Cracked Sidewalks 2010-2011 PredictionsWritten by: noreply@blogger.com (Rob Lowe)Welcome to the annual Cracked Sidewalks predictions!
(if you saw something pop up already, you weren't going crazy. We did post this yesterday and removed it because other MU things were going on with the signing period... and then life got in the way of blogging those other things. Anyways, Marquette announced the NLI signings of Juan Anderson (http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111010aaa.html) and Derrick Wilson (http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111010aab.html). Rosiak also had stories on the signings for Wilson (http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/107068083.html) and Anderson (http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/107045098.html).
Also, for your must-read features, check out Rosiak's additional feature on Wilson's commitment (http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/106991188.html), as well as today's article previewing MU that focuses on Jimmy F. Butler (http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/107124358.html))
Where were we? The season opener is TOMORROW, so here is our set of blogger predictions for the year. Before doing that, let's look at the track record for the past few years.
- 2007-2008 (http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2007/11/cs-team-predictions-2007-08.html) - Cracked Sidewalks consensus was 23.3 - 6.8 (12.5 - 5.5). Actual record was 22-8 (11-7), making us 1.3 games more optimistic than the actual results.
- 2008-2009 (http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2008/11/cracked-sidewalks-predictions-for-2008.html) - Average prediction was for a record of 23 - 8 (11.4 - 6.6). Actual record was 23-8 (12-6), which puts us right on target. (well, except for MU exceeding expectations until the DJ injury down the stretch)
- And... last year's predictions were here (http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2009/11/cracked-sidewalks-2009-2010-predictions.html). Blogger consensus was final record of 16.5-13.5 (7.8 - 10.2), making us 3.5 games more pessimistic than the actual results. Boy was that off.
And now for this year's predictions, with the Cracked Sidewalks consensus at 21.3 - 9.8 (11.1 - 6.9). Reasoning is below the table.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Rob | Tim | Kevin | John | Jamie | bma | Steve | Tim K |
| Nov 12 | Prairie View A&M | Home | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Nov 14 | Bucknell | Home | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Nov 16 | UW-Green Bay | Home | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Nov 20 | South Dakota | Home | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Nov 22 | Duke | Kansas City, MO | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Nov 23 | Kansas State / Gonzaga | Kansas City, MO | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L |
| Nov 27 | UW-Milwaukee | US Cellular Arena | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Dec 4 | Longwood | Home | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Dec 7 | Texas A&M Corpus Christi | Home | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Dec 11 | Wisconsin | Home | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Dec 18 | Centenary | Home | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Dec 21 | Mississippi Valley State | Home | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Dec 29 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Jan 1 | West Virginia | Home | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L |
| Jan 5 | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Jan 8 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Jan 10 | Notre Dame | Home | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| Jan 15 | Louisville | Louisville, KY | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L |
| Jan 18 | DePaul | Home | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Jan 22 | Notre Dame | South Bend, IN | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W |
| Jan 25 | Connecticut | Home | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Jan 29 | Syracuse | Home | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| Feb 2 | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Feb 9 | South Florida | Tampa, FL | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Feb 13 | Georgetown | Washington, DC | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L |
| Feb 15 | St. John's | Home | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Feb 19 | Seton Hall | Home | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Feb 24 | Connecticut | Hartford, CT | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L |
| Feb 27 | Providence | Home | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Mar 2 | Cincinnati | Home | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Mar 5 | Seton Hall | Newark, NJ | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W |
| | Consensus | Rob | Tim | Kevin | John | Jamie | bma | Steve | Tim K |
| Wins | 21.3 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Losses | 9.8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Conference Wins | 11.1 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Conference Losses | 6.9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
2010-2011 Predictions
John
The two basic questions for me are "how quickly will MU gel with so many young players?," and "how good is the Big East this year?" I was thrilled to see the love from FoxSports when they listed the top dozen backcourts this year - good news is that we are on the list, bad news is that we play five of the other 11 and none of them at the Bradley Center. I believe the first four of those are losses (Duke Nov. 22, Vandy Dec. 29, Pitt Jan. 8 and Nova Feb. 2), but I believe we will steadily improve and break through at Georgetown Feb. 13 for a huge win. The only other losses I see are the consolation game in Kansas City (certainly a home game for K-State but Gonzaga would be tough to with a young team playing it's 6th game together), and Hartford is still awfully tough despite Jimmy's heroics last year.
While I certainly believe we win at Rutgers January 5, I'm worried that going from there to Pitt and then having only one day rest before facing Notre Dame at home could result in dead legs that leave us with another early 3-game losing streak (Pitt-ND-Lville), but with that behind us I believe we go on a roll the rest of the season including getting ND back in their place, and fly into the tournament on an 11-2 run that will result in another good seed for a team that will this year be deep enough to not die at the Big East tournament or the subsequent NCAA trip.
Tim
With the season upon us, expectations for the latest vintage of the Marquette Warriors are rising. And that's just fine. 21 wins overall and 11 conference wins would mark a fine regular season and I think the optimism is warranted. Heck, 21 wins might not be ambitious enough when you consider the (albeit youthful) talent influx. While the team only has a handful of players who have logged significant minutes at the D1 level, roster turnover is a given in college ball and that's no reason to talk down expectations. Fact is that MU's roster is deeper now than it was last season and the replacement talent in the backcourt, where MU must replace two starters, is far greater than the talent that departed. With good health this past off-season across the board (a rarity at MU in recent years) and more talent up and down the roster, I expect the team to play consistent ball throughout the year.
Tim K
I didn't go outside of the box too much with my predictions, but almost every conference game along with a few others (Bucky, Vandy) made me think twice about my pick. Last season I would never have predicted a 5th place finish. This season, it's obvious that a 5th place finish is completely reasonable - but again, there are so many unknowns about this team that's it's hard to know where we'll finish. Although we competed in pretty much every game last season (home and away), I can't bring myself to pick a road win over any of the top dogs. I have us only losing twice at the BC all season, although I wouldn't be surprised if UConn, St. John's, or Wisconsin were able to knock us off at home. Although ND is a tough place to play, I really see no reason why we lose to the Irish this season. My heart can't take another season like last one's, though, so hopefully we can win in regulation by more than 3 points a few times this year.
bma
Not much to say really. I think the Big East is going to be down this year, more so than years past. I don't think Louisville and Notre Dame are going to be as good as most people think they will, I don't think Seton Hall and St. John's are going to improve the way most people think they will, I think DePaul and Rutgers will still be downright awful. This schedule, with a few minor exceptions, sets up very favorably for MU.
Steve
If this year is like the past, I'll probably be on the optimistic end of the predictions. Here's the bottom line up front: 22-9 overall, 12-6 / 5th place in the league.Prairie View A&M, Bucknell, UWGB, South Dakota, UWM, Longwood, TAMU-CC, Centenary and MVSU should give us 9 early wins with plenty of gripes about the schedule and deep bench minutes to go around. Beating Duke would be an upset of historic proportions (Assuming they're still #1, it would be our first regular season win over a #1 ranked team--our only other #1 win was against UK in the 2003 tournament). Gonzaga and Kansas State are almost as tough as Duke so coming home with a win from KC will be extremely tough. MU should hold serve against Wisconsin on the home court. To wrap up the non-conference slate, MU is probably better than Vanderbilt anyplace in the world other than Memorial Gym, with its goofy raised floor and end-court benches (Vandy holds a 125-9 non-conference record since 1990).
Of the home conference games, only Syracuse and perhaps WVU will have a strong chance at beating us at home. Call it a split, beating WVU in the opener, and losing to the Orange. I don't see Cincy, SJU or Seton Hall as improved enough to take road wins at MU. Providence and DePaul should be fighting to avoid 16th.Of the other crossover games, Both Notre Dame and Uconn present challenges and opportunities. On paper we're probably better than Notre Dame, but have struggled in South Bend (and in Milwaukee last year). On paper, Uconn has more talent, but rallying a team through adversity doesn't seem to be a strength of Calhoun. We should get one win from both foes. Villanova, Pitt and Louisville will rightly be favored on their home courts. That leaves road wins for use at Rutgers, USF, and Seton Hall, and a prediction of an upset over Georgetown.
Kevin
Boy, this is tough. I've seen one scrimmage and one game versus D3 talent. Judging by that, we're going undefeated. Knowing better, I think we go 20-11, 9-9 in the Big East.I divide our schedule into 3 parts:
Non-conference - we have 3 big games, all away from home, Duke. K-State/Zags, and Vandy. I think we go 1-2 there. The cupcakes, we eat.
BE Home games - I think we go 7-2, with losses to WVU because the home crowd will be hungover 10am Jan 1st, and we'll continue to never be able to beat Syracuse just because .. and because that game is National Marquette Day, and that's a big fat L.BE Away games - 2-7, with wins @Rutgers and @USF.
Jamie
Bottom line, we go as far as our point guards quality of play. That is the one area that scares me the most. Will Junior be what we thought he would be or is he a few years off? Can Reggie Smith step in and fill a void? Does Vander Blue slide over and play some point? Or is the plan that Dwight Buycks is option 1A, 1B, and 1C? The Warriors finally have some passable size with Otule and Crowder and maybe even Gardner and Williams, though I don't expect big minutes from either this year once the meat of the schedule arrives. MU's strength will be the plethora of athletic wings with DJO, Vander, Fulce, Jones, etc.
But back to that thing about the point guard. As deep as we are on the overall roster, my concerns remain youth and play at the point guard position. Maybe Buzz surprises us all and Buycks is the guy. To be that special player, he will have needed to improve his handle considerably since last Summer. He also needs to back off of his shoot first mentality. Can he do it?Bottom line, MU goes 20-11 overall and 11-7 in conference play. If Buycks or any of the guards can play the point position well enough, then MU could expand that to 22 wins and a 13-5 record, but for now I'll go the conservative route. That's my prediction...NCAA berth definitely a possibility but need to pick up a few marquee wins. 10-8 probably won't do it, 11-7 certainly should.
Rob
This post is long enough. However, I would like to say that traditionally, the bloggers that are the most accurate with their predictions are Tim, Kevin, and Steve. Keep that in mind. Go Marquette.
note: thanks to all the bloggers for contributions and to KB for doing the table
http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2010/11/2010-2011-predictions.html
I'd like to invite people to submit their own game by game predictions for the season. Template for response below
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M
Nov 14 Bucknell
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay
Nov 20 South Dakota
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City)
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC)
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee
Dec 4 Longwood
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Dec 11 Wisconsin
Dec 18 Centenary
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt
Jan 1 West Virginia
Jan 5 @Rutgers
Jan 8 @Pittsburgh
Jan 10 Notre Dame
Jan 15 @Louisville
Jan 18 DePaul
Jan 22 @Notre Dame
Jan 25 Connecticut
Jan 29 Syracuse
Feb 2 @Villanova
Feb 9 @South Florida
Feb 13 @Georgetown
Feb 15 St. John's
Feb 19 Seton Hall
Feb 24 @Connecticut
Feb 27 Providence
Mar 2 Cincinnati
Mar 5 Seton Hall
Wins
Losses
Conference Wins
Conference Losses
OK, here we go(with tons of optimism):
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M WIN
Nov 14 Bucknell WIN
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay WIN
Nov 20 South Dakota WIN
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City) WIN
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC) LOSS
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee WIN
Dec 4 Longwood WIN
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi WIN
Dec 11 Wisconsin WIN
Dec 18 Centenary WIN
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State WIN
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt LOSS
Jan 1 West Virginia WIN
Jan 5 @Rutgers WIN
Jan 8 @Pittsburgh LOSS
Jan 10 Notre Dame WIN
Jan 15 @Louisville WIN
Jan 18 DePaul WIN
Jan 22 @Notre Dame LOSS
Jan 25 Connecticut WIN
Jan 29 Syracuse WIN (this is a must have)
Feb 2 @Villanova LOSS
Feb 9 @South Florida WIN
Feb 13 @Georgetown LOSS
Feb 15 St. John's WIN
Feb 19 Seton Hall WIN
Feb 24 @Connecticut LOSS
Feb 27 Providence WIN
Mar 2 Cincinnati WIN
Mar 5 @Seton Hall LOSS
Wins 23
Losses 8
Conference Wins 12
Conference Losses 6
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M W
Nov 14 Bucknell W
Nov 16 UW-Green BayW
Nov 20 South Dakota W
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City)L
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC)L
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee W
Dec 4 Longwood W
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi W
Dec 11 Wisconsin W
Dec 18 Centenary W
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State W
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt W
Jan 1 West Virginia L
Jan 5 @Rutgers W
Jan 8 @Pittsburgh L
Jan 10 Notre Dame W
Jan 15 @Louisville W
Jan 18 DePaul W
Jan 22 @Notre Dame L
Jan 25 Connecticut W
Jan 29 Syracuse L
Feb 2 @Villanova L
Feb 9 @South Florida W
Feb 13 @Georgetown W
Feb 15 St. John's W
Feb 19 Seton Hall W
Feb 24 @Connecticut L
Feb 27 Providence W
Mar 2 Cincinnati W
Mar 5 Seton Hall W
Wins 23
Losses 8
Conference Wins 12
Conference Losses 6
This is an relatively optimistic view, but if they stay healthy it's not crazy.
The biggest question mark for me is depth of the rotation. We all think that Buzz wants to play a lot of guys, this will be the year where he start doing that. I believe he can go 9 deep on this team.
I've have a tendency to underestimate so I'm going BIG this season!
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M W
Nov 14 Bucknell W
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay W
Nov 20 South Dakota W
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City) L
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC) W
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee W
Dec 4 Longwood W
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi W
Dec 11 Wisconsin W
Dec 18 Centenary W
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State W
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt W
Jan 1 West Virginia L
Jan 5 @Rutgers W
Jan 8 @Pittsburgh L
Jan 10 Notre Dame W
Jan 15 @Louisville W
Jan 18 DePaul W
Jan 22 @Notre Dame W
Jan 25 Connecticut W
Jan 29 Syracuse L
Feb 2 @Villanova L
Feb 9 @South Florida W
Feb 13 @Georgetown L
Feb 15 St. John's W
Feb 19 Seton Hall W
Feb 24 @Connecticut W
Feb 27 Providence W
Mar 2 Cincinnati W
Mar 5 Seton Hall W
Wins: 25
Losses: 6
Conference Wins: 13
Conference Losses: 5
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M W
Nov 14 Bucknell W
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay W
Nov 20 South Dakota W
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City) L
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC) W
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee W
Dec 4 Longwood W
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi W
Dec 11 Wisconsin W
Dec 18 Centenary W
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State W
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt L
Jan 1 West Virginia L
Jan 5 @Rutgers W
Jan 8 @Pittsburgh L
Jan 10 Notre Dame W
Jan 15 @Louisville L
Jan 18 DePaul W
Jan 22 @Notre Dame W
Jan 25 Connecticut W
Jan 29 Syracuse L
Feb 2 @Villanova W
Feb 9 @South Florida W
Feb 13 @Georgetown L
Feb 15 St. John's W
Feb 19 Seton Hall W
Feb 24 @Connecticut W
Feb 27 Providence W
Mar 2 Cincinnati W
Mar 5 Seton Hall W
Wins 24
Losses 7
Conference Wins 13
Conference Losses 5
Optimism is probably too high.
This may be a bit optimistic, but I really think we have a decent chance at a surprise of a team or two at the CBE, and feel our Big East schedule really plays in our favor, especially playing Syracuse at home and UConn in Hartford, where they aren't nearly as good as in Storrs. My hope is that we follow this up with a couple wins in both the Big East and NCAA tournament, making us a Sweet Sixteen team and finishing with a 29-8 record.
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M WIN
Nov 14 Bucknell WIN
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay WIN
Nov 20 South Dakota WIN
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City) WIN
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC) LOSS
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee WIN
Dec 4 Longwood WIN
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi WIN
Dec 11 Wisconsin WIN
Dec 18 Centenary WIN
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State WIN
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt LOSS
Jan 1 West Virginia WIN
Jan 5 @Rutgers WIN
Jan 8 @Pittsburgh LOSS
Jan 10 Notre Dame WIN
Jan 15 @Louisville WIN
Jan 18 DePaul WIN
Jan 22 @Notre Dame WIN
Jan 25 Connecticut WIN
Jan 29 Syracuse WIN
Feb 2 @Villanova LOSS
Feb 9 @South Florida WIN
Feb 13 @Georgetown [/b]LOSS[/b]
Feb 15 St. John's WIN
Feb 19 Seton Hall WIN
Feb 24 @Connecticut WIN
Feb 27 Providence WIN
Mar 2 Cincinnati WIN
Mar 5 @Seton Hall [/b]LOSS[/b]
Wins 25
Losses 6
Conference Wins 14
Conference Losses 4
Being ultra confident this year that we play our role as the underdog.. again :)
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M Win
Nov 14 Bucknell Win
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay Win
Nov 20 South Dakota Win
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City) Win
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC) Win
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee Win
Dec 4 Longwood Win
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus ChristiWin
Dec 11 Wisconsin Win
Dec 18 Centenary Win
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State Win
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt Win
Jan 1 West VirginiaWin
Jan 5 @RutgersWin
Jan 8 @PittsburghWin
Jan 10 Notre DameWin
Jan 15 @Louisville Win
Jan 18 DePaul Win
Jan 22 @Notre DameWin
Jan 25 ConnecticutWin
Jan 29 Syracuse Win
Feb 2 @Villanova Win
Feb 9 @South FloridaWin
Feb 13 @GeorgetownWin
Feb 15 St. John's Win
Feb 19 Seton Hall Win
Feb 24 @ConnecticutWin
Feb 27 Providence Win
Mar 2 Cincinnati Win
Mar 5 Seton Hall Win
Wins - 31
Losses - 0
Conference Wins - 18
Conference Losses - 0
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M - W
Nov 14 Bucknell - W
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay - W
Nov 20 South Dakota - W
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City) - L
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC) - W
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee - L (Yes, it happens this year)
Dec 4 Longwood - W
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi - W
Dec 11 Wisconsin - W
Dec 18 Centenary - W
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State - W
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt - L
Jan 1 West Virginia - W
Jan 5 @Rutgers - W
Jan 8 @Pittsburgh - L
Jan 10 Notre Dame - W
Jan 15 @Louisville - W
Jan 18 DePaul - W
Jan 22 @Notre Dame - L
Jan 25 Connecticut - W
Jan 29 Syracuse - L
Feb 2 @Villanova - L
Feb 9 @South Florida - W
Feb 13 @Georgetown - W
Feb 15 St. John's - W
Feb 19 Seton Hall - W
Feb 24 @Connecticut - L
Feb 27 Providence - W
Mar 2 Cincinnati - W
Mar 5 @Seton Hall - L
Wins - 22
Losses - 9
Conference Wins - 12
Conference Losses - 6
I think MU wins that second game in KC, but then loses to UWM later in the week. Mass hysteria ensures, but MU rights the ship with a win over UW. Vandy is a good team, and I don't have a good feeling about that one.
As for the BEAST, MU plays well at home and ends with a 12-6 record.
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M - W
Nov 14 Bucknell - W
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay - W
Nov 20 South Dakota - W
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City) - L
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC) - W
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee - W
Dec 4 Longwood - W
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi - W
Dec 11 Wisconsin - W
Dec 18 Centenary - W
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State - W
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt - L
Jan 1 West Virginia - L
Jan 5 @Rutgers - W
Jan 8 @Pittsburgh - L
Jan 10 Notre Dame - W
Jan 15 @Louisville - L
Jan 18 DePaul - W
Jan 22 @Notre Dame - W
Jan 25 Connecticut - W
Jan 29 Syracuse - L
Feb 2 @Villanova - L
Feb 9 @South Florida - W
Feb 13 @Georgetown - L
Feb 15 St. John's - W
Feb 19 Seton Hall - W
Feb 24 @Connecticut - W
Feb 27 Providence - W
Mar 2 Cincinnati - W
Mar 5 @Seton Hall - W
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M - W
Nov 14 Bucknell - W
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay - W
Nov 20 South Dakota - W
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City) - L
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC) - L
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee - W
Dec 4 Longwood - W
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi - W
Dec 11 Wisconsin - W
Dec 18 Centenary - W
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State - W
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt - L
Jan 1 West Virginia - W
Jan 5 @Rutgers - W
Jan 8 @Pittsburgh - L
Jan 10 Notre Dame - W
Jan 15 @Louisville - L
Jan 18 DePaul - W
Jan 22 @Notre Dame - W
Jan 25 Connecticut - W
Jan 29 Syracuse - L
Feb 2 @Villanova - L
Feb 9 @South Florida - W
Feb 13 @Georgetown - L
Feb 15 St. John's - W
Feb 19 Seton Hall - W
Feb 24 @Connecticut - W
Feb 27 Providence - W
Mar 2 Cincinnati - W
Mar 5 @Seton Hall - L
Quote from: Henry Sugar on November 11, 2010, 08:27:18 AM
I'd like to invite people to submit their own game by game predictions for the season. Template for response below
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M W
Nov 14 Bucknell W
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay W
Nov 20 South Dakota W
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City) W
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC) W
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee L
Dec 4 Longwood W
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi W
Dec 11 Wisconsin W
Dec 18 Centenary W
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State W
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt W
Jan 1 West Virginia W
Jan 5 @Rutgers L
Jan 8 @Pittsburgh L
Jan 10 Notre Dame W
Jan 15 @Louisville W
Jan 18 DePaul L
Jan 22 @Notre Dame W
Jan 25 Connecticut W
Jan 29 Syracuse L
Feb 2 @Villanova W
Feb 9 @South Florida L
Feb 13 @Georgetown W
Feb 15 St. John's L
Feb 19 Seton Hall W
Feb 24 @Connecticut L
Feb 27 Providence W
Mar 2 Cincinnati W
Mar 5 Seton Hall W
Wins 23
Losses 8
Conference Wins 11
Conference Losses 7
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M - W
Nov 14 Bucknell - W
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay - W
Nov 20 South Dakota - W
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City) - L
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC) - L
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee - W
Dec 4 Longwood - W
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi - W
Dec 11 Wisconsin - W
Dec 18 Centenary - W
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State - W
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt - W
Jan 1 West Virginia - W
Jan 5 @Rutgers - W
Jan 8 @Pittsburgh - L
Jan 10 Notre Dame - W
Jan 15 @Louisville - L
Jan 18 DePaul - W
Jan 22 @Notre Dame - W
Jan 25 Connecticut - W
Jan 29 Syracuse - L
Feb 2 @Villanova - L
Feb 9 @South Florida - W
Feb 13 @Georgetown - L
Feb 15 St. John's - W
Feb 19 Seton Hall - W
Feb 24 @Connecticut - L
Feb 27 Providence - W
Mar 2 Cincinnati - W
Mar 5 @Seton Hall - W
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M - W
Nov 14 Bucknell - W
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay - W
Nov 20 South Dakota - W
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City) - L
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC) - L
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee - W
Dec 4 Longwood - W
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi - W
Dec 11 Wisconsin - W
Dec 18 Centenary - W
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State - W
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt - W
Jan 1 West Virginia - W
Jan 5 @Rutgers - W
Jan 8 @Pittsburgh - L
Jan 10 Notre Dame - W
Jan 15 @Louisville - L
Jan 18 DePaul - W
Jan 22 @Notre Dame - W
Jan 25 Connecticut - W
Jan 29 Syracuse - W
Feb 2 @Villanova - L
Feb 9 @South Florida - W
Feb 13 @Georgetown - L
Feb 15 St. John's - W
Feb 19 Seton Hall - W
Feb 24 @Connecticut - L
Feb 27 Providence - W
Mar 2 Cincinnati - W
Mar 5 @Seton Hall - L
Wins 23
Losses 8
Conference Wins 12
Conference Losses 6
Man. is Buchec18 above clairovoyant or just greatly optimistic?
Quote from: Buchec18 on November 11, 2010, 01:17:52 PM
Being ultra confident this year that we play our role as the underdog.. again :)
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M Win
Nov 14 Bucknell Win
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay Win
Nov 20 South Dakota Win
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City) Win
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC) Win
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee Win
Dec 4 Longwood Win
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus ChristiWin
Dec 11 Wisconsin Win
Dec 18 Centenary Win
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State Win
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt Win
Jan 1 West VirginiaWin
Jan 5 @RutgersWin
Jan 8 @PittsburghWin
Jan 10 Notre DameWin
Jan 15 @Louisville Win
Jan 18 DePaul Win
Jan 22 @Notre DameWin
Jan 25 ConnecticutWin
Jan 29 Syracuse Win
Feb 2 @Villanova Win
Feb 9 @South FloridaWin
Feb 13 @GeorgetownWin
Feb 15 St. John's Win
Feb 19 Seton Hall Win
Feb 24 @ConnecticutWin
Feb 27 Providence Win
Mar 2 Cincinnati Win
Mar 5 Seton Hall Win
Wins - 31
Losses - 0
Conference Wins - 18
Conference Losses - 0
And if/when we run the table at the Big East and NCAA tournaments we'll be 40 - 0. Solid.
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M W
Nov 14 Bucknell W
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay W
Nov 20 South Dakota W
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City) L
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC) W
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee W
Dec 4 Longwood W
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi W
Dec 11 Wisconsin W
Dec 18 Centenary W
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State W
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt L
Jan 1 West Virginia W
Jan 5 @Rutgers W
Jan 8 @Pittsburgh L
Jan 10 Notre Dame W
Jan 15 @Louisville L
Jan 18 DePaul W
Jan 22 @Notre Dame W
Jan 25 Connecticut L
Jan 29 Syracuse L
Feb 2 @Villanova L
Feb 9 @South Florida W
Feb 13 @Georgetown L
Feb 15 St. John's W
Feb 19 Seton Hall W
Feb 24 @Connecticut L
Feb 27 Providence W
Mar 2 Cincinnati W
Mar 5 Seton Hall W
Wins 22
Losses 9
Conference Wins 11
Conference Losses 7
Also, can we tack this at the top so that it get's a lot of hits? I think it's interesting to see different people's projections.
hilltopper is the man!
By the way, I think it's perfectly reasonable to continue to get predictions in after the game. Let's face it... we're going to beat Prairie View A&M.
Nov 12 Prairie View A&M Win
Nov 14 Bucknell Win
Nov 16 UW-Green Bay Win
Nov 20 South Dakota Win
Nov 22 Duke (Kansas City) Win
Nov 23 KSU / Gonzaga (KC) Win
Nov 27 @UW-Milwaukee Win
Dec 4 Longwood Win
Dec 7 Texas A&M Corpus Christi Win
Dec 11 Wisconsin Win
Dec 18 Centenary Win
Dec 21 Mississippi Valley State Win
Dec 29 @Vanderbilt Loss
Jan 1 West Virginia Win
Jan 5 @Rutgers Win
Jan 8 @Pittsburgh Loss
Jan 10 Notre Dame Win
Jan 15 @Louisville Win
Jan 18 DePaul Win
Jan 22 @Notre Dame Win
Jan 25 Connecticut Win
Jan 29 Syracuse Loss
Feb 2 @Villanova Loss
Feb 9 @South Florida Win
Feb 13 @Georgetown Win
Feb 15 St. John's Loss
Feb 19 Seton Hall Win
Feb 24 @Connecticut Loss
Feb 27 Providence Win
Mar 2 Cincinnati Win
Mar 5 Seton Hall Win
Wins 25
Losses 6
Conference Wins 13
Conference Losses 5