Some decent exhibition game watching tonight 

 

CBS Sports predicts the preseason top 25 poll

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ap-top-25-college-basketball-rankings-preseason-poll-florida-duke-illinois/

The SEC is loaded.  We have to protect home court and snatch a few from the away games. I predict huge crowds this year. Time to open the upper deck. 

18 minutes ago, Califashorn75 said:

The SEC is loaded.  We have to protect home court and snatch a few from the away games. I predict huge crowds this year. Time to open the upper deck. 

Not dragging Coach Miller, but the non conference home slate is dogshit. There won't be enough momentum with home crowds until the conference season rolls around for anyone to be discussing opening up the upper deck.

Also, Florida is January 2, before students get back on campus. Which is a real shame. I'm sure it will be sold out, but it won't be ideal without the students.

25 minutes ago, Califashorn75 said:

The SEC is loaded.  We have to protect home court and snatch a few from the away games. I predict huge crowds this year. Time to open the upper deck. 

The SEC race is going to be very interesting… there will be 2-3 really good teams that will go 11-7 in league play 

Some good discussion about Texas around the 40:24 mark.

38 minutes ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

Some good discussion about Texas around the 40:24 mark.

Thank you 

I don't get this Florida is great talk. No team goes far in the tournament without high level guard play. Not only are the Florida guards not high level, but they are also objectively mediocre to bad. Haugh is not some great player. He's a wing that can't shoot consistently and can't defend his position. They can rebound and play good paint defense. They can pressure bad guards into turnovers. That doesn't win titles.

 

51 minutes ago, harveycmd said:

I don't get this Florida is great talk. No team goes far in the tournament without high level guard play. Not only are the Florida guards not high level, but they are also objectively mediocre to bad. Haugh is not some great player. He's a wing that can't shoot consistently and can't defend his position. They can rebound and play good paint defense. They can pressure bad guards into turnovers. That doesn't win titles.

I don’t disagree on Gators guards … especially if B. Fland doesn’t shoot it better . Aberdeen helps the cause 

But they need their front court to dominate every nite against high-major competition 

Todd Golden will coach it up offensively for 87-88 per game average … think that is what counting on. But those tournament games that are played in 70’s and come down to last 3 mins will be interesting again 

5 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

I don’t disagree on Gators guards … especially if B. Fland doesn’t shoot it better . Aberdeen helps the cause 

But they need their front court to dominate every nite against high-major competition 

Todd Golden will coach it up offensively for 87-88 per game average … think that is what counting on. But those tournament games that are played in 70’s and come down to last 3 mins will be interesting again 

Golden is obviously an outstanding coach. It's roster construction that's a problem. Unless Golden can hit threes and defend athletic wings, there's another postseason meltdown coming that these media guys simply refuse to acknowledge. This isn't likely to be a big problem except for a few regular season games and the tournament.

1 hour ago, harveycmd said:

Golden is obviously an outstanding coach. It's roster construction that's a problem. Unless Golden can hit threes and defend athletic wings, there's another postseason meltdown coming that these media guys simply refuse to acknowledge. This isn't likely to be a big problem except for a few regular season games and the tournament.

Yep

SMU closed door scrimmage at 11

29 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

SMU closed door scrimmage at 11

How good are they this year?  I thought for sure they’d fire Andy Enfield after the end of last season.  He seems like a mess personally too

are stats from closed scrimmages available - anywhere?

I did ask for scrimmage updates at half of the football game! Knew where that one was headed. 

@Gerry Hamilton any update on the scrimmage?

Texas blew out SMU .. by over 30

Ok basketball season it is

3 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Texas blew out SMU .. by over 30

Thank you

Edited October 17Oct 17 by Nathan B

6 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Texas blew out SMU .. by over 30

OMG

22 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Texas blew out SMU .. by over 30

can u give us any details like what player really showed out

Best men's college basketball offseason moves

"Best overall offseason

Texas

Sean Miller treated the offseason like Black Friday. Just when it seemed he was done shopping, he found another deal he couldn't resist. In July, Marcus Spears Jr., the former No. 1 player in the 2027 recruiting class, announced that he was reclassifying up a year and would join the Longhorns, a team that had already made itself a contender over the early summer. That plan started with the return of Matas Vokietaitis, who averaged 16 points and nearly 54.5% shooting from the field during UT's Sweet 16 run. Colorado's Isaiah Johnson and TCU's David Punch were two of the most coveted transfers in the country. Miller signed them. He also got Austin Goosby, a five-star recruit and another anchor of this team's No. 4 ranked recruiting class. The Longhorns look like national title contenders months after losing Dailyn Swain, a first-round pick in this summer's NBA draft."

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/50160306/mens-college-basketball-best-worst-offseason-moves-2026-2027

 

Yahoo Sports:  WINNER: TEXAS........

https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/college-basketball-transfer-portal-winners-and-losers-florida-on-the-rise-kansas-in-precarious-situation-170305632.html

 

CBS sports: Winner: Sean Miller loading up for Year 2 at Texas

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2026-college-basketball-transfer-portal-winners-losers/

 

Baylor might be good

AP Poll at 11