Football prediction (no suspense); A further look at MU hoops non-conference schedule
First, in football: MU, 38-0. It could be higher.
Thought some of you may be interested in this. Went to Lindy's College
Basketball magazine and put down the magazine's predictions for all of Monmouth's non-conference men's baskeball opponents.
Here they are, though not in exact order of MU's schedule. They are listed
home or
away with the league favorite in parenthesis. Also a W means I think MU wins the game, L is a loss, T is a toss up:
Old Dominion (A) 6th in 12-team Colonial Ath. Association (Hofstra) L
Clemson (N) 9th in 12 team ACC (UNC)T (I think MU has a chance)
Akransas State (N) 7th in seven-team Sun Belt Eastern Division (New Orleans) W
Lehigh (H) 3rd in eight-team Patriot League (Bucknell)W
St. Peter's (H) 9th in 10-team MAAC (Marist, our old NEC buddy)W
Rider (A) 8th in MAAC T
Penn (A) 1st in Ivy L
Loyola Marymount (H) 3rd in eight-team West Coast Conference (Gonzaga) T
Hartford (H) 9th in 9 team America East (Vermont) W
Seton Hall (A) 14th in Big East (UConn)L
Houston (A) 2nd in Conference USA (Memphis)L
Texas A & M Corpus-Christie (A) third in Southland (Sam Houston State)L
How many wins for MU do you see? Lately Monmouth has not done well in
non-conference games...I think MU can beat Ark State, Lehigh, St. Peter's,
maybe Rider but it's on the road, and Hartford. Maybe Loy Marymount in an
upset as it's here. That's about 4-6 wins of 12. 5-6 wins Ok to good. Less than 4, not good.
PS..I write the NEC for Lindy's and
picked MU second to Robert Morris..Colonials have everyone back rom last
year's 15-14, 10-8 NEC team, a frosh
seven-footer who local hoops guru Steve Keller tells me is the real deal, and
preseason Player of the Year in A.J. Jackson, and beat MU twice last year...of
course..I could be wrong.
Thought some of you may be interested in this. Went to Lindy's College
Basketball magazine and put down the magazine's predictions for all of Monmouth's non-conference men's baskeball opponents.
Here they are, though not in exact order of MU's schedule. They are listed
home or
away with the league favorite in parenthesis. Also a W means I think MU wins the game, L is a loss, T is a toss up:
Old Dominion (A) 6th in 12-team Colonial Ath. Association (Hofstra) L
Clemson (N) 9th in 12 team ACC (UNC)T (I think MU has a chance)
Akransas State (N) 7th in seven-team Sun Belt Eastern Division (New Orleans) W
Lehigh (H) 3rd in eight-team Patriot League (Bucknell)W
St. Peter's (H) 9th in 10-team MAAC (Marist, our old NEC buddy)W
Rider (A) 8th in MAAC T
Penn (A) 1st in Ivy L
Loyola Marymount (H) 3rd in eight-team West Coast Conference (Gonzaga) T
Hartford (H) 9th in 9 team America East (Vermont) W
Seton Hall (A) 14th in Big East (UConn)L
Houston (A) 2nd in Conference USA (Memphis)L
Texas A & M Corpus-Christie (A) third in Southland (Sam Houston State)L
How many wins for MU do you see? Lately Monmouth has not done well in
non-conference games...I think MU can beat Ark State, Lehigh, St. Peter's,
maybe Rider but it's on the road, and Hartford. Maybe Loy Marymount in an
upset as it's here. That's about 4-6 wins of 12. 5-6 wins Ok to good. Less than 4, not good.
PS..I write the NEC for Lindy's and
picked MU second to Robert Morris..Colonials have everyone back rom last
year's 15-14, 10-8 NEC team, a frosh
seven-footer who local hoops guru Steve Keller tells me is the real deal, and
preseason Player of the Year in A.J. Jackson, and beat MU twice last year...of
course..I could be wrong.
posted by Tony Graham at 2:43 AM
2 Comments:
Tony, speaking of scholarships and MU hoops; do you know of any other possible early commitments that Monmouth might be on the verge of after James Hett? Also, I had heard that Monmouth was interested in J.R. Smith's little brother Chris Smith, any chance he will be suiting up in West Long Branch next year?
I believe MU men's hoops planned to host a recruit this weekend. Haven't heard anything about Chris Smith but I will check. Calloway likes to get early commitments especially from very promising kids who later on might attract bigger time interest. (Rickie Crews for instance signed early last year)
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