since 2016.
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@patoh3 all good points. Thanks for the addditional info. Im still skeptical that they can achieve a sustainable critical mass of interest, but there does appear to be a recent concerted effort to do so. Guess we will see!
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@Texas-Hawk-10 Mexico is right next door to Houston, just drive down there for the game!
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@wissox said in 2023-24 Non-confernce Schedule:
@Texas-Hawk-10 Mexico is right next door to Houston, just drive down there for the game!
I know that’s not a serious response, but got me curious about how far that drive actually is. Houston to Mexico City is about the same distance as Houston to Chicago which is about 16 hours.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 Hmm, I’m amazed. Would have guessed it was further. Don’t know what the drug cartels are doing right now and how safe it’d be to make a drive like that. Of course driving here then you have to deal with the Chicago cartels! Just kidding on that.
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@wissox said in 2023-24 Non-confernce Schedule:
@Texas-Hawk-10 Hmm, I’m amazed. Would have guessed it was further. Don’t know what the drug cartels are doing right now and how safe it’d be to make a drive like that. Of course driving here then you have to deal with the Chicago cartels! Just kidding on that.
Houston to the Mexican border (several crossings) is about 5-6 hours depending on the part of Houston you start from.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 What is quicker…the valley or El Paso?
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@Jethro said in 2023-24 Non-confernce Schedule:
@Texas-Hawk-10 What is quicker…the valley or El Paso?
From where I’m at, it’s about 5.5 hours to Brownsville and the Valley, Laredo, Eagle Pass, and Del Rio. El Paso is about 10 hours from Houston.
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The Wichita St. game is official now, Sat. Dec. 30 in KC.
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The Big 12 sort of announced the conference schedule today. They announced who everyone would play home and away, only at home, and only away.
KU will play Baylor, Houston, KSU, OU, and OSU twice, BYU, Cincy, TCU, and Texas in AFH, and ISU, Tech, UCF, and West Virginia on the road for their 18 game conference schedule. Exact dates coming later on.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 was kind of hoping for Texas in austin so I could go one more time.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 said in 2023-24 Non-confernce Schedule:
The Big 12 sort of announced the conference schedule today. They announced who everyone would play home and away, only at home, and only away.
KU will play Baylor, Houston, KSU, OU, and OSU twice, BYU, Cincy, TCU, and Texas in AFH, and ISU, Tech, UCF, and West Virginia on the road for their 18 game conference schedule. Exact dates coming later on.
BYU was saddened by the fact they weren’t getting to play KU at home this yr
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Maui bracket was released today. KU gets Chaminade to start and then plays UCLA/Marquette in the 2nd round.
Full first round games are:
• Tennessee/Syracuse
• Purdue/Gonzaga
• UCLA/Marquette
• Kansas/Chaminade
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Pretty sure Maui will have to be cancelled. Lahaina looks like Dresden in WW2.
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Man, sure does look bad. Downtown restaurant/entertainment district is toast. Gonna have to start from scratch. How awful!
Maybe they’ll move it to another island.
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@mayjay said in 2023-24 Non-confernce Schedule:
Pretty sure Maui will have to be cancelled. Lahaina looks like Dresden in WW2.
Doubt it’ll be cancelled. They’ll likely move it over to Honolulu to the UH arena where they play the Diamondhead over Christmas.
Those pics look bad though.
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I suspect that tourney means a lot to the local economy so they will likely do whatever they can to have things ready. I haven’t heard whether the campus and the arena were burned.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 Quite possible.
@bskeet Not sure you have been reading what I have. The tourist area up north is dependent on Lahaina, which is, literally, almost 100% gone. How ya gonna get there? Govt has already been discussing how they expect to need the resorts for housing the displaced. If rebuilding even begins, they will need housing for workers and the roads will need to be free for supplies and resources. Who would want to suggest, “Hey, let’s disrupt everything to play 3-4 days of basketball!” I hope to God the schools have better sense than that.
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I’ve heard some suggestions like having it on the big island mainly because of the money it brings in. This would all go to Maui.
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@mayjay agreed. It looks like the civic center where the games are played was extensively damaged.
Sounds pretty grim and I would also expect them to move this tournament to Honolulu rather than take resources away from critical infrastructure and shelter, etc.
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@bskeet said in 2023-24 Non-confernce Schedule:
@mayjay agreed. It looks like the civic center where the games are played was extensively damaged.
Sounds pretty grim and I would also expect them to move this tournament to Honolulu rather than take resources away from critical infrastructure and shelter, etc.
I think the Civic Center is intact. No college campus there. Chaminade flies over from another island (weird).
But I don’t see how they can play the tourney there this year. The life support for tourism on that side of the island evaporated when downtown Lahaina burned to the ground. Just shocking. It’s possible, but unlikely.
I can imagine the logistics of finding lodging for all these teams will be difficult that time of year on the islands. Fans, too.
I have a tear in my eye for that area, having been there multiple times (twice for the tourney). It’s just leveled.
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Even if the Civic Center can be used, I suspect it will be being used for more important things, like supplies and (if access is possible) food distribution.
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Hawaii governor Green said the island will “probably” use hotels to house those who lost their homes. Ergo, reservations may be cancelled?
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Locals (especially native Hawaiians) have been asking folks NOT to come to Hawaii for a while, like sense the start of the pandemic. The tourism industry while good for certain sections of the economy, has wreaked havoc on the natural resources of the islands.
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10/29 at Illinois for charity. This is gonna be awesome.
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@FarmerJayhawk what charity?
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@FarmerJayhawk https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/38216865/self-returning-champaign-ku-iu-charity-game-maui-aid Answered my question
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Love they were able to alter this from a scrimmage to a exhibition game and help out Maui. Also still hoping Maui isn’t canceled this year, but that they move it to Honolulu at the UH arena and donate all proceeds to help out Maui.
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Maui is going to be moved to Honolulu and played at the UH campus this year.
