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MAC Power Rankings: Until Next Time Edition
The MAC tournament tips off in… oh, a few hours. So let’s run this down one more time in 2010, shall we? I was looking forward to a couple good games to decide the East and West… of course, that didn’t happen. Central Michigan failed slightly less than Eastern Michigan and Kent [...]
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March 07, 2010
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MAC Power Rankings: Snowpocalypse Edition
Unlike the Postal Service, snow and ice can stop the Power Rankings. No matter, we’re back at it this week. Since we last talked, Kent ran their winning streak to 8 before Buffalo stopped them, Akron regained a share of the East lead, and Ball State joined Central Michigan atop the West. [...]
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February 16, 2010
Power Rankings: Musical Chairs Edition
Last week I suggested interdivisional play would make the difference in the regular season championship. Play since then has borne that out. Kent State has established itself as a clear #1 while watching competitors stumble. #1 and #12 are established. 2-11, however, are shifting almost daily.
1. Kent State (15-7, 6-2) (1): [...]
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February 02, 2010
Polls Just Don’t Make Sense
Somehow, someway, for reasons that completely escape me, Cornell got nary a 1st place vote in the latest Mid-Major Top 25 poll. Obviously, the Mid-Major Top 25 has just about zero relevance and gets as much attention on the national scene as does an NJIT scrimmage, but still… If the Big Red can’t get [...]
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February 01, 2010
And Zippy’s Down for the Count…
Eastern Michigan scored another win for the formerly downtrodden MAC West tonight, upsetting Akron 62-59 at James Rhodes Arena in Akron. Not exactly sure how the Eagles, last seen getting run out of Miami’s Millet Hall in a nationally televised game Saturday, pulled this one out, but judging from the box score, the Zips [...]
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February 01, 2010
UB Bulls Beat: Anybody Get the License Plate of that Truck?
The Big Picture: Defensively-challenged University of Bulls allow very average Western Michigan side that was coming off a two-game losing streak to shoot 60% from the field on their way to a 85-70 rout of UB. The loss, Buffalo’s third in their last four games, has the Bulls back in the middle of [...]
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February 01, 2010
On The MAC: Northern Illinois… The Cure for Struggling Offenses
Pound-for-pound, Ricardo Patton’s Northern Illinois Huskies might be the most talented team in the MAC. There’s little doubt that junior guard/wings Darion “Jake” Anderson and Xavier Silas are two of the more explosive players on the offensive side of the court in the MAC. While not among the league’s best soph point Mike [...]
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January 30, 2010
Power Rankings: Morass Edition
Road teams scored victories in five of the first 13 games of the conference season. Since then? Home teams won 16 of the next 18. As always, home court is sacred in the MAC. With 11 games left, it’s looking entirely possible that 10 games could be enough to secure the [...]
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January 25, 2010
Power Rankings: New Deck Edition
Wow. Just one week and there’s been a complete reshuffling of the Mid-American deck. This is probably the most radical one-week change in the rankings we’ve ever done. Critics might take this as a sign of league-wide mediocrity while optimists could argue it’s depth. I still think we’re going to see [...]
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January 19, 2010
On The MAC: Sincere Apologies…
To anyone that had the misfortune of being at Rose Arena tonight for Central Michigan playing host to Ball State. I didn’t see the game, but the final box yields me to conclude that the Chippewas’ 53-38 win set basketball back about 3000 years. The ancient Mayan ballgame had to have more artistry [...]
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January 14, 2010
Free tickets for UB Bulls vs Akron this Sunday
Fear the Roo my ass!
Sunday’s rematch of the 2009 MAC tournament final represents the Buffalo Bulls first chance to gain a measure of redemption for their 65-53 loss to the Zips in Clevo. Put simply, this is THE statement game for Coach ‘Spoon’s squad in January.
Rodney Pierce and Co. are 5-1 in [...]
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January 13, 2010
Power Rankings: Late Night Edition
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man, healthy, wealthy, and wise.”- Benjamin Franklin
But it doesn’t prevent syphilis, does it, smart guy? I really wish I was one of those people that could regularly fall asleep by midnight and wake up ready to take on the day come morning. I’ve been [...]
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January 12, 2010
And there’s another one for the good guys
Western Carolina moves to 10-1 on the season with emphatic 91-83 win over Louisville at Freedom Hall. Larry Hunter’s side looks to be the best in the Southern Conference this season. They should make a leap in the Mid-Major Top 25 this week.
With they way they defend and the way Jake Robinson strokes [...]
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December 12, 2009
UB Bulls Beat: Doing What Needs To Be Done
The Big Picture: Bulls take care of business, leading from buzzer-to-buzzer in 93-65 win over D3 Buffalo State in what we call the Youngman Expressway Derby. The win, UB’s second in a row, improves the Bulls record to 5-3 on the season. With a nine day break for Fall semester finals before [...]
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December 12, 2009
Failure to Launch
Toledo has to be the worst team in the MAC. They are getting thrashed by a very average Valpo squad today, trailing 79-48 with about 2:36 left to play. The Rockets went 7-25 (5-11) last season. I don’t see how there’s anyway they can win that many games this season. Even [...]
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December 12, 2009
MAC Power Rankings: Power Outage Edition
The Week That Was: As the 2009-10 non-league portion of the season winds down for MAC teams, this week will be remembered as the week that MAC sides made it clear that this is a league for welterweights not heavyweights nor cruiserweights nor even middleweights. Several opportunities to notch the type of emphatic, [...]
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December 07, 2009
That was Fun While It Lasted
Not sure what Brent Musgerger’s track record is on this sort of thing, but The Sporting News is reporting that Musberger said Turner Gill is the leading candidate for the Kansas job during yesterday’s Big 12 football championship game.
Although some guy in Lawrence isn’t paying much attention to this and the UB Fan community is [...]
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December 07, 2009
Garbage Time in West Lafayette
Matt Painter’s emptying the bench with more than four minutes left to play. Guess he doesn’t think the Bulls are capable of coming back from a 93-54 deficit at this point.
Neither do I.
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December 05, 2009
From Bad to Worse to Disastrous…
Bulls have come completely undone against Boilermakers, trailing 86-45 with about 7:55 to play. That second half spurt never came.
Actually it did, but it was Purdue that went on the run.
Uggghhhh….
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December 05, 2009
It’s Official…
I ******* hate Purdue’s Chris Kramer. The Big Ten network announcers are pimping him for defensive POY. I think he’s a better candidate for the All-Prick team.
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December 05, 2009
Second Half Spurt Needed
Bulls trailing 45-26 at the half. Need to get the Purdue lead down to 12 or so by the first TV timeout or this one is a wrap
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December 05, 2009
Shooting Blanks…
Sean Smiley or Zach Filzen really need to make a few threes each today if the Bulls are going to keep this close and either throw a real scare into Purdue or come away with the check and the dubbya.
Unfortunately, they’ve each thrown up bricks on their first attempts from behind the arc.
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December 05, 2009
Critical Juncture for Bulls
UB’s trailing 36-20 with 6:00 left to play in first half. Buffalo really needs to close the half with a spurt.
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December 05, 2009
Guess These Are Big Ten Refs
Two consecutive moving screens called against UB. Can’t remember the last time I saw that happen. 10 minutes in and I don’t think Purdue’s been whistled for a single foul.
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December 05, 2009
Has Hot Rod Found His Stroke?
Despite five turnovers, Bulls are only trailing 14-11. Rodney Pierce has two triples, neither of which have even so much as grazed the rim, and Calvin Betts has another.
Get the turnover bug under control and UB can make a game of this.
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December 05, 2009
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