High Point is pouring millions into their hoop$ NIL

(11-02-2026 09:32 AM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  High Point is pouring millions into their hoop$ NIL

Which is why I don’t want non-FB members in the conference.

Final was High Point 72, Liberty 57.

Two point game at the Half.

(11-02-2026 09:13 AM)army56mike Wrote:  

(11-02-2026 03:16 AM)LUbball23 Wrote:  That’s an overreaction, High Point went on there run when Cooper and Carter got injured. Game was close when they were in plus High Point is probably the best mid major team this year and yes I don’t consider the Zags a mid major. We were missing a lot of good shots too.

Yes, it is an overreaction. But also yes, they missed wide open shots, they were far less competitive when Carter was not in, they struggled on offense, thye struggled on defense, they don’t appear to be very athletic. My first impression was not a good one. But I certainly believe in McKay and his ability to coach up players.

It’s going to take a few games for everyone to get the pack line defense. Now do I think we win the conference this year? No, but we’re not going to be at the bottom.

I don’t want non basketball members either.

MTSU beat NAIA opponent Fisk 117-73 in a daytime game today.

(11-02-2026 10:20 AM)AssKickingChicken Wrote:  

(11-02-2026 09:32 AM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  High Point is pouring millions into their hoop$ NIL

Which is why I don’t want non-FB members in the conference.

I don’t want non-football members either, but that’s weak. I want the best teams possible to compete against. If a CUSA team pours millions into basketball to win, I’d expect the rest of us to try and do the same to keep up, or find another way to keep up. Competition is good. But I di agree no partial members as much as possible.

(11-02-2026 10:22 AM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  Final was High Point 72, Liberty 57.

Two point game at the Half.

This final was not surprising to any Liberty fan. We brought back zero starters and one of our key portal guys, Sean Register Jr, is already out for the year with an injury. Two of our best players were hurt in the second half with cramps and High Point when on a run with them out. There is no way a team as young as ours we beating High Point. I am happy we at least stayed in it for a half.

Delaware is currently beating Notre Dame at the half 55-16.........



Granted it is the Notre Dame Gators and not the Notre Dame Fighting Irish....

WKU 83

Morehead 58

Final.

Everybody won last night. So that is good, not lower division upsets.

OPENING WEEK
GAME 1
Nov 1
Liberty lost to High Point at a neutral site --- 72 - 57

Nov 2
FIU beats New College at home 101 - 58
KSU beats Midway at home 116 - 57
Delaware beats Notre Dame* at home 105 - 44
WKU beats Morehead St at home 83 - 58
Jax St beats LaGrange at home 123 - 59
Fisk @ MTSU --- MTSU wins 117 - 73

Nov 3
Sam Houston lost at #20 Alabama 96 - 74
Mo State beat Lincoln at home 88 - 60
NMSU beat Western NM at home 73 - 66


GAME 2
Nov 5
WKU beat Kentucky Wesleyan at home 82 - 48
Jax State lost at South Alabama 83 - 80

Nov 6
West Florida @ FIU
Austin Peay @ KSU
Delaware @ Wisconsin
Truman St @ Mo State
Middle Tenn @ #17 Kansas

Nov 7
Boyce @ Liberty
Howard Payne @ Sam Houston
NMSU @ #15 Gonzaga






* Notre Dame of Maryland

#20 Alabama 96
SH 74

NMSU 73
Western N.M. 66

Uh--too close for comfort on that one Aggies.

(11-02-2026 02:14 PM)army56mike Wrote:  

(11-02-2026 10:20 AM)AssKickingChicken Wrote:  

(11-02-2026 09:32 AM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  High Point is pouring millions into their hoop$ NIL

Which is why I don’t want non-FB members in the conference.

I don’t want non-football members either, but that’s weak. I want the best teams possible to compete against. If a CUSA team pours millions into basketball to win, I’d expect the rest of us to try and do the same to keep up, or find another way to keep up. Competition is good. But I di agree no partial members as much as possible.

Regarding High Point - I would LOVE to have them in our conference as a non-football school. However, it would never happen unless we paid them almost like a football school.

They would help raise our Basketball competition. But there really is no advantage for them to join us. They are currently a shoe win for their current conference almost every year. So moving to CUSA, unless we give them a ton of cash, isn't worth it.

Quote:NMSU will be shorthanded traveling to Gonzaga on Saturday. Gabe Warren, who'd been the Aggies' top player in preseason, tore his ACL in Tuesday's opener and will miss the remainder of the season, coach Jason Hooten tells me. Guard KK Robinson, who's coming off double ACL tears, is still on a minutes restriction. Forward Stephon Payne, who tried to jump into the Waco 5-in-5 lawsuit with Chauncey Wiggins, remains ineligible.

(11-05-2026 06:10 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  

Quote:NMSU will be shorthanded traveling to Gonzaga on Saturday. Gabe Warren, who'd been the Aggies' top player in preseason, tore his ACL in Tuesday's opener and will miss the remainder of the season, coach Jason Hooten tells me. Guard KK Robinson, who's coming off double ACL tears, is still on a minutes restriction. Forward Stephon Payne, who tried to jump into the Waco 5-in-5 lawsuit with Chauncey Wiggins, remains ineligible.

Man, that sucks for you guys.

Praying for a full recovery for Gabe and a speedy comeback for KK.

Watching JAX at S. Alabama on ESPN+ live right now...

JAX up 10 with 4m left.

Boys or Girls?

JAX loses 83-80 in Double OT.

S. Alabama did not win the game--JAX lost it (Had ten point lead with 2m left).

But its just November--they'll learn.

(11-05-2026 06:59 PM)whupemall Wrote:  

(11-05-2026 06:10 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  

Quote:NMSU will be shorthanded traveling to Gonzaga on Saturday. Gabe Warren, who'd been the Aggies' top player in preseason, tore his ACL in Tuesday's opener and will miss the remainder of the season, coach Jason Hooten tells me. Guard KK Robinson, who's coming off double ACL tears, is still on a minutes restriction. Forward Stephon Payne, who tried to jump into the Waco 5-in-5 lawsuit with Chauncey Wiggins, remains ineligible.

Man, that sucks for you guys.

Praying for a full recovery for Gabe and a speedy comeback for KK.

And this is on top of us being down two other players and one who hasn’t received eligibility for his first year. At least according to our coach. Don’t be surprised to see some early struggles from us especially with the likes of Gonzaga, SDSU and UNM on the schedule.

(11-05-2026 10:28 PM)TOPSTRAIGHT Wrote:  S. Alabama did not win the game--JAX lost it (Had ten point lead with 2m left).

But its just November--they'll learn.

100% agree with both comments.

Even after the 2nd half collapse, we were still in position to win it as time ran out, but blew it due to some poor decisions.

I don't know how good USA is in hoops this season (last season they were kind of bad, tbh) but there were a lot of good things for Gamecock fans to take away from this game.

Ray's teams have always started slow and come together as the season progresses. It's far too early to tell, of course, but through two games (only one against a D-I) it certainly looks like we're starting out in decent shape.

If Ray works his usual magic, by the time the conference schedule starts, we may actually be pretty good.

Contenders? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

But definitely not an embarrassment. After losing literally the entire team to the Portal, I'll take that as a win.