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Post by bison137 on Aug 4, 2021 11:35:28 GMT -5
For those who are interested, this is Bucknell's 2021-22 schedule:
Date Opponent Time (ET) Series Record
Nov. 9 at North Carolina State TBA 0-1
Nov. 14 PENN 2 p.m. 3-4
Nov. 17 RIDER TBA 30-25
Nov. 20 at Illinois State# 3 p.m. 1-1
Nov. 23 vs. Mercer^ 3 p.m. 0-1
Nov. 24 vs. Middle Tennessee or Rider^
Nov. 28 SIENA 2 p.m. 1-5
Dec. 1 at Saint Francis (Pa.) TBA 17-12
Dec. 4 at Hofstra TBA 20-10
Dec. 7 at Princeton TBA 4-15
Dec. 18 LA SALLE 2 p.m. 8-20
Dec. 22 at Richmond TBA 4-3
Dec. 29 at Albany TBA 7-2
# Cancun Challenge campus site game
# Cancun Challenge at Cancun, Mexico
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Post by Chu Chu on Aug 4, 2021 15:24:03 GMT -5
Pretty good OOC schedule, IMO!
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Post by hc6774 on Aug 5, 2021 6:18:20 GMT -5
bison - which of the series pre date the PL?
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Post by princetoncrusader on Aug 5, 2021 16:54:12 GMT -5
Isn't Penn State a semi-regular opponent?
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Post by res on Aug 5, 2021 18:51:02 GMT -5
Isn't Penn State a semi-regular opponent? Used to be, now a very occasional opponent, despite having played over 100 times. |
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Post by timholycross on Aug 5, 2021 19:18:52 GMT -5
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Post by bison137 on Aug 5, 2021 20:31:04 GMT -5
bison - which of the series pre date the PL? For many years, Bucknell was in the same league with La Salle, Hofstra, and Rider - so they have played those three 30+ times each - with all series going back over 50 years. (La Salle series started in 1903.) Also St. Francis - which is the third closest D1 program to Bucknell - has been a semi-regular opponent for 90 years. The Penn series goes back 125 years, but they have played a surprisingly few number of times. Princeton has been a somewhat common opponent in recent years - with the first game having been played 120 years ago. The Siena series goes back about 37 years - but the two have only played seven times. |
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Post by bison137 on Aug 5, 2021 20:49:47 GMT -5
Isn't Penn State a semi-regular opponent? Used to be, now a very occasional opponent, despite having played over 100 times. Elaborating on what res said, Bucknell most recently played PSU in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2018. For many years, until about 1970, the two used to meet twice a year, home and home. Then they went to one a year for a few years - with the home court alternating. But PSU at some point around 1976 announced they would no longer make the long 55 mile bus ride even occasionally. At that point, Charlie Woollum refused to play them at all if they wouldn't at least do a two-for-one. (At that point, Bucknell and PSU used to play regularly in most sports, with many games being played in Lewisburg.) When Flannery took over in 1994, they renewed the series and played every year for a decade. The suddenly in 2004-05 (the year Bucknell beat Pitt, Kansas, St. Joes, etc), Penn State suddenly couldn't find room on the schedule any more. That continued until the year after Muscala graduated. |
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 6, 2021 15:19:12 GMT -5
Used to be, now a very occasional opponent, despite having played over 100 times. Elaborating on what res said, Bucknell most recently played PSU in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2018. For many years, until about 1970, the two used to meet twice a year, home and home. Then they went to one a year for a few years - with the home court alternating. But PSU at some point around 1976 announced they would no longer make the long 55 mile bus ride even occasionally. At that point, Charlie Woollum refused to play them at all if they wouldn't at least do a two-for-one. (At that point, Bucknell and PSU used to play regularly in most sports, with many games being played in Lewisburg.) When Flannery took over in 1994, they renewed the series and played every year for a decade. The suddenly in 2004-05 (the year Bucknell beat Pitt, Kansas, St. Joes, etc), Penn State suddenly couldn't find room on the schedule any more. That continued until the year after Muscala graduated. PSU's motives are so obvious it doesn't even qualify as a conspiracy theory. I wouldn't have had any problem if HC had continued home and home series with both BC and Assumption. Maintaining tradition with nearby or otherwise affinity schools is good for college sports. |
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Post by trimster on Aug 6, 2021 16:22:01 GMT -5
One might make the point what you said is what makes college sports interesting.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Aug 8, 2021 9:35:29 GMT -5
Bucknell always seems to put together a solid MBB schedule.
Sad to see the Penn St series has gone the way of HC-BC in basketball. I do seem to recall that the game was always in State College. When was the last time the Nittany Lions came to Sojka?
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Post by bison137 on Aug 8, 2021 14:03:11 GMT -5
Bucknell always seems to put together a solid MBB schedule. Sad to see the Penn St series has gone the way of HC-BC in basketball. I do seem to recall that the game was always in State College. When was the last time the Nittany Lions came to Sojka? 2014-15 season. |
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