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Originally Posted by BigAsh
Hoot Hoot!.....Love dem Owls over G-Town!....and Cograts to Coach Fran Dunphy on win # 400!!
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Yes indeed, that is a quality win for Temple, and they needed one badly. They have not been playing up to their expectations . . . yet neither have the Hoyas, who themselves already dodged a few bullets. Congrats to Fran on # 400. Only 400 or so more, and he'll have something to brag about.
For those who are clueless, we're talking about
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Temple 68 - Georgetown 65 = As we've said, a good win for the Owls.
Other scores were:
# 2 Ohio State 75 - IUPUI 64 = Not so good a win for the Buckeyes, as this 11-point margin should really have been doubled.
Florida 65 - Kent State 52 = A slightly better one for the Gators here, as these two were somewhat a closer matchup.
Xavier 51 - Butler 49 = I had a feeling this would be tight, and it certainly was. A pretty good win for the X-men, and another indication that Butler's not going to have a miracle run like last year. But the shooting was absolute crap, on both sides, with the two combining for a lousy 32-101 from the field.
LaSalle 84 - Boston U. 81 = You know, I looked at this game yesterday, and thought about posting it as one with potential. But I was in a rush, and didn't. Mea culpa again. This game may have been the second-best one last night, after the Owl/Hoya one.
There is next to nothing tonight, and we are left with only:
Utah vs. Michigan = Neither team is total garbage, but neither one seems to be going much on anywhere this year either. Yet it could be close enough to provide some entertainment.
Western Carolina vs. Campbell = Smaller schools here, with smaller reps, but about the same story.
Iowa vs. Iowa State = Anytime you have a matchup between state rivals like this one, the possibility for some good action exists.
There will be, as expected, many many more choices on Saturday. I'll get a jump on it now by giving you some with an early tip:
# 1 Duke vs. Saint Louis = I would not gamble that the loss of Irving will hurt the Blue Devils here, as their bench is deep enough to cover that. Hell, their bench might be good enough to beat the Billikens themselves.
# 7 Michigan State vs. Oakland = The Spartans get a break, and will punish the Golden Grizzlies for the Orange crushing they got on Tuesday.
# 20 UNLV vs. # 24 Louisville = Both of these teams have played better than people expected. Neither of these teams have exactly proven they are totally for real. They are good, but Top 25 good? I dunno. Either because of or despite this, here's a very interesting contest.
Auburn vs. Rutgers = And neither of these teams have done a heck of a lot. Auburn's best win was an edging by 2 of Middle Tenn. State, while Rutgers was double-digits over Miami. Though I live in Joisey, I am not their fan, yet I think the Scarlet Knights should prevail. Besides, after the Tigers fired my guy Jeff Lebo, I wouldn't mind if they never won another game.
That's it for now. Back tomorrow afternoon with more. Enjoy.