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Have to stop doing college football although I'm doing pretty good this year...my real love is college hoops.. Old South..can you try to keep track of me here in hoops...?

Early games are tough so won't play any to much...think teams are just still in scrimmage phases...you need a few games under your belt to see what freshmen will be impact players,how transfers are working out and team chemistry,etc...most coaches are still experimenting with offenses and defenses. and more importantly shooting %...but after a few games its easier to see what each teams strengths and weakness's are...

Oklahoma -13 over UTSA **
If you read last yr any of my posts you know I love UTSA...they have the 2 top gds scorers in the country in Jackson and Wallace,... Jivan Jackson has grown up.. a head case as a freshmen but talented ...reminds me of oklahoma's Tre Young who now is in the pro's.He can drive,shoot and pass...Wallace is a 6'3 skinny lefty who is deadly shooting.. the Roadrunners inside lost Allen their one true inside player who was a "blue collar" players..they also lost their other gd Niccola the Italian kid...Frohen is tough inside but only 6'6...think they will have problems with athletic, tall,quick teams inside...and thats what OU has ..OU lost its best player but they have Manek 6'9 who is a nightmare to matchup against..he plays in
side and and come out and stick a 3...they have an excellent pt gd in Bein and Doolittle is a 6'7 fd who can score and rebound. Also inside they have about 3 or 4 guys that are big inside...throw in Reaves a tranfer from Wichota who can shoot the lites out...but there ace in the hole is their freshmen superstar gd Harmon...wow... tonight he makes his debut...could be the B-12 best gd ...it might take some time for Kruger to bring this team together but they have talent ..and Harmon might have to play the 2 gd because of Bein at the pt..that means you have 2 gds starting and both can penetrate ...I think UTSA can win the Conf USA or be one of the top teams there.. I think UTSA's coach Henson is awesome...but he was Krugers asst coach a OU...last yr these teams played in San Antonio and OU won 87-67...as good as Jivan and wallace are think the OU defense will slow them down just a little but inside the paint OU has such a big advantage and ae playing at home...think the line is about right...just get scared with a player like Jivan down by 16 or 17 and he takes a fade away 3 pt shot and swishes it and its a backdoor loss...but how is UTSA going to stop this Harmon kid..
 

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got ya covered like Sidney Wicks on Artis Gilmore in the 1970 NCAA Championship Game.:popcorn2
 

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GWash +7 over Towson **
New coach for GW,,was 9-24 last yr..Towson returns 8 of 9 top scorers back but GW beat them 68-64 last yr...Towson wins but close game..

Temple -13 over Drexal **
Owls play solid defense and have a stud in Rose at 6'8 ,good pt gd and the Louis bro's...they play soliddefense...Drez lost 3 top scorers and return 2 starters..McKie the former Owl star returns with a clip bd..think they want to get off to a good start with next door neighbor.

GMason -10 over Navy **
Navy can't shoot ,score,or play defense.. Kier is back,top rebounder for GM..beat them the last time 84-67...

Rider -10 over Coppin St **
Jordan still at the pt.. Vaughn can score..one of the best teams in the MAAC despite a coach who has no clue what is going on..Coppin was 8-25 last yr and lead the nation in turnovers that hit unexpected fans in their seats...need to pay attention to the game.. think 7 errant Coppin basketballs hit 7 fans on their cell phones..Rider has the talent to win this big..

Texas -16 over Northern Col *
The only reason why I'm taking them is that I'm going to the game...Texas has Ramey and Coleman solid gds...inside they should dominate...Col lost their superstar player who avg 23 pts a game and was POY of the conf...but Texas who has so much better talent cannot cover vs Eastern Ill Radford,etc at home...Texas lost its 3 top scorers...but still has Sims,Heppa and their new frosh from Westlake HS...but Texas plays to the level of their opponents...last yr Texas -19 over UL Monroe Texas wins by 10..Favored over Radford -14 and they lose outright ..-23 over Eastern Illi -23 they win by 12...but its a new year.. Shacka "mayhem defense doesn't work..but think No Col losing there big time scorer need to adjust with life without him and playing away might not have enough in the tank..

doglover..are you going to the game ?

all small plays...early on in the season a team could be up 15-17 pts and a coach wants to get in some of his new players ..and subs so backdoor covers could be around...
 

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old south Rex Morgan on that team right????
Dollitle is suspended tonite ..my bad..
But they still have 7'1 Issanza,6'7 Iwuakor and Kur at 6'10 inside..
D-2 good luck to you and thank you travel guy
 

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old south Rex Morgan on that team right????
Dollitle is suspended tonite ..my bad..
But they still have 7'1 Issanza,6'7 Iwuakor and Kur at 6'10 inside..
D-2 good luck to you and thank you travel guy


yeah...Rex Morgan [got 2 cup of coffee w/the Celtics]

Pembrook Burrows and Vaughn Wedeking were on that Dolphins team too...

Jacksonville made all kinds of noise that year...

I remember the first time seeing Artis Gilmore was his Senior year at Jacksonville

[would later see him at Scope in my hometown Norfolk Va. the Squires. vs the Kentucky Colonels]

same year 1970 Bob Lanier..Austin Carr..Dean Meminger...Curtis Rowe....Howard Porter.....Johnny Neumann

John Roche at South Carolina....have they had a shooter like him since..
 

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Oklahoma -13 over UTSA ** W+2.00*

GWash +7 over Towson ** L-2.20*

Temple -13 over Drexal ** L-2.20*

GMason -10 over Navy ** W+2.00*

Rider -10 over Coppin St ** L-2.20*

Texas -16 over Northern Col * W+1.00*

3-W+5.00*
3-L--6.60*
YTD [-1.60*]​
 
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