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jayandbutton · 11-13-07, 08:07 AM

i think this is a first for the CCAA.

never before in memory can i recall any conference team playing on national television in basketball other than at the national tournament. but tonight that will change.

give coach jeff oliver some huge props for this one. first, he had the connections to get into UCLA's tournament at pauley with an all-DI lineup. and then, all his team did was beat a DI tournament team that won the big sky conference and went to the big dance. this also is the same team that just beat perennial WAC power utah state by seven points, but fell behind the yotes by as many as 19 before losing 71-59.

fresh off winning the disney classic in anaheim against some high quality teams like metro state, the yotes are more than for real. now 4-0 with no cupcake victories they now square off against the #2-ranked DI team in the nation in UCLA.

yes, lakdod, picking this team only third is a huge snub. they won't go unbeaten but i too pick them as league favorites. humboldt just beat the afghan national team, and the leading scorer on the other side is a former bronco player who rode the bench his entire career, hardly a tough foe.

i am dropping everything to see this game on ESPN2 at 7:30.

11-13-07, 08:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
jayandbutton Guru Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 612	CSUSB Coyotes on ESPN Tonight i think this is a first for the CCAA. never before in memory can i recall any conference team playing on national television in basketball other than at the national tournament. but tonight that will change. give coach jeff oliver some huge props for this one. first, he had the connections to get into UCLA's tournament at pauley with an all-DI lineup. and then, all his team did was beat a DI tournament team that won the big sky conference and went to the big dance. this also is the same team that just beat perennial WAC power utah state by seven points, but fell behind the yotes by as many as 19 before losing 71-59. fresh off winning the disney classic in anaheim against some high quality teams like metro state, the yotes are more than for real. now 4-0 with no cupcake victories they now square off against the #2-ranked DI team in the nation in UCLA. yes, lakdod, picking this team only third is a huge snub. they won't go unbeaten but i too pick them as league favorites. humboldt just beat the afghan national team, and the leading scorer on the other side is a former bronco player who rode the bench his entire career, hardly a tough foe. i am dropping everything to see this game on ESPN2 at 7:30.