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Anyone hear about Flashes basketball schedule this year? Here's what I can piece together so far. which is scant, I know:

We host a return home and home with SWMS
ESPN Bracket Buster is February 19 ( No schedule announced yet, but if teams like NIU have been invited, got to think we are in)

It would be great if we could get into a tournament. I don't get the "qualified, non qualified" fight going on within the NCAA, but it seems to me like a good early season tourney is a test for the Flashes and raises SOS.

On an aside, Flash fans I speak with are consumed with Edwards leaving. Like, no height, no game. Did I miss something? First, we have Gerwig back for two years. At 6'9, 260, not a small guy. Second, our team is bigger at all positions except center than in 2001-02, when Edwards was on the roster but played very little. Third, I love Big John, but still don't put him down as a Flash great.
Big, yes. Athletic? :rolleyes: Consistent?

Likely we start Haynes, Cutley, Gates, Edwin, Gerwig. I'll line up behind that. :)

Your thoughts? Know anything about the schedule?

Still can't find out anything on the schedule, but came across some interestinghoops recruiting news for the Flashes.

<a href='http://scout.theinsiders.com/a.z?s=344&p=9&cfg=bb&c=4' target='_blank'>http://scout.theinsiders.com/a.z?s=344&p=9&cfg=bb&c=4</a>

Still no big guys, but the first two have Kent high on their list. Harris has us ranked as first. Forget about Yeazel, he just committed to CMU. Damn! Supposed to have a hot hand. Someone at Kent told me we even put Huffman on his case ( the Northern Michigan thing, I guess).

Interesting to have us on the hunt for NYC talent.

Here's one game:

Kent at Cleveland St on Dec. 11 at 5:30 PM

Another:

IUFW at Kent - Nov. 23rd at 7 PM

Not playing St. Bonaventure this year. Man, the Bonnies are playing a homely non-conference schedule.

December 7, 7:05

Kent State at Creighton

Thanks, Blue Flash.

Wooo - hoo. The Creighton game is a nice one. If only the Flashes could stop in Chi-town on their way to Omaha.

FlashFan Wrote:Thanks, Blue Flash.

Wooo - hoo. The Creighton game is a nice one.   If only the Flashes could stop in Chi-town on their way to Omaha.

It ain't Chicago, but Milwaukee. From GoMarquette.com

43rd Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic
Kent St. vs. Binghamton
Marquette vs. Sam Houston State

November 19 & 20

<a href='http://seminoles.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081804aab.html' target='_blank'>Florida State's Website</a>


11/26/04

Kent State vs. Florida State in Corpus Christi, Texas

Blue Flash, you are a source of good news. Thanks!

Check it out...Flashes invited to a double header at Marquette's house. Guess J.C.'s buddy came through after all.

<a href='http://www.gomarquette.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=26&url_article_id=5762&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2' target='_blank'>http://www.gomarquette.com/index.php?s=&ur...hange_well_id=2</a>

I'll be there!!

Wait, isn't there some rule where schools could only play two tournaments every 4 years?

If that was true then, Kent State is using their two tournaments this season.

I don't understand all of the tournament rules. It seems there is some sort of lawsuit going on over them, according to ESPN, so they may change anyway.

Hat's off to J.C. and Laing on landing these two. A match up with Florida State and a pretty good shot at Marquette in the same season is not bad at all.

So our schedule so far is...

19 Nov Kent vs. Binghamton in Milwaukee
20 Nov Kent vs. Sam Houston/Marquette in Milwaukee
23 Nov IUPW at Kent
26 Nov Kent vs. Florida St in Corpus Christi, TX
27 Nov Kent vs. ??? in Corpus Christi, TX
7 Dec Kent at Creighton
11 Dec Kent at Cleveland St.

Note: I am guessing that Kent will play 2 games in Corpus Christi because it makes sense. Florida St. says they are playing Kent on the 26th and TCU on the 27th. It looks like Texas A&M - Corpus Christi might be in the same tournament, so maybe Kent will end up playing them (http://www.goislanders.com/schedule.cfm?sp=BSKM).

I wonder if Kent had a home/away with Detroit?

Brutal to be on the road that much early in the season. It stinks that we can't get anyone to come to Kent to play. Chickens!

I didn't pay 240 bucks for my season tickets to see 9 MAC games and IPFW. They better have some more games at home or i want a refund and i don't think adding some weak ****** D3 school should count.

Last year we had 1 exhibition game and 9 non-conference games (inc. Bracket Buster, which I assume we are in this year.) Hopefully they're hammering out one or two more home games to complete the non- conference schedule.

The above schedule so far is a winner in the SOS department but I think we need some home games. :rolleyes:

We will most likely have a conference game in the middle of the the non-conference slate (Eastern Mich. in 2003).

Somewhat disappointing. :(

NIU plays Akron on Dec. 4th, so that might be the un-official kick-off day for the MAC. Kent's open so far on that date.

Also, forget what I said about TX A&M Corpus Christi. That's a different tournament (featuring NIU, St. Bonaventure and Alcorn St.).

My guess is that Kent will have home games against a D-3 opponent and Detroit. They'll have at least one other game (either Rock'n'Roll Shootout or a home game).

... I found the home games to complete our non-conference schedule. Connecticut @ Kent, Saturday December 25th in the inaugural "Kent St. Christmas Classic". Also, another dream match-up, Saturday, January 1, 2005. Duke invades the MAC Center for the inaugural "First Game of the Year Tournament" to be played at 12 midnight. ... ... Oh, Uh, wait, I had too much to drink last night and had a wonderful dream. Dammit

To all of the teams that won't play us in Kent :arse: :arse: :arse: :arse: :arse:

One bright side is that more fans in Kent will have to listen to the road games on the ***darn internet link. Maybe your uproar will get it fixed. No one seems to care that we can't listen to a game all the way through.

Seriously, February looks loaded at home - true, all MAC execpt possibly a bracket buster. Maybe they need to stay home in February given recent years. bopol, add the back end of a home and home with SWMS at Kent to your schedule.

It would be better to have Marquette and Florida State at home; maybe its a set up for 2005-06 for one of them ( probably Marquette). Still, I love to see them on the schedule for SOS this year.

"add the back end of a home and home with SWMS at Kent to your schedule."



If i remember right we played SMS at home in 02-03 season so i don't think they owe us a return game.

I don't recall that game. If so, you're right. They're done.