That’s a lot of 3s and FTs!
Does omit the fact that Cincy won 100-98.
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Well, looks like Tyson stills knows how to score after riding the pine in Chapel Hill last season.
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Realize preseason exhibitions and closed scrimmages don’t count etc, but see that a couple of teams on our sked were beaten by double digits.
And speaking of these Ocober tune-ups, would much prefer a game vs Winthrop or Queens to an obscure D3 from eastern NC.
https://x.com/trillydonovan/status/1980045592752705966
BTW, can also add:
#17 Illinois 92
llinois State 65
Thanksgiving Day Niner foe Illinois State coach Ryan Pedon going on a subdued rant about the difficulties of scheduling as a MM.
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Scheduling formula, with a bias towards regional games
The solutions are usually easy / straightforward. Getting the programs to go along with them is the impossibility.
So glad that someone is saying it. I wish we could get bigger voices involved.
Pretty sure this is the first time that I’ve seen a team with a single first place vote sit atop a league preseason poll. BTW, App picked #7.
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Nik’s new team picked 3rd in Big East MBB:
https://x.com/RoccoMiller8/status/1980636582609867020
Meanwhile, no surprise to see UConn WBB sitting atop BE preseason poll. Number 2 is the one that caught my eye:
Potential Niner 2nd round opponent in the ESPN Thanksgiving MTE.
December 7th foe Utah State #2 in MW poll:
clt says good for karen!
Norlander has dropped his annual “Top 100 And 1” preseason rankings. Niner opponents on the list are:
39 MEMPHIS
47 Utah State
66 Virginia Tech
81 Liberty (closed scrimmage)
86 USF
93 Charleston
99 TULANE
And 1 UAB
Gotta feeling this may be related to the gambling investigation.
Just reading these from Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish of CBS Sports. Losing their podcast producer as part of the layoffs at Paramount.
I was just listening to their “Eye On College Basketball Podcast” yesterday as Matt and Gary were discussing American hoops.