Week #1 - Games of Interest

[PeterRamTime]

Davidson looking overmatched.

You can out athelite the Wildcats if you got the horses for it.

[rhodyruckus]

Not a game of interest, but Memphis freshman James Wiseman is ruled ineligible by the NCAA

Now I see Memphis "gets temporary restraining order" issued late today by the courts allowing Wiseman to play tonight. Are we in the "NCAA quickly dying" portion of the evolution now?

[DeanDome88]

It was still double our attendance
We get bad attendance and we feel the need to justify why is was bad. Attendance simply is what it is.
It’s surprising to me that 4,258 feels ok to any URI fan.
All good seats in the Ryan Center

In the Dunk those seats above 8,103 are bad. The Dunk was built for Basketball and Hockey. Might as well bring binoculars if your seats are in the end zones or upper levels.

I hope all the seats are good, some of mine will be testing that theory!

[Shaolin Swat]

Davidson looking overmatched.

You can out athelite the Wildcats if you got the horses for it.

Davidson settling in and playing better for the last few minutes of the first half, down 37-35 to Auburn at the half

[theblueram]

Good game. Auburn tried to muscle Davidson, but it didn't work. I expect a great second half.

[ramster]

Not a game of interest, but Memphis freshman James Wiseman is ruled ineligible by the NCAA

Now I see Memphis "gets temporary restraining order" issued late today by the courts allowing Wiseman to play tonight. Are we in the "NCAA quickly dying" portion of the evolution now?

Memphis fans are hot. Saying the P5 teams are mad that Penny out loo recruited them, especially pointing at Kentucky.
Wiseman is playing now in tonight’s game.
Apparently would not have been an issue that Hardaway helped move the family except that Hardaway is viewed as a Booster because he gave the school money back in 2008.
Judge allowed Wiseman to play tonight in late development

Wiseman got a standing ovation from the hometown crowd tonight

[rhodyruckus]

Not a game of interest, but Memphis freshman James Wiseman is ruled ineligible by the NCAA

Now I see Memphis "gets temporary restraining order" issued late today by the courts allowing Wiseman to play tonight. Are we in the "NCAA quickly dying" portion of the evolution now?

Memphis fans are hot. Saying the P5 teams are mad that Penny outrecruited them, especially pointing at Kentucky.
Wiseman is playing now in tonight’s game.
Apparently would not have been an issue that Hardaway helped move the family except that Hardaway is viewed as a Booster because he gave the school money back in 2008.
Judge allowed Wiseman to play tonight in late development

Wiseman got a standing ovation from the hometown crowd tonight

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... =401169442

I see the Memphis side, definitely a case of looking backward by the NCAA. Being a non-P5 school I am hesitant to dunk on them also. I heard very little about Penny being a prospective coach until not long before he was named, so between the 2008 donation and that now could he have anticipated things going like they did?

[Obadiah]

Rough early going for A-10 teams.

[Rhody83]

Good game. Auburn tried to muscle Davidson, but it didn't work. I expect a great second half.

Davidson start of game 2 points in first 5 1/2 minutes. Second half 1 point in first 5 minutes

[Rhody83]

Gudmundsson 1 point. Grady 4 points. A combined 1-11.
Best backcourt in the country - not.

[rambone 78]

Yeah who said they are the best backcourt in the country?

They are A10 good.....not entire country good.

Load of crap.

[theblueram]

Auburn defense has been suffocating. Like we used to be under Hurley.

[Obadiah]

VCU trailed North Texas by eight and then went on 20-0 run to take a 12 point lead late in first half. GMU in full control versus Longwood. The Bonnies and Richmond are struggling in late in first half action.

[ramster]

Now I see Memphis "gets temporary restraining order" issued late today by the courts allowing Wiseman to play tonight. Are we in the "NCAA quickly dying" portion of the evolution now?

Memphis fans are hot. Saying the P5 teams are mad that Penny outrecruited them, especially pointing at Kentucky.
Wiseman is playing now in tonight’s game.
Apparently would not have been an issue that Hardaway helped move the family except that Hardaway is viewed as a Booster because he gave the school money back in 2008.
Judge allowed Wiseman to play tonight in late development

Wiseman got a standing ovation from the hometown crowd tonight

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... =401169442

I see the Memphis side, definitely a case of looking backward by the NCAA. Being a non-P5 school I am hesitant to dunk on them also. I heard very little about Penny being a prospective coach until not long before he was named, so between the 2008 donation and that now could he have anticipated things going like they did?

And how about the NCAA saying at the last hours before their first game that Wiseman can’t play? Wiseman and Hardaway were in Court late today pleading their case.
The NCAA is something else. How can you doing something like this on game day?
Wiseman is expected to be the #1 NBA Draft Pick this year

[rambone 78]

Can we get a restraining order in time for Walker to play tomorrow night ? lol

Didn't know they could do that.

[Rhody83]

[DC_Rams]

They both looked like shit tonight against Auburn.

[Rhody83]

Yeah who said they are the best backcourt in the country?

They are A10 good.....not entire country good.

Load of crap.

Are you saying I am a load of crap?
The Athletic.
Both on Naismith List.

"We wholeheartedly believe we’re the best backcourt in America."
Jon Axel Gudmundsson and Kellan Grady are an unlikely combination, but their play has backed up such bold statements.

[theblueram]

Not tonight that's for sure

[Joe95]

James Reese looks like he would have been a good addition and he's eligible SMH. VCU up 4 with 8 min left

[Rhody83]

VCU down one with 5 to go

[Obadiah]

Taking a little luster off the URI opening win, UMass Lowell hands Long Island U. a defeat on the Sharks home court, 87-74.

Also the Bonnies fall to America East favorite, Vermont, 61-59.

GMU blows early lead, but regroups to beat Longwood, 76-65.

[Obadiah]

Exciting finish to VCU game as they beat North Texas, 59-56.

[ramster]

Yeah who said they are the best backcourt in the country?

They are A10 good.....not entire country good.

Load of crap.

Are you saying I am a load of crap?
The Athletic.
Both on Naismith List.

"We wholeheartedly believe we’re the best backcourt in America."
Jon Axel Gudmundsson and Kellan Grady are an unlikely combination, but their play has backed up such bold statements.

Gudmundson, a Senior, and Grady, a Junior, needed to step up tonight for Davidson and neither did. A-10 does not get so many opportunities like this. Both Guards had mediocre games and a Top 25 win opportunity was lost.

[ramster]

Exciting finish to VCU game as they beat North Texas, 59-56.

VCU was favored by 15.5 points. VCU defense came up big in the last minute. NTSU showed to be no pushover in Jamaica. Both teams hit several clutch 3 P’s in the last 2 minutes.

[reef]

A10 coming up small so far not impressed at all

[ramster]

Northeastern beat a good Harvard team tonight.
Jordan Roland, a Senior Guard, had a whopping 44 points for Northeastern

Roland had 39 points in a victory over rival BU in another win this week for the Huskies, averaging 41.5 ppg

[RamStock]

A10 coming up small so far not impressed at all

I agree. The league just doesn’t look very good. Better chance of a two team bid than a four team league for the tourney

[Rhodymob05]

That Umass Lowell vs LUI score is pretty dreadful.

[rjsuperfly66]

Memphis fans are hot. Saying the P5 teams are mad that Penny outrecruited them, especially pointing at Kentucky.
Wiseman is playing now in tonight’s game.
Apparently would not have been an issue that Hardaway helped move the family except that Hardaway is viewed as a Booster because he gave the school money back in 2008.
Judge allowed Wiseman to play tonight in late development

Wiseman got a standing ovation from the hometown crowd tonight

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... =401169442

I see the Memphis side, definitely a case of looking backward by the NCAA. Being a non-P5 school I am hesitant to dunk on them also. I heard very little about Penny being a prospective coach until not long before he was named, so between the 2008 donation and that now could he have anticipated things going like they did?

And how about the NCAA saying at the last hours before their first game that Wiseman can’t play? Wiseman and Hardaway were in Court late today pleading their case.
The NCAA is something else. How can you doing something like this on game day?
Wiseman is expected to be the #1 NBA Draft Pick this year

Sounds like forfeits are on the horizon. Pretty risky for Memphis

[luke]

Let's not get carried away Ramstock . sure Davidson did not look good tonight nor did VCU, the Bonnies or any A 10 team for that matter,
but one bad game by these teams is not a strong indicator of how the entire season will go . Maybe you want to wait until game 10 for all
of these teams before you proclaim that the league is weak this season.

[ramster]

17th Ranked Utah State, playing in the Jamaica Classic with URI, LSU And University of North Texas, was favored over Weber State at home e tonight by 16 points

Utah State won by 55 points!!

89-34!!

Might be a good thing we drew LSU instead.

[ramster]

I see the Memphis side, definitely a case of looking backward by the NCAA. Being a non-P5 school I am hesitant to dunk on them also. I heard very little about Penny being a prospective coach until not long before he was named, so between the 2008 donation and that now could he have anticipated things going like they did?

And how about the NCAA saying at the last hours before their first game that Wiseman can’t play? Wiseman and Hardaway were in Court late today pleading their case.
The NCAA is something else. How can you doing something like this on game day?
Wiseman is expected to be the #1 NBA Draft Pick this year

Sounds like forfeits are on the horizon. Pretty risky for Memphis

Possibly.

This is a big battle coming

Penny Hardaway helped the family move from Nashville to Memphis 2 years ago. BEFORE he was ever Coach at Memphis.

NCAA is saying it’s a violation because Hardaway is classified as a Booster because he gave money to Memphis back in 2008

NCAA declared Wiseman eligible several months ago

Wiseman has already played one game, tonight was his 2nd game

Today NCAA said he was not eligible - on game day!!

Hardaway and Wiseman spent the afternoon in court today.

Judge issued order that Wiseman could play tonight.

Fans at Memphis gave Wiseman a standing ovation tonight

Announcers of the Memphis game tonight were very critical of this NCAA decision. They said this could lead to the end of players having to play 1 year in the NCAA in College before going NBA.

Then NCAA came out saying Memphis will be responsible even though Judge ruled Wiseman could play tonight.

NCAA is in for a huge battle on this one it now appears.

From Memphis Newspaper Tonight:
Memphis knew for Their first game too and still played Wiseman then and again tonight.
Wiseman arrived from court today just 45 minutes before tip off. Hardaway says Wiseman will continue to play as long as Court decision is in place. Stay tuned!!


https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/ ... 513758001/

[RF1]

The Bonnies were without their big man and best player Osun Osunniyi tonight versus Vermont. He will be sidelined for several more weeks. Bonaventure has both a very weak in and out of conference schedule. They only play the projected top four A-10 teams once each and have no real high profile names on the OOC slate. The only P5 school they will play is lowly Rutgers in Toronto. With two losses at home to Ohio U and Vermont, their already long shot odds for an at large are now near zero. It has been a devastating four days to start the season in Olean, NY.

[rambone 78]

83, I read that too...and no you're not a load of crap lol...…

I just find it hard to believe that Davidson's backcourt is the best in the country.

They are good yes, probably the A10's best, but THE best? Maybe they think so, but not hardly.

[RamStock]

83, I read that too...and no you're not a load of crap lol...…

I just find it hard to believe that Davidson's backcourt is the best in the country.

They are good yes, probably the A10's best, but THE best? Maybe they think so, but not hardly.

Davidson usually has problems against the better teams the last few years as their athleticism doesn’t match up well. They need to bury a ton of threes

[RamStock]

Let's not get carried away Ramstock . sure Davidson did not look good tonight nor did VCU, the Bonnies or any A 10 team for that matter,
but one bad game by these teams is not a strong indicator of how the entire season will go . Maybe you want to wait until game 10 for all
of these teams before you proclaim that the league is weak this season.

Unfortunately the A-10 has a small window and when you get to game 10 it is too late if they lost all their big non conference games. The league will not much credit when their is a separation of four good teams, a couple decent ones and bottom of the barrel with the rest. They need to win their big non conference games whether it is fair or not. If not expect 1-2 teams

[rambone 78]

Yes, it will be the same scenario as last season for the A10, if they don't win at least some of their games against their better OOC opponents, and avoid too many losses to lower rated teams also.

URI might have the best opportunity to enhance their chances out of all the better teams in the A10. Have to take advantage of it.

[Rhode_Island_Red]

And how about the NCAA saying at the last hours before their first game that Wiseman can’t play? Wiseman and Hardaway were in Court late today pleading their case.
The NCAA is something else. How can you doing something like this on game day?
Wiseman is expected to be the #1 NBA Draft Pick this year

Sounds like forfeits are on the horizon. Pretty risky for Memphis

Possibly.

This is a big battle coming

Penny Hardaway helped the family move from Nashville to Memphis 2 years ago. BEFORE he was ever Coach at Memphis.

NCAA is saying it’s a violation because Hardaway is classified as a Booster because he gave money to Memphis back in 2008

NCAA declared Wiseman eligible several months ago

Wiseman has already played one game, tonight was his 2nd game

Today NCAA said he was not eligible - on game day!!

Hardaway and Wiseman spent the afternoon in court today.

Judge issued order that Wiseman could play tonight.

Fans at Memphis gave Wiseman a standing ovation tonight

Announcers of the Memphis game tonight were very critical of this NCAA decision. They said this could lead to the end of players having to play 1 year in the NCAA in College before going NBA.

Then NCAA came out saying Memphis will be responsible even though Judge ruled Wiseman could play tonight.

NCAA is in for a huge battle on this one it now appears.

From Memphis Newspaper Tonight:
Memphis knew for Their first game too and still played Wiseman then and again tonight.
Wiseman arrived from court today just 45 minutes before tip off. Hardaway says Wiseman will continue to play as long as Court decision is in place. Stay tuned!!


https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/ ... 513758001/

Can’t help but wonder how this would have turned out were Memphis in The Cartel.

[rjsuperfly66]

How come every time the NCAA makes a decision if has to be cartel vs non-cartel? Why can’t we look at this and say “Hmm, that actually is a dangerous precedent?” The impacts of that may far exceed just Wiseman. How many future recruits are now more interested in Memphis because they land the #1 player in the country, or because they win a lot of games this year with him? What Hardaway did and his relationship with the family gave him an obvious leg up in the recruiting process.

[Obadiah]

Saturday A-10 action, besides Rhode Island at Maryland, 9 pm (FS1):

Valparaiso at Saint Louis, 1 pm (ESPN+)

UMass at Fairfield, 1 pm (ESPN3)

Iona at La Salle, 4 pm (NBCSN)

Howard at George Washington, 4 pm (ESPN+)

Indiana St at Dayton, 7 pm (ESPN+)


In games involving URI OOC opponents:

Nicholls State at Pittsburgh, 12 noon. (ACCNX).

Middle Tennessee at Lipscomb, 4 PM. (ESPN+)

Austin Peay at Western Kentucky, 4 PM. (ESPN3)

NJIT at Providence, 4 :30 PM.

Canisius at Brown, 4:30 PM. (ESPN+)

[PeterRamTime]

James Reese looks like he would have been a good addition and he's eligible SMH. VCU up 4 with 8 min left

I was thinking the same thing.

Which makes me very distraught

[ramster]

How come every time the NCAA makes a decision if has to be cartel vs non-cartel? Why can’t we look at this and say “Hmm, that actually is a dangerous precedent?” The impacts of that may far exceed just Wiseman. How many future recruits are now more interested in Memphis because they land the #1 player in the country, or because they win a lot of games this year with him? What Hardaway did and his relationship with the family gave him an obvious leg up in the recruiting process.

I created a new NCAA vs Memphis thread under All Other College Sports as this will be a huge and ongoing subject

[Obadiah]

Nicholls State leads Pitt 28-21 with 5 min. to go in first Half. On Tuesday, Nicholls lost their opener on the road to Illinois in OT, 78-70. We face Nicholls St. as part of the Jamaica Classic and they don't look like any pushover.

[TruePoint]

It’s good for us if they end up being good. Further juices the SOS. We aren’t going to get anywhere by beating up on Kenpom-300 teams. Go Colonels.

[Stop! Rammer Time]

Nicholas State with some big free throws near the end holds off Pitt with the final score of 75-70

[Obadiah]

Nicholls came away a 75-70 winner. The Colonels led the entire game with Pitt closing to within one with 51 seconds left but Nicholls showed grit in holding Pitt off in the closing seconds for the victory.

[TruePoint]

someone check on ramster. His UMass minutemen juggernaut has 24 points at halftime against Fairfield.

[PeterRamTime]

Nicholls came away a 75-70 winner. The Colonels led the entire game with Pitt closing to within one with 51 seconds left but Nicholls showed grit in holding Pitt off in the closing seconds for the victory.

Holy shit

[ramster]

someone check on ramster. His UMass minutemen juggernaut has 24 points at halftime against Fairfield.

Anything on UMASS should be in the UMASS thread under Other College Sports. You will find Ramster there.