What is there to be said about a game that might not be played? It's a must win, a should win, a (once upon a time) likely win against a Mustang team that has only won one conference game. It is worth noting that the Ags beat them by only 2 point at Davis and that Cal Poly is coming off a home game where they kept close to UCI the entire game and lost by only 3. If the Aggies are only barely healthy enough to be able to play, it could be a bad afternoon for us.
Some of the Big West fans over on the Big West Boards Forum are convinced that Jim Les took advantage of the "no contest" rule to cancel the game against Fullerton so that we could maintain our current 6th place standing rather than playing the game and risking a "sure loss." I think that's total bunk but it's not worth trying to reason with those folks who have their minds already made up.
“ Some of the Big West fans over on the Big West Boards Forum are convinced that Jim Les took advantage of the "no contest" rule”
No way would Jim and Rocko risk their reputations and career over 1 game. I’ve heard Jim comment numerous times that his players health is more important than a game.
Any news yet on who is going to be able to play? Anigwe and Milling, I hope. I would love to see Ty break out of his doldrums at this point of the season and, of course, see ELi Pepper break the season scoring record. Go Ags!
Poly is a much, much better basketball team than their record. I watched them nearly beat Irvine, Irvine rallied in the final minutes and then a Poly defensive breakdown on an wide open, Irvine, backdoor layup lost the game for Poly. They play really hard and they'll battle the Ags tooth and nail tomorrow.
I agree, aside from our own Marsh and Williams, I like this pair the best of all the Big West commentators I've heard. They are fair, knowledgable and appropriately reserved.
I feel like we're lucky to only be down 2 at the half. We've had some pretty good looks but the shots aren't dropping. If we manage to win this game, it's probably going to be an "ugly" win...gonna have to grind out another one...