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Subject: BU vs. BU

Author:
KenZ

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Date Posted: 09:14:09 12/28/05 Wed

hey, you guys are making me nervous not discussing this game. is no one else concerned? Boston U has been coming on lately and has played against some very good comp this year (Duke, Michigan). they will be up for this game, our guys need to stay focused and execute.

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[> Subject: Re: BU vs. BU

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BUFan
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Date Posted: 10:17:41 12/28/05 Wed

I am very concerned about this whole tournament. BU scares me a lot. This is a team that finished second in their confrence last year to an outstanding Vermont team. You can bet they will be psyched to play the Bison.

Even more scary is the threat of a game against Santa Clara on their home floor tomorrow night. I know they are not off to a great start, but they have also held the "Giant Killer" hat many times over the past decade (see UNC last year).

I am not very familiar with UC Riverside, but should the Bison see them, it sounds like that one shouldn't be too difficult. They are winless, lost to a D-III team, and are listed as 16 point dogs to Santa Clara today (Speaking of which, why do they still not put lines on Bucknell...I would be very curious to see what they would be. I'm sure they will have one for the nationally televised Duke game.)

One note of optimism is that I have a feeling there will be a surprisingly large contingency of Bucknell fans there. The Bucknell west coast alumni base has grown rapidly. This is their one and only chance to see this very good Bison team out west, so I bet a couple hundred fans will show up in Orange and Blue.

If the Bison can take this tourney, it will be no small feat. If the pollsters realize that, then I think BU may find themselves in the Top 25 an hour or two before the tip at Cameron on Monday.

[> Subject: Re: BU vs. BU

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unwired
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Date Posted: 10:33:26 12/28/05 Wed

If the Bison don't take this tourney it can in no way be anything but a huge disappointment, which is exactly why I am concerned. The distractions have to be mounting, what with the national attention, The "Season," etc. Hopefully they maintain their focus.

Personally, if we have not gotten there by now, I do not think anything short of a win vs Duke gets us to the top 25 (AP/USA Today versions), but we are already highly ranked in every other conceivable ranking. 17 in Pomeroy, 7 in RPI, last I looked 7 or 8 in Sagarin. Also it seems that it is time for someone who votes in the MM Poll to break ranks and give some first place votes to someone other than Gonzaga. (how about it Ralph?)

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Author: BUFan [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 10:58:15 12/28/05 Wed We are even #25 in the CBSSportsline.com Top 25 now. Maybe Gonzaga's loss last night will be the impetus to get a few brave souls to give us a #1 MM vote should we take the Cable Car. I think NIU also has a tough game at Bradley tonight. If they lose there, the door will be open for Bucknell to jump to #2.

[> Subject: Re: BU vs. BU
Author: Dan [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 11:10:48 12/28/05 Wed This tourney is only bad for us in the sense all 3 teams will lower our RPI and if we get stuck playing UC Riverside (with a loss to BU), that is a killer...... As for lines on the game, who knows? I never understood why we don't have lines particularly since the Service Academies would draw action. (no one gambles more than a drunken sailor)

[> Subject: Re: BU vs. BU

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jck45
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Date Posted: 14:37:02 12/28/05 Wed

I dont know why there is never a line on Bucknell.... There were lines on HC in the San Juan Shootout.

Maybe they learned their lesson after I slammed them on the Kansas game (12-1 on the moneyline.. :-p)

Anyway, the line against Duke will be about 17-20 points.

Business aside, I'm not all that concerned about this tournament. Boston's leading scorer is a freshman and their offense is prone to sputtering. Against the Bison D, that spells trouble. As for Santa Clara, I don't see anything approaching a quality effort (let alone a qality win) on their schedule and the "tune up" against UC Riverside will do nothing positive for them against Bucknell. We will not be playing UC Riverside so I wont go there.

So basically, I see it as our tournament to lose.

[> Subject: Re: BU vs. BU

Author:
bufootball'06
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Date Posted: 14:46:02 12/28/05 Wed

Hey guys I found this on a website about ESPN's The Season, take a look.

Filming of the Bucknell Bison for footage to be used in ESPN's The Season series.

A school official confirmed that a WWLIS' camera crew will be accompanying the Bison on their road trip to the Bay Area for the Cable Car Classic next week.

Bucknell is expected to be the focus of the first two shows of the series when it airs. No word yet on what other schools might be included or any air date.

Sources say an announcement from Bucknell will be made after ESPN makes an official release.