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jsb

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Isn’t this the team Royce almost lost to? For that reason I’m always leery about them ;)

In all seriousness, as much as I’ve heard our shooting has been bad all preseason, I’ll take any win.
 

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holy cow! I will the road team to cover. First real game, lots of new guys probably struggle for awhile but then pour it on after halftime. I say they win by 30.
 
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Isn’t this the team Royce almost lost to? For that reason I’m always leery about them ;)

In all seriousness, as much as I’ve heard our shooting has been bad all preseason, I’ll take any win.

Yes, I think it was something like 54-52 and I think it was the last game before the conference season started. And that was right after getting housed by Drake in the infamous "Royce wasn't sweating enough" game.
 

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Yes, I think it was something like 54-52 and I think it was the last game before the conference season started. And that was right after getting housed by Drake in the infamous "Royce wasn't sweating enough" game.

It was going on while we were driving home from Memphis after the first liberty bowl. One game I was glad to be following only over my phone.
 

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31.6 favorite on Bart Torvik

99% win expectation

I expect tonight to look a little janky at times, under stage lights for the first time.

I predict CF will panic about that.
Like the 2017 Emporia St exhibition game panic?

I predict CF will meltdown over any commentary critical of poor play.
 
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Also, from what I can tell they are replacing 3/5 of their starting lineup like us
 

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If we get up by several I expect a lot of experimention. I would bet my house, the neighbors house, and your house on The Delta Devils to cover.
 
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Like the 2017 Emporia St exhibition game panic?

I predict CF will meltdown over any commentary critical of poor play.

I predict there is not much serious to learn from a game against such an obviously overmatched opponent like this. Oregon State will be more telling.
 
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I predict there is not much serious to learn from a game against such an obviously overmatched opponent like this. Oregon State will be more telling.
Only if you’re defining learning as knowing exactly what the season will become.

Granted, a blowout against an overmatched team can be deceiving, but a struggle against what should be an overmatched team is often informative. You could tell that major improvement was needed in that 2017 game. It’s not sufficient in predicting the win-loss record, but no single game is, including one like Oregon St.