MuchMany Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 UC Irvine is an 11.5-point dog tonight at undefeated #10 USC. Obviously this is a big measuring stick game for the Anteaters, who will also visit Duquesne on Sunday before coming to Alumni next week. A major upset here would add even more juice to our matchup next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchcountry7 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 UCI is playing Duquesne in Akron. It is a neutral site game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promotherobot Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 7 hours ago, MuchMany said: UC Irvine is an 11.5-point dog tonight at undefeated #10 USC. Obviously this is a big measuring stick game for the Anteaters, who will also visit Duquesne on Sunday before coming to Alumni next week. A major upset here would add even more juice to our matchup next week. Doesn't look like this is on ESPN+. Any idea where it's being shown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 1 hour ago, promotherobot said: Doesn't look like this is on ESPN+. Any idea where it's being shown? I found something that said on fuboTV. UCI up 8 at the half. We better be on our game against them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDBullsfan89 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 3 hours ago, promotherobot said: Doesn't look like this is on ESPN+. Any idea where it's being shown? Listed as ESPN3 now, usually those are on ESPN+ UCI has a lot of size to contend with - tallest starter is 6'9 but they have two 7 footers coming off the bench. We'll want to push the pace whenever possible. Their offense seems to run through Welp (pronounced "Velp" apparently) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 UCI ended up losing by 5, good showing on the road against USC. The ranking sites have UB and UCI evenly ranked, so should be a very exciting and challenging game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchcountry7 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 This is a very big game. UCI should be a tournament team and could win a first round game. They are solid which is why they went looking to play good teams like us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee4three Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 This game will be strength vs strength. Uci is good defensively(top 50 in defense efficiency) and ub is good offensively(top 50 in offensive efficiency) Should be a good game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBull Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 One game at a time. Do not overlook Canisius before talking about UCI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 45 minutes ago, BrooklynBull said: One game at a time. Do not overlook Canisius before talking about UCI. I don't think the mental preparation of posters on UBFan.com will be a factor in this one. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuchMany Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 53 minutes ago, BrooklynBull said: One game at a time. Do not overlook Canisius before talking about UCI. I drive down Main Street almost every day and overlook it, it's not hard to miss 😂. I'm sure the team is fully focused on Canisius. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Way to make this game meaningless Bulls... You better show up for this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Should be a sell out now 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, Jeseph said: Should be a sell out now 😂 I will be watching "A Year without a Santa Claus" instead.... ok who am I kidding, I will be there watching them play the Anteaters. But certainly takes the enthusiasm away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Starting this thread before we played Canisius jinxed us today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuchMany Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said: Starting this thread before we played Canisius jinxed us today. Lmao. I'd have put significant funds on Canisius moneyline at +1250 if I believed in my own powers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 On 12/15/2021 at 10:02 PM, DocCas86 said: I found something that said on fuboTV. UCI up 8 at the half. We better be on our game against them. We will, we play to the competition if you haven’t noticed. Thats how poorly coached teams perform. Those that are always hungry get up for every game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchcountry7 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Duquesne beat UCI by 22… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 1 hour ago, dutchcountry7 said: Duquesne beat UCI by 22… I guess that was their trap game. Both teams will have something to prove! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBull Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 On 12/16/2021 at 9:09 AM, BrooklynBull said: One game at a time. Do not overlook Canisius before talking about UCI. This has aged very well. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikescherrer8 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 UB will win this convincingly cause nothing makes sense. To be fair, UC Irvine has been on a 3 game slump. I wonder if Josh Mballa will show up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 28 minutes ago, mikescherrer8 said: UB will win this convincingly cause nothing makes sense. To be fair, UC Irvine has been on a 3 game slump. I wonder if Josh Mballa will show up? I would like to think Saturday was a kick in the ass for the team, but not sure if these guys view stuff this way. The previous games that should have been kicks in the ass didn't seem to take hold of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub2019 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Game will be cancelled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB92 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 1 hour ago, mikescherrer8 said: UB will win this convincingly cause nothing makes sense. To be fair, UC Irvine has been on a 3 game slump. I wonder if Josh Mballa will show up? 1 hour ago, UBinMD said: I would like to think Saturday was a kick in the ass for the team, but not sure if these guys view stuff this way. The previous games that should have been kicks in the ass didn't seem to take hold of them. I rarely comment anymore on basketball and try not to read/involve myself during the in game comments. However, I think that these two quotes (pithy as they are) tell the story. Can UB beat UCI? Sure...I would think UB starts the game as a 4 or 5 pt favorite (assuming everyone is available). We know UB has a strong roster of players and they have proven it already in victories against WKY and UNT. The confidence of many who voted on the number of victories has been justified by the good showings against WKY and UNT. Alas, as we have seen in the Whitesell era, the team plays down to the level of competition and will often walk through the first portion of games, relying on their superior talent to come back and win (though that doesn't always work out). There was a quote after an Army loss within the last few years (where the team came out flat) and Whitesell said something about having a challenge to motivate the players to start out with urgency. He seemed not to know how to instill that sense of urgency at all times. This is certainly a continuing issue. I would not be shocked at all to see UB beat UCI...perhaps even by 10 or more. And for Mballa and Williams to have strong games. As a result of that, we will get those who were in hiding during/after the Canisius game to say things like "now we've turned the corner and are focused on MAC play" or "only need to have a solid stretch in Cleveland" or "UCI is a tier x win that will improve our NET". On the other hand, if we lose...then "Whitesell" thread will get even more new posts and more people will jump on the bandwagon to remove the coach (with a few of those holdouts playing defense on the board). Is the outcome of one game (either the Canisius showing or whatever happens with UCI) enough to change a mind here or there? The head coach has about 750 games as a head coach already. He's been a head coach since 1987! Next week he will be 62. He is who he is. My advice is to enjoy the rest of season with these players since they are our guys. And if they catch fire and commit for some games in Cleveland, they can make it to the NCAA. And we all know that this is very likely to be a high point (talent wise) for the next few years (at least). For those who have been fans for a few decades, to see players like Williams and Mballa on this team are almost a "dream come true". Enjoy it while you can. Go Bulls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee4three Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 1 hour ago, ub2019 said: Game will be cancelled Inside info or just going with the pessimistic mood of this message board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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