Around the League / UNT Opponents

[Censored by Laurie]

figure one main thread to keep track of how our opponents are faring. the AAC is off to a pretty strong start...overall record of 29-7. plus currently Oregon State, High Point and Utah State / St. Bonaventure are all 3-0

 - Memphis (2-0) with two quality wins v. Mizzou and UNLV. they should be undefeated (though San Francisco isn't a gimmie) heading into a 11/25 game with UCONN. 
 - UAB (2-1)...I thought their loss to Vermont wouldn't look too bad, but UV has two pretty ugly losses now. really intriguing game tomorrow 11/15 v. High Point
 - FAU (2-1) look tough...their loss was by 6 to UCF who already beat then 13th A&M. 
 - the other undefeated teams, ECU (3-0), Temple (3-0), Tulane (3-0), Tulsa (3-0), Wichita St. (2-0) collectively really haven't played much of a schedule...best win is probably WSU over WKU...but they've made pretty light work of what's in front of them. 

Games of interest over the next week or so:
11/14 - Northern Iowa @ Wichita State
11/15 - UAB @ HighPoint ; Temple @ Boston College ; FAU v. Charlston and Liberty (11/16)
11/21 - Memphis @ San Francisco ; FAU v. Oklahoma State (3 day tourney...would play Miami or Drake next)

[GMG_Dallas]

Good thread, thank you. 

[CMJ]

Shockers with a six point win.

 

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/401715914

[Censored by Laurie]

11/16...not a good night for the league...3 tough loses all by 3 points

 - UAB loses to High Point (UNT opponent on 12/6...they're now 4-0) 68-65. Butter Johnson showed up 21 off the bench...looks like he'd been struggling and responded with a reserve role...Lendeborg had 17-15, but UAB didn't have anyone else in double-figures. 

- FAU lost on a 3-pt buzzer beater to Charleston 119-116 in double OT. looks like not a lick of defense was played in this game...would've been fun to watch...both teams shot north of 50% from the floor and from three...FAU put six dudes in double figures lead by Louisville transfer Kaleb Green, but got done in by the leading scorer in the country Ante Brzovic who had 39 including the winner

- Temple lost to Boston College 72-69. Temple were down as many as 14 in the first half, took a second half lead, but couldn't hang on. Jamal Mashburn Jr. looks to be a problem, but Temple doesn't seem to have much beyond him.

 - Memphis and USF won games they should have...Tulane lost to a 4-0 Furman. 

[Censored by Laurie]

5 conference games today, the most interesting being FAU having to come right back after a 2OT loss to play 3-0 Liberty. 

Minnesota hosts Yale, who already gave 13 ranked Purdue a hell of a game...so their board might be in full meltdown later this evening. 

[CMJ]

High Point looks to be a real tough (under the radar) test.  We should be prepared for that.

[Censored by Laurie]

7 hours ago, CMJ said:

High Point looks to be a real tough (under the radar) test.  We should be prepared for that.

no doubt. I think we could end up with a sneaky tough non-con...though not contributing that will be this current Minnesota team as Yale is currently doing the exact same thing we did

[UNTLifer]

Today:

Tulsa loses to Missouri St in 3 OT’s

Rice beats Northwestern St in OT

UALR stomps utsa by 17

Liberty beating FAU

ECU going to OT vs George Mason

 

 

[UNTLifer]

1 hour ago, Censored by Laurie said:

no doubt. I think we could end up with a sneaky tough non-con...though not contributing that will be this current Minnesota team as Yale is currently doing the exact same thing we did

MN won by 3. 

[GMG_Dallas]

12 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

MN won by 3. 

Some are arguing on their board about who's better between Yale and UNT. They really can't get past the UNT loss. I really want to get poporn and make an account just to let them know we've finished higher than MN in NET every year since 2020.

[Matt from A700]

On 11/16/2024 at 5:14 PM, UNTLifer said:

Rice beats Northwestern St in OT

UALR stomps utsa by 17

I would really enjoy sweeping the Texas teams this year to confirm our dominance in them in basketball.

[Censored by Laurie]

5 minutes ago, Matt from A700 said:

I would really enjoy sweeping the Texas teams this year to confirm our dominance in them in basketball.

hmm...that made me wonder what a Texas college ranking would look like. kinda cool there's actually 25 schools. per KenPom's current ranking:

2. Houston
9. Texas Tech
13. Baylor
15. Texas A&M
24.Texas
61. TCU
68. North Texas
72. SMU
109. Sam Houston State
153. Texas State
171. UTA
183. SFA
197. Abilene Christian
212. Texas A&M - CC
219. UTEP
227. Rice
235. UT - Rio Grande Valley
271. UTSA
281. Texas Southern
288. Incarnate Word
289. Lamar
302. Tarelton State
346. Prairie View A&M
352. Texas A&M - Commerce
357. Houston Christian
 

[Shark84]

5 hours ago, Censored by Laurie said:

hmm...that made me wonder what a Texas college ranking would look like. kinda cool there's actually 25 schools. per KenPom's current ranking:

2. Houston
9. Texas Tech
13. Baylor
15. Texas A&M
24.Texas
61. TCU
68. North Texas
72. SMU
109. Sam Houston State
153. Texas State
171. UTA
183. SFA
197. Abilene Christian
212. Texas A&M - CC
219. UTEP
227. Rice
235. UT - Rio Grande Valley
271. UTSA
281. Texas Southern
288. Incarnate Word
289. Lamar
302. Tarelton State
346. Prairie View A&M
352. Texas A&M - Commerce
357. Houston Christian
 

Sure wish we could get some of those non power 5 teams on our schedule instead of Wayland Baptist and Texas Wesleyan.

[NT80]

2 hours ago, Shark84 said:

Sure wish we could get some of those non power 5 teams on our schedule instead of Wayland Baptist and Texas Wesleyan.

Yes, there are plenty of Div.l programs in Texas alone to make up our OOC schedule.  Get them on the phone....

[Censored by Laurie]

McNeese goes of to the USVI for Paradise Jam this weekend...first game against Illinois State (should be a win...currently a 3:1 favorite)...would set up a potential 2nd round match-up with UAB or Longwood, both tourney teams last year. KState, George Washington, Louisiana and Liberty round out the field. 

some decent teams, but no world beaters. winnable tournament for McNeese.

 

[greenminer]

On 11/16/2024 at 3:42 PM, Censored by Laurie said:

no doubt. I think we could end up with a sneaky tough non-con..

Would love to visit this again with some retrospect.  Maybe halfway into the AAC schedule, let's look back and see how these OOC teams are doing.  And how it stacks up against other OOC schedules.

[Censored by Laurie]

9 hours ago, greenminer said:

Would love to visit this again with some retrospect.  Maybe halfway into the AAC schedule, let's look back and see how these OOC teams are doing.  And how it stacks up against other OOC schedules.

when I wrote that I had forgotten Utah State was a possible/likely opponent, but ya, that's definitely something my nerd-brain is already into tracking. 

I'll confidently say though that McNeese is our toughest opponent so far. Minnesota struggled in the first half again last night against against Cleveland State, a team that lost by 48 at Michigan and currently sits 195 in KenPom 

[Censored by Laurie]

as mentioned in another thread, three pretty easy wins last night (11/19) for Rice, Tulane and Charlotte. Evansville lost 80-30 to Ohio State. UNI won.

not all, but the most interesting games coming up:

tonight (11/20) - not a ton...Tulsa host UALR (who already blew out UTSA), but if Tulsa is any good should take care of. 

11/21 - Memphis @ San Francisco ; FAU v. Oklahoma State (3 day tourney...would play Miami or Drake next) ; Oregon State host Oregon ; Houston Christian v. Rice ; ECU v. Jacksonville State (3 day tourney...would play Toledo or Stetson next)

11/22 - Utah State v. Iowa and St. Louis v. Wichita State (same venue, but not a tourney) ; McNeese v. Illinois State and UAB v. Longwood (same side of bracket) ; Temple v. Florida State ; ECU/FAU game 2 of 3

11/23 - Temple v. UMASS 

11/24 - High Point v. Missouri State (3 day tourney...would play ODU or Boston College next)

there will be more games 11/23 and 11/24 as some of these tournaments shake out, but definitely some interesting games starting tomorrow

[GMG_Dallas]

13 hours ago, Censored by Laurie said:

tonight (11/20) - not a ton...Tulsa host UALR (who already blew out UTSA), but if Tulsa is any good should take care of. 
 

Tulsa lost by 14... really need our conference to step up.

[Censored by Laurie]

On 11/19/2024 at 6:31 PM, Censored by Laurie said:

McNeese goes of to the USVI for Paradise Jam this weekend...first game against Illinois State (should be a win...currently a 3:1 favorite)...would set up a potential 2nd round match-up with UAB or Longwood, both tourney teams last year. KState, George Washington, Louisiana and Liberty round out the field. 

some decent teams, but no world beaters. winnable tournament for McNeese.

 

McNeese into the final of their tournament...will play winner of KState/Liberty game later tonight

[Matt from A700]

Utah State's gonna be a tough team to beat if that's who we play at the end of the week.

[Censored by Laurie]

13 hours ago, Censored by Laurie said:

McNeese into the final of their tournament...will play winner of KState/Liberty game later tonight

Liberty actually knocked off K. State (my stars...a CUSA team beating a Big 12 team?!?! how did Hodge let that happen?!)...so McNeese v. Liberty tonight for their tourney title

[Censored by Laurie]

On 11/20/2024 at 8:39 AM, Censored by Laurie said:

as mentioned in another thread, three pretty easy wins last night (11/19) for Rice, Tulane and Charlotte. Evansville lost 80-30 to Ohio State. UNI won.

not all, but the most interesting games coming up:

tonight (11/20) - not a ton...Tulsa host UALR (who already blew out UTSA), but if Tulsa is any good should take care of. 

11/21 - Memphis @ San Francisco ; FAU v. Oklahoma State (3 day tourney...would play Miami or Drake next) ; Oregon State host Oregon ; Houston Christian v. Rice ; ECU v. Jacksonville State (3 day tourney...would play Toledo or Stetson next)

11/22 - Utah State v. Iowa and St. Louis v. Wichita State (same venue, but not a tourney) ; McNeese v. Illinois State and UAB v. Longwood (same side of bracket) ; Temple v. Florida State ; ECU/FAU game 2 of 3

11/23 - Temple v. UMASS 

11/24 - High Point v. Missouri State (3 day tourney...would play ODU or Boston College next)

there will be more games 11/23 and 11/24 as some of these tournaments shake out, but definitely some interesting games starting tomorrow

FAU - ended up 1-2 in their tourney...beat Oklahoma State, then fell to Drake and a two-point loss to Seton Hall in the third place game. FAU is just 4-4 on the season, but none of those games look like bad losses. they're blending in a new coach with nearly an entirely new roster...they've 8 dudes who can legit give you double-figures scoring every night, so they're still gonna be scary by the time conference play gets here. 

Memphis - beat a good San Francisco team and open the Maui Invitational tonight with #2 UCONN

Wichita State - ran through St. Louis. Shockers seem to be back to normal

Utah State - beat Iowa 77-69 to move to 6-0. it's 50/50 we play USU or get also now 6-0 St. Bonaventure at the NIT Tip-Off after our game with UNI

Temple - lost a close game to Florida State, but came back to beat UMASS

High Point - lost to Missouri State

[Censored by Laurie]

tonight 11/25 - UNT v. Oregon State ; Memphis v. UCONN (Maui...1.30p CST if you're cutting out of work this week...Colorado/Michigan State on their side of the bracket...UNC, Iowa State, Dayton, Auburn round out the field) ; ULL v. UAB ; High Point v. Old Dominion ; McNeese v. Liberty

11/26 - Memphis v. Colorado/Michigan State ; Tulane v. Wyoming (I guess?)

11/27 - Memphis game 3 ; Charlotte v. The Fighting John Buggs

11/28 - UNT v. UNI ; Utah State v. St. Bonaventure ; Wichita State v. Minnesota

that Thanksgiving slate looking a lot more entertaining that the NFL

[CMJ]

44 minutes ago, Censored by Laurie said:

11/28 - UNT v. UNI ; Utah State v. St. Bonaventure ; Wichita State v. Minnesota

that Thanksgiving slate looking a lot more entertaining that the NFL

Agreed. I'm pretty curious to see how Wichita State does against a common opponent.

 

(Obviously the NFL can't know how good the teams will be when they release the schedule, but none of them looks like they'll be that great)