Here is an example of the best format in submitting your prediction so there are no questions.

1. 12-17
2. 4-12
3. 0-1
4. URI, 78-75

Bonus: Xavier Munford, 15.56 ppg

URI opens its 109th season against Norfolk State on November 9 and with it Dan Hurley, URI's 19th head basketball coach, ushers in a new era of Rhody basketball. And it is now time to launch the Fifth Annual Prediction Contest . PRIZE $100 gift certificate to Mews Tavern. PREDICTION COMPONENTS : Eac...

Earlier we looked at the strength of the URI OOC schedule based on last year's RPI, here is a forecast by Blue Ribbon of how those teams are expected to finish in their conference this year. Opponent Conference Forecasted Finish Norfolk State MEAC 5 (13) Virginia Tech ACC Last (12) Ohio State Big Te...

I didn't say he was a big difference maker. I said he was critical to making this season's defensive effort much better.

Looking at last year’s stats shows a big opportunity for this season’s Rams’ to counter their thin roster by just playing better defense - based on 31 games the Rams were last in scoring defense, last in FG% defense, 11th in defending against the three, 12th in turnover margin, last in assists, and ...

ATP's comments are correct. The contest will open at the end of this month.

Gonzo, the Mews Tavern certificate is still good. Your two year delay just cost you the inflation rate.
Also, you were right in that two thirds of contest participants last season predicted URI will have a winning season with 10% predicting another 20+ win season.

To refresh your memories, here is a summary of past contest winners: Contest Season Participants Winner #1 2008-09 44 RhodyRams08 #2 2009-10 50 luke #3 2010-11 67 URIGONZO #4 2011-12 62 Rhody78PSC There will be a bonus question added to this year's contest.

Another comment on Butler's schedule. Despite the Bulldogs success in recent years, they face the same problem that URI has in scheduling marquee teams to their home court. For example, all five games against their top OOC opponents will be played away from Hinkle. Their home court schedule is not s...

WH has now amended his URI prediction and reversed the W-L predictions on the Rams' games against Norfolk State and Loyola.

Here is a another view on how URI compares to other A-10 schools on OOC schedule. This is a breakdown by RPI category of each known OOC opponent. Remember this analysis is based on last season's RPI. Any confusion over the Butler ranking is because of U. of New Orleans on their schedule. UNO previou...

ATP, it would drive up the composite average up by 70 points. However, remember that the NCAA does not count those games in the record for the Dance and it's not included in the RPI calculation.

I thought this Katz piece showed a narrow band among the schools on toughness. As I did last year, I looked into the strength of the OOC schedule for all A-10 schools and came up with this take on how URI compares. This arithmetic analysis has two weaknesses; it is based on the RPI at the end of las...

In about a month the 2012-13 basketball season will begin, ushering in the Hurley era at URI and an expectation that this coaching change will bring a level of success and highlights that Ram fans have little seen in the past 11 years. While last year’s team posed a big mystery at the season’s start...

I got the forum to work on my iPhone 5. At first it was read only, then I logged in and now can post from phone. I saved the site to the screen and have it as an app. Now to delete the old forum to avoid clicking on the wrong app.

I have registered for this board and the AZ one, but will go with this one if that is the prevalent feeling. I hope we can decide on where to move soon because the prediction contest is around the corner and some forum stability is needed to put that together.