Lamar ESPN Bracket Buster Game

[Lazeek]

Lamar will play George Mason on February 18th in the ESPN Bracket Buster Challenge.

[AggiesAreWe]

[quote name="LAZEEK" post="1168242" timestamp="1327955630"]
Lamar will play George Mason on February 18th in the ESPN Bracket Buster Challenge.
[/quote]

Will it be televised?

[Lazeek]

Not sure yet.  No more this afternoon. 

[AggiesAreWe]

Just found out. Game will be on ESPN3.com.


http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/inthecards/2012/01/30/lamar-to-play-george-mason-in-bracketbusters/

[AshlyHasBeen]

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18TH
1 PM CT ESPN or ESPN2
Akron (14-7, MAC 6-1, RPI 58) at
Oral Roberts (20-4, Summit 12-0, RPI 49)

2 PM CT
Toledo (RPI 284) at
Sam Houston St. (RPI 291)

3 PM CT ESPN3
Lamar (13-8, SLC 4-3, RPI 119) at
George Mason (18-5, CAA 10-1, RPI 102)

3 PM CT
SE Missouri St. (RPI 271) at
McNeese St. (RPI 239)

3:30 PM CT
Central Arkansas (RPI 285) at
Louisiana Tech (RPI 190)

4 PM CT
Campbell (RPI 176) at
Northwestern St. (RPI 177)

6 PM CT
UT-San Antonio (RPI 182) at
Georgia St. (RPI 160)

6 PM CT
A&M-Corpus Christi (RPI 310) at
Central Michigan (RPI 255)

6 PM CT
Tennessee-Martin (RPI 314) at
Southeastern Louisiana (RPI 319)

6 PM CT
High Point (RPI 289) at
SFA (RPI 276)

7 PM CT ESPN3
UT-Arlington (15-5, SLC 7-0, RPI 136) at
Weber State (15-5, Big Sky 8-1, RPI 91)

7 PM CT
Texas St. (RPI 318) at
South Dakota (RPI 273)

TBA
IUPUI (RPI 274) at
Nicholls (RPI 309)

ESPN3 is a web based broadcast

[AshlyHasBeen]

Weird that ESPN is considering UTA one of the TV games when it is actually only on ESPN3.

[westendfirst]

[quote name="LAZEEK" post="1168242" timestamp="1327955630"]
Lamar will play George Mason on February 18th in the ESPN Bracket Buster Challenge.
[/quote]

This is b.s.  Why didn't we get a home game and some of the crappy slc teams did?

[ForeverADog]

Half the conference has home games this year. Half the conference has home games next year. We are obviously home next year.

[coachacola]

[quote name="AggiesWeAreNot" post="1168622" timestamp="1328032858"]
[quote author=LAZEEK link=topic=95130.msg1168242#msg1168242 date=1327955630]
Lamar will play George Mason on February 18th in the ESPN Bracket Buster Challenge.
[/quote]

This is b.s.  Why didn't we get a home game and some of the crappy slc teams did?
[/quote]
I think they randomly picked home/away teams earlier this year.  Next year George Mason will  be coming to Beaumont.

[Lazeek]

It was predetermined before the season who the home/away teams are.  With Lamar heading to George Mason, GM will in return play at Lamar within the next few years.

[AggiesAreWe]

[quote name="AggiesWeAreNot" post="1168622" timestamp="1328032858"]
[quote author=LAZEEK link=topic=95130.msg1168242#msg1168242 date=1327955630]
Lamar will play George Mason on February 18th in the ESPN Bracket Buster Challenge.
[/quote]

This is b.s.  Why didn't we get a home game and some of the crappy slc teams did?
[/quote]


::)

[geezer]

It would have been nice to get a home game, but I am happy with the outcome.  GM is a quality program and will becoming to Beaumont next year I believe (it might be another year or two).  If our attendance numbers were higher then I think we could get a home game easier and possibly a tv game in a few years assuming this bracket busters format continues.

[AggiesAreWe]

[quote name="geezer" post="1168715" timestamp="1328040908"]
It would have been nice to get a home game, but I am happy with the outcome.  GM is a quality program and will becoming to Beaumont next year I believe (it might be another year or two).  If our attendance numbers were higher then I think we could get a home game easier and possibly a tv game in a few years assuming this bracket busters format continues.
[/quote]

With Lamar going on the road this year, LU gets to host a BracketBuster game next season.

[AshlyHasBeen]

The home and away teams were chosen before the season started. Thought they did a good job with the matchups based on RPI's.

Also George Mason will have to play a return game in November or December next season according to the BracketBusters site.

[westendfirst]

[quote name="geezer" post="1168715" timestamp="1328040908"]
It would have been nice to get a home game, but I am happy with the outcome.  GM is a quality program and will becoming to Beaumont next year I believe (it might be another year or two).  If our attendance numbers were higher then I think we could get a home game easier and possibly a tv game in a few years assuming this bracket busters format continues.
[/quote]

ok.  that makes sense.  but, we aren't going to be any good next year.

I am glad we got George Mason as well.  They have an excellent basketball program so it will be a very tough matchup.  Plus, this is not a school we'd normally have a home and home series with.  Someone mentioned wanting La Tech.  I didn't want that.  I wouldn't mind playing them but they are a regional team that we can schedule any time.

[kmckeehan]

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="1168250" timestamp="1327956085"]
[quote author=LAZEEK link=topic=95130.msg1168242#msg1168242 date=1327955630]
Lamar will play George Mason on February 18th in the ESPN Bracket Buster Challenge.
[/quote]

Will it be televised?
[/quote]It can be found on www.espn3.com, no other news yet.

[geezer]

I am an optimist about what Coach Knight has accomplished with the MBB so far.  While we may be much less experienced next year I think saying we won't be any good next year is giving to much credit to this years senior class and not enough to the coaching.