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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 24, 2019 14:06:58 GMT -5
It seems to me that we face more uncertainty this season than we have in most with a new coach, the loss of a great star in JF and two solid players in Green and Grandison, and no doubt the arrival of a new strategy. Will we be playing man-to-man defense, crashing the boards and playing at a faster tempo? We'll see. Many of us are excited about our incoming freshmen and also hopeful that a new style of play will capitalize on some talents that may have been under-utilized in the prior regime. We've run this poll for many seasons. Looking back at the past two years, our posters have been a little bit optimistic, i.e. they predicted more wins than the team delivered.
2017-2018
23+= 2 posters 20-22= 4 17-19= 16 14-16= 14 11-13= 13......the team finished 12-19 So 36 too high, 13 correct, 5 too low 10 or fewer= 5
2018-2019
23+= 8 20-22= 10 17-19= 21 14-16= 12....the team finished 16-17 So 39 too high, 12 correct, 2 too low 11-13= 2 10 or fewer= 1
This year I'm going to use a different scale as I believe it is warranted and it will include 7 selections instead of 6 so we can have a really low starting point that may appeal to some posters.
Note:while the poll asks you to select a range of wins, most posters will want to offer some editorial commentary and a breakdown by OOC/PL Regular Season/PL Tourney/Post-Season, for example
4-8 Out of Conference 8-10 PL regular season 1-1 PL Tournament
13 Total Wins
The Assumption game is an Exhibition and is not included. The UMass-Boston game is a regular season game and is included
Everyone is encouraged to participate including our friends from Bucknell, Lehigh, Notre Dame, etc
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 24, 2019 15:19:15 GMT -5
Looking through last year's prediction thread I see four posters who predicted precisely 16 wins--
Matunuck hcpride MM67 Sons of Vaval
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Post by HC1843 on Oct 24, 2019 15:32:11 GMT -5
16.
Cheers.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Oct 24, 2019 16:33:47 GMT -5
3-10 OOC 6-12 PL 0-1 PLT
9-23
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Post by hcpride on Oct 24, 2019 16:52:56 GMT -5
Last year I guessed/predicted right by figuring that we were a little bit better (with JF and Grandy improving) than the previous year (and assuming our opponents were about the same on a macro level).
This year is a much weaker roster than last year and we are playing a somewhat similar schedule to last year. Last year's record was 16-17
This year's prediction: 10-21.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 24, 2019 17:21:32 GMT -5
To play 33 games we’ll need to make it to PL championship game, a tall task if we win only 8 regular season games
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Post by Crosser on Oct 24, 2019 18:00:10 GMT -5
OOC - 6 up - 7 down
PL - 9 up - 9 down
PLT - 1 up - 1 down .... and out
16 wins for a very successful season
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Oct 24, 2019 18:06:50 GMT -5
Smart voters would wait until after the Assumption scrimmage. I was not smart.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 24, 2019 19:15:12 GMT -5
Smart voters would wait until after the Assumption scrimmage. I was not smart. Tell us what your selection was, please
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Oct 24, 2019 19:53:06 GMT -5
Smart voters would wait until after the Assumption scrimmage. I was not smart. Tell us what your selection was, please 12-14. I would be elated if the lads won more than that.
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 25, 2019 6:09:05 GMT -5
I went with 12-14. Normally an optimist, I think this will be a true developmental year. However, with no knowledge of most of our team (and their current abilities) it is a bit like shooting in the dark. ooc = 4-9 pl = 9-9 plt = 1-1
Overall 14-19
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 25, 2019 6:44:19 GMT -5
While this is always a fun exercise and while the current situation for our Crusader team includes many question marks, even when we "know" all about our team, all the other opponent teams are question marks and remain so until they actually start playing some games.
With that said, I am also usually an optimist but have selected 11 wins as I decided to use the Disney philosophy of under-promise and over-deliver ("you are 45 minutes from the ride at this point" when they know you are really only 20-25 minutes away and you are pleasantly surprised that you "only" waited 25 minutes), So, I am putting my bet on 11 wins so when our boys win 15 or 16 I will go "WOW!"
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Post by cruskater31 on Oct 25, 2019 7:04:07 GMT -5
Fun OOC schedule this year. Some winnable games, some tough games like Northeastern, Harvard, SD, and Hofstra. Then there's Maryland.
6-7 OOC 8-8 PL 2-1 Tourney (little Nelson magic?)
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Post by WorcesterGray on Oct 25, 2019 7:21:56 GMT -5
5-8 OOC 6-12 PL 0-1 PLT
11-21.
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Post by alum on Oct 25, 2019 8:11:12 GMT -5
OOC 5-8 PL 8-10 PLT 1-1
14-19 and I will be excited about next year.
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Post by timholycross on Oct 25, 2019 8:27:21 GMT -5
3-10 OOC 7-11 PL 0-1 PLT
10-22. Hope I'm off by a handful.
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Post by crusader12 on Oct 25, 2019 8:28:44 GMT -5
5 wins
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Post by bigfan on Oct 25, 2019 9:01:13 GMT -5
This is going to be a tough year. I doubt that they will win ten games. The future looks bright with the next recruiting class.
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 25, 2019 9:09:25 GMT -5
Already looking past the talented frosh?
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Post by trimster on Oct 25, 2019 10:55:57 GMT -5
This is going to be a tough year. I doubt that they will win ten games. The future looks bright with the next recruiting class. I'll take the over on ten. I think the Crusaders are going to surprise a lot of people this year.
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Post by hcnation on Oct 25, 2019 21:21:45 GMT -5
4-9 OOC 7-11PL 1-1 PLT
12-21
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Post by classof83 on Oct 28, 2019 16:10:59 GMT -5
I did a quick look at the record book.
The last time we won less than 7 games was in 1944 when we won 4 games - and because of the war we only played 13 games.
The lowest win total during the Raynor years was 7 wins in back to back seasons - 1997-1998 and 1998-1999.
If we win less than 7 games this season, this team will have the fewest wins of any team in 75 years.
My hope for the season is that does not happen.
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Post by hc811215 on Oct 29, 2019 7:46:20 GMT -5
5-8 10-8 1-1 16-17
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 29, 2019 8:00:58 GMT -5
Fixed it for you before everyone - well one or two anyway- jumps on you.
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Post by classof83 on Oct 29, 2019 8:22:18 GMT -5
Fixed it for you before everyone - well one or two anyway- jumps on you. Thanks, I thought about that after I posted, but didn't get around to fix it
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