Hoops 12/15-12/21

[El-Moldo]

Good point. A lot of Big Ten teams are wounded, with 4,5,6 losses already. They are going to do everything to WIN every conference game. Gonna be tough. Sorry about forgetting Marshall. Did they fly there or take a bus? So PSU played 2 true AWAY games and 4 at neutral courts. That's 2 true road games as visitors at an opponents true home arena. Didn't realize PSU has 4 votes in the AP Poll this week. Did someone raise their vote total, or did a different voter see the light?

[DragonsDoExist]

Couldn't find the breakdown of votes this week so I'm not sure about that. Pitt has also played 2 true road games this year. Common for power 5 teams at this point.

By the way it's the Dartmouth Big Green!

[El-Moldo]

Green? As in inexperienced? And despite what Pitt's schedule was like, PSU will have 9 tough road games ahead. Playing the likes of Ohio State, Maryland and Minnesota on the road will be no walk in the park, unlike Bucknell during Thanksgiving break, and Marshall after finals. Road crowds of 5000-6000 are certainly NOT as intimating as one trip to Illinois.

[DragonsDoExist]

Don't think anyone is on here claiming PSU's out of conference schedule has been murderers row. But we are all well aware of ur objective on this board by now.

[El-Moldo]

To inform the uninformed?

[abpk2903]

Penn State played a fair non-conference schedule. Jeff Sargain is so biased towards the B1G it's sickening...

Why don't you let the informing to someone like Crimson who at least gives PSU a fair shake?

Sorry Penn State ruined your holiday season.

[DragonsDoExist]

To inform the uninformed?

Poo pooing on anything and everything PSU. We get it and find it quite flattering.

[PLDragons24]

GW beat 11th ranked Wichita State today so that'll be a nice little RPI boost for Penn State. Wichita State was ranked 6th in RPI before the loss.

[El-Moldo]

Since St. Francis beat Duquesne by 15 on Duquesne's home floor, and Penn State only beat Duquesne by two at the BJC, does that bring down PSU's RPI?

[PLDragons24]

Yes and no. The final scores don't matter, just a win or loss, so the score differences have no effect. Obviously if Duquesne losses to bad opponents Penn State won't get as many points for the win.