(08-15-2013 10:15 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(08-15-2013 09:33 AM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  

(08-14-2013 08:14 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  

(08-13-2013 04:41 PM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  In my opinion, the 2013 WAC and 2014 SBC are comparable in terms of the teams. WKU, Arkansas Sate and USA are similar to LA Tech, NMSU and Utah St. Troy and ULM and are similar to UTSA (they are going to get trounced in C-USA, even a watered down one) and San Jose St and UTA and TXST are similar to...UTA and TXST. There are always unknowns, like coaching changes and player development, but I'd expect similar standings from the past.

The only real unknown is how Georgia State will do coming from the Colonial. The Colonial and SBC just don't compare well. Plus the Kentucky transfer helps an already experienced team.

Just because he played at UK does not mean he is all world....He looked horrible last season in a very down SEC ...I am sure he will help Georgia St. some, but some posters are implying Georgia St. will waltz in Sun Belt and dominate, I do not see it happening...Georgia St. will finish behind WKU, ULL, and USA at least....

Hahahahaha

Funny but true...What has Georgia St. done to believe otherwise? You guys went 15 and 16 last season and lost to Troy..I don't care if you have everyone plus Harrow coming back......You guys are not waltzing in Sun Belt and finishing in the top three, no way...

Well...unless USA Today thinks the Sun Belt is a multi-bid league (doubtful)...they don't agree: http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=643...pid9594170

Will believe it when I see it, If I am wrong will be first to admit....I think you guys finish 4th or 5th...

(08-14-2013 02:04 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(08-14-2013 01:41 PM)runamuck Wrote:  

(08-14-2013 09:41 AM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  I'm sorry we aren't was awesome as the great 'toppers, but for our first 50 years as a four-year U, we made one at-large NIT berth (losing to USA in '81). I will take one NCAA, one NIT and one CIT since '08. There may be a time when we are as jaded as you, but right now, we are happy to play past the conference tournament.

I was at that nit game against usa..it was a pretty good game. could have gone either way until we made a bad pass with time running out, I thought we were going to pull it out. we sat right behind our team and behind us were many rows of yelling, cursing, spitting usa fans..they were crowded all around us yelling at us and our players..the only other fans I've ever seen with that level of rudeness were at an arkansas game. that was a long time ago and I am looking forward to our games with them now that we are in the same conference.

That doesn't sound typical of our fanbase. But that was before I was born too. Interest in USA basketball reached a lot of people at that time and the fans were quite passionate. The soaring popularity in football kind of changed the complexion of college basketball at USA and many other colleges. There's no telling who all was part of that group. But it's not like that now. If you make it to Mobile for a game I think you would find we are nice, pleasant group of people.

I think we are going to have a pretty good conference..I wish we could get nmsu all sports and maybe mo state to round things out. I might get to go to mobile sometime.

(08-15-2013 10:47 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Will believe it when I see it, If I am wrong will be first to admit....I think you guys finish 4th or 5th...

Its going to be wonderful watching RJ drop forty on the "Mighty" Western Kentucky.

This thread took an incredibly ironic turn.

Somebody mentioned the word "Kentucky" in conjunction with Georgia State and all of a sudden WKU fans go batsh*t.

Hey WKU posters...

One of our former running backs Donald Russell is playing for the Falcons tonight and he transferred from KENTUCKY.

Hey our starting DE Nermin Delic, is a transfer from Kentucky too

Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kennnntuuuuuccckkkyyyy!

(08-15-2013 09:27 AM)TOPPERSonTOP Wrote:  

(08-14-2013 09:41 AM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  I'm sorry we aren't was awesome as the great 'toppers, but for our first 50 years as a four-year U, we made one at-large NIT berth (losing to USA in '81). I will take one NCAA, one NIT and one CIT since '08. There may be a time when we are as jaded as you, but right now, we are happy to play past the conference tournament.

in our first 50 years we made two final fours...also, dont count the cit. that's just embarrassing...

If they are embarrassing to you, that's fine. But to a team that now is winning after 50 years of futility, we are happy. Besides, USA played in it last year and the SBC plugged it just as much as WKU and MTSU. Sorry we all can't be as great as you.

(08-15-2013 01:41 PM)glsjunior Wrote:  

(08-15-2013 10:47 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Will believe it when I see it, If I am wrong will be first to admit....I think you guys finish 4th or 5th...

Its going to be wonderful watching RJ drop forty on the "Mighty" Western Kentucky.

he won't.

and this isn't toppersontops smack.

i'm sure he's bonafide. i watched the numbers he put up last year and he's legit.

but he's NOT gonna drop 40 on western. brandon harris will pick him up on dee when your bus crosses monteagle. and guard him all the way back to the tennessee line on your way home. cause he's like that.

(08-15-2013 08:00 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(08-15-2013 01:41 PM)glsjunior Wrote:  

(08-15-2013 10:47 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Will believe it when I see it, If I am wrong will be first to admit....I think you guys finish 4th or 5th...

Its going to be wonderful watching RJ drop forty on the "Mighty" Western Kentucky.

he won't.

and this isn't toppersontops smack.

i'm sure he's bonafide. i watched the numbers he put up last year and he's legit.

but he's NOT gonna drop 40 on western. brandon harris will pick him up on dee when your bus crosses monteagle. and guard him all the way back to the tennessee line on your way home. cause he's like that.

Okay.

(08-16-2013 07:20 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  

(08-15-2013 08:00 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(08-15-2013 01:41 PM)glsjunior Wrote:  

(08-15-2013 10:47 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Will believe it when I see it, If I am wrong will be first to admit....I think you guys finish 4th or 5th...

Its going to be wonderful watching RJ drop forty on the "Mighty" Western Kentucky.

he won't.

and this isn't toppersontops smack.

i'm sure he's bonafide. i watched the numbers he put up last year and he's legit.

but he's NOT gonna drop 40 on western. brandon harris will pick him up on dee when your bus crosses monteagle. and guard him all the way back to the tennessee line on your way home. cause he's like that.

Okay.

i don't even know where you're going with your 'okay' and a highlight video of uncontested 3's.

i gave him props. i just said he's not droppin' 40 on brandon harris and western.

does your 'okay' mean you do believe he's gonna drop 40 on the toppers? this is not ken mcdummy's hilltoppers that wouldn't/couldn't play dee. this is ray harper's crew and he's not gonna let your boy drop 40 on him.

how many games did he drop 40 on someone? serious question. multiple times?

i read your board when you came to the sunbelt. i saw where your posters were laughing at the teams and talking how easy it was gonna be to run the conference. it's not gonna be as simple as you folks believe.

If RJ Hunter scores 40 in a non-overtime game against West. Ken., I will never post on this message board again.

(08-16-2013 07:49 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(08-16-2013 07:20 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  

(08-15-2013 08:00 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(08-15-2013 01:41 PM)glsjunior Wrote:  

(08-15-2013 10:47 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Will believe it when I see it, If I am wrong will be first to admit....I think you guys finish 4th or 5th...

Its going to be wonderful watching RJ drop forty on the "Mighty" Western Kentucky.

he won't.

and this isn't toppersontops smack.

i'm sure he's bonafide. i watched the numbers he put up last year and he's legit.

but he's NOT gonna drop 40 on western. brandon harris will pick him up on dee when your bus crosses monteagle. and guard him all the way back to the tennessee line on your way home. cause he's like that.

Okay.

i don't even know where you're going with your 'okay' and a highlight video of uncontested 3's.

i gave him props. i just said he's not droppin' 40 on brandon harris and western.

does your 'okay' mean you do believe he's gonna drop 40 on the toppers? this is not ken mcdummy's hilltoppers that wouldn't/couldn't play dee. this is ray harper's crew and he's not gonna let your boy drop 40 on him.

how many games did he drop 40 on someone? serious question. multiple times?

i read your board when you came to the sunbelt. i saw where your posters were laughing at the teams and talking how easy it was gonna be to run the conference. it's not gonna be as simple as you folks believe.

Career high is 38 vs. ODU.

http://www.georgiastatesports.com//pdf9/1979687.pdf

To be honest, it's not fair to predict anyone is going to put up that many points against anyone. You never knew how a guy is feeling that night or how a guy is guarded.

My "smack" about RJ was really just in response to some these hot-headed WKU fans thinking they are going to run through the conference before they leave for C-USA.

(08-16-2013 10:16 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  

(08-16-2013 07:49 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(08-16-2013 07:20 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  

(08-15-2013 08:00 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(08-15-2013 01:41 PM)glsjunior Wrote:  Its going to be wonderful watching RJ drop forty on the "Mighty" Western Kentucky.

he won't.

and this isn't toppersontops smack.

i'm sure he's bonafide. i watched the numbers he put up last year and he's legit.

but he's NOT gonna drop 40 on western. brandon harris will pick him up on dee when your bus crosses monteagle. and guard him all the way back to the tennessee line on your way home. cause he's like that.

Okay.

i don't even know where you're going with your 'okay' and a highlight video of uncontested 3's.

i gave him props. i just said he's not droppin' 40 on brandon harris and western.

does your 'okay' mean you do believe he's gonna drop 40 on the toppers? this is not ken mcdummy's hilltoppers that wouldn't/couldn't play dee. this is ray harper's crew and he's not gonna let your boy drop 40 on him.

how many games did he drop 40 on someone? serious question. multiple times?

i read your board when you came to the sunbelt. i saw where your posters were laughing at the teams and talking how easy it was gonna be to run the conference. it's not gonna be as simple as you folks believe.

Career high is 38 vs. ODU.

http://www.georgiastatesports.com//pdf9/1979687.pdf

To be honest, it's not fair to predict anyone is going to put up that many points against anyone. You never knew how a guy is feeling that night or how a guy is guarded.

My "smack" about RJ was really just in response to some these hot-headed WKU fans thinking they are going to run through the conference before they leave for C-USA.

odu was horrendous last year. it was like shooting fish in a barrel for him probably. that takes nothing away from the kid. he's obviously a stud.

and what wku fans are saying they gonna 'run' through the conference? not near as many as your board had on it laughing about the belt and running it down as a conference the day you joined.

besides....you haven't heard me say it and i'm the sme on western.

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(08-18-2013 01:40 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  #8

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Have them right where we want them...

(08-17-2013 02:29 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(08-16-2013 10:16 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  

(08-16-2013 07:49 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(08-16-2013 07:20 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  

(08-15-2013 08:00 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  he won't.

and this isn't toppersontops smack.

i'm sure he's bonafide. i watched the numbers he put up last year and he's legit.

but he's NOT gonna drop 40 on western. brandon harris will pick him up on dee when your bus crosses monteagle. and guard him all the way back to the tennessee line on your way home. cause he's like that.

Okay.

i don't even know where you're going with your 'okay' and a highlight video of uncontested 3's.

i gave him props. i just said he's not droppin' 40 on brandon harris and western.

does your 'okay' mean you do believe he's gonna drop 40 on the toppers? this is not ken mcdummy's hilltoppers that wouldn't/couldn't play dee. this is ray harper's crew and he's not gonna let your boy drop 40 on him.

how many games did he drop 40 on someone? serious question. multiple times?

i read your board when you came to the sunbelt. i saw where your posters were laughing at the teams and talking how easy it was gonna be to run the conference. it's not gonna be as simple as you folks believe.

Career high is 38 vs. ODU.

http://www.georgiastatesports.com//pdf9/1979687.pdf

To be honest, it's not fair to predict anyone is going to put up that many points against anyone. You never knew how a guy is feeling that night or how a guy is guarded.

My "smack" about RJ was really just in response to some these hot-headed WKU fans thinking they are going to run through the conference before they leave for C-USA.

odu was horrendous last year. it was like shooting fish in a barrel for him probably. that takes nothing away from the kid. he's obviously a stud.

and what wku fans are saying they gonna 'run' through the conference? not near as many as your board had on it laughing about the belt and running it down as a conference the day you joined.

besides....you haven't heard me say it and i'm the sme on western.

The average conference RPI of the CAA since Georgia State entered was 13. With the CAA peaking at 8 in 2006 and 9 in 2011. Most of the time the conference hovered around 13 and its ranking of 22 last season was an anomaly.

The average conference RPI of the Sun Belt over that same span being 18.8. With the Sun Belt peaking at 14 in 2008 and 15 last season. Most of the time the conference hovered around the upper 20s.

Source: https://rpiarchive.ncaa.org/default.aspx

No one was running down the Sun Belt. I'm personally excited about having basketball games within a drive-able distance. But the reality is, as the numbers above show, the Sun Belt hasn't been nearly as tough as the CAA has been over the last eight or so years.

(08-18-2013 01:44 PM)panama Wrote:  

(08-18-2013 01:40 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  #8

#7

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Have them right where we want them...

Agreed. I don't really have a problem with where Pappy predicted us to finish considering he doesn't really know our team. I will say that I find it funny that he questions Georgia State's defense. Last season Georgia State allowed 58.3 points per game. That would have been second lowest behind MTSU's Sun Belt leading 58.1. Pappy certainly isn't familiar with the CAA's "rock fights" ( http://collegechalktalk.com/2012/10/12/a...first-day/ / http://www.midmajority.com/p/2835 / http://www.caahoops.com/2011/12/the-rock...-commence/ / http://www.caahoops.com/2011/03/what-can...ck-fights/ / http://www.caahoops.com/2012/01/monday-s...ck-fights/)

That being said, our inside presence is a question mark. Some Pappy's questioning of our ability to rebound is valid. Hopefully, Curtis Washington can give us some sort of presence down low.

(08-18-2013 02:09 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  

(08-17-2013 02:29 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(08-16-2013 10:16 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  

(08-16-2013 07:49 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(08-16-2013 07:20 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  Okay.

i don't even know where you're going with your 'okay' and a highlight video of uncontested 3's.

i gave him props. i just said he's not droppin' 40 on brandon harris and western.

does your 'okay' mean you do believe he's gonna drop 40 on the toppers? this is not ken mcdummy's hilltoppers that wouldn't/couldn't play dee. this is ray harper's crew and he's not gonna let your boy drop 40 on him.

how many games did he drop 40 on someone? serious question. multiple times?

i read your board when you came to the sunbelt. i saw where your posters were laughing at the teams and talking how easy it was gonna be to run the conference. it's not gonna be as simple as you folks believe.

Career high is 38 vs. ODU.

http://www.georgiastatesports.com//pdf9/1979687.pdf

To be honest, it's not fair to predict anyone is going to put up that many points against anyone. You never knew how a guy is feeling that night or how a guy is guarded.

My "smack" about RJ was really just in response to some these hot-headed WKU fans thinking they are going to run through the conference before they leave for C-USA.

odu was horrendous last year. it was like shooting fish in a barrel for him probably. that takes nothing away from the kid. he's obviously a stud.

and what wku fans are saying they gonna 'run' through the conference? not near as many as your board had on it laughing about the belt and running it down as a conference the day you joined.

besides....you haven't heard me say it and i'm the sme on western.

The average conference RPI of the CAA since Georgia State entered was 13. With the CAA peaking at 8 in 2006 and 9 in 2011. Most of the time the conference hovered around 13 and its ranking of 22 last season was an anomaly.

The average conference RPI of the Sun Belt over that same span being 18.8. With the Sun Belt peaking at 14 in 2008 and 15 last season. Most of the time the conference hovered around the upper 20s.

Source: https://rpiarchive.ncaa.org/default.aspx

No one was running down the Sun Belt. I'm personally excited about having basketball games within a drive-able distance. But the reality is, as the numbers above show, the Sun Belt hasn't been nearly as tough as the CAA has been over the last eight or so years.

no doubt a much better hoops conference. but because of teams like george mason....not george-ia state. lol.

during those good years where were you finishing? honest question because i don't know.

and the folks on your board were most certainly ridiculing the basketball side of the sun belt. i visited your board and my take was your folks believed you'll run through this conference. now, you might not state that but it was the general consensus imo.

i believe you'll be in play because i followed hunter at ooey-pooey and believe he can build a winner in atlanta. i just don't believe you'll boatrace the conference and i also don't believe your boy will drop 40 on my squad. i could be wrong about both. they're just my opinions.

(08-18-2013 03:05 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(08-18-2013 02:09 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  

(08-17-2013 02:29 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(08-16-2013 10:16 PM)GaStPanthers Wrote:  

(08-16-2013 07:49 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  i don't even know where you're going with your 'okay' and a highlight video of uncontested 3's.

i gave him props. i just said he's not droppin' 40 on brandon harris and western.

does your 'okay' mean you do believe he's gonna drop 40 on the toppers? this is not ken mcdummy's hilltoppers that wouldn't/couldn't play dee. this is ray harper's crew and he's not gonna let your boy drop 40 on him.

how many games did he drop 40 on someone? serious question. multiple times?

i read your board when you came to the sunbelt. i saw where your posters were laughing at the teams and talking how easy it was gonna be to run the conference. it's not gonna be as simple as you folks believe.

Career high is 38 vs. ODU.

http://www.georgiastatesports.com//pdf9/1979687.pdf

To be honest, it's not fair to predict anyone is going to put up that many points against anyone. You never knew how a guy is feeling that night or how a guy is guarded.

My "smack" about RJ was really just in response to some these hot-headed WKU fans thinking they are going to run through the conference before they leave for C-USA.

odu was horrendous last year. it was like shooting fish in a barrel for him probably. that takes nothing away from the kid. he's obviously a stud.

and what wku fans are saying they gonna 'run' through the conference? not near as many as your board had on it laughing about the belt and running it down as a conference the day you joined.

besides....you haven't heard me say it and i'm the sme on western.

The average conference RPI of the CAA since Georgia State entered was 13. With the CAA peaking at 8 in 2006 and 9 in 2011. Most of the time the conference hovered around 13 and its ranking of 22 last season was an anomaly.

The average conference RPI of the Sun Belt over that same span being 18.8. With the Sun Belt peaking at 14 in 2008 and 15 last season. Most of the time the conference hovered around the upper 20s.

Source: https://rpiarchive.ncaa.org/default.aspx

No one was running down the Sun Belt. I'm personally excited about having basketball games within a drive-able distance. But the reality is, as the numbers above show, the Sun Belt hasn't been nearly as tough as the CAA has been over the last eight or so years.

no doubt a much better hoops conference. but because of teams like george mason....not george-ia state. lol.

during those good years where were you finishing? honest question because i don't know.

and the folks on your board were most certainly ridiculing the basketball side of the sun belt. i visited your board and my take was your folks believed you'll run through this conference. now, you might not state that but it was the general consensus imo.

i believe you'll be in play because i followed hunter at ooey-pooey and believe he can build a winner in atlanta. i just don't believe you'll boatrace the conference and i also don't believe your boy will drop 40 on my squad. i could be wrong about both. they're just my opinions.

Well Hunter didn't come to Georgia State until the 2011-2012 season. So without verifying I would assume in the 2005-2006 and 2010-2011 season Georgia State was 11/12. Speaking of George Mason...the year they made their Final Four run Georgia State pushed them to overtime in the CAA tourney. A couple of bounces Georgia State's way and Cinderalla wouldn't have happened.