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Post by rf1 on Mar 22, 2017 11:56:41 GMT -5
Hard to imagine UMass ever being that relevant again. They caught lightning in a bottle, and oh yeah had to cheat to do it. It was certainly a great run for UMass basketball under Calipari in the 90's. The program however never came near that level of success before that era or since. Calipari is the only UMass coach to have ever won an NCAA Tournament game and the 90's is the only decade that UMass ever won NCAA games.
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Post by rf1 on Mar 20, 2017 9:05:03 GMT -5
Pretty sure this new contract was decided upon before Hopkins left I would agree. A contract doesn't get put together that quickly. My guess is that Boeheim had been in discussions with the school to stay on and the staff was aware. Hopkins saw he was not going to get the SU job soon so he looked at his other options.
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Post by rf1 on Mar 18, 2017 17:15:31 GMT -5
The league was devastated by those 2 injuries for two of their best teams--not overrated, at least not for most of the season No doubt that Creighton and Xavier were devastated by the injuries. It however greatly benefited SH, Marquette, and PC as they were able to get very highly rated wins against teams that were without key players. Many of the top 50 wins these three schools had were over X and CU. This helped get them into the NCAA tournament.
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Post by rf1 on Mar 18, 2017 16:26:42 GMT -5
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Post by rf1 on Mar 17, 2017 18:26:58 GMT -5
The Cross has played at least one of the last 32 NCAA teams as Rhode Island beats Big East member Creighton by double digits (84-72) leading wire to wire. If South Carolina wins tonight, it will make two of the round of 32 teams that the Crusaders faced this past season.
With URI's win today, it means that Holy Cross will HOST an NCAA Round of 32 team in Worcester at the DCU Center next year.
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Post by rf1 on Mar 16, 2017 21:27:15 GMT -5
When was the last time URI came to Worcester? I remember we played them in Kingston in December 2009 in a "buy" game. URI last played Holy Cross in Worcester 2/10/1982. The Cross prevailed 70-75. The teams have met once in Providence (1982) and four times in Kingston (2005, 2009, 2015, & 2016) since the Rams last visited Worcester. Holy Cross leads the series 26-14 and have hosted 17 games.
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Post by rf1 on Mar 15, 2017 23:30:01 GMT -5
So we have 3 more games with uri? Sorry. I had it wrong. Went back and looked at a post by Mike Laprey who does the URI scheduling. The game this season was not a buy game as it was the first game in the three game 2-1 series. URI will play Holy Cross at the DCU Center next year and the Crusaders will visit Kingston the following season to conclude the series.
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Post by rf1 on Mar 15, 2017 20:02:20 GMT -5
It was my understanding that the game at URI this past year was a one time buy game. Since then there are reports that the two schools have agreed to a future new 2-1 game series with URI getting two home games at the Ryan Center on its campus and one game hosted by Holy Cross at the DCU Center. This is the exact same arrangement that Holy Cross has with UMass, another A-10 member.
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Post by rf1 on Mar 15, 2017 15:57:16 GMT -5
Will these two games replace the $$$ games like syracuse and UNC? Would make the schedule a little easier in a rebuilding year. Smart. I will assume you mean the Syracuse and South Carolina games played back in November. They were technically tournament games (Broolyn Hoops Classic) and not buy games even though they were on the opponents home court. The only real buy game by definition that Holy Cross played was URI. I would think these will replace the Brooklyn Hoops Classic games from this past season. The problem however is that was four games this past season and the Belfast tourney is just two games. Crusaders were fortunate to get two home games this year without any reciprocation. Crusaders have two more games they will have to schedule now making buy games very likely. I believe that Holy Cross will likely play both UMass and URI on the road next season as part of 2-1 series (would guess host URI at the DCU Center in 2019).
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Post by rf1 on Mar 15, 2017 15:09:15 GMT -5
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Post by rf1 on Mar 15, 2017 12:35:30 GMT -5
Only three New England schools in the tourney this season - Vermont, Providence, and Rhode Island. Pretty exciting for college basketball in the state of RI since it is the first time two local schools made the tournament since 1997 (PC and URI then as well-also occurred previously in 1978) . While many teams were shown on the Selection Show watching their name be called out in their cushy basketball lounges, this is how the Rhody players (in route back to RI via commercial flight at the Pittsburgh Airport) found out who and where they were playing:
PC vs Southern California 03/15/17 9:10pm truTV Dayton Play In Game (winner plays 03/27/17 3:10pm truTV Tulsa) Vermont vs Purdue 03/16/17 7:27pm truTV Milwaukee URI vs Creighton 03/17/17 4:30pm TBS Sacramento
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Post by rf1 on Mar 14, 2017 9:50:26 GMT -5
A-10 update on coaches: My guess is that Jim Ferry at Duquesne might very well be out of a job soon. The Dukes are 10-21 after having lost 13 of their last 14 games. There is also some speculation that Derek Kellogg might be in trouble. The Minutemen (14-17) started off their season ok but things have gone south in league play as they have lost 10 of their last 12. GW will have an interesting choice to make as they must make a decision on interim coach Maurice Joseph who led to the Colonials to an 18-13 record despite difficult circumstances following the late dismissal of Mike Lonergan. I guess I am 2-2 on my predictions. It however did not take a genius to see the handwriting on the wall. Jim Ferry out as Duquesne men's basketball coach March 13, 2017 3:07 PM www.post-gazette.com/sports/duquesne/2017/03/13/jim-ferry-fired-duquesne-dukes-basketball-atlantic-10-coaching-rumors/stories/201703130165According to reports, Maurice Joseph offered HC job at GW:
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Post by rf1 on Mar 13, 2017 15:07:57 GMT -5
A-10 update on coaches: My guess is that Jim Ferry at Duquesne might very well be out of a job soon. The Dukes are 10-21 after having lost 13 of their last 14 games. There is also some speculation that Derek Kellogg might be in trouble. The Minutemen (14-17) started off their season ok but things have gone south in league play as they have lost 10 of their last 12. GW will have an interesting choice to make as they must make a decision on interim coach Maurice Joseph who led to the Colonials to an 18-13 record despite difficult circumstances following the late dismissal of Mike Lonergan. I guess I am 2-2 on my predictions. It however did not take a genius to see the handwriting on the wall. Jim Ferry out as Duquesne men's basketball coach March 13, 2017 3:07 PM www.post-gazette.com/sports/duquesne/2017/03/13/jim-ferry-fired-duquesne-dukes-basketball-atlantic-10-coaching-rumors/stories/201703130165
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Post by rf1 on Mar 13, 2017 5:15:39 GMT -5
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Post by rf1 on Mar 11, 2017 19:24:59 GMT -5
Did anybody else notice the crowd shots of the Northwestern/Maryland game Friday night? Seems like each time they showed the Northwestern crowd, there was a guy with a HOLY CROSS sweatshirt on in the center of the picture! Wanted to support Northwestern but the only purple apparel he had was the HC sweatshirt?
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Post by rf1 on Mar 9, 2017 21:32:14 GMT -5
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Post by rf1 on Mar 7, 2017 16:54:00 GMT -5
Gary Waters has an overall record of 365–307 (.543). He had a winning record at all his head coaching stops - Kent State, Rutgers, and Cleveland State. His biggest success was however early in his career at Kent State where he went 70-25 in his last three seasons leading the Golden Flashes to the NCAA, NIT ,and NCAA (won 1st rnd game).
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Post by rf1 on Mar 7, 2017 11:06:47 GMT -5
The number of D1 colleges is such close proximity dilutes fan interest. The state universities in New England (except for UConn) are not viewed the same (up vs down) as in other parts of the country. The New England states are very small and provincial.
There is also no other region in the US where its local pro sports teams have had recent success on a level comparable to what New England has seen in the last two decades. The loyalty to the pro teams is also generational as it goes back many decades. New England does not have as many transplants here. This cuts down on loyalties to other pro teams and makes loyalty to the home teams even stronger.
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Post by rf1 on Mar 6, 2017 11:41:38 GMT -5
Will Dan Hurley leave URI ? For where? Precisely. Where? Dan Hurley has to get URI to the NCAA for there to be any interest in him. The odds are probably slightly against him this year with URI (21-9) squarely on the bubble (Lunardi has them as the first team left out as of today). In my opinion URI should not be in this position with the talent on the squad. Hurley has underachieved and doubts about him have risen. He is a very intense and emotional coach. Many see this as be part of his problem. His teams usually play hard but they have a knack of wilting under pressure. Some say it is because the coach and players are too tight. Furthermore, Hurley has a difficult time moving on from adversity and putting it in the past. It took him a long time to get over the EC Matthews injury last year as it lingered over the programs for many games. URI had two inexplicable home losses this season vs LaSalle and Fordham where the team was very flat and played with little energy. Both these losses came after very tough and emotional last second defeats to Dayton (URI at home actually led by four with 24 seconds but missed a ft and gave up two wide open threes to lose to the Flyers). Many think Hurley and his team were still not over the previous game emotional losses to Dayton and that carried over to the LaSalle and Fordham games. I think many higher profile schools will give pause when evaluating Dan Hurley for a position. This will be especially true should he not make the tournament when it was expected. Hurley is no longer the hot young up and coming coach with a short resume being judged on potential. He now has a full seven years of experience as a college head coach. High profile schools usually want a coach with proven results. Hurley has to get to the tournament and possibly win a game for better opportunities.
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Post by rf1 on Mar 6, 2017 11:20:38 GMT -5
I see that Norwegian Air has nonstop flights from Stewart to Belfast. Beats a two hour bus ride after a 6 hour flight! Providence and Hartford are the two other new Norwegian Air hubs.
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Post by rf1 on Mar 6, 2017 10:56:00 GMT -5
Wrong part of the island for most Irish Catholics. I would not think many HC posters have ties to the Protestant majority of the six northern counties. Fwiw, in the 2012 census Northern Ireland was 48% Protestant and 45% Catholic. Will likely have more Catholics than Protestants within a few years. There are some sources that have the margin even closer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Northern_IrelandMy point is that those associated with Holy Cross are predominately Catholic and have no connections to the Protestant population of the six northern counties. My family however may not be the norm for most American Irish Catholics as some of my ancestors came from the northern counties of Tyrone and Armagh.
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Post by rf1 on Mar 6, 2017 10:47:21 GMT -5
A-10 update on coaches:
My guess is that Jim Ferry at Duquesne might very well be out of a job soon. The Dukes are 10-21 after having lost 13 of their last 14 games. There is also some speculation that Derek Kellogg might be in trouble. The Minutemen (14-17) started off their season ok but things have gone south in league play as they have lost 10 of their last 12. GW will have an interesting choice to make as they must make a decision on interim coach Maurice Joseph who led to the Colonials to an 18-13 record despite difficult circumstances following the late dismissal of Mike Lonergan.
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Post by rf1 on Mar 6, 2017 10:31:33 GMT -5
Perhaps some posters of Irish ancestry have a different view Wrong part of the island for most Irish Catholics. I would not think many HC posters have ties to the Protestant majority of the six northern counties.
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Post by rf1 on Feb 26, 2017 8:24:29 GMT -5
Far too young. RIP Neil.
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Post by rf1 on Dec 24, 2016 11:11:06 GMT -5
May he rest in peace.
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