Quakers03
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11-25-19 12:01 PM - Post#292250
I imagine a lot of you will be spending Thanksgiving in California, so who is going? Had they been guaranteed a game against Arizona, my long-time Zona fan friend and I would have gone, but it's tough to commit without being certain. We've been waiting 25 years for them to meet, but it's going to take an excellent performance against UCF to do it. UCF has some close wins under their belt, so maybe they're due for a close loss. I imagine we'll be 5-6 point underdogs or so, but that's just a guess. It's going to be strange seeing them play on Thanksgiving night and even stranger seeing an 11:30 pm Friday game if they're able to win on Thursday. Should be an interesting trip. Good luck and safe travels to those going.
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mrjames
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Re: The Wooden Legacy
11-25-19 01:27 PM - Post#292265
In response to Quakers03
Penn should be a slim favorite over UCF. It should also play it conservative with food choices...
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Quakers03
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11-25-19 01:45 PM - Post#292266
In response to mrjames
Really? The ESPN matchup tool had them at only 43% to win...I know I shouldn't put faith in that, but I figured it must be based in some fact.
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mrjames
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11-25-19 02:34 PM - Post#292270
In response to Quakers03
Vegas generally follows KenPom this early in the season (before they’re more comfortable with their own “fair†odds they’d rather mirror what the public sees there so the money is less likely to come in unbalanced), so my guess is that Penn will open -1 or -1.5.
BPI is not very good. My sense is that it tried to get too cute for what it’s controlling for and lost power relative to broad generalizable models (KenPom, Bart, etc).
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palestra38
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Re: The Wooden Legacy
11-25-19 03:08 PM - Post#292274
In response to mrjames
Is there any medical issue relating to food that we should know of?
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Streamers
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11-25-19 04:37 PM - Post#292288
In response to palestra38
We are flying out to LA Wednesday weather permitting
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palestra38
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11-25-19 04:40 PM - Post#292289
In response to Streamers
Have a good time--you should be able to get out of here. I think the storms really are for the middle of the country
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Mike Porter
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11-25-19 04:51 PM - Post#292291
In response to palestra38
I won’t be able to go to first game on Thanksgiving as I’m having my wife’s family over for Thanksgiving dinner (I didn’t even try for that one, haha).
BUT, I plan to attend the games on Fri and Sun if at all possible, and prob going solo so would be great to meet up with any of you folks going. Feel free to PM me and I’ll share my cell # to coordinate day of. 
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penn nation
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Re: The Wooden Legacy
11-25-19 04:59 PM - Post#292292
In response to palestra38
That caught my attention, too. This is the only thing that came to mind, although it's in the other part of the state:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/201 9/11...
Is there any medical issue relating to food that we should know of?
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mrjames
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Re: The Wooden Legacy
11-25-19 05:03 PM - Post#292293
In response to penn nation
Ha! Sorry - not sure why I should have expected non-Harvard folks to remember this, but it had some food poisoning issues when the Ivy was last in the Wooden in 2017.
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penn nation
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Re: The Wooden Legacy
11-25-19 05:29 PM - Post#292295
In response to mrjames
Not much of a legacy, so it would seem.
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T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
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Re: The Wooden Legacy
11-25-19 06:02 PM - Post#292299
In response to penn nation
Not much of a legacy, so it would seem.
You've never suffered food poisoning.
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SRP
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11-26-19 05:28 AM - Post#292338
In response to T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
You don’t die, you just wish you would.
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QHoops
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11-26-19 08:47 AM - Post#292343
In response to SRP
Ahh, thanks for the reminder of my 'weekend with salmonella'
It was 30 years ago, but somehow still a vivid recollection.
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Chip Bayers
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11-26-19 02:43 PM - Post#292383
In response to QHoops
Moules-frites in Normandy, 10 years ago. Mal moule.
What SRP said.
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Mike Porter
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11-26-19 02:54 PM - Post#292384
In response to Chip Bayers
Anyone manage to find a UCF message board? I’m always curious to see what the other side is saying haha.
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palestra38
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11-26-19 03:02 PM - Post#292385
In response to Mike Porter
I found several, but all they are talking about is football. I'll see if anything else is available to gather whether a UCF basketball fan actually exists
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T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
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11-26-19 03:27 PM - Post#292388
In response to palestra38
Is this the school with the private prison-sponsored football stadium?
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penn nation
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11-26-19 03:31 PM - Post#292389
In response to T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
We beat that team not so long ago when they had their 9 foot center.
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palestra38
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11-26-19 03:39 PM - Post#292392
In response to T.P.F.K.A.D.W.
No, it's cable company sponsored---initially Bright House, which was taken over by Spectrum. You're thinking of Florida Atlantic--GAO Group Stadium
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