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Yes, but losses by 25, 27, 50, 51 and 26. A horrible loss for Arizona any way you slice it.
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I was surprised by the loss. I was kind of thinking the kitties might go undefeated with 12 straight home games to open the season.
As you point out the difference in talent and preparation between the kitties and the losses to top 25 programs by Southern prompts a thought experiment about scheduling.
Southern obviously took the tough road while the kitties are taking the easy road I guess I'd call it the LSU method of preparation. It'll be interesting to see how those two different approaches play out for each team in conference.
Edit: Massey have Southern with 13th most difficult SOS
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ASU attempts to run it's opening season win streak to 9 games tomorrow as they play McNeese State in the first game of the Brianna January classic at Desert Financial Arena. McNeese has topped 100 points twice in their pre-conference play I suspect they will struggle to get to half that level against Molly Miller's defense.
Tonight the Lopes appear destined to fall to one and eight as they travel to Gonzaga.
Saturday the kitties try to rebound from the "terrible, horrible, very bad, no good" loss to Southern as they take on the wandering Lobos in McKale center. The Lobos's crushed the NAU Lumberjacks in the season opener although they haven't played nearly the schedule at Southern has.
NAU will fall to one and nine when they face South Dakota State.
Given the implosions at GCU and NAU I think now it's even money that both schools are in a position to lose 25 games
The only likely win left on the NAU schedule is a game against Park in Flagstaff. While the Jacks play Portland State twice they will clearly lose the game in the Pacific Northwest and given the disarray in the program I'm not certain there's any chance they can win at home.
Tonight the Lopes appear destined to fall to one and eight as they travel to Gonzaga.
Saturday the kitties try to rebound from the "terrible, horrible, very bad, no good" loss to Southern as they take on the wandering Lobos in McKale center. The Lobos's crushed the NAU Lumberjacks in the season opener although they haven't played nearly the schedule at Southern has.
NAU will fall to one and nine when they face South Dakota State.
Given the implosions at GCU and NAU I think now it's even money that both schools are in a position to lose 25 games
The only likely win left on the NAU schedule is a game against Park in Flagstaff. While the Jacks play Portland State twice they will clearly lose the game in the Pacific Northwest and given the disarray in the program I'm not certain there's any chance they can win at home.
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The current coach blames much (not all) of the schedule on Adia. Adia did, you may remember, believe in playing cupcakes because "playing a tough team doesn't help you" as she said a couple years ago. It was early writing on her departure, according to my acquaintance in the athletic department which found the remark head scratching. Supposedly most of the games were already signed.
I don't criticize the early schedule, these players never played together and most would not be starting at other P4 schools. They are good, but even the best of them need development.
Wasn't at the game, but as I said, the Wildcats are playing at a mid-major level. Wasn't "shocked" they lost one, even if I didn't expect it against Southern.