Bluenotes Short Riff: 21Oct2016

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Halloween up next and the Season is just around the corner.  Ah yes, feels good.

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Just an update to catch up on the goings on.

AP Poll   pending

Jays Picked 23rd by USA Today Coaches Poll

http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/basketball-men/polls/coaches-poll/2016/20?hootPostID=29f5e2ae739b27dab38beb8f0ad8c8ac

USA Today analysis:  Cole, Mo, and Marcus mentioned.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2016/10/20/coaches-poll-college-basketball-top-25-preseason-duke-kansas-kentucky-villanova-oregon/92290900/

Jays picked 21st and 4th in the BE by College Sports Madness countdown.

http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/13677

CBS Ranks all 351 teams:  Jays 23rd.

http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/duke-kentucky-kansas-top-cbs-sports-1-351-college-basketball-rankings/

Vitale has the Jays 27th in his Top 40.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/17823507/duke-blue-devils-lead-vitale-preseason-top-40-teams

Jays make national award Watch Lists, per Jeff Borzello: Mo and Justin.

Bob Cousy Award watch list…Maurice Watson.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar Award watch list…Justin Patton.

 

Whoooa -Check that date fella…  Looks like the Jays vs Longwood game may be moved to Friday, 9 December, 2016 – not Nov.  Top Rank boxing to hold event in Omaha on the 10th of December with the Champ.  The Junior Welterweight Champion Terence Crawford will take over the date.

Bluenotes Short Riff: 14Oct2016

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Today’s U/Dan Stack –  Top 25 Previews: No. 2o Creighton

http://www.todaysu.com/big-east/creighton-bluejays/top-25-preview-no-20-creighton-has-the-backcourt-to-thrive/

 

Another BEast preview…this time by A Daily Dose of Hoops.   dalydoseofhoops

Seton Hall 2nd,  Jays 4th.

 

Omaha WH/Nyatawa  Big East Media Day Notes.

http://www.omaha.com/creighton/

http://www.omaha.com/creighton/big-east-media-day-notes-creighton-women-are-big-east/article_fbccd092-ba9e-5de2-86e6-d823d585e786.html

http://www.omaha.com/creighton/blog/why-maurice-watson-didn-t-want-to-transfer-to-his/article_ab869592-90a5-11e6-b37a-1b2b3127d0e2.html

http://www.omaha.com/creighton/blog/rankings-project-marcus-foster-among-top-transfers-in-the-nation/article_812ea95c-922f-11e6-a3bb-6fbc66a3538b.html

 

Sports Illustrated _  Top Transfers

http://www.si.com/college-basketball

http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2016/10/13/marcus-foster-austin-nichols-top-100-transfers