[OBear073akaSMFan]

Why the heck is the game starting on a Monday at 9am PT (or 11CT)? I thought it was for TV purpose but it is not even listed on TV. 9am PT is ridiculous.

[wvitbear]

This is a standard starting time back East for the first games of the day in football and college basketball.

[OBear073akaSMFan]

Originally Posted by wvitbear

This is a standard starting time back East for the first games of the day in football and college basketball.

Not sure what you mean. It's a Monday and football season is over except for bowl games. Looking at all previous games played only 1 other game at 11ct and the others all after 11am.

[wvitbear]

They could be on winter break so it doesn't matter. Or maybe Cal basketball is scheduling the game . Like our originally scheduled St. Mary's game.

[WayneBear]

This is a special promotion by Northwestern for Chicago-area public schools, similar to one that we were trying to schedule for our St. Mary's game. I'm sure Gottlieb and the staff will thoroughly embrace this game as a dress rehearsal for the type of similarly inconvenient start times that we may face come NCAA tournament time.

[OBear073akaSMFan]

Originally Posted by WayneBear

This is a special promotion by Northwestern for Chicago-area public schools, similar to one that we were trying to schedule for our St. Mary's game. I'm sure Gottlieb and the staff will thoroughly embrace this game as a dress rehearsal for the type of similarly inconvenient start times that we may face come NCAA tournament time.

Thanks. I actually heard it on the coaches corner tonight. Coach G mentioned it being for the school kids! Looks like they need it..their avg attendance for 6 games is 632.

[ncbears]

Well, I'm taking the day off work and making the drive to Evanston with my daughter (2 1/2 hours each way). There will be others there from the Cal Alumni Club of Chicago.
(Actually, I'm doing a conference call after the game. It was scheduled for tipoff and I had it moved till later).

[wvitbear]

My son lives in Chicago about 3 and 1/2 blocks from Wrigley Field. So Evanston isn't too far. He works and won't be able to go. But he will see a game here when he comes home for Christmas.

[ncbears]

We're in Champaign. But have come up for Cal events in Chicago on several occasions. I drove to Dayton last Spring for that thing the men's team did. Drove to Columbus for that football game. Skipped Madison this year.

[wvitbear]

and they now live in Mattoon Ill. I'm not from Illinois but I have a lot of contact points. So from Mattoon up, I know the area pretty well.