We could schedule two of those schools in one season to make it more economical with a west coast trip. Games like this also make sense to generate publicity on the west coast for student recruitment. -- Fordham Rams Basketball Message Board

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Date Posted: Wed April 27, 2005 15:16:05
Author: Rambacker
Subject: We could schedule two of those schools in one season to make it more economical with a west coast trip. Games like this also make sense to generate publicity on the west coast for student recruitment.
In reply to: WaterPolo99 's message, "I am pretty familiar with the WCC since my father is a USF booster. I think it would be a natural for us to play USF, Gonzaga, and Santa Clara in home and home matchups. The Zags would be the toughest to schedule although I bet if we made the return game something at MSG, they might take the game. They like playing in "big" locations during the nonconference season. USF is a team we should have been playing home and home for last 50 years. It is a natural fit considering they are essentially the same school as Fordham in terms of big-city location, student body, etc. (although Bill Russell, K.C. Jones amongst others slightly tilts the hoops tradition in their favor). Santa Clara also makes a ton of sense as well." on Wed April 27, 2005 15:08:45

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I think a West Coast swing would be a great move to get our names out there. You could do it a bunch of different ways. San Diego and LMU if you want to do a SoCal swing, USF and Santa Clara if you want to hit Northern California or the Zags and Portland if you want to get up to the Pacific Northwest. In my opinion we should have USF on the schedule every year. Jesuit school, about the same size, in a big metropolis, with a storied hoops tradition. We are essentially the same team right now as them (granted they made the NIT last year). Both schools with ambitious head coaches trying to get the programs to the next level. Both schools with "small school" gym settings that can get loud. I know they have brought up at www.donscentral.com the idea of playing Fordham in the past, when they have talked of making an East Coast swing. It just seems to make a lot of sense. (NT) -- WaterPolo99, Thu April 28, 2005 07:01:18
- I agree. An annual west coast swing makes sense for a number of reasons. It's also an attractive recruiting tool for our prospective players and allows the west coast teams the same benefit by selling the east coast trip to their recruits. (NT) -- Rambacker, Thu April 28, 2005 11:46:35