ThreeifbyLightning
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
If you're interested, Middle Tennessee entered the night with a RPI of 22. In spite of a 41-point win, our RPI is probably going to go back to 30 by the end of the day cause of who we played.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
(02-23-2013 08:50 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote: If you're interested, Middle Tennessee entered the night with a RPI of 22. In spite of a 41-point win, our RPI is probably going to go back to 30 by the end of the day cause of who we played.
Middle is flat steamrolling the Sun Belt.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
Thanks JMS. Never thought I would see this happen, but Kermit has really flipped the culture.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
**FINAL**
in Huntington,
Marshall- 48 (12-16, 5-8)
UAB- 52 (13-14, 5-7)
*The Blazer get the season sweep of the Herd, surviving a big Marshall comeback. UAB has now won 5 of their last 7 since their mid-season 6-game losing streak. They have also won 2 of their last 3 on the road. Marshall loses their second straight home game in C-USA play. UAB's remaining regular season games are not easy: @ Tulane, SMU, UCF and @ Memphis. Marshall ends the year with a tough stretch as well: @ Houston, Southern Miss and @ East Carolina.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
(02-23-2013 09:00 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote: Thanks JMS. Never thought I would see this happen, but Kermit has really flipped the culture.
It's good for your program you are moving up to C-USA. You will get more exposure and better competition. With Southern Miss, Middle Tennessee, Charlotte, UTEP, UAB, Tulsa, Louisiana Tech and Old Dominion, there is no reason C-USA can't be very strong in hoops for a long time going forward.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
(02-23-2013 09:03 PM)JMSTiger Wrote: (02-23-2013 09:00 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote: Thanks JMS. Never thought I would see this happen, but Kermit has really flipped the culture.
It's good for your program you are moving up to C-USA. You will get more exposure and better competition. With Southern Miss, Middle Tennessee, Charlotte, UTEP, UAB, Tulsa, Louisiana Tech and Old Dominion, there is no reason C-USA can't be very strong in hoops for a long time going forward.
Maybe we can dump our HC and et back on that list.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
I tend to agree with you there. Although we won't have that dominant marquee program with you guys leaving I think the league will actually end up being deeper and more balanced.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
(02-23-2013 09:09 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote: I tend to agree with you there. Although we won't have that dominant marquee program with you guys leaving I think the league will actually end up being deeper and more balanced.
I agree. It will still be in that #9 to #11 range in the RPI as a conference, but it will have more strength at the top. It would rate higher in the RPI, but there is some dead weight that will keep it down some.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
(02-23-2013 09:07 PM)herdfan2013 Wrote: (02-23-2013 09:03 PM)JMSTiger Wrote: (02-23-2013 09:00 PM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote: Thanks JMS. Never thought I would see this happen, but Kermit has really flipped the culture.
It's good for your program you are moving up to C-USA. You will get more exposure and better competition. With Southern Miss, Middle Tennessee, Charlotte, UTEP, UAB, Tulsa, Louisiana Tech and Old Dominion, there is no reason C-USA can't be very strong in hoops for a long time going forward.
Maybe we can dump our HC and et back on that list.
Marshall had been a really solid program over the last few years, but that definitely came to a halt this year. I really don't understand what has happened because the Herd certainly has the talent.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
Crazy game in Huntington. Neither team seemed to want it at the end.
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02-23-2013 09:27 PM |
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
**HALFTIME**
in Las Cruces,
New Mexico State- 17
UTEP- 14
UTEP shooting 25% from the floor. NMSU shooting just 23%.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
**FINAL**
in Houston,
Rice- 64 (5-21, 1-11)
Tulane- 89 (18-9, 6-6)
*The Green Wave blow out the Owls for their 4th win in their last 5 games. They have also won 2 of their last 3 on the road. Tulane has quietly put together a solid season. They are just two wins away from a 20-win season. Rice has now lost 6 straight, including three consecutive at home. Tulane finishes up the regular season with UAB, @ East Carolina, @ Tulsa and Houston. Rice has @ SMU, UTEP, @ Houston and Tulsa.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
(02-23-2013 10:06 PM)JMSTiger Wrote: Tulane finishes up the regular season with UAB, @ East Carolina, @ Tulsa and Houston. Rice has @ SMU, UTEP, @ Houston and Tulsa.
Could win all 4 or lose all 4 or anything in between
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02-23-2013 10:13 PM |
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
(02-23-2013 10:13 PM)Native Georgian Wrote: (02-23-2013 10:06 PM)JMSTiger Wrote: Tulane finishes up the regular season with UAB, @ East Carolina, @ Tulsa and Houston. Rice has @ SMU, UTEP, @ Houston and Tulsa.
Could win all 4 or lose all 4 or anything in between
Even though UAB is playing well of late, you should be able to win those two at home. The road games aren't easy.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
**12:59 left in the game**
in Las Cruces,
New Mexico State- 28
UTEP- 29
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
Somebody find a ladder so Dr. Naismith can cut out the bottoms of the peach baskets.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
(02-23-2013 10:37 PM)Smaug Wrote: Somebody find a ladder so Dr. Naismith can cut out the bottoms of the peach baskets.
Lot of that going on around college basketball lately. Some of these final scores would have been low scoring first halfs back in the 70s or 80s.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
**FINAL**
in Las Cruces,
New Mexico State- 55 (19-9)
UTEP- 51 (14-12)
*As is par for this course in this rivalry, this one went down to the wire. UTEP suffers a heartbreaking loss in another low scoring affair. The Miners have now lost 4 of 5. They have also lost 4 straight on the road. UTEP's remaining games are Houston, @ Rice, Memphis and @ SMU.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
Conference USA Standings (after action from Saturday 02-23-13)
1. #21/#19 Memphis^...13-0...24-3...Tue game: @ Xavier
2. Southern Miss...10-3...21-7...Wed game: OFF
3. UCF...8-5...18-9...Tue game: non-Division 1 opponent
4. UTEP...7-5...14-12...Wed game: Houston (4-8)
5. East Carolina...7-6...16-10...Wed game: OFF
6. Tulane...6-6...18-9...Wed game: UAB (5-7)
7. Tulsa...6-7...14-13...Wed game: OFF
8. UAB...5-7...13-14...Wed game: @ Tulane (6-6)
9. Marshall...5-8...12-16...Wed game: OFF
10. Houston...4-8...15-10...Wed game: @ UTEP (7-5)
11. SMU...3-9...13-14...Wed game: Rice (1-11)
12. Rice...1-11...5-21...Wed game: @ SMU (3-9)
^Clinched the regular season championship and #1 seed in the C-USA tournament
*If the regular season ended today, Memphis (1), Southern Miss (2), UTEP (3), East Carolina (4) and Tulane (5) would receive first round byes in the Conference USA tournament in Tulsa.
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RE: Conference USA games for Saturday 02-23-13
Conroy changed the offense 1/3 way through the league schedule and it took a while for the players to catch on. But that's why you have to play tougher teams in December...so you learn early that you can't drive it inside all the time against a team with better athletes. I'm sure we'll make the CIT, but I'd like to make the CBI. NIT is likely out of the question.
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