Alcorn State game canceled

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No wins til 2027! Anything more = disappointment. Similar to the time that Ben was benched for Jitim Young and then transferred to MN … oh no.
 








I'm going to assume the U is off the hook for paying Alcorn State to come here?
 




Wet_Blanket_Guy said:
They must be a southwest customer. I assumed they were in the NE when I saw the game was cancelled, but they are located in Mississippi…odd that it is a travel issue.
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The Southwest fiasco is causing issues for everyone. For the people who can't drive, they have to try and book on another airline, and it's bogging everything down.
 



PhiloVance said:
Is Still Thomas avaliable?
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Don’t wanna play them as the gophers might lose.
Can’t play any of the I don’t know 15 division 1 teams in say Minnesota, iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, or the Dakota’s or it would be embarrassing to the program. Plus the people visiting would realize what a dump the barn is.
 

Dupreefor3 said:
Second year in a row Alcorn cancelled. Should probably stop scheduling them
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They should just schedule NDSU or South Dakota State (didn’t mention UST due to backlash that would come with that comment). Get a regional opponent versus some trash team from Mississippi

Or even Northern Iowa
 


SelectionSunday said:
I'm going to assume the U is off the hook for paying Alcorn State to come here?
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It's an interesting question, actually, If Alcorn State was the one who cancelled, which is almost certainly the case, the U should at least be off the hook for paying whatever the going rate is, but what about the lost revenue from ticket sales?

Contrast that to the Chicago St. game - my guess is that Minnesota was the one who almost cancelled the game because of the expected winter storm. If they would have, I wonder what the contract says about the U's obligation to pay CSU
 

Wet_Blanket_Guy said:
They should just schedule NDSU or South Dakota State (didn’t mention UST due to backlash that would come with that comment). Get a regional opponent versus some trash team from Mississippi

Or even Northern Iowa
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FWIW, in the 2015/16 season the Gophers dropped back-to-back games against South Dakota & South Dakota State.
 

Wet_Blanket_Guy said:
They must be a southwest customer. I assumed they were in the NE when I saw the game was cancelled, but they are located in Mississippi…odd that it is a travel issue.
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I was trying to fly back to Austin with my family since Christmas evening, we were barely able to get on a plane today and I have tons of miles and it's only three seats.

I could see it being a major issue still.
 

From the Parkinglot said:
Don’t wanna play them as the gophers might lose.
Can’t play any of the I don’t know 15 division 1 teams in say Minnesota, iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, or the Dakota’s or it would be embarrassing to the program. Plus the people visiting would realize what a dump the barn is.
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Interesting if so, because New Mexico State just added Oral Roberts from the Summit to replace a canceled game. ORU is pretty dang good, and New Mexico might only end up being a 5-point favorite in that game.
 


Bad Gopher said:
Interesting if so, because New Mexico State just added Oral Roberts from the Summit to replace a canceled game. ORU is pretty dang good, and New Mexico might only end up being a 5-point favorite in that game.
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Yes the gophers should play way more local teams as opposed to bottom dwellers from leagues far away. If nothing else you would sell a few more tickets.
 

From the Parkinglot said:
Yes the gophers should play way more local teams as opposed to bottom dwellers from leagues far away. If nothing else you would sell a few more tickets.
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Definitely this, "NoThInG tO GaIn FrOm PlAyInG UST", except a non conference game with at least 2,000 more tickets sold than normal.
 


Johnnyboy18 said:
UST doesn't even fill their 1,800 seat arena. Why do people think that this game will draw 2k extra fans?
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I just threw that out there obviously as it can't be proven either way. When we played st Olaf as an exhibition it drew a couple hundred extra people at least. People may not care to watch them play another summit or lower division team, but it pulls people out when they are playing a major conference opponent. If nothing else for the local spectacle. There is a reason games against big ten opponents draw more attendance versus lower conference foes.
 


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