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clearconceit · January 03, 2007, 11:13:20 AM

I'll be at the Hartwick game tonight in advance of our game against them on Saturday. I'll be able to give you an honest assessment of the hawks tonight. hey MadHawk you going to be there?

fisheralum91 · January 03, 2007, 11:15:48 AM

do you have to call him out?

sjfcards · January 03, 2007, 11:45:14 AM

Quote from: FisherDynasty on January 03, 2007, 12:42:18 AM
Idk about blind truth and recent success Fisher has won the last 13 of 17 E8 Championships thats not really recent success thats total dominance of the Empire 8. sjfcards how has utica earned it? yeah they are a rising program, a very good team with very good coach, but have they earned it? I don't have problems with people predicing utica to win the league this year, just the fact that it utica is the clear favorite, we all have our opinions mine is just in Fishers favor.

Anyways, another win for Fisher finally getting a good blow out over a weak team but they were on the road so thats always a plus.

RIT hangs in close to UofR, they are still my sleeper of the E8.

Utica loses 59-48 to Clarkson. Still think there the team to beat in the E8 'Fisheralum' haha that post makes me laugh. Utica again good, but how good? No ray Bryant, idk if he isn't back all second semester or hurt but in my opinion it doesnt matter, They were supposed to be so good last year but couldn't play with Fisher. We'll see, I do think they will get Fisher once this year at Home, but aren't the favorites to win the leauge. Beigal plays bryant tough and will contain him again this year if he's still around.

As others have said, Utica went to the sweet 16 last year and returned many of their key players. If you remember Fisher did not make the sweet 16 until a few years ago (the 28-1 year). Even with all the E8 championships they had not made it as far as Utica did last year until one year earlier...yet us Fisher fans were on this board asking for everyones respect because we had "earned" it...

I said it before and still say, I think Fisher will win the league this year, but Utica is definatly a good team, and has a very good chance of winning the league as well. That is not me being unloyal to my alma matter, but it is just being realisitc.

as far as predictions I think Fisher will go 2-0 this weekend, RIT and Naz will go 1-1, Alfred will go 0-2.

FisherDynasty · January 03, 2007, 12:00:31 PM

I don't disagree with you at all SJFcards, and Utica deserves respect but people have been gettin on a high horse about them for no reason as of yet. I also agree with yoru predictions, although with Fisher being away against to huge rivals, it will be tough to pull out 2 wins. It is always very tough to play at RIT and Naz is Naz its always going to be close no matter how much of a discrepancy there is between the two teams.

fisheralum91 · January 03, 2007, 12:03:31 PM

You agree with him dynasty and yet im the simp?

labart96 · January 03, 2007, 12:46:18 PM

Nice comeback win for SJF over Hobart (although given that Bart is now 2-6, a win over Bart doesn't seem like a big accomplishment).

sjfcards · January 03, 2007, 12:51:18 PM

I see Fisher is on the receiving votes list for the top 25 after this nice little win streak. I know that the rankings don't mean a great deal but it still nice to see that they are on their way up.
I think this streak of 7 wins is the best thing that could happen to Fisher early in the season. Especially after the loss to Brockport. Obviously winning seven in a row is never a bad thing...but winning a string a games and beating some good teams in the process will be huge for the young guys confidence.

Two tough games this weekend, hopefully Fisher can find a way to make it to 9-1

fisheralum91 · January 03, 2007, 01:07:02 PM

Both of those games make my nose itch.
Naz is always tough even when down...RIT---the unknown........

fisheralum91 · January 03, 2007, 01:12:53 PM

"Frankenstein never scared me".............

sjfcards · January 03, 2007, 01:25:44 PM

Quote from: fisheralum91 on January 03, 2007, 01:07:02 PM
Both of those games make my nose itch.
Naz is always tough even when down...RIT---the unknown........

I watched RIT play last night against U of R on the internet feed from U of R's website. They seem to be better than I had thought they would be. Very Physical and strong inside...they did not shoot the ball particularly well, but they seem to make up for that with hustle, rebounding, and strength. I like Fisher's big men inside against almost anybody in the E8, and I think they can have a big game if they can get RIT into some foul trouble...which U of R did last night.

If Fisher can shoot the ball well from behind the arc and have Mcsweeny and Beigle play well they should be

b4the3isme · January 03, 2007, 08:02:33 PM

Any Utica fans out there know the story as to why Ray Byrant didn't play last night in UC's loss to Clarkson? My sister's a UC grad and I was bragging them up and lo & behold they lose??

clearconceit · January 03, 2007, 09:27:31 PM

First Scranton is really good. Probably would challenge for our league.
Second, same old Hartwick, not sure they will beat Elmira this year.
They stunk up the joint, when I left they were down a bunch at the 10 minute mark.

I feel very confident that Utica wins easily on Saturday.
No MadHawk sightings either

sjfcards · January 03, 2007, 11:39:50 PM

Quote from: b4the3isme on January 03, 2007, 08:02:33 PM
Any Utica fans out there know the story as to why Ray Byrant didn't play last night in UC's loss to Clarkson? My sister's a UC grad and I was bragging them up and lo & behold they lose??

I guess I had not realized that Ray Bryant did not play last night...that is interesting.
Obviously I hope he is not hurt, but it could be a break for every other team in the league.

e8bballfan · January 03, 2007, 11:47:19 PM

whats up with the shake-ups in the fisher line-up? all of a sudden fenyn is getting burn? he wasnt getting annnny clock in big games earlier in the season, now he's starting???

Pat Coleman · January 04, 2007, 12:45:27 AM

Quote from: Chairman JoseQViper on January 03, 2007, 08:48:59 AM
That really is dominance. Especially considering that there have only been 7 seasons of E8 hoops. (this season being the 8th). Any team that can win 13 conference titles in 7 seasons gets my vote as the most dominating program in the land. Furthermore, I'd have to check this, but the first season was the E8's probation year when the conference champ (not Fisher as I remember it) didn't get an auto bid.

You better check your history. The Empire 8/Empire Athletic Association has been around a LOT longer than eight years.

"At Clarkson, he was named Coach of the Year by the Empire Athletic Association after the 1988-89 season and was Co-Coach of the year in 1983-84, his inaugural season with the Golden Knights."

"In 1991, the ICAC regrouped to become the Empire Athletic Association (EAA). Hobart/William Smith, RPI, and St. Lawrence left in 1993, to be replaced by Elmira College, Nazareth College, and Utica College. Alfred University and St. John Fisher College joined the league in 1998.

The EAA became the Empire 8 in 1999, hosting 13 sports."

If you are going to hang your hat on a simple name change, you're way off base. This league has been around a lot longer than you want to admit.

You might want to do some research. Your chairmanship could be at stake. You're not on a football board anymore, Viper.

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