Monday, November 24, 2003
PL vs. Kudzu League: Pt. 1
More fun mid-major action upcoming this week, including 3 games with our superiors in the Ivy league.
St. Peter's at LAFAYETTE (LSN)
Belmont at NAVY
Delaware at AMERICAN
Sacred Heart at ARMY
Yale at BUCKNELL
COLGATE at Cornell
Harvard at HOLY CROSS
Stony Brook at LEHIGH
Some thoughts --
St. Pete's is a bottom-half MAAC team with a stellar freshman, Keydren Clark. LU fans should try to get autographs with this kid now, before he starts to play for the Knicks. This game is a toss-up, but I'll say LU wins by 4 while Clark throws up 35 pts.
Belmont will probably beat Navy, which is just sad. They have been D-I for only a few years, but look better than they ought to. I predict they win by 10.
The American game is going to be interesting. AU comes off an awful, embarrassing loss on broadcast TV to UMD. They also used to be in the CAA, and Delaware effectively took their spot in the league after AU and Richmond left. Delaware is a team AU ought to beat, but it's all going to depend on their mindset, and whether their big guys can dominate a Delaware squad with a freshman frontcourt. AU by 5, because I'm optimistic. Also, if the facilities people at AU have any brains, they will load up the Wayne's World "Hi, I'm in....Delaware" clip to show on the scoreboard.
Army should beat Sacred Heart, which is perhaps the worst team in DI. But I bet they won't. Sacred Heart by 3.
Yale and Bucknell both scared the hell out of top 5 teams in the last week. Bucknell, if they hit their free throws, should be able to knock off GWB's alma mater. Bucknell by 6.
Cornell has passed the point where they were the Army of the Ivy League, and has good young talent. They'll beat Colgate by 10, and both team's fans will care more about hockey.
Holy Cross should beat Harvard. Harvard, which Georgetown alums refer to as the "secular Georgetown", has one guy on their roster that has EVER started an NCAA game. Yikes. HC by 15, even without their hulks.
In a normal world, Lehigh would beat Stony Brook. But they made me look silly and lost to the Long Island University Fightin' Commuters over the weekend, so who knows what their deal is. Lehigh by 3, maybe?
Let me know what your picks are.
MB
@ 3:39 PM
More fun mid-major action upcoming this week, including 3 games with our superiors in the Ivy league.
St. Peter's at LAFAYETTE (LSN)
Belmont at NAVY
Delaware at AMERICAN
Sacred Heart at ARMY
Yale at BUCKNELL
COLGATE at Cornell
Harvard at HOLY CROSS
Stony Brook at LEHIGH
Some thoughts --
St. Pete's is a bottom-half MAAC team with a stellar freshman, Keydren Clark. LU fans should try to get autographs with this kid now, before he starts to play for the Knicks. This game is a toss-up, but I'll say LU wins by 4 while Clark throws up 35 pts.
Belmont will probably beat Navy, which is just sad. They have been D-I for only a few years, but look better than they ought to. I predict they win by 10.
The American game is going to be interesting. AU comes off an awful, embarrassing loss on broadcast TV to UMD. They also used to be in the CAA, and Delaware effectively took their spot in the league after AU and Richmond left. Delaware is a team AU ought to beat, but it's all going to depend on their mindset, and whether their big guys can dominate a Delaware squad with a freshman frontcourt. AU by 5, because I'm optimistic. Also, if the facilities people at AU have any brains, they will load up the Wayne's World "Hi, I'm in....Delaware" clip to show on the scoreboard.
Army should beat Sacred Heart, which is perhaps the worst team in DI. But I bet they won't. Sacred Heart by 3.
Yale and Bucknell both scared the hell out of top 5 teams in the last week. Bucknell, if they hit their free throws, should be able to knock off GWB's alma mater. Bucknell by 6.
Cornell has passed the point where they were the Army of the Ivy League, and has good young talent. They'll beat Colgate by 10, and both team's fans will care more about hockey.
Holy Cross should beat Harvard. Harvard, which Georgetown alums refer to as the "secular Georgetown", has one guy on their roster that has EVER started an NCAA game. Yikes. HC by 15, even without their hulks.
In a normal world, Lehigh would beat Stony Brook. But they made me look silly and lost to the Long Island University Fightin' Commuters over the weekend, so who knows what their deal is. Lehigh by 3, maybe?
Let me know what your picks are.
MB
@ 3:39 PM
