Wood Hall said:

Where was all this concern about innocent people being killed when that dude murdered 50 people in the Orlando nightclub? Or 70+ people in Las Vegas? Or in Parland, Fla., when some GOP members accused surviving students of being "crisis actors?"

Or in Aurora, Colo.; Buffalo; Denver; Charleston, or at many other locations across the country where people have been murdered en mass by automatic weapons? Then it was just "thoughts and prayers, this is no time to politicize this."

It's not just "abortion" rights. It's about the right of more than half the country to make their own medical decisions about their own medical conditions. Read 2025. If you think the Christofascists are going to stop with abortion, you're crazy. Any form of contraception will be next.

Violent crime nationwide is much lower now than during the Trump administration. You know, four years ago, when we were supposedly "better off" even though hundreds of Americans were dying weekly of a pandemic Fatso downplayed at every opportunity.

And yes, you are right, I really do not like a bigoted, misogynistic, criminal POS who did his best to overthrow the government. Luckily for everyone, tens of millions in this country feel the same way.

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What will you do if Trump wins?

Gallipoli said:

You really do not like him. I just don't think he can win. If he loses the suburban women around Atlanta, he will lose the election. Alternatively, if these women are more angry about Laken Riley's murder at the hands of an illegal, Harris will lose and Trump will win. Which is more important to these women, the right to an abortion or the safety of their children and their families?

Athens, GA is almost a suburb of Atlanta.

I still think Biden won the debate.

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Where was all this concern about innocent people being killed when that dude murdered 50 people in the Orlando nightclub? Or 70+ people in Las Vegas? Or in Parland, Fla., when some GOP members accused surviving students of being "crisis actors?"

Or in Aurora, Colo.; Buffalo; Denver; Charleston, or at many other locations across the country where people have been murdered en mass by automatic weapons? Then it was just "thoughts and prayers, this is no time to politicize this."

It's not just "abortion" rights. It's about the right of more than half the country to make their own medical decisions about their own medical conditions. Read 2025. If you think the Christofascists are going to stop with abortion, you're crazy. Any form of contraception will be next.

Violent crime nationwide is much lower now than during the Trump administration. You know, four years ago, when we were supposedly "better off" even though hundreds of Americans were dying weekly of a pandemic Fatso downplayed at every opportunity.

And yes, you are right, I really do not like a bigoted, misogynistic, criminal POS who did his best to overthrow the government. Luckily for everyone, tens of millions in this country feel the same way.

Homecoming:

Here's the A10's official pre-season write up on us, done by Patrick Stevens of WaPo/Blue Ribbon. Nothing that groundbreaking, outside of some new Mooney quotes on Dusan and AP.

32counter said:

Towson’s schedule to date has been a very tough one.At 4-4 they are much better than a .500 team.

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Huesman states they're the best 4 and 4 team in the country. We better get ready.

GKiller said:

Backcourt is elite imo. Deep, veteran, big guards. Winning formula. They easily handled uva picked 5th out of 18 acc teams too. A scrimmage sure & came at time when uva distracted by Bennett retirement but possibly an indicator. The good news is we play them twice & have a big say in results. I like that. The bad news is 9-25 & vcu owning Richmond.

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I've sent my lunch money in already.

UR issued game notes

spider23 said:

Agree, VCU seems to be "old" and have as much or more returning production as anybody. So that makes them easier to pick.

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Did you say old?

“VCU among country's most experienced teams​

The Rams will enter the 2024-25 season with five fifth-year players in Jackson, Shulga, Russell, Bamisile and Clark.

Only 10 schools in the country have more players in their fifth year, or later, of eligibility. Several others also have five on their rosters. Oklahoma State has the most in the nation with eight. “

Wood Hall said:

They are justifiably nervous about what another Trump term would do to the country. For good reason. Read Project 2025.

BTW, Fatso stiffed the owner of the McDonald's where he said he'd pay for all the food he gave away.

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You really do not like him. I just don't think he can win. If he loses the suburban women around Atlanta, he will lose the election. Alternatively, if these women are more angry about Laken Riley's murder at the hands of an illegal, Harris will lose and Trump will win. Which is more important to these women, the right to an abortion or the safety of their children and their families?

Athens, GA is almost a suburb of Atlanta.

I still think Biden won the debate.

Going 8-8 and dropping 22 points is gonna get the attention of the coach is all I know. You don't keep a guy who can score like out of the line-up.

GKiller said:

Backcourt is elite imo. Deep, veteran, big guards. Winning formula. They easily handled uva picked 5th out of 18 acc teams too.

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C'mon Gkiller you can be wrong on VCU once in a while, or do you have to be https://gorhody.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/always-wright/8237

Click on the links below to listen to their comments.

Greg Gattuso, UAlbany
Chris Merritt, Bryant
Braxton Harris, Campbell
Ryan Carty, Delaware
Tony Trisciani, Elon
Trent Boykin, Hampton
Jordan Stevens, Maine
Kevin Callahan, Monmouth
Rick Santos, UNH
Vincent Brown, North Carolina A&T
Jim Fleming, Rhode Island
Russ Huesman, Richmond
Billy Cosh, Stony Brook
Pete Shinnick, Towson
Mark Ferrante, Villanova
Mike London, William & Mary

For those interested. AGS week 9 poll


10/28/2024

They are justifiably nervous about what another Trump term would do to the country. For good reason. Read Project 2025.

BTW, Fatso stiffed the owner of the McDonald's where he said he'd pay for all the food he gave away.

Agree, VCU seems to be "old" and have as much or more returning production as anybody. So that makes them easier to pick.

Are these people this neurotic or are they affected by the rhetoric? Most of them admit they are turning to alcohol and drugs to ease their anxieties. Here are a few examples.

With little more than a week to go in what could be the closest presidential election in American history, the nation is on edge.

“I’m honestly legit kind of terrified,” said Rebekah Williams, a 46-year-old Atlanta resident wearing a T-shirt that read “pro science, pro choice, pro wrestling.” The thought of trying to get through the next couple of weeks until the election had her on edge, not to mention what might happen afterward. To get through it, she was counting on “a lot of marijuana.”

“I can remember elections where it felt like things would be OK regardless of the outcome,” Phillip Appiah, a 50-year-old contractor from Stone Mountain, said as he waited in line for a food truck on the stadium turf. “That feeling is absent this time.”

“I don’t have emotions anymore. I can’t let politics make me emotional,” said Lauren Groh-Wargo, a Georgia Democratic strategist who runs the Fair Fight Action voter-mobilization group founded by former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. “These races are so close, you just have to do what you can and focus on what you can control.”

A Democratic lobbyist in Washington put it more succinctly: “There are not enough gummies I can take to soothe the angst!” (Especially since the gummies he was taking were laced with marijuana.)

Maria Selva, a 52-year-old Realtor who voted for Harris, said she worried the U.S. was taking democracy for granted the way she had seen people do in Venezuela, where she spent part of her childhood. “Most people think, it’s OK, after this election you have a chance again in four years. I truly doubt if Trump wins that will happen,” she said. “It’s not just the presidency in question—the future of the country really is.” Her husband, Luis Blanco, said his plan to get through the “nerve-racking” next two weeks was “a lot of Scotch.”

For many anxious voters, what comes next is simultaneously too awful to fully consider and can’t come soon enough. At Harris’s rally in Clarkston, the sun began to set as the crowd awaited former President Barack Obama, who would warn them, “Just because [Trump] acts goofy does not mean his presidency wouldn’t be dangerous.”

Nathan Mullin, a 50-year-old salesman from Stonecrest, said “Usually elections are about, you know, who has the best tax policy, or who’s going to help the poor,” he said. “Now it’s about something completely different.”

it's a solid roster. and there's no great A10 team that's obviously better.
Dayton is always good but seems to be struggling with the rebuild this year. just exhibitions, but got killed by 24 vs Xavier and beat Ashland (?) by 9.
SLU is a whole new team.
SJU is coming off a 9-9 A10 season.
most teams including us are replacing a bunch of pieces. just tough to know who's going to put it together.

I did now have to take a peak at the roster, and it is a very good and experienced backcourt at VCU. I am hoping Bam Bam gets disgruntled with his touches and blows up the chemistry, and Shulga flips on his Big East back to VCU again and transfers mid season to St. Johns.

Towson’s schedule to date has been a very tough one.At 4-4 they are much better than a .500 team.

VT4700 said:

Why would u say that?

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It was a joke since ODU needed 30 if Glou got 22 and no other spider scored…

GKiller said:

Backcourt is elite imo. Deep, veteran, big guards. Winning formula. They easily handled uva picked 5th out of 18 acc teams too. A scrimmage sure & came at time when uva distracted by Bennett retirement but possibly an indicator. The good news is we play them twice & have a big say in results. I like that. The bad news is 9-25 & vcu owning Richmond.

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you know we have to go through the "shoveling dirt on their grave" phase at some point of the season might as well get it over with now 😆

spiderman said:

that's probably the starting lineup, but wonder if we're handing Dusan the start prematurely. if he's beating AP in a fair fight ... fine.
would like to see both to compare.

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Fair question, but if looking at the 1st period in our scrimmage, our starters went 10-13 (6-9 from 3) and held ODU to 5-14 (2-7 from 3) and we outscored them 29-14. My guess is we stay with that 5 to start the season. Sure, it could be as simple as we made shots and they didn't, but I would want to run that 5 out there again opening night to see if it can happen again.

spider23 said:

Not to get into the position debate, but wondering if we know what position or who Glou is playing with on the court? Is he coming in for Dusan, or is he coming in for Tanner - I guess would be my question?

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If we subbed 5 in and 5 out, probably Dusan. But, I would hope we are working with a bunch of different lineups and the only in for out for stuff we do is with Walz and Beagle.