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Week 6 - Dec 9 to 15

Eastern Washington is another team that has fallen off a cliff. Went 29-6 last year and made the Tourney, I believe that was a program best season. 2-8 now this year. They did lose most of their team either to graduation or to the portal, so not entirely surprising.

Got thumped by Gonzaga today 79-50, had no answer for Ejim, she led everybody w/ 28 points. No answer for Turner and O'Connor either. 19 and 18, combined 14-25 shooting and 9-15 behind the arc.
 
Middle Tennessee has a lead on #13 Kansas State at halftime. Fo r those talking schedules.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Keep getting her seasoned as a coach in case Langley doesn't improve during the next year or two. Maybe we can bring her back home
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I'm amazed that Payne has remained here in Flagstaff. She did sign a 5-year extension in 2022. As you probably know before coming to Flagstaff in 2017 Payne enjoyed seven highly successful seasons at the University of Puget Sound.

I have no doubt in my mind that coach Payne would be successful at a higher level. In addition to her prowess as a coach I really appreciate her calm, thoughtful demeanor on the sidelines.

My next opportunity to see the Jacks will be on the 29th when they travel down to Phoenix to take on Grand Canyon in a battle for the bragging rights to Arizona women's basketball.

Grand Canyon has already beaten ASU and the kitties. The Jacks don't play the Devils but they spanked Barnes' squad here in Flag.
 
azfan said:
I'm amazed that Payne has remained here in Flagstaff. She did sign a 5-year extension in 2022. As you probably know before coming to Flagstaff in 2017 Payne enjoyed seven highly successful seasons at the University of Puget Sound.

I have no doubt in my mind that coach Payne would be successful at a higher level. In addition to her prowess as a coach I really appreciate her calm, thoughtful demeanor on the sidelines.

My next opportunity to see the Jacks will be on the 29th when they travel down to Phoenix to take on Grand Canyon in a battle for the bragging rights to Arizona women's basketball.

Grand Canyon has already beaten ASU and the kitties. The Jacks don't play the Devils but they spanked Barnes' squad here in Flag.
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I think this has come up before, but I was a fan when she was a player at Washington. I was aware of her stint at UPS, that's where I spent my Fr. year of college (long before she was there).
 
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Vowelguy said:
2nd most points NCCU has scored all year; highest in a road game
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I noticed that. NCCU only scored 18 in the first half, I think Tennessee might've relaxed a bit with an insurmountable lead at that point.

Or...they were conserving energy for the offensive end of the floor.
 
I'll be extremely happy when conference season gets revved up. Until then, I'll shift the bulk of my focus to the CFP and the volleyball tourney.
 
Plebe said:
I see that you've hired @nwhoopfan as your Jinxing Consultant. :p

It certainly worked well. K-State ended up beating MTSU much worse than Tennessee did, and on a neutral court at that.
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Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but maybe it's the board? @nwhoopfan is simply the most frequent bold proclaimer, but lately pretty much anyone who sticks their neck out and makes a claim ends up eating crow. Thus: Stanford will not win another game this season! The ACC will get no tournament teams! Mulkey will go undefeated and be anointed Sportswoman of the Year!
 
triaddukefan said:
Top 3 for sure. Actually its the only rivalry in the country that has the same dynamic as Duke vs Chapel Hill. Top State Private vs Neighboring Flagship. Without looking at a map, I've always assumed that the Cal and Stanford's campuses are close to each other.
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About 40 miles. I think that's more space than the triangle.

It's actually a long line segment.:rolleyes:
 
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triaddukefan said:
Top 3 for sure. Actually its the only rivalry in the country that has the same dynamic as Duke vs Chapel Hill. Top State Private vs Neighboring Flagship. Without looking at a map, I've always assumed that the Cal and Stanford's campuses are close to each other.
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Except for some reason everyone with no formal affiliation to either seems to hate UNC, whereas I feel like most people in Cali just don't really care about Cal one way or the other...
 
TheFarmFan said:
Except for some reason everyone with no formal affiliation to either seems to hate UNC, whereas I feel like most people in Cali just don't really care about Cal one way or the other...
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Cal is a fine school but in sports doesn't have anything remotely resembling the winning pedigree that UNC does. Winning is a consistent breeder of resentment among the unaffiliated. Plus, the state of California doesn't have a strong land grant school equivalent to NC State to carry the hate banner.
 
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Plebe said:
Cal is a fine school but in sports doesn't have anything remotely resembling the winning pedigree that UNC does. Winning is a consistent breeder of resentment among the unaffiliated. Plus, the state of California doesn't have a strong land grant school equivalent to NC State to carry the hate banner.
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True, although believe it or not, while UNC is 8th all-time in NCAA championships, Cal is only two behind at 10th. Won't mention who's number one... ;)

List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships - Wikipedia

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Plebe said:
Shocking how all those championships in rowing, rugby and tennis haven't riled up the hooligans
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In fairness, outside of their men's basketball titles, the field hockey, lacrosse and women's soccer championships aren't exactly going to move the needle much unless you're looking to be an entry level analyst at Goldman...
 
TheFarmFan said:
In fairness, outside of their men's basketball titles, the field hockey, lacrosse and women's soccer championships aren't exactly going to move the needle much unless you're looking to be an entry level analyst at Goldman...
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For sure. I'll venture to say that the rabid fan interest (and accompanying hate) is by and large about basketball. Outside of sports, of course, there's a natural rivalry/antipathy much as there is, say, between UT and TAMU, Bama and Auburn, etc.
 
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I've heard of a tale of two halves, but this is a bizarre alternating by quarter thing we've got going on. Q1 Washington 20-11. Q2 Utah 20-9. Q3 Washington 21-9. Q4 Utah 23-7 w/ 30 seconds left (including 15-2 first 5 minutes of the quarter).

I have zero confidence in this Washington team to close a game out. Gonna fall to 0-3 to teams w/ a pulse. Those 7 wins against a bunch of chopped liver don't mean anything. Plus they lost a game to one of those chopped liver teams.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Make that 27-7 in Q4. Fire Langley now!
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Have you ever tried utilizing your jinxing powers in personnel issues? Perhaps try saying, "Langley's doing a great job and I'm 100% certain that she won't be fired anytime in the next 10 years."
 
Plebe said:
Have you ever tried utilizing your jinxing powers in personnel issues? Perhaps try saying, "Langley's doing a great job and I'm 100% certain that she won't be fired anytime in the next 10 years."
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It doesn't work. Whatever power is at work with the jinxing stuff knows the difference between when I'm being serious and when I'm being facetious.

You know I would be abusing the heck out of my powers for nefarious purposes if it actually ever worked in my favor.
 
I will say, not that I've counted, but UW under Langley in the past 2-3 years seems to have had an inordinate number of late collapses and near-misses. The last second loss to LSU was excruciating and this fourth quarter was just not pretty.

I'll also say, again, I have no idea how Utah beat Notre Dame, other than the weird effect of being played on Gilligan's Island.
 
nwhoopfan said:
It doesn't work. Whatever power is at work with the jinxing stuff knows the difference between when I'm being serious and when I'm being facetious.

You know I would be abusing the heck out of my powers for nefarious purposes if it actually ever worked in my favor.
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It be like Jim Carrey in "Bruce Almighty". Although if you'd include the part where the Bills win the Superbowl, I wouldn't be mad at that. ;)
 
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A tense back-and-forth affair with lots of foul calls at the Breslin. MSU seemed poised to coast down the stretch but then nearly gave the game away with horrendous free throw shooting. Olsen missed a contested midrange jumper that could have won the game.

MSU finished 16-27 on FTs, including 1 of 5 in the last 30 seconds, plus another that was called off due to a lane violation.
 
Plebe said:
A tense back-and-forth affair with lots of foul calls at the Breslin. MSU seemed poised to coast down the stretch but then nearly gave the game away with horrendous free throw shooting. Olsen missed a contested midrange jumper that could have won the game.

MSU finished 16-27 on FTs, including 1 of 5 in the last 30 seconds, plus another that was called off due to a lane violation.
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Heck of a game. Another big comeback win for the Spartans. I've personally been on the wrong end of one of those, or at least Vandy was. Robyn Fralick gets very little notice, it seems, but I think she is special. What she did last season with an injury riddled team was amazing, and they haven't missed a beat this year.
 
Plebe said:
A tense back-and-forth affair with lots of foul calls at the Breslin. MSU seemed poised to coast down the stretch but then nearly gave the game away with horrendous free throw shooting. Olsen missed a contested midrange jumper that could have won the game.

MSU finished 16-27 on FTs, including 1 of 5 in the last 30 seconds, plus another that was called off due to a lane violation.
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Yup. That's an area they need to clean up big time going into conference play. Still, impressed they found a way to hold on. They've been close to pulling off the win the last couple times only to come up short. Good experience to build on.

Aryault continues.to do a little bit of everything for the Spartans. Can't teach that type of hustle and heart. One player I'm not mad at for having a COVID year. Don't think she'd be the player she is now under Coach Merchant. The coaching change has been huge for her.
 
Red Birds got their feathers singed off by State

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Plebe said:
Cal is a fine school but in sports doesn't have anything remotely resembling the winning pedigree that UNC does. Winning is a consistent breeder of resentment among the unaffiliated. Plus, the state of California doesn't have a strong land grant school equivalent to NC State to carry the hate banner.
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Come on man :oops:. Don't be like that.
 
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