Game 9: GMU (8-0) vs Cornell (5-2) on Tuesday, December 2, at 7:00 PM.

[Pikapppatri8]

At this point - I am not going complain - 9-0 to start the season. We could nitpick on things but at the end of the day - all you can do is win.

 

[GMU79]

9-0! Just win, baby!

 

[DRK331]

Highlights from the 99-81 home win against Cornell

Highlights from the 99-81 home win against Cornell

 

[Patriotsince81]

2 slow starts in a row, followed by two a** kickings in the second half. 9-0. Yeah baby yeah!

 

[GunstonsGhost]

Not just a win, but another win that covers the spread. We're consistently better than the simulation Neo!

 

[GM Logo Guy]

Did Skinn mention how Fat was doing?

 

[Sport31]

Good win. EBA was not rocking tonight. Small crowd and very little noise other than the Green. Machine. Very sloppy play in first half , turnovers , Bad 3 PT defense and back cut city for Cornell. On the bright side I think we can play with anybody on offense, if Tony can get these guys. to play D the sky is the limit. Bottom line 9-0 woo hoo.

 

[tblack33]

Hard to pick a surprise of the season so far since so many guys are stepping up and playing above my expectations. With that said, it might be Malik Presley. If you told me that he’d be starting at this point in the season, I’d have thought we’d be closer to 0-9 than 9-0. He showed tonight that he is more than just a defensive / glue guy. A well deserved highlight in the post-game interview with Bill and Chris.

Presley may be one of my favorite guys on this roster. Way underrated defender, he makes guys lives hell when he locks in. So long, and doesn’t force it offensively. Really good to see him turn it around here at Mason after a tough break in the P5. Mincy and long are our stars this year, but Presley feels like our X factor. Bonus that he just looks like he’s having so much fun every time he’s on the floor.

 

[GMU79]

Good win. EBA was not rocking tonight. Small crowd and very little noise other than the Green. Machine. Very sloppy play in first half , turnovers , Bad 3 PT defense and back cut city for Cornell. On the bright side I think we can play with anybody on offense, if Tony can get these guys. to play D the sky is the limit. Bottom line 9-0 woo hoo.

Yes, D can be taught. Scoring can't.
We are light years ahead of where we have been in terms of scoring.

 

[GMUgemini]

Good win. EBA was not rocking tonight. Small crowd and very little noise other than the Green. Machine. Very sloppy play in first half , turnovers , Bad 3 PT defense and back cut city for Cornell. On the bright side I think we can play with anybody on offense, if Tony can get these guys. to play D the sky is the limit. Bottom line 9-0 woo hoo.

They finally locked in on D starting at 52-50 and extended the lead out to 18 at one point and then just kind of coasted from there. I’m sure Tony will have words with them about it.

 

[variaban]

Good win. EBA was not rocking tonight. Small crowd and very little noise other than the Green. Machine. Very sloppy play in first half , turnovers , Bad 3 PT defense and back cut city for Cornell. On the bright side I think we can play with anybody on offense, if Tony can get these guys. to play D the sky is the limit. Bottom line 9-0 woo hoo.

The student section was dead. I remember looking towards them after a few plays and there was nothing. No emotion, no noise. There needs to be some outreach done to teach them some chants, some boos, count clock downs at 5 when there's 9 seconds left, and to yell bu!!shit in unison repeatedly when the refs make a really bad call.

They cannot be acting like this when history is being made literally each game. 9-0, make some f'ing noise!

 

[Jack Strop]

View: https://youtu.be/-bhyW88hoco?si=EyRkwdu_ddjtWu9V

 

[DRK331]

Attendance: 3633

 

[jessej]

Attendance: 3633

is that as counted thru the turnstiles or season tix plus online and walkup sales?

 

[Pablo]

is that as counted thru the turnstiles or season tix plus online and walkup sales?

It's my understanding that the announced attendance includes all tickets sold for the game (i.e., all season tickets, all applicable partial season ticket plans, and the single-game tickets) plus complimentary tickets used.

I've also been told that this number may not be precise.

 

[jkh1978]

I wonder how many tickets were comped as part of the Black Friday sale that were not used.

 

[mkaufman1]

It's my understanding that the announced attendance includes all tickets sold for the game (i.e., all season tickets, all applicable partial season ticket plans, and the single-game tickets) plus complimentary tickets used.

I've also been told that this number may not be precise.

Agreed. I would also say that its probably more precise (but still probably some human error) now because tickets are scanned and have been since like 2005.

: in old man voice: In my day at the Patriot Center, I had to rip and count tickets by hand (like the first year or two I was there working).

 

[GMU1983]

First game of the year enjoyed except for looking at the student section!!! Can someone train them how hard could it be!!!

 

[thebiasedannouncer]

Fatt is fine, he was on the bench for the last 8 minutes, we were just up by double digits and Tony felt no need to risk him

 

[MasonSAE4]

They’ll do well with this type of gameplay in the Ivy League. But it feels like a recipe to get completely obliterated in the second half against more athletic teams

Hey, turns out that more athletic team was us