Game 1: GMU (0-0) vs Monmouth (0-0) on Monday, November 6, at 7:00 PM.

[psyclone]

Midmajor madness caa preview on Monmouth (pick them 11th out of 14):

Monmouth

For the second year of Monmouth’s venture into the CAA, Head Coach King Rice will be joined by his son; Bucknell transfer and All-CAA Preseason Honorable Mention Xander Rice. He’ll unite with a youthful Hawks roster that saw some major improvements late into last season as the staff looks to build on that new found experience.

“Our dream when [Xander] was a kid was for him to play at North Carolina or another high-major program,” Rice said. “Then he earned that opportunity and came home and said ‘that could be cool for 8-9 months, but what we could do [at Monmouth] could be cool for a lifetime.’ When your son tells you something like that, it makes you just want to be better.”

CAA Men’s Basketball Season Preview: Can Charleston repeat the magic?

After a historic 2022-23 season, Charleston will have an opportunity to repeat the magic in the newly dubbed Coastal Athletic Association.

www.midmajormadness.com

 

[mkaufman1]

All I know is we need to beat a bunch of goombas from Jersey whose school campus was given to them by BRAC commission.

Completely and utterly incorrect.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

Completely and utterly incorrect.

Which part - goombas ?

 

[mkaufman1]

Which part - goombas ?

Brac giving Monmouth the campus. One thing has nothing to do with the other. Dont care if you call them goombas but I guess I’m a goomba lol.

 

[Old Man]

One more day and a wake up!

 

[GMU79]

Brac giving Monmouth the campus. One thing has nothing to do with the other. Dont care if you call them goombas but I guess I’m a goomba lol.

Brac giving Monmouth the campus. One thing has nothing to do with the other. Dont care if you call them goombas but I guess I’m a goomba lol.

Brac giving Monmouth the campus. One thing has nothing to do with the other. Dont care if you call them goombas but I guess I’m a goomba lol.

Brac giving Monmouth the campus. One thing has nothing to do with the other. Dont care if you call them goombas but I guess I’m a goomba lol.

BRAC?

 

[Old Man]

BRAC?

The BRAC (Base ReAlignment Commission, I think) recommended the closing down of many military bases around the US, and maybe the world, in the 90s. I'm guessing the implication is that Monmouth got one of the closed facilities ... but I have no idea.

 

[mkaufman1]

BRAC?

It closed army bases a while back. Take a look at Google. The one @Pikapppatri8 is referencing is Fort Monmouth (where my father worked) which isn’t far from Monmouths campus.

Anyway, let’s talk about basketball.

Monmouth has two guys who do a podcast and I listened to their season preview last night. One guy thought they’d take Mason down but that Mason also used to be in the Patriot League, lol. I messaged with his partner and he said yeah I know that was a mistake and he didn’t sound as optimistic. Mentioned that while we have a new team, chances are it’ll be a buy game and we use our talent and ability to win as expected.

Funny enough during their podcast they had comments about the admin not engaging students enough, not having students engaged at games etc.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

It closed army bases a while back. Take a look at Google. The one @Pikapppatri8 is referencing is Fort Monmouth (where my father worked) which isn’t far from Monmouths campus.

Anyway, let’s talk about basketball.

Monmouth has two guys who do a podcast and I listened to their season preview last night. One guy thought they’d take Mason down but that Mason also used to be in the Patriot League, lol. I messaged with his partner and he said yeah I know that was a mistake and he didn’t sound as optimistic. Mentioned that while we have a new team, chances are it’ll be a buy game and we use our talent and ability to win as expected.

Funny enough during their podcast they had comments about the admin not engaging students enough, not having students engaged at games etc.

The BRAC commission is still around and they closed and consolidated installations as recently as a few years ago. The closure of FT Monmouth gave a considerable amount of land to Monmouth college now University. Some of the land on Fort Monmouth is also going to Netflix. It was a HUGE installation -- CECOM used to be located there.

 

[mkaufman1]

The BRAC commission is still around and they closed and consolidated installations as recently as a few years ago. The closure of FT Monmouth gave a considerable amount of land to Monmouth college now University. Some of the land on Fort Monmouth is also going to Netflix. It was a HUGE installation -- CECOM used to be located there.

Yes but the university had a lot of land irregardless.

Anyway, back to basketball, please.

 

[GMU79]

It closed army bases a while back. Take a look at Google. The one @Pikapppatri8 is referencing is Fort Monmouth (where my father worked) which isn’t far from Monmouths campus.

Anyway, let’s talk about basketball.

Monmouth has two guys who do a podcast and I listened to their season preview last night. One guy thought they’d take Mason down but that Mason also used to be in the Patriot League, lol. I messaged with his partner and he said yeah I know that was a mistake and he didn’t sound as optimistic. Mentioned that while we have a new team, chances are it’ll be a buy game and we use our talent and ability to win as expected.

Funny enough during their podcast they had comments about the admin not engaging students enough, not having students engaged at games etc.

Sounds like it's not only a Mason problem.

 

[MasonFanatic]

I've been asking for a pregame/halftime countdown clock in the Gold Room, like the one in the Green Room, for years. Deaf ears thus far.

I've suggested this repeatedly as well.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

I've mentioned this repeatedly as well

This seems to be an easy issue to solve - and cheap

 

[mkaufman1]

Sounds like it's not only a Mason problem.

It’s not, but we should have a little bit more “students into it”. More students by a lot. We are not their peer in terms of student body etc. They also have the same issue for football.

It’s whatever, but was interesting to hear the parallel of complaints.

 

[EXpatriot13]

It’s not, but we should have a little bit more “students into it”. More students by a lot. We are not their peer in terms of student body etc. They also have the same issue for football.

It’s whatever, but was interesting to hear the parallel of complaints.

We shouldn’t be comparing our situation to theirs. They aren’t really known for much success in athletics nor have they had really great support.

Our support from students and the community absolutely needs to get better, but priority one is fixing the product on the court. The rest will follow.

Hype to watch the start of the Skinn era tomorrow, let’s go!

 

[tblack33]

I've suggested this repeatedly as well.

Going to make a point to mention it to Folarin if he stops by our table in the gold room tomorrow night. Maybe if we all make a point to mention it on the same night, they will hear it enough/it will annoy the AD enough that they’ll do it.

 

[GMU79]

I should probably already know this, but will the game be televised?

 

[mkaufman1]

I should probably already know this, but will the game be televised?

Yes. ESPN plus.

 

[GMU79]

Yes. ESPN plus.

Thanks!

 

[Pikapppatri8]

I am heading down after I get my dog back from his 1 year puppy check-up