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    Oklahoma State has the highest expectations of all the teams on our schedule.
    - Tied for #8 in the preseason AP poll.
    - #12 in the preseason Coaches poll.
    - Kansas and Oklahoma State were picked tied for #1 in the Big 12 preseason poll.

    Marcus Smart was also selected as the preseason Big 12 player of the year. Smart was last year's Big 12 player of the year and Big 12 freshman of the year. He is expected to be a top 5 draft pick in next year's NBA Draft.

    Oklahoma State guards Marcus Smart and Markel Brown were selected to the preseason 1st-team All-Big 12 team.

    Oklahoma State comes in at #9 on the USA Today countdown:
    http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...state/3286153/

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    Re: Previewing our opponents

    We are pretty familiar with Mike McConathy and Northwestern State as we let them beat us last year.

    NWST was the overwhelming favorite pick to win the Southland Conference this year by both the coaches and SIDs.

    Senior forward DeQuan Hicks and sophomore guard Jalan West were named to the preseason first team All-SLC. Hicks was last year's SLC newcomer of the year, and West was last year's SLC freshman of the year.

    NWST was the only other Bulldog opponent selected to USA Today's preseason field of 68 as they were picked to play in one of the play-in games:
    http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...state/2632843/

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    Re: Previewing our opponents

    Markel Brown from Ok. State played at Peabody in Alexandria. Peabody is a powerhouse basketball program that contends for state titles annually. For some reason a lot of their players go out of state to places like OK State, Rice, Alabama, UNC Charlotte, etc.

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    Re: Previewing our opponents

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    Oklahoma State has the highest expectations of all the teams on our schedule.
    - Tied for #8 in the preseason AP poll.
    - #12 in the preseason Coaches poll.
    - Kansas and Oklahoma State were picked tied for #1 in the Big 12 preseason poll.

    Marcus Smart was also selected as the preseason Big 12 player of the year. Smart was last year's Big 12 player of the year and Big 12 freshman of the year. He is expected to be a top 5 draft pick in next year's NBA Draft.

    Oklahoma State guards Marcus Smart and Markel Brown were selected to the preseason 1st-team All-Big 12 team.

    Oklahoma State comes in at #9 on the USA Today countdown:
    http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...state/3286153/
    I see that game vs OK State is Sat December 14 1:00pm at Chesapeake Arena in OK City. Perfect time for a road trip plus its in a very nice arena.

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    Re: Previewing our opponents

    Future opponent Oklahoma playing on Fox Sports SW right now. They are still in the 1st half against Alabama at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

    This is the first game of a tripleheader. Game 2 has SMU and TCU and game 3 Baylor and Colorado.

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    Re: Previewing our opponents

    Watching OU work over UNT in Norman right now and Rutgers is beating UAB in B'Ham -

    Both have bigs who look decent, but UAB appears to be the much better team
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    Re: Previewing our opponents

    OU beats UNT by 11 (I think) in Norman...
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    Re: Previewing our opponents

    OU announcers cracked on the name "Super Pit"...
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    Re: Previewing our opponents

    Blazers beat Rutgers 79-76...
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    Re: Previewing our opponents

    Switched between #1 Kentucky vs. #2 Michigan State and the Longwood @ TCU game tonight. Longwood beat TCU by 3. They play small and fast.

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    Re: Previewing our opponents

    Here's a chart I prepared to help me see how strong our opponents were last season. As we know, fortunes can change quickly. I prepared this chart for my benefit but decided to share it without double checking it. Let me know if you see errors.

    Saint Mary's, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, USM, and MTSU were all top 50 RPI. Note that Saint Mary's had the highest RPI last year of any team on our schedule. TECH's RPI last season was #51.

    Opponent 2012-2013 Record Division 1 games only Sagarin Rating 2013 Final RPI 2013
    Saint Mary’s (away) 27-7 25 25
    Centenary (home) Division III Div. III Div. III
    Central Arkansas (away) 11-17 295 287
    FL tourn 1st round (N) UNC Greensboro (neutral) 7-22 303 326
    FL tourn 2nd round (N) -
    San Diego or Illinois-Chicago
    SD 14-18
    UIC 17-16
    175
    167
    158
    177
    FL tourn 3rd round (N) - Wagner/Stetson or St. Bonaventure/Southern Illinois Wagner 19-12
    Stetson 14-16
    St. Bon. 14-15
    SIU 13-17
    176
    225
    122
    162
    129
    216 144 188
    Jackson State (away) 11-18 320 306
    ULL (home) 12-20 230 225
    Southern (home) 20-10 169 172
    Northwestern LA (home) 19-9 132 85
    Oklahoma State (N-OKC) 24-9 26 28
    McNeese (home) 11-17 289 247
    ULM (away) 4-23 325 308
    Oklahoma (away) 20-12 51 44
    Longwood (home) 6-29 339 333
    Florida Atlantic (home) 13-18 232 220
    FIU (home) 18-14 180 116
    Tulane (away) 19-10 151 173
    Southern Miss (away) 25-10 61 27
    Charlotte (home) 21-12 109 81
    Marshall (home) 12-19 218 207
    UTEP (away) 18-14 111 97
    UTSA (away) 10-22 256 262
    Tulsa (home) 16-16 181 124
    North Texas (home) 11-19 260 252
    Rice (home) 4-25 322 323
    East Carolina (away) 19-12 110 67
    Old Dominion (away) 5-25 286 318
    Middle Tennessee (home) 28-6 47 33
    UAB (away) 15-17 160 142
    Rice (away) – 2nd game 4-25 322 323
    Louisiana Tech 26-7 81 51
    Last edited by HoDo-Tech70; 11-19-2013 at 05:30 PM.

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    Re: Previewing our opponents

    In the chart in the above post the possible 2nd and 3rd round opponents from the tournament next week in Florida have been added. The tournament appears to be seeded based on last season's final RPI. We are #1 seed with Wagner #2 and St. Bonaventure #3.

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