I was in the student section, row B, for both the Oral Roberts and Loyola games ... so here is a synopsis of what I saw:
1) CC is struggling, and struggling bad
2) Joe Jackson has stepped it up BIG time. I think the switch from him to the "2" has benefited him, even though he runs the point during the game, at points.
3) DJ Stephens is just simply amazing. The effort he gives on the court is ridiculous. He is the crowd favorite and gets the loudest ovations, and now that he's in the starting lineup, man - the crowd just gets crazy loud when he is announced. His dunks are worth the price of admission.
4) My favorite player on the team - Geron Johnson. Why? Dude plays with a fire; you can see it in his eyes and he gets under the opposition and sometimes even the ref's skin. I remember the ref during the Oral Roberts game gave "number 55" a warning and GJ was like "Whaaa?" But, I knew he earned that one, haha. One of our players got knocked down and the Oral Roberts player was trying to help him back up, but GJ was already there and kind of gave the Oral Roberts player a little push - not a biggie, but just a good nudge in which the ref had to intervene.
5) Coach is just plain coach - stomping all around, clapping, showing the flash cards, etc. The closest I heard to him yelling an obscenity was when he yelled "Godddddddddd Dangggggggggit"
6) Damien Wilson - man, what a revelation off the bench. He is going to be fun to watch for the next 3 years.
7) Shaq Goodwin - such a beast for a freshman. Him and Damien are going to be great next year with the folks we have coming in. Shaq needs to get more rebounds though.
8) Antonio Barton - he is our silent assassin. As Pete Gillen would say "Tough as Nails". I believe he led the team in points scored during the Oral Roberts game and then he played good in the Loyola game - and everyone remembers that tumble he had out of bounds. The FEF was crazy quiet.
9) Tarik Black - couldn't watch him play because of the groin injury, but he did cheer on his teammates.
10) Adonis Thomas - he is another one that is struggling. I don't know what it is either, the kid has got the moves and is getting to the rim with that back-to-the-basket move, but when he turns around to shoot it, it always seemed to me that it was pulling to the left. He would basically be missing "bunny shots" at that point. Its kind of bad, because I could tell he was working extremely hard when he was on the court ... its just that his turnaround shot isn't falling.
11) Coach Aki - he is always up and talking to the players and coaching them up. He's a good one.
12) The Blue Crew is in desperate need of support - They've got a good 3-5 people that are always there, however if I've got a student ticket, there is no way I should be sitting in Row B, which is right behind them. Anyways, I chalk it up to Christmas Break ... hopefully it isn't like that all the time.
13) MSOTS - What else can you say about the Mighty Sound of the South? They are amazing - year in and year out. Man, they are great to hear and they keep the spirit alive at games and are usually the first ones to start a chant. I give the few Blue Crew members credit, they did try to start a chant, only to get overruled by the MSOTS!
14) Our dance squad, or whatever you want to call them - no not the cheerleaders, but the dance/hip-hop squad ... man oh man ... very good!
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A few observations I had from the ORU and Loyola games.
A few observations I had from the ORU and Loyola games. 
