For all the Business School guys who hadn't heard ...

Rhode Island is clearly the best team we have played all season. Possibly this decade. They have TEN guys shooting better than 30% from the field and ELEVEN who average 1 rebound per game or more. Further, NINE of their guys shoot better than 12% from three.

Their depth is impressive, as six of their guys are averaging between 0.1 and 0.6 assists per game. And we would be well-advised not to try to take anything inside, because there’s a really good chance that it will get swatted into the James River: nine guys average more than 0.1 blocks per game.

Basically, I would advise all of you to do literally anything else with your time Tuesday night than watch this game in any capacity. Unless they happen to put in some guy named Parnell Pierre, a total loser who has failed to rack up ANY stats whatsoever despite playing 1 minute this year.

Looking for 1 ticket to game. Will be my last UR-VCU game before I leave for college next year. Willing to pay $$ of course. Roll Spide.
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to my eye these Rams looked like one of the weaker A-10 teams we've seen this year...coming off the clunker at Bonaventure I was hoping for a much better performance from the Spiders particularly the offense...it still struggled with extremely poor outside shooting and continuing ball handling troubles...these challenges made it impossible to sustain any offensive momentum and put away the struggling Rams...we allowed them to hang around the entire game...

this win was different...lacking outside shooting, it was interesting to see the Spiders win a game in the paint...Quinn probably had his best game of the season...he along with Burton, Grace, Gustavson and even Roche pounded the ball inside to a 40-26 UR "points in the paint" advantage....the rebounding was un Richmond like against the smaller Rams with the big rebounding reputation coming into the game...notable was a 36-29 UR win on the boards with five players with five, or more, rebounds...we won "2nd chance points" on the power of our offensive rebounding!...that's different!

I'm thankful for the win, but not sure how it translates against the next bunch of Rams who visit Friday night...I expect they'll be significantly better than these struggling Rams...

these amateur video clips from last night's win highlight our win in the paint...you may notice there is not a single three point basket...I have no idea where our three point shooting has gone, but it needs to return right away...last night seems like an anomaly...please return by Friday

Go Spiders!

Since some of you like the photos of old Pitt Feld, here are some more, from the great Dec., 1973, snowstorm during finals.

The deep state is active and influencing our choice for president. This time these unelected bureaucrats have gone after President Joe Biden. Someone in the FBI released a story about President Biden having classified documents to CBS. This happened shortly before Biden was going to announce his reelection campaign for president. The leak has interrupted Biden’s announcement and has surreptitiously encouraged Gavin Newson to run.

The Deep State is improperly influencing politics and endangering the Republic. This time the target is Joe Biden. This is a dangerous development

Kenpom predicting a 1 point win on the road for the Spiders. Always a tough spot, hopefully no buses get stuck leaving town.

Bonnies have been very up and down. Coming off two losses, imagine they will be hungry to right the ship and get back in the W column. Hopefully we build off a pretty good road performance. Seems like a tough spot but I have no read on this one. I think it is going to come down to the last shot.

Big debate going on right now with the NCAA saying most sports should have ~25% of their teams advance to the NCAA tournament. Mooney's clearly in the pro-expansion camp.

From his Richmond bio

• offered by Missouri, Pittsburgh, Kansas State, St. Bonaventure, and San Diego
• Southern Conference Rookie of the Year
• 110 three-pointers ranked ninth in Division I and first among freshmen
• Ranked third in Southern Conference and 39th in Division I in three-point FG pct, at 39.7

To this, I also add that he shot 90.9% FT

Only one or two of our other players could get a similar offer list. If he can play defense well enough to be offered by SEC, ACC, and Big 12 schools, he can be fine in the A10.

While there is a legitimate argument for Bigelow or perhaps others, I think Roche fits perfectly in our starting lineup. He, Burton, and Quinn provide lots of offense. Gustavson will defend the other team's best player, and won't be counted on to take many shots in part due to Roche's presence in the lineup.

We have a wonderful new indoor facility for our baseball team, A wonderful practice facility for our basketball teams,
It’s time that we have an indoor facility for football, both lacrosse teams, field hockey and soccer. A facility that is designed
to give all of these sports an Indoor place to practice. The uniqueness of the different sports will have to be addressed, but
every coach would love to bring their team inside for practice.

This is where the rubber meets the road. Kenpom predicts a one point loss. Road game against a mediocre Davidson team. Mooney has been very good against daddy Mckillop over the years. Time to continue against the son. Loyer is a bit like like Girard from Syracuse, little guy, not overly athletic (has some quicks and guile), and can hurt you if you don't play good D on him. Girard really gave it to Nelson. I am asking Nelson to step up this game and keep Loyer in check, and this is a game we can win, and need to win to break this home W, road L pattern. Lets get a 71-69 win.

I need some help from SFSpidur and others who can honestly analyze the situation. We are what we are at this point in the season. It sucks, and we should be much better. We all know where (or with whom) the problem lies whether we are willing to admit it or not. But for this thread, he who must not be named should not be mentioned here. Here there is no debating our 3-5 record. It happened, and it is a fact.

What I need to know is do we have a mathematical chance to make the NCAAs if we go undefeated the rest of the way. I'm not looking for whether we have a realistic shot. I think we know that answer. I want to know if it is possible if we don't lose another game all season until the A10 finals.

I would imagine it is still slimly possible, but given we have a very bad loss, no good wins, and not too many chances left to get good wins, I would imagine it is narrowing in on 0 even if we win out until the A10 finals. Please give me your analysis from a factual standpoint.

I support my Spiders with everything I know. And I will be there cheering them on if we are 0-11 IF we are still playing for a chance at a bid. So, please help me evaluate when/if we are eliminated. I would love to see an update on our chances after each game.

Billy Cosh, Richmond's new OC, advocates flexibility linked to players' ability

Looking for Spiders to keep rolling. Burton is finding his groove.

Duquesne coming in off two straight victories over the Rams (Rhody and VCU). Hopefully the players and crowd are up for a Saturday evening game.

Richmond 73 Duq 65

Just saw in the news John Marshall HS is ranked #1 in the country after a big week of wins, and then also noticed the 2nd ranked team is another VA team in Chantilly - Paul IV.

WIth two high profile teams so close to UR, they have got to have some good players. Anyone know if we are recruiting any players from these teams?

Hardt's email today mentions some upgrades coming to Pitt Field for next year. I know fundraising for this has been going on for many years, so it's great to see it at least partly come to fruition.

I'm a little confused on how much is going to be added though...it mentions indoor batting cages, so is this the full stadium rebuild planned as part of the Elevate campaign, or only a portion of it? I thought it was supposed to be all one building with press box, concessions, restrooms, batting cages, grandstands, etc. But the only thing they specifically mention besides the separate outfield seating area is the batting cages.

"We can’t wait to unveil...enhancements to Pitt Field, including indoor batting cages and additional outfield seating."

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one post game summary called this one a "stunner" and it sure was...usually these types of comebacks come against the Spiders and end badly...tonight Richmond made Duquesne the victim!

there were dozens of key plays in the 22 point comeback, but check out the amateur video (there was a lot of pandemonium in the stands) of the two plays that finally put away the Dukes...Jason Nelson recovers a loose ball on a busted play and gets it to Roche who had missed five threes in a row...this time nothing but net for the win...

Ha! I don't know about Roche, or you guys, but 60 years ago in my backyard I made that same shot numerous times...of course I was only being guarded by my shadow!

Then there was the dramatic defensive stop...enjoy the way Bigelow goes after and rips down the rebound...his emotion, energy and aggression along with Quinn and Burton in the second half really turned things around on both ends of the court...

not sure what this remarkable win means...you won't be successful coming back from 22 down but once every 18 years...just ask Coach Mooney, it's reportedly his biggest comeback win at UR...but right now I'm not going to worry about consistency...as they say, I'm going to enjoy the moment...we beat a competitive team for the second game in a row...that's a first for this season...

Go Spiders!

Quinn now seems to becoming more aggressive which we need to create double teams
and more open shooters. His footwork is pretty good, but in off season, he really needs
to work on his upper body strength. He needs strong hands like Bigelow to help
him to be be a more effective scorer.

For several years the CAA says they are the FCS equivalent of the SEC.
With JMU gone, I don’t think so.
Anyone I’m mistaken?

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when we left for the game today The Sheriff muttered that she thought we were in for a very long day...the struggling start to the season had hammered down lofty hopes and expectations to ground level...we entered the Robins Center just hoping for a little progress since W&M...the Spiders shocked us again...this time in a good way!

if you weren't able to see the game these amateur clips from the second half will give you an idea of what the Spiders did to keep the Bulldogs on the mat for the entire game on both ends of the court...energy, aggression and execution we hadn't seen so far this season enabled the Spiders to bury Drake at the beginning and you know what?...we never let up...

UR ended the game on a 22-10 run after the Bulldogs only run of the 2nd half...

and how about Neal Quinn?...whatever T.J. Cline helped him with it sure worked today...that was a performance that he can build on...Quinn set the tone inside for UR in the opening minutes and the Spiders went on to dominate the Bulldogs in the paint all afternoon...

now that we've seen what the Spiders can be, our expectations have been raised again...obviously the next challenge is sustaining and building on today as a team...the schedule would appear to give us a good chance to further strengthen our game before the A-10 season begins after Christmas...

Go Spiders!

These clowns want to run the country and they can't even elect a speaker. Held hostage by the fruitcakes, how fitting.

Maybe Santos would be a good candidate. Neurosurgeon, Nobel Prize winner, Medal of Honor awardee.

We have had a number of terrific 2nd have defenses, but tonight was incredible. Duquesne only scored 24 points with 27.3% FG and 1-13 3PS for 7.7%

When Beckwith was interviewing CM after the game, Chris had something in his moUtah.
It was dark. He hasn’t started chewing tobacco or snuff to get more hillbill recruits, has he?
I know he really admired Larry Bird’s game. Lol

Remember a friend from my Spider days who flunked out of Richmond and drove over to then RPI. He applied and was accepted the next day. Now many who applied have been told they were accepted even though no final decision has been made.. Everyone makes mistakes but a "reasonable" person would think there would be some system of confirming the validity of an email about acceptance before the "send" button was hit.

https://www.wric.com/news/local-new...ng-acceptance-emails-to-prospective-students/

OK, enough with the superstition. Time to dig in and start playing.

My prediction is 74-66 Spiders win, which I had in my head and then looked and almost exactly the same as Kenpom's prediction.