Tailgate outside the coliseum announced for the doubleheader.

No invitation for student orgs to setup but WoW will have a tent in the grassy area outside the coliseum, will have giveaways, etc, and certain organizations who signed up will be tabling there. Not exactly a Lumberjack Ally tailgate but its something to get students out at least.

Yeah at least it's something. PHA sent me a message a few months ago about it, but never heard anything back. So I guess they decided not to make it anything other than what it is now.

Which is a shame, I hate that they discourage tailgating for basketball games.

PHA apparently is permanently moving (again) back to section 106. They have the large flag prepared for tonight and will be a staple at all games going forward. I wish we could enforce that students can ONLY sit in 106 and 105, as well as ONLY students can sit in these sections. Last few years too many random GA ticket holders sit there, which causes friction and causes the students to not stand, etc.

I for one, still wish we would try to have the students surround the baseline and all be close to the court and opposing bench. Would easily be a greater environment. But, as long as we could at least get them together...that's step one.

PurpleOut said:

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I for one, still wish we would try to have the students surround the baseline and all be close to the court and opposing bench. Would easily be a greater environment.

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Agreed. I love how SMU's "mob" student section does it. Its the lower level all the way around:

Yep, love that, also similar to what NC State has. Unfortunately that's not fully possible with the WRJ since those examples have different levels for those lower sections. But still, something should be able to be figured out.

We should reach out and/or propose that they make the area below a full tailgate scene for Saturday games. Just like football, where everyone and can set up their own tailgate.

^ I have absolutely no doubt athletics would be behind it. School administration? Maybe not so much. The rowdy tailgates during football season haven't won a lot of favors with the conservative townspeople (aka "boosters"). Getting a Lumberjack ally style tailgate there would be a fight.

That Howard kid is as advertised. What a weapon.

Not sure exactly what some of you were talking about. The last 5 minutes of the game our possessions looked like this:

- turnover
- missed jumper
- 1 of 2 free throws
- turnover
- made jumper
- 1 of 2 free throws
- 1 of 2 free throws (offensive board)
- missed layup, offensive board, missed jumper


So we missed a few shots and attacked the basket leading to free throws and offensive rebounds.

Anyways, we played ok. Controlled most of the second half, yet couldn't put them away. UCA can put up points as good as anyone, but that still should have been a 10 point win. Game was won on the glass. We had 23 offensive boards. UCA had 23 rebounds TOTAL. Still need a better performance this weekend. We can beat UNO.

Students deserve a shout out tonight. What could be seen on tv looked great, as did the giant flag. It's a good start! If we can get them to get a little rowdy now instead of sitting on their hands, we'd be in business.

I know we have these "show for dough" games on purpose, but I get annoyed when I see them sitting up top in the corners, out of the game, wearing red or green or whatever. Maybe it's just me, just wish we could get them to show up every game instead of only coming to see if they win money and then leave early. That's the way it's always been so I'm used to it, still.

mwaddell said:

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This game we over-drove the ball, needlessly clogging up the lanes as we have seen before.

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This but the complete opposite. Have no idea how you can say that. We took too many jump shots and didn't drive. It was one of Keller's bigger points in the post-game conversations. We need to do better getting to the line.

UCA is a special scoring team and the way they spread us out on defense was impressive. I loved the pick and roll stuff we did with TJ and Leon. Big factor in the offensive rebounds we were able to pull down because it got their guards on our bigs. No coincidence that those two players were a combined 1 rebound from each having a double-double.

I'm really not disappointed in what I saw tonight. Not at all. That was a win over a team that clearly had its shot falling and even if we let down at the end, it was in hand most of the night.

Saturday will be a TOTALLY opposite game. UCA is small, quick, spread teams out and take a lot of jumpers, UNO is big and plays gritty in the paint stuff. Definitely not the three-point threat the last two have been. It'll be a fun one.

More tomorrow

CottonValleyJack said:

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I agree with BigJack85. How can anyone defend this level of play? We went from running the SLC table (for years) and iconic tournament victories to losing to Incarnate Word and Abilene Christian. I guess some are still in the denial stage.

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Realism isn't denial. Three guys are back from last years team: a guy who was a freshman (TJ), a guy who's playing with a massive bandage over a broken hand (Ty), and a guy who only saw the court in defensive relief (Dallas). Well, and Jovan. If you can't see why the level of play might be a little bit back down to earth for one season, I can't help.