MBB: St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[fcnews]

Picks-
Mon.
GLC

Tuesday
McKenndree
Pharmacy
Eureka
Monmouth
Wash U

Saturday
MU
Webster
Austin
Grinnell
Blackburn

Sunday
MSE
Webster
Hendrix

[Beaver_SID]

Sorry for the Mistake in Saturdays post it was a very long night, and Greenville's media list is a mile long!

Monday, November 20   
Great Lakes Christian
   
Tuesday, November 21   
McKendree
St. Louis Pharmacy
Eureka
Monmouth
Washington U
   
Saturday, November 25   
Maryville
Webster
Hendrix
Grinnell
Blackburn
   
Sunday, November 26   
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Webster
Hendrix

[Gregory Sager]

Great win for Webster - one thing I heard that Bunchtime did not mention was great defensive effort in last 10 seconds of OT to prevent Hanover from getting a good shot for the tie or win. 

This is the level I hoped Webster  could play at this year - and a real next step accomplished for the SLIAC to defeat a perenial D3 power (though possibly down a little this year).  Way to go Gorlocks

Hanover should be way down from what they were over the past three or four seasons, especially early on. I think that they graduated all of last year's starters, and 12 of the 17 players listed on the roster for the Panthers are freshmen. Nevertheless, that's a nice win for Webster.

[hopefan]

Holy mackeral  -  just noticed that the Webster/Maryville games this weekend are Saturday night/Sunday afternoon  -  I had made out a schedule and listed them as Friday night/Saturday afternoon, meaning with weekend travels I'd miss both - but now, with wife's permission, I think I can hit a game at both times!!!  -  a brighter outlook for the Holiday weekend.

Great game reporting from our correspondents this weekend - let's keep it up on Tuesday when several games are played - also good luck to LCC vs Great Lakes Christian tonite - hopefully a chance for a win. 

Very anxious to see personnel decisions Coach Rogers makes for Maryville this weekend, and how some of the guys react.  In particular, can Mike Turpen bounce back from an abysmal start....   Mike had some great games last year before his knees started troubling him, and has yet to show the dramatic streak shooting that had identified his game since then.  Mike could play the same kind of game that Ben Hebl played for the Saints, but he has to get himself on track or pt may no longer be available.

Also anxious to see if Blackburn  can compete with Wash U -  They will be badly outsized, and will likely need some hot perimeter shooting to stay in the game  -  hope to see Allen pick up his scoring.  Blackburn SID - will you be there? At the table?  Look for Hopefan with a Hope hat on - will try to remember to wear my Blackburn Beavers teeshirt  that the guys gave me last year....   Crazies, I want to hear that "where is hopefan" cheer prior to the game!!!!!!   And Blackburn AD, hope we can be buddies this year

[Mac Attack]

I just found out that Principia will be playing Austin College in the Saturday night game. Principia is in a four-team classic in Conway, Arkansas. If anyone wants to revise their picks for that game, go ahead.

[Beaver_SID]

Hopefan-

Sorry I wont be making this trip, Homework and classes are coming down to the wire here. I do wish our guys luck, they're going against a very tough Wash U. team and will be definite underdogs going into it. Lets hope coach decides to use our speed and wear their big guys down a bit.

[dynasty22]

Hopefan - I would luv to meet up with you at the Wash U game but Tuesday is the beginning of our Thanksgiving break and I will be making my 3hr drive home from Blackburn.
However, let me know when you will making a trip here and I will gladly be willing to meet up again! We may need you to give some words of encouragement to the Crazies because the new guys are slacking and need someone like you to explain to them how awesome we were last year!

[redrum]

hopefan why wouldl you want to see the idiot crazies from blackburn....its not worth your time...they have big heads now after winnin there first 2 games but guess what..its easy to win at home..it all goes downhill from here on out...
blackburns players are used to shooting when its dark in their gym, but they cant shoot when they leave...stats prove that...just quit not and not get your hearts broken later cuz im right..

[pantherpride06]

redrum.  Why don't you go drum someplace else.  Quit hating. No one else here talking stupid crap.  Just because you are a low life that has nothing else to do, don't ruin it for the rest of us.  Go bark up someone elses tree.

[BunchTime]

You continue to prove your idiocy redrum!  Too bad there are not more fans in this conference like Blackburn's and regardless of any teams record.  Fans like Blackburn's help create somewhat of an atmosphere in this conference, and in the SLIAC it is badly needed, so keep it up crazies!!!  And for you redrum, go find a pickup game at the local YMCA or something and quit sulking about getting cut from the team or for that matter being a the kid who picked last on the playground your whole life!

[y_jack_lok]

My advice to all the serious posters on this site is to ignore and not respond to redrum's rants. A response is exactly what he (or she) wants. I suspect redrum consumes too much of him (or her) self -- red rum.

[fcnews]

I have returned from the North. My very first time to Chicago when it wasn't windy, pretty nice weather for this time of year.

After the immediate dissapointment of the loss to HLG, these three games by FU have shown me the future is very bright in Griffin Nation. Top six players are three Freshmen and three Sophmores and five have scored 20. FU does have the srongest youth movement this conference has seen in quite awhile. Kudo's to FU for two strong recruiting classes. White is averaging 22 for the two reg. season games. Branch can flat out shoot and scored against two good teams (OCU and HLG). Parker may be the fastest man with the ball in the SLIAC this year. This kid id fun to watch. For the sophmores, McCoy is shooting a much higher % now that Parker has taken over the point. Storandt is avg. 7 and 11 after two games. Plus, Fogerty was All Tourney and is drawing ALOT of defensive attention.

I like FU's non- conference tests. HLG, Rose Hulman, Wash U and Tampa on the road and an unknown with Fisk at home. FU has a road match at GC (a place that FU plays well) and EU at home for the first time sets up well for the purple and gold going into January.

Very nice showing by all teams this weekend. Congrats

[y_jack_lok]

Fontbonne (on Monday 11/27) and Webster (on Tuesday 11/28) should be very wary of Fisk. I listened to my alma mater, Randolph-Macon (no slouch of a program), lose to Fisk last year. I remember the broadcasters commenting on Fisk's quickness and I especially remember one sequence in which they stole the ball on three successive R-MC possessions and got fast break lay ups. Watch your backs, fellas, or these guys will pick your pocket.

[Mac Attack]

From last night...

Lincoln Christian defeats Great Lakes Christian 89-55. Congrats to the Preachers on their first win of the 2006-2007 season!

[hopefan]

Did a little research on Reinhart College, an NAIA school in Georgia that is coming up to play Webster and Maryville this weekend - While they were well under 500 last year, they appear to have gotten better this year.  Their Web site did not list their scores, but fortunately all their opponents have good pages with scores  -  Reinhart appears to currently be 6 - 3 - have won some close high scoring games ( they opened beating former D3 school SCAD Savavannah College of Art & Design, 90 - 87), and they won one of the two tourneys they've been in.  As Y jak said about Fisk, this is another unknown on the schedule that MU and WU better take very seriously.  I'm afraid my Maryville guys could be in for another tough weekend.

In the mean time, I'm pumped for tonite's game with Blackburn @ Wash U  -  too bad the timing of Tuesday before Thanksgiving will apparently limit the number of BC fans in attendance....  FC, Bunch time, you should come over and join Y Jak and me.