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Post by Raider Fanatic on Sept 14, 2009 13:00:42 GMT -5
The HL has a contract with ESPNU for friday night games (just like last season). Every team in the HL gets at least 1 game televised.
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Post by riceownz2 on Sept 14, 2009 13:37:08 GMT -5
Maybe this is a good thing. Maybe we get a bigger crowd because the game is on a friday night now. Maybe lol.
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Post by motowntitan on Sept 15, 2009 8:01:34 GMT -5
I can't believe that the Valpo/Detroit game on ESPNU is taking precedence over WSU/Butler game. What a shame. I agree. However, this seems weird. Why would WSU move Butler to the Friday if it is NOT on TV? Also, if Detroit doesn't have the comeback year most of us are expecting, that could be one empty Hall on Friday Jan 8
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Post by riceownz2 on Sept 15, 2009 8:47:40 GMT -5
Yea it might be a bad game, but i would rather them have different games then just picking Butler every week. If they were truly worried about having a "good" game they would probably pick all Butler games. They moved it so Valpo doesn't have to play Friday and Saturday. But i guess they would have just kept the Butler game and changed the Valpo game.
I am hoping though that it being a Friday makes the crowd that much more of a factor.
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Post by OG Raiderfan on Sept 15, 2009 18:59:36 GMT -5
I agree. However, this seems weird. Why would WSU move Butler to the Friday if it is NOT on TV? The HL moved the games so that no one has an unfair advantage. If WSU played Butler on Thursday and Valpo had to play their game on Friday, then we would have 1 extra day of rest before we played them on Sunday. The HL is just trying to not give anyone an unfair competitive advantage.
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Post by Admin on Sept 25, 2009 17:32:39 GMT -5
sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4502964&name=katz_andyRomar isn't apologizing for the schedule. He said the Huskies were a bit worried about the opponent in the Wooden Classic on Dec. 12 but was thrilled when Georgetown signed up to play the Huskies in Anaheim. Romar said the Huskies had no idea which team they would draw in the Pac-10/Big 12 Challenge; Washington got Texas Tech. And while the game is in Lubbock, the Red Raiders aren't expected to be a contender in the Big 12. If the two leagues were attempting to match potential contenders, they should have pitted Washington against Texas. Texas A&M has the potential for bubble status and thus should be a quality opponent for the Huskies. Playing Portland in Seattle should be a challenge as well, considering the Pilots beat the Huskies there last season and should be Gonzaga's toughest competitor in the WCC. So, the Georgetown neutral-site and home Texas A&M and Portland games are probably Washington's best three nonconference games. The one sleeper game on Washington's schedule is the opener on Nov. 13. Wright State is considered to be Butler's toughest challenger in the Horizon League and could be a bit of a thorny team for the Huskies to play to open the season. The rest of the slate: Belmont, Portland State, San Jose State, Montana, Cal State Northridge, San Francisco and Seattle should be wins for the Huskies.
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Post by Nutt House on Oct 1, 2009 8:49:01 GMT -5
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Post by Raider4Life on Oct 7, 2009 18:54:29 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Oct 7, 2009 22:38:38 GMT -5
community.foxsports.com/goodmanonfox/blog/2009/10/06/varnado_on_mississippi_st_frontline_it_could_be_scaryVARNADO ON MISSISSIPPI ST. FRONTLINE: "IT COULD BE SCARY" Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 11:11 AM EST [General] Just imagine a frontline of Jarvis Varnado, Renardo Sidney and John Riek. It could happen. Varnado and his near five blocks per game are back in the fold after the athletic 6-foot-9 Mississippi State big man opted to return to school for his senior season. Sidney's amateur status remains in flux after the NCAA continues to investigate his amateur status, and the 7-foot-1 Riek continues to get healthy. If – and it's a big IF – those three are able to man the Bulldogs' frontline together as a healthy trio, it's going to be downright terrifying for SEC opponents. "Scary," Varnado said. "We'd love him to be a big part of our team, but if he doesn't make it, we've still got to play ball," Varnado said of the skilled 6-foot-10 Sidney. "We have a good chance with him or not." "The whole team is thinking he's going to get cleared, and that's what we're hoping for," he continued. "We've bonded with him like he's going to be here for awhile." While Sidney's future in Starkville is still up in the air, Riek will be able to play after sitting out an NCAA-mandated nine games. That means, if all goes well, Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury could have Varnado, Sidney and Riek available on Dec. 16 for a home contest against Wright State.
I feel badly for Wright State coach Brad Brownell. While some have said that Riek is getting closer to 100 percent healthy after knee injuries plagued the native of the Sudan ever since he dominated at the LeBron James Skills Academy a few years ago, Varnado said he's still a work in progress. "He's just trying to get back the feel for the game," Varnado said. "He's working hard and is going to be a great addition." "He's slow coming back," he added. "He's probably about 75 percent now. He couldn't really play when he first got here. He's running the floor better than when he first came in, but it just takes time." Even at less than 100 percent, Riek has swatted more than his share of Varnado's shots around the basket. "It's different," he said. "I'm not used to going up against a 7-footer every day. It's going to make me better." Offense, the area that NBA executives question, is the area that Varnado has focused on in the offseason. "I'm working on my face-up game and my back-to-the-basket game," Varnado said.
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