Thursday, November 27, 2014

DoggyDaddy's Dailies - 11/28/14

Oy, I'm so full!!!!



Wow, what a great Thanksgiving. My son-in-law, the sous chef, made an incredible meal. Turkey, of course, stuffing, mashed potatoes, roasted squash, orange zest green beans, home made dinner rolls, fantastic gravy, pumpkin pie and sour cream apple pie. I'm sure more that I can't remember due to overeating.
 
Yesterday there were two big American Conference games.
 
East Carolina played a very good second half against #22 Syracuse ourscoring the Orange 31-22. The bad news is they lost the first half by 20. It wasn't a bad effort at all for the Lady Pirates against a ranked team. They never game up.  
 
South Florida defeated Oklahoma 83-68, a perennial top 25 team and a power conference team. A great win for USF and it was never a close game. They will play Illinois tomorrow night, a team that just upset #9 Kentucky, and then USF plays Kentucky the next night.    
 
So 1-1 is a very good night for the much maligned AAC.    
 
There has always been this big debate about how the weak conference would impact UConn's ability to get the top recruits like they have over the many years they have been so successful. Players want a conference challenge, opposing coaches won't play them OOC, all the other recruits are going to power conference to play with their friends....blah, blah, blah. I doesn't seem to matter that there is a possibility that AAC teams can improve. It sure looks like it so far this season.
 
Since the announcement of the AAC being created and UConn going to that conference, UConn has recruited Nurse,Williams, Edwards, Samuelson, Boykin and Collier. They also have a top transfer in Butler. Now, they recently received verbal commitments from  Irwin and Dangerfield. Does anyone think that as long as Geno is there, there won't be more coming?
          
UConn is still in the mix for more 2016 recruits and we know that Andra Espinoza-Hunter, who played with Chong before transferring to Blair Academy where she played with Sadie Edwards is a big UConn lean. They are still working hard to get Megan Walker, mega-superstar from the 2017 class.  
 
The argument mostly came from fans of schools from power conference hoping for a slow demise of the UConn women's basketball program. That ain't happening. Not for a LONG time. 
 
So without further ado

Ladies and Gents, due to the holiday, an abbreviated DD looks at the news........

 
 
My Granddaughters love Disney
  

Thanks to my friend JohnnyC who sends me these numbers when he can.

Ameryst Alston Ohio St. 27 points
Kelsey Mitchell Ohio St. 35 points
I'Tiana Taylor East Carolina 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals
Briana Day Syracuse 13 points, 10 rebounds
Chatrise White Illinois 23 points
Ivory Crawford Illinois 22 points
Nikki Dixon Clemson 24 points 7 assists
Shakayla Thomas Florida State 14 points 10 rebounds
Jasmine Davis Washington 24 points
Makayla Epps Kentucky 20 points
Alisia Jenkins USF 21 points 11 rebounds
Courtney Williams USF 27 points
 
 

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