Any confirmation of a game in Portland for 2010/2011?
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Any confirmation of a game in Portland for 2010/2011?
I haven't seen 100% confirmation of it, but it sounds like it will be Nov. 27 at the Rose Garden...Quote:
Originally Posted by Seattledukie
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms...duke-ducks.csp
Iguess it depends on what you mean by confirmed, but seems fairly certain at moment along with theseQuote:
Originally Posted by Seattledukie
November 14th, 2010 – Princeton – Home
November 16th, 2010 – Miami (OH) – Home
November 22nd, 2010 – Marquette – Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO, CBE semi finals
November 23rd, 2010 – Kansas State or Gonzaga – Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO, CBE finals
November 27th, 2010 – Oregon – Rose Garden, Portland, OR (ESPN)
December 1st, 2010 – Michigan State – Home (ACC-Big Ten Challenge – ESPN)
December 4th, 2010 – Butler – Izod Center, Meadowlands, NJ (CBS)
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/...hree-years.pdf
so home games with UNC, MD, NC St, Miami, UVA, BC, Clemson and GA Tech and away games at UNC, MD, NC St, Miami, UVA, FSU, VA T and Wake.
The two weeks around Thanksgiving will give us a really good barometer for what kind of team this is going to be. Travel from Durham to KC (to Durham/everyone's homes?) to Portland to Durham to East Rutherford, with games against Marquette, Gonzaga/K-State, Oregon, MSU, and Butler, only one of which is at home. That's a hectic stretch. Given travel and quality of opponent, a 4-1 record over that stretch would be very impressive.Quote:
Originally Posted by ACCBBallFan
As an aside, thanks to regional proximity and an amazingly lovely wife (who got me the latter tickets as a wedding present), I will get to see the games in Oregon and in NJ. They will be my first live games since 2006 (JJ & co. losing at Georgetown). I'm stoked!
Where can I get tickets for this?
I will certainly be in attendance for this one. The last time Duke opened against Princeton and played in Portland was my freshman year, 2000-01. That was a pretty ho-hum year for the Devils. I'm expecting more of the same this year. ;)
So, what are the chances of scoring a couple of tickets at more or less face value for any of the early home games?
Show up and use the McGrupp method. :cool: Almost always works for reasonably priced tickets for the early games - there are lots of no shows.Quote:
Originally Posted by mgtr
Thanks for the input. I'll keep an eye out for ticket info up here and post it once I see it.
When was the last trip to the West Coast for the Blue Devils during the regular season?
I believe Portland/Stanford in December of 2000 (unless you count Maui as West Coast, as we last played in the Maui Invitational in November 2007).Quote:
Originally Posted by Seattledukie
I think that's right. Well, plus Anchorage in 2003.Quote:
Originally Posted by pfrduke
I'm sure the Duke Club of Portland will be doing something for this, if there isn't a Junior League gardening fundraiser the same weekend. But I think I'll pass on that.
If people want to get together near the Rose Garden before the game for a beer, let's put it together. I'll definitely be there. The EJ-Kyle thing will be fun.
Does anyone have any idea when the 2 exhibition games and Countdown to Craziness will be held? Last year's Pfeiffer game was held 10/24 which was the Saturday of parents' weekend as well as a home football game against Maryland. Countdown to Craziness was Friday 10/16 and the other exhibition game was Tuesday, 11/03.
Any idea how this would play out for this year? We have a home football game Saturday, 10/16 against Miami but parents' weekend is the following weekend 10/22-10/24. I'm trying to figure out which weekend to fly down and want to get some basketball in. Any ideas?
Would Nov 6-7 weekend be a good possibility? UVA football game at home, and maybe some sort of b'ball exhibition game?
Why start a thread when you can just hijack one?
And yet thread hijacking is an art form, one routinely practiced here.Quote:
Originally Posted by CEF1959
-jk
But thread hijacking is an honorable practice that has long been tolerated. I remember back to Juliovision days when...Ooops.Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
My bad. I meant to post in the 'Schedule alert!' thread instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by CEF1959