Archive for December, 2011

Closest to the Pin Contest Round Six: Marquette

Posted by Ed '77 on December 30, 2011 · Under Pin Contest · 73 Comments 
Closest to the Pin Contest Round Six:  Marquette

Update: December 28 (Game Results)   With the Cat’s 77-81 loss to Marquette, we congratulate five VUHoops readers who took medals in this round.  Gold Medals:  Clarkkell (75-84) and Kait’08 (75-84), earning 5.0 points each; Silver Medal: Dom (77-75), earning 3.0 points; Bronze Medals: Jimmy (73-78) and Top Gere (72-83) earning 1.0 point each.  ...
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Top Stories of 2011

Posted by Brian Ewart on December 30, 2011 · Under Article · 15 Comments 
Top Stories of 2011

Lots of things happened over the past 365 days in the world of Villanova sports. Thanks to the wonders of internet statistics, we can tell you exactly which ones captured the interest of both regular readers and random stragglers from around the internet. What follows are the Top-10 VUhoops posts of 2011, ranked by...
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How does Jay Wright stack up?

Posted by Brian Ewart on December 30, 2011 · Under Article, Jay Wright · 149 Comments 
How does Jay Wright stack up?

There has been much conversation lately among disappointed Villanova fans about whether the current downturn has been the fault of the head coach. Jay Wright has always walked on thin ice at Villanova, with calls for his job coming shortly after starting his run on the Main Line with a big recruiting class and...
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Villanova ends 2011 with a bitter loss

Posted by Brian Ewart on December 28, 2011 · Under Recap, WestVirginia · 139 Comments 
Villanova ends 2011 with a bitter loss

Truck Bryant lit Villanova up for a career-high 34 points and the Wildcats took a 14 point loss at West Virginia after managing to keep the score close for most of the game. Neither team really had control of the game until West  Virginia managed to pull away late, capitalizing on some untimely mistakes...
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Mountain climbing: WVU Preview

Posted by Brian Ewart on December 28, 2011 · Under Pre-Game, WestVirginia · 46 Comments 
Mountain climbing: WVU Preview

Heading into Morgantown is never a an easy environment. The Mountaineers have always had a raucous crowd in place for Big East contests, one that has become famous for it’s belligerence and bad behavior that once provoked Bob Huggins to ask the fans to play nice. Villanova will have few advantages in their Big...
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The Gemini lawsuit continues

Posted by Brian Ewart on December 28, 2011 · Under Big East, Sports Law · 11 Comments 
The Gemini lawsuit continues

The Rhode Island court where the Big East is suing West Virginia University over their plan to leave the conference by giving less than the required 27-month’s notice, has ruled against the Mountaineers on their motion to dismiss. Now the case remains active in in parallel suits in both West Virginia and Rhode Island...
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Closest to the Pin Contest: Round 5 West Virginia

Posted by Ed '77 on December 27, 2011 · Under Pin Contest · 68 Comments 
Closest to the Pin Contest:  Round 5 West Virginia

Update: December 28 (Game Results) With the Cat’s 69-83 loss to West Virginia, we congratulate three VU Hoops readers who took medals in this round.  Gold Medal:  TK87 (70-84), earning 5.0 points; Silver Medal: FLM’33 (70-80), earning 3.0 points; Bronze Medal: StatsManOne (73-84) earning 1.0 point.   Our updated leader board is provided below. VUHoops...
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TheTale of the Tape & Reader Poll

Posted by Ed '77 on December 27, 2011 · Under Article, Polls, Recap · 59 Comments 
TheTale of the Tape & Reader Poll

Updated:  December 27 at 9:00 am. With over 150 participating in our poll, the VUHoops readers expect the Cats to go 10-8 during Big East Conference play, with 7 wins at home and 3 wins on the road. The probabilities associated with each predicted win and loss have been calculated using reader voting as...
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BIG (East) Expectations

Posted by Brian Ewart on December 26, 2011 · Under Article, Big East · 30 Comments 
BIG (East) Expectations

On November 11th, expectations were high for Villanova’s season. Prior to and immediately after that opening game, a 106-70 walloping  of Monmouth University, fans and pundits alike were discussing what seed Villanova would receive in the NCAA tournament, or how high they could climb in the Big East standings. Since then, the Wildcats have...
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Merry Christmas

Posted by Ed '77 on December 25, 2011 · Under News · 13 Comments 
Merry Christmas


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