GreatDanes06

o trust me...im not believing all of it. But I think you can agree with me that the negativity around here is gettign a little extreme, and its starting to effect all of us.

things just seem extremly crazy around this team right now. It is kinda worrying me. I mean this has happened in the last week:

- we lose to Bing

- McElroy and Brown negotiating and then not.

- Brown rumors going to Stony Brook, and then not.

- UCLA, SD State and Florida Sched set?

- Driscol fired, other firings to come

For some reason i want to blame McElroy for all this, but then realize i cant. Then i want to blame the Times Union and its Siena loving talk. Its driving me crazy.

Now im even worried that people are saying we are the favorites going into next year. Frankly, i want them to rank us 8th again preseason so we can have a different mentality. Things are just worrying me right now with this program, so me and you are on the same level Patch.

Frankly, i think McElroy and Brown need to have a joint press conference and lay everything out there right now...but thats my opinion.

i dont know if i should laugh or cry with that one.

Any student on the board...on March 8...all classes 2:45 an later are cancelled because of the snow...celebrate!!!!

I know Connley is in. Is Covington in yet. Also, if anyone has the numbers, hight and weigh etc...can they post it.

I think the last scholarship goes to JC boy.

thats the thing. When i went to go look at ASU, i got to check out the baseball team practice...IN LATER JANUARY-EARLY FEB...OUTSIDE...70 DEGREE WEATHER...ON THE FIELD.

UA be lucky to get REAL practice time on the field till April.

How is any NE team allowed to compete?

can u send a link...but the Gazette isnt online right?

let remember, that this is still the Siena Newspaper. They may have more coverage of UA, but they trying to create problems when they dont exist. I guess these Siena boys are use to it, because they try to hide the problem when it does exist.

this seems to be the early weekness with these first 3 games. They cant close the door.

good start. yes today is a better day.

i have no arguments with that.

Men and Womens teams both lose. Men are out of the Tournament. Women drop to 6th seed. Womens lacrosse loses by 6. Baseball gives up 7 runs in the 1st and lose 14-5...not the best day. Guess we all have our good and bad days.

Gave up 7 runs in the 1st. Not a good day.

i have been to 2-3 of there games this year...its a treat. I only wish the University had a Ice Hockey Program like RPI and Union.

WOW...bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th with no outs and they pull it off. Wht a way to start.

Weekend tournament in Fairfax between 'Cuse, George Mason and others has been snowed out. Not sure if it will be made up. Odds are it wont.

Mikus doesnt make the rookie team Craig? You know more then me, so prove me wrong.

Three game series at N. Carolina A&T kicks off today. Was going to be a DH tomorrow, but they changed it back to just a three game set. Hopefulyl the weather in Carolina is nice for us. Hate seeing all these AE teams playing in Florida already, and we are just now starting our series. UA needs to look into that next year.

i was gonna try going with Brian...but i have a big midterm on monday, plus they could only get seats seperate locations around the arena. I be damn if im gonna watch a game in the middle of a Bingahmton section.

the teams i would like to see come to the RACC which are semi-local to Albany:

Hofstra

St. John's

Buffalo

Niagra

Monmouth (always there in the NEC - like to stick it to them in BBal and Fball)

Holy Cross (always upthere in the Patriot League)

Not a bad consideration:

Manhattan

UMass

Seton Hall

Rutgers

UPenn

Princeton

oo no no no...im not saying UNC or Duke are coming. I cant pic them coming here BUT yes, teams like you mentioned are perfect targets to come here. Those are the types of games, that can slowly help to raise attendence figures in my view.

Remember like i said, your not gonna draw attention by having Army, Lehigh, St Francis, LIU coming every year. Heck, we play Dartmouth, LETS SEE IF PRINCETON WILL COME to a game for our Ivy League Match-Up.

People will come to games that have a team or a character that will surprise people. Think about the prospects of Bobby Knight coming to the RACC with his mid-RPI team or something? YOU CANT TELL ME THAT WONT DRAW A CROWED

US ROWDIES WOULD HAVE A FIELD DAY!!!!! HAHAHAHA

But i understand..Top 10 teams are not gonna come here to play. I be kidding myself if i thought that. Im thinking more along the lines of a Top 35-75 range coming here.

glad to see this program is starting to kick it up a notch. i applaud them

I was watching ESPN tonight, and they were talking about the new RPI system and determining who is getting in and out of the tournament. And they said that the new RPI system sets up a game in which if N. Carolina beats Stony Brook at N. Carolina, if they played the game at Stony Brook, then they recieve a better RPI standing. (something to that extent)

IN the end, the guys on ESPN said that you may look at big name colleges trying to sched away games against mid-major conferences instead of having them always come to their home court.

To me, this seems like a way to benefit UA in trying to get people out to the RACC and get bigger name opponents here.

Opinions and thoughts?

N. Carolina A&T series has become a 4 game series. A doubleheader will be played on Saturday. Also, the Coppin State series has been moved to a 3 game series, originally it was set as a two game match. It wont be the first time changes will be made. I feel new teams will be sched and more doubleheaders will be put together. But thats the update.

they need to try and get a game against Hofstra...i would love to see that game.