Season prediction thread

[EagleNYC]

Not as easy to do because of the Island Jam where the opposition is unknown, but worth a shot.

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 W
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan W
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson W
at (9) Duke L
Maryland L
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech W
(24) Clemson L
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest W
at Florida St. L
(6) North Carolina W
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech L
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

(25-5, 11-5 ACC)

Sanders and Jackson have huge break-out years. Southern learns avoids the fouls 15 feet from the rim and contributes 11 ppg with 8 rpg. Trapani abuses single teams on the perimeter. Paris leads the ACC in assists.

[eepstein0]

Ok I'll take a wheel at this.

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 L (Purdue most likely in a close game)
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan L (that 1-3-1 zone is going to be pretty tough)
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson L
at (9) Duke W
Maryland W
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech L
(24) Clemson L
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest L
at Florida St. W
(6) North Carolina W
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech W
Virginia W
at N.C. State L

I'll predict 23-7 (11-5 in the ACC). We'll sweep Duke and beat UNC at home and notch one or two decent OOC wins and get around a 6 seed. Make a run to the Sweet 16.

Clemson is a matchup disaster for BC, Purdue and Mich. are both good teams and NCST we'll lose just like last year. UNC and Duke will be a little down this year.

The thing I've missed is the WTF loss.

[Eagledom]

Not as easy to do because of the Island Jam where the opposition is unknown, but worth a shot.

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 W
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan W
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson W
at (9) Duke L
Maryland L
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech W
(24) Clemson L
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest W
at Florida St. L
(6) North Carolina W
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech L
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

(25-5, 11-5 ACC)

Sanders and Jackson have huge break-out years. Southern learns avoids the fouls 15 feet from the rim and contributes 11 ppg with 8 rpg. Trapani abuses single teams on the perimeter. Paris leads the ACC in assists.

I should have stopped reading when i saw the 16-0 start to the season.

[twballgame9]

Not as easy to do because of the Island Jam where the opposition is unknown, but worth a shot.

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 W
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan W
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson W
at (9) Duke L
Maryland L
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech W
(24) Clemson L
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest W
at Florida St. L
(6) North Carolina W
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech L
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

(25-5, 11-5 ACC)

Sanders and Jackson have huge break-out years. Southern learns avoids the fouls 15 feet from the rim and contributes 11 ppg with 8 rpg. Trapani abuses single teams on the perimeter. Paris leads the ACC in assists.

I should have stopped reading when i saw the 16-0 start to the season.

HI OJ!

[Cadillac90]

Not as easy to do because of the Island Jam where the opposition is unknown, but worth a shot.

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 W
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan W
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson W
at (9) Duke L
Maryland L
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech W
(24) Clemson L
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest W
at Florida St. L
(6) North Carolina W
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech L
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

(25-5, 11-5 ACC)

Sanders and Jackson have huge break-out years. Southern learns avoids the fouls 15 feet from the rim and contributes 11 ppg with 8 rpg. Trapani abuses single teams on the perimeter. Paris leads the ACC in assists.

I should have stopped reading when i saw the 16-0 start to the season.

Hi Eagledumbass

[EagleNYC]

Sigh, I was trying to drum up some interest in an excellent team. Would you say 14-2 is out of the question? Look at the schedule and show me where I'm wrong. When BC started off 20-0 (or so), did you think that was possible?

[Endless Mike]

If a poster predicts a bad season for football, dominoj1969 whines about it. If a poster predicts a good season for basketball, dominoj1969 whines about it.

[cvilleagle]

I think we probably lose in the finals of the paradise jam and lose to Clemson, but I can see us winning the rest of those early games.

The question is how we'll do in conference, and I just see the conference being generally stronger than last year. Still, I really like this team.

[Eagledom]

Sigh, I was trying to drum up some interest in an excellent team. Would you say 14-2 is out of the question? Look at the schedule and show me where I'm wrong. When BC started off 20-0 (or so), did you think that was possible?

Just busting your balls. This could be a pretty good team, but I'd say the chances we start 16-0 are about 1%. Other than one year, I can't recall an Al team that hasn't had a WTF loss.

[EagleNYC]

Sigh, I was trying to drum up some interest in an excellent team. Would you say 14-2 is out of the question? Look at the schedule and show me where I'm wrong. When BC started off 20-0 (or so), did you think that was possible?

Just busting your balls. This could be a pretty good team, but I'd say the chances we start 16-0 are about 1%. Other than one year, I can't recall an Al team that hasn't had a WTF loss.

I'd say 25%. The potential pitfalls are Michigan and the Paradise Jam. The rest shouldn't be that bad. Unlike football, a basketball prediction is more about overall record than game by game (at least by my manner of thinking). I'd say the 2004, 2005 and 2006 all did a very good job of avoiding WTF losses. Other than UWM, of course.

[Eagledom]

Sigh, I was trying to drum up some interest in an excellent team. Would you say 14-2 is out of the question? Look at the schedule and show me where I'm wrong. When BC started off 20-0 (or so), did you think that was possible?

Just busting your balls. This could be a pretty good team, but I'd say the chances we start 16-0 are about 1%. Other than one year, I can't recall an Al team that hasn't had a WTF loss.

I'd say 25%. The potential pitfalls are Michigan and the Paradise Jam. The rest shouldn't be that bad. Unlike football, a basketball prediction is more about overall record than game by game (at least by my manner of thinking). I'd say the 2004, 2005 and 2006 all did a very good job of avoiding WTF losses. Other than UWM, of course.

Out of the first 13 games alone, I'd say there are 8 games that BC could lose: St. Joes, a game in the tournament, Providence, Michigan, Miami, URI, UMASS, and South Carolina. I would bet that we lose a minimum of 2 of those games.

[Puerto Rico Eagle]

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 L
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan W
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson L
at (9) Duke L
Maryland W
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech W
(24) Clemson W
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest W
at Florida St. L
(6) North Carolina L
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech L
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

24-6 11-5 ACC 4-5 seed in the Tourney

[EagleNYC]

Sigh, I was trying to drum up some interest in an excellent team. Would you say 14-2 is out of the question? Look at the schedule and show me where I'm wrong. When BC started off 20-0 (or so), did you think that was possible?

Just busting your balls. This could be a pretty good team, but I'd say the chances we start 16-0 are about 1%. Other than one year, I can't recall an Al team that hasn't had a WTF loss.

I'd say 25%. The potential pitfalls are Michigan and the Paradise Jam. The rest shouldn't be that bad. Unlike football, a basketball prediction is more about overall record than game by game (at least by my manner of thinking). I'd say the 2004, 2005 and 2006 all did a very good job of avoiding WTF losses. Other than UWM, of course.

Out of the first 13 games alone, I'd say there are 8 games that BC could lose: St. Joes, a game in the tournament, Providence, Michigan, Miami, URI, UMASS, and South Carolina. I would bet that we lose a minimum of 2 of those games.

I think your definition of "could lose" is far too broad. St. Joe's, URI and UMass are middle of the road A-10 teams. I'd put the chance of a loss to them at your aforementioned 1%, particularly since all three are at home. BTW, that was a major part of my reasoning: not counting the Paradise Jam, only 2 games are away prior to Duke. PC and SC don't t worry me. So to me, it's down to Miami and Michigan. I think we'll beat both, but wouldn't be shocked by a loss to either.

[Eagledom]

Sigh, I was trying to drum up some interest in an excellent team. Would you say 14-2 is out of the question? Look at the schedule and show me where I'm wrong. When BC started off 20-0 (or so), did you think that was possible?

Just busting your balls. This could be a pretty good team, but I'd say the chances we start 16-0 are about 1%. Other than one year, I can't recall an Al team that hasn't had a WTF loss.

I'd say 25%. The potential pitfalls are Michigan and the Paradise Jam. The rest shouldn't be that bad. Unlike football, a basketball prediction is more about overall record than game by game (at least by my manner of thinking). I'd say the 2004, 2005 and 2006 all did a very good job of avoiding WTF losses. Other than UWM, of course.

Out of the first 13 games alone, I'd say there are 8 games that BC could lose: St. Joes, a game in the tournament, Providence, Michigan, Miami, URI, UMASS, and South Carolina. I would bet that we lose a minimum of 2 of those games.

I think your definition of "could lose" is far too broad. St. Joe's, URI and UMass are middle of the road A-10 teams. I'd put the chance of a loss to them at your aforementioned 1%, particularly since all three are at home. BTW, that was a major part of my reasoning: not counting the Paradise Jam, only 2 games are away prior to Duke. PC and SC don't t worry me. So to me, it's down to Miami and Michigan. I think we'll beat both, but wouldn't be shocked by a loss to either.

I think you are underestimating South Carolina.

[BC923]

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 L
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan W
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson L
at (9) Duke L
Maryland W
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech W
(24) Clemson L
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest L
at Florida St. W
(6) North Carolina L
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech L
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

23-7 (10-6) Good season. We get to the NCAAs and might win the first, second at most. Then we look forward to the next year when it is even better. Only game I am not sure about is South Carolina. I don't know much about them but they weren't great last year so I give us the win.

[BCEagles25]

Not as easy to do because of the Island Jam where the opposition is unknown, but worth a shot.

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 W
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan W
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson W
at (9) Duke L
Maryland L
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech W
(24) Clemson L
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest W
at Florida St. L
(6) North Carolina W
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech L
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

(25-5, 11-5 ACC)

Sanders and Jackson have huge break-out years. Southern learns avoids the fouls 15 feet from the rim and contributes 11 ppg with 8 rpg. Trapani abuses single teams on the perimeter. Paris leads the ACC in assists.

I should have stopped reading when i saw the 16-0 start to the season.

...Look at the fucking schedule one more time, ace. There's some pretty solid competition, but nothing that could blow the Eagles away. There's nothing that I look at where I say right off the bat, "that's a loss." You might just be OJ after all.

[b0mberMan]

I always feel like Belien's offense gave us trouble when he was at WVU. Is there any truth to my fears? I'm too lazy to look up our record against the guy.

[Eagledom]

Not as easy to do because of the Island Jam where the opposition is unknown, but worth a shot.

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 W
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan W
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson W
at (9) Duke L
Maryland L
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech W
(24) Clemson L
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest W
at Florida St. L
(6) North Carolina W
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech L
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

(25-5, 11-5 ACC)

Sanders and Jackson have huge break-out years. Southern learns avoids the fouls 15 feet from the rim and contributes 11 ppg with 8 rpg. Trapani abuses single teams on the perimeter. Paris leads the ACC in assists.

I should have stopped reading when i saw the 16-0 start to the season.

...Look at the fucking schedule one more time, ace. There's some pretty solid competition, but nothing that could blow the Eagles away.

Read my fucking post agian, "ace". I never said anything about blowing BC away. I said I don't think we get through the first 16 games without at least 2 losses.

[EagleNYC]

I always feel like Belien's offense gave us trouble when he was at WVU. Is there any truth to my fears? I'm too lazy to look up our record against the guy.

I don't know if that would mean much- we had a very talented, but very different team for those games.

[Puerto Rico Eagle]

I always feel like Belien's offense gave us trouble when he was at WVU. Is there any truth to my fears? I'm too lazy to look up our record against the guy.

I don't know if that would mean much- we had a very talented, but very different team for those games.

Last two years in the Big East we went 2-2 against them

[BCEagles25]

Not as easy to do because of the Island Jam where the opposition is unknown, but worth a shot.

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 W
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan W
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson W
at (9) Duke L
Maryland L
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech W
(24) Clemson L
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest W
at Florida St. L
(6) North Carolina W
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech L
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

(25-5, 11-5 ACC)

Sanders and Jackson have huge break-out years. Southern learns avoids the fouls 15 feet from the rim and contributes 11 ppg with 8 rpg. Trapani abuses single teams on the perimeter. Paris leads the ACC in assists.

I should have stopped reading when i saw the 16-0 start to the season.

...Look at the fucking schedule one more time, ace. There's some pretty solid competition, but nothing that could blow the Eagles away.

Read my fucking post agian, "ace". I never said anything about blowing BC away. I said I don't think we get through the first 16 games without at least 2 losses.

Well then say that instead of being a pessimistic asshole and pissing on someone else's parade.

[Eagledom]

Not as easy to do because of the Island Jam where the opposition is unknown, but worth a shot.

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 W
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan W
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson W
at (9) Duke L
Maryland L
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech W
(24) Clemson L
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest W
at Florida St. L
(6) North Carolina W
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech L
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

(25-5, 11-5 ACC)

Sanders and Jackson have huge break-out years. Southern learns avoids the fouls 15 feet from the rim and contributes 11 ppg with 8 rpg. Trapani abuses single teams on the perimeter. Paris leads the ACC in assists.

I should have stopped reading when i saw the 16-0 start to the season.

...Look at the fucking schedule one more time, ace. There's some pretty solid competition, but nothing that could blow the Eagles away.

Read my fucking post agian, "ace". I never said anything about blowing BC away. I said I don't think we get through the first 16 games without at least 2 losses.

Well then say that instead of being a pessimistic asshole and pissing on someone else's parade.

How about actually reading the posts before spouting off, "ace".

[BCEagles25]

Not as easy to do because of the Island Jam where the opposition is unknown, but worth a shot.

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 W
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan W
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson W
at (9) Duke L
Maryland L
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech W
(24) Clemson L
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest W
at Florida St. L
(6) North Carolina W
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech L
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

(25-5, 11-5 ACC)

Sanders and Jackson have huge break-out years. Southern learns avoids the fouls 15 feet from the rim and contributes 11 ppg with 8 rpg. Trapani abuses single teams on the perimeter. Paris leads the ACC in assists.

I should have stopped reading when i saw the 16-0 start to the season.

...Look at the fucking schedule one more time, ace. There's some pretty solid competition, but nothing that could blow the Eagles away.

Read my fucking post agian, "ace". I never said anything about blowing BC away. I said I don't think we get through the first 16 games without at least 2 losses.

Well then say that instead of being a pessimistic asshole and pissing on someone else's parade.

How about actually reading the posts before spouting off, "ace".

I see you're still using that "ace" thing. Just a tip: If it isn't funny the first time, it isn't the second time either. I did read the posts; and you were being an asshole.

[BCEagles25]

...i thought it was funny...

me too

[jrlbc06]

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 W
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan L
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson L
at (9) Duke W
Maryland W
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech W
(24) Clemson L
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest W
at Florida St. W
(6) North Carolina L
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech W
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

4 losses. I'm optimistic.

[Eagledom]

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 W
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan L
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson L
at (9) Duke W
Maryland W
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech W
(24) Clemson L
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest W
at Florida St. W
(6) North Carolina L
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech W
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

4 losses. I'm optimistic.

I am optimistic about this season, but this 4 or 5 loss thing is more than just optimistic...its crazy. This team will be better than last year's team, but there are still weaknesses. I think 21-9 is more like it.

[jrlbc06]

Yeah, I do think we will probably lose a couple to the Maryland/Miami/Wake Forest/VTech group but I'm going to stick with excessive optimism for now.

[RyanBC]

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 W
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan W
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson W
at (9) Duke L
Maryland W
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech L
(24) Clemson W
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest L
at Florida St. W
(6) North Carolina W
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech L
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

that's 26-4 bitches -- all around development from 8-9 veteran players ... stock some length next year and make an NC run !!!

[Eagledom]

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 W
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan W
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson W
at (9) Duke L
Maryland W
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech L
(24) Clemson W
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest L
at Florida St. W
(6) North Carolina W
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech L
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

that's 26-4 bitches -- all around development from 8-9 veteran players ... stock some length next year and make an NC run !!!

let's start with a "run" out of the 1st round. I feel like I'm reading a preseason ND football board thread.

[EagleNYC]

Dartmouth W
St. Francis (NY) W
St. Joseph's W
Island Jam game #2 W
Island Jam game #3 W
at Providence W
at (15) Michigan W
Miami (FL) W
Harvard W
Rhode Island W
Bryant W
Massachusetts W
South Carolina W
Maine W
N.J.I.T. W
at (24) Clemson W
at (9) Duke L
Maryland W
at Miami (FL) W
at Virginia Tech L
(24) Clemson W
Florida St. W
(9) Duke W
at Wake Forest L
at Florida St. W
(6) North Carolina W
Virginia Tech W
at (22) Georgia Tech L
Virginia W
at N.C. State W

that's 26-4 bitches -- all around development from 8-9 veteran players ... stock some length next year and make an NC run !!!

let's start with a "run" out of the 1st round. I feel like I'm reading a preseason ND football board thread.

This was intentionally a regular season prediction thread. The brackets have so much to do with matchups there is no point in predicting until that time. But I love your optimism.

And for what it's worth, there is some recent historical precedent to BC having a great run through the ACC when the conference is generally "down." Considering that GT is getting this hype based upon returning starters from a basement team plus some extremely highly regarded talent, I'm not sold that they will actually make noise barring a real coaching progression by Hewitt. OC could weigh in on how perception is reality considering that they were (12-19, 2-14 ACC) last year and are RANKED in the pre-season poll based purely on their recruiting class.