(11-30-2016 09:16 PM)greyowl72 Wrote:  HBU outplaying the complacent Owls the last 4 minutes

... which excites the HBU fans at Autry.

JP: "HBU travels well ... the 10-12 miles down the freeway."

HBU is #306 in Pomeroy. It's now 50-48. Perhaps Coach 12-20 has an answer after 3 years of beat downs.

Lott trying to stay cool after having been smashed during an attempted layup.

Quite the un-Christian play by the Baptists!

HBU really playing with a lot of energy. They're pretty quick.

(11-30-2016 09:22 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  Quite the un-Christian play by the Baptists!

You should hear their fans.

63-56 Rice with 7:00 go

HBU's big center 44 fouls out.

Marquez with a "two-handed stout" ... then steal and layup (missed the FT).

74-61

(11-30-2016 09:27 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  

(11-30-2016 09:22 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  Quite the un-Christian play by the Baptists!

You should hear their fans.

We see them. I hope we drop HBU from future schedules.

(11-30-2016 09:42 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  

(11-30-2016 09:27 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  

(11-30-2016 09:22 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  Quite the un-Christian play by the Baptists!

You should hear their fans.

We see them. I hope we drop HBU from future schedules.

Why?

Solid student turnout. I guess Bailiff decision didn't stop them from supporting the basketball team.

(11-30-2016 09:43 PM)Frizzy Owl Wrote:  

(11-30-2016 09:42 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  

(11-30-2016 09:27 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  

(11-30-2016 09:22 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  Quite the un-Christian play by the Baptists!

You should hear their fans.

We see them. I hope we drop HBU from future schedules.

Why?

Hard fowls, several Owls (Letcher-Ellis, Koulachov) angry. No need to risk injury against an RPI like HBU. Better Southland teams would bring as many fans.

(11-30-2016 09:55 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  

(11-30-2016 09:43 PM)Frizzy Owl Wrote:  

(11-30-2016 09:42 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  

(11-30-2016 09:27 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  

(11-30-2016 09:22 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  Quite the un-Christian play by the Baptists!

You should hear their fans.

We see them. I hope we drop HBU from future schedules.

Why?

Hard fowls, several Owls (Letcher-Ellis, Koulachov) angry. No need to risk injury against an RPI like HBU. Better Southland teams would bring as many fans.

Cross-town rivalry is a good thing.

So we're now 6-1. Best start in a long time. In 2004-2005 we started 5-1, then lost in a close game to #11 UConn (@ Tudor...well Autry at that time). Those were the "glory" days (or maybe I"m just saying that b/c I was a student at the time).

ESPN's records only got back to 2001-2002 as far as I can tell, and we haven't started 6-1 in any of those years. Not saying this is our best team (although it could be...we'll see)...but for people who doubt Rhoades has us moving in the right direction.....I think you at least have to give him that we're headed upward. Fast enough? TBD. But I'll take progress for now.

We didn't lose to HBU at home. The hex is dispelled. If you can't see the good in that, see a doctor.

(11-30-2016 09:19 PM)WRCisforgotten79 Wrote:  HBU is #306 in Pomeroy. It's now 50-48. Perhaps Coach 12-20 has an answer after 3 years of beat downs.

Seriously? Any more witty insights?

Is Coach 12-20 any relation to Coach 6-1?

Seriously, I'm not suggesting we'll continue to win at an 85% rate this season. But so far, we're doing what we're supposed to be doing. And it's not unreasonable to expect the team to continue to improve even as the level of competition steps up.

(11-30-2016 10:02 PM)picrig Wrote:  So we're now 6-1. Best start in a long time. In 2004-2005 we started 5-1, then lost in a close game to #11 UConn (@ Tudor...well Autry at that time). Those were the "glory" days (or maybe I"m just saying that b/c I was a student at the time).

ESPN's records only got back to 2001-2002 as far as I can tell, and we haven't started 6-1 in any of those years. Not saying this is our best team (although it could be...we'll see)...but for people who doubt Rhoades has us moving in the right direction.....I think you at least have to give him that we're headed upward. Fast enough? TBD. But I'll take progress for now.

Rice started 6-0 in 76-77 and then lost 9 in a row. Finished the season 9-18. Before that was a 10-0 start in 55-56. Have had several 7-2 or 8-2 starts in more recent years after we became decent in the early 90's. Scheduling cupcakes helps pad the nonconference record.