GreatDanes06

I wonder how much Coach Brown/the team can leverage tournaments against each other. I'd assume tournaments have pretty strong interest in us as an NIT bubble team. If our goal is to play a name (BCS) team..I wonder if we can tell CBI that we want that type of match-up or we're going to Vegas. On today's UAlbany Weekly show..Coach Brown said the Vegas16 will be 8 BCS teams and 8 mid-majors. That could mean that all 'first round' games will be BCS vs. mid-majors.

 

Would still love if we can sneak into the NIT with an at-large. 24 wins..RPI of 106..2-2 against RPI top 70 teams..4-3 against RPI top 150 teams..wins over 3 NCAA Tournament teams..only double-digit loss was on the road at Kentucky.

Considering the number of #1 seeds that lost in tournaments, the NIT is not an option anymore

CIT Update (32 teams selected):

Boston U. vs. Fordham

Ball State vs. Tennessee St.

Mercer vs. Coastal Carolina

vs. Furman

South Carolina St. vs. Grand Canyon U.

Army vs. NJIT

UNH

Central Michigan

Norfolk St. vs. Columbia

CBI (16 teams selected):

Siena

ESPN has Danes as a 14 seed vs. Kentucky in Lexington. I don't understand why they have them as a 14 when teams they have ranked higher seeds don't have a better RPI. I would love to not have to face the host school in the first round. I would think they can push for a 11 or 12 seed. I mean they have a Top 50 RPI and 5 straight titles...that doesn't mean anything?

UNH in CIT

It seems like the Vegas Tourney is going to push for big "national names". If so, glad to see us in that tourney. That is what I mean about being prestige. CBI takes under .500 squads. Not sure I want that, unless it's a big name program.

Isn't the CIT considered more "prestige" then CBI?

Per Twitter, here are teams I got in CIT Tourney:

Ball State

Mercer

Coastal Carolina

Furman

Grand Canyon U.

NJIT

According to CB, the CIT, CBI, and Vegas16 want Albany.

 

http://www.foxsports980.com/onair/rodger-wyland-1777/will-brown-ualbany-head-basketball-coach-14457270/

Be interesting to see what determines which one they pick

As most of you know I was sports director a while back for WCDB. I'm really angry how the station has pretty much dropped the ball (pun-intended). We broadcasted 13-15 games a year back then. I drove to Binghamton for the conference tourney, broadcasted, drove back to albany for 2 classes and then back to Binghamton for the next tourney game, then drove back to Albany (less than 24 hrs)...AND THAT WAS WHEN THEY WON 8-9 GAMES AT BEST DURING THE SEASON!

It really does piss me off, especially WCDB because they could have exclusivity on this. Even worse, the team would take us with them on team bus and get us a room, which we didn't even need to pay for, because they wanted us there.

Station is seems more interested in the men's games, which is silly, because it's a last option for most fans (especially now that almost every game is streamed online video wise). That's why when I was there we did maybe 5-6 select men's games and every single home game for women's with select away games (pretty much if it was a bus trip, we did it unless scheduling messed up).

I really hope he writes a book...I would buy it without question

Honestly...are they going to a postseason tournament? I mean I rather see them play in something then nothing.

just wow...do they get a CBI or CIT spot or does Brown pack it in and not even accept anything?

get to 10 and let them go on a 7-0 run...man this is really how this is gonna end

I seriously can't believe I am watching this

what in the hell is going on?

52 ua, 69 maine...#1 seed for ua

UA now 7-8 all-time vs. them after today. A nice little rivalry with them. I would say them, along with UMass, is the best (competitive wise) non-conference rivals (outside Siena...who Danes usually beat).

nice win...total domination in the 4th. Great rebound from Cuse

4 PLAYERS (no coaches) for the Mt. Rushmore of UAlbany Basketball...GO

I just don't want to see the Australia pipeline close. I would this Rowley and Hooley can be great recruiting tools in Australia and the Pacific Rim long after they have been gone.

Speaking of Australia:

- White is considered the #5 prospect in the country

- Have interest apparently in Mitch McCarthy: http://ausahoops.com/rankings/class-of-2016/mitch-mccarthy/

- Have an offer out on Myles Cherry: http://ausahoops.com/rankings/class-of-2016/myles-cherry-3/

I'm done with playing Cuse, especially at the beginning of the season. 1-13 vs. them. I rather try our hand vs. Maryland or other schools. I know they won't play Hopkins until Marr's son leaves. Just my opinion.

Out shot 21-3 in the 1st qt...yeeeesh

Well this is starting off really crappy. I mean you can't win if you don't get the ball. X still a big problem. I'm kinda getting sick of playing Syracuse to start the season.

2 more titles...it's amazing how no one in the AE can touch UA's program. I mean seriously...11 straight indoor titles for the men's side.

Attendance average is up to 3100+. Nice.

this makes me very very happy