Finally, the season is almost here
We are less than two weeks away from the start of the season, if you count an exhibition game as the start of the season(we all know the selection committee counts them). Since we are so close, and neither of us will be around for the month of November, we decided it was time to review the schedule and predict every result. Neither of us are particularly optimistic but we aren't paid to predict anything so our opinions probably don't count for much. After we go through the schedule top to bottom, we transition to discussing the starting line-up and some of the distribution of minutes that will need to happen for MU to be successful. Lastly, we turn to a podcast gimmick in which we create fake pre-season awards and then arbitrarily give them to players....trust me it's podcast gold Jerry! <iframe id='audio_iframe' src='http://www.podbean.com/media/player/audio/postId/5346595?url=http%3A%2F%2Fscrambledeggs.podbean.com%2Fe%2Ffinally-the-season-is-almost-here%2F' data-link='http://www.podbean.com/media/player/audio/postId/5346595?url=http%3A%2F%2Fscrambledeggs.podbean.com%2Fe%2Ffinally-the-season-is-almost-here%2F' height='100' width='100%' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' data-name='pb-iframe-player' ></iframe> Download this episode (right click and save) (http://scrambledeggs.podbean.com/mf/web/9use7x/ScrambledEggs_10-26-14.mp3)
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Now that the right audio file is loaded, I'm bumping this up.....oh and it's not 7 years old so that's gotta be a positive bump right? ;D
Thank god the season is almost here. I can't wait to talk about actual relevant things
Phil and Joe went game by game on the season predictions, so I'm turning this into the 2014-2015 season prediction thread.
Date Opponent / Event
11/14/2014 vs. Tennessee-Martin (H)
11/18/2014 at Ohio State (A)
11/22/2014 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (H)
11/24/2014 vs. NJIT (H)
11/27/2014 vs. Georgia Tech (orlando classic)
11/28/2014 vs. Michigan State/Rider (orlando classic)
11/30/2014 vs. TBA (orlando classic)
12/6/2014 vs. Wisconsin (H)
12/16/2014 vs. Arizona State (H)
12/19/2014 vs. Alabama A&M (H)
12/22/2014 vs. North Dakota (H)
12/28/2014 vs. Morgan State (H)
12/31/2014 at DePaul (H)
1/3/2015 vs. Providence (H)
1/6/2015 at Georgetown (A)
1/14/2015 vs. Creighton (H)
1/17/2015 at Xavier (A)
1/21/2015 at St. John's (A)
1/24/2015 vs. Georgetown (H)
1/28/2015 vs. Seton Hall (H)
1/31/2015 vs. Butler (H)
2/4/2015 at Villanova (A)
2/7/2015 at Seton Hall (A)
2/10/2015 vs. Xavier (H)
2/14/2015 at Creighton (A)
2/21/2015 vs. Villanova (National MU Day) (H)
2/25/2015 at Butler (A)
3/1/2015 at Providence (A)
3/4/2015 vs. St. John's (Al's Night) (H)
3/7/2015 vs. DePaul (H)
18-12, 9-9 in conference play. February is a really tough month.
Quote from: Henry Sugar on October 28, 2014, 11:10:28 AM
Phil and Joe went game by game on the season predictions, so I'm turning this into the 2014-2015 season prediction thread.
Date Opponent / Event
11/14/2014 vs. Tennessee-Martin (H) - W
11/18/2014 at Ohio State (A) - L
11/22/2014 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (H) - W
11/24/2014 vs. NJIT (H) - W
11/27/2014 vs. Georgia Tech (orlando classic) - W
11/28/2014 vs. Michigan State/Rider (orlando classic) - L
11/30/2014 vs. TBA (orlando classic) - L
12/6/2014 vs. Wisconsin (H) - L
12/16/2014 vs. Arizona State (H) - W
12/19/2014 vs. Alabama A&M (H) - W
12/22/2014 vs. North Dakota (H) - W
12/28/2014 vs. Morgan State (H) - W
12/31/2014 at DePaul (H) - L
1/3/2015 vs. Providence (H) - W
1/6/2015 at Georgetown (A) - L
1/14/2015 vs. Creighton (H) - W
1/17/2015 at Xavier (A) - L
1/21/2015 at St. John's (A) - L
1/24/2015 vs. Georgetown (H) - L
1/28/2015 vs. Seton Hall (H) - W
1/31/2015 vs. Butler (H) - W
2/4/2015 at Villanova (A) - L
2/7/2015 at Seton Hall (A) - L
2/10/2015 vs. Xavier (H) - W
2/14/2015 at Creighton (A) - L
2/21/2015 vs. Villanova (National MU Day) (H) - L
2/25/2015 at Butler (A) - W
3/1/2015 at Providence (A) - L
3/4/2015 vs. St. John's (Al's Night) (H) - L
3/7/2015 vs. DePaul (H) - W
Final record 15-15, 7-11
(Yes, I quoted myself, but the original was a template for other people to use.)
Quote from: Henry Sugar on October 28, 2014, 11:10:28 AM
Phil and Joe went game by game on the season predictions, so I'm turning this into the 2014-2015 season prediction thread.
Date Opponent / Event
11/14/2014 vs. Tennessee-Martin (H) W
11/18/2014 at Ohio State (A) L
11/22/2014 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (H) W
11/24/2014 vs. NJIT (H) W
11/27/2014 vs. Georgia Tech (orlando classic) L
11/28/2014 vs. Michigan State/Rider (orlando classic) w
11/30/2014 vs. TBA (orlando classic) W
12/6/2014 vs. Wisconsin (H) L
12/16/2014 vs. Arizona State (H) L
12/19/2014 vs. Alabama A&M (H) W
12/22/2014 vs. North Dakota (H) W
12/28/2014 vs. Morgan State (H) W
12/31/2014 at DePaul (H) L
1/3/2015 vs. Providence (H) W
1/6/2015 at Georgetown (A) L
1/14/2015 vs. Creighton (H) W
1/17/2015 at Xavier (A) L
1/21/2015 at St. John's (A) L
1/24/2015 vs. Georgetown (H) W
1/28/2015 vs. Seton Hall (H) W
1/31/2015 vs. Butler (H) W
2/4/2015 at Villanova (A) L
2/7/2015 at Seton Hall (A) W
2/10/2015 vs. Xavier (H) W
2/14/2015 at Creighton (A) L
2/21/2015 vs. Villanova (National MU Day) (H) W
2/25/2015 at Butler (A) W
3/1/2015 at Providence (A) W
3/4/2015 vs. St. John's (Al's Night) (H) L
3/7/2015 vs. DePaul (H) W
8-4 & 11-7= 19-11
Quote from: Henry Sugar on October 28, 2014, 11:10:28 AM
Phil and Joe went game by game on the season predictions, so I'm turning this into the 2014-2015 season prediction thread.
Date Opponent / Event
11/14/2014 vs. Tennessee-Martin (H)-W
11/18/2014 at Ohio State (A)-L
11/22/2014 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (H)-W
11/24/2014 vs. NJIT (H)-W
11/27/2014 vs. Georgia Tech (orlando classic)- W
11/28/2014 vs. Michigan State/Rider (orlando classic)-L
11/30/2014 vs. TBA (orlando classic)-W
12/6/2014 vs. Wisconsin (H)-L
12/16/2014 vs. Arizona State (H)-W
12/19/2014 vs. Alabama A&M (H)-W
12/22/2014 vs. North Dakota (H)-W
12/28/2014 vs. Morgan State (H)-W
12/31/2014 at DePaul (H)-W
1/3/2015 vs. Providence (H)-W
1/6/2015 at Georgetown (A)-L
1/14/2015 vs. Creighton (H)-W
1/17/2015 at Xavier (A)-W
1/21/2015 at St. John's (A)-L
1/24/2015 vs. Georgetown (H)-W
1/28/2015 vs. Seton Hall (H)-W
1/31/2015 vs. Butler (H)-W
2/4/2015 at Villanova (A)-L
2/7/2015 at Seton Hall (A)-W
2/10/2015 vs. Xavier (H)-W
2/14/2015 at Creighton (A) -W
2/21/2015 vs. Villanova (National MU Day) (H)-L
2/25/2015 at Butler (A)-W
3/1/2015 at Providence (A)-W
3/4/2015 vs. St. John's (Al's Night) (H)-W
3/7/2015 vs. DePaul (H)-W
23-7 overall, top 3 in the Big East, finish 3rd in the conference tournament, and be a 5-7 seed.
Date Opponent / Event
11/14/2014 vs. Tennessee-Martin (H) - W
11/18/2014 at Ohio State (A) - L
11/22/2014 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (H) - W
11/24/2014 vs. NJIT (H) - W
11/27/2014 vs. Georgia Tech (orlando classic) - L
11/28/2014 vs. Michigan State/Rider (orlando classic) - W
11/30/2014 vs. TBA (orlando classic) - L
12/6/2014 vs. Wisconsin (H) - L
12/16/2014 vs. Arizona State (H) - W
12/19/2014 vs. Alabama A&M (H) - W
12/22/2014 vs. North Dakota (H) - W
12/28/2014 vs. Morgan State (H) - W
12/31/2014 at DePaul (H) - W
1/3/2015 vs. Providence (H) - W
1/6/2015 at Georgetown (A) - L
1/14/2015 vs. Creighton (H) - W
1/17/2015 at Xavier (A)- L
1/21/2015 at St. John's (A) - L
1/24/2015 vs. Georgetown (H) - L
1/28/2015 vs. Seton Hall (H) - W
1/31/2015 vs. Butler (H) - W
2/4/2015 at Villanova (A) - L
2/7/2015 at Seton Hall (A) - W
2/10/2015 vs. Xavier (H) - L
2/14/2015 at Creighton (A) - W
2/21/2015 vs. Villanova (National MU Day) (H) - L
2/25/2015 at Butler (A) - W
3/1/2015 at Providence (A) - W
3/4/2015 vs. St. John's (Al's Night) (H) - L
3/7/2015 vs. DePaul (H) - W
8-4 OOC, 10-8 BE, 18-12 overall
Quote from: swoopem on October 28, 2014, 11:51:08 AM
23-7, top 3 in the Big East, finish 3rd in the conference tournament, and be a 5-7 seed.
I'll take what he's drinking.
Date Opponent / Event
11/14/2014 vs. Tennessee-Martin (H) - W
11/18/2014 at Ohio State (A) - L
11/22/2014 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (H) - W
11/24/2014 vs. NJIT (H) - W
11/27/2014 vs. Georgia Tech (orlando classic) - W
11/28/2014 vs. Michigan State/Rider (orlando classic) - L
11/30/2014 vs. TBA (orlando classic) - W
12/6/2014 vs. Wisconsin (H) - L
12/16/2014 vs. Arizona State (H) - W
12/19/2014 vs. Alabama A&M (H) - W
12/22/2014 vs. North Dakota (H) - W
12/28/2014 vs. Morgan State (H) - W
12/31/2014 at DePaul (A) - W
1/3/2015 vs. Providence (H) - W
1/6/2015 at Georgetown (A) - L
1/14/2015 vs. Creighton (H) - W
1/17/2015 at Xavier (A)- L
1/21/2015 at St. John's (A) - L
1/24/2015 vs. Georgetown (H) - L
1/28/2015 vs. Seton Hall (H) - W
1/31/2015 vs. Butler (H) - W
2/4/2015 at Villanova (A) - L
2/7/2015 at Seton Hall (A) - W
2/10/2015 vs. Xavier (H) - L
2/14/2015 at Creighton (A) - L
2/21/2015 vs. Villanova (National MU Day) (H) - L
2/25/2015 at Butler (A) - W
3/1/2015 at Providence (A) - L
3/4/2015 vs. St. John's (Al's Night) (H) - W
3/7/2015 vs. DePaul (H) - W
9-3 OOC, 9-9 BE, 18-12 overall
Date Opponent / Event
11/14/2014 vs. Tennessee-Martin (H) - W
11/18/2014 at Ohio State (A) - L
11/22/2014 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (H) - W
11/24/2014 vs. NJIT (H) - W
11/27/2014 vs. Georgia Tech (orlando classic) - W
11/28/2014 vs. Michigan State/Rider (orlando classic) -L
11/30/2014 vs. TBA (orlando classic) - L
12/6/2014 vs. Wisconsin (H) - L
12/16/2014 vs. Arizona State (H) - W
12/19/2014 vs. Alabama A&M (H) - W
12/22/2014 vs. North Dakota (H) - W
12/28/2014 vs. Morgan State (H) - W
12/31/2014 at DePaul (H) - W
1/3/2015 vs. Providence (H) -W
1/6/2015 at Georgetown (A) - L
1/14/2015 vs. Creighton (H) - W
1/17/2015 at Xavier (A) - L
1/21/2015 at St. John's (A) - L
1/24/2015 vs. Georgetown (H) - L
1/28/2015 vs. Seton Hall (H) - W
1/31/2015 vs. Butler (H) - W
2/4/2015 at Villanova (A) - L
2/7/2015 at Seton Hall (A) - W
2/10/2015 vs. Xavier (H) - W
2/14/2015 at Creighton (A) - L
2/21/2015 vs. Villanova (National MU Day) (H) - L
2/25/2015 at Butler (A) - L
3/1/2015 at Providence (A) - L
3/4/2015 vs. St. John's (Al's Night) (H) - W
3/7/2015 vs. DePaul (H) - W
17-13. 8-4 OOC. 9-9 BE.
Quote from: Henry Sugar on October 28, 2014, 11:10:28 AM
12/31/2014 at DePaul (H)
HS, did you do this on purpose? Cause if so, well done.
Quote from: The Adventures of HE-Man and the Kangaroo Kid on October 29, 2014, 11:39:45 AM
HS, did you do this on purpose? Cause if so, well done.
I was waiting for someone to catch this.
16-14, 8-10 BE
bump for the people that are actually interested in reading or contributing to something other than tired debates.
Quote from: Dillard's World on October 28, 2014, 11:53:04 AM
I'll take what he's drinking.
27-3? Yes, there is alcohol involved, but there are likely hard drugs being used by that predictor!
10-8, 18-12
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on October 29, 2014, 08:06:09 PM
16-14, 8-10 BE
18-12, 10-8 BE. I think the Fischer come back makes the BEast season fun.
Quote from: willie warrior on October 30, 2014, 01:41:15 PM
27-3? Yes, there is alcohol involved, but there are likely hard drugs being used by that predictor!
Good point.
Quote from: Henry Sugar on October 28, 2014, 11:10:28 AM
Phil and Joe went game by game on the season predictions, so I'm turning this into the 2014-2015 season prediction thread.
Date Opponent / Event
11/14/2014 vs. Tennessee-Martin (H) W
11/18/2014 at Ohio State (A) L
11/22/2014 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (H) W
11/24/2014 vs. NJIT (H) W
11/27/2014 vs. Georgia Tech (orlando classic) W
11/28/2014 vs. Michigan State/Rider (orlando classic) L
11/30/2014 vs. TBA (orlando classic) W
12/6/2014 vs. Wisconsin (H) L
12/16/2014 vs. Arizona State (H) W
12/19/2014 vs. Alabama A&M (H) W
12/22/2014 vs. North Dakota (H) W
12/28/2014 vs. Morgan State (H) W
12/31/2014 at DePaul (H) W
1/3/2015 vs. Providence (H) W
1/6/2015 at Georgetown (A) L
1/14/2015 vs. Creighton (H) W
1/17/2015 at Xavier (A) W
1/21/2015 at St. John's (A) L
1/24/2015 vs. Georgetown (H) L
1/28/2015 vs. Seton Hall (H) W
1/31/2015 vs. Butler (H) W
2/4/2015 at Villanova (A) L
2/7/2015 at Seton Hall (A) W
2/10/2015 vs. Xavier (H) W
2/14/2015 at Creighton (A) W
2/21/2015 vs. Villanova (National MU Day) (H) L
2/25/2015 at Butler (A) W
3/1/2015 at Providence (A) L
3/4/2015 vs. St. John's (Al's Night) (H) L
3/7/2015 vs. DePaul (H) W
9-3 OOC, 11-7 BE, 1-1 BET, tourney bubble (softness TBD)
Date Opponent / Event
11/14/2014 vs. Tennessee-Martin (H) W
11/18/2014 at Ohio State (A) L
11/22/2014 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (H) W
11/24/2014 vs. NJIT (H) W
11/27/2014 vs. Georgia Tech (orlando classic) W
11/28/2014 vs. Michigan State/Rider (orlando classic) L
11/30/2014 vs. TBA (orlando classic) W
12/6/2014 vs. Wisconsin (H) W
12/16/2014 vs. Arizona State (H) W
12/19/2014 vs. Alabama A&M (H) W
12/22/2014 vs. North Dakota (H) W
12/28/2014 vs. Morgan State (H) W
12/31/2014 at DePaul (H) W
1/3/2015 vs. Providence (H) W
1/6/2015 at Georgetown (A) L
1/14/2015 vs. Creighton (H) W
1/17/2015 at Xavier (A) W
1/21/2015 at St. John's (A) L
1/24/2015 vs. Georgetown (H) W
1/28/2015 vs. Seton Hall (H) W
1/31/2015 vs. Butler (H) W
2/4/2015 at Villanova (A) L
2/7/2015 at Seton Hall (A) L
2/10/2015 vs. Xavier (H) W
2/14/2015 at Creighton (A) W
2/21/2015 vs. Villanova (National MU Day) (H) W
2/25/2015 at Butler (A) W
3/1/2015 at Providence (A) L
3/4/2015 vs. St. John's (Al's Night) (H) W
3/7/2015 vs. DePaul (H) W
Non Conf: 10-3
Conf: 13-5
23-8 heading into the BE tourney. Yes, this is optimistic...but unnatural carnal knowledge it.
Quote from: willie warrior on October 30, 2014, 01:41:15 PM
27-3? Yes, there is alcohol involved, but there are likely hard drugs being used by that predictor!
Ok wise guy, seems like you might be the one using "hard drugs" because I predicted 23-7 not 27-3. Also, after thinking about it I'm changing my pick to 22-8 with a loss at Creighton.
Date Opponent / Event
11/14/2014 vs. Tennessee-Martin (H) -W
11/18/2014 at Ohio State (A) - L
11/22/2014 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (H) -W
11/24/2014 vs. NJIT (H) -W
11/27/2014 vs. Georgia Tech (orlando classic) - W
11/28/2014 vs. Michigan State/Rider (orlando classic) -L
11/30/2014 vs. TBA (orlando classic)- W
12/6/2014 vs. Wisconsin (H) - L
12/16/2014 vs. Arizona State (H) - W
12/19/2014 vs. Alabama A&M (H) -W
12/22/2014 vs. North Dakota (H) -W
12/28/2014 vs. Morgan State (H) -W
12/31/2014 at DePaul (A) -W
1/3/2015 vs. Providence (H) - W
1/6/2015 at Georgetown (A) -L
1/14/2015 vs. Creighton (H) -W
1/17/2015 at Xavier (A) -L
1/21/2015 at St. John's (A) -L
1/24/2015 vs. Georgetown (H) -W
1/28/2015 vs. Seton Hall (H)- W
1/31/2015 vs. Butler (H)- W
2/4/2015 at Villanova (A)- L
2/7/2015 at Seton Hall (A)- W
2/10/2015 vs. Xavier (H) -W
2/14/2015 at Creighton (A) -L
2/21/2015 vs. Villanova (National MU Day) (H)- L
2/25/2015 at Butler (A)- W
3/1/2015 at Providence (A)- L
3/4/2015 vs. St. John's (Al's Night) (H)- W
3/7/2015 vs. DePaul (H)- W
20-10 (11-7 Big East), 4th Place. Go into the Garden needing to win at least one more win to be squarely on the bubble on Selection Sunday.
And per tradition, I gotta post the checklist: http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=28543.msg329344#msg329344
Season checklist
( ) Non-conference near-miss against inferior opponent (sky falls on Scoop)
( ) Non-conference stinker to inferior opponent (more sky-falling)
( ) Non-conference loss on big stage convinces board MU not ready for Big East
( ) Unmentionable conference loss
( ) Road Game we weren't supposed to win
( ) Late surge
( ) Top-half Big East Finish
No prediction on record (only time I've done that we missed the tournament and I felt stupid) but I was wondering if anyone else feels this team has Big East tournament championship potential? Nova is infamously bad recently in tournaments, we have as much or more raw talent as anybody and in that situation they'll likely have nothing to lose. Just been a nagging thought of mine recently
Some of these predictions are crazy.
Quote from: BagpipingBoxer on October 30, 2014, 04:15:10 PM
No prediction on record (only time I've done that we missed the tournament and I felt stupid) but I was wondering if anyone else feels this team has Big East tournament championship potential? Nova is infamously bad recently in tournaments, we have as much or more raw talent as anybody and in that situation they'll likely have nothing to lose. Just been a nagging thought of mine recently
Mayo's back to be our BET Kemba Walker, hey?