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Penn State Basketball / Re: OT: PSU Football
« on: May 10, 2013, 01:49:17 PM »
Great to get quality numbers in the defensive secondary.  :)    Seems like we have been short staffed there for generations!

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Penn State Basketball / Re: Rec Hall
« on: May 09, 2013, 10:57:37 AM »
Apparently Chambers said that a game in Rec Hall is definitely being talked about at a coaches caravan stop recently.  Color me excited.  It would be a great way to drum up some excitement and get some students in to see the team.  I have no doubt that if done right, they'd have a packed house and would show the students a glimpse of the potential.  I hate the BJC, but also think it could be alright if we could fill it consistently.  Currently it a pretty crappy basketball venue that is 10x worse because it's empty. 

How do others feel about a one time game in rec hall?  how about making it an annual thing?  Lastly, she the team wear "old school" uni's with the short shorts?

I think one game a year is a great idea.

P.S.  Shorts are supposed to be short! That's why they call them shorts!   ;)
 But, then again, we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway.     

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Penn State Basketball / Re: 2013-14 Schedule
« on: May 09, 2013, 10:49:13 AM »
I'll take Maryland over Pitt as a hoops rival any day.  Plus, we'll likely play them twice almost every year.
PLUS we will be playing them in football ever year.

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Penn State Basketball / Re: 2013-14 Schedule
« on: May 09, 2013, 09:28:23 AM »
I'm hoping it would be UNLV, SDSU, or Air Force. Nice road trips! Then again a trip to Wyoming would probably be nice to.

Is it possible to schedule MORE "away" out of conference games than "home" games????  DON"T tell me, I fear the answer!

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Penn State Basketball / Re: 2013-14 Schedule
« on: May 09, 2013, 09:25:50 AM »
One more point. Starting in 2013 and continuing I believe PSU hoops will be very different (in general) that PSU teams in the past. In the past PSU hoop teams (in general) were seldom very deep. Sure we had several good players but usually we feared when the good players left the program. Big drop offs occurred.  I believe this coming season PSU may be "deeper" talent wise than any PSU team ever. Will this team (2013) be a big winner.................I don't know. But I think our 7th - 12th players will all have good upside potential. Thus, regardless of what happens this year, I think we will be competitive (and maybe darn good) in each of the next several years.
How does this relate to scheduling? I think it does in the sense that each year PSU does not need to go "all in" and have a very difficult RPI building Out of Conference schedule. IF a PSU team "only" makes it to the NIT one season it will not be the end of the world. The following team can have 20 something wins to built on. Win enough games for several  seasons and the "hype" (and fannies in the seats) will be on our side! 
Remember EVERY year PSU will be winning several "BIG GAMES!" Almost impossible not to by playing in at least 19 league games.
Combine/increase these several BIG Bigten11121314 wins with 11 or 12 out of conference wins and you have a program building success model!   

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Penn State Basketball / Re: 2013-14 Schedule
« on: May 09, 2013, 07:42:26 AM »
Need cupcakes!!!!!!!!!!!!!    :(

Signed,
Cupcake Man

Tundra -- I asked if you had fball season tickets & you never responded.  So now, I'll ask if you have Bball season tickets???

OK OK Ok........  Football................... I am an out of town oldtimer. BUT for MANY MANY years I attended most all home (and 1 away a year) football games. I loved the Temple-Rutgers-WVU-Maryland etc games. It was a LONG ride home after a losing game. The last several years I have had conflicts and have been limited to 1 or 2 a year. 
...................Basketball..................In my younger years when the team played in Rec Hall I spend 2-3 vacation days every year watching practice. Then would attend 1-2 games a year. This was ALL I could fit in with job and family. (I also fear winter driving to SC) The Blue-White game ALWAYS was my favorite game!  Recently I have cut back to about 1 game every 2-3 years. It so much easier to watch the games on the BTN. In my student years I attend EVERY hoop home game.
I believe my " Cupcake theory" is the best for the team. I have seen MANY teams (Cuse, ~itt, Georgetown to name a few) built their programs and prosper playing mostly all OCC cupcakes. PSU is in a difficult major hoop conference. PSU needs WINS more than addition difficult games. MANY posters regularly note PSU needs to win games to attract student fans!   

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Penn State Basketball / Re: 2013-14 Schedule
« on: May 09, 2013, 07:21:55 AM »
Pitt at the Pete, December 3rd!


SWEET !!!!


http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/22218095/ranking-the-big-tenacc-challenge-matchups


One of the big pieces needed in the construction of a hoops program is establishing a rival.  We really need to have Pitt on the schedule EVERY YEAR.

Agree with the bold. But NOT the ~itt part.   Why not one of the Bigten11121314 teams. RU or Maryland. OOC games are best suited to cupcakes.

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Penn State Basketball / Re: Philly Hoops
« on: May 08, 2013, 03:38:36 PM »
I really like John Johnson's stroke.

Agree! 

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Penn State Basketball / Re: 2013-14 Schedule
« on: May 08, 2013, 03:37:33 PM »
Need cupcakes!!!!!!!!!!!!!    :(

Signed,
Cupcake Man 

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Shameful!  Season is too long already!!!      :'(     

Next they will advance the playing of games and make the playing season longer. E$S$P$N$ needs to fill air time!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Of course the N$C$A$A$ will devise more ways to NOT COUNT games played!     

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Penn State Basketball / Re: OT: bad sports day for PSU
« on: May 04, 2013, 07:48:48 AM »
When did men's lacrosse become a scholarship sport??

I've never known it not to be.
Scholarship.... Dunno, but varsity?   It's their 100th season.  That math is easy.   ;)

Bummed they lost, but still kind of cool that they should get in anyway.  Opposite to last year when they had some big wins early but struggled to the finish, this year they had a few narrow losses early (ND game still smarts) but finished really strong.   Lets hope this is just getting that "one bad game" out of the way so they can make a run in May.

OK. I was just thinking in my PSU years (early 70s) that it was just club status. Guess I'm wrong!

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Penn State Basketball / Re: OT: bad sports day for PSU
« on: May 03, 2013, 06:32:17 PM »
When did men's lacrosse become a scholarship sport??

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Penn State Basketball / Re: Game in Rec Hall????
« on: May 02, 2013, 07:42:35 AM »
So, I had the opportunity to ask about a game in Rec Hall today at the Baltimore stop on the Coaches Caravan.

Coach Chambers' answer was that he'd like for it to happen, it's a good idea, but the logistics are difficult. They're thinking about it, but have nothing to announce.

So basically it's 50-50 that the team will be playing west of the (Eugene) Burrowes building.  ;D

My bet would be on the "under 50-50!!"    ;) 

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Penn State Basketball / Re: PSU hoops articles, videos, etc.
« on: May 01, 2013, 10:03:28 AM »
Chambers: Jack part of Penn State's bright future

Anyone seen Tim lately? Wonder if he's really bigger, or it's just coach speak. Seems really high on Jack (great to hear he's gained some pounds too), possible starter minutes.

I, also, like Jack's game. Didn't force shots last season. Next season apposing defenses will focus on our "big 3." That will leave opportunity hoops for bigs who know how to be in the correct position for passes! 

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