Monday, December 22, 2008 games of interest

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[B][SIZE=2]7:00, Bucknell (3-6) at [COLOR=Blue]Richmond (5-5)[/COLOR]
7:00, North Carolina Central (0-13) at [COLOR=Blue]Duquesne (6-4[/COLOR])
7:30, Cornell (5-5) at [COLOR=Blue]Saint Joseph’s (4-5)[/COLOR]
8:00, [COLOR=Blue]Saint Louis (6-4)[/COLOR] vs DePaul (6-4), Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic, Las Vegas, NV
10:30, [COLOR=Blue]Temple (5-4)[/COLOR] at Long Beach State (4-6)

7:00, Bryant (1-8) at [COLOR=Blue]Providence (7-4)[/COLOR]
7:00, College of Charleston (9-1) at [COLOR=Blue]Winthrop (1-8)[/COLOR]
7:00, [COLOR=Blue]Long Island (4-5)[/COLOR] at Manhattan (6-3)
7:00, Maryland Eastern Shore (1-6) at [COLOR=Blue]Old Dominion (6-3)[/COLOR]
8:00, American (5-5) at [COLOR=Blue]Maryland (7-2)[/COLOR]
8:00, [COLOR=Blue]Mississippi State (7-4)[/COLOR] at Nicholls State (6-4)
8:00, Western Michigan (3-8) at [COLOR=Blue]Southern Illinois (4-6)[/COLOR]
10:00, Montana State (5-4) at [COLOR=Blue]California State Fullerton (5-6)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B]

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[B][SIZE=2] 7:00, North Carolina Central (0-13) at [COLOR=Blue]Duquesne (6-4[/COLOR]) [/SIZE][/B]

Jeez, I know its NCCU, but damn… 0-13? Damn. Just…damn.

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How many of these games would you think the Eagles would be favored in? They have played 2 home games. Oddly, they are playing Longwood in back to back games and Texas-Pan American 3 times this season!

11/14/08, at Wake Forest
11/17/08, at Kent State
11/20/08, at Florida Gulf Coast
11/25/08, at Tulsa
11/28/08, vs UNC-Wilmington, South Padre Island Invitational
11/29/08, vs Jackson State, South Padre Island Invitational
12/03/08, High Point
12/06/08, at Drake, Iowa Realty Invitational
12/07/08, vs Texas-Pan American, Iowa Realty Invitational
12/10/08, at Arkansas
12/14/08, at Old Dominion
12/16/08, at South Carolina
12/18/08, Winston-Salem State

12/22/08, at Duquesne
12/29/08, at Michigan
01/03/09, at Miami
01/06/09, Colgate
01/10/09, Chicago State
01/14/09, Texas-Pan American
01/16/09, Central State (OH), BC Powder Classic
01/17/09, Chowan, BC Powder Classic
01/21/09, Maryland Eastern Shore
01/24/09, at Chicago State
01/31/09, Savannah State
02/03/09, at North Carolina State
02/17/09, at Kansas State
02/21/09, at Texas-Pan American
02/25/09, at Longwood
02/28/09, Longwood
03/02/09, at Savannah State

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Good point, HP. NCCU has played some tough teams, has played away, and probably hasn’t been favored in any games this season.

Still, NCCU has lost their 13 games this season by a combined, get this…551 points. That’s an average loss margin of 42 points. I can understand playing some tough teams, and I can understand being new to D-I, but holy crap. These are video game numbers.

I’ll take out the 7 teams NCCU wouldn’t be expected to win against…Wake, Kent State, Arkansas, ODU, Tulsa, Drake, USC. That leaves 6 teams they might have a shot at…

[B]Florida Gulf Coast[/B], RPI of 299.
[B]High Point[/B], RPI of 338.
[B]Jackson State[/B], which is 1-10.
[B]Texas-Pan American[/B], RPI of 303.
[B]Winston-Salem State[/B], is, well, Winston-Salem State.
[B]UNCW[/B] is having an ugly year.

Just against these 6 teams in somewhat “winnable” games, NCCU has managed to lose all 6 by an average margin of 13 points.

I mean…these are video game numbers. It’s just so odd.

Also, I can’t believe I did an in-depth analysis of NCCU’s season. I am officially a loser.

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[B][SIZE=2]10:30, [COLOR=Blue]Temple (5-4)[/COLOR] at Long Beach State (4-6)[/SIZE][/B]

Go Niners!!!

:biggrin:

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Good point, HP. NCCU has played some tough teams, has played away, and probably hasn't been favored in any games this season.

Still, NCCU has lost their 13 games this season by a combined, get this…551 points. That’s an average loss margin of 42 points. I can understand playing some tough teams, and I can understand being new to D-I, but holy crap. These are video game numbers.

I’ll take out the 7 teams NCCU wouldn’t be expected to win against…Wake, Kent State, Arkansas, ODU, Tulsa, Drake, USC. That leaves 6 teams they might have a shot at…

[B]Florida Gulf Coast[/B], RPI of 299.
[B]High Point[/B], RPI of 338.
[B]Jackson State[/B], which is 1-10.
[B]Texas-Pan American[/B], RPI of 303.
[B]Winston-Salem State[/B], is, well, Winston-Salem State.
[B]UNCW[/B] is having an ugly year.

Just against these 6 teams in somewhat “winnable” games, NCCU has managed to lose all 6 by an average margin of 13 points.

I mean…these are video game numbers. It’s just so odd.

Also, I can’t believe I did an in-depth analysis of NCCU’s season. I am officially a loser.

Yeah, it looks like UNCC really sucks this year.

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Yeah, it looks like UNCC really sucks this year.

:lmao:

Atleast UNCC didn’t lose to Duke by 40 again.

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Not a 49er game of interest, but I’m going to a buddy’s house (who goes to State) to watch the State/Marquette game. He came with me to the game yesterday so I figured I’d watch the game with him.

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NC Central should have scheduled USC-Upstate (0-9), Houston Baptist (0-11), NJIT (0-10), or the troika of winless teams from the SWAC (Mississippi Valley State, Southern, and Texas Southern - a combined 0-34!). 344 teams is just way too many in Division I!

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NC Central should have scheduled USC-Upstate (0-9), Houston Baptist (0-11), NJIT (0-10), or the troika of winless teams from the SWAC (Mississippi Valley State, Southern, and Texas Southern - a combined 0-34!). 344 teams is just way too many in Division I!

I may not disagree but keep in mind…that’s what many could say in a couple years when we’ll be hoping to join the ranks in football. I guess there’s something to be said for programs that would rather stink it up at the top level than compete at a lower rank. That being said, I believe NJIT didn’t win a game all last year, yikes. Has to be bad for moral and school spirit?

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NJIT has ther NCAA record for the worst losing streaking ever. its at something like 40-50 games in a row.

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NC Central is collecting some nice paychecks to pay for the other bus rides.

They can come close to funding their basketball budget with the paychecks from these games: Wake Forest, Kent State, Tulsa, the South Padre Island Invitational, the Iowa Realty Invitational, Arkansas, South Carolina, Michigan, Miami, NC State and Kansas State. The only games where the buy would not be large are Old Dominion and Duquesne. The game with the Wolfpack will cost them 15 buffet meals at the Golden Corral and pocket the change.

The games with Florida Gulf Coast, High Point, Winston-Salem State, Colgate and Maryland Eastern Shore are likely parts of a home-and-home series.

The Eagles play these teams home and away this season (8 games): Chicago State, Texas-Pan American, Savannah State and Longwood.

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[B][SIZE=2]Bucknell 57
[COLOR=Blue]Richmond 79[/COLOR]

North Carolina Central 79
[COLOR=Blue]Duquesne 97[/COLOR]

Cornell 67
[COLOR=Blue]Saint Joseph’s 71[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Red]Saint Louis 61[/COLOR]
DePaul 65

[COLOR=Red]Temple 71[/COLOR]
Long Beach State 76

Bryant 64
[COLOR=Blue]Providence 91[/COLOR]

College of Charleston 77
[COLOR=Red]Winthrop 76[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Red]Long Island 61[/COLOR]
Manhattan 65

Maryland Eastern Shore 56
[COLOR=Blue]Old Dominion 66[/COLOR]

American 51
[COLOR=Blue]Maryland 67[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Blue]Mississippi State 74[/COLOR]
Nicholls State 68

Western Michigan 46
[COLOR=Blue]Southern Illinois 64[/COLOR]

Montana State 80
[COLOR=Blue]California State Fullerton 88[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B]

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[QUOTE][B][COLOR=Red]Temple 71[/COLOR]
Long Beach State 76[/B][/QUOTE]

What the ****???

:runs to ESPN to confirm:

[URL=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283570299]LBSU 76, Temple 71[/URL]

Holy hell, Temple just Mofstra’d.

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NA, I did the same thing when I saw the score. Stunning.

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[QUOTE=HP49er;371940]NA, I did the same thing when I saw the score. Stunning.[/QUOTE]

From Dionte Christmas…

"The last couple of games, we had it right there in our hands but we couldn't put it away," Christmas said. "[b]After the Tennessee win, we thought we were better than we were.[/b] We've just got to go back and reevaluate ourselves."

Philly.com: Owls come up short in Calif.


Of course, I would ask Fran Dunphy why schedule a game literally on the other side of the country right before Christmas. Hmmm…

And I’m scratching my head over the Saint Louis-DePaul score as the Blue Demons are mediocre at best this season. According to Tom Timmerman, it was played before about 250 “fans” in Vegas. Apparently the waitresses at the Orleans were worth it, though! :tongue:

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NA, I did the same thing when I saw the score. Stunning.

Typical A-10 team. Just like us last year…we beat ranked Clemson & Davidson teams and got owned by Hofstra and Monmouth, all within a few weeks.