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the_one_32
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sports without beer is like tailgating without beer... it may be safer but in the end this is AMERICA DAMN IT lol
adrock
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ImmortalIconForever
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Only a problem for a rookie.
the_one_32
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i may be 20 about to be 21 but i have been pre-gaming since i was 16 LOL... i may head down to a couple commandos to see my fellow colerain grads and get a couple $1 beers!!!
lumberjack
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I wish I had a girlfriend. Must go to work in the woods and trim some trees!
Exactly!
Here's a link to the games and box scores for Weber St.
http://admin.xosn.com/fls/8600/Stats/MBasketball/2009-10/teamstat.htm?DB_OEM_ID=8600
http://admin.xosn.com/fls/8600/Stats/MBasketball/2009-10/teamstat.htm?DB_OEM_ID=8600
Bearcatshane09
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If UC does knock of Weber State, is there anyway to find out what day the UC vs the Dayton/Illinois State winner will be on?
wildbill04
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you know, being in the nit is like going on a date to a second-run movie house on prom night....just doesnt cut it, no matter how you look at it, right lumberjack?
The No. 2 seed Bearcats (18-15) aren’t the only team that blew a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament. If anything, Weber State, their opponent in Wednesday's 7 o’clock first-round NIT game at Fifth Third Arena, has even more reason to be disappointed.
The Wildcats (20-10) won the Big Sky Conference regular-season championship and had a 22-point lead over Montana in the conference tournament championship game only to see Anthony Johnson score 42 points to lead the Grizzlies to a 66-65 victory, claiming the league’s automatic NCAA Tournament berth.
“That was really hard on our kids,” said Weber State coach Randy Rahe. “The way it came down made it even tougher.”
As a result, the No. 7 seed Wildcats found themselves Monday on a long journey from Ogden, Utah, to the Midwest, with a three-hour layover in Denver and a flight to Dayton, where they were to board a bus and ride to Cincinnati, expected to arrive at their hotel at 2 a.m. Tuesday.
Rahe said his players, who will be making their second straight appearance in the NIT, have recovered to the point where they’re looking forward to a test against a strong, physical Big East team such as UC.
“We mostly talk about it as being a great opportunity,” Rahe said. “Let’s try to embrace the challenge to go in there and fight like crazy and see what happens.”
Weber State is led by 6-foot-2 sophomore point guard Damian Lillard, the Most Valuable Player in the Big Sky Conference after leading the league with a 19.7-point average, shooting 38.8 percent from 3-point range.
Franklin Session, a 6-3 junior forward, averaged 10.5 points and 6.0 rebounds and was the league’s newcomer of the year. And Steve Punos, a 6-8 senior center, was second-team all-Big Sky Conference with averages of 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds.
But Lillard is the key to everything the Wildcats do.
“As a sophomore, he’s taken a lot of the leadership on himself,” Rahe said. “He’s the hardest worker. He gets the guys going. He’s the one who will fire everyone up and make sure they’re excited.”
The biggest concern for Rahe is whether his team can hold its own physically on the boards with the Bearcats, who tied with West Virginia as the best rebounding team in the Big East.
“They’re so big and strong,” Rahe said. “When you look at how they rebound the ball, it’s amazing. They’re going to be a lot different bodies than we’re used to playing in our league. We led our league in rebounding. We were a pretty good rebounding team. But we have to kick that up a notch or two to compete on the boards with them.”
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100316/SPT0101/303160072/1064/UC+ready+for+Weber+State
The Wildcats (20-10) won the Big Sky Conference regular-season championship and had a 22-point lead over Montana in the conference tournament championship game only to see Anthony Johnson score 42 points to lead the Grizzlies to a 66-65 victory, claiming the league’s automatic NCAA Tournament berth.
“That was really hard on our kids,” said Weber State coach Randy Rahe. “The way it came down made it even tougher.”
As a result, the No. 7 seed Wildcats found themselves Monday on a long journey from Ogden, Utah, to the Midwest, with a three-hour layover in Denver and a flight to Dayton, where they were to board a bus and ride to Cincinnati, expected to arrive at their hotel at 2 a.m. Tuesday.
Rahe said his players, who will be making their second straight appearance in the NIT, have recovered to the point where they’re looking forward to a test against a strong, physical Big East team such as UC.
“We mostly talk about it as being a great opportunity,” Rahe said. “Let’s try to embrace the challenge to go in there and fight like crazy and see what happens.”
Weber State is led by 6-foot-2 sophomore point guard Damian Lillard, the Most Valuable Player in the Big Sky Conference after leading the league with a 19.7-point average, shooting 38.8 percent from 3-point range.
Franklin Session, a 6-3 junior forward, averaged 10.5 points and 6.0 rebounds and was the league’s newcomer of the year. And Steve Punos, a 6-8 senior center, was second-team all-Big Sky Conference with averages of 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds.
But Lillard is the key to everything the Wildcats do.
“As a sophomore, he’s taken a lot of the leadership on himself,” Rahe said. “He’s the hardest worker. He gets the guys going. He’s the one who will fire everyone up and make sure they’re excited.”
The biggest concern for Rahe is whether his team can hold its own physically on the boards with the Bearcats, who tied with West Virginia as the best rebounding team in the Big East.
“They’re so big and strong,” Rahe said. “When you look at how they rebound the ball, it’s amazing. They’re going to be a lot different bodies than we’re used to playing in our league. We led our league in rebounding. We were a pretty good rebounding team. But we have to kick that up a notch or two to compete on the boards with them.”
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100316/SPT0101/303160072/1064/UC+ready+for+Weber+State
BearcatAlum1
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Can still end up a grand slam.
Lobot
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No beer no problem. Get a flask. fill it with Patron or Grey Goose. problem solved
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
· Weber State is 20-10 overall and finished first during the regular season in the Big Sky Conference with a 13-3 record. It was WSU’s third conference title in the last four years under head coach Randy Rahe.
· After beating Portland State, 69-60, to advance to the Big Sky Conference Championship game, the Wildcats lost to Montana, 66-65.
· Weber State is 8-2 in its last 10 games, but both losses have come in their last three games.
· WSU is ranked 34th in the nation in scoring, averaging 76.7 points per game, with three players averaging in double figures.
· Sophomore guard Damian Lillard, the 2010 Big Sky Conference league MVP, leads the team and is 31st in the NCAA with a 19.7 points per game average.
· Lillard also ranks among the nation’s best in 3-point field goals per game (2.7/48th), 3-point field goal percentage (.388/44th), and free throw percentage (.853/45th).
· Senior Steve Panos, a second-team Big Sky selection, and junior Franklin Session, the Big Sky Newcomer of the Year, are the other two Wildcats scoring in double digits at 10.8 and 10.6 points per game, respectively.
· As a team, WSU shoots the ball exceptionally well from 3-point range, hitting 35.5 percent from outside the arc. As a team, the Wildcats score 8.1 3-pointers a game, the 26th most in the NCAA.
· Besides Lillard, senior guard Nick Hansen ranks among the nation’s Top 100 3-point shooters at No. 80, scoring 2.4 treys a game.
· The Wildcats protect the basketball as well, turning it over just 12.1 times per game to rank 51st in the nation in the category. They also rank 86th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (1.07).
· Defensively, Weber State is ranked 235th in the NCAA in scoring defense, giving up 70.9 points per game. Its opponents are shooting 44.1 percent from the field.
http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031610aaa.html
· Weber State is 20-10 overall and finished first during the regular season in the Big Sky Conference with a 13-3 record. It was WSU’s third conference title in the last four years under head coach Randy Rahe.
· After beating Portland State, 69-60, to advance to the Big Sky Conference Championship game, the Wildcats lost to Montana, 66-65.
· Weber State is 8-2 in its last 10 games, but both losses have come in their last three games.
· WSU is ranked 34th in the nation in scoring, averaging 76.7 points per game, with three players averaging in double figures.
· Sophomore guard Damian Lillard, the 2010 Big Sky Conference league MVP, leads the team and is 31st in the NCAA with a 19.7 points per game average.
· Lillard also ranks among the nation’s best in 3-point field goals per game (2.7/48th), 3-point field goal percentage (.388/44th), and free throw percentage (.853/45th).
· Senior Steve Panos, a second-team Big Sky selection, and junior Franklin Session, the Big Sky Newcomer of the Year, are the other two Wildcats scoring in double digits at 10.8 and 10.6 points per game, respectively.
· As a team, WSU shoots the ball exceptionally well from 3-point range, hitting 35.5 percent from outside the arc. As a team, the Wildcats score 8.1 3-pointers a game, the 26th most in the NCAA.
· Besides Lillard, senior guard Nick Hansen ranks among the nation’s Top 100 3-point shooters at No. 80, scoring 2.4 treys a game.
· The Wildcats protect the basketball as well, turning it over just 12.1 times per game to rank 51st in the nation in the category. They also rank 86th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (1.07).
· Defensively, Weber State is ranked 235th in the NCAA in scoring defense, giving up 70.9 points per game. Its opponents are shooting 44.1 percent from the field.
http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031610aaa.html
