Week #1 - Games of Interest

[Obadiah]

Busy schedule today in the A-10:

Mt. St. Mary's at Saint Joseph's, 1 PM. On ESPN+.

Albany at La Salle, at 4 PM. On ESPN+.

UMass Lowell at Dayton, 6 PM. On ESPN+.

Wagner at VCU, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

Hofstra at Duquesne, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

Davidson at San Francisco, 8:30 PM.

George Washington at UC San Diego, 10 PM. On ESPN+.


In games involving URI OOC opponents:

Air Force at Tulsa, 1 PM. On ESPN+.

Harvard at Iona, 1 PM. On ESPN3.

Florida Gulf Coast at Loyola Chicago, 2 PM. On ESPN3.

Loyola MD at Charleston, 5 PM.

E. Kentucky at Milwaukee, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

Sacramento State at Utah , 9;30 PM.

[PeterRamTime]

Brown almost beat UNC and almost no one is saying anything about it

This board is dead

[DC_Rams]

Brown almost beat UNC and almost no one is saying anything about it

This board is dead

I said something about it yesterday. Check it out.

[DC_Rams]

Meanwhile, Vermont up on MD at the half.

[PeterRamTime]

Brown almost beat UNC and almost no one is saying anything about it

This board is dead

I said something about it yesterday. Check it out.

Yeah thats why I said "almost" no one is saying anything about it

[Obadiah]

Dartmouth who lost their season opener at Boston College by 16 points goes to Georgetown and stuns the Hoyas, 69-60, in a game in which they led the whole way.

Meanwhile Harvard lost in OT to Pitino's Iona team, 90-87

[DeanDome88]

If the A-10 is going to run up the out of conference record they better get on it soon. Richmond losing hurts.

[Obadiah]

If the A-10 is going to run up the out of conference record they better get on it soon. Richmond losing hurts.

St. Joseph's did their part today by routing NEC Mt. St. Mary's, 80-60. La Salle gets the next shot against Albany.

[Jersey77]

Not great for us.
Tulsa lost in the final second to Air Force 59-58 and AF had come back from an 11 point deficit.

[theblueram]

Not great for us.
Tulsa lost in the final second to Air Force 59-58 and AF had come back from an 11 point deficit.

Not great for us??????? Tulsa? Just resign yourself to the fact that if we win every single game, we are not getting ranked.

[rhodysurf]

Not great for us.
Tulsa lost in the final second to Air Force 59-58 and AF had come back from an 11 point deficit.

Not great for us??????? Tulsa? Just resign yourself to the fact that if we win every single game, we are not getting ranked.

If we go into conference play undefeated we will 100% be ranked. I don’t think it will happen, but come onnn

[theblueram]

Not great for us.
Tulsa lost in the final second to Air Force 59-58 and AF had come back from an 11 point deficit.

Not great for us??????? Tulsa? Just resign yourself to the fact that if we win every single game, we are not getting ranked.

If we go into conference play undefeated we will 100% be ranked. I don’t think it will happen, but come onnn

Not a chance we get ranked. We have a schedule so weak. I mean, it's so weak we are not playing one top 25 team until St Bonaventure, if they are still ranked come conference play. People yesterday were saying Bryant was a tough out. Bryant.

[Jersey77]

Not great for us.
Tulsa lost in the final second to Air Force 59-58 and AF had come back from an 11 point deficit.

Not great for us??????? Tulsa? Just resign yourself to the fact that if we win every single game, we are not getting ranked.

Getting ranked isn't going to happen, an NIT bid is a possibility. That would be a step in the right direction.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Dartmouth who lost their season opener at Boston College by 16 points goes to Georgetown and stuns the Hoyas, 69-60, in a game in which they led the whole way.

Meanwhile Harvard lost in OT to Pitino's Iona team, 90-87

Pitino...winner.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Not great for us??????? Tulsa? Just resign yourself to the fact that if we win every single game, we are not getting ranked.

If we go into conference play undefeated we will 100% be ranked. I don’t think it will happen, but come onnn

Not a chance we get ranked. We have a schedule so weak. I mean, it's so weak we are not playing one top 25 team until St Bonaventure, if they are still ranked come conference play. People yesterday were saying Bryant was a tough out. Bryant.

[theblueram]

Not great for us.
Tulsa lost in the final second to Air Force 59-58 and AF had come back from an 11 point deficit.

Not great for us??????? Tulsa? Just resign yourself to the fact that if we win every single game, we are not getting ranked.

Getting ranked isn't going to happen, an NIT bid is a possibility. That would be a step in the right direction.

An NIT bid is a possibility? Good lord. Thankfully we have a "possibility" for an NIT bid that no one even attends.

[reef]

Say it ain’t so Patrick Ewing and the Georgetown Hoyas !!

[Rhody15]

In no way, shape, or form is Tulsa losing “not great for us.”

We have zero shot at an at large bid, so OOC opponent results mean little to nothing to us this season.

[Jersey77]

In no way, shape, or form is Tulsa losing “not great for us.”

We have zero shot at an at large bid, so OOC opponent results mean little to nothing to us this season.

Not as far as an NCAAT, but helps if Tulsa has a good year for us having a quality OOC win for NIT consideration.
Obviously if Tulsa struggles this year, it makes no difference.
More important with our OOC schedule being what it is, the better these teams are the more it will prepare us for conference play.

Seriously at this point you have no interest in wanting our OOC opponents to have successful seasons?
For that matter since you think we have no shot anyway, why even root for the A10 teams?

[RamStock]

In no way, shape, or form is Tulsa losing “not great for us.”

We have zero shot at an at large bid, so OOC opponent results mean little to nothing to us this season.

Not as far as an NCAAT, but helps if Tulsa has a good year for us having a quality OOC win for NIT consideration.
Obviously if Tulsa struggles this year, it makes no difference.
More important with our OOC schedule being what it is, the better these teams are the more it will prepare us for conference play.

Cmon. You either make the NCAA tournament or you make nothing. They might as well be 10-21 rather than making the NIT. It is meaningless tournament that no one cares about.

[Jersey77]

In no way, shape, or form is Tulsa losing “not great for us.”

We have zero shot at an at large bid, so OOC opponent results mean little to nothing to us this season.

Not as far as an NCAAT, but helps if Tulsa has a good year for us having a quality OOC win for NIT consideration.
Obviously if Tulsa struggles this year, it makes no difference.
More important with our OOC schedule being what it is, the better these teams are the more it will prepare us for conference play.

Cmon. You either make the NCAA tournament or you make nothing. They might as well be 10-21 rather than making the NIT. It is meaningless tournament that no one cares about.

Really, I hope I never feel that way about our team.
Then you shouldn't even watch our games this year, since you are so indifferent.

[reef]

Dayton lose they lose at home to UMass Lowell

Say it ain’t so Anthony Grant !!

[RamStock]

Not as far as an NCAAT, but helps if Tulsa has a good year for us having a quality OOC win for NIT consideration.
Obviously if Tulsa struggles this year, it makes no difference.
More important with our OOC schedule being what it is, the better these teams are the more it will prepare us for conference play.

Cmon. You either make the NCAA tournament or you make nothing. They might as well be 10-21 rather than making the NIT. It is meaningless tournament that no one cares about.

Really, I hope I never feel that way about our team.
Then you shouldn't even watch our games this year, since you are so indifferent.

Rooting to make the NIT by following the non conference schedule is really shooting for the stars. You realize no one cares about the NIT. Maybe you could rub that in the PC fans faces. Yeah making the NIT is the Not Invited Tournament. It sounds like you are already under the idea that they have no chance at the NCAA tournament so you moved over to the Not Invited Tournament and CBI or whatever it is called

[Jersey77]

Cmon. You either make the NCAA tournament or you make nothing. They might as well be 10-21 rather than making the NIT. It is meaningless tournament that no one cares about.

Really, I hope I never feel that way about our team.
Then you shouldn't even watch our games this year, since you are so indifferent.

Rooting to make the NIT by following the non conference schedule is really shooting for the stars. You realize no one cares about the NIT. Maybe you could rub that in the PC fans faces. Yeah making the NIT is the Not Invited Tournament. It sounds like you are already under the idea that they have no chance at the NCAA tournament so you moved over to the Not Invited Tournament and CBI or whatever it is called

Obviously the NIT is not my first choice and yeah I would love to see us go to the NCAAT.
I just don't write off the team or the entire season because we weren't able to make it.
I don't agree with you saying that going 10-21 equates the same as winning 20 plus games and get invited to the NIT.
I am sorry but let's take one step at a time.
In 50 plus years we have only been to the NCAAT 8 times, not exactly a blueblood record.

[Rhodymob05]

I feel like the A10 is pretty open this year. We’ll see how good the Bonnies are.

[Jersey77]

Wagner beating VCU 37-35 in the 2nd half

[eli#10]

UMass Lowell just beat Dayton 59-58 at Dayton.

[JimSidd]

I don’t remember how many comments have been made on the Utah State - Richmond game. Utah State has a good program, but Richmond HAS to win that game at home. A double digit loss is a stain on the entire league. This is the type of loss that can hurt any A10 bubble team in March, not just Richmond.
I won’t even get into Dayton losing to UMASS Lowell. I see Gregory Hammond got a whopping seven minutes of playing time and didn’t score.
Of course there was that once in a generation Dayton team from 2020, but besides that, I feel the quality of the top A10 teams has really slipped the past couple of years. I’ve seen several instances of teams in lesser leagues aquit themselves very well in the tournament and I still can’t get over how inept St Bonaventure looked against LSU last March. They looked like they didn’t belong on the same court.

[rhodysurf]

You guys are depressing, until it’s mathematically not possible to make the tournament that’s what you root for

[RamStock]

Really, I hope I never feel that way about our team.
Then you shouldn't even watch our games this year, since you are so indifferent.

Rooting to make the NIT by following the non conference schedule is really shooting for the stars. You realize no one cares about the NIT. Maybe you could rub that in the PC fans faces. Yeah making the NIT is the Not Invited Tournament. It sounds like you are already under the idea that they have no chance at the NCAA tournament so you moved over to the Not Invited Tournament and CBI or whatever it is called

Obviously the NIT is not my first choice and yeah I would love to see us go to the NCAAT.
I just don't write off the team or the entire season because we weren't able to make it.
I don't agree with you saying that going 10-21 equates the same as winning 20 plus games and get invited to the NIT.
I am sorry but let's take one step at a time.
In 50 plus years we have only been to the NCAAT 8 times, not exactly a blueblood record.

Playing Wagner, Marist or a power conference team with 16 loses just doesn’t do it for me. Everyone is focused on the NCAA tournament. The attendance for these games dictate they are a waste of time

[STC]

Bad loss for Dayton. Take out the Obi Toppin season and Grant is 50-40 (30-22) with zero tournament bids.

[Jersey77]

Rooting to make the NIT by following the non conference schedule is really shooting for the stars. You realize no one cares about the NIT. Maybe you could rub that in the PC fans faces. Yeah making the NIT is the Not Invited Tournament. It sounds like you are already under the idea that they have no chance at the NCAA tournament so you moved over to the Not Invited Tournament and CBI or whatever it is called

Obviously the NIT is not my first choice and yeah I would love to see us go to the NCAAT.
I just don't write off the team or the entire season because we weren't able to make it.
I don't agree with you saying that going 10-21 equates the same as winning 20 plus games and get invited to the NIT.
I am sorry but let's take one step at a time.
In 50 plus years we have only been to the NCAAT 8 times, not exactly a blueblood record.

Playing Wagner, Marist or a power conference team with 16 loses just doesn’t do it for me. Everyone is focused on the NCAA tournament. The attendance for these games dictate they are a waste of time

I would watch, there are some very good bubble teams that play in it.
If we made the NIT semis in MSG, I will be there.

[Rhodymob05]

Duquesne loses to Hofstra

[Jersey77]

I don’t remember how many comments have been made on the Utah State - Richmond game. Utah State has a good program, but Richmond HAS to win that game at home. A double digit loss is a stain on the entire league. This is the type of loss that can hurt any A10 bubble team in March, not just Richmond.
I won’t even get into Dayton losing to UMASS Lowell. I see Gregory Hammond got a whopping seven minutes of playing time and didn’t score.
Of course there was that once in a generation Dayton team from 2020, but besides that, I feel the quality of the top A10 teams has really slipped the past couple of years. I’ve seen several instances of teams in lesser leagues aquit themselves very well in the tournament and I still can’t get over how inept St Bonaventure looked against LSU last March. They looked like they didn’t belong on the same court.

2 really bad losses for the A10.
Richmond losing to Utah State was horrible, they are predicted to finish in the 2nd tier Mountain West.
Dayton losing to UMass Lowell was just embarrassing.

[KingstonLane]

I don’t remember how many comments have been made on the Utah State - Richmond game. Utah State has a good program, but Richmond HAS to win that game at home. A double digit loss is a stain on the entire league. This is the type of loss that can hurt any A10 bubble team in March, not just Richmond.
I won’t even get into Dayton losing to UMASS Lowell. I see Gregory Hammond got a whopping seven minutes of playing time and didn’t score.
Of course there was that once in a generation Dayton team from 2020, but besides that, I feel the quality of the top A10 teams has really slipped the past couple of years. I’ve seen several instances of teams in lesser leagues aquit themselves very well in the tournament and I still can’t get over how inept St Bonaventure looked against LSU last March. They looked like they didn’t belong on the same court.

2 really bad losses for the A10.
Richmond losing to Utah State was horrible, they aren't even picked top 5 Mountain West.
Dayton losing to UMass Lowell was just embarrassing.

Exactly.

Yet people on this board yesterday thought a 20 point win over Bryant was “nothing”. No it’s not beating a Top 25 team, but handedly taking care of business is half the battle in college basketball

[STC]

Wagner beats VCU 58-44 at VCU.

[DC_Rams]

Dayton loses to UMASS Lowell. Greg Hammond played 7 minutes, no points.

[Jersey77]

It doesn't get any easier for Richmond after getting upset by Utah State.
Their next 5 games: Georgia State, at Drake, Hofstra (just beat Duquesne), Maryland, Louisville/Miss State.

[Jersey77]

Davidson down 13 to San Francisco around 7 min. mark in 2nd half.

[ramster]

It doesn't get any easier for Richmond after getting upset by Utah State.
Their next 5 games: Georgia State, at Drake, Hofstra (just beat Duquesne), Maryland, Louisville/Miss State.

Furman beat Louisville Friday night

[steveystuds06]

So the A10 doesn't look very good... That does not help us

[reef]

Say it ain’t so Bernadette McGlade and the A10 conference !!

[Jersey77]

So the A10 doesn't look very good... That does not help us

Davidson just lost to San Francisco 65-60.
Brutal 2 days for the A10.

[rhodysurf]

A10 is wide open, none of these teams (except bonas) that were projected above URI are any better

[Rhody_NYCT]

Here we go. Same ol A10. These losses will haunt the entire conference. And for all of you Cox haters...shit happens to everyone. Open your eyes.

[reef]

I don’t remember how many comments have been made on the Utah State - Richmond game. Utah State has a good program, but Richmond HAS to win that game at home. A double digit loss is a stain on the entire league. This is the type of loss that can hurt any A10 bubble team in March, not just Richmond.
I won’t even get into Dayton losing to UMASS Lowell. I see Gregory Hammond got a whopping seven minutes of playing time and didn’t score.
Of course there was that once in a generation Dayton team from 2020, but besides that, I feel the quality of the top A10 teams has really slipped the past couple of years. I’ve seen several instances of teams in lesser leagues aquit themselves very well in the tournament and I still can’t get over how inept St Bonaventure looked against LSU last March. They looked like they didn’t belong on the same court.

2 really bad losses for the A10.
Richmond losing to Utah State was horrible, they are predicted to finish in the 2nd tier Mountain West.
Dayton losing to UMass Lowell was just embarrassing.

Yeah good call 77, I have no idea what’s wrong with Richmond they have a veteran team should be no excuses

[Jersey77]

I don’t remember how many comments have been made on the Utah State - Richmond game. Utah State has a good program, but Richmond HAS to win that game at home. A double digit loss is a stain on the entire league. This is the type of loss that can hurt any A10 bubble team in March, not just Richmond.
I won’t even get into Dayton losing to UMASS Lowell. I see Gregory Hammond got a whopping seven minutes of playing time and didn’t score.
Of course there was that once in a generation Dayton team from 2020, but besides that, I feel the quality of the top A10 teams has really slipped the past couple of years. I’ve seen several instances of teams in lesser leagues aquit themselves very well in the tournament and I still can’t get over how inept St Bonaventure looked against LSU last March. They looked like they didn’t belong on the same court.

2 really bad losses for the A10.
Richmond losing to Utah State was horrible, they are predicted to finish in the 2nd tier Mountain West.
Dayton losing to UMass Lowell was just embarrassing.

Yeah good call 77, I have no idea what’s wrong with Richmond they have a veteran team should be no excuses

Many feel that Mooney will be done after this season if Richmond doesn't Dance.

[Seawrightspostgame]

The star from Umass that transferred to Texas looks awful out there. I hope he doesn’t lose anything from his choices. Seemed to be an nba player while at umass.

Did Texas take his moms bf too?

[Jersey77]

The star from Umass that transferred to Texas looks awful out there. I hope he doesn’t lose anything from his choices. Seemed to be an nba player while at umass.

Did Texas take his moms bf too?

He isn't looking good so far, coming off the bench.
The Zags taking Texas to school in the first half.

[bigappleram]

League is wide open after Bonnies. Vcu and Dayton are too reliant on FR and first year transfers (we know how that goes). They both look very offensively challenged. Richmond is Richmond and will still be a tough out but their ceiling is capped and it seems they peaked 2 years ago with this core. After Bonnies and UR we returned the most production. Generally that matters in a league like the A10.