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(03-28-2023 08:33 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  

(03-27-2023 10:14 AM)blazers9911 Wrote:  This is a very winnable game. This is also a team that will stomp a mudhole in us if we aren't ready. I always worry about guys focusing in a place like Vegas, but that goes for both teams. The rumors with their coach will help our cause most likely. I have a feeling we show up ready to play tomorrow and take care of business.

Jon Rothstein reported last night he was taking the Cal job. He also wasn't present for the team press conferences yesterday.

He was at home with his wife, who is close to giving birth, during the press conference. Word was that he would be at the game tonight if she has not had the baby and then head back home after the game. With that said, I do think he will be the Cal head coach, which is think is a mistake for Stanford. I'm a Haase fan, but sometimes a change is needed. They should have gotten ahead of that.

Can we strike any mention of Ehsan from our history please?

I don't think we will come out and vomit on ourselves like we did against FAU, but this is a team that could easily beat us, and pretty handily, if we aren't ready. I feel like we will win, especially given how well we've played for a long time now (sans the FAU humiliation), our positive momentum in the NIT, and the coaching rumors with Mark Madsen.

I kind of want to play Wisconsin if we do win. No disrespect to UNT, but I like the way we ended their season and don't want to have to go through the torture of playing them again. I'd love to take down a big name, blue blood college team on our way to an NIT championship.

This season was a let down, but this team can still end it in a very special way. I hope they are in the right mindset. We're due for a vintage Jelly game.

(03-28-2023 10:02 AM)busch Wrote:  

(03-28-2023 08:33 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  

(03-27-2023 10:14 AM)blazers9911 Wrote:  This is a very winnable game. This is also a team that will stomp a mudhole in us if we aren't ready. I always worry about guys focusing in a place like Vegas, but that goes for both teams. The rumors with their coach will help our cause most likely. I have a feeling we show up ready to play tomorrow and take care of business.

Jon Rothstein reported last night he was taking the Cal job. He also wasn't present for the team press conferences yesterday.

He was at home with his wife, who is close to giving birth, during the press conference. Word was that he would be at the game tonight if she has not had the baby and then head back home after the game. With that said, I do think he will be the Cal head coach, which is think is a mistake for Stanford. I'm a Haase fan, but sometimes a change is needed. They should have gotten ahead of that.

Haase would've been gone 3 years ago at a normal school. He's done nothing at Stanford.

(03-28-2023 10:02 AM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  Can we strike any mention of Ehsan from our history please?

Rob Ehsan never dishonored our school or program. He just failed to win games.

Now, I am in favor of erasing Mike Davis and Watson Brown, and not because they lost games. Just because they didn't get caught doesn't make it right.

UVU is a good team. We will defeat them.

(03-24-2023 10:41 AM)grendelson138 Wrote:  I'm wondering how many Utah Valley fans will make the trip. We have enough experience that it may not affect the outcome, but a packed, crazy arena probably won't help us.

It didn't hurt our guys at Vandy.

(03-28-2023 10:03 AM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  

(03-28-2023 10:02 AM)busch Wrote:  

(03-28-2023 08:33 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  

(03-27-2023 10:14 AM)blazers9911 Wrote:  This is a very winnable game. This is also a team that will stomp a mudhole in us if we aren't ready. I always worry about guys focusing in a place like Vegas, but that goes for both teams. The rumors with their coach will help our cause most likely. I have a feeling we show up ready to play tomorrow and take care of business.

Jon Rothstein reported last night he was taking the Cal job. He also wasn't present for the team press conferences yesterday.

He was at home with his wife, who is close to giving birth, during the press conference. Word was that he would be at the game tonight if she has not had the baby and then head back home after the game. With that said, I do think he will be the Cal head coach, which is think is a mistake for Stanford. I'm a Haase fan, but sometimes a change is needed. They should have gotten ahead of that.

Haase would've been gone 3 years ago at a normal school. He's done nothing at Stanford.

I nominate McCaslund for HC at Stanford.

(03-28-2023 01:24 PM)BlazerFromMD Wrote:  

(03-28-2023 10:03 AM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  

(03-28-2023 10:02 AM)busch Wrote:  

(03-28-2023 08:33 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  

(03-27-2023 10:14 AM)blazers9911 Wrote:  This is a very winnable game. This is also a team that will stomp a mudhole in us if we aren't ready. I always worry about guys focusing in a place like Vegas, but that goes for both teams. The rumors with their coach will help our cause most likely. I have a feeling we show up ready to play tomorrow and take care of business.

Jon Rothstein reported last night he was taking the Cal job. He also wasn't present for the team press conferences yesterday.

He was at home with his wife, who is close to giving birth, during the press conference. Word was that he would be at the game tonight if she has not had the baby and then head back home after the game. With that said, I do think he will be the Cal head coach, which is think is a mistake for Stanford. I'm a Haase fan, but sometimes a change is needed. They should have gotten ahead of that.

Haase would've been gone 3 years ago at a normal school. He's done nothing at Stanford.

I nominate McCaslund for HC at Stanford.

You mean future Texas Tech HC McCasland?

(03-28-2023 01:41 PM)blazerblazer Wrote:  

(03-28-2023 01:24 PM)BlazerFromMD Wrote:  

(03-28-2023 10:03 AM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  

(03-28-2023 10:02 AM)busch Wrote:  

(03-28-2023 08:33 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  Jon Rothstein reported last night he was taking the Cal job. He also wasn't present for the team press conferences yesterday.

He was at home with his wife, who is close to giving birth, during the press conference. Word was that he would be at the game tonight if she has not had the baby and then head back home after the game. With that said, I do think he will be the Cal head coach, which is think is a mistake for Stanford. I'm a Haase fan, but sometimes a change is needed. They should have gotten ahead of that.

Haase would've been gone 3 years ago at a normal school. He's done nothing at Stanford.

I nominate McCaslund for HC at Stanford.

You mean future Texas Tech HC McCasland?

Just in case that falls through.

32-21 Wisconsin leading in the first half

UNT without Abou Ousmane, out do to family issues. Without him Wisconsin just too big

Did you hear the announcers give praise and kudos to Judy?!? I almost spat my drink out.

Ruined the broadcast for me. Whenever the networks have put her on screen they will lose thousands of viewers immediately.

Would have been a better story to say that these schools performing so well are leaving CUSA for the AAC and that the AAC will be strong next season.
Then you can also talk about her getting Liberty and KSU from the ASUN and Sam Houston State and Jacksonville State. But don't give her props for this season.

UAB starts at -2 for tomorrow

ESPN had it -1.5 earlier so it's already moved in our favor some.

(03-29-2023 09:46 AM)blazerblazer Wrote:  Would have been a better story to say that these schools performing so well are leaving CUSA for the AAC and that the AAC will be strong next season.
Then you can also talk about her getting Liberty and KSU from the ASUN and Sam Houston State and Jacksonville State. But don't give her props for this season.

Don’t overlook that C-USA is coming back to the ESPN family next season … not coincidence

I also think it's very fitting that UAB finally reaches the NIT championship, and we have 2 CUSA teams in the semis and now championship, and they moved it to Vegas to a minor league hockey arena rather than Madison Square Garden. Yes, I know that its going to be rotating to different venues, but its just fitting that its our last season in CUSA and they move it away from the historic venue.

This will be the first time we have EVER played a school four times in the same season. It's a rare feat for any team, actually, and would mean you would have your home-and-home conference games, meet in the conference tournament, and then end up being matched up in the post-season

(03-29-2023 12:50 PM)bftb Wrote:  This will be the first time we have EVER played a school four times in the same season. It's a rare feat for any team, actually, and would mean you would have your home-and-home conference games, meet in the conference tournament, and then end up being matched up in the post-season

Funny you mention it. A guy I work with is a former sportswriter, and a sports info junkie. I made this same point to him, and he dug up info on the topic. See here:

http://rpiratings.com/fourinone.php