Thursday, September 5, 2024

Week 2 :some O5 close matchups

 Cooper of SDSU  and Griffin of Wazoo each had big rushing games in week 1.  Wazoo 24 SDSU 23

ODU is coming off a tough loss to South Carolina, and ECU cruised by Norfolk St ODU 27 ECU 20

Only second match up between these teams. CMU 20  FIU 17

I like how FAU played Sparty tough in a 16-10 loss. FAU 19 Army 17


Another one that intrigues me. Will Coach Ken Niumatalolo's experience coaching against the academy teams help him today. I say yes. SJSU 17 AFA 16

Sept 8 2024
My error SDSU lost to Oregon St., Wazoo played and beat Texas Tech.

Right on SJSU  and FIU
Wrong on ODU and FAU
MAC was a mixed bag yesterday but props to Bowling Green for giving Penn St a great battle before falling. Harold Fannin, the BG TE (Yds-Rc 137,TD-Rc 1), has NFL skills.

Then to NIU for edging Notre Dame 16-13

Sept 9, 2024
O5 surprises. ECU(AAC) at 2-0. Jake Garcia, decent so far. Ark St(SBC) at 2-0. Is Butch Jones back?
Sept 10, 2024
It's been a fun week at work ribbing the PennSt fans to beware of Kent St (MAC) next week. Flashes won't beat the Vols this week.

Friday, August 30, 2024

Week 1 O5 -four pack

 Vashko tossed for 249 yards and 2 TDs for CCU(SBC) in a 55-27 blowout of Jax St(CUSA).Time to pick a few O5 games this weekend.

Rice(AAC) handles a fiesty SHSU(CUSA) squad 23 -20. EJ Warner, Kurt's son and a transfer from Temple starts at QB for Rice

Feel like Helton's Panthers are ready to step up. GA Southern(SBC) 31 Boise St (MWC) 27

JMU, minus Coach Cignetti, survives Biff's boys. JMU(SBC) 24 Charlotte(AAC) 23

EMU(MAC) 22 UMass(I) 20. Big plays from Eagles D will make the difference.




Sept 1, 2024

Wrong on Rice and GA Southern. Correct on JMU and EMU.

Solid days for Hunter Watson , SHSU QB, in a win over the Owls.

I'm surprised at the high score: Boise St 56 GAS 45. Jeanty(BSU) rushed for 267 yards, he!l of jump in Heisman race

Sept 2, 2024

Chad Morris threw for 415 yards and 3 TDS, and also rushed for 2 TDS for North Texas in a win over South Bama.

SBC is the only 1A conference that kept divisions for football. I like it.

Saturday, July 6, 2024

Mid summer 2024 football coaching moves in O5

 Utah St :Blake Anderson is near the exit door over alleged 2023 mishandling of sexual and domestic violence violations. DC Nate Dreiling(33) will likely be the interim HC. Dreiling was DC for Jerry Kill at NMSU the last two seasons. I wonder if Secondary coach Evan Cooper , who just left Nebraska is headed to USU.

 It appears this will be a $$$ battle over, what  if any payout USU gives Anderson.

Ags face USC and Utah after opening with Robert Morris.


July 7, 2024

Charlotte Catholic HS ,one of NC best programs, hired Keith Emery away from Biff Poggi's Charlotte 49ers(AAC) staff, to be its HC 

Kaidon Salter, QB, Liberty will he as successful as Malik Willis? LU does not play a P5 conference team this season.

Ashton Jeanty , RB Boise St, rushed for 1343 yards last season. Let's see how he does against Oregon in game 2.

July 11, 2024

O5 coaches on the hot seat: Drayton(Temple), Neu (Ball St), Will Hall(USM). Wild that Neu has lasted 8 years.

Georgia Southern HC Clay Helton- does he need to get above .500 this season? Ol Miss won't be a W, but getting a win or two over MWC teams, Boise St and Nevada is essential.

Joe Moorhead ,Akron HC, is 4-20 in two seasons. All of his acumen on O won't help w/o studs. TJ Finley at QB? Buckeyes are first up for the Zips.

July 16, 2024

Tim Skipper(AHC/LB) will be the Fresno St HC for the 2024 season. Tedford steps down due to health concerns.

Bronco Mendenhall, the New Mexico HC, spent more time in "financial management" sessions in six months with the Lobos than he did at BYU and Virginia combined.

July 21, 2024

Rich Rod(Jax State) spicing up future schedules: USM  this year.  UAB for the 2027 and 2028 seasons.  series with Buffalo for the 2028 and 2031 seasons. And an intrastate matchup at Auburn in 2026.

I missed this one: Major Applewhite became South Alabama HC after three seasons as the Jags OC. He took over for Wommack who joined Deboer's Bama staff. Gio Lopez likely to start at QB for the Jags.

Marquez Cooper, RB- San Diego State, find his way onto TOP 25 RB list. He transferred there after three 1k seasons at Kent St.

July 27, 2024

Victory Bell series record is tied 59-59-7 after Miami O snapped the Bearcats 16-game winning with an OT win at Nippert Stadium on 9/16/23

Two games left for Victory Bell . 2024 at Miami O. 2026 @ Paycor Stadium , Cincy Bengals Home field, in 2026.


If Memphis is going to live up to the hype, then Seth Hannigan needs to get near last year's stats (32TD, only 9 INT). Tigers face the Noles in week 3..

They also play North Alabama, Troy, and Navy in September.

August 6, 2024

MIami O gets replaced by Bowling Green on the 2025 schedule. Last BG/Cincy matchup was in 1994.

W. Michigan's first two games are Wisky and Ohio St. 

Is Dean Connors, Rice RB, going to to make to 1000 yards rushing this season. I say yes!

 Byrum Brown, USF QB,  will need a miracle or two with first month matchups against Bama and  Miami(FLA) .  Coach Alex Golesh's guys should be  tough enough for AAC action.

Looking at $$: Fresno State(MWC) will receive 1.85M for playing at Michigan on 8/31. Plus 150K for moving its game at UCLA from 9/14 to 11/30.

Aug 12, 2024

Antario Brown, NIU RB who rushed for 1296 yards last season, will get tested in September games against Notre Dame and NC St.

Eric Morris, HC North Texas, will need some of Mike Leach , his former mentor, plays to improve from last year's 5-7 record. Toughest OOC game is against Texas Tech.

Morris was WR coach for Leach at Wazoo in 2012 .

Aug 15, 2024

Boise St(MWC) is getting a lot of hype about making the playoff race. Shaky D and games against Oregon, Oregon St, and Wazoo are stumbling blocks.

Will K.Niumatalolo, the head coach at San Jose State, have success recruiting in his home state of Hawaii?

Is Jase Bauer, a transfer QB from CMU, the answer for Rich Rod at SHSU?

Is Barry Odom's solid D enough to keep UNLV in the MWC race? Rebels face Big 12 teams, Houston and Kansas,  before conference play starts?

Sumrall left Troy U for Tulane to replace Fritz who's in Houston. Green Wave face Ok and KSt in September. Not sure they belong in the pre-season top 50.

Keep your eyes open for Harold Fannin Jr (TE-Bowling Green), who's a a crisp route runner with good hands.

August 22, 2024

 Kennesaw State HC Bohannon served as an assistant coach under Paul Johnson at various places. Perhaps the  triple option flexbone O will be on display in CUSA action this season.

Aug 24, 2024

Curious about Derwin Burgess', WR  for Georgia Southern,  steady improvement each season. Eagles host Boise St next Saturday

Burgess caught 6 passes for 117 yards and one touchdown in a 41-21 defeat of Ohio in the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Dec 16, 2023.

Totally missed that Jerry Kill, ex-NMSU HC, will be chief consultant to Lea at Vandy this season. He'll be working with Tim Beck, the current Vandy OC, again

Pete Lembo, the Buffalo Bulls HC, is the only change in MAC head coaches from last season.

He was 35-22 in five seasons with Ball State(2011–2015).  He's been an assistant at a few schools including South Carolina last season.

September 1, 2024

Pavia paid instead dividends for Vandy with his arms and legs in the win over VTech.  Hey Las Cruces!

Odom's D TCOB  for the Rebels in a 27-7 win over Houston (Big12)

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

DI Baseball peek in April 2024

 UC Irvine 24-4 (10-2 Big West) Joichiro Oyama 5HR 28RBI 4SB

ULL 24-8 (11-1 Sun Belt) LP Langevin has four saves.

Eyes on WKU who just knocked off Dallas Baptist in CUSA play. 

April 11, 2024

La Tech beat ULL 7-2. How about top 10 ECU(AAC) who got 3 RBIs from Cowart in a win over ODU.
Herd beat WV. Maryland chatter: After losing 15 consecutive games to MD, UMBC(AEC) finally beat the Terps.
April 14, 2024
SBC: UL edged Marshall 1-0. Morgan pitched 8 strong innings and the Cajuns got the only run on a fielder's choice. Ga Southern upset CCU.
AFA(MWC) beat Dallas Baptist(CUSA) for its first win over a ranked team since 4/19/22. 
April 17, 2024
 Catching Carolinas: ECU beat W&M. CCU beat UNC. T. Thach (HR, 2rbi) for UNCW in a win over Wake Forest. 
Citadel lost to the Gamecocks. Charlotte lost to Clemson.
April 21, 2024
Coast to coast: ULL edged CCU. Bermudez(HR, 5 RBI) for UC-Irvine in a win over SDSU.
April 23, 2024
T. Holder went 4-5 with (3HR, 4RBI) for Nevada in a 21-13 win over Utah Tech
April 27, 2024
In AAC action ECU blanked Memphis 14-0. SIU 3 INS 2 in a mild MVC upset. Vallee(SIU) went 2-4 to lift his AVG to .348.
April 30, 2024
Dickinson and Garrett each had 5 RBIs for UVU in a 17-12 WAC win over Utah Tech.
May 4, 2024
Time to catch up on non- Power conference baseball. Trey Yesavage, (10-1) gets the W for top 10 Pirates (AAC): ECU 11 USF 1. Cal Poly upsets top 10 Cal-Irvine. MTSU(CUSA) beat Binghamton(America East) 7-4
May 6, 2024
ECU beat USF again. ULL needed the10th inning to get by Troy 14-13. Sears knocked in a run and scored a run in the 7th for INS in a 6-4 win over Belmont.
May 9, 2024
Marshall had 4 SBs in a win over Ohio. Vogel had 5 RBIs for Murray St in a win over Ol Miss. ETSU beat UNC Asheville for its 12th win in the last 13 games.
May 14, 2024
A Lopez(3-5,2 RBI) for LBSU(BigWest) in win over Cal Baptist(WAC). UCSB(Big West) lost 2 of 3 to Campbell(CAA). 
ECU(AAC) and ULL (SBC) slipped in the rankings.
May 18, 2024
Brethowr (2HR, 4rbi) for UCSB in 14-2 win over CSUN . ECU gets big win over Rice. South Bama blanks ULL 10-0, top team in SBCW.
May 21, 2024
USM(SBC) has been great this month with its only  loss to TX St on May 17. Slade Wilks (14HR,58RBI)
May 23, 2024
ECU returns to Power 10 and faces Wichita St next. USM continues to roll with a shutout of CCU. Dallas Baptist beat NMSU in CUSA action.
May 24, 2024
Wichita State pummeled ECU 14-4 in a winner's bracket AAC contest. ECU needs to beat Rice to stay alive. USM beat Troy in SBC action,
May 25, 2024
ECU squeaked by Rice and needs to beat Wichita St twice today to advance to the AAC final. UCSB 20 UCR 4 ,while UC Irvine lost to CSUN in Big West action
May 27, 2024
Automatic bids: Tulane found a way to get  the AAC bid.  USM , WMU, Dallas Baptist(CUSA) UCSB(Big West). T Marsh (3 rbi) for UNCW  in win over CofC for the CAA bid.
March 31, 2024
Can Tyler Wilson(16hr, 63rbi) and Grand Canyon(WAC) knock off Zona today in an intrastate Day1 matchup?
June 1, 2024
Tyler Wilson hit a home run,and Pelc (4 rbi) for GCU in its win over Zona. Evansville beat ECU, and VCU upset Wake Forest.
June 2, 2024
ECU eliminated Wake Forest which is a big deal in NC. Dallas Baptist eliminated Zona. Stetson eliminated Bama. Brent Widder had 4 RBIs  for Evansville in a 17-11 win over VCU
June 3, 2024
UC Irvine still hanging on continues suspended game vs Oregon St. ECU  at home plays Evansville.
June 4, 2024
Two non power teams left . Evansville(MVC) and UConn(Big East)
June 7, 2024
I drove down to Chapel Hill this morning to attend a wedding tomorrow. It was cool to see the JMU stadium from US-81 and about two  hours later , the Liberty Flames stadium along US-29S .  Bunch of last minute WVU and UNC fans were checking into my hotel this afternoon for the game. UNC won.
June 9, 2024
Evansville(3HRs) out-slugged the Vols to force a game 3 today. UConn was eliminated by Florida St in a 12th inning loss.
Vols handled Evansville in game 3. ACC/SEC   teams in the CWS.
July 1, 2024
RHP Trey Yesavage, ECU(AAC) make it to the first ten selected in the MLB 2024 draft? He was 11-1 .
Walker Janek, a catcher from Sam Houston. St , may get drafted in rd1 MLB draft.
Mike Sirota , OF from Northeastern(CAA), can get you 20sb and bats around .300, seems to be rising.
July 15, 2024
RD1: RHP Trey Yesavage, ECU(AAC) goes to Toronto.
Walker Janek, a catcher from Sam Houston. St ,goes to Houston
Cole Mathis, C of Charleston went to the Cubs in rd2. 14 HR 57 RBIs
My O's took Colin Tuft - C - Tulane(AAC) in rd8. He stole 13 bases last season and is now playing in the Cape Cod league.

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Non-P6 NIT action

 J Kent (35pts,9reb) for INST in a 101-92 win over SMU. St Joe's gave Seton Hall a scare but fell, while VCU beat NOVA.  San Fran edged by Cincy(B12) and Appy lost to Wake Forest(ACC). 

Noteworthy to see LOYCH(A10) lose to Bradley, its one-time MVC foe.

UNLV beat Princeton.

March 24, 2024

Reigning NIT champion NTX(AAC) fell to Seton Hall(Big East) 72-58. The Pirates will host the winner of UNLV/Boston College next week. Bradley(MVC) lost to Cincy(Big12), 74-57.  Jizzle James(what a first name) scored 25 for Cincy.

Looks like Coach May is leaving FAU for Michigan

March 25, 2024

 Indiana St vs Cincy - great regional matchup in the NIT. also upcoming: Seton Hall vs. UNLV . 

VCU vs. Utah, Ohio State vs. Georgia

March 26, 2024
Utah St loses Sprinkle to UW. Last year Sprinkle left Montana St to replaced Odom who took the VCU job.

Marshall promotes Cornelius Jackson to replace Dant0ni who was given a nudge out the door.

Vanderbilt hires James Madison’s Mark Byington.

Drake loses DeVries to WV.
March 27, 2024
Avila(22pts, 6ast) for Sycamores in a win over Cincy.  GA edged Ohio St. It was only the second time GA and OSU met in hoops.
 Buckeyes beat the Bulldogs 84-80 in OT Dec. 28, 1997, in the Louisville Holiday Classic.
March 28 2024
P6 schools have three of the NIT F4 slots. Seton Hall pounded UNLV and Utah handled VCU. 
Georgia vs. Seton Hall, Indiana State(MVC) vs. Utah

Louisville agrees to 5-year deal to hire Pat Kelsey from Charleston(CAA), as men’s basketball coach. Long time ago he was on Chris Mack's Xavier staff.
March 30, 2024
Siena(MAAC) hires Gerry McNamara, former Cuse PG and assistant coach.  When he played on Orange title team, I was inundated with questions of is he your relative and I'd say no, McNamara is a fairly common last name in most countries with English as a first language.
FAU(AAC) gets Baylor assistant John Jakus
Rice (AAC) Out : Scott Pera | In : Rob Lanier (just canned by SMU)
April 2, 2024
Does USC raid Non P6 to replace Enfield(headed to SMU) for Medved of CSU or Terada of St Mary's?  Or Hart(G League) who was an assistant at USC from 2013-2021.
Apr 3, 2024
Enfield says SMU being in the ACC made the difference.
How about Indiana St getting 27 points from Conwell and advancing to the NIT final to face Seton Hall who beat GA?
April 4, 2024
Ben McCollum of Div II NW Missouri State, takes the Drake job and has recruited in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois.
April 5, 2024
Sycamores came back to take a 7 point lead late in the game, but Seton Hall finished with a 9 point run  SH 79 Ind St 77
J. Larry G - INST (18PTS 6AST)
April 6, 2024
Utah St replaces Sprinkle with Faukner from YSU(Horizon). JMU hires Spradlin from Morehead St. EWU loses Riley to Wazzoo. INDSU(MVC) is likely losing Shertz to St Louis(A10).

 Is Wade leaving McNeese St to return to SEC, this time at Arkansas?
April 13, 2024
Is the College Basketball Crown, the Fox Sports/AEG launch next year, going to squash the NIT? And will it ignore non-P6 teams?
Josh Loeffler, a Bearcats assistant, takes the Loyola -MD (MAAC)job.  He was the Johns Hopkins HC(2017-23). ODU(SBC) hired Mike Jones off the Terps staff -he has strong DC area ties.
April 16, 2024
Long Beach State: Chris Acker replaces Monson and will reunite with athletic director Bobby Smitheran, who was at SDSU until the summer of 2023. So, it's about getting your own guy?
April 18, 2024
Mark Montgomery, an Izzo assistant, replaces Mike Davis at Detroit(Horizon). Definitely looks like a good hire. Detroit was 1-31last season.
May 15, 2024
Doug Gottlieb gets the UW-Green Bay(Horizon) HC job. His only coaching experience is being on Bruce Pearl's staff at the Maccabiah Games. His dad coached at UW- Milwaukee in the mid 1970s.
Sundance Wicks left Green Bay to take the Wyoming job.
June 13, 2024
Coach Josh Schertz got Avila and Swope to follow him  from INST to St Louis, and now the Billikens  are getting ink as a pre-season fave to win the A!0, Big leap?
July 25, 2024
Chris Mack  (278-133) landed at Charleston(CAA). That bumpy ride in Louisville took its toll.

I was surprised when Isaiah Crawford went undrafted, but the former La Tech  player is having a nice summer for Sacramento.

Most NIL movement is to or among the P6. However, Memphis (AAC) got Tyrese Hunter from Texas and Dain Danja from Illinois. 

Aug 21, 2024
Michigan(B10), Oakland (Horizon) will play a Hoops. charity exhibition at Little Caesars Arena on 10/20. Oakland is 1-8  in the series.




Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Non P6 tourneys early days

ASUN: I like Lipscomb who opens against N Bama. Jacksonville and Queens won last night and face respectively, EKU and Stetson today. N.Florida faces APU.

HorizonT starts today with Oakland, the conference winner, on a bye. Northern Kentucky is notorious for good tourney runs.


March 6, 2024

ASUNT:  Lipscomb falls to UNA and EKU falls to JAC while Stetson and APU advance.

MAC: Akron falls to EMU and into a tie with Toledo for first.

MWC: UNLV beat SDSU, NEV knocked BSU, and both winners trail USU by a half game.

March 7, 2024

I. Milicic (26 PTS,10reb) for Charlotte(AAC) in a win over Rice to stay in 3rd behind FAU who beat UNT.

Richmond's win over JOES wasn't pretty but it kept them ahead of LOYCH who beat DAV(A10).

Wagner upset Sacred Heart in rd1 of the NECT.

March 8, 2024

ASUNT: Stetson & PEAY advance to the final. Swenson scored 29 for STET in a win over JAC.

Warrick scored 35 for NKU in an OT win over Wright St. Norse magic back for March.

MVC: UIC upset SIU. Murray St only scored 35 in a loss to MOSU.

March 9, 2024

Conwell scored 20 for the Sycamores in a win over MOSU and faces UNI(MVC) next. BRAD/Drake in the other semifinal game.

UALR and MHST advanced to the OVC final.

Sloppy Akron lost to WMU and is limping into the MACT.

Boise ST beats the Aztecs(5th in MWC)in OT

March 10, 2024

UNCG(Southern) went from upsetting UK to no shot at the Dance after losing to ETSU yesterday. Morehead St upset UARL to get OVC ticket.

FAU(AAC) put MEM nearly in the NIT, USF lost to Tulsa. Appy(SBC) needed OT to escape GASO.

Indiana St/Drake. Can goggle guy Avila keep it going?

Towson U beat W&M to advance in the CAAT.

March 11, 2024

 Williamson scored 18 for Towson U in a win over UNCW and faces Co C in a CAAT semi-final.

Drake gets the MVC ticket. Does INST get screwed? STET survived PEAY for the ASUN ticket.

Omaha upset NDak in a Summit semi. Will we see two Nebraska teams at the dance?

March 12, 2024

Zags beat SF and face SMC in the WCCT final. SF likely to the NIT. JMU wins SBCT, Appy likely NIT. 

Denver, with the nation’s leading scorer, Tommy Bruner, beat Omaha and faces SDAK St in the Summit final. Fidler scored 27 for Omaha.

 Towson fell to CoC, who faces Stony Brook in the CAAT final.

March 13, 2024

Mahaney (23pts) for SMC over the Zags in the WCCT final. Oakland won the HorizonT-big night for Townsend(38pts, 11reb) SDAK St won the Summitt. CofC struggled but survived Stony Brook in the CAAT final.

March 14, 2024

WACT: SFA beat AB. Tchoukuiengo (21pts, 10ast) for Cal Baptist in OT win over UVU.

CUSAT: one seed SHS beat FIU, two seed La Tech lost to MTSU

Big WestT: AMitchell(36pts,9reb, 5ast) for UCSB in a loss to CSN.

March 15, 2024.

UTA blew out SFA in the WAC. MEM and SMU are toast in the AAC. Akron won. Toledo upset by WMU in the MAC. I wonder how Nevada's loss to CSU affects Dance tickets.

March 16, 2024

Wilson scored 28 for UTA who edged Tarleton to face GCU in the WACT final.

Freeman(24pts, 21reb) for Akron who held off Ohio to face Kent St in the MACT final.

Aztecs handled Utah St 86-70. UTEP upset SHS in the CUSA. UAB,FAU, UAB, & Temple remain in the AACT.

March 17, 2024

Greg Tribble makes both free throw for Akron after getting fouled in the backcourt court with 4 seconds on the clock. AKR 62 Kent 61.

UAB and Temple in the AACT final today. Few foresaw that one.

Lobos win MWCT. GCU beat UTA in the WAC.WKU over UTEP in the CUSA.

L Traore and Thompson each scored 25 points for Long Beach St in a win over UC Davis in the Big West. Dan Monson, who was fired by LBST on Monday, gets to coach a little longer this season. 

March 18, 2024

USF(AAC) and Indiana St(MVC), regular season champs, got hosed by the Dance committee.

June 20, 2024

I'm late on this one

Eastern Washington hired Dan Monson, the coach who led Long Beach State to the Dance, to replace David Riley, who takes over at Wazzoo.

Monson's HC resume  Gonzaga, Minnesota,  & Long Beach St. LBS told him he was done after the season and he took them to the Dance.


He takes over an EWU program that has won the last two Big Sky Conference regular-season titles.










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Thursday, February 15, 2024

Non P6 hoops 2024 part 3

 USF keeps its great season going with a win over Tulsa and extends it's AAC lead to 1.5 games over FAU.

UMASS upsets Richmond who falls a half game behind idle Dayton and LOYCH, a winner over JOES.

Utah St beat Wyoming to stay atop the MWC.

NKU upset Green Bay, Horizon Leader. Another late season run for the Norse? 

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Feb 17, 2024

Ledee scored 23 for the Aztecs in an 81-70 win over the Lobos and now trail USU by a half game in the MWC.

VCU beat SLU to stay in the A10 race.

Appy is one game up on Troy and JMU in the SBC.

Feb 18, 2024

CSU handled USU easily which knocks the Ags into a tie with the Aztecs for first place(MWC). BSU and NEV won.

Akron beat Buff to remain atop the MAC.

Zags(WCC) beat Pacific and look like they're coming full force but trail St Mary's by 2 games.

Feb 19, 2024

S.Miguel scored 25 for USF in a 90 - 86 win over FAU. SMU blew out Memphis. Charlotte and UAB also won in AAC action.

Alston(21pts, 10reb) for LOYCH in a win over URI which moves them into a tie for first with Dayton(A10)

Feb 20, 2024

William & Mary is a nice campus to visit filled with history. Now to hoops: Policelli scored 15 for first - place Charleston in a CAA win over visiting W&M. UNCW & Drexel are each a half game behind.

Feb 21, 2024

S Wilson scored 18 points for Toledo in a win over Akron which leaves them tied for 1st in the MAC

MWC- USU beat SDSU and takes sole possession of first place. Boise and Nevada won, too.

Feb 22, 2024

AAC: USF keeps winning. Rice 96 UAB 71 wow. 

Freidel(19pts, 9reb) for JMU(SBC)in a blowout win over Marshall.

UNCG grinds out a tough win over W.Carolina to stay close to Samford.

Feb 23, 2024

Goldin scores 21 to lead FAU to an 80-70 win over SMU in AAC play.

TAR 77 GCU 74. Tarleton won its seventh straight game and moves to 1.5 gb of GCU in the WAC.

Feb 24, 2023

Akron(MAC) beat Kent St and moved a game up on Toledo who lost to Bowling Green. Freeman(24pts, 14reb) for the Zips.

Green Bay fell a game behind Oakland(Horizon) after losing to PFW.

Feb 25, 2024

MWC

10-4: Utah State, SDSU, Boise State beat CUSU

9-5: Nevada, UNLV beat CSU

9-6: New Mexico lost at home to AFA and is near the bubble. Pitino Jr - another late season slide.


AAC - Charlotte looked rough in a bad 81-79 loss to Tulsa.

WCC: looking like SMC, GONZ, and SF will be dancing.

SBC: Appy beat the # herd and stays one game ahead of JMU, a winner over GASO.

CUSA: SHSU and La Tech each won to remain tied for first.

Feb 26, 2024

AAC: USF beat SMU to maintain its 3game lead. Memphis beat FAU. Lendeborg(26pts, 12reb) for UAB in a win over Tulane.

Horizon: NKU beat IUPUI. Another Norse late season run?

Feb 27, 2024

Rough 2OT loss for UNCW who falls 1.5GB of COFC. Campbell 105 UNCW 100 Looks like CAA will be a one Dance ticket conference. A. Dell'Orso(34pts,11reb) for CAMP.

Feb 28, 2024

Top five in MWC are no more than a game apart. Boone (24pts, 12reb, 2ast) for UNLV in an OT win over WYO.

 MAC: Akron lost to Ohio, who've won 3 in a row.

Feb 29, 2024

Spillers (18pts, 16reb) for Appy in a 89-64 trouncing of ODU. Ark St, which hasn't lost in 3 weeks, beat CCU and is 4th in the SBC.

March 1, 2024

WCC: SMC crushed PEPP and still leads the Zags by 2 games. G. Ike scored 26 for the Zags in a win over 3rd place SF. WAC: Tarleton beat UTU for its 9th straight win and trails GCU by a half game.

March 2, 2024

Lipscomb(W4) may be the fave to win the ASUNT after beating EKU(L2) last night. APPY(W7) and JMU(W10) won last night and look impressive heading into the SBCT.

March 3, 2024

UNCW got back on track with a win over Towson but needs to win the CAAT to Dance.

WCC: Zags beat SMC - both teams will be dancing.

A10- VCU lost a close one to Richmond.

AAC: USF keeps rolling with a win over Charlotte and FAU gets a win over Tulane and moved into second place. What's going on with SMU(L3) lost to UTSA who got 33 points from Ivy-Curry.

Southern: Keeping my eyes on W. Carolina(W3) who beat CHAT last night.

March 4, 2024

Indiana St beat Murray St and won the MVC regular season. Conwell(24pts, 12reb)

June 10, 2024

Kennesaw St leaves the ASUN  for the CUSA formally this summer. Coach Pettway replaces Rahim, who took the USF job, and will face a more difficult path getting to the Dance

June 23 2024

Upcoming NBA draft: DaRon Holmes II, a center from  Dayton(A10), is stirring some rd1 chatter.  38.6% percent shooting treys last season.

Dillon Jones, G Weber State, Enrique Freeman, F Akron  Jonathan Mogbo, San Francisco 

Ajay Mitchell, G UCSB. Freeman did it all for the Zips. !8.6 ppg, 12.9 reb

June 27, 2024

Nuggets trade draft picks to the Suns to get  the 22nd pick and take  DaRon Holmes II from Dayton(A10). Hopefully he gives Jokic some support in the paint.

June 28, 2024

RD2: Freeman to the Pacers. Mitchell to OKC. I didn't see this one coming . Anton Watson(Gonzaga) to the Celtics. I guess they liked his D and passing ability.

UDFA: Alex Ducas, a guard from Saint Mary's, signed with OKC. Max Fiedler(Rice) signed with 76ers and could be Embid's backup.




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Week 11 MAC on Tuesday

 I'm going to roll  with Fannin Jr., the TE for BGSU(66REC 947YDS 6TD), to catch two TD passes on the road. BGSU 28 CMU 24.  Rest of the...