Here is the Hatchet's story on the men's and women's basketball schedule:  http://media.www.gwhatchet.com/media/storage/paper332/news/2009/06/11/Sports/Basketball.Schedules.Take.Shape-3747325.shtml?reffeature=htmlemailedition.

Although Kvanz refused to confirm meeting Navy in the BB&T, there was an item about it in the Post this morning.  Personally, although I like Navy as an opponent, it drops GW's stock a bit as they play another mid-major rather than the usual major big conference teams.

Better teams will play us now because we are a guaranteed win for them.   We meet Navy in the BB&T.    We still appear to have difficulty even filling out a schedule.  The prospects of making our conference tournament where 12 of 14 teams go are not very good.  We went an entire season unable to put even 3000 people into a 5000 seat arena even once.  We lose to the likes of Longwood and Coppin State.  We have become American University...from 5 years ago.  Today we can only aspire to be Amercan University of the present.  Not that long ago, we were on top of the world.  If any program is looking for a manuel on how to run a program into the trash heap as quickly as possible need to go no further than Foggy Bottom.  (If indeed the schedule is completed by mid June but for the contract signing and it is not the full 13 OOC games...)

Jack Kvancz has become a combination of Arthur Carlson, Larry Tate and Michael Scott rolled into one.  Scheduling major conference teams isn't done on a whim.  You have to be persistent (you know, wait your turn for 9 years).  You have to give up something to get something.  We can't get anyone good to come to our small gym, but now we can get teams due to the renovations (despite the gym size remaining the same).  Seriously, this man has become a complete caricature.  With each of his quotes, I no longer know whether to laugh or cry.

FQ, I think the "classic" took a hit because of the NCAA rules on tournaments - I think it would count as two games and even schools like Columbia, Teas Southern,  SUNY _______, do not want to waste games.  If that does not work, then I suggest that Red took the torunament with him to make sure they will not tarnish his name anymore.

Ah, so November and December aren't the same month? Looks like I need a refresher course in reading comprehension. Thanks for the information, Mentzinger.

Back to my original question: a SUNDAY game against UNC Wilmington?

"They are who we thought they were" - Dennis Green

Each time a new article comes out, posters have a pavlovian refle which requires a repetition of all things said perhaps 1000 before. There hasn't been a novel thought on this board for many months regarding the OOC schedule. This board used to have some insight and some reasoned debate 6-8 years ago. Now it is nothing but a "bitch" session designed to continually bring up past scheduling offenses, assign blame and remind everyone how much smarter the poster thinks he is than the powers that be. If Kvancz and Hobbs resigned tomorrow, some of you guys would think it was great until you realized that you would then have nothing to talk about here (at least for awhile). Even as someone who is inclined to agree that schedule needed major fiing from the past, the constant drone and invective just turns off a number of people who might otherwise be sympathetic to the cause. While your cause may be just, the messenger and tactics are killing the message.  As soon as some of you figure that out you might actually see some real change because senior GW administration will stop viewing this board as it currently does (a near-comedic collection of know-it-alls, whiners and non-contributors who haven't earned the credibility necessary to call for anyone's job). Fair or unfair, real people, real money and real concerns get attention. Drive-by internet rantings go into the ash heap of not serious. So if you want to affect real change you might want to spend less time repeating your wit and wisdom here and find a way to present your concerns in an organized and coherent fashion to those that actually matter. 

I'm suitably chastened.

How many people will co-sign this letter:

Dear Mr. Kvancz,

A game like Oregon State, with the added attraction that the President or his family might attend, which has the potential to be a public relations coup for the program, falls into your lap, and it gets scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend, when many students and other potential attendees will be out of town or otherwise tied up.  Please tell us if anything could have been done to play the game at a better time, and if not, whether you care.  Thanks.

Alumnus, count me in.

Seneca, what this site ought to be is a vehicle for the basketball program to monitor what's on the minds of their students, fans and paying customers.  I'm convinced that this site has served this purpose in the past, like when reserved seating privileges were going to be removed from endzone seating only to be reinstated.  Or when unused tickets were organized by GWIslander and donated to charitable groups.  And yes, it's also a site where individuals may vent, sometimes out of frustration and sometimes just to be entertaining.

Had people done things your way by approaching KH, JK, Dom, Dr. Chernak, etc. and indicating how dissatisfied they've been with the schedule the past 5 years or so, do you really believe that we would have seen a more competitive schedule in any of these years?  Do you really believe that making our feelings known in person would have made any difference?  I'd have to say you're very naive if you really believe this.

It would be insane for the basketball program to ignore this site.  Then again, I recall JK once mentioning that he didn't know how to work a computer.  So I suppose anything's possible.

Alumnus,

GW gets a home game with a BCS program in Oregon State, add in a possible appearance by POTUS, and you're bitching about the timing of it?

Really?

Maybe that was the only time OSU could make it out to the East coast.  Maybe Craig Robinson would only agree to this if he could spend Thanksgiving with the Obamas.  Maybe this is the only time Michelle knew she was going to be in town.

Who cares?  It's a home game vs Oregon State.  Take it and say thank you.

And if there's even an hint of THE ONE gracing the Smith Center with his royal presence, there will be no shortage of devotes of OBOMANATION to prostrate themselves in front of HIS devine being.

The game will be a sell out (just like Obama) :)

I'm okay with my comments going on the Internet ash heap despite the nice scolding.

Perhaps the administration is taking stock of its dwindling fan base (honestly, pretty much just us) and trying to put together a real schedule. We'll see if we don't have a full slate of games, like say 330 or so other NCAA Divison I schools.

That would prompt some well-deserved bitching and perhaps an even greater lack of season ticket renewals along with the lectures about us few dedicated fans not being sufficiently whatever,

Gee Seneca....maybe we should stage a sit in?  Or sign petitions?  Or some other remnant of the 70's and 80's.  This is the age of the blog.  If you don't like it, stop posting here.  Maybe we'll even notice you're gone.

As for the game on Thanksgiving weekend, it makes all the sense in the world.  Gives the President's brother-in law a chance to spend Thanksgiving day with the first family for their first t-day in the White House.  That's usually how these things happen.  And there ain't nothing wrong with that. 

alum 1 - Yes, sit-ins are eactly what I was proposing (sarcasm). Yes, this is the age of the internet. Bet you get your stock tips from anonymous gurus too! After all, it's all in a blog somewhere isn't it?

P.S. Who is "we" - oh I forgot it's the "board" - the collection of all GW basketball knowledge. Thank you for reminding me that "you" are part of "we and I am not part of "we". Anybody want to eplain how to obtain such eclusive club membership?