Big East OOC Thread 23/24

[BigErnMcCracken]

Looks like tomorrow will be our toughest game left this season. Not good.

This board is great.

 

[caw]

lol Marquette. A W is a W….but…….yikes

Games before the holidays are always iffy. Especially against lower level teams.

 

[mauconnfan]

Marquette is good it happens. Let’s not begin to think either them or the Blue Jays will be at all easy just because they had a couple of flubs.

 

[ctchamps]

This board is great.

Outside of a few posters I come here mostly for the entertainment.

 

[MU in MKE]

Who is this St Thomas ? From the Carribean ?

St. Thomas' story is actually pretty interesting. Formerly Div 3, to over simplify, they were too good and had to much $$ backing so they got kicked out of their league and there was no good Div 2 conf that could/would take them. Went straight to D1 and have bold (many say ridiculous) plans for their athletics. They publicly stated a desire to get themselves to Big East level in a decade. The school itself is very Gonzaga-esq in academics and general feel and culture (my opinion). They also have big BIG money alumni/donors who want to exponentially grow their athletics.

May be nothing in the end, but could be interesting to keep tabs on in the coming years.

As for the game last night, they really fought for it! They never let up and in the second half the whole team started shooting these circus shot rainbow contested 3's over even the big men and making a ton of them while also swarming inside the paint on D, even leaving some MU players completely unguarded. It was a high risk/high reward strategy that almost paid off, especially as MU players didn't seem to be mentally prepared for a real contest.

 

[AntG168]

Turnbull is a beast

 

[shizzle787]

UConn and Butler win.

76-36 (24-22).

 

[BGesus4]

With the way the league looks, we should be very good in conference. That said, Marq may be our worst matchup in the country with the way they pressure the ball and oso’s mobility

 

[Travelman6]

I just turned the TV on. Who the hell is St. Thomas and why is Marquette, at home, struggling to put them away?

That's what happens when you let a team hang around. Kept then at arms length, 10 to 12 point lead for much of the second but they hit a few timely 3 in a short amount of time. Good required viewing for any superior team about to face off against any kind of low major.

 

[auror]

With the way the league looks, we should be very good in conference. That said, Marq may be our worst matchup in the country with the way they pressure the ball and oso’s mobility

It's a battle of strengths. They also have nobody to guard Clingan and won't be able to keep us off the boards.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

UConn and Butler win.

76-36 (24-22).

Shouldn't our win count towards the P5 record?

 

[ToolzieFan]

St Thomas beat Chicago St, which beat Northwestern, which beat Purdue, ergo St. Thomas > Purdue.

Yes, that’s correct, by the transitive property of college basketball.

 

[shizzle787]

Shouldn't our win count towards the P5 record?

Gonzaga is not in a P5 league.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Georgetown and Notre Dame muddle their way into overtime. I suspect that few people really wanted to see more of this game, but here we are.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Georgetown pulls out a win over Notre Dame because the rules say someone has to win the game.

 

[gsmooth]

It's a battle of strengths. They also have nobody to guard Clingan and won't be able to keep us off the boards.

Beat me to it. That's Marquette's biggest weakness is lack of muscle and gathering defensive rebounds.

 

[Fan1978]

Georgetown pulls out a win over Notre Dame because the rules say someone has to win the game.

Georgtown tried really hard to lose. Cooley sat the only guy scoring for the final 5-6 minutes. Total head scratcher. I guess he is trying to get a higher draft pick

 

[elmcityboy]

scheierman is a bit of a chucker... creighton doesn't look great with kalk on the bench after a turned ankle.

 

[SoFla Steve]

scheierman is a bit of a chucker... creighton doesn't look great with kalk on the bench after a turned ankle.

Why don't they put the score up on the screen? Is it a secret?

 

[alexd]

Creighton has a major called Healthy Lifestyle Management. I need to Google.

 

[bluestreak]

scheierman is a bit of a chucker... creighton doesn't look great with kalk on the bench after a turned ankle.

scheierman always reminded me of a Dook type player. Tuff match up though.

 

[caw]

scheierman always reminded me of a Dook type player. Tuff match up though.

I like him tbh. He’s scrappy and tough and can shoot.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Alabama is just too athletic for Creighton. Beating them to every offensive board. Lot of brain farts on D by Creighton too.

 

[mauconnfan]

Bama getting hosed at Creighton and still in it. The whole team is in foul trouble.

 

[Get a Job]

Did anyone else hear the announcer (is it Donnie Marshall?) say, "You can't be a mental midget"?