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Taken from a Creighton Blog

Quote:It was funny, yesterday I was checking Basketball Travelers just because it is fun to see who is still looking for games, when I noticed that Missouri still had an opening.

Missouri-Mens
Type: Game
Dates: 11/14/2008 to 01/03/2009

Mizzou Basketball is looking for one game that can be played on any of the following date: Nov.26,28,30. Dec. 4,10,27 Jan. 3. Will consider any possibilities, including 2 for 1s, guarantees, or home and home starting either place. Please call to discuss any details.
Contact: Matt Zimmerman, 573-882-3463
zimmermanm@missouri.edu
Date Posted: 05/19/2008
Last Updated: 06/02/2008

So I decided to e-mail Mr. Zimmerman to see if the Jays were ever contacted or considered.

Mr. Zimmerman,

Has Missouri ever considered playing Creighton in a home and home series? I noticed on Basketball Travelers that Missouri was still trying to fill a game. As a fan, I think this would be a great local matchup with 2 great well known teams. With gas prices continuing to rise, a local series would be a good fit I would think. I was just curious if Creighton was ever an option or the two schools have ever discussed a home and home series.

I appreciate he took the time to reply, though sort of a roundabout answer. The same canned response that everyone seems to give about scheduling teams like Creighton.

We have talked to Creighton several times in the past few years about playing, while we were at UAB and here at Mizzou. Good people over there and always have a good team. A lot of factors go into scheduling, including distance and convenience. Matching up dates, having dates that fit the kind of game each school needs at that particular time, and how many “tough” games you already have on the schedule. Last year we played 7 high level opponents in the non-conference. Many others thought we were crazy for having that tough of an early schedule, but that is how we like to do it.

Thanks for your interest in it and maybe someday it will happen.

Sincerey,

Coach Zimmerman

I wonder if Mizzou would be interested in a match up with UAB???

BandGrad Wrote:I wonder if Mizzou would be interested in a match up with UAB???

Last I heard XCMA said he wouldn't mind playing us once all the players that he coached or recruited had graduated. Hopefully he will still be the coach at Mizzou then.