Our 2016/17 College Basketball Thread

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/23 recap

Before I return to El Rey's Christmas "Godzilla" movie marathon, let us look at the CBB scores one more time:

Las Vegas Classic Final: USC over Wyoming 94-92 in OT
Auburn over UConn 70-67 (BIG win for Auburn's confidence!)
Boston College over Providence 79-67 (Possible "Whoopsie" loss for the Friars)
Seton Hall over Rutgers 72-61
Oakland upsets Georgia 86-79 (Whoopsie)
Harvard over Houston 57-56 (Whoopsie)

Diamond Head Classic Semis:
San Diego State over Tulsa 82-63
San Francisco over Illinois State 66-58
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December 25th:

Diamond Head Classic Championship:
San Francisco vs. San Diego State (Around 8:00 tomorrow)​

With that done, have a Happy Christmas, and I'll check back later!

​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 26th, 27th, and 28th

Hey, folks! Hope you had a good Christmas; San Diego State certainly did (They won the Diamond Head Classic over San Francisco yesterday). Now for a big announcement: Conference play begins tomorrow! So let's sift through the games and find those little beauties: (All times are Eastern)

December 26th:
Morgan State @ Loyola-Marymount (8:00)

December 27th:
Northwestern @ Penn State (3:00) [The first big conference game of the season!]
Game of the Day: Illinois @ Maryland (5:00)
Rutgers @ Wisconsin (7:00) [Uh oh... Rutgers may be exposed as a fraud here.]
Michigan State @ Minnesota (9:00) [Ditto for Minnesota]
SMU @ Memphis (9:00)

December 28th:
Houston @ UConn (3:00)
Wake Forest @ Florida State (5:00)
DePaul @ Villanova (6:30)
UNC-Wilmington @ Clemson (7:00) [It's not an ACC game for Clemson, but it's still a big one; Wilmington is 11-1 and dangerous.]
Huge Game: Virginia @ Louisville (7:00)

Monmouth @ North Carolina (7:00)
Providence @ Xavier (7:00)
Big Game: Seton Hall @ Creighton (8:00)
Iowa @ Purdue (8:30)
Georgetown @ Marquette (8:30)
UCLA @ Oregon (9:00)
Cincinnati @ Temple (9:00)
San Jose State @ Nevada (10:00)


...Okay, time for another announcement. I'm thinking of shutting down until mid-February. Details coming soon...

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/26 and 12/27 recap (AKA: What I watched when I wasn't obsessed with my new copy of "Super Mario Maker")

Monday:
Loyola-Marymount over Morgan State 70-49

Tuesday:
Wisconsin over Rutgers 72-52
Northwestern over Penn State 87-77
Maryland over Illinois 84-59
Kent State over Texas 63-58 (Look, let's all admit it: Texas isn't going to be in the NCAA's this year.)
SMU over Memphis 58-54
Michigan State over Minnesota 75-74 in OT

 

[tabascojet]

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[jontaejones]

Great slate of games today.

Plus an automatic win for my team. That's what I love about college sports. There IS such a thing as an automatic win.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Man Uconn is terrible

drop to 5-7 with a 62-46 loss at home to Houston to start their conference play, they scored 12 points in the first half.

 

[jontaejones]

Great slate of games today.

Plus an automatic win for my team. That's what I love about college sports. There IS such a thing as an automatic win.

I hope nobody else but me actually saw how close that game was...

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Great slate of games today.

Plus an automatic win for my team. That's what I love about college sports. There IS such a thing as an automatic win.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/28 recap

I hope nobody else but me actually saw how close that game was...

Oh, you're referring to Villanova's close win over DePaul, right? Well sir, don't feel down. That's just what happens when conference play begins.
Just ask UCLA; are they REALLY back, or did Oregon expose them with that 89-87 victory? Is your answer "I don't know"? Good! We won't really know until it's around mid-February. And on that note-
Okay, no spoilers. Let's just look at what else happened yesterday:

Virginia over Louisville 61-53
Creighton over Seton Hall 89-75
Nebraska upsets Indiana 87-83 (FINALLY! Our first REAL upset of the 2016-17 season!)
Xavier over Providence 82-56
Florida State over Wake Forest 88-72
Cincinnati over Temple 56-50
Clemson over UNC-Wilmington 87-73
Pittsburgh over Marshall 112-106 (Near "Whoopsie" for Pitt)
Wichita State over Indiana State 80-72 (And the Missouri Valley is under way.)
Marquette over Georgetown 76-66

Next post, I'll have a big announcement...

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 29th and 30th

Okay, here goes. Over the last 2 seasons, I've realized that it's pointless to make predictions and witty comments on CBB action over the mouth of January. Why? Because as we saw, everyone is feeling each other out and it can get VERY confusing. Best to just duck under the water-line and wait until mid-February, when most expects know what a team is or isn't.

So after January 2nd, I'll be taking an hiatus from this thread. But don't worry; around February 18th I'll come back, and then I'll have a clear understanding on where everyone is.
Until then, I have a duty to do: Give you all the best games to watch over the next 2 days: (All times are Eastern)

Thursday:
Georgia @ Auburn (7:00)
Tennessee @ Texas A&M (7:00)
Wright State @ Oakland (7:00)
Butler @ St. John's (7:00)
Game of the Day: Kentucky @ Ole Miss (8:00)
Florida @ Arkansas (9:00)
Pepperdine @ Gonzaga (9:00)
Saint Mary's @ Loyola-Marymount (11:00)

Friday:
Game of the Day: West Virginia @ Oklahoma State (4:00)
St. Bonaventure @ UMass (4:00)
Valparaiso @ UIC (5:00)
Northwestern @ Michigan State (6:00)
Texas Tech @ Iowa State (6:00)
Baylor @ Oklahoma (7:00)
Texas @ Kansas State (8:00)
VCU @ George Mason (8:00)
South Carolina @ Memphis (9:00)
Kansas @ TCU (9:00)
USC @ Oregon (10:00)
Arizona @ California (11:00)

 

[jontaejones]

Have a good rest Dolge...

 

[tabascojet]

December 29th and 30th

Okay, here goes. Over the last 2 seasons, I've realized that it's pointless to make predictions and witty comments on CBB action over the mouth of January. Why? Because as we saw, everyone is feeling each other out and it can get VERY confusing. Best to just duck under the water-line and wait until mid-February, when most expects know what a team is or isn't.

So after January 2nd, I'll be taking an hiatus from this thread. But don't worry; around February 18th I'll come back, and then I'll have a clear understanding on where everyone is.
Until then, I have a duty to do: Give you all the best games to watch over the next 2 days: (All times are Eastern)

Thursday:
Georgia @ Auburn (7:00)
Tennessee @ Texas A&M (7:00)
Wright State @ Oakland (7:00)
Butler @ St. John's (7:00)
Game of the Day: Kentucky @ Ole Miss (8:00)
Florida @ Arkansas (9:00)
Pepperdine @ Gonzaga (9:00)
Saint Mary's @ Loyola-Marymount (11:00)

Friday:
Game of the Day: West Virginia @ Oklahoma State (4:00)
St. Bonaventure @ UMass (4:00)
Valparaiso @ UIC (5:00)
Northwestern @ Michigan State (6:00)
Texas Tech @ Iowa State (6:00)
Baylor @ Oklahoma (7:00)
Texas @ Kansas State (8:00)
VCU @ George Mason (8:00)
South Carolina @ Memphis (9:00)
Kansas @ TCU (9:00)
USC @ Oregon (10:00)
Arizona @ California (11:00)

game of the day is a 10.5 point favorite..... gtfo

 

[tabascojet]

http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/12-29-cbb-gators-v-hogs.657/

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/29 recap

game of the day is a 10.5 point favorite..... gtfo

Wait, WHAT?! How DARE you call me out on- Oh, Kentucky won that game by 23?
...Oops. Sorry. Let me recap the rest of yesterday's games, and see if I can find anything better for you:

St. John's upsets Butler 66-63 (Hey! Here's something: St. John's first win over a ranked opponent in almost 2 seasons!)
Florida over Arkansas 81-72
Georgia over Auburn 96-84
Tennessee over Texas A&M 73-63
Western Illinois upsets Fort Wayne 93-91 in OT (Whoopsie)
Youngstown State over Milwaukee 88-87 in 2-OT's
Drake over Loyola-Chicago 102-98 (Whoopsie)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

12/30 recap (AKA: What happened as my obsession for "Super Mario Maker" continues to grow)


Kansas over TCU 86-80
Baylor over Oklahoma 76-50
West Virginia over Oklahoma State 92-75
Arizona over California 67-62
Oregon over USC 84-61 (So Oregon beats undefeated UCLA and undefeated USC in back-to-back games? Uh oh, Oregon may indeed make the Final Four!)
St. Bonaventure over UMass 89-77
Michigan State over Northwestern 61-52
Iowa State over Texas Tech 63-56
VCU over George Mason 73-64
Kansas State over Texas 65-62
Memphis over South Carolina 70-54

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 31st (Part 1: Top 25 action)

Wanna know another reason why I'm taking an hiatus? Because of Saturday's like this. I just wanna sit down and enjoy the madness, starting with these games: (All times are Eastern)

Game of the Day: (1)Villanova @ (10)Creighton (1:00)
(5)Duke @ Virginia Tech (12:00)
Big game: (6)Louisville @ (16)Indiana (12:30)
(7)Gonzaga @ Pacific (8:00)
(9)North Carolina @ Georgia Tech (12:00)
(20)Florida State @ (12)Virginia (2:00)
(17)Xavier @ Georgetown (11:00 A.M)
(24)Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh (2:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

December 31st (Part 2: Other good games)

Oh, and of course there's great action outside of the Top 25. And here's the pick of the litter: (All times are Eastern)

Clemson @ Wake Forest (12:00)
SMU @ East Carolina (12:00)
UNC-Wilmington @ Towson (12:00)
Northern Kentucky @ Oakland (3:00)
Temple @ UCF (4:00)
NC State @ Miami (4:30)
UL-Lafayette @ Arkansas State (6:00)

 

[tabascojet]

http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/12-31-cbb-duke-v-vatech.659/

 

[The Q]

little frustrating to watch officials go to the monitor and STILL get it wrong at the end of the UConn/tulsa game.

 

[jeffro151]

little frustrating to watch officials go to the monitor and STILL get it wrong at the end of the UConn/tulsa game.

Yep, the officiating is shit already this year. FSU player had a UVA player, who had the ball in hand, in a head lock, yet they call jump ball. So infuriating.