Category: college basketball 365

New Bluejay Blog and an Updated Fox Team page

On By @gtmoblueIn college basketball 365

Good news Jays fans.  A new Bluejay blog was announced yesterday.  A big welcome to:  

10th Street Blues.   http://www.tenthstreetblues.com 
Welcome 10th Street, to the growing online community of Creighton loyalists.  You are a welcome and needed addition in adding diversity of thought, opinion, ideas, and commentary within the online Creighton sports community.  Here’s to 10th Street Blues growth, flourishing, and being another great online home port within our growing community of Creighton Bluejay fans.
All the Best as you proceed ahead.

With the launch of Fox Sports 1 last week we have a brand new television home for Creighton Sports.   Basketball, Soccer, Women’s sports, and the rest will benefit from increased national coverage on this new network.  Although Fox is associated online with the MSN network, I urge all Creightonians to support FS1. I try to avoid anything MS if at all possible, but will be making the exception for Fox Sports1.

The re-tooling of a basketball-centric Big East Conference, and the addition of the Jays, Xavier, as well as Butler, has simultaneously ushered in the closest thing we will see to the oft talked about “Catholic League”.  Personally I thought we would never see such a league, let alone with Creighton as a member.  This off season has easily become the biggest, grandest one in Jays history.  Even in our modern, “scientific” leaning times – miracles still occur.

Fox has made the Big East one of its’ flagship brands on the new network, offering up unprecedented coverage of the conference, and by extension, our Jays!  Exciting times my friends, exciting times indeed.

Robustly support these new online sites and of course continue supporting the Big 4:
Creighton Rivals. – http://creighton.rivals.com/default.asp   Bluejay Cafe
Creighton Scout. – http://creighton.scout.com/   Bluejay Report
White and Blue Review  – http://whiteandbluereview.com/. 
WBR’s Bluejay Underground.  – http://www.bluejayunderground.com/viewforum.php?f=8

The more Creighton online, the better!
… all Bluejays – all the time.

It’s gonna be a Great year to be a Creighton Bluejay!
Let’s go Blue!
gtmoBlue

3 CU Sports Boards…is it Enough?

On By @gtmoblueIn college basketball 365

Creighton Sports had a group of 6 to eight boards running at one point a few years ago.  This one changed 2 or 3 times over it’s lifespan thus far.  Several others merged into the WhiteandBlueReview.com.   And now, Vinny has taken control of the underwhelming Scout.com CU site.  3 major boards to serve the CU Sports community (plus the official goCreighton.com board).  Is it enough?  The major media teamsites suck (CBS, SI, ESPN, etc.)  Most Creighton action occurs on these 3 sites.

I take this opportunity to appeal to Creighton fans, alums, and interested sports fans everywhere.  Support these sites.

It is my contention that 3 boards is not enough!  However, support in terms of joining and posting by the above communities is needed…at all 3 sites.  It is necessary to hear the opinions and thoughts of Jays fans everywhere – Alaska, California, Wash. DC, Venezuela, Denver, Florida, Latin America, Bahrain, Europe, Canal Zone, Guam, Japan, Africa, whereever they may be.  Be a proactive Jay and participate… on one or ALL fo the Creighton boards.  Let folks know your thoughts and opinions…be a part of the Jays as they move forward in the Big East. Denver has been recently active in discussing game viewing sites and such.  Keep us posted on events, happenings, gatherings, news in your city related to CU, CU Alum get togethers, all CU related stuff.  No CU Alum chapter in your area? Tell us what you folks are doing anyways…officially or otherwise.  Especially if a Jays team will be playing in your area next season…perhaps your group and the Ath Dept or Alumni Relations can co-sponsor a related event.  

Now, I know that these sites can get a bit parochial in their tenor and discussions.  That is the nature of blogsites, BBS’, and the like.  However, participation is encouraged by Jaysfans whereever you are.  The internet makes everyone close, everyone in the neighborhood, there is no excuse not to be a part of the Jays in the Big East.  PARTICIPATE.  Besides – it gets a bit mundane listening to the same 20 – 30 folks.  You – the Jays Fan in the diaspora…come on down…welcome home.

Join these sites…participate in the discussions…support the Jays!

http://www.Creighton.Rivals.com 

http://www.Creighton.Scout.com  

http://www.WhiteandBlueReview.com