Game 9: Boston College

dmd887 · Post by **dmd887** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 6:09 pm

I got tickets for the Umass-BC game down at Conte Forum. How good of a crowd does Umass usually draw to a game down at BC? It is a pretty big rivalry, as far as the state of Massachusetts goes, so I'm sure that there will be a pretty good UMass contingent down there, but considering the crowds at the Mullins Center I really have no clue. Thoughts?

dmd887 · Post by **dmd887** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 6:23 pm

Bump...bump...bump

npt3 · Post by **npt3** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 6:39 pm

dmd887 wrote:Bump...bump...bump

We usually get a decent crowd - if the FB game this year is any indication, we ought to have a pretty loud group.

MassMan06 · Post by **MassMan06** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 7:51 pm

9pm game on a Wednesday may keep a bunch of people away......from both sides.

dmd887 · Post by **dmd887** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:48 pm

wheres the student section there? is it in back of the hoop or on the sides....im curious where the BC student section is so i can gauge where my seats are in relation to there

chlaur1 · Post by **chlaur1** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:19 pm

They are behind the seats, just like the Bill. Although the BC superfans certainly turn out better then our umass fans...

Post by **MikeUMA** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 5:20 pm

BC plays at Maryland tonight at 7:30, in FSN's ACC Sunday Night game. This is only their 2nd road game of the season. Their other was a 13 point win at Michigan a couple weeks ago.

Their lone loss of the year has been to Providence at Boston Garden, last weekend, 98-89 in OT.

They're 2-0 against the A-10 so far, with a 76-72 home win over Rhody, and Tuesday they whooped St. Louis, 61-39.

So far this season Tyrese Rice (6-1, Jr, G) is leading their scoring, at 21.2 ppg. Shamari Spears (6-6, So, F) is leading the glass with exactly 10 rpg. Tyrelle Blair (6-11, Sr, C) is their Stephane Lasme, with 30 blocks on the season.

A nice thing to see in today's edition of Today in History:
1995: UMass beats Boston College 65-57 in the inaugural Commonwealth Classic.
That was the first of 5 Classics we won, but BC has won the last 8.

78 · Post by 78 » Sun Dec 09, 2007 5:50 pm

dmd887 wrote:I got tickets for the Umass-BC game down at Conte Forum. How good of a crowd does Umass usually draw to a game down at BC? It is a pretty big rivalry, as far as the state of Massachusetts goes, so I'm sure that there will be a pretty good UMass contingent down there, but considering the crowds at the Mullins Center I really have no clue. Thoughts?

I will be there with my son. Section XX, row 33, seats 19-20. Gonna watch BC tonight versus Gary Williams and company.

umassfan0299 · Post by **umassfan0299** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:21 pm

Tyrese Rice vs. Chris Lowe is a heck of a point guard matchup. I've realized we aren't going to put up a ton of points vs. teams that play good defense (and no, Syracuse is not one of those), so we need to bring it on defense and do a good job on the boards if we want to win. If we can pull this one off it would give us some huge momentum heading into a homestand full of very winnable games.

Chris20 · Post by **Chris20** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:25 pm

umassfan0299 wrote: we need to bring it on defense and do a good job on the boards if we want to win.

Don't wait in the rain......

I think we need to either force them or hope they voluntarily play a run and gun game, just like Cuse.

umassfan0299 · Post by **umassfan0299** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:20 pm

Chris20 wrote:
umassfan0299 wrote: we need to bring it on defense and do a good job on the boards if we want to win.
Don't wait in the rain......

I think we need to either force them or hope they voluntarily play a run and gun game, just like Cuse.

Don't think that will work. We'll run, but I don't think our run and gun game will be good enough to beat good teams without playing defense.

Theres a reason why Sedale Jones and Papa Lo were the only freshmen that got any runs in the Marist game (not counting garbage time), while Groebe and Glass sat on the bench, and it wasn't because of offense. I think Ford is going to make it simple, buckle down on D or don't play, and if that means giving Gaffney 35 minutes a game so be it, atleast he gives the effort.

Mills-Hamlin 69 · Post by **Mills-Hamlin 69** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:48 pm

umassfan0299 wrote:I think Ford is going to make it simple, buckle down on D or don't play, and if that means giving Gaffney 35 minutes a game so be it, atleast he gives the effort.

You make that sound like a negative regarding Gaffney. He is getting the minutes because he is getting the job done!

theguru · Post by **theguru** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:54 pm

i wish tony could go 30 mins a game, but no gas .he gives yo 170% for 17-22 mins a game, but those are soo much fun to watch..

UMass87 · Post by **UMass87** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:18 pm

This is not a particularly good BC team. They are very beatable.

shovelhd · Post by **shovelhd** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:49 pm

BC 78 MD 77 5 sec left.

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