MTS

Don't blame you guys for wanting this game. I blame our AD (John D'Argenio) for agreeing to it. But that's obviously not your problem. Here's to a good three year series. After that who knows. It will be funny if Siena fans scoop up 2500-3000 tickets and paint SEFCU Green and Gold No way for UAlbany to really prevent that from happening. How are they going to know who is buying the tickets?

MTS, That is a no go. For one thing one of the games advertised as a weekend game is in fact a game on Monday 1/15 at 5PM so I will just be getting off work. In addition we have a home game vs Stony Brook that night at 7 so I will be drinking the 3 pre game Heinekens during your game. Then there is the Bracketbuster game in your package. I would rather travel anywhere up to about 700 miles on the road to see Albany play than travel the 15 miles to see Loundonville. Lastly, as others have pointed out when I buy tickets at Albany for Siena games we think the road team gets to keep the money. Why would I want to give Siena $60 for 4 games when I just can buy the game I really want though the Albany Alumni Association. I still may root against you against Marist on 1/19 because Albany is off, but that is the same night as the Clarkson - RPI game so we will see. And besides the Marist game to see you lose to a Siena Alum yet again the only game on your schedule that has any appeal to me is the Hofstra game. I last saw Hofstra in the NCAA's as the America East champion in Buffalo the same day Bobby Knight coached his last game for Indiana and I am curious to see how they are now in person. 16978[/snapback] The game on Monday January 15th at 5pm against Marist is on Martin Luther King Jr. day which most people have off. The game will also be broadcasted on MSG Network.

That deal covers parking as well and you get a "rally" towel. Parking is $5. So that makes each ticket $10 (adult) so if is without question a bargin to buy the package--if you're a Siena fan. I think I might buy it myself. A single ticket is probably $15-$18 for the Albany game along it is usually on the "higher" price list. Hey you Albany fans should buy the deal and you can root against us in the other three games :-) Why do you guys hate the TU so much, btw? It is plenty fair to UAlbany, great NCAA coverage for the Danes last year.

The Siena-Albany game will be on Sat. Dec. 2 at 7pm at the Pepsi Arena.

That's your opinion. How many Siena games did you watch last year? Three or four. After watching all 28, I realized how good Kenny Hasbrouck is. Kojo was good but Hasbrouck did it all score, dish, play defense, shoot, drive. He's a more complete player. I wouldn't worry about Haddix he's in awesome shape I've been told.

Siena's two best players are still on the roster: Kenny Hasbrouck and Mike Haddix.

You guys know your team better obviously but if I had to guess based on numbers, I would think UAlbany starting line-up would be something like this come November. PG- Jamar Wilson SG- Jon Itai SF- Brian Lillis PF- Brent Wilson C- Jimmie Covington or Brett Gifford Not a bad line-up at all. Losing Jordan, Levine, and Zollner does hurt though. Those guys weren't stars but solid starters. Siena's line-up with Kojo leaving probably will look something like this PG- Kenny Hasbrouck SG- Tay Fisher SF- Edwin Ubiles- Freshman SF- David Ryan C- Michael Haddix The game looks pretty even come Dec. 2 at the Pepsi at 1pm. I think the Saints have a slight edge but then again I'm a Siena fan! ;-) Any thoughts on Albany's starters and your expectations for Albany next year? Back to postseason for the Danes?

Bob, I am not comparing Siena's success to the Yankee's success or Albany's to the Mets' success but on a MUCH MUCH lesser level of Siena/Yankees accomplishments over the level of the Mets/Albany accomplishments. To be fair Siena/Yankees should have more success. They've been around longer for one (Siena to UA in D1) and lets face it Siena/Yankees have more advantages Yankees in payroll, Siena in arena/media/tradition. Albany is closing the gap in the advantages though with their recent success. And they have football which Siena doesn't which is obviously a huge boost. I wish Albany well I really do. It's going to be fun to have two really good teams that both should contend for their league titles and postseasons tournaments for years to come. This town can have two successful D1 teams, no question about it.

I never said Siena was going to win 22 games, just throwing out a random number. There is reason to believe that we'll me a much better team. Bring in Haddix, Hasbrouck getting better and of course Kojo with a solid recruiting class to provide key depth. Obviously with Kojo's departure Siena takes a major hit but I still believe they can finish top three in the MAAC and win more games than last year's 15 say 17 or 18, maybe more if things break right and our new frosh PG Ronald Moore (highly touted) and learn quickly. Knicksaint is money on his info, so I don't doubt it. Is he a Siena fan? Yes, but the guy doesn't BS and speaks the truth he is a credible person connected to the Siena family believe me. Looks like beating Albany isn't a lay-up anymore, I was looking for Kojo to drop another triple-double on the Danes. Perhaps Kenny Hasbrouck will have the honor this year :-) And, BTW, the Yankees-Siena, Mets-Albany comparisons is more about the team with the more storied history as having the edge over the town. Doesn't mean it won't be Albany's town from time to time like the Mets owned New York in the 80's but in the end it will always have a Siena edge to it like New York with the Yanks. Good night all ;-)

Stanford made something like 15 NCAA tournaments up until next year and I believe they're projected to be a top PAC-10 team next year. Maryland is very good, they'll most like be back in the tournament this year as well. I'd rather Siena face Maryland and Stanford then say Duke and UCLA. This will give the Saints a chance to be competitive while dramatically boosting their RPI. Manhattan won at Maryland, so anything is possible. The Stanford game is Nov. 10 so maybe we can catch them early in the year. It is ironic that Siena is playing two of the NCAA tournament teams they've faced in the tournament before this upcoming year and Albany is playing UConn after facing them in the NCAAs.

I'm at Sage College of Albany now. I'm doing very well. Siena is the Yankees and Albany is the Mets. Nothing wrong with that. Hey, the Mets are having a nice year as we speak.

You guys have hammered Siena's OOC schedule up it is turning into a pretty good schedule. Home: Albany, Hofstra, Bracketbuster, NJIT Away: Maryland, Stanford, Holy Cross, Dartmouth, NJIT One more home and away game to schedule. Now I'm not in love with playing Dartmouth and NJIT twice but when you play the likes of Maryland, Stanford, Hofstra, and Albany (chuckle) you need a breather. The Stanford game is part of a home-home series. Let me ask this could Albany get a home and home with Stanford? I think we know the answer to this question. Siena will also host St. Joe's next year. The Crown Jewel is alive and well thank you.

The only thing Haddix will be eating is Albany for lunch. When Big Mike goes for 20 and 10 we'll see who's making fat jokes.

Tony likes to bust my chops. I can probably get on his nerves at times. Albany will have a good team next year but I would give a "slight" edge. Siena will have Haddix back along with very very good players in Kojo Mensah and Kenny Hasbrouck. Not to mention solid role players like Dave Ryan and Tay Fisher. The recruiting class will be VERY good. Of course, nobody gave Siena a shot to win last year and they did so obviously anything can happen. If Siena is dumb enough to look past Albany (I seriously doubt Fran McCaffery would allow it) they could easily lose to Albany. Siena and Albany both should be pretty good next year. Both have legit shots at postseason play.

Wyland is full of crap. He has no insights on Siena. He should just stick to covering the Danes which he does a fine job at. Fran McCaffery, like coach Brown, signed a long term deal and will be at Siena for a while. Now if he does well sure BCS schools will come calling it is the nature of the beast. He was never going to Penn. Of course, the rumors did, most likely, earn him an even better deal. Congrats to coach Brown on his deal as well. Siena and Albany both have solid coaches and solid teams and next year's game should be awesome at the Pepsi!