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!

Albany coach Will Brown will be on with Mike and the Maddog sometime after 2pm. On WROW 590, WFAN 660, and the YES Network.

Yes, I join Tony, and say congrats from this Siena fan. Albany was great today and the game wasn't nearly as close as the score was. Jamar Wilson was by far the best player on the court and wasn't even close. Enjoy the NCAA tournament. Seeing my Saints go there in 1999 and 2002 I can tell you it is an awesome feeling! Good luck...hope you guys get a 15 seed and give a major team a game!

Good game Danes. You guys are very good. Most teams get blown out after being down by 15 at the half. Lucious and Wilson are terrific players for UA. I think Albany gets on a roll and will still win their 16-17-18 games. If not NCAA, NIT is very likely as well if they can right the ship quickly. Siena was lucky to pull it out in OT after a great Albany comeback. Siena-UA is something that is going to be fun for many years to come. I should admit that when Siena won in the past (before last year) I thought a win over UA was just a ho-hum things. Not anymore. Not after last year and not after Albany's strong showing and Siena being in a tough spot. I really think this win will be one of the best all years for the Saints. Hope Siena and UA have many wins this year! Again, good game guys.

You make valid points and Albany is certainly a threat to Siena's hold on the area if we don't continue as a solid program. Lets be honest though the only sports than mean anything are basketball and football. And Albany is only 1-AA in football. If you move to 1-A then you've got an advantage. Sorry but the general public doesn't care about volleyball or tennis.

KingDane and DaneMan, you guys are nuts...LOL Remember Albany is Siena's town. Just like New York is a Yankee town, the Mets are always going to be second. Heck, Chicago is a Cubs town but look who just won the world series. So Albany will certainly have their moments (Mets owned NY in the 80's) BUT overall Siena will always be the kings of the capital district. Unless you get to the sweet 16 first ;-) Here's to a good game on Saturday...pressure's all on you guys to kick our butts!

You guys are funny. I respect UAlbany a lot and really respect Will Brown and what he's done with your program. Siena was down last year but we are quickly heading back to the top of the mountain. Saturday should be a very good game. Albany has all of the pressure on them, as very few expect Siena to win. I'll say this if Albany thinks this is an easy win then they're in for a rude awakening. I don't think Will Brown will allow that though. Good luck this season except for Saturday of course!

Good luck tonight guys from a $iena fan, as you like to say. I think the Danes have a real chance at winning this game if they shoot like they did yesterday. Danes win means national TV against another major at MSG with D*icky V in the house. I don't think D*icky V has ever done a Siena game. Well...good luck, oh and you're going down on December 3rd ;-)

First off Siena isn't going to get blown out by Albany. You might beat us but we'll put up a MUCH better fight than we did with Rob Lanier. Fran McCaffrey will have Siena much better ball. Albany is going to be very good next year, probably much better than Siena. Siena can beat Albany if things break right. Don't chalk it up as an automatic win just yet.

This from a Siena fan. Good luck guys, hope you can win the tournament. Without question you guys should be the favorites in the AEast next year. Remember, Siena will be ready for revenge with the new coach! ;-)

Why do some of you guys refer to Siena as $iena?? What we like to spend money? We're a rich school? I am sitting in section 114...row L Should be a good game...I think the Saints win a close one but Albany has a shot at an upset for sure. May the best team win... Go Saints!!!