Topic: Capital Classic Officially Dead

[gochneaur645]

http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160106/wvu-marshall-basketball-game-off-for-next-season

The Capital Classic will not be played next season.

The annual men’s basketball showdown between West Virginia and Marshall at the Charleston Civic Center will not be on the 2016-17 schedule, according to sources at WVU and Marshall who asked not to be named.

There are no games scheduled between the state’s only Division I programs, although the schools could resume discussions about renewing the series at a later date.

“I have not been advised to hold any dates at this point,” said John Robertson, general manager of the Civic Center.

The schools have renewed the series yearly since Feb. 20, 1978. The game was played solely in Morgantown until Jan. 2, 1980, when WVU won a 63-62 overtime game in Charleston.

WVU never played in Marshall’s old Memorial Field House, but the series was played on an alternating-campus basis when the Cam Henderson Center was finished in the early 1980s. That continued through December 1990, with one rotation through Charleston thrown in.

[Big City]

If they truly are drafting a bill for basketball why not waste more time and draft one up for football?

[The E-Man]

If they truly are drafting a bill for basketball why not waste more time and draft one up for football?

Because, they're nothing more than, eerdiot assh*les! kinda glad the series is over.. we need to regroup and move on..

[goherd24]

Writing was on the wall when it was moved to december. Looks like Dan was right about them, that yellow they wear is sinking into their skin.

[backontrack]

A sorry bunch of  inbred c*cksuckers...while we're at it drop 'em in all sports...

[kjh]

A sorry bunch of  inbred c*cksuckers...while we're at it drop 'em in all sports...

Agree+1

[HerdnClt]

WVU should get a dog. Drop all sports.

[HerdnClt]

WVU should get a dog. Drop all sports.

And if possible assign them to be part of Pittsburgh because they don't represent WV.

[Buffalo Bop]

Marshall officials and head coach Dan D'Antoni want the series to continue.

"This game is for the state," D'Antoni said before this season's game. "It's for the people who live in this state and play basketball in this state. And, this game should always be."

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/no-mu-wvu-men-s-basketball-in/article_20cefc98-b4da-11e5-9855-53f8fee73186.html

It looks like the king Cry Baby in Morganhole got his wish.

[Johnnyherd]

I called this earlier this season, when Vingle wrote that article stirring up $hit about our RPI being the 2nd worst in the D1....

[HerdnClt]

Maybe they can move their Bethune Cookmen game to Charleston now.

[Thundering In MD]

Danny isn't scared.  He will schedule real teams like MD.  We don't need them.

Hopefully they can focus their energy on being competitive in the Big 12 (or is it 10).

[MUther]

Good riddance...agree drop all the sports.  Let them struggle finding a game in anything within driving distance.

Better yet, tell them they can play a basketball and football game in Huntington every year against Marshall or give us half the pop tax.  That'd really twist up their asshairs.

[HERDFAN1999]

Big deal.  Next.........

[MUsince96]

A WV staple over because of one man's ego.

[mu79grad]

A WV staple over because of one man's ego.

I agree 100%! 

[2xBison]

I agree 100%! 

A drunk from Ohio at that

[iherdya]

I called this earlier this season, when Vingle wrote that article stirring up $hit about our RPI being the 2nd worst in the D1....

and here we are now, our rpi is up to 171, which is better than northern kentucky, stetson, bethune-cookman, kennessaw state, louisiana monroe, and eastern kentucky, all of whom they played out of conference.

[svherd]

Hamrick should immediately get on the horn and schedule a nice name opponent for Charley West next year. jmo.

[wasbarryb]

And if possible assign them to be part of Pittsburgh because they don't represent WV.

Great Idea, but it won’t work.

The only way we could get Pa. to annex that part of the state is to pay them really big bucks and West Virginia doesn’t have that kind of cash.

[2xBison]

Hamrick should immediately get on the horn and schedule a nice name opponent for Charley West next year. jmo.

not that easy and no one goes

[chris88]

IMO the series was never the same after it moved off campus....good riddance

[Herdmeister]

not that easy and no one goes

remember doing that with Cincinnati and Oregon. Less people there than games at the Cam.

[whf]

Charleston isn't a good destination for MU as in order for it to work MU fans from Huntington have to go.  BUT, if we could commit to an annual game up there against a good foe it might help create some interest in our program up there.

[MUonium]

there is absolutely no valid argument against carrying on this game. none, not rpi, nothing. why kill a win-win for wvu, marshall and the people of wv? boneheaded.

"WVU played one other game at the Civic Center this season, against James Madison. The listed attendance was 8,101.
Marshall Athletic Director Mike Hamrick said his school generally makes $150,000 to $175,000 on the game, depending on ticket sales. That does not include money from IMG College, which has a media and advertising contract with both schools.
WVU Athletic Director Shane Lyons provided a noncommittal statement Wednesday afternoon.
“While we recognize there are fans who want to see the game return, our focus right now is on the Oklahoma State game this Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Coliseum, and the remaining Big 12 schedule in the coming months,” Lyons said. “Our men’s basketball team is 13-1 and ranked as high as No. 15 nationally. Our basketball staff is concentrating on winning a Big 12 championship.”

Lyons, that's a f_king copout...you saying you don't have the staff to schedule 1 f_king game while you are concentrating on the Big12?  i thought AD should be able to multitask at least 2 tasks at a time.    you recognize fans?   recognize this: FU just like your predecessor