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Harris hits clinching free throws as OSU stops LSU rally LSU (2-1) 24 53 77 OSU (2-1) 42 41 83 Final LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) -- Terrel Harris scored a career-high 24 points, including the clinching free throws with 16 seconds to play, and Oklahoma State lost almost all of a 21-point lead before beating LSU 83-77 on Monday in the opening round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational. Freshman James Anderson had 25 points for the Cowboys (2-1), who held a 55-34 lead with 15:13 to play, but saw the Tigers get within 80-77 with 1:43 to go. Harris, a junior guard who scored a total of six points in the first two games of the season, made two free throws with 16 seconds left and added another with 8.3 seconds to go. The victory advanced Oklahoma State to Tuesday's semifinals against Marquette (No. 13 ESPN/USA Today, No. 11 AP), which beat Chaminade 74-63. Marcus Thornton had 20 points for LSU (2-1), which fell behind 42-24 at halftime by turning the ball over 18 times. The Tigers, who finished with 26 turnovers, had committed 14 in each of their first two games. After Anderson's two free throws gave Oklahoma State the 55-34 lead, the Tigers hit three 3-pointers in an 11-0 run that got them within 55-45 with 12:13 left. Chris Johnson, a 6-foot-11, 205-pound junior center, scored seven points in a 10-2 run that brought LSU within 80-77. His 3-pointer capped the run with 1:43 left. Both teams missed 3-point attempts before Anderson missed a 3 that was rebounded by Harris. Although he lost the ball in a scramble on the sideline, the officials gave the Cowboys a timeout with 18 seconds to go. Harris made the two free throws 2 seconds later for the 82-77 lead. Harris, whose previous career high was 22 points against Kansas State last season, finished 9-for-10 from the line and Anderson was 7-for-9 as Oklahoma State went 20-for-24. Center Ibrahima Thomas, Oklahoma State's other freshman starter, had 15 points. Johnson had a career-high 19 points for the Tigers and Garrett Temple added 17. Johnson's previous best was 13 points against Alabama last season.

Buford's right. Try to get there early and get 'stage' seating. Sitting out in the auditorium at that old theatre kinda sucks.

Look, let's face facts. Anytime that you are defending someone who is going in for a layup on a breakaway, if you make contact in any way whatsoever while slamming the ball back into the shooter's noggin, you are going to get called for a foul. Was it clean? Maybe, but that poor Indiana State player is going to have to walk around for a week with nosliW imprinted on his forehead.

Yeah, and at game's end OSU still couldn't match Navy's point total.

Well, I hope the Pit Crew is prepared to welcome them properly with the special kind of warmth they deserve.

Michigan Stadium Expansion A group of scientists tested sound levels in Michigan Stadium during halftime of Saturday's game against Minnesota. They said the student section is about as loud as a chain saw. (RODRIGO GAYA/Daily) A louder Big House Prof's test says skyboxes will increase noise level at games By Elaine Lafay, For the Daily on 11/1/07 The addition of luxury boxes to Michigan Stadium will make it louder, according to tests by a University professor. During halftime at Saturday's football game against Minnesota, Mojtaba Navvab, an associate architecture professor, and other researchers measured sound in Michigan Stadium at the 50-yard line to predict what impact the planned renovations will have in making the stadium louder. Sound often evaporates into the air at The Big House, which has a reputation for being a relatively quiet stadium despite touting the nation's largest crowds. Because there aren't many things for the crowd noise to reflect off of, the oval-shaped bowl loses sound. The skyboxes would amplify the sounds of the crowd by further enclosing the stadium, causing sound to bounce back onto the field instead of escaping. In a press conference in September, Penn State wideout Deon Butler said the noise and intimidation factor at The Big House were low for a stadium of its size. "It's not a super-overwhelming place," he said. "Yes, it's large, and they're supposed to have more people than us, but it's not overwhelming in the sense that it's not as tense as Beaver Stadium. Their fans aren't near as rowdy as our fans." When Navvab and his team took measurements during Saturday's halftime, they found that the sound - almost exclusively from the student section - was 100 decibels, or the equivalent of a chainsaw. With the skyboxes, which will stand about 10 feet higher than the scoreboards and further enclose the stadium, the sound level of the stadium would reach 110 or 111 decibels, about the noise level of a loud rock concert, Navvab said. In order to measure how much of an impact the skyboxes would have on sound in the stadium, Navvab used a sensor that measures sound from all angles at the same time. The sensor consists of 120 small microphones that absorb every decibel within hundreds of feet. The device can pinpoint exactly how much sound individual people and instruments make in a crowd of thousands. Navvab and his team then took what each individual microphone measured, compiled it and used a computer program to translate the measurements into architectural graphics that allow the researchers to see exactly where the sound is located and where it is loudest. During the game, Navvab and his team measured crowd noise levels from various points along the sidelines. There were other factors that Navvab had to take into account when measuring, such as the duration of the yells from the crowd. Navvab used the sensor to measure how long it took the crowd to reach "full loudness," the point at which the noise intensity level remains steady. Crowd participation was almost entirely located in the student section. If all 109,840 individuals had yelled at the same intensity, Navvab said the measurement would have increased to 102 or 103 decibels - a significant sound increase. The loud noise from the crowd can drown out the sound of the opposing quarterback giving instructions to his players on the field - giving the home team a significant advantage.

That's called winning the Time of Possession battle. Otherwise known as the most useless statistic kept in football games.

I sure hope it is. They'd be pretty stupid for moving it to a weeknight if it weren't.

Oh, and I forgot to mention...his production and player relationships just might make Coach Dodge's job a little easier.

I am not calling for anyone's termination, but there is someone that may be available at the end of this season if there were a vacancy. He is respected by his peers and very popular with the players.

Congratulations Mr 3000 post guy. You've won a free oven mitt! - Navin R. Johnson

"We gotta play 'em one day at a time. I'm just happy to be here. Hope I can help the ballclub. I just want to give it my best shot, and the good Lord willing, things will work out. This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while. -- Nuke Laloosh

I figured the same, FIU, WKU, and one of the 2 Louisiana schools were probable wins. Anything past 4 wins was a bonus.

I plan on attending the show tonight. If anyone that cannot attend has any questions that they would like to ask Coach Dodge, please send then to me via PM and I will submit them to George Dunham to be read on the air. Please send your PM by 4:50 today. I have done this the last couple of weks and it has worked very well. Please include your full name and your home town with your question.

I always hated the existance of that meaningless time of possession stat. All it meant was a team ran the ball and was tackled in bounds more than the other; Big whoopee. The far better stat would be just totalling offensive plays for each team, that combined with yardage figures would more accurately display which defense was getting worn down. I do think that the yards-per-play for our defense would not compare favorably to previous seasons but I do have faith that it will imrove significantly as Dodge is able to bring in more recruits. I am not criticizing our current players, they are working their tales off on the field, but the Sun Belt defensive All-Conference squad was formerly dominated by North Texas players at almost every position. That's not the case any more.

Smitty, you seem determined to not let anyone silence the banjos for Clarice. Your analogy is incorrect. If Smitty said "I am going to movie", it would be understood that Smitty was probably stating that is going to a movie but that he was speaking in an agricultural dialect. The movie may be very important to Smitty, but movie would not become a proper noun no matter how emphatic he is about the subject.

Thank you.

What time is the bonfire expected to be lit? I would like to take my daughter since she has never been to a bonfire, but she can't be out too late. I really think she would like the North Texas Homecoming Bonfire. (in parts of the world that have indoor plumbing and electricity, articles like 'a' and 'the' directly precede bonfire, formal, and prom. You may also capitalize them if you are using them as a proper noun for a specific event; the Christmas Formal, the Senior Prom, the Homecoming Bonfire. Using the word without a corresponding article implies that someone is a rural person trying to make an event somehow sound more important.)

Yes, they do. I only know this because I saw them both sitting with the Denver fan at a table one time.

Hot Springs to Host Sun Belt Basketball Tournaments by ArkansasSports360.com Staff Acknowledging Hot Springs' attractions as a nationally known resort city, the Sun Belt Conference on Monday chose the city as the site for its basketball championship tournament - both men's and women's - in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Wright Waters said in a statement, "Our conference is committed to growing our respective basketball leagues, and we previously have had to rely on the host school to advance in the tournament to sell tickets. As we transition to a neutral site, we feel a resort destination like Hot Springs will appeal to all fans. They can watch great basketball while also having numerous attractive options during their free time." The tournament dates will be March 7-10, 2009; March 6-9, 2010, and March 5-8, 2011. The announcement pointed out that Summit Arena also hosts the Arkansas men's and women's state high school basketball tournament, attended annually by 56,000 people. Summit Arena was constructed in 2003 with a seating capacity of 6,000 and adjoins the Hot Springs Convention Center. Located 50 miles from Little Rock, Hot Springs is visited by three million tourists annually and offers more than 4,000 hotel rooms with 15 restaurants within walking distance of Summit Arena. “The Sun Belt Conference basketball tournament will draw thousands of new visitors to Hot Springs and to our State, and I know that Arkansas’s natural beauty and warm hospitality will make their trip memorable,” Governor Mike Beebe said in a statement. “As a big fan of college basketball, I’m looking forward to some great games. I thank the Sun Belt Conference for choosing Arkansas, and congratulate the people of Hot Springs on an outstanding job in achieving this honor.” Steve Arrison, CEO of the Hot Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau, said, "We are excited to have the Sun Belt Conference select Hot Springs National Park as the site for their tournament. We are certain that the student-athletes, parents, conference staff and the thousands of fans who follow Sun Belt basketball will find Hot Springs a great place to play and watch this great sports event. "I commend Craig Durmon, who led our CVB sales team in seeking out and winning the Sun Belt tournament. He worked extremely hard and effectively to gain for Hot Springs this significant championship sports tournament." Scott McClard, chairman of the Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission, said, "What great news for Hot Springs to have been chosen as the Sun Belt Conference Basketball Tournament host. Our city has plenty of exciting attractions, great restaurants, great lodging and an unexcelled venue - our Summit Arena - for players and fans to have an exciting time while enjoying exciting basketball action." Durmon pointed out that more than 500 hotel rooms will be needed at the start of the tournament just for teams and staff. "The men's championship will be on national television on ESPN and the women's championship game will be on ESPN regional television," Durmon said. During the Sun Belt's 2006 fall meetings, the conference's 13 institutions voted unanimously to move the annual tournament to a neutral site beginning in 2009. It was determined the neutral site must fall within the conference's geographic footprint, offer an appropriate and first-class arena, promote the championship locally and offer attractive entertainment. Tournament specifications and bids were sent to six possible sites, five cities accepted the Sun Belt's request for a proposal, in-person site visitations were made to three cities, and two cities made formal presentations to the Sun Belt's Executive Committee on October 10 at the league's 2007 fall meetings in Mobile, Ala. Other than 1992 and 1993, when the Sun Belt Conference basketball tournament was played in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Miss., this will mark the only time the conference tournament has not been played in the city of one of the Sun Belt schools. The men's and women's quarterfinals, semifinals and finals of the 2008 tournament will be played March 8-11 in Mobile at the Mitchell Center on the University of South Alabama campus. First-round match ups will be played at campus sites. This format, which was instituted in 2007, will also be used from 2009-2011 in Hot Springs. Four previous Sun Belt Conference tournaments have been held in the state of Arkansas, as Little Rock hosted the event in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2000. South Alabama and Western Kentucky University share the record for most conference tournament titles with five each. Hot Springs Mayor Mike Bush said, "I am pleased to extend a hearty Hot Springs welcome to the Sun Belt Conference Basketball Tournament. Hot Springs has a worldwide reputation for its great hospitality, and our whole city will work extra hard to make sure everyone has a wonderful time at the games and off the court, too."

Could be worse....could be raining. Young Frankenstein - 1974

I too have gained a lot of respect for Daniel this season. He has proven to be the team player that so many on these boards doubted he could be.

Wow, new head coach, new offensive and defensive sytems, staff new to college game, many young players at skill positions, losing record, several embarrassing blowouts. Who could have predicted that? What to expect in 2007 If you are terribly disappointed with the season so far then you simply don't follow the program closely. This is a rebuilding year and could never have been seen as anything else. Fans with football knowledge expected these results. The "fire this person" and "that player sucks" tantrums that are posted on this board are merely ill-informed enthusiests venting their frustration.

Well, I am sorry that they feel that way, but to quote William Congreve "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."

Louisiana Tech would have been the biggest beneficiary of a WAC expansion that added ASU, North Texas, and ULL. The western WAC ignored their interests because nobody wanted to split the Utah/Tulsa basketball earnings further, and four of those schools have long harbored hopes of jumping to the Mountain West. What happens to the conference if two or three are able to leave? Simply put, they are all looking out for only their own best interest and not that of the conference. In addition to having regional rivals, reduced travel expenses, and a legitimate shot at playing in the New Orleans Bowl, Tech's chief rival for media attention in northern Louisiana would have been forced to return to Division 1AA to survive. How much easier would event promotion be for Tech if the nearest Division 1 competition was several hours away? Apart from not having a suitable bowl and not having any conference mates within 1300 miles, now they have to compete with Division 1 ULM for headlines in their own home market. Oh well, live and learn.