• SoCon Fans Power Poll

 #80144  by apaladin
 Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:36 pm
Not a great night for the SoCon:
WCU survives at MTSU WCU made 2 free throws with 3 seconds left won 66-64.
CITADEL loses at PC by 7
ETSU was never in the game at Butler and loses by 34
VMI loses by 10 to lowly SC.

Note on WCU-they have a pretty good shot at going undefeated in ooc. Their schedule is pretty weak. Probably the brst team left on their schedule is McNeese whom they play at home next.
 #80145  by FU Hoopla
 Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:42 pm
They about blew it but good win for WCU, watched the entire game, WCU goes as Woolbright goes...
Was not very impressed with MTSU, poor free throw shooting and no decent interior players at all...
 #80147  by FUBF24
 Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:00 pm
apaladin wrote:
Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:36 pm
Not a great night for the SoCon:
WCU survives at MTSU WCU made 2 free throws with 3 seconds left won 66-64.
CITADEL loses at PC by 7
ETSU was never in the game at Butler and loses by 34
VMI loses by 10 to lowly SC.

Note on WCU-they have a pretty good shot at going undefeated in ooc. Their schedule is pretty weak. Probably the brst team left on their schedule is McNeese whom they play at home next.
I must admit I'm starting to feel uneasy about WCU, they got all the culture and momentum with them now and Woolbright looks scary. I sincerely hope they lose soon just to kill that momentum a bit... these fears shouldn't even matter if Furman does well this weekend. Go Dins!
 #80148  by FurmanFan23
 Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:02 pm
About time someone in this forum realizes the potential of Western. I myself and KingPaladin have been crucified for saying they are a legit contender. Tonight proved it!
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 #80149  by Paul C
 Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:29 pm
Slow down. MTSU is less than a top tier SoCon team. Not saying WCU isn’t pretty good this year, they seem to be, but all tonite proves is they aren’t bad.

And their schedule is hideously weak. The highest rated team they play ooc is #117 Vanderbilt.
 #80150  by youwouldno
 Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:30 pm
It's a good thing for 2nd tier SoCon teams to win against 2nd tier teams from other mid major conferences.

WCU won't go undefeated OOC nor are they better than 3rd in the conference. Compared to pre season I would move them from 5th to 4th based on Samford looking rough early.
 #80151  by apaladin
 Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:53 pm
Paul C wrote:
Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:29 pm
Slow down. MTSU is less than a top tier SoCon team. Not saying WCU isn’t pretty good this year, they seem to be, but all tonite proves is they aren’t bad.

And their schedule is hideously weak. The highest rated team they play ooc is #117 Vanderbilt.
Vandy lost to PC by 10 and barely beat Upstate yet espn gives them a 75% chance of beatng Western. The bias toward the P5’s is crazy.
 #80152  by Paul C
 Tue Nov 14, 2023 12:05 am
Speaking of hideously weak schedules, PC may be undefeated when we play on 12/19.
 #80164  by Roundball
 Tue Nov 14, 2023 4:54 am
FurmanFan23 wrote:
Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:02 pm
About time someone in this forum realizes the potential of Western. I myself and KingPaladin have been crucified for saying they are a legit contender. Tonight proved it!
Ask Coach Richey about Western and he will say the same thing. Bob knows Western is well coached and has a lot of talent. We will have to go through Western to win the SoCon.
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 #80176  by FU Hoopla
 Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:19 am
FurmanFan23 wrote:
Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:02 pm
About time someone in this forum realizes the potential of Western. I myself and KingPaladin have been crucified for saying they are a legit contender. Tonight proved it!

I understand the sentiment, but I legit would only take Woolbright from their team, I would want all 10 players in our rotation over everyone else on that entire team, and I am being dead serious ;)
 #80193  by KingPaladin
 Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:14 am
youwouldno wrote:
Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:30 pm
It's a good thing for 2nd tier SoCon teams to win against 2nd tier teams from other mid major conferences.

WCU won't go undefeated OOC nor are they better than 3rd in the conference. Compared to pre season I would move them from 5th to 4th based on Samford looking rough early.
Western is almost 100% better than Samford, not to mention UNCG. they should be lowest 3rd if you are that high on Chatt and low on them
 #80196  by KingPaladin
 Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:34 am
FU Hoopla wrote:
Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:19 am
FurmanFan23 wrote:
Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:02 pm
About time someone in this forum realizes the potential of Western. I myself and KingPaladin have been crucified for saying they are a legit contender. Tonight proved it!

I understand the sentiment, but I legit would only take Woolbright from their team, I would want all 10 players in our rotation over everyone else on that entire team, and I am being dead serious ;)
I mean...I'd take Tre Jackson or Russell Jones or Lampten over Molnar, no offense to him
 #80197  by FurmanFan23
 Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:35 am
FU Hoopla wrote:
Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:19 am
FurmanFan23 wrote:
Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:02 pm
About time someone in this forum realizes the potential of Western. I myself and KingPaladin have been crucified for saying they are a legit contender. Tonight proved it!

I understand the sentiment, but I legit would only take Woolbright from their team, I would want all 10 players in our rotation over everyone else on that entire team, and I am being dead serious ;)
I would take Tre Jackson. Him and Woolbright are ballers
 #80198  by KingPaladin
 Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:38 am
Our gameplan/coaching puts us at an advantage, but we'll see how our defense holds up when Woolbright gets into the paint and has his choice of shooters. It stopped working late in the tournament game and didn't work at Western. We can certainly be the top team if we stay locked in.
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