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This is going to take some time to get used to.

Participating in the Gulf Coast Showcase, apparently.

https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2023/4/4/23665918/2023-24-mens-college-basketball-exempt-multi-team-events-mte-thanksgiving-early-season-tournaments

EDIT:

Oops, posted somewhere else as well.

It does appear to be that time.

Looks like they secured a quality game before Savannah:
https://twitter.com/RoccoMiller8/status/1577371935578591233

University of the Incarnate Word will be coming to Valpo on November 19.

https://uiwcardinals.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2022-23

https://www.extrapointsmb.com/conference-realignment-mvc-belmont-ovc/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Belmont to MVC. Yay 20-game conference schedule.

Since the logo reveal, has anyone really seen the University feature the lighthouse anywhere on their internet platforms? I could be wrong, but the fact that they themselves aren't even confident enough to promote the new logo all over the place proves how much of a marketing failure this is. Beacons = fine, logo = terrible.

The name is fine - Go Beamin' Beacons!

Anyways, the logo makes me sad.

Won't that be confusing if we play Wake Forest?

That's the joke.

The name is fine - Go Beamin' Beacons!

Anyways, the logo makes me sad.

Unless they knock the logos out of the park, it's probably going to be underwhelming.

Is the University perhaps going to miss out on some other good mascot options because they are trying to shoehorn a regional tie to the nickname? I mean, I'm not saying the current options are bad, but I think something seemingly "out of nowhere" could actually turn out just as good. For example, when Amherst changed their name from Lord Jeffs to Mammoths, there was only a slight tie as a local museum happens to have a mammoth. But, that's a good mascot! Or like the Campbell Camels or Tulsa Golden Hurricane, etc. So, why not something like the Koalas? Or Rhinos? Or Werewolves or Centaurs?

Golden Knights is very boring.

It also helps that Frank Martin and Andy Kennedy are very good friends and Bob Huggins disciples, thus aiding this type of scheduling arrangement. I'm not sure Lottich has these types of relationships with any Power 5 head coaches.

https://twitter.com/TheD1Docket/status/1384509061593509889

Why navy? Anyone?


https://twitter.com/UniWatch/status/1329243591479341056


valpo04 edit: fixed the URL

https://www.athleticdirectoru.com/articles/athletic-department-power-index-mvc/

Just so everyone understands the perception of the desirability of the Valpo athletic department, per their peers in other administrations.

Valpo heading to Charlotte (don't call them UNC-Charlotte) on December 16

https://charlotte49ers.com/documents/2019/7/17//2019_20_Charlotte_49ers_mbb_schedule.pdf

What the hell is Winthrop and Pacific travelling to Edwardsville for?

It's actually in Conway, SC, but that's coming from a stickler South Carolina resident.

The January 13th game @ Northern Iowa will tip at 8:00PM ET and air on ESPN2.

Full television schedule should come by the end of the month:

https://twitter.com/ValleyHoops/status/907950862747754496

http://www.valpoathletics.com/mbasketball/schedule/#.WaXOYrJ96Uk

As intuited, the early slate is awful. But Nov. 24 on is formidable, albeit nearly exclusively away from the ARC.

http://www.samfordsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball&

Samford @ Valpo November 21

Here's your Santa Clara confirmation:

http://www.santaclarabroncos.com/sports/m-baskbl/2017-18/releases/20170801ru31v6

Nevermind, the Samford game covers that. My bad.

Kent State was also hosting Mississippi Valley State as part of the Savannah Invitational, so the Delta Devils may be coming to Valpo as well.