Season tip off

[Kip Dynamite]

It all begins this Friday with an MVC 4 pack.

ISU vrs VCU
MSU vrs ODU
Milwaukee vrs Loyola
Jacksonville St vrs BU

Getting excited for some basketball!

[Black]

I think going .500 on Friday is going to be a tough accomplishment. It would be nice to get there.

[Cdizzle]

I think going .500 on Friday is going to be a tough accomplishment. It would be nice to get there.

I agree. And it makes me sad that I agree. Go Valley.

[BCPanther]

I see 3-1.

Milwaukee is awful, Loyola will beat them.

The real question is whether Illinois State can stay within 40 of VCU...

[TheDrake]

I see 3-1.

Milwaukee is awful, Loyola will beat them.

The real question is whether Illinois State can stay within 40 of VCU...

I wonder how much the new fouling rules will affect VCU.

[AndShock]

Milwaukee is awful, Loyola will beat them.

D2 schools are pretty awful too. I'm putting my money on 1-3 although anywhere from 0-4 to 3-1 is possible. ODU and Milwaukee are names that carried a bit of weight a few years ago but they are atrocious now.

[Cdizzle]

I see 3-1.

Milwaukee is awful, Loyola will beat them.

The real question is whether Illinois State can stay within 40 of VCU...

I wonder how much the new fouling rules will affect VCU.

It should impact them tremendously. My guess is that it will not impact them very much. One of the problems I've had with officiating in the past was that teams that were known as great, aggressive defensive teams often were not scrutinized as closely as their opponent for 2 reasons:

1. They were known as great, aggressive defensive teams
2. Every play was a foul, and they couldn't call all of them, so they often just didn't call much.

It always boggled my mind when I looked at box scores of SIU games in the mid-2000s. Their guards would ride opponent guards 70 feet down the court the entire game. Often the opposing team would have more fouls.

[Wufan]

It all begins this Friday with an MVC 4 pack.

ISU vrs VCU
MSU vrs ODU
Milwaukee vrs Loyola
Jacksonville St vrs BU

Getting excited for some basketball!

I like 1 and 3

[TheAsianSensation]

This isn't your father's Old Dominion. Even though it's a road game, I think Missouri St should handle that one. I expect 3-1. 2-2 is probably what will end up happening.

[2livewu]

I see 3-1 as well.

Is Doyle going to play for Loyola?

VCU over Red is the only hiccup I see right now.