Hey Marshall fans. I'm a Bradley fan and I've heard that we're trying to get into the Glenn Wilkes Classic but one of the hangups is that the two schools are fighting over getting the first round home game. Has anybody on this board heard/read anything about this? I've been following the tourney news somewhat through your local paper.

BU fans are starting to worry we may not get into a tournament and our schedule will suffer.

squirrelystew Wrote:Hey Marshall fans. I'm a Bradley fan and I've heard that we're trying to get into the Glenn Wilkes Classic but one of the hangups is that the two schools are fighting over getting the first round home game. Has anybody on this board heard/read anything about this? I've been following the tourney news somewhat through your local paper.

BU fans are starting to worry we may not get into a tournament and our schedule will suffer.

The latest article said we would have one game at home and 3 in Daytona but it didn't say who it would be against. You might want to try out Herdnation.com or Herdfans.com for more info too.

http://www.wvgazette.com/Sports/Marshall/200807270384

This is from an article posted today... Bradley is no longer listed as a participant.

Quote:Basketball-wise, Herd fans still await the release of the schedule. While many schedules have been released already, this isn't out of the ordinary for Marshall - last season's slate was unveiled on Aug. 31.

At least two things are holding up the schedule right now - Conference USA's slate and the final details on the Glenn Wilkes Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla. C-USA is well known for going the extra mile to maximize television exposure.

Staged in November, the Wilkes Classic features eight teams playing four games, one on campus sites and three at Daytona's 5,000-seat Ocean Center. Alabama-Birmingham played in the inaugural edition last year, though not too well - the Blazers lost all three in Florida, perhaps zapping their chances for an NCAA tournament at-large berth.

Lee Frederick, president of Sport Tours, said "Two or three things are cooking, and we're not in a position to make a statement" on the field.

He said five teams are set - Marshall, Mississippi, Utah, Morgan State and Wisconsin-Green Bay. That's down two teams from previous reports, which had Bradley and Indiana/Purdue-Indianapolis participating.

Frederick is hoping negotiations pick up when coaches come off the recruiting trail at the end of the month. He is bullish on the venue, where the arena is across the street from the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort.

"It's better than Orlando, better than Las Vegas," Frederick said. "It's a world-class beach and a world-class hotel. You can throw the ball off the hotel onto the Ocean Center."

The tournament is named after Glenn Wilkes, the "Godfather of Florida basketball." He went 551-436 at Stetson from 1957-1993 and is even more noted for directing camps and clinics. He originated his own basketball school in 1958 and directed that for 37 years, currently works with the Nike camps and is even an assistant director of the Michael Jordan Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas.

Charleston Gazette