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SEC-Big 12 Challenge moved to Jan 30th, TTU @ Ark
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:37 pm
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:37 pm
Great move date wise, all 10 games are now on Jan 30th.
But WTF, we go to Top 10 Iowa State, and our return game this year is worthless arse Texas Tech? REALLY? Who we also play in football again? Terrible.
frick the Big 12.
Kentucky @ Kansas
ISU @ A&M
OU @ LSU
Vandy @ Texas
Tech @ Ark
WVU @ UF
UGA @ Baylor
OSU @ Auburn
UT @ TCU
OM @ KSU
But WTF, we go to Top 10 Iowa State, and our return game this year is worthless arse Texas Tech? REALLY? Who we also play in football again? Terrible.
frick the Big 12.
Kentucky @ Kansas
ISU @ A&M
OU @ LSU
Vandy @ Texas
Tech @ Ark
WVU @ UF
UGA @ Baylor
OSU @ Auburn
UT @ TCU
OM @ KSU
This post was edited on 5/14/15 at 11:38 pm
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Posted on 5/15/15 at 12:06 am to UltimateHog
So we get to beat the shite out of Texas Tech in Fayetteville next year? I'll take it.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 1:27 am to TheCheshireHog
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So we get to beat the shite out of Texas Tech in Fayetteville next year? I'll take it.
Twice.
But it still sucks we get the worst team in the challenge as a return from playing @ISU last year. Tech will be absolutely terrible again and provide no RPI help even with a win will likely hurt our RPI, it really sucks honestly.
If we're likely a bubble team, we needed to get a solid team in Bud Walton to boost our RPI/resume. OSU, Texas, Kansas, Baylor, WVU...any of those would have been a billion times better for us.
This post was edited on 5/15/15 at 1:28 am
Posted on 5/15/15 at 3:15 am to UltimateHog
ESPN expects us to suck after losing Portis and Qualls along with 4 of 5 starters off this past years team. Not really hard to see why we got paired with Tech.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 3:24 am to RazorHawg
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ESPN expects us to suck after losing Portis and Qualls along with 4 of 5 starters off this past years team.
We're a projected bubble team on ESPN....doesn't scream "suck" to me. If/when we land Allen that will probably go up a bit more at that.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 4:15 am to UltimateHog
It takes time for freshmen to develop. It's not like we are adding next year lottery picks to the roster from this recruiting class.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 6:02 am to RazorHawg
Considering we'll only start maybe 1 freshman (Allen) I don't see that as a primary concern. Team will have plenty of experience across the board.
It's not like we'll rely on Whitt or Allen for 15ppg+, they'll be inconsistent like most freshmen, Allen may score 25 one game and 8 the next. The odds that Whitt, Allen, Beard, Bell, Hannahs, etc are all off on the same night is pretty slim.
But that really doesn't have much to do with being matched up with TTU, bubble team or not. Big 12 probably didn't want one of their schools getting beat in Bud Walton like most do, even though we all knew ISU in Aimes last year, was going to beat our arse (and we were a bubble team preseason last year too).
Them giving us TTU as a return game is a joke. Long will have to find us a solid OOC opponent on his own, because we certainly didn't one in return for this challenge. If not, it'll be the second consecutive year we haven't had a marquee OOC home game, and that too, is unacceptable.
It's not like we'll rely on Whitt or Allen for 15ppg+, they'll be inconsistent like most freshmen, Allen may score 25 one game and 8 the next. The odds that Whitt, Allen, Beard, Bell, Hannahs, etc are all off on the same night is pretty slim.
But that really doesn't have much to do with being matched up with TTU, bubble team or not. Big 12 probably didn't want one of their schools getting beat in Bud Walton like most do, even though we all knew ISU in Aimes last year, was going to beat our arse (and we were a bubble team preseason last year too).
Them giving us TTU as a return game is a joke. Long will have to find us a solid OOC opponent on his own, because we certainly didn't one in return for this challenge. If not, it'll be the second consecutive year we haven't had a marquee OOC home game, and that too, is unacceptable.
This post was edited on 5/15/15 at 6:23 am
Posted on 5/15/15 at 10:00 am to UltimateHog
Dayton 
Posted on 5/15/15 at 10:13 am to Stonehog
Who? 
Posted on 5/15/15 at 11:37 am to UltimateHog
Ultimate you don't think Whitt starts?
If we got 3 guard, I think he'll start by mid season tbh.
If we got 3 guard, I think he'll start by mid season tbh.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 11:56 am to STLhog
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Ultimate you don't think Whitt starts?
I think Allen is the better player right now and would start over him (especially physically if starting 3 guards which we will), this is all assuming we get Allen. So that leaves Whitt to beat out a senior in Bell, which I don't think happens. Maybe late in the year if Bell isn't shooting well, but we'll really need his experience in the starting lineup.
Whitt is 6'3 170, while Allen is 6'3 190 and much more physically ready across the board. Whitt will be spending all summer in our new weight room in the practice facility. He is really, really small right now.
This post was edited on 5/15/15 at 11:59 am
Posted on 5/15/15 at 11:59 am to UltimateHog
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I think Allen is the better player right now and would start over him (especially physically if starting 3 guards which we will), this is all assuming we get Allen. So that leaves Whitt to beat out a senior in Bell, which I don't think happens. Maybe late in the year if Bell isn't shooting well, but we'll really need his experience in the starting lineup.
I dono, I think defense will be key.
I could easily see Whitt coming in and owning up on defense. If I'm not mistaken, that part of his game is considered high level/elite.
good problem to have though and who knows how Hannahs turns out. Apparently there's a lot more to his game than most expect.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 12:02 pm to STLhog
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I dono, I think defense will be key.
I could easily see Whitt coming in and owning up on defense. If I'm not mistaken, that part of his game is considered high level/elite.
I would be surprised, starting wise, unless he can really bulk up, Allen is just more ready right now.
I'd guess team 2 right now would feature Durham, Hannahs, and Whitt as the 3 guards.
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