Little bit of a battle in the first before UWO was able to pull away from RF last night. Titans got hot from deep to extend the margin, then had a comfortable second half. Checked the other game at halftime, and I'm not sure LX had missed a shot yet. Should be a fun one tomorrow at Kolf. I tried to get the band to start a "Let's Play Football" chant in the 2nd half, but no dice. Looks like WIAC will be a 5-bid league.

D3 NPI rankings as of now:

UWO - 1 AQ
UWW - 7 Pool C1
UWP - 16 Pool C5
UWL - 26 Pool C11
UWRF- 38 Pool C20

What a difference a parking spot makes. UWO jumps out to a 9-0 lead, RF gets it down to 2 at 13-11 before the Titans pull away. A bit more energy in this game than Wednesday's game. Couldn't get a "let's play football" chant started, either.

Quote from: scottiedawg on February 05, 2026, 09:35:54 AM

Quote from: Voice of the Titans on February 05, 2026, 08:13:45 AMbut the difference was the fact that UWP got 80% of the 50-50 balls, and took full advantage. Something like 19 second chance points on 13 offensive boards. When you're getting 40% of your points on a second effort, that's huge when 90 total points are scored.

YUP. I feel like Platt saved at least 3 balls going out of bounds, turning that into an offensive board and continued possession. Their effort was VERY VERY high.

About 2:15 to go, UWP missed a shot, scrambled for control, missed another shot, scrapped for another rebound, kicked it out to Mackiewicz who canned a 3 to go up 4. That let a lot of air out of the building.

Tough one at Kolf last night. I'll take my portion of the blame.....even though I got there earlier than usual, someone took my parking spot. First game all year in a different spot. Could have altered the outcome. As for the actual game, points were at a premium. UWO missed a good number of bunnies, but the difference was the fact that UWP got 80% of the 50-50 balls, and took full advantage. Something like 19 second chance points on 13 offensive boards. When you're getting 40% of your points on a second effort, that's huge when 90 total points are scored. Back at it on Sunday.

Rare road trip for me last night to Whitewater, with the obligatory stop at The Waypoint (before or after the game?). A very "oof" Q1 for the Titans, but I think the last minute of Q2 was the key. Being able to cut it from 9 to 5 (great song, as well) was big. Forcing 4 Turnovers and 0-5 shooting to end Q3 didn't hurt as well.

Quote from: ChickenHoops on January 10, 2026, 03:48:42 PMTried to get a prop bet this morning on my way through Illinois on wins by Badgers, Pointers and Packers.  Vegas wouldn't give me odds. Said the Pointers were off the board. Bad karma I suspect.

We're stopping near Nashville to watch the Point and Packer game. We don't eat chicken....family career as a chicken grower....but we suspect we can get some BBQ there.

Any thoughts on what a $100 bet would pay for those three wins?  I know the Badgers won already so could have went one leg and won some serious coin I suspect.

And don't say replace Pointers with Marquette....never want them to win unless it's again Iowa or Indiana.

$100 on that parlay would probably go $5k.

Quote from: ChickenHoops on January 10, 2026, 04:11:10 PMNo announcers for the Point women's game at Oshkosh.  That sucks.  I'll have to send a strongly worded letter about game management to Darryl Sims, the Oshkosh AD. At least it isn't on FloSports.

I guess the students from radio or TV aren't interested in doing some of the games over break. That's too bad.

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Quote from: Voice of the Titans on December 09, 2025, 04:10:27 PMAny other teams out there with ONE true home game before WIAC play starts?

Why ask now?

Sorry.

No apology needed, just didn't get the context.

I just noticed that UWO has one non-conference game on campus before WIAC play, that's all.

Quote from: ChickenHoops on December 11, 2025, 10:45:38 AM

Quote from: Voice of the Titans on December 09, 2025, 04:10:27 PMAny other teams out there with ONE true home game before WIAC play starts?

Why ask now?

Sorry.

Any other teams out there with ONE true home game before WIAC play starts?

It has been a few days, but time to post. Heck of a run by UWO. I've seen a lot of teams in my time (the first game I ever saw was the '96 title game), and there have been many great teams, but I'd say this one was the most fun game in and game out. I don't know if I'll watch a replay of the game, but man, that was a good look at the end. Tip of the hat to the seniors this year, it was a great run. I'd say the WIAC will be fun next year, but it always is.

Also, man was it difficult to find any sort of link to buy Final Four gear. In today's age of QR codes, you'd think you could get a webpage to get anything from hoodies to can koozies.

Beyer got my page, UWO bench wins 27-8. Cool to see a couple of WIAC teams in the Final Four. Next year, just give bids to the top 8. Now, to find a site that is selling gear! I need more hoodies!

Should I make the drive? Might have to hire a divorce attorney if I do. Play defense like that, and it is game over. Can BW hit 50% from three again? Also, 2 opposing players with 17 rebounds in the same game? Crazy stuff. I'll say whichever team is plus on bench points will play next weekend. Paging Sammi Beyer!

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Quote from: Voice of the Titans on March 12, 2025, 11:30:34 AMThe former coach in me decided to watch some game film. I can say that IWU is everywhere. I walked out of my classroom for lunch, and I was in the middle of a trap. 59 is their lowest total of the year. Can UWO hold them around there? IWU has 2 averaging 15, but I think the key is keeping the 2 that average 11 under 7. If you can do that, it would be an elite performance.

How about holding them to just 43 Points? 😆

"Don't let them score" is always another option.