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He or Ed Orgeron will be COY

I think we will see significant improvement in year two.

Are you saying that bc of the early signing period announcement or do you actually know that he might be looking else where?

Didnt think we would be good. Didnt think we would be this bad either.

I agree. Basketball is a quick turn around sport. On paper you replace Kavas with Banton, Cheatham with Donovan Williams, and add in Derrick Walker. Plus an offseason to learn the scheme and reshape bodies. I am very much optimistic about the future.

I love how quickly we go from "Hoiberg did an amazing job pulling in such talented players in such a short amount of time" to "everyone sucks". This wouldnt be fair to Cheatham or Kavas. But i would only play players who will have eligibility next year. We are bad. Really, really bad. Lets atleast be bad with players who will be back next year.

I agree. I think Hoiberg will be very successful here.

I had a very interesting discussion after the first game with another fan. He told me he is concerned Hoiberg might turn out to be like Chip Kelly. One of the reasons Hoiberg (Iowa St bball) and Chip (Oregon fball) were so good bc they had barrier breaking, innovative offensive schemes. Both left for the pros in their respective sports and when they returned to college almost everyone is doing what they were doing. Not so innovative and cutting edge anymore. This isnt necessarily my opinion but I thought it was an interesting take, albeit WAY too early in Hoibergs tenure, and worth sharing.

These missed FTs really are gonna drive me crazy. We are up to 20 combined misses from the charity stripe this season.

Lots of work to do for Hoiberg and the guys. I guess you can say progress right? We were competitive against Southern Utah... And might pull out a win. God bless you Jervay.

Lol

Kevin Cross can shoot. Its good to know he can make too.

Wk 11 Picks: - LSU @ Alabama: No 9-6 final score in this one. Both teams have electric QBs and really good recievers. Tua's health is what makes me lean towards LSU. LSU wins 34-30. - Ohio State v. Maryland: Ohio State rolls even without Chase Young. - Penn State @ Minnesota: Minnesota's first real test. Should be an electric atmosphere in Minneapolis. Penn State has been unable to pull away from decent/good teams but they do in this one. - Clemson @ NC State: Expect the defending champs to make a statement after being left out of the initial top 4. Clemson rolls. - Baylor @ TCU: This will be another close one for Baylor but they stay undefeated and move another week closer towards a Game Day show down with Oklahoma. - Georgia v. Missouri: Pivotal SEC East matchup. Both teams both control their own destiny. Georgia wins relatively easily at home. - Oklahoma @ Iowa State: Sooners are coming into the resume building part of their schedule games against Iowa State, Baylor, and Oklahoma State. They get the first of three today. Oklahoma wins. - Wake Forest @ Virginia Tech: Who would have expected Wake Forest to be (hypothetical) playoff contention in November. Both teams have beencplaying very well as of late. A date with Clemson looms next week for the Demon Deacons. But it wont matter as their slim playoff hopes will be crushed today. Virginia Tech wins.

Another issue i have is why put Penn State ahead of Clemson but not Bama? The argument for Penn State over Bama or Clemson is almost identical. Penn State: two victories over current ranked teams plus Pitt Bama & Clemson: 0 victories over currently ranked teams. Both with a solid win over TA&M

To be fair this is a game thread. If you ask many of us, im sure we are still optimistic that we will improve drastically over the course of this season and that Hoiberg will do great things here. But this game, no matter how optimistic or pessimistic one tends to be, was pathetic.

Actual rankings came out tonight. The committee gets a little bit of respect from me for including Penn State in the top 4 but it should have been Alabama on the outside looking in, not Clemson. I also agree with ranking Utah/Oregon over Oklahoma. Will they do it when the rankings actually matter? Probably not. One question I would ask them is why is Baylor ranked so low; especially behind Oklahoma. Baylor has two wins over ranked teams (Okie St and K-State) on the road not to mention one of those wins is over a team that absolutely spanked Oklahoma.

Frostys wishing he never left UCF and Hoiberg is wishing he would have taken a better job right about now. Jkjk im sure they both will do great.

We are getting blown out at home by UC-Riverside.

Hoiberg was definitely right about this team being weak mentally. Getting punched in the mouth by UC RIVERSIDE and the response is pathetic. Cant wait to see what teams with great coaches and future NBA talent do to us...

Sit back and enjoy the little things bc this will be a LONG season; especially if you are one who judges solely off of wins and losses. Those of you who picked 16-18 wins were extremely optimistic.

PJ Fleck was in a similar situation last year as we are this year; which was also his second year. 4-6 needing two wins (including a big one over rival Wisconsin) to reach bowl eligibility. Minnesota fans werent entirely thrilled at the time. Now the boat is rowing. Not saying that will happen to us but hey its possible! *Sorry if i have some of the Minny details messed up.

I told a buddy of mine that the Florida State job opening up was great for Oregon bc Taggart (he was the Ducks HC for one season) was going to ruin what they had built there. Florida State is gonna shoot for the big dogs (Urban Meyer, James Franklin, Bob Stoops) and strike out. I say they end up with a Mark Stoops, PJ Fleck, or Matt Campbell type coach.

I think he is going to be a junior whether he plays now or at semester's end. The waiver is just for immediate eligibility. Thats atleast how I understand it.

We open the season with four consecutive home games.

Maybe Fr of the year? I thought he had another accolade