(11-03-2026 05:36 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  Loyola basketball is back to being irrelevant/non-existent in Chicago:

Maybe Porter Moser should have stayed at Loyola.

Some games from the first few days I thought were noteworthy

South Dakota State 68, Kansas State 66. Upset of a P4 by low major league. First game for new Kansas State coach.

Grambling 89, Northern Illinois 87. Rare SWAC OOC win versus any D1 team. Though Grambling finished ahead of NIU in the NET last season…

Missouri 111, Cleveland State 50. Unusually large margin of victory over a D1 team not from a rock bottom level conference. Looks more like a score versus an NCCAA team than D1.

(11-04-2026 08:24 PM)Todor Wrote:  Some games from the first few days I thought were noteworthy

South Dakota State 68, Kansas State 66. Upset of a P4 by low major league. First game for new Kansas State coach.

Grambling 89, Northern Illinois 87. Rare SWAC OOC win versus any D1 team. Though Grambling finished ahead of NIU in the NET last season…

Missouri 111, Cleveland State 50. Unusually large margin of victory over a D1 team not from a rock bottom level conference. Looks more like a score versus an NCCAA team than D1.

If I'm not mistaken, the Mizzou coach was hired from Cleveland State, so maybe he was helping out his former employer with a buy game.

Is there a sadder schedule than that of Mississippi Valley State? They open their season tonight at Oklahoma. Their first home game is January 9, the 17th game of the season. Here’s is their journey:

11/6 Oklahoma
11/9 Washington
11/11 Oregon
11/13 Oregon State
11/20 Arkansas
11/25 New Mexico
12/1 Michigan
12/6 North Texas
12/8 Connecticut
12/15 Mississippi State
12/18 Tulane
12/22 Ohio State
12/28 Texas Tech
12/29 Baylor
1/2 Alabama State
1/4 Alabama A&M

Finally get a home game on 1/9 against Prairie View. I know a bunch of road games is common for the SWAC but at least most of them can get a couple NCCAA at home.

Got a decent double header going on today in the Boston Garden:

UMass vs. BC is up right now
UConn vs. Michigan is up right after this ends


UMass is up 14-6 early (game is on ESPN+ if you're interested)

(11-06-2026 03:35 PM)AssKickingChicken Wrote:  Is there a sadder schedule than that of Mississippi Valley State? They open their season tonight at Oklahoma. Their first home game is January 9, the 17th game of the season. Here’s is their journey:

11/6 Oklahoma
11/9 Washington
11/11 Oregon
11/13 Oregon State
11/20 Arkansas
11/25 New Mexico
12/1 Michigan
12/6 North Texas
12/8 Connecticut
12/15 Mississippi State
12/18 Tulane
12/22 Ohio State
12/28 Texas Tech
12/29 Baylor
1/2 Alabama State
1/4 Alabama A&M

Finally get a home game on 1/9 against Prairie View. I know a bunch of road games is common for the SWAC but at least most of them can get a couple NCCAA at home.

At least they have Tulane on their schedule.