Games of Interest 11/21

[ER3]

I hope it helps their RPI to play a good team away from home since it won't help much else,

You think that playing two games away from home against top 20 teams won't help SIU in any way other than with their RPI? Really?? Huh.
I guess BU going on the road and getting beat by FLA and MSU this year is going to be a complete waste of time for us as well, then...oh, well, except for the RPI boost.

[tornado]

How bad is Wisconsin-Green Bay??
They just got thumped bad by Rollins 75-58

[shaunguth]

isu wins 77-71

[RedbirdFan21]

isu wins 77-71

Far from pretty but a win is a win I guess

[tornado]

That really surprises me....ISU had a nearly 20 pt lead going into the 2nd half...
then gives up 49 points in the 2nd half to a team that'll likely end up with RPI over 300, and hold on for a 6 pt win.

this ended up being just a 2-pt game in the final minute!!!

[Da Coach]

An interesting upset tonight--

The Tars of Rollins College (Division II-Winter Park, Florida) beat University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and it wasn't close.
Rollins 75
UWGB 58

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=200811210652

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=200811210652

Rollins has a couple of former D1 kids from Illinois. Zachary Pancratz and Craig Reichel both played at Schaumberg High School, and both were recruited by Rob Judson and went to Northern Illinois. They transferred to Rollins when Judson was fired.

http://www.rollinssports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19500&SPID=11254&SPSID=107362

And here is a matchup worth waiting for-
University of San Francisco plays The Academy of Art tonight. I have never heard of this school. Apparently, it is their first year of athletic competetion--
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...SPE5148QD5.DTL

http://www.academyartathletics.com/n...110084704.aspx

They do have a 7-foot center--
http://www.academyartathletics.com/r...px?path=mbball&

[MacabreMob]

That really surprises me....ISU had a nearly 20 pt lead going into the 2nd half...
then gives up 49 points in the 2nd half to a team that'll likely end up with RPI over 300, and hold on for a 6 pt win.

this ended up being just a 2-pt game in the final minute!!!

Now C'mon T - take it easy on the Redbirds. Bradley had a 20 pt early lead on Fl-GC last year and took a 12 pt lead into 1/2 time only to sweat it out for an 8 pt win after Fl-GC cut it to like a 4 pt game with about a minute left. Btw - Fl-GC finished 291 in the RPI.

Early games played safely at home are early games.

[amettrick]

That really surprises me....ISU had a nearly 20 pt lead going into the 2nd half...
then gives up 49 points in the 2nd half to a team that'll likely end up with RPI over 300, and hold on for a 6 pt win.

this ended up being just a 2-pt game in the final minute!!!

Apparently the Redbirds were pretty surprised it got close at the end too. They sure don't sound very happy judging by the quotes in this article:

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/11/21/usports/doc49275fcda4fd5248288946.txt

[Da Coach]

University of San Francisco plays The Academy of Art tonight. I have never heard of this school. Apparently, it is their first year of athletic competetion--
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...SPE5148QD5.DTL

http://www.academyartathletics.com/n...110084704.aspx

They do have a 7-foot center--
http://www.academyartathletics.com/r...x?path=mbball&

The Dons of USF beat the Urban Knights of the Academy of Arts 74-23.

http://usfdons.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/usfmbk04.html#GAME.BOX

Rex Walters has a big job ahead of him trying to build USF into a good team. Playing teams like this is not going to draw many fans.
The attendance was listed as 175 fans for the home opener at USF!

[tornado]

I am just disappointed at how weak and unsteady the Valley teams look in the early running.

[tornado]

Here is an interesting story from the North Carolina - UC-Santa Barbara game last night...
Tennis star Jimmy Connors was arrested outside the arena...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jPg95LVOF4SLqKVGuJ00CjvNE86gD94JS3P00

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/11/22/connors.arrest/