2009 Red & Blue Game (Copyright Victoria Suther)
It’s October, school is back in session and it’s almost college basketball season. But what’s a UD Flyers Men’s basketball season without the infamous Red & Blue Game? October 22 at 7 p.m., at UD Arena, the 2011 UD Men’s basketball team continues the tradition of matching up against each other. I’ll bet most Flyer fans are ready for Nov. 12, when UD starts their season against Western Illinois. But, make no mistake about the excitement players feels before the Red & Blue Game.
The 2000 UD graduate and point guard Edwin Young said he remembers the vivid excitement he felt before his first Red & Blue Game his freshman year, which at the time he said was titled the Blue & White Game. As a freshman, Young said the excitement from the fans at UD Arena has always stuck with him.
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“That was the first game we played for the public and it was great,” Young said.“Having the letters of the words ‘University of Dayton’ across my chest was the best feeling.”
As the 2011 Red & Blue Game gets closer, look for the upcoming article on The Flyer Reel about Young, featuring what he said are some of his greatest Flyer memories.
We are UD.
For the 2011-12 schedule, visit DaytonFlyers.com.
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