North Florida Game Thread
 

Let's Get this season started for real!!! Saw a lot of good things yesterday but saw plenty of stuff to improve on... Time to face a tough North Florida Squad on Wednesday.

Game is at 7 PM and will be shown on Spectrum.

NF returns all 5 starters and are solid shooting team (Last year 45.6 FG 37.8 3PT 76.0 FT)

Projected Starting Lineup:
G 10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa 6’1” 190 JR Caguas, Puerto Rico
G 3 J.T. Escobar 6’2” 183 RS JR Tallahassee, FL
F 2 Wajid Aminu 6’7” 190 JR Stone Mountain, GA
F 11 Garrett Sams 6’7” 195 JR Martin, TN
F 0 Noah Horchler 6’8” 210 JR Melbourne, FL

Both Gandia-Rosa and Horchler received some preseason A-Sun Honors... Gandia-Rosa is their best player (13.8 PPG 6.2 APG)... Norchler is a load (11.7 PPG 8.6 RPG, averaged a double-double in conference last year)

Will be a good test to start the year.

Go to work! Go UD!

I thought we were done with this Spectrum Sports crap and moving to ESPN+?

I just checked and it is also listed on the ESPN+ Live Event Schedule. Saturday's game vs Coppin State also on there.

Spectrum Sports Schedule lists both North Florida and Coppin St games.
I doubt it is streamed on ESPN+ based on what other A10 schools appear
to be doing. My understanding is it is streamed on ESPN+ unless it is televised. Still no official update on UD official site.

All home games will be streamed unless they are on a national broadcast. Spectrum Sports is not a national broadcast.

Do you know this for a fact or are you just surmising it? I am not challenging you. It makes sense. Its just amazing that with all the interest Flyer basketball has for many - including out of town alumni - that it seems we play a guessing game every game that is not listed as a national broadcast. Not every season but every game. I thought the ESPN+ announcement earlier was great but now I am going to wonder until Wednesday at 7 if I am going to be able to watch the game or just listen to Bucky and Larry.

I emailed Doug Hauschild. His response regarding webstreaming:

It's been a process getting the agreement together with Spectrum and working through the new streaming contract the A10 has.

Spectrum games will be on ESPN+, with the caveat that the live stream will be blacked out in the Dayton DMA.

Once the language is approved, there will be something up on the website.

Well this is extremely frustarting.

Flyers -12.5...159.5 o/u...this UNF program has made at least a small bit of noise IINM through the last 10? or so years, so they have had some success...not a total pushover.


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Josh Cunningham will not play tonight for Dayton against North Florida. Anthony Grant told @larryhansgen today Cunningham hurt his wrist in practice yesterday. His status is day to day.

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Obi Toppin will take the spot of Josh Cunningham, who's out with a wrist injury, in the starting lineup tonight against North Florida.

Well thats a great start to the season

Hope Josh gets back soon, but...
 

Just means Mo Toppin

Espn+ appears to be working in Cincinnati

Working in Cleveland.
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Working in Kentucky. My guess is the IP location block isn't working.

Obi has some hops

10-10 at the 1st TO

Is it a pay site in your area?

Anybody in Dayton not on Spectrum watching?
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I am watching on ESPN+
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So far Mikesell looks terrible. Obi is the real deal. He is like Kostas with more coordination and court presence.

Great picture, but the sound keeps going up and down, and then out at one point.

Do these announcers even know that Cunningham plays for UD, and is hurt??

18-15 NF with 11:11 left

What's the point- he's not able to go.
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Ryan looks out of sync. Obi is very impressive in the paint. He is big, quick, and something often lacking in a big man...he has great hands.

Great mismatch when Obi is in there. He has 8 of 15 points. Get him in the game!

Boy, do we miss Josh in the paint.

They have never mentioned that Cunningham is hurt and not playing. Poor announcing.

Sloppy passing by the Flyers.

Ryan just got clobbered and no foul call.

Obi with a major slam!!!!!!!

Great coast to coast by Crutcher.

24-21 UD with 7:40 left

This team is working hard... Obi fantastic

Cohill has some great hands and he is always looking for an outlet pass. We are going to love that guy here for four years.

It's all Obi. Getting zero from Davis and Miksell.
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Great feign by Obi on that breakaway to get the foul. Sort of a flop, but not. Wow, he knows his way around the court. 12 pts and no rebounds for Obi. Crutcher has 5 boards.

Great job with the stats on the Arena screens. It said UNF had 17 turnovers in the first minute among many other mistakes and still hasn't been fixed.

I guess they spent so much money on the renovation there was nothing left for a statistician.

31-25 UD with 5:40 left

Cohill playing great D

The Flyers are creating some turnovers and finishing them off. Cruther's and Davis' year of experience is really showing. They are much more comfortable in all phases of the game.

NF has 3 turnovers to our 4. We are winning the boards 16-11

34-30 with 4 to go

Crutcher is the only guy who has not come out, and he looks winded.

Much of the game to play yet but when I heard Cunningham was out of the first game I worried about leadership on the floor. Like what I am seeing the last few minutes.

Also, it is really good to see Mikesell back.

It seems that our defenders are looking for a switch and they are not getting it, resulting in easy lanes to the basket.

41-35 at the break

Flyers at the half 41-35.

So we are just going to play Crutcher every minute of every game? Good plan

I am always uncomfortable with these three-ball teams. If they get hot, things can get out of hand quickly.

Looking for Cohill and Matos to score some in 2nd half. Also, Obi needs to get some more rebounds. Almost too many failed lobs to him. Nice to see all the attempts, though. He should score 20+.

Mikesell looked much better the last 10 minutes. 8 pts, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and some decent defense. Toppin 12 pts and 3 boards, Landers 5 and 7, Davis 8 pts. We shot 48% to their 39%. Their 6-15 threes are keeping them in it. Boards UD 21-17. Turnovers at 4 each. No one on either team with more than one foul.

Am I reading the stats right...a Flyer team is 8-9 at the line? Lol

Who is on the bench and has not played?
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Cohill and Davis 7-7. They may be two of our guys at end of game.

Only Frankie and walk-ons

The Flyers are getting beat in the paint.

Good start... 55-45 with 15:40 left

Jordan Davis, with ice in his veins, drains two straight threes. He is fearless...never afraid to shoot the ball or go to the glass.

Dayton's defense needs to get turned up a notch or two.

Obi cannot let the big guys get so close before they get the ball. Root them out.

It's Jordan time, and the lead is ten!

Jordan has not missed a shot, only a free throw.

TV Teddy good lord lol

Gotta figure how to stop their #O. Do that and we should win easily
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Terrible call by the out ref, when the in guy calls nothing on Mikesell's great block. Toppin gets a foul for what?

Obi an upgrade over Kostas in the PF department as that was his first
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Yea, but his guy has a double double already. Maybe just a little D, huh?
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Jordan driving to the hole and shooting FT's. Yes, please.

Obi sitting. Hope it is just a cramp.

Looks like Obi is cramping up. Many of these players do not consume enough liquids. They often get a little squirt and that's it...not nearly enough.

PLEASE be a cramp!

what's the score and time remaining?

62-48 with 11:50 left

62-48
11:51
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62-48 @ 11:50

NF with only 3 three shots and none made. Better UD defense this half.

68-52

The Flyers are moving the ball well. Flyers up 20 after drive by Cohill.

72-54 with 8:05 left... Impressive effort without Josh

Toppin had 18 points and 10 rebounds in 26 minutes. I will be hard to keep him on the bench.

up by 20, without Josh that's a good thing

Obi is a red shirt freshman, is that right.. not a transfer.. this is his first collegiate game? his numbers look pretty good!

6-0 NF run... 72-58 with 6:20 left

Listening to Larry and Bucky on the road here in Hamilton, CN, sounds like the buys are playing a strong overall game. Without Josh and Obi. Nice! Hoping Obi has a muscle cramp...

Our offense has been poor the last four minutes. Not much motion or penetration.

75-63 with 2:45 left

Obi is fine. He is playing again.

7-22. That is Crutcher and Mikesell right now.

Lost my internet when we had a 20 point lead and when the internet came back our lead was down to 10. Hope there is not another outage.

Book the victory! Not pretty at the ending.

More cramps...water/water/water!!! The trainer needs to be on top of their liquid consumption next game.

Crutcher with a cramp (?) with 15 seconds left? Played 38 minutes.

78-70 Final... Solid win without Josh

did Obi hit for 20, last I saw he had like 18 pts 11 boards something like that... all in all good game without Josh

Six turnovers - not bad for 1st game.

Look for Cohill and Matos to break out next game.

First game and first win — without Cunningham. Liked seeing Obi play and he will contribute. Wonderful to see Mikesell after his redshirt year. It will be an interesting year.

Cohill played with poise. Nice first game.

Obi with 18 and 10 boards, 2 assists and only one foul.

Without Josh we were sooooo young tonight and withhardly any depth. I like low turnovers and low fouls. Two stats that aren’t always favorable to young teams.

Ran out of gas the last 10 minutes. Would like to see better management of substitutions.... Frankie cannot be That bad to get him into the game. We saw two guys go down with cramps tonight.