GU VS WSU

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2007 11:00 AM PST

This year's greatest Northwest Men's College Basket matchup is happening tonight. I know most of you don't care, but I have to show some Spokane pride. Not to mention, the winter meetings are going to suck. I predict a hard fought 63-60 Bulldog victory.

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WSU 74, GU 73 in overtime

This has been a great game the last couple years. It should be extremely exciting.

by Peen on Dec 5, 2007 11:04 AM PST reply actions

is the game televised anywhere but regional?

would like to see austin daye/micah downs + our biggest pac ten competition

by seattlebruin on Dec 5, 2007 11:18 AM PST reply actions

ESPNU nationally

Too bad nobody gets ESPNU

Every time Ibanez is in the lineup, God kills a mariners fan

by Brian Floyd on Dec 5, 2007 11:19 AM PST up reply actions

there are

a number of bars in Spokane that have ESPNU

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2007 11:21 AM PST up reply actions

Bars

is there anything they can't do?

by Shawk on Dec 5, 2007 11:31 AM PST up reply actions

Allow me to leave sober

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 5, 2007 11:38 AM PST up reply actions

Casinos too

unfortunately they'll be fucking packed and it will be difficult to get in-- because the only way to get ESPNU is to 1) get directTV, and 2) buy the premium sports package. Fuck you ESPN.

"Goddamn Romans. Sure know how to make a ... drum room." --Matt Cameron

by JI on Dec 5, 2007 1:36 PM PST up reply actions

unfortunately

i dont live particularly close to spokane =(.

i wanted to be able to channelsurf between GU-WSU and the HS game that ESPN2 has tonight... so a sports bar is prob not happening =(

by seattlebruin on Dec 5, 2007 11:31 AM PST up reply actions

i bet there are bars in seattle with ESPNU

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2007 11:36 AM PST up reply actions

unfortunately

i live even farther from seattle than i do from spokane =(.

i live somewhere in the jeff sullivan neighborhood of the world

by seattlebruin on Dec 5, 2007 11:41 AM PST up reply actions

oh

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2007 11:43 AM PST up reply actions

There is no OT with diaries.

Go Zags!

Also, see this

"I restore a sense of childlike wonder to people's lives; you give them Zunes and Vista." -- Fake Steve Jobs to Borg employees

by PositivePaul on Dec 5, 2007 11:28 AM PST reply actions

Thanks Paul

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2007 11:35 AM PST up reply actions

Go Zags!

I forgot that they were playing UConn in Boston last weekend, so I failed to either go to the game or even watch it on TV. To punish me, the game was thrilling and the Zags won.

Don't know who's going to win this one, but it's great to see Eastern Washington on the national sports map.

by Nadingo on Dec 5, 2007 11:29 AM PST reply actions

Woo Hoo

I hope my alma mater crushes the Pansies of the Palouse. My guess 75-60 GU

by tkballer22 on Dec 5, 2007 11:32 AM PST reply actions

Go Cougs!!!!!!

This is a great rivalry that has been almost as exciting as the Apple Cup the last 2 years, and I'm rooting for my Cougs to bring home another W. As someone who has a hard time accepting basketball as a sport, I really don't have anything else to contribute.

We want the funk! Give up the funk!

by thejew4u on Dec 5, 2007 11:43 AM PST reply actions

Go Huskies!

Jose Vidro (DH - Ms) was arrested today in an Idaho Bathroom for having a wide stance and sucking.

by CapSea on Dec 5, 2007 11:46 AM PST reply actions

but they are not good

and since they are too chicken to play GU. I've lost all respect.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2007 11:57 AM PST up reply actions

You didn't let me finish.

What I meant to say was "Go Huskies... Women's volleyball team!"

Jose Vidro (DH - Ms) was arrested today in an Idaho Bathroom for having a wide stance and sucking.

by CapSea on Dec 5, 2007 11:58 AM PST up reply actions

Christal Morrison?

"I restore a sense of childlike wonder to people's lives; you give them Zunes and Vista." -- Fake Steve Jobs to Borg employees

by PositivePaul on Dec 5, 2007 12:27 PM PST up reply actions

A+

Jose Vidro (DH - Ms) was arrested today in an Idaho Bathroom for having a wide stance and sucking.

by CapSea on Dec 5, 2007 12:35 PM PST up reply actions

I have allegiances to both

(is that possible? can I have more than one allegiance?)

GU 70 Wazzu 67.

And some teams run and hide from Gonzaga.

by Shawk on Dec 5, 2007 11:55 AM PST reply actions

Etowns Keys

Gonzaga's 3 pt shooting. Teams that have beaten the Cougars in the last two years have shot the lights out from behind the arc.
Aron Baynes. If WSU gets him going early WSU probably wins this game. Baynes can easily score 20 while getting the Zags bigmen in foul trouble. If Baynes gets into foul trouble I think the Cougs are in trouble.
Turnovers. Washington State under the Bennetts have kept the turnovers down to a minimum, but if Gonzaga plays aggressive I think they can force a few more turnovers than normal.

I think the Cougs win this one because of experience but I wouldn't put money on it. It will probably come down to the wire.

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by etowncoug on Dec 5, 2007 1:08 PM PST reply actions

Doesn't at least one key

have to do with experience, or have I been watching too many Fox baseball broadcasts?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 5, 2007 1:13 PM PST up reply actions

you mean veterans who have been through wars

right, pdb? this may be OT, but since were on the Ms board we need to keep up with the front office terminology!

ugh

by seattlebruin on Dec 5, 2007 1:37 PM PST up reply actions

No

You've just been reading Bavasi's thoughts again. Time to bust the tinfoil hat back out...

We want the funk! Give up the funk!

by thejew4u on Dec 5, 2007 1:37 PM PST up reply actions

Go potential future alma mater!

When life gives you scurvy, make lemonade.

by Mariner John on Dec 5, 2007 3:12 PM PST reply actions

Go UNLV Runnin Rebels!

Of course, you haven't really gone anything since 1991, but a man can dream. Nice tourney run last year, though.

by Gomez on Dec 5, 2007 3:22 PM PST reply actions

Zags 78, Cougs 72

Gonzaga Basketball is the only thing getting me up in the morning these days, sportswise. Well, that and Kevin Durant.

I'd be lying if I said I was confident about tonight's game, though. GU's dealt me too many nutshots over the past few years for me to put much faith in their big-game performances.

How I wish I was still an undergrad...

by Hoft on Dec 5, 2007 3:41 PM PST reply actions

I'm skipping the gym and running home after work

for this one. I'm not a big basketball fan, but this team (and last year's) is the first time a WSU team has been good at something since I graduated.

Go Cougs! And hooray for ESPNU! (I often forget it even exists, let alone that I get it at home.)

by Teej on Dec 5, 2007 3:43 PM PST reply actions

Go Bruins!!

vs WSU 1/12/08, @ WSU 2/7/08

vs Gonzaga 3/23/06
and i think we all know how that one turned out =)

by seattlebruin on Dec 5, 2007 3:47 PM PST reply actions

I'M GOING!!!! WOOOOO!!!!

Honestly, GU is gonna destroy Wazzu. It's not that GU is that much better team, but the homecourt advantage is almost indescribable. If you didn't go the the UW game at GU last year you have no idea how crazy it gets. It's literally the loudest most energy filled thing you'll ever be a part of for a ranked team coming into the Kennel.

I know people who were neutral fans going to the UW game last year who said the only way to describe the Kennel's fan's craziness is by the scene in the Lord of the Rings where the Orcs are marching to go slaughter everyone.

That said... Gonzaga 82, Wazzu 71

by SethGrandpa on Dec 5, 2007 3:54 PM PST reply actions

I think you're underestimating

the Cougars' ability to put fans to sleep with their style of play.

by Teej on Dec 5, 2007 4:23 PM PST up reply actions

I think you're the underestimating one...

I've been to every home game for a year and a half. Even the in the game we lost I've NEVER seen the Kennel "put to sleep".

by SethGrandpa on Dec 5, 2007 4:38 PM PST up reply actions

Don't make Kyle Weaver

posterize a bitch

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by etowncoug on Dec 5, 2007 4:49 PM PST up reply actions

I don't think any team in America

will score 80 points on WSU this year. The only team that did it last year was USC, and it took two overtimes. It's just the nature of the slow, deliberate offense and swarming defense of the Cougars. They don't give up points.

by Teej on Dec 5, 2007 8:33 PM PST up reply actions

Looks like they won't score 80 pts total.

Jose Vidro (DH - Ms) was arrested today in an Idaho Bathroom for having a wide stance and sucking.

by CapSea on Dec 5, 2007 9:06 PM PST up reply actions

Oregon will

by Gomez on Dec 5, 2007 9:41 PM PST up reply actions

No they won't

unless they have a crazy night from behind the 3pt line, it's just not happening.

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by etowncoug on Dec 6, 2007 1:54 AM PST up reply actions

theres not a chance in hell

oregon drops 80 on wsu. well maybe more than a chance, but id feel pretty good giving 4-1 or 5-1 against that happening.

of the teams in the pac ten, realistically, only oregon and zona could drop 80 on the cougs. UCLA isnt gonna score 80 on anyone, playing a deliberate style (even if we are running more this year). i'm not afraid of UW, although theyve got some talent. the other teams just flat out suck.

by seattlebruin on Dec 6, 2007 8:51 AM PST up reply actions