(10-02-2012 11:42 AM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(10-02-2012 10:28 AM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  I think MT is a semi-hoops school. We are close enough to Kentucky to get that hoops influence. Several "hoops" schools in Nashville-- Belmont, Vandy, Lipscomb. With the amount of money that we make on women's hoops, coupled with an upswing in our men's program, I would say the combined sports would bring in more money than football (donations-wise).

When MT sold 10,500 tickets to the Minnesota NIT game last year in a day and a half, I knew MT had the potential.

We are first and foremost a football school, as it drives the bus, like most everywhere in the South.

We were more of a hoops school when I was in college, under Bruce Stewart, and in the LowVC. But I think that had a lot to do with our success, of course, and our football playing 1-aa and not with the Big Boys. But the basketball arena was the place to be.

As far as a midnight madness...... We have Jimmy Dykes coming to speak at a big function in a couple of weeks. Aaron Tippen and guard Marcos Knight will perform (Knight is an accomplished pianist).
Here is the info on that:

http://www.goblueraiders.com/content.cfm/id/62781

that's amazing! who'd think the same hands that tickle ivory are the same hands that lay bricks!!!

a pianist and a mason. what a combo!!!