Ouch. 39 point loss. Now I see why the gambling sites thought Pepperdine was a good bet!im guessing no Jim Les post game?

you know, when you WANT this to autocorrect, it doesn’t!!

Glad I brought a chuckle….we need it

If it’s any consolation, Irvine is down 21 to a 3-8 Duquesne!

to add to the problems, when we do force a missed shit they get the rebound!

Hard to have TY, Leo snd Sevilla out there at the same time….they even take advantage when only two are there

Feels like the Oregon St game. They get great matchups underneath on our smaller guys and their big guys are active defensively

Pepperdine’s size/length is causing us all sorts of problems on both ends. We’re like 3-12 from the floor, they are about 75%

looking at out stats, it’s close to 43% about the same as ours. That 43% is skewed by Oregon State shooting 60% against us. There’s plenty of games where we’re holding teams below 40%. That’s part of the reason I take these early season predictions with a grain of salt.

This is a funny one. Seems like we’re listed as 1.5 point favorites, but most of the gambling sites that have predictions pick Pepperdine. Mostly due to their scoring ability and the fact that teams are shooting 45% against us.

The ‘Borreo’ jersey is apparently on the injuries list also!

that game last year was a classic. Down 19 late second half, stormed back with defense and great shooting. TY won it at the buzzer.

Let’s hope for a similar result….just a bit easier!

I’ll see your two cents raise you my two cents. Just common sense says any FCS school couldn’t be ready to compete in 2026 especially with the new scholarship limits (not just football, 15 other sports). Add in the facility needs and seems like a non-starter. Heck, Sac has an ‘interim’ basketball coach - that’s a pretty important sport in the Pac12. Maybe that’s too short term a vision, but a gradual move like ours seems to make much more sense

Is that true? I thought they were speculating he would jump but i didn't think i saw anything definitive. I know the guy who was sharing the spot but got hurt jumped (boy, they are crucifying that kid!), but i must have missed the Conklin post.

Irvine is just always good. Well coached, very disciplined and tough as nails. Remember in 2019 when they had a little run in the tournament and Russell Turner was a hot commodity - until he made a borderline homophobic comment toward an Oregon player. Cost him some big opportunities, and kept Irvine at the top of the conference.

in 93 UNLV and New Mexico State (didn’t realize that!) made it. There’s a few years before this where both of them made it. But, you’re right - never in the (mostly) California version.

https://bigwest.org/sports/2022/9/24/mbb-big-west-ncaa-tournament-history.aspx

They won the big sky three times and made the playoffs last year, so that shows the potential. I agree the Sac12 thing is weird - how can a coach be ready to play at FBS level in less than 2 years?

I can’t believe this is the extent of their search. The Sac job is pretty attractive. Sounds like the ‘source’ was watching one of those ‘Heisman House’ commercials and just tossed some names out there.

This is a joke, right?

and he’s doing it with minimal fouls!

i think there might be a logistics issue having a door from the outside and a door into the stadium. not that we'd have a HUGE volume of fans that would make it hard to keep an eye on.

i haven't been in the campus bookstore in awhile. the inventory in the downtown store is pretty weak. a wall of CA shirts with specific sports under it. A bunch of UCD dad/mom/grandpa. And an assortment of shirts in all colors BUT blue.

The Adidas stuff that the staff/players were is SO much nicer.

one more thing on TY : that guy is getting hammered every time he goes to the basket. On the foul i was referring to above just before the half, he got blasted by a couple of guys. He took at elbow to the eye early in the game (garnering a T on Idaho) that required a bandage to stop the bleeding. I thought he should have drawn 3-4 more fouls last night, but the refs seemed to let that go (but called a whole bunch of ticky-tack stuff on both teams).

He's pressing a bit now, but it feels like a breakout game is coming. He's still a menace on defense.

Speaking of defensive menaces....Niko was a terror last night. 4 blocks, 4 steals, and a ton of altered passes and shots.

Can't say I'm a big fan of our new 'Majorettes' who sat in the baseline bleachers and danced randomly to the timeout music.