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Just googled the college cup for scheduled game times. At the top of the search results it had the following Google AI Overview...

The Bills enter this game with an A-. While the grade is the same as last time the underlying numbers are strengthening. It is harder to move up once you reach the A- level. If we beat SF by more than the spread and we have a few teams in front of us lose, we might be able to move up to A. At A- you have a 70% chance to Dance...at A it moves up to 90%. The Bills put on a great show at the Chaifetz against C Mich. Good basketball with some spectacular plays. As you will see in the report card below the grades are humming along. One that stands out is FT%...We are not only one of the top shooting FT teams ITN but we are THE top shooting FT team ITN. What a long way we have come since the French days when we were last in D1. AND...we still have more upside...once the 3s start to hit more often. As John Rooney of the Cardinals would say ... keep the line moving. Game preview... SF comes into town with a grade of B. The stats show we are the better team but they could make trouble for us. The problem will be their style of play. They will try to slow things down. The Dons maybe missing a key player...Fuch....a 10pt and 6 reb starting fwrd. If he doesn't play the spread could move into double digits. If he is missing there is even more reason for SF to slow things down. As they are already missing another forward they will be thin upfront. On offense, they are a little better than C Mich., the team we just whupped. But that is where the similarity ends . They are much better on D than CM and that is where they will try to beat us. We should be able to contain their offense ...the question then is will we be able to score. The good news is their 3P D is weak. If we can get back into form and start hitting 3s we should take this game. Report Card.... Change from last card... Off...up....PPG...FG%...2P%....FT....Rebs.....Dn...NONE Def...up...PPG.....2P%...Reb....Dn...none This may be the best report card the Bills have had since I have been doing this. ................SLU..................SF...................SLU........................SF ...........................OFF...................................................DEF.......... PPG...........A+..14th ITN....D+...................B..............................B+ FG%..........A.....................C.....................A+...13TH ITN...........B+ 2P%..........A+..17th ITN...C.....................A+..12TH ITN.............A 3P%..........B-...................B+...................A................................C- FT%.........A+..1st ITN......C-....................................................... Reb..........A-..12TH ITN...B-.....................A-...............................B OFF Rebs = total Bills rebs...DEF Rebs = opp total reb Top 100 In The Nation or the Thames show SLU... FG%...Thames ...12th..up....Brown...73rd...up 2P%....Thames..22nd...up....Brown 71st...up Stls...Thames...80th...up Stls/Foul...Thames...38th ...up Tru Shoot %.....Thames...13th ..up....Brown.. 67th..up...Green...84th...up eFG%...Thames...27th...up...Brown...90th...new...Green...new FT%...Sharma...40th...up Injuries... The Bills....... no injuries SF....... Player POS Injury Updated Status David Fuchs F Upper Body Sun 7 Dec Ques Sat Fuchs is battling an upper body injury, and it is unclear if he will suit up against the Billikens on Saturday. Ndewedo Newbury F Leg Sat 22 Nov Out indefinitely Newbury is nursing a leg injury, and he is without a definitive timetable for return. Keys to the game....Will we play our fast up tempo game or will the Dons slow things down as we watch them execute the weave. If we prevail , we win by double digits . If they prevail then it is a close game. Another key is 3P shooting ...if we make them , we win. Finally, let's keep that low TO rate going. WWN2D2W.....Target slash...51/63/ 38 / 80....Keep their top 3 players to under 30 pts combined...keep TOs to 11 .....Win the Reb battle by 5... a Shake Shack burger (80 pts) means we probably win the game. Bottom line...The computer says bring home the special sauce.

And St. Joe’s, in 2004.

So many chances for Stanford, but FSU finished on of only 7 shots on the night. FSU keeper was outstanding.

What’s the word on whether the chess coach has a long-term deal or are they coaching on an interim basis?

1 for me, excluding post season

If it was this easy, we all would have had burgers after the Grand Canyon game...

4 for me

With this group, I’d be legitimately upset with more than 5 losses

Correct, just the small % that is paid to do so. You shouldn't feel so bad about sharing the obvious, save that for your injury diagnoses later in the season.

I hate to tell you this but only a small % of the number crunching academic nerds are interested in finding ways of gaming the NCAA systems. They are interested getting grants in a landscape that is making it much harder to get new grants or renew old ones. Their lives and academic progress is determined by how well they do in this regard. And the nerdier they are the less interest they have in sports. Harvard teams may wind winning championship games and return hope to Boston to find very few people, if anyone is there, ready to welcome them back at the airport.

Maybe years ago but not today. Indiana can and will be competitive in all sports because they are the Hoosiers. We have Hoosiers on this board. The turn around is impressive and I'm sure it's a lot to do with Cignetti, but this is what was going to happen in the era of NIL. A powerhouse school becoming a powerhouse (albeit in a sport they have been bad at) isnt as crazy as the Billikens getting a 1 seed. My only response to the Dayton comment is we are not Dayton. Just a fun argument I guess. NIL Collectives / Funding Estimate (Top 50) (Public Universities) Texas / $ 22M Ohio State / $20.2M LSU / $20.1M Georgia / $18M Texas A&M / $17M Michigan / $16M Alabama / $15.9M Florida / $15.8M Clemson / $15.2M Oklahoma / $14M Penn State / $13.7M Indiana / $ 13.6M Michigan State / $13M Virginia / $12M Tennessee / $11.6M

Slightly off topic, but I was thinking about Avila and next year and Jax the other day. I think Jax has a higher ceiling, especially defensively. However, Avila’s efficiency and 3pt shooting will be greatly missed.

They replaced it with a system that only the P4 could game or at least that’s what they hoped. Unfortunately for them these are still institutions of higher learning and there are a lot of smart people at non-football schools too. These number nerds are crunching numbers and figuring out new ways to game the system. Once they figure it out the NCAA will change it on them again.

What Cignetti did is way bigger than SLU getting a #1 seed. Until, I believe this season, Indiana was the loosing team in D1 football. Didn't Dayton get a #1 seed a few years ago? It can happen.

The great eye test (of Sauron) pierces cloud, shadow, earth, flesh, and non power 5 achievements.

I thought the NET was suppose to replace the RPI that could be gamed - so they created another system that can be gamed? Ain't Karma a bit*ch

Oh. Ok. Still feels easier for big Indiana to do that than little ole SLU making a one seed in the tournament.

Of course you know we are "gaming the NET" by beating the bejesus out of the bad teams we could get to play us. We should've called up Syracuse to schedule that home and home......

Which is not to say winning the Chess League was not a great accomplishment, it was and I congratulate the SLU team on their accomplishments.

given all we have seen that is something that can't be ignored but they say they found what the issue was & he hasn't looked fatigued etc 1 second so far. If we keep winning np. I see nothing that will derail us. we're deeps ever been so it would take more than 2 starters injured to alter our course especially with such a lame schedule. no one is going to be truly satisfied with PT. fun times indeed. that 1 basket will keep us under national radar thru calendar year, then we climb into the polls I predict.

And the President’s Cup is recognized as the official college national championship.

Maybe the coaches are just being cautious with him because of his recent medical history, but from what I understand he has been cleared to play and wants to be on the floor more. Maybe they will increase his minutes come conference play. If they are being cautious with him, this cupcake non con schedule is the perfect time for that.

This is incorrect. My strong recommendation is that you read both the NCAA Soccer rules, as well the International Football Association Board rules. (IFAB). NCAA soccer has aligned their rules with IFAB. In particular, I suggest you study Law 12 of IFAB. Intent does matter both on handballs in the box, as well with kicks to the head. It also matters if a player is unintentionally reckless. Handballs are defined as below the armpit line. An emphasis is on whether or not the player intentionally, or unintentionally extends his arm away from his body to make himself bigger. If the arm is in a natural position close to the body, it is not a handball. Shoulder is also not a handball. Obviously intentionally touching the ball is a handball. Intent, recklessness, and result of action, all matter in kicks to the head, to define red card vs yellow card vs no card at all. This is also covered in Law 12. Akron’s broadcast team is Chad Welker who does play by play, and Josh Kay, analyst. I have been able to go back to watch the plays. Josh, the mellow sounding analyst, was spot on for both plays. I am referring to the kick to Theo’s head which resulted in a red card. And I am referring to the KP shot that was called for a hand ball PK, which Q scored. So, if you don’t like reading, and you prefer to watch or listen, Josh had very good, fair takes and interpretations on both plays, especially considering it’s a home broadcast. Focus on him instead of Chad. These can also help. https://www.footballrules.com/offences-sanctions/handball/ https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/handball-football-rules-changes-fifa-uefa-hand-ball-soccer/tdnqkct6nzocrbfvscrxvtzl

He didn't just win the B10, he brought a 3-9 team to an undefeated season and #1 ranked team in the country, in just two seasons.