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This is a huge game for the Jays

I don't know if you guys feel the same but I'm done with cupcakes and ready for the Big East and find how good we are and how good we can be.

If you missed last nights Overtime show, Ravi, Alex and myself unveiled our Big East projections. BTW, the show was done in front of six big time refs, including the famous Gene Steratore of NFL fame, most recently of the Dallas- Oakland first down measurement controversy. BTW- the NFL today advised refs to not use index cards in that fashion again. The other refs last night offered up suggestions, one included using a DJs Dugout menu.

So here's our predictions

Tim. 1-10
Nova, X, SH, CU, Prov, Marq, STJ, But, DP, Gt.

Ravi 1-10
Nova,X, SH, CU, Prov, But,STJ,Gtn, Marq, DP

Alex 1-10
Nova,X, CU, SH,STJ, But, Marq, Prov, Gtn, DP

Tim,
Interested to hear what you think about our tournament chances right now. We are at 6-3 in the Big East, and we haven't played DePaul even once yet. If we win both games against DePaul, and vs. Town this weekend we finish (9-9). are we safe for the tournament at that point assuming our RPI stays in the 30s? Or do we need to win one or two vs Marquette, @Butler or vs Xavier to be truly locked.

It looks like the home games vs Marquette and Xavier are going to determine whether or not we finish 3rd, tied for 4th, or limp into 7th place. I know that where you finish in a conference guarantees nothing, but in the past, a .500 record in the Big East, a. 20W season and a win in the conference tournament has been enough every time. Thoughts?

I am also interested to hear how likely it is that should we make the tournament that we end up in the Midwest Region since it's in Omaha. Is it pretty random, are we more likely with a higher seed? Whats the story there?

Instead of writing a preview I'm giving you right here the two things you need to know

1- This could rank right up there with the biggest games in CU history. Top five team in the country. Sell out crowd. Saturday afternoon. Doesn't get any better

2- Holly Sonders will be the sideline reporter for Fox. Nuff said

This is an exhibition game that should never be played at this time of year. IMO CU is fleecing season ticket holders charging them $25 or more a ticket to watch us play a D-II school in a game that doesn't count. All this in the middle of February, after a thrilling Big East game, in the middle of conference season. To me it's lazy scheduling. We could have had played a game in December-- we had a long enough break in between games or for that matter I'm sure we could have found a team somewhere to play a non con that wouldn't hurt our RPI. If it wasn't for Overtime I wouldn't go to this game.

Anyway we will not have a preview or a pick em contest. Nor will there be a postgame video. All of that will return for our next game, (yeah more rest wouldn't have killed this team either) a huge must win game against Marquette.

Sorry but our scheduling this year pisses me off more than Pat Driscoll.

preview up on front page. Get to know more about DePaul

Check out my preview and learn about a Nova championship over 30 years ago

Pink out. Let's go

Just saw on twitter that Jordan Scurry is now on scholarship. What does this mean for the scholarship breakdown and the players that we’re still going after?

heres a little something I wrote about providence, who's coming off a pretty impressive win streak

https://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/20...t-tv-channel-streaming-oh-no-everyone-is-hurt

Good spot for a bounce back, quality W. I'm hoping the Jays can win 2 out of the next 3. It is going to be tough to do so. They should be favored in all 3 games (SH, @PC, @SJU), but all 3 teams are good enough to upset the Jays if Creighton doesn't play well.

Check out the front page preview

Nord wins the Georgetown game.

let's move all point guard discussion to this thread. That way everyone can follow

After having an terrible January where he lost his starting role, he has averaged almost 17 pts per game in the final month with two 20+ point games and one 30+ point game.

The first month of conference play he was .225% from 3. He's been .454% from 3 ever since. Also He is 2nd on the team in rebounds behind Grosselle and 1st in defensive rebounds.

Can't wait to see him, Watson and Foster all together. Can North Carolina HS POY Davion Mintz play the two and Foster play the 3?

sounds like ish a no go for Sanogo for a while. might effect the big east opener.

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Every year I worry about this game. Simply because I don't want these Husker fans in my face all year about it.
I thought this year there would be no worries then they go and beat Minnesota.
I will be so happy and relieved if we win this one.

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Creighton rumored to be in the Cayman Islands Classic next year with IL St., Clemson, Georgia, St. Bonaventure and a holiday tournament experience we are unfortunately more used to. (terribly produced streaming of games, mid-major/mediocre high-major competition)

Please help me understand how/why this happens. Are we in some sort of contract where this is taken out of our hands? Do the coaches prefer being in events where the best competition are poor to mediocre high-major programs (Clemson, NC St., Ole Miss, Wazzu, Rutgers, AZ St.)? Am I just having selective memory and this is par for the course to have some great events (like KC this year) mixed in with some bad ones?

2013 - Wooden=OK, 2014 - Emerald Coast=bad, 2015 - Vegas=bad, 2016 - Paradise Jams VI=OK, 2017 - HOF KC=Good

It would be nice to be in Maui, Battle 4 Atlantis, NIT in the coming years.

The attendance last night was 15069. It was closer to 12-13000 in actual attendance. This year we are averaging around 15500 paid tickets. We have 3 more cupcakes left at home in the non-con (I am not counting Neb or UTA). We will struggle to reach 17000 average attendance this year. I know part of this is that people are waiting for the conference to begin, but part of this is the type of teams we are bringing in with the nonconference schedule. We have played 4 teams who were ranked at the time we played them (none at home) and yet our RPI is around 64, one of the lowest in the BE. This lack of people in the seats should really concern the administration. We need to upgrade our home schedule or this erosion will continue. We have way too many games at home that do not appear to appeal to the casual fan. I'm all for some cupcakes, but we have to do better than this year's schedule

We have 5 home games left in the non con. All games we will be favored in. (UTA will be tough. And I always worry about the NU game) So something I'm watching for as we go thru this stretch. How will the rotation be at the four?

I would guess everyone would want to stay with Ronnie starting at the 4. But now with Toby back will that continue? Will Mac go with experience vs production? Sure there will be a lot of situational stuff but in general which way do you think he will go?

Thoughts

Wow. Zaga opens as a 7 point favorite. Sign me up for the Zags!! Not trying to be negative but that seems like a really bad line to me

I hope we stay within 20. Predictions

Since the 2017 Recruiting thread is getting a little long I figured we might as well start a thread for Tugs. He will be in Omaha Friday through Sunday and will be here with his parents. Tugs had a good time at his Arizona and NC State visits and now it is Creighton's turn. UCLA is out of the picture.

Just a reminder Tugs came for an unofficial last season and was at the Creighton Xavier game. Hopefully the UMKC game Friday has a decent atmosphere since it's the home opener.

HDMD wins the UCLA game. Start your picks for tonight's game.