The lightly regarded North Greenville Crusaders march into HCC tonight hoping to catch the also lightly regarded Capelneers looking ahead to a Sunday afternoon reunion with Charlotte's Miners49ers.
It's hard to predict anything much about this game. It shouldn't, by any stretch of the imagination, be close; and that's precisely why it may be closer than we care to see. Another 1 basket night from Obacha and another 16 percent shooting performance from the Burgess-Hamilton-Eaves triumvirate and it won't matter how many points Tevin Baskin can pour in.
While this game is getting under way, Darcy Vincent's Apps could be well on the way to their first-ever defeat at the hands of a very good A&T Aggies squad in the Corbett Center. A&T already boasts wins over UR's Spiders, Davidson, GaState and Stetson.
Then, most of ASU's few remaining loyal basketball fans will be scoreboard-watching during tonight's Battle for the Hornet's Nest as Davidson travels the short route down I-77 and across Harris Blvd. to University Center and Halton Arena to take on an extremely dangerous, 7-1 Charlotte team. It will take some McKillop magic and some McKillop-patented Long Island cheap shots to get his team in the win column this outing--because his all-everything forward, De'Mon Brooks, is injured and will not play.
Charlotte's premier point guard, Pierria Henry, is questionable for the game as is 6-6 guard Ivan Benkovic. Never mind, the Niners are loaded and big. Heck, they're even loaded with former Jason Capel recruits--like PG Denzel Ingram (Chapel Hill) (who's said to have verballed to Capel on a home visit and backed out the very next day) and PF Marki Bryan (Raleigh) (who verballed to Capel twice--and backed out twice).
If Davidson can't hang with UNCC tonight without Brooks; methinks ASU is in for a world of hurt Sunday without Canty. Boy, would I love to be wrong.
Que sera, sera! Give 'em Hell, Apps!
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Re: "The Crusade" in HCC: NGreenville on the march
We are in a world of hurt either way.
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Re: "The Crusade" in HCC: NGreenville on the march
I just hope we win this game. Charlotte will beat us by 20+......
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Re: "The Crusade" in HCC: NGreenville on the march
Man UNCC is catching us at a perfect time. All time low of our program vs their hottest moment since the Carter administration.
As for North Greenville, if we lose, fire Capel mid season. If we win, fire him in March.
As for North Greenville, if we lose, fire Capel mid season. If we win, fire him in March.
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Re: "The Crusade" in HCC: NGreenville on the march
Granted it's exam time, mid week game, against NGU, and quite possibly the worst team we've ever put on a basketball court; there is no excuse for the "crowd." There are literally like 50 people there.
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I don't think that word means what you think it means.Gonzo wrote:Granted it's exam time, mid week game, against NGU, and quite possibly the worst team we've ever put on a basketball court; there is no excuse for the "crowd." There are literally like 50 people there.
But it pretty bad.
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This scene...empty arena, low spirit, low expectations, unenthusiastic performances...reminds me so much of '68, '69 and '70 when Appalachian moved to Division 1, but continued to struggle against NAIA and DII teams for 6 or 7 more years. Back to the future!
Earth to Charlie Cobb...enough of this...it's killing our athletic program and your career. Pardon my directness, Charlie; but our fans have lived through quite enough of this for decade upon decade!
Earth to Charlie Cobb...enough of this...it's killing our athletic program and your career. Pardon my directness, Charlie; but our fans have lived through quite enough of this for decade upon decade!
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Where is Houston when you need him?
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Re: "The Crusade" in HCC: NGreenville on the march
Just 4 years ago the HCC was relatively full with a great atmosphere. We were in the hunt for conference championships every year. We were beating UNCC and Jeremy Linn at Harvard.
Capel has torn us to nothing. We can't beat a D-2 school. Players are failing classes and getting arrested. It truly can't get any worse.
Capel has torn us to nothing. We can't beat a D-2 school. Players are failing classes and getting arrested. It truly can't get any worse.
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It can and I think it will. APR for next year will prob. prevent us from going to NCAAs if we had the best season in history.
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We look as lost as a ball in high weeds.
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Can't blame Charlie. He does not do the hiring and firing. The " big donors" are in charge of that. 
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It is his job to At least put up a fight when it can kill a program.bcoach wrote:Can't blame Charlie. He does not do the hiring and firing. The " big donors" are in charge of that.
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It's his job, period!
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Line of the week!AppinVA wrote:We look as lost as a ball in high weeds.
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I was being sarcastic. You better believe it is his job. He just isn't doing it.bcoach wrote:Can't blame Charlie. He does not do the hiring and firing. The " big donors" are in charge of that.
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App 52-49 with 11 minutes left.
App 17 out of 23 at the FT line.
App 17 out of 23 at the FT line.
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Isn't North Greenville where Fancher was just before he came to App?
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