What is interesting to me is the fact that I can't find any other games before this tournament where teams in that tournament are playing each other. So maybe that is incorrect, or maybe somehow they classified it as being in the tournament to get an extra game. I'm not sure how that works.


EDIT: I fibbed - MTSU and Coastal Carolina are playing Monday. Hmmm....

Make it so you don't need an account and I would be in.

As I mentioned earlier in the week, to compete against Villanova Dartis needed to have a huge game and score at least 25 points. We got the opposite there. Looking forward to seeing this team with Roderick, Price, Murrell and Brown. Price needs to work his way back into playing shape. All in all, can’t beat the experience of playing a top 10 team and this should help going into the Baylor game.

I don’t think most of us thought this team would be 3-1 right now, so it’s hard to be really disappointed. I am glad Villanova threw everything they could at Preston — that hard experience should pay off later in the year. I don’t think Dartis is likely to have many games like this. If he even had an average game, the score would have been respectable. Overall, an expected loss but saw some stuff they can build on.

Very proud of how OUr guys played. Even in a blowout saw a lot of great effort. Price already in a small sample size looks like he's not afraid to shoot or of the moment so hopefully with his college build he can find some minutes. Can't imagine we would have won even with the three out but having some wing depth and shooting could have helped. I can only imagine that the depth we'll have with Roderick and Murrell back will be huge.

Did anyone else thing that McMurray really looked more calm and composed today also? Foster is improving. I love this team. We may get rolled by Baylor and Purdue but I still don't see anyone in the MAC who is going to roll us.

I thought Mason has looked better last two games. I think he will contribute. Not hugely athletic but seems to play hard, smart and can hit the three.

 

Good luck to @JeffBoals and @OhioMBasketball team for a great season - Nova Nation respects your execution and toughness

— Jay Wright (@VUCoachJWright) November 16, 2019

I think this team showed in the first couple of games that they will probably be better than most experts and all but the most optimistic Bobcat fans thought. I think that it showed today that it probably isn't conference championship material unless several freshman coming off injury helps more than expected.

Here's how I look at these things. Basically, since the Power 6 basketball conferences are so much better than most of DI right now, ever since the Big East and American split up and several CUSA programs are now in the American there have been only 11 conferences playing above the D1 average most years. (B12, B10, ACC, SEC, P12, BE, AAC, A10, MWC, MVC, MAC). The MAC is usually a failure at producing a top 50 team but has crazy parity and usually 9-11 teams are above that D1 average rating so it pretty much must end up with a conference average above that.

The MAC has actually had computer rantings higher than the A10 the past several years but I think regardless you might think of the conferences as pretty even going in. St. Bonaventure polled as 5th in their preseason poll. The MAAC is not as good as the MAC but Iona is the 4 time defending champ and was predicted to do so again. Winning those games on the road is definitely not indicative of a team that is D1 average or below. But then we showed today we have probably have no chance against a top 15 team and are unlikely to stay with a team like Baylor even on OUr best day. All but a couple of MAC team on both ends will probably be between #125 and #165. That looks like where we are as well. But really for one of the youngest teams with a lot of injuries in a new system that is really still a win for the season.

Very classy!  Seems to indicate a lot of respect between the two coaches. 

This was totally my fault. Right before this run we were up 1 and I hit the record button... Totally jinxed us. 🤦‍♂️

A cursory review of his feed suggests this sort of message isn't his usual MO.

Gotta give him credit when due. Made two trips to the line late in first half in Utah game and hit 2-of-2 then 3-of-3. Only a matter of time.