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Post by HC92 on Jun 10, 2021 5:49:35 GMT -5
So it's either LaSalle & St. Joe's and some unnamed ACC team ....or Duquesne, Pitt and some unnamed A10 team. I read the above as the ACC team and one of the two A10 teams are in the same city.
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Post by trimster on Jun 10, 2021 6:08:55 GMT -5
So it's either LaSalle & St. Joe's and some unnamed ACC team ....or Duquesne, Pitt and some unnamed A10 team. Hopefully UMass is in the mix. Makes a lot of sense to be playing them from an historical and geographic sense. Same can be said of BC, PC and UConn but as others have said, it takes two to tango.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Jun 10, 2021 11:47:58 GMT -5
So it's either LaSalle & St. Joe's and some unnamed ACC team ....or Duquesne, Pitt and some unnamed A10 team. I read the above as the ACC team and one of the two A10 teams are in the same city. I did too. Pitt-Duquesne, Georgetown-GW....
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Jun 10, 2021 12:36:29 GMT -5
I read the above as the ACC team and one of the two A10 teams are in the same city. I did too. Pitt-Duquesne, Georgetown-GW.... Oops...had big east on the brain . What a surprise on this board.
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Post by bigfan on Jun 10, 2021 14:46:09 GMT -5
In the future,schedule a trip to CA, play Santa Clara & then go to Washington and play Gonzaga, that will help in recruiting.
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Post by sader1970 on Jun 10, 2021 14:49:54 GMT -5
If it makes you feel any better, I was going to suggest PC & URI with the caveat that they aren't in the same city . . . . . but close enough in this city-state and then, I too, remembered PC not in the ACC. However, NAD, you know I have a bunch of years on you and I did catch myself.
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Post by Crosser on Jun 10, 2021 23:41:15 GMT -5
So it's either LaSalle & St. Joe's and some unnamed ACC team ....or Duquesne, Pitt and some unnamed A10 team. Hopefully UMass is in the mix. Makes a lot of sense to be playing them from an historical and geographic sense. Same can be said of BC, PC and UConn but as others have said, it takes two to tango. I thought that Nelson and McCall being close friends would make a game(s) with UMass a slam dunk - so to speak.
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Post by longsuffering on Jun 11, 2021 0:09:12 GMT -5
Game experience ?? Meaning what ? That was ADMB's explanation. I assume they had a scheduling hole, and either could sit out the date, or find an opponent. ------------------- For the icebreaker tournament that HC is hosting, the three teams coming to the Hart originally included Notre Dame. Notre Dame dropped post-COVID, and they had to get a special exemption to bring in Northeastern. Icebreakers can't include more than one opponent from the same conference. ADMB said in effect, 'Let's not kill kid ourselves. These teams are only playing at the Hart because they want the two extra games per season allowed under Icebreaker rules. They don't like HC's rink because the dimensions of the ice sheet are not to their liking.' (HC expanding the rink might change the ice sheet.) The icebreaker sounds like a DCU event.
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Post by gerry on Jun 18, 2021 6:40:49 GMT -5
Holy Cross is competing in "Pod B" of the Sunshine Slam in Daytona Beach. The other teams in their pod are Air Force, Bethune Cookman and Bryant. The teams in the main pod are BC, Tulsa, URI, and Utah. Assuming that this tournament follows the format of similar tournaments run by the Gazelle Group, Holy Cross would likely play two of the teams from the main pod on their home floors before playing their own pod in Daytona. Therefore, HC-BC (and possibly HC-URI) looks like a go this year.
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Post by hchoops on Jun 18, 2021 7:14:54 GMT -5
That is good local scheduling news and a nice trip in winter for the team. Let’s hope BC(Bethune Cookman) has great home support for their games. Those 4 in the main pod (and the other 3 in the minor pod) are unlikely to draw flies. (Well, maybe if it is hot in Daytona)
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Post by Crucis#1 on Jun 18, 2021 7:22:18 GMT -5
Possible matchup with former HC assistant coaches Joe Scott and David Metzendorf with Air Force.
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Post by dadominate on Jun 18, 2021 7:53:50 GMT -5
Possible matchup with former HC assistant coaches Joe Scott and David Metzendorf with Air Force. with such a huge discrepancy in coaching and overall program leadership, we should win this game by at least 50 points, right bbc?
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Post by dadominate on Jun 18, 2021 7:55:16 GMT -5
although you may have to enlighten us on how having recently had austin butler in our program may excuse nelson for what would have otherwise been a blowout.
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Post by bringbackcaro on Jun 18, 2021 11:19:31 GMT -5
Possible matchup with former HC assistant coaches Joe Scott and David Metzendorf with Air Force. with such a huge discrepancy in coaching and overall program leadership, we should win this game by at least 50 points, right bbc? Correct.
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Post by bfoley82 on Jun 18, 2021 17:00:28 GMT -5
Do not understand HC not playing BC, Fordham & Providence almost every season and Georgetown occasionally. These games should be scheduled long term regardless of the short term ups & downs of the various programs. These are natural rivals in b-ball. The HC game was always a big game at the Rose Hill Gym. There have been many memorable games with Providence. BC? Remember attending a game at Roberts Gym with RGS. Didn't he have press credentials? The BC crowd was nasty. It was not amusing. It was a great rivalry game. Want to improve attendance? It's a no-brainer. Many of the students in these schools know each other. These games should attract students from these schools. Set up buses. .Possibly, if Coach Nelson improves the quality of play with more hard nosed players who can hoop these schools will once again return to play against HC. Or, as in Coach Willard's day they might want to avoid us altogether 'cause we're too good. HA!!! What did these schools say when you checked with them? It takes them to agree to play, HC wanting to play, and HC has zero scheduling clout against any of them. Providence already plays URI, BC, and Brown nearly every season. What good does it do to Providence to play HC instead of say Stony Brook/Houston Baptist? Both are easy wins for them.
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Post by sader1970 on Jun 18, 2021 17:03:27 GMT -5
Because:
1. Holy Cross is much closer and the fan base travels to Providence better than either of those two schools (meaning more fannies in the Dunk seats and more revenue for them) and, most importantly for the Friars 2. Holy Cross is probably an easier win than those other two of late
and, for good measure, Holy Cross like PC is a Catholic school - Houston Baptist not so much. And, finally, a little thing called history or tradition.
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Post by thecrossisback on Jun 18, 2021 17:28:15 GMT -5
Thank you Sader1970! Why do college sports have to get away from regional games where fans can travel and instead go across the country for the same opponent!
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Post by trimster on Jun 18, 2021 18:44:40 GMT -5
Because: 1. Holy Cross is much closer and the fan base travels to Providence better than either of those two schools (meaning more fannies in the Dunk seats and more revenue for them) and, most importantly for the Friars 2. Holy Cross is probably an easier win than those other two of late and, for good measure, Holy Cross like PC is a Catholic school - Houston Baptist not so much. And, finally, a little thing called history or tradition. Tradition went down the drain 41 years ago and unfortunately hasn’t been replaced. One of the many things the man who de-emphasized athletics was wrong about when it came to athletics.
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Post by efg72 on Jun 18, 2021 18:52:36 GMT -5
What did these schools say when you checked with them? It takes them to agree to play, HC wanting to play, and HC has zero scheduling clout against any of them. Providence already plays URI, BC, and Brown nearly every season. What good does it do to Providence to play HC instead of say Stony Brook/Houston Baptist? Both are easy wins for them. And that statement is why we enjoy and welcome your comments but rarely value your biased opinion
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Post by Ignutz on Jun 18, 2021 19:15:29 GMT -5
Holy Cross is competing in "Pod B" of the Sunshine Slam in Daytona Beach. The other teams in their pod are Air Force, Bethune Cookman and Bryant. The teams in the main pod are BC, Tulsa, URI, and Utah. Assuming that this tournament follows the format of similar tournaments run by the Gazelle Group, Holy Cross would likely play two of the teams from the main pod on their home floors before playing their own pod in Daytona. Therefore, HC-BC (and possibly HC-URI) looks like a go this year. I chatted briefly with ADMB at the Cousy statue unveiling at the DCU Center this afternoon. He seemed a bit surprised that the news of this event had leaked out. Checking the event website earlier today, neither the teams nor the games schedule were posted.
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Post by sader1970 on Jun 18, 2021 19:37:08 GMT -5
Trim, don’t equate “tradition” with “rivalry.”
The BC rivalry was essentially killed off but the tradition remains as we play the Eagles in many sports as we do PC as well even though we were not rivals.
Tradition includes playing teams like Dartmouth, Harvard, Colgate and Fordham.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jun 18, 2021 19:37:35 GMT -5
If HC were to play BC, that would be the ACC opponent ADMB mentioned, unless there are two ACC opponents on the schedule. URI could also be one of the referenced A-10 opponents.
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Post by bfoley82 on Jun 18, 2021 20:25:52 GMT -5
Holy Cross is competing in "Pod B" of the Sunshine Slam in Daytona Beach. The other teams in their pod are Air Force, Bethune Cookman and Bryant. The teams in the main pod are BC, Tulsa, URI, and Utah. Assuming that this tournament follows the format of similar tournaments run by the Gazelle Group, Holy Cross would likely play two of the teams from the main pod on their home floors before playing their own pod in Daytona. Therefore, HC-BC (and possibly HC-URI) looks like a go this year. I chatted briefly with ADMB at the Cousy statue unveiling at the DCU Center this afternoon. He seemed a bit surprised that the news of this event had leaked out. Checking the event website earlier today, neither the teams nor the games schedule were posted. Well it is on a Utah fan site and they don't even mention HC www.si.com/college/utah/basketball/utah-basketball-heading-to-daytona-beach-for-sunshine-slam
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Post by bfoley82 on Jun 18, 2021 20:31:29 GMT -5
And it is clearly on Twitter
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Post by sader81 on Jun 19, 2021 14:11:59 GMT -5
Holy Cross is competing in "Pod B" of the Sunshine Slam in Daytona Beach. The other teams in their pod are Air Force, Bethune Cookman and Bryant. The teams in the main pod are BC, Tulsa, URI, and Utah. Assuming that this tournament follows the format of similar tournaments run by the Gazelle Group, Holy Cross would likely play two of the teams from the main pod on their home floors before playing their own pod in Daytona. Therefore, HC-BC (and possibly HC-URI) looks like a go this year. That’s a definite road trip!
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