FBCB Interactive Dynasty- Season 2 (2012-2013)

[collegesportsfanms]

Lets take a look at how our recruits teams finished the 2011-2012 season.

Louisville (Tim Shepard)

The Cardinals finished the season ranked 23rd, with a 25-8 overall record and a 13-5 record in the Big East. They lost in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.

Kansas (Jawouk Bafou)

The Jayhawks finished the season ranked 14th. They had a 26-9 overall record and a 12-4 record in the Big Twelve. They also lost in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.

New Mexico (Eddie Chilton)

The Lobos finished with a 19-12 overall record, 12-4 in the Mountain West. They got a bid to the NIT, where they lost in the first round.

Stanford (Rob Nielsen)

The Cardinal won a title last year.. the CBI title. They finished with a 25-11 overall record, just 10-8 in the tough Pac-Ten.

Idaho State (Avery Thomas)

It was a rough season as they finished 11-20 overall, and 7-9 in the Big Sky. As expected, no postseason. The good thing is that Avery could come in right off the bat and produce.

[collegesportsfanms]

2012-2013 Preseason and Midseason Tournaments

Louisville (Tim Shepard)

The Cardinals are the #1 seed in the GDS Classic and will take on 16th seed Northern Colorado in the first round.

Kansas (Jawouk Bafou)

The Jayhawks are the #1 seed in the San Juan Classic, taking on 8th seed Pennsylvania in the first round.

New Mexico (Eddie Chilton)

The Lobos get the #1 seed in the Orlando Classic, they will take on 8th seed Central Connecticut State in the first round.

Stanford (Rob Nielsen)

They are the #2 seed in the Alaska Invitational, drawing a tough 7th seed Santa Clara in the first round.

[collegesportsfanms]

Here are the 6 recruits for the 2012-2013 season, in order of rank:

#15 SG Fox McCloud
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Height: 5-11
Weight: 185
High School: Croton High School
Hometown: Croton-On-Hudson, NY
GPA: 3.47
Test Score: 1010
Rating: *****


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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30.0 1.6 7.0 5.5 2.8 2.00 4.0 0.6 2.7

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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12.3 21.4 .576 1.5 2.6 .558 4.0 8.4 .473

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #12 Overall, #4 SG, East Region #2 Overall, East Region #1 SG
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (New York), All American
Top 5 Schools: Duke, Syracuse, North Carolina, Connecticut, Michigan State


#12 SG David Ginsberg
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Height: 6-6
Weight: 197
High School: Wyalusing Valley High School
Hometown: Wyalusing, PA
GPA: 2.68
Test Score: 1330
Rating: ****


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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18.4 2.4 3.8 1.9 2.7 0.70 1.7 0.6 2.7

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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8.1 14.8 .549 1.7 2.0 .846 0.5 1.5 .333

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #29 Overall, #8 SG, East Region #5 Overall, East Region #2 SG
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: Syracuse, Duke, Michigan State, Kentucky, Villanova



#52 PF Deacon Palmer
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Height: 6-11
Weight: 309
High School: Hanceville High School
Hometown: Hanceville, AL
GPA: 3.22
Test Score: 1070
Rating: ****


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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22.6 3.8 11.6 3.0 2.1 1.43 1.2 0.5 2.6

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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9.2 15.1 .609 4.1 6.3 .648 0.1 0.8 .133

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #34 Overall, #10 PF, Southeast Region #15 Overall, Southeast Region #5 PF
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (Alabama)
Top 5 Schools: Duke, Mississippi State, Kansas, Illinois, Vanderbilt



#11 PG Mike Schaplowsky
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Height: 6-4
Weight: 182
High School: Atchison High School
Hometown: Atchison, KS
GPA: 3.15
Test Score: 1250
Rating: ***


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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22.7 3.2 9.2 6.3 2.4 2.63 0.9 1.3 1.7

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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10.0 18.3 .546 1.3 2.1 .610 1.5 3.3 .439

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #77 Overall, #20 PG, Midwest Region #23 Overall, Midwest Region #5 PG
High School Awards: All-State
Top 5 Schools: Kansas, Kentucky, Kansas State, Notre Dame, Michigan State



#32 SG Da Law
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Height: 5-11
Weight: 189
High School: Caldwell High School
Hometown: Caldwell, OH
GPA: 2.69
Test Score: 1220
Rating: ***

Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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34.3 1.6 3.8 2.1 2.2 0.95 2.5 0.2 2.2

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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14.3 24.0 .595 1.3 1.8 .714 4.5 8.2 .552

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: #46 SG, Midwest Region #72 Overall, Midwest Region #16 SG
High School Awards: All-State
Top 5 Schools: Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Marshall, West Virginia, Cleveland State


#20 SG Jack McCoy
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Height: 6-1
Weight: 197
High School: Old Saybrook Senior High School
Hometown: Old Saybrook, CT
GPA: 2.71
Test Score: 870
Rating: ***


Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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32.0 2.1 4.2 5.7 3.1 1.84 2.0 0.9 2.5

Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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12.7 23.1 .551 2.1 3.9 .538 4.5 9.0 .497

Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Rankings: East Region #54 Overall, East Region #12 SG
High School Awards: All-State
Top 5 Schools: Connecticut, Hartford, Rhode Island, Central Connecticut State, Fairfield

[collegesportsfanms]

August 2012

SG Fox McCloud- North Carolina and Michigan State have bounced off of Fox's top 5, replaced by Villanova and Kansas. Only Duke and Kansas have not offered yet.

SG David Ginsberg- Pitt and West Virginia have jumped to the top of Davids list and both have offered. Duke, Syracuse, and Michigan St. are also in the top 5 but none have offered.

PF Deacon Palmer- Kansas appears to be the front runner at this point, with Ole Miss, Memphis, Tennessee, and Mississippi State also in the mix. Kansas and Memphis have offered.

PG Mike Schaplowsky- A very interesting month for Mike, as his top 5 has completely changed. Now in the mix are Nebraska, Creighton, Oklahoma, Iowa State, and Iowa. Nebraska has offered, and dear god Mike better not sign with Creighton!

SG Da Law- Ohio, Akron, Appalachian State, Pitt, and Cleveland State, are Da Law's top 5. Ohio, Akron, and App State have offered. Even though Da Law was the leading scorer for SG's in high school, there are other aspects of his game that may lead to him signing with a mid-major.

SG Jack McCoy- Nobody has offered Jack yet, but UConn is looking at him hard. Hartford, Yale, Central Connecticut State, and Fordham are also in the mix.

[collegesportsfanms]

September 2012

SG Fox McCloud- It appears that Fox has already made up his mind, he seems to want to be a Jayhawk, as Kansas is the only team he is looking at right now.

SG David Ginsberg- David also seems to be close to making up his mind. Pittsburgh and Kansas are in the running. Pitt has offered, Kansas hasn't.

PF Deacon Palmer- Unbelievable! Kansas must have Phil Jackson for a coach, or a completely mastermind recruiter. The big Deacon has limited his choices to.. Kansas and Kansas. The Jayhawks are looking to have the #1 recruiting class easily.

PG Mike Schaplowsky- The top 5 hasn't changed, but now Creighton has offered as well. Please Mike, no! Do not go to Creighton!!

SG Da Law- For whatever reason, Ohio is pushing hard to get the top scoring SG's services, and Da Law is listening. Right now Ohio is the only school Da Law is considering.

SG Jack McCoy- Bad news for Jack, as UConn has backed off of the recruiting efforts. Hartford, Brown, Northeastern, Dartmouth, and Fordham are the top 5 for Jack, and Fordham is the only one that hasn't offered. Probably not the way Jack wanted his recruiting to go.

[ntndeacon]

Rock Chalk!

[collegesportsfanms]

October 2012

SG Fox McCloud- Things have opened up for Fox, as Wake Forest, Virginia, and St. Josephs have joined the recruiting trail. Only Virginia and St. Josephs have offered.

SG David Ginsberg- While Pittsburgh and Kansas are still the front runners for David, only Pitt has offered. Villanova, Syracuse, and Michigan State have also joined the top 5.

PF Deacon Palmer- Kansas definitely wants the Deacon, as they have offered. Who wouldn't want a big body like that. However, Kentucky and Michigan State are now in the running as well.

PG Mike Schaplowsky- It appears to be between Nebraska and Creighton for Mike. While I'm not happy with either choice, I can tolerate Nebraska a heck of a lot more than I can Creighton.

SG Da Law- Recruiting is opening up for Da Law again. While Ohio is the only school that has offered.. Miami-Ohio, Cincinnati, Kent State, and Michigan are all in the mix now.

SG Jack McCoy- Jack seems to have narrowed it down to Brown and Hartford, and both have offered. The big schools just didn't come for Jack.

[collegesportsfanms]

November 2012

SG Fox McCloud- Top 5 is still the same, but Virginia and St. Josephs are now at the top, as they have offered. Duke, Wake, and Kansas have not.

SG David Ginsberg- While there were still schools in the mix, Pittsburgh recruited David the hardest and it paid off. David has committed to the Panthers.

PF Deacon Palmer- Deacon was waiting for a scholarship offer from somebody other than Kansas, but one never came. So Deacon has committed to the Jayhawks, where he will join Jawouk Bafou next season.

PG Mike Schaplowsky- Thank god! While I'm not totally happy at where my recruit is ending up, I am happy that Creighton pulled their scholarship offer, leaving Mike to commit to the Big Ten and Nebraska.

SG Da Law- The top 5 has remained the same, with Ohio, Cincinnati, and Michigan sending offers Da Laws way. Miami-Ohio and Kent State haven't offered yet, so its still wide open.

SG Jack McCoy- Just not sure about this move at all, as Jack has committed to Brown. His academics don't exactly make him Brown material. Gotta say I'm curious how this will play out.

[collegesportsfanms]

As we get set to start the 2012-2013 season, my focus is making sure our recruits get playing time. Obviously redshirts, academic suspensions, and injuries are a possibility. But I don't want a recruit to not redshirt but also ride the pine all year. So at the start of every season, I will progress through training camps, without saving, and checking the teams depth charts. Kind of like a trial thing. Then I will give you guys a chance to determine, based on your position on the depth chart, whether you wish to redshirt or not. So here we go, for the 2012-2013 season.

PF Tim Shepard (Louisville)- Well it appears that despite his good GPA in high school, Tim isn't getting it done academically and has been placed on academic suspension until January 1st. rjolley, I would consider redshirting Tim, he's not gonna play the first half of the season either way. But the choice is yours.

SF Jawouk Bafou (Kansas)- He is projected to be the starting SF, probably no reason to redshirt him.

PG Eddie Chilton (New Mexico)- While he is not projected to be a starter, he is listed 7th on the depth chart. 2nd off the bench oughta see him some good minutes.

SF Rob Nielsen (Stanford)- Well, poor Rob doesn't get a choice, as it appears that Stanford is planning on redshirting him this season no matter what. Nothing against Rob, but Stanford already has 3 players that will shift between SG/SF that quite frankly are better than Rob is right now. Sorry coffee warlord, looks like a redshirt for you no matter what.

SG Avery Thomas (Idaho St.)- Looks like they plan to start him at SF, so probably not a real reason to redshirt him.

I will not carry on with this until I hear from everybody on what they wish to do with their players. So everybody let me know ASAP. This is the interaction part of the dynasty. ;)

[BYU 14]

2nd off isn't bad, let Fast Eddie play this season.

[britrock88]

Play Jawouk!

[MacroGuru]

No redshirt here....let's start!

[CrimsonFox]

Nice! I like how you are doing this. BTW what is "redshirting"?

[collegesportsfanms]

crimsonfox, basically redshirting is... the best way I can describe it is to sit a player out for the year without him losing a year of eligibility. Every college player has 1 redshirt year they can use. Normally this is done when the player would not see a lot of playing time in a particular year, or in some cases, a redshirt can be used when a player gets seriously injured early in the season.

Does that make sense? So basically with Fox McCloud, lets say that he signs with a school for next season, but finds out that the coach wants to redshirt him. He would come back next season still considered a freshman. Hopefully that clarifies it for you

[DavidCorperial]

Basically, you can play for 4 years of college sports, but can do so in the first 5 years, a redshirt does not count against the 4.

[rjolley]

Redshirt Tim and send a coach to make sure he goes to class.

As for redshirting, that's the D-1 rule. The lower levels are 10 semesters to play 8 and they don't have to be consecutive...something like that.

[Comey]

No redshirt. Might as well see where it goes.

[collegesportsfanms]

As we get ready for the first week of the regular season, lets take a look at how our first 5 recruits stack up.

PF Tim Shepard (Lousville)- As per Tims decision, he will be redshirting this season.

SF Jawouk Bafou (Kansas)- Jawouk will start the season at SF.

PG Eddie Chilton (New Mexico)- Eddie is 7th on the depth chart, which means he should be 2nd off the bench.

SF Rob Nielsen (Stanford)- Stanford's coach has decided to redshirt Rob this season due to the fact that he wouldn't have got much playing time behind Stanfords upperclassmen SF and SG's

SG Avery Thomas (Idaho State)- Avery is one of the more talented players on this Idaho State team, and he will start at SG.

Just a reminder, at least for the first season or 2, I will be reporting on every single game! With only 5 recruits to report on this season and 11 next season, it shouldn't bog me down too much. Also, even though Rob and Tim are redshirting, I'm sure they would like to know how their teams are doing. After all they'll be sitting on the bench in street clothes. :) So I will be reporting on their teams as well.

[collegesportsfanms]

2012-2013 Preseason Top 25



# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Michigan State (64) 0-0 1791 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Oklahoma State 0-0 1709 8 Big 12 Conference
3. Arizona (4) 0-0 1626 16 Pacific-10 Conference
4. Villanova (4) 0-0 1593 20 Big East Conference
5. Oklahoma 0-0 1529 12 Big 12 Conference
6. Pittsburgh 0-0 1406 7 Big East Conference
7. Creighton 0-0 1293 NR Missouri Valley Conference
8. Kentucky 0-0 1273 6 Southeastern Conference
9. North Carolina 0-0 1177 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Utah State 0-0 1105 9 Western Athletic Conference
11. Tennessee 0-0 1057 NR Southeastern Conference
12. Duke 0-0 949 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Mississippi State 0-0 890 13 Southeastern Conference
14. Texas 0-0 856 17 Big 12 Conference
15. Marquette 0-0 851 19 Big East Conference
16. Xavier 0-0 691 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Stanford 0-0 685 NR Pacific-10 Conference
18. Florida 0-0 596 NR Southeastern Conference
19. Wake Forest 0-0 480 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Connecticut 0-0 462 NR Big East Conference
21. Georgetown 0-0 358 NR Big East Conference
22. Ohio State 0-0 323 18 Big Ten Conference
23. Kansas 0-0 179 NR Big 12 Conference
24. Louisville 0-0 172 15 Big East Conference
25. Washington 0-0 64 NR Pacific-10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Minnesota 0-0 54 Big Ten Conference
Southern California 0-0 53 Pacific-10 Conference
San Diego State 0-0 29 Mountain West Conference
Illinois 0-0 28 Big Ten Conference
West Virginia 0-0 25 Big 12 Conference
Saint Joseph's 0-0 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
Vanderbilt 0-0 17 Southeastern Conference
California 0-0 14 Pacific-10 Conference
South Carolina 0-0 14 Southeastern Conference
Notre Dame 0-0 10 Big East Conference
Temple 0-0 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas Tech 0-0 4 Big 12 Conference
Wisconsin 0-0 3 Big Ten Conference
Butler 0-0 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
Syracuse 0-0 1 Big East Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 12-18, 2012

A very easy week this week, with only 3 games. Louisville and Idaho St. were the only teams that played this week, and Louisville was in the GDS Classic. We'll start there:

Nov. 13 -- (16) Northern Colorado vs. (1) #24 Louisville -- The Cardinals rolled to an 81-50 victory.

Nov. 15 -- (9) IUPUI vs. (1) #24 Louisville -- Another easy victory for the Cardinals, 82-55.

Now for a non-tournament game:

Nov. 18 -- UNC Greensboro @ Idaho St. -- Avery Thomas had as many points for the game as Idaho St. had in the first half. He finished with 11, Idaho St. trailed 31-11 at halftime, and lost 53-33.

[collegesportsfanms]

Top 25 for week of Nov. 19, 2012

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Michigan State (68) 1-0 1793 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Oklahoma State 2-0 1714 2 Big 12 Conference
3. Oklahoma 2-0 1633 5 Big 12 Conference
4. Arizona (1) 0-0 1540 3 Pacific-10 Conference
5. Villanova (1) 0-0 1505 4 Big East Conference
6. Pittsburgh (2) 2-0 1477 6 Big East Conference
7. North Carolina 2-0 1362 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Kentucky 1-0 1255 8 Southeastern Conference
9. Utah State 1-0 1168 10 Western Athletic Conference
10. Creighton 0-0 1159 7 Missouri Valley Conference
11. Connecticut 3-0 1058 20 Big East Conference
12. Duke 0-0 975 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Xavier 1-0 946 16 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Marquette 0-0 834 15 Big East Conference
15. Wake Forest 1-0 767 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Stanford 0-0 725 17 Pacific-10 Conference
17. Florida 0-0 657 18 Southeastern Conference
18. Georgetown 1-0 585 21 Big East Conference
19. Louisville 2-0 462 24 Big East Conference
20. Kansas 0-0 368 23 Big 12 Conference
21. Wisconsin 3-0 349 NR Big Ten Conference
22. West Virginia 2-0 287 NR Big 12 Conference
23. Temple 3-0 220 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
24. Illinois 2-0 170 NR Big Ten Conference
25. Minnesota 0-0 147 NR Big Ten Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Notre Dame 1-0 48 Big East Conference
Vanderbilt 1-0 48 Southeastern Conference
Saint Joseph's 0-0 39 Atlantic 10 Conference
South Carolina 0-0 25 Southeastern Conference
Butler 1-0 24 Atlantic 10 Conference
Texas Tech 1-0 16 Big 12 Conference
Arizona State 2-0 15 Pacific-10 Conference
UCLA 0-0 12 Pacific-10 Conference
VCU 0-0 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
Brigham Young 1-0 5 West Coast Conference
Boston College 2-0 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
Tennessee 1-1 1 Southeastern Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Unfortunately this is where I stop for the night, as I am battling the flu. I am hoping to feel better as the holiday season is approaching and I have a 4 day weekend. Let me know what you all think about the set up as it stands so far. Thanks

[britrock88]

Enjoying following everyone's guys so far, and ready for Jawouk to make some noise!

[BYU 14]

Like the layout and looking forward to Eddie's first game....

[rjolley]

Thanks for doing this, csf. Hope you feel better soon.

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 19-25, 2012

Louisville finished the GDS Classic this week, and Stanford played in the Alaska Invitational. Also, New Mexico had their first game in the Orlando Classic. Let's start with the GDS Classic.

Nov. 22 -- (4) Arizona State vs. (1) #19 Louisville -- This one was tight all the way, but Louisville survived to win 68-67.

Nov. 23 -- (2) #2 Oklahoma State vs. (1) #19 Louisville -- Another tight one that the Cardinals won late, winning the GDS Classic with a 63-59 victory.

Now we move to the Alaska Invitational:

Nov. 23 -- (7) Santa Clara vs. (2) #16 Stanford -- A low scoring game won by the wrong team. Stanford loses 53-49.

Nov. 24 -- (3) Ole Miss vs. (2) #16 Stanford -- What should have been a winners bracket semifinal turned into a losers bracket semifinal, and Stanford got a win, 78-65.

Nov. 25 -- (2) #16 Stanford vs. (1) Purdue -- This should have been the championship game, instead it was the 5th place game. Unfortunately, Stanford couldn't hang on to a 13 point halftime lead, and scored just 12 points in the second half, as they lost 73-68.

New Mexico opened up the Orlando Classic this week:

Nov. 25 -- (8) Central Conn. State vs. (1) New Mexico -- A balanced game for Eddie Chilton, as he had 7 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists, and the Lobos won their first round game 71-57.

Now for the 5 non-tournament games this week:

Nov. 21 -- Texas-San Antonio @ Idaho State -- Avery Thomas scored just 6 points on 2-6 shooting, both buckets three point buckets, but Idaho State lost 54-44.

Nov. 22 -- Nebraska @ #20 Kansas -- Jawouk Bafou was 2-6 from the field, all three point attempts for his only 6 points. He did contribute 7 boards in a 62-50 Jayhawk win.

Nov. 23 -- Idaho @ Idaho State -- Avery Thomas led all scorers this game with 18 points as Idaho State got their first win of the season, 57-47.

Nov. 24 -- #20 Kansas @ Centenary -- 15 points for Jawouk Bafou as he led the Jayhawks to a 71-54 victory.

Nov. 25 -- Idaho State @ Colorado State -- Idaho State led by 6 at halftime but got outscored 53-16 in the second half and lost 76-45. Avery Thomas scored just 4 points and had 4 boards.

[collegesportsfanms]

Top 25 for week of Nov. 26, 2012

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Michigan State (68) 3-0 1796 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Villanova (4) 3-0 1713 5 Big East Conference
3. Oklahoma 2-0 1644 3 Big 12 Conference
4. North Carolina 4-0 1606 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Kentucky 3-0 1508 8 Southeastern Conference
6. Xavier 2-0 1362 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Connecticut 3-0 1334 11 Big East Conference
8. Marquette 2-0 1286 14 Big East Conference
9. Louisville 4-0 1223 19 Big East Conference
10. Florida 2-0 1126 17 Southeastern Conference
11. Oklahoma State 3-1 1015 2 Big 12 Conference
12. Kansas 2-0 981 20 Big 12 Conference
13. Temple 4-0 896 23 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. West Virginia 3-0 874 22 Big 12 Conference
15. Illinois 3-0 826 24 Big Ten Conference
16. Butler 4-0 726 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
17. Arizona 2-1 670 4 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Pittsburgh 2-1 530 6 Big East Conference
19. South Carolina 1-0 444 NR Southeastern Conference
20. UCLA 2-0 355 NR Pacific-10 Conference
21. Creighton 2-1 341 10 Missouri Valley Conference
22. VCU 2-0 278 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
23. Texas Tech 2-0 196 NR Big 12 Conference
24. Texas 3-1 153 NR Big 12 Conference
25. Tennessee 1-1 140 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Utah State 1-1 128 Western Athletic Conference
Memphis 3-0 107 Conference USA
Clemson 1-0 56 Atlantic Coast Conference
Louisiana State 2-0 24 Southeastern Conference
Kent State 3-0 17 Mid-American Conference
Bradley 3-0 10 Missouri Valley Conference
Siena 2-0 10 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Georgetown 2-1 9 Big East Conference
Wake Forest 2-1 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
Seton Hall 2-0 4 Big East Conference
Indiana 2-0 3 Big Ten Conference
Manhattan 4-0 2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Cincinnati 3-0 1 Big East Conference
Davidson 3-0 1 Southern Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2012

New Mexico was the only team playing in a tournament this week, as they had 2 games in the Orlando Classic, so we'll start there:

Nov. 27 -- (5) Cleveland State vs. (1) New Mexico -- This was a fantastic semifinal game as New Mexico survived a last second shot to win 58-56. Fast Eddie Chilton scored all 4 of his points at the line tonight, as he was actually the PG in at the end of the game and went 4-5 from the line to help the Lobos win.

Nov. 28 -- (6) Toledo vs. (1) New Mexico -- Toledo was a surprise team in this championship, and they surprised all the way to the win, beating the Lobos 57-54. New Mexico will have to settle for second place after leading by 9 at the half. Eddie Chilton scored 4 points, had 1 board and 1 assist.

Now for a couple non-tournament games:

Nov. 27 -- Idaho State @ UTEP -- Avery Thomas was the leading scorer for Idaho State, tabbing 13 points and 5-6 from the line. Unfortunately his team got hammered 80-45.

Nov. 30 -- Vanderbilt @ #9 Louisville -- The Cardinals survived tonight, winning 71-69.

Nov. 30 -- #12 Kansas @ #1 Michigan State -- A gallant effort by the Jayhawks, who fell just short, losing 72-68. Jawouk Bafou scored 8 points but did hit both his free throws. He also had 2 boards, 1 assist, and 2 steals.

Dec. 2 -- Oral Roberts @ New Mexico -- A solid game off the bench for Eddie Chilton who scored 10 points, had 2 assists, and 3 rebounds, and the Lobos won 60-50.

Dec. 2 -- St. Louis @ #12 Kansas -- The Jayhawks overcame a 10 point halftime deficit to win 81-73, and Jawouk Bafou came very close to a double double, scoring 19 points and pulling down 9 boards. The one bad thing is that it took Mr. Bafou 18 shots to get those 19 points, and 12 of them were three pointers.

[collegesportsfanms]

Top 25 for week of Dec. 3, 2012

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Michigan State (72) 5-0 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Oklahoma 4-0 1718 3 Big 12 Conference
3. North Carolina 6-0 1662 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Kentucky 4-0 1588 5 Southeastern Conference
5. Louisville 5-0 1438 9 Big East Conference
6. Oklahoma State 5-1 1386 11 Big 12 Conference
7. Florida 4-0 1369 10 Southeastern Conference
8. Villanova 5-1 1302 2 Big East Conference
9. Temple 6-0 1241 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
10. West Virginia 4-0 1152 14 Big 12 Conference
11. Arizona 3-1 1048 17 Pacific-10 Conference
12. South Carolina 4-0 973 19 Southeastern Conference
13. Creighton 3-1 804 21 Missouri Valley Conference
14. Pittsburgh 2-1 804 18 Big East Conference
15. Texas 5-1 705 24 Big 12 Conference
16. UCLA 3-0 695 20 Pacific-10 Conference
17. Wake Forest 5-1 556 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Memphis 5-0 527 NR Conference USA
19. Clemson 4-0 427 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
20. VCU 3-0 408 22 Atlantic 10 Conference
21. Texas Tech 4-0 401 23 Big 12 Conference
22. Connecticut 4-1 399 7 Big East Conference
23. Utah State 2-1 325 NR Western Athletic Conference
24. Marquette 2-1 225 8 Big East Conference
25. Alabama 6-0 107 NR Southeastern Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kansas 3-1 73 Big 12 Conference
Southern California 4-1 58 Pacific-10 Conference
Kent State 5-0 57 Mid-American Conference
Georgia Tech 4-0 53 Atlantic Coast Conference
Siena 4-0 33 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Bradley 4-0 25 Missouri Valley Conference
Minnesota 3-1 15 Big Ten Conference
Mississippi State 0-1 6 Southeastern Conference
Wisconsin 4-1 5 Big Ten Conference
Auburn 6-0 4 Southeastern Conference
Bowling Green 5-0 4 Mid-American Conference
DePaul 4-0 3 Big East Conference
Illinois 3-1 2 Big Ten Conference
Texas Christian 3-0 2 Big 12 Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Nov. 2012 Recruiting

2 of our recruits for next season are still dealing with recruiting efforts, and lets take a look at how they are doing.

SG Fox McCloud - It ended up being between Virginia, St. Josephs, and Duke, but Fox made a decision, and verballed to the University of Virginia!

SG Da Law - Mr. Law also committed this month, and he'll take his highest PPG high school average to Cincinnati, where he'll be a Bearcat.

[collegesportsfanms]

I have to apologe to rjolley, as for whatever reason, your recruit, Tim Shepard, did NOT redshirt this season. He has been playing for Louisville and I didn't realize it. Let me wrap you up on his stats.

Nov. 13 vs. Northern Colorado -- Tim Shepard came off the bench to score 9 points on 3-5 from the field, 3-5 from the line, and also had 7 boards.

Nov. 15 vs. IUPUI -- Tim Shepard had 7 points, 5 boards, 3 rebounds.

Nov. 22 vs. Arizona State -- Tim Shepard had 7 points, 4 boards, and 1 assist.

Nov. 23 vs. Oklahoma State -- Tim Shepard got his first start but only played 14 minutes. He scored 2 points and had 5 boards.

Nov. 30 at Vanderbilt -- Tim Shepard started, played 15 minutes, and was in foul trouble all game. He scored 8 points and had 5 boards.

Sorry about that rjolley, I'm not sure what happened, I must not have hit the button to redshirt you. I assume you're much happier playing anyways. :)

[CrimsonFox]

Nov. 2012 Recruiting

2 of our recruits for next season are still dealing with recruiting efforts, and lets take a look at how they are doing.

SG Fox McCloud - It ended up being between Virginia, St. Josephs, and Duke, but Fox made a decision, and verballed to the University of Virginia!

SG Da Law - Mr. Law also committed this month, and he'll take his highest PPG high school average to Cincinnati, where he'll be a Bearcat.


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WTF! You can go to Duke and you don't?!?!?!?!?!?

[CrimsonFox]

So what is virginia....what is their mascot...

[ntndeacon]

they are the Cavaliers!

[britrock88]

All the ACC types in the thread feel better about your guy being at Virginia, CF. :)

[rjolley]

I have to apologe to rjolley, as for whatever reason, your recruit, Tim Shepard, did NOT redshirt this season. He has been playing for Louisville and I didn't realize it. Let me wrap you up on his stats.

Nov. 13 vs. Northern Colorado -- Tim Shepard came off the bench to score 9 points on 3-5 from the field, 3-5 from the line, and also had 7 boards.

Nov. 15 vs. IUPUI -- Tim Shepard had 7 points, 5 boards, 3 rebounds.

Nov. 22 vs. Arizona State -- Tim Shepard had 7 points, 4 boards, and 1 assist.

Nov. 23 vs. Oklahoma State -- Tim Shepard got his first start but only played 14 minutes. He scored 2 points and had 5 boards.

Nov. 30 at Vanderbilt -- Tim Shepard started, played 15 minutes, and was in foul trouble all game. He scored 8 points and had 5 boards.

Sorry about that rjolley, I'm not sure what happened, I must not have hit the button to redshirt you. I assume you're much happier playing anyways. :)

I knew something had to be going on with us winning like that. :)

No worries.

[collegesportsfanms]

fox, I wouldn't worry too much about being at Virginia. Yes, their mascot is the Cavaliers. But I mean you could have picked an even worse school, like Idaho St.. or Brown.. sorry Comey and MacroGuru, had to go there. lol.

[CrimsonFox]

Cavalier, let's see that d8 hp and I go up the fighter tree and I get a hell of a lot of gold pieces to start out and a suit of full plate.

[CrimsonFox]

All the ACC types in the thread feel better about your guy being at Virginia, CF. :)


no kidding...:( I would have gotten serious playoff and championship points being on Duke :(

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 3-9, 2012

Other than a late December tournament for Kansas, everything else up until postseason is just regular season games, so lets jump into the action.

Dec. 3 -- #5 Louisville @ Purdue -- This game was a lot closer than the Cardinals would have liked, as they won 74-71. Tim Shepard logged 37 minutes of action, the most on the team in this game. He had 15 points and 9 boards in what I would say is his best performance of the season.

Dec. 3 -- Idaho State @ Minnesota -- Avery Thomas led his team with 13 points, but it wasn't nearly enough as Idaho State was blasted 94-44.

Dec. 4 -- New Mexico @ San Diego -- Eddie Chilton was a non-factor this game, scoring just 2 points in 8 minutes, and the Lobos lost 57-51.

Dec. 5 -- Idaho State @ Air Force -- Idaho State couldn't hold on to a 7 point lead and lost 56-53 in overtime. A gallant effort. Avery Thomas had a dismal shooting night, just 3-16 from the field, 1-10 from three point land, and 3-8 from the line. He finished with 10 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists.

Dec. 6 -- #13 Creighton @ Kansas -- The Jayhawks broke open a close game in the second half and won 64-48. Jawouk Bafou pulled down 11 boards, but only scored 6 points.

Dec. 6 -- New Mexico @ Denver -- The Lobos overcame 16 turnovers to win 51-45, as Eddie Chilton went 2-3 from the field with 1 assist and 5 points.

Dec. 7 -- Alabama A&M @ Stanford -- An easy victory for Stanford, as they roll 79-41.

Dec. 8 -- Lipscomb @ #5 Louisville -- The Cardinals avoided a near upset in this one, as they barely hung on for a 73-68 victory. Tim Shepard had 13 points and 3 rebounds.

Dec. 9 -- UMKC @ Kansas -- The Jayhawks rolled to an 86-51 victory, as Jawouk Bafou played just 20 minutes due to foul issues, but he finished with 18 points on 6-12 shooting, all three pointers.

Dec. 9 -- Winthrop @ Stanford -- Stanford used 54.8% shooting to win 88-69.

[collegesportsfanms]

Top 25 for week of Dec. 10, 2012

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Oklahoma (67) 5-0 1790 2 Big 12 Conference
2. Kentucky (5) 6-0 1703 4 Southeastern Conference
3. Michigan State 7-1 1657 1 Big Ten Conference
4. North Carolina 7-0 1603 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Oklahoma State 7-1 1448 6 Big 12 Conference
6. Florida 7-0 1435 7 Southeastern Conference
7. Villanova 8-1 1386 8 Big East Conference
8. Temple 8-0 1318 9 Atlantic 10 Conference
9. West Virginia 6-0 1229 10 Big 12 Conference
10. Pittsburgh 5-1 1119 14 Big East Conference
11. Marquette 5-1 959 24 Big East Conference
12. Arizona 4-1 952 11 Pacific-10 Conference
13. Clemson 6-0 895 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Texas Tech 6-0 858 21 Big 12 Conference
15. Texas 5-1 782 15 Big 12 Conference
16. Utah State 4-1 749 23 Western Athletic Conference
17. VCU 5-0 626 20 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Kansas 5-1 547 NR Big 12 Conference
19. Louisville 7-0 468 5 Big East Conference
20. Mississippi State 3-1 372 NR Southeastern Conference
21. Wisconsin 6-1 322 NR Big Ten Conference
22. Illinois 5-1 197 NR Big Ten Conference
23. Minnesota 4-1 185 NR Big Ten Conference
24. Southern California 4-1 185 NR Pacific-10 Conference
25. Georgia Tech 5-0 178 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kent State 6-0 146 Mid-American Conference
Butler 5-1 56 Atlantic 10 Conference
Creighton 5-2 50 Missouri Valley Conference
Virginia Tech 6-0 47 Atlantic Coast Conference
Syracuse 5-1 40 Big East Conference
Auburn 7-0 25 Southeastern Conference
Bradley 5-0 19 Missouri Valley Conference
South Carolina 5-1 18 Southeastern Conference
UCLA 4-1 17 Pacific-10 Conference
San Diego State 3-1 10 Mountain West Conference
DePaul 5-0 6 Big East Conference
Memphis 6-1 3 Conference USA


I can honestly say I've never seen a team win 2 games in a week and drop 14 spots in the polls, as Louisville did. Granted, both wins were by a combined 8 points, one to a team that they probably should have beat by 40, but still

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 10-16, 2012

Dec. 10 -- Miami @ New Mexico -- Eddie Chilton had a solid game off the bench with 7 points, 4 boards, and 4 assists, and one of his teammates had 44 points, as New Mexico won 75-69.

Dec. 11 -- Illinois State @ #19 Louisville -- The string of average basketball continues for Louisville, as they dropped their first game of the season, 58-56. A bright spot for Louisville was Tim Shepard, who recorded a double double with 14 points and 10 boards. Go Tim!

Dec. 11 -- Bradley @ #18 Kansas -- Jawouk Bafou led all scorers with 21 points, but it wasn't enough, as the Jayhawks lost 63-59.

Dec. 12 -- Idaho State @ Wyoming -- Avery Thomas had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists, but it wasn't enough as Idaho St. lost 69-56.

Dec. 12 -- Stanford @ Dartmouth -- The Cardinal rolled to an 87-58 victory tonight, committing just 6 turnovers in the game.

Dec. 13 -- Tulsa @ #18 Kansas -- The Jayhawks got back on the winning way tonight, hammering Tulsa 89-47. Jawouk Bafou pitched in 10 points on 4-6 shooting. A solid game, but not great.

Dec. 14 -- Idaho State @ Utah -- Avery Thomas led his team with 17 points tonight, and also added 6 rebounds. Unfortunately, its easy to be a bright spot when your team isn't very good. They lost again tonight, 76-57.

Dec. 14 -- New Mexico @ Northern Arizona -- It was an easy win for the Lobos tonight, as they rolled to a 96-49 victory. Eddie Chilton saw limited action, just 14 minutes, but he scored 7 points on 3-3 from the field, including a three pointer.

Dec. 14 -- Stanford @ Norfolk State -- Another easy victory against a subpar team tonight, as the Cardinal rolled 88-57.

Dec. 16 -- Drake @ #18 Kansas -- A tough game for Jawouk Bafou tonight, who scored just 5 points on 2-7 shooting. He did grab 8 rebounds and had 3 assists, and the Jayhawks won 71-56.

[collegesportsfanms]

Top 25 for week of Dec. 17, 2012

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Kentucky (62) 9-0 1790 2 Southeastern Conference
2. Michigan State (10) 8-1 1726 3 Big Ten Conference
3. North Carolina 7-0 1658 4 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Villanova 9-1 1517 7 Big East Conference
5. Florida 8-0 1490 6 Southeastern Conference
6. Temple 10-0 1446 8 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Oklahoma 6-1 1431 1 Big 12 Conference
8. Pittsburgh 7-1 1305 10 Big East Conference
9. Texas 7-1 1146 15 Big 12 Conference
10. Arizona 6-1 1086 12 Pacific-10 Conference
11. Marquette 6-1 1020 11 Big East Conference
12. Clemson 7-0 937 13 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Utah State 6-1 925 16 Western Athletic Conference
14. Texas Tech 7-0 839 14 Big 12 Conference
15. West Virginia 8-1 767 9 Big 12 Conference
16. Oklahoma State 7-2 647 5 Big 12 Conference
17. Butler 8-1 646 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Mississippi State 5-1 607 20 Southeastern Conference
19. VCU 6-0 607 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
20. Wisconsin 7-1 452 21 Big Ten Conference
21. Southern California 6-1 396 24 Pacific-10 Conference
22. Georgia Tech 8-0 310 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Northern Iowa 6-1 149 NR Missouri Valley Conference
24. UCLA 6-1 130 NR Pacific-10 Conference
25. Virginia Tech 8-0 101 NR Atlantic Coast Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Wake Forest 7-2 70 Atlantic Coast Conference
San Diego State 5-1 54 Mountain West Conference
Auburn 9-0 49 Southeastern Conference
DePaul 7-0 47 Big East Conference
Kansas 7-2 17 Big 12 Conference
Memphis 7-1 17 Conference USA
Georgetown 8-2 9 Big East Conference
North Dakota State 7-0 7 Summit League
Stanford 5-2 2 Pacific-10 Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

sorry for the long delay guys. a couple weeks ago i broke and dislocated my left shoulder. Had surgery last week and am recovering. would love to get going on this again if people are still interested and curious. Let me know guys, as I'd like to get a report in tonight if possible.

[Comey]

Definitely. Hope you have a speedy recovery...

[CrimsonFox]

Get well! (and get busy on this! :D )

[collegesportsfanms]

look for a report on this tonight, as I plan on playing a couple weeks of season 2 tonight. I know you all are eagerly anticipating a report. :)

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 17-23, 2012

Dec. 18 -- Stanford @ Sacramento State -- The Cardinal rolled to a 69-41 victory. A reminder that Rob Nielsen is redshirting this season.

Dec. 19 -- Idaho State @ Washington State -- Idaho St. almost pulled off the upset but fell short, losing 64-62. Avery Thomas led the team in scoring with 17 points, but also had 6 turnovers.

Dec. 19 -- New Mexico @ #14 Texas Tech -- Eddie Chilton only played 6 minutes tonight and scored 3 points, as New Mexico lost 76-67.

Dec. 20 -- Utah Valley @ Kansas -- It was an easy victory for KU tonight, who rolled to an 86-32 victory. Jawouk Bafou scored 14 points and pulled down 5 boards.

Dec. 21 -- Creighton @ Louisville -- Tim Shepard only scored 4 points and had 4 boards, but it didn't matter. Louisville rolled to a 75-49 victory.

Dec. 22 -- Idaho State @ Boise State -- It was a very consistent night for Avery Thomas tonight, who had 6 points, 6 boards, and 6 assists. Unfortunately, Idaho State got blasted, 54-36.

Dec. 22 -- UMass @ New Mexico -- Again a lack of action for Eddie Chilton, who played just 8 minutes. He did hit his only shot attempt for 2points, and New Mexico won 75-57.

Dec. 23 -- Illinois @ Louisville -- Tim Shepard scored 8 points in 22 minutes tonight, and Louisville won a hard fought game, 73-65.

[collegesportsfanms]

Top 25 for week of Dec. 24, 2012

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Michigan State (57) 10-1 1774 2 Big Ten Conference
2. Kentucky (15) 9-0 1743 1 Southeastern Conference
3. North Carolina 9-0 1664 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
4. Florida 11-0 1583 5 Southeastern Conference
5. Villanova 10-1 1439 4 Big East Conference
6. Oklahoma 7-1 1436 7 Big 12 Conference
7. Temple 11-0 1343 6 Atlantic 10 Conference
8. Pittsburgh 9-1 1329 8 Big East Conference
9. Arizona 8-1 1254 10 Pacific-10 Conference
10. Marquette 9-1 1140 11 Big East Conference
11. Oklahoma State 9-2 1012 16 Big 12 Conference
12. Utah State 7-1 979 13 Western Athletic Conference
13. Butler 11-1 958 17 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Clemson 8-0 887 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Mississippi State 6-1 711 18 Southeastern Conference
16. Texas Tech 10-0 672 14 Big 12 Conference
17. Southern California 7-1 667 21 Pacific-10 Conference
18. Northern Iowa 8-1 566 23 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Wake Forest 9-2 396 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
20. San Diego State 8-1 380 NR Mountain West Conference
21. Louisville 9-1 331 NR Big East Conference
22. Georgia Tech 9-0 282 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Texas 8-2 251 9 Big 12 Conference
24. Virginia Tech 10-0 222 25 Atlantic Coast Conference
25. DePaul 9-0 144 NR Big East Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
Kansas 8-2 123 Big 12 Conference
Stanford 6-2 33 Pacific-10 Conference
Louisiana State 10-1 25 Southeastern Conference
Georgetown 9-2 22 Big East Conference
Wisconsin 8-2 13 Big Ten Conference
Alabama 10-1 11 Southeastern Conference
UTEP 7-1 5 Conference USA
VCU 7-1 3 Atlantic 10 Conference
Maryland 7-1 2 Atlantic Coast Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

Dec. 24-30, 2012

We have 1 holiday tournament to talk about this week, as Kansas is playing in the San Juan Classic as the #1 seed, so we'll start there.

Nov. 28 -- (8) Pennsylvania vs. (1) Kansas -- The Jayhawks outscored Penn 50-19 in the second half to break open a close game, winning 97-55. Jawouk Bafou had 17 points and 7 boards.

Nov. 29 -- (5) Auburn vs. (1) Kansas -- Jawouk Bafou pitched in 15 points tonight on 5-13 shooting and 4-11 from three point range. Kansas won 77-63.

Nov. 30 -- (2) Xavier vs. (1) Kansas -- A quiet night for Jawouk Bafou, who scored only 5 points tonight, and also had 5 turnovers. Yikes! His teammates picked him up though, holding Xavier to 38.5% shooting, winning the San Juan Classic, as Kansas defeated Xavier 63-54.

Now there are a few other games to discuss for the week:

Nov. 25 -- Weber State @ New Mexico -- Weber State shot just 30% from the field, as New Mexico rolled to a 66-49 victory. Eddie Chilton played 16 minutes off the bench and scored 4 points, hitting both his shots.

Nov. 25 -- Robert Morris @ #21 Louisville -- Tim Shepard scored 7 points off the bench tonight, and also had 3 rebounds, but was just 3-9 shooting. Didn't matter, as Louisville won 73-57.

Nov. 25 -- Portland @ Idaho State -- Even on a bad shooting night, Avery Thomas was still able to put up 23 points. Imagine how many points he could have had if he'd have shot better than 6-17 from the field and.. get this... 9-16 from the line. Ouch, those free throw stats hurt. He also had 9 rebounds, but it wasn't enough as Idaho State lost 62-52.

Nov. 26 -- North Dakota @ Stanford -- Rob Nielsen had some fun watching this blowout from the bench. Stanford shot 60% from the field, forced 26 turnovers, and won 106-45. This would have been a great game for our man Rob to see some major PT had he not been redshirted.

Nov. 28 -- Montana State @ Idaho State -- This opened Big Sky Conference play for Idaho State, and they got off to a good start, winning a defensive battle 50-45. Avery Thomas scored 8 points on 3-9 shooting.

Nov. 28 -- San Jose State @ Stanford -- Another game where Rob Nielsen could have gotten some major PT, as the Cardinal rolled 97-49.

Nov. 29 -- Michigan @ #21 Louisville -- Louisville led by 17 at halftime, and Michigan came all the way back, but Louisville was able to right the ship and get a 64-57 victory. Tim Shepard had 11 points and 7 boards off the bench.

[collegesportsfanms]

Top 25 for week of Dec. 31, 2012

# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
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1. Michigan State (50) 10-1 1772 1 Big Ten Conference
2. Kentucky (21) 11-0 1749 2 Southeastern Conference
3. Florida 12-0 1632 4 Southeastern Conference
4. Oklahoma 10-1 1568 6 Big 12 Conference
5. Villanova 10-1 1465 5 Big East Conference
6. Temple (1) 13-0 1413 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. North Carolina 10-1 1354 3 Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Arizona 10-1 1343 9 Pacific-10 Conference
9. Pittsburgh 10-1 1268 8 Big East Conference
10. Oklahoma State 12-2 1142 11 Big 12 Conference
11. Utah State 8-1 1026 12 Western Athletic Conference
12. Clemson 10-0 1003 14 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Butler 12-1 984 13 Atlantic 10 Conference
14. Louisville 11-1 824 21 Big East Conference
15. Northern Iowa 10-1 751 18 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Mississippi State 8-1 691 15 Southeastern Conference
17. Kansas 11-2 577 NR Big 12 Conference
18. Marquette 10-2 551 10 Big East Conference
19. Wake Forest 10-2 525 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
20. Texas Tech 11-0 509 16 Big 12 Conference
21. Georgetown 10-2 368 NR Big East Conference
22. San Diego State 9-1 311 20 Mountain West Conference
23. Texas 9-2 235 23 Big 12 Conference
24. Louisiana State 11-1 106 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Stanford 8-2 95 NR Pacific-10 Conference

Others Receiving Votes:
UTEP 9-1 68 Conference USA
Georgia Tech 11-1 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
Southern California 7-2 19 Pacific-10 Conference
Brigham Young 12-2 9 West Coast Conference
UCLA 9-2 7 Pacific-10 Conference
Virginia 9-1 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
West Virginia 11-2 4 Big 12 Conference
Manhattan 10-1 1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Tennessee 8-3 1 Southeastern Conference
VCU 7-1 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
Virginia Tech 11-1 1 Atlantic Coast Conference

[collegesportsfanms]

I am going to change my format and go to a monthly format. For those of you who are also in the OOTP Interactive Dynasty, Cheap Whiskey and Flannel, expect my format to be similar to that. I'm doing this for 2 reasons.. 1st I can get more done in a quick amount of time, and I don't have a lot of free time to begin with. 2nd, I think it is just easier.

I don't know when I'll have a report, as right now my computer at home is down and out.. again! I'm starting to hate computers. I got the blue screen of death the other night and now I have no internet connection. As soon as that is fixed (hopefully soon), I will jump back into this.

[bbgunn]

Looking forward to it!

[collegesportsfanms]

Just wanted to let everybody know this dynasty is being put out to pasture. I had to get a new computer because my old one was screwed up so bad it couldn't be repaired. I apologize for the lack of finishing this dynasty, I hate having to give up on dynasties. I will be starting a new dynasty with FBCB at some point, and I will still have my whatifsports dynasty going. I apologize again, I'm starting from scratch with a new computer.