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Post by dadominate on Jul 22, 2019 22:55:06 GMT -5
We went to a HC vs Maryland game back when RW was the coach. Looked to be a really good game but we ended up with some injuries at that time that did not help the situation! We had really good seats behind the HC bench but the view of the game quickly deteriorated when it became obvious that the student section to the right of us never sat down! We complained to the usher that we paid good money for these seats and now cannot see a good part of the game due to their standing! She turned and said something to the effect of oh well they do stand for the entire game! Needless to say we quickly found some other seats! However, the Maryland Crab Cakes were delicious!!!  ! i was among a pretty strong contingent of crossports posters at the game, including hc92 and hcnj (who doesn't seem to post anymore). we seemed to have as many players in dress pants as in uniforms and we got our asses handed to us that night. still a pretty cool experience. |
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Post by gks on Jul 23, 2019 6:40:06 GMT -5
HC should play more guarantee games. Non league schedule matters zero when it comes to postseason. Might as well play the iron, make a few bucks and who knows maybe knock one or two off.
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Post by trimster on Jul 23, 2019 7:13:13 GMT -5
We went to a HC vs Maryland game back when RW was the coach. Looked to be a really good game but we ended up with some injuries at that time that did not help the situation! We had really good seats behind the HC bench but the view of the game quickly deteriorated when it became obvious that the student section to the right of us never sat down! We complained to the usher that we paid good money for these seats and now cannot see a good part of the game due to their standing! She turned and said something to the effect of oh well they do stand for the entire game! Needless to say we quickly found some other seats! However, the Maryland Crab Cakes were delicious!!! ! RW's first team which opened the year with a win at Providence, was decimated by injuries. I am guessing that was the year HC played at Maryland. I almost said Cole Fieldhouse but that would be showing my age. |
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Post by Tom on Jul 23, 2019 7:27:11 GMT -5
We went to a HC vs Maryland game back when RW was the coach. Looked to be a really good game but we ended up with some injuries at that time that did not help the situation! We had really good seats behind the HC bench but the view of the game quickly deteriorated when it became obvious that the student section to the right of us never sat down! We complained to the usher that we paid good money for these seats and now cannot see a good part of the game due to their standing! She turned and said something to the effect of oh well they do stand for the entire game! Needless to say we quickly found some other seats! However, the Maryland Crab Cakes were delicious!!! ! Is this the same HCFC45 that, along with NAD and myself, was spoken to in Brown about over cheering at a sporting event? |
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Jul 23, 2019 10:49:52 GMT -5
Maryland game occurred at some point during Tim Clifford's career, I'm pretty sure. Didn't they wear the black uniforms?
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Post by Ray on Jul 23, 2019 10:56:48 GMT -5
Maryland game occurred at some point during Tim Clifford's career, I'm pretty sure. Didn't they wear the black uniforms? Good memory on both counts. HC @ Maryland was 1/8/08:
Ironically, that was the RW season that most closely mirrored HC's most recent season: a very promising non-conference season (started 6-0, were 9-3 going into Maryland), followed by a disappointing PL season.... 5-9, last place, and a first-round loss to American in the PL Tourney (which I'll always remember as the only time in history that a #1 seed stormed the floor after beating a #8 seed).
That Maryland game was the turning point in that season.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jul 23, 2019 11:24:02 GMT -5
Maryland game occurred at some point during Tim Clifford's career, I'm pretty sure. Didn't they wear the black uniforms? I was at that game. HC was returning to the east coast from San Francisco, which was when AVB's back issues began. Believe Pat Doherty was also injured. The season was derailed after that. |
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Jul 23, 2019 11:25:23 GMT -5
Bleeping Jim Calhoun!!!
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Post by timholycross on Jul 23, 2019 14:40:30 GMT -5
Maryland game occurred at some point during Tim Clifford's career, I'm pretty sure. Didn't they wear the black uniforms? I was at that game. HC was returning to the east coast from San Francisco, which was when AVB's back issues began. Believe Pat Doherty was also injured. The season was derailed after that. And the unis were black, whoever mentioned that. Also the telecast was in standard def and horrible, one gets better webcasts these days than that telecast. Made what was going on out on the court even worse. |
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Post by bigfan on Jul 23, 2019 14:56:12 GMT -5
Received email from HC to renew season tickets. Looks like home schedule will be bad. The notice only lists Harvard and the PL foes Colgate and
Boston University. Why can't we get some better games in Worcester, we pay good money, we should have better OOC games at home.
Maybe the new coach will upgrade the home schedule in future years.
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Post by trimster on Jul 23, 2019 15:15:40 GMT -5
I am a long, long time season ticket holder and the reason is the same for why we don't get better officials, better coverage, better crowds, etc. HC hoops is low major which sounds like an oxymoron.
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Post by trimster on Jul 23, 2019 15:16:36 GMT -5
I am a long, long time season ticket holder and the reason is the same for why we don't get better officials, better coverage, better crowds, etc. HC hoops is low major which sounds like an oxymoron.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 23, 2019 15:32:25 GMT -5
I am a long, long time season ticket holder and the reason is the same for why we don't get better officials, better coverage, better crowds, etc. HC hoops is low major which sounds like an oxymoron. I'll have a jumbo shrimp and ponder that. |
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Post by rf1 on Jul 23, 2019 15:33:06 GMT -5
Received email from HC to renew season tickets. Looks like home schedule will be bad. The notice only lists Harvard and the PL foes Colgate and Boston University. Why can't we get some better games in Worcester, we pay good money, we should have better OOC games at home. Maybe the new coach will upgrade the home schedule in future years.
With most of the P5 leagues along with the Big East soon moving to 20 game conference schedules, the chances of getting "NAME" teams to visit Worcester will even further lessen.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jul 23, 2019 15:45:34 GMT -5
Why can't we get some better games in Worcester, we pay good money, we should have better OOC games at home. Holy Cross isn't helping any opponent's RPI (or NET, these days). Since the 2009-10 season, HC is 136-178. We have had two winning seasons in this span (thank you, Milan Brown). Our average KenPom ranking is 235.2. There is very little incentive for a quality opponent to come to the Hart Center and/or DCU. Gone are the days where we routinely played host to A10 schools and other quality mids from the MAC and CAA. I hope Brett Nelson can bring those days back. As more talent and more wins come to the program, I hope that the schedules become elevated, too. The schedules under Carmody were pretty bad. |
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Post by lou on Jul 23, 2019 16:12:30 GMT -5
Why can't we get some better games in Worcester, we pay good money, we should have better OOC games at home. The schedules under Carmody were pretty bad. You probably mean in your opinion? I personally liked the Belfast tourney, the Mohegan Sun tourney, Umass games, Albany, Iona etc...not bad IMO |
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Jul 23, 2019 16:15:35 GMT -5
Maryland game occurred at some point during Tim Clifford's career, I'm pretty sure. Didn't they wear the black uniforms? I was at that game. HC was returning to the east coast from San Francisco, which was when AVB's back issues began. Believe Pat Doherty was also injured. The season was derailed after that. Through our first ten games that year (8-2 with losses to top 25 Dayton and a great Siena team on the road in OT), we looked like a squad that could've seriously challenged Maryland. They ran us off the court that day, starting with a 25-5 run IIRC. Our last game in OOC was a surprising loss to Sacred Heart on the road. We then lost to Lafayette, who finished last the prior year, to open PL play. That 07-08 team was probably the best last place team in Patriot League history at 5-9 in the conference. We split with EVERY TEAM except Colgate and Navy, who both swept us. Our 1/8 quarterfinal matchup with eventual conference champ American was literally a toss-up. |
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jul 23, 2019 16:17:31 GMT -5
The schedules under Carmody were pretty bad. You probably mean in your opinion? No, I mean how they ranked. Non-conference SOS as ranked by Pomeroy: 2018-19: 228 2017-18: 269 2016-17: 145 2015-16: 313 |
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Post by trimster on Jul 23, 2019 16:25:47 GMT -5
I am a long, long time season ticket holder and the reason is the same for why we don't get better officials, better coverage, better crowds, etc. HC hoops is low major which sounds like an oxymoron. I'll have a jumbo shrimp and ponder that. Those are awfully good. I guess to be technically correct In the world of oxymorons, I should have referred to HC Hoops as minor major. |
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Post by bison137 on Jul 23, 2019 17:41:18 GMT -5
I was at that game. HC was returning to the east coast from San Francisco, which was when AVB's back issues began. Believe Pat Doherty was also injured. The season was derailed after that. Through our first ten games that year (8-2 with losses to top 25 Dayton and a great Siena team on the road in OT), we looked like a squad that could've seriously challenged Maryland. They ran us off the court that day, starting with a 25-5 run IIRC. Our last game in OOC was a surprising loss to Sacred Heart on the road. We then lost to Lafayette, who finished last the prior year, to open PL play. That 07-08 team was probably the best last place team in Patriot League history at 5-9 in the conference. We split with EVERY TEAM except Colgate and Navy, who both swept us. Our 1/8 quarterfinal matchup with eventual conference champ American was literally a toss-up. That was likely the strangest year in PL history. HC was picked for 1st in the preseason poll and Bucknell 2nd. I think those two may have received every 1st place vote. Then the two had injury problems. HC's you know about, Bucknell lost Matropaolo to a torn ACL, its starting center to a dislocated kneecap, and a few others. HC ended up PL play last at 5-9, Bucknell tied for 5th through 7th at 6-8 and got the 7 seed. HC took #1 seed AU down to the wire and could have won. Bucknell beat #2 Navy in three OT's, before losing a close game at Colgate. American was the best team that year, but I think any of the eight could have won it with some breaks. |
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Jul 23, 2019 18:45:09 GMT -5
Bison,
Bucknells quarterfinal win at Navy that year was on a buzzer beater by John Griffin if my memory is correct.
That was a really solid Navy team.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Jul 23, 2019 18:47:38 GMT -5
BING-GO.
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Post by bison137 on Jul 23, 2019 20:29:13 GMT -5
Bison, Bucknells quarterfinal win at Navy that year was on a buzzer beater by John Griffin if my memory is correct. That was a really solid Navy team. Griffins shot at the buzzer was from half court, following a navy shot that had given them the lead with neither team having timeouts left. At that point, each team had fiouled out two players, and almost everyone else was in foul trouble. Navy’s Greg Sprink,, who was a great player, scored about 40 points in that game. During Billy Lange’s tenure, his teams were 0-8 in patriot league tournament play. |
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Jul 23, 2019 21:20:41 GMT -5
Greg Sprink had a great senior campaign. Similar type player to our very own Austin Butler, a rising junior who will be our go-to guy if Grandison doesn't return. Besides Sprink, the Mids had a couple great shooters (Harris and Kina) and unspectacular but very physical big guys that year.
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Post by purplehaze on Jul 25, 2019 10:27:41 GMT -5
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