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Cracked Sidewalks 2010-2011 Predictions

Written 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 and Derrick Wilson.  Rosiak also had stories on the signings for Wilson and Anderson.

Also, for your must-read features, check out Rosiak's additional feature on Wilson's commitment, as well as today's article previewing MU that focuses on Jimmy F. Butler)

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 - 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 - 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.  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

[Henry Sugar]

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

[willie warrior]

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

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

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.

[MerrittsMustache]

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

[Hards Alumni]

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.

[brewcity77]

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

[Buchec18]

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

[RJax55]

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.

[Warrior97]

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 

[MUfan12]

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 

[scowwarrior]

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

[MU B2002]

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 

[drewm88]

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

[willie warrior]

Man. is Buchec18 above clairovoyant or just greatly optimistic?

[Lennys Tap]

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.

[jmayer1]

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.

[Henry Sugar]

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.

[ken8406]

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