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goodnews:
Has anyone noticed Oaklands schedule? They may be winless but have padded there bank account. Games at Xavier, Purdue, Michigan, Oklahoma State and Michigan State. In addition, games against Toledo and Bradley. I'd say thats pretty aggressive.
ucfpengbuck:
--- Quote from: goodnews on December 06, 2020, 12:46:02 AM ---Has anyone noticed Oaklands schedule? They may be winless but have padded there bank account. Games at Xavier, Purdue, Michigan, Oklahoma State and Michigan State. In addition, games against Toledo and Bradley. I'd say thats pretty aggressive.
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It bothers me that we haven't had a game yet. Not sure what the status is with the Wuhan since it's been 3 weeks that they have shut down their activities. Hopefully before the men go on the road on December 19th to Northern Ky they can squeeze in a game or two against a Westminister/Hiram type to get some live game reps or they're going to start out with some rust while their opponents are not.
ucfpengbuck:
Bluefield state (WV) Wednesday at 7pm according to Vargo per twitter.
Double ET:
--- Quote from: ucfpengbuck on December 06, 2020, 10:12:34 PM ---Bluefield state (WV) Wednesday at 7pm according to Vargo per twitter.
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Article on today’s Tribune/Vilndy
SU men to host first game Wednesday
YSU SPORTS
DEC 7, 2020
JOHN VARGO
Sports Reporter
jvargo@tribtoday.com
YOUNGSTOWN — The start of this year’s college basketball season was Nov. 25. The Youngstown State University men’s basketball team was forced to be a spectator.
YSU paused all team activities due to a positive COVID-19 test on Nov. 16, following national, state, local, and NCAA guidelines regarding the coronavirus. The Penguins’ team exited quarantine and started practicing last Wednesday (Dec. 2).
YSU men’s basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun said the team is hosting Bluefield College (2-4), an NAIA school from Bluefield, Va. The opener for the Penguins is at 7 p.m., Wednesday at the Beeghly Center.
YSU Director of Athletics Ron Strollo said 300 tickets are available for Wednesday’s game, with 100 going to families of players, cheerleaders, band and coaches. That leaves 200 for the general public.
Calhoun said he and his staff are trying to schedule four games before YSU begins Horizon League play Dec. 19 and 20 at Northern Kentucky University.
He said they’re looking at Wednesday, Saturday, Dec. 13 and Dec. 15 as games. Dec. 15 is against Canisius. Calhoun said he doesn’t know if that game is home or away, depending on the travel ban due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
YSU’s team was out for 21 days, practicing six times in November.
“You see them getting back in the swing of things,” Calhoun said. “Their wind is coming back. I’ve been really pleased how they’ve responded coming off quarantine, being anxious to get in the gym. They look pretty good to be honest with you.”
Wednesday will be the first game YSU has played since March 5 in Chicago, when the Penguins lost to UIC in a Horizon League quarterfinal contest.
“We’ve been able to get everybody back practicing, so we’re busy trying to get them back in shape,” Calhoun said. “Obviously, we haven’t played in a very, very long time. I think we’re anxious to see what we look like after such a long delay.”
mudclods:
I called earlier and got a ticket. Who knows how many opportunities we'll get to watch a game in person.
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