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Official Game Thread -- CU v #18 SMU

Darth Snow

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THE GAME: The University of Colorado will face Southern Methodist University in the final round of the 2015 Las Vegas Classic on Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 8:30 p.m. MST at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

THE CHANNEL: This game is TELEVISED (woo!) on FS1 (150 on Dish, some other channel on the other providers)

THE AUDIO: Not yet listed. Check here: http://www.cubuffs.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?type=live&db_oem_id=600

OPENING TIP: At 11-1, this CU team is entering rarified air when it comes to records to start the season...

ABOUT SMU: Coached by Tad Boyle's mentor, Larry Brown, SMU is, quite simply, really good. Ranked 18th in the country, they are one of six undefeated teams out of the 350+ that play D1 basketball. They play very similar to CU. Kenpom has them as the #13 team in the country, while CU is at #44. KenPom gives SMU a 71% chance of winning this game.

Can the student become the master? We shall see.

PREVIOUS MATCH UP: CU plays SMU in a pre-season scrimmage every year. The whispers at the burrito stand are that CU beat SMU in this year's scrimmage, but that Dom Collier had 85 fouls (that number may be incorrect). So take that for what it's worth.

CLOSING THOUGHTS: Win or lose, this game will help CU's RPI, currently siting at 19th, because SMU's is 12th. So stay loose, enjoy the game, and don't get too negative!

CU's Preview: http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=210597120

Bonus pic of Tad playing for Brown (h/t @RK):
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live stats:
http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=102860
 
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Got suckered into seeing the new Star Wars movie at 9 tonight. Will be the first time in years that I haven't at least been able to follow the gamecast. I have it recording and will watch later win or lose but I understand if you guys have to badfantemporaryban me.
 
First game since ISU as an underdog, but obviously this isn't as big of a fight. This is a much ore neutral court and the opponent isn't nearly as talented. I'm surprised the spread is as large as it is. I expect this to be a close game. I hope I'm wrong and we beat these ****ing losers by 30 and coast into conference play top 20.
 
Rugged said:
First game since ISU as an underdog, but obviously this isn't as big of a fight. This is a much ore neutral court and the opponent isn't nearly as talented. I'm surprised the spread is as large as it is. I expect this to be a close game. I hope I'm wrong and we beat these ****ing losers by 30 and coast into conference play top 20.
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If they played today, SMU would be favored over ISU by 2ish on a neutral court.
 
jgisland said:
If they played today, SMU would be favored over ISU by 2ish on a neutral court.
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Good to know. That accounts for ISU missing their PG? First games of the year are a mess anyway, so the spread and result don't mean much when projecting forward, imo, but as proven by you're post I might be wrong.
 
Rugged said:
Good to know. That accounts for ISU missing their PG? First games of the year are a mess anyway, so the spread and result don't mean much when projecting forward, imo, but as proven by you're post I might be wrong.
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Good point, that does NOT account for ISU missing Mitrou Long. That's with him there, so SMU would probably be favored by a little more than 2.
 
jgisland said:
Good point, that does NOT account for ISU missing Mitrou Long. That's with him there, so SMU would probably be favored by a little more than 2.
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You da man. Let me know when you're in town this year. I'll bring a printer for the stat sheets.
 
 
Can someone post the live stat sheet for this game. Score app ain't doing it.
 
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