BEVERLY HILLS (MI) — Who’s in charge here?

Fordham beats VCU

St. Louis defeats UMass

Dogs and cats living together

This is end of the world stuff, ain’t it?

All that we can says for certain is that your University of Dayton Flyers are currently sitting atop the Atlantic 10 standings and as long as they keep winning, that ain’t gonna change. The next obstacles in their way are a pair of Ram-tough road games tonight vs. VCU and then on Tuesday @ pesky Fordham.

— “The Voice of the Flyers” Larry Hansgen warns us on Twitter that tonight’s clash with VCU on ESPN2 at 9:00 pm EST will be a “Black Out” and also tweeted a pic of Kyle Davis warming up. Let’s hope KD is ready to rock.

— Here is a behind-the-scenes look at the UD Athletic Training facility with Assistant Athletic Trainer Mike Mulcahey as your guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_eID_ccTmk

— Rashad Williams is a 6’3” PG from Wayne Memorial (MI) HS who recently attended the Flyers victory over St. Louis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlunjfs7WdU

Hmmmm. Wayne is right down the road from my office in Livonia.

— Gotta love this recap on the Flyers’ 2017 PG recruit:

Final: Champlin Park 99 Hopkins 79

McKinley Wright (Triple Double)
Points: 27, Rebounds: 10, Assists: 10

Wright’s team is currently #7 in the USA Today HS basketball rankings.

— C’mon Dayton Daily News — not this crap again:

http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/sports/sports-daily-where-dayton-crosstown-shootout/ytqsUt26zSx4nCashN2JbP/

— The Atlantic 10 Power ratings from A-10Talk.com have the Flyers on top and a jumbled mess behind them after all the upsets that occurred this week after this ranking was released:

http://www.a10talk.com/atlantic-10-power-rankings-fordham-making-strides/
Whereas this A-10 Bracketology is pretty much hot off the press:

http://www.a10talk.com/atlantic-10-bracketology-12617/

FTA: Locks: None

Somebody has to be a ‘lock’ don’t they? How about “whoever wins the A-10 tournament?”

— This year for the first time the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Selection Committee will offer an in-season look at the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship bracket, revealing the nation’s top 16 seeds:

http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-01-23/march-madness-extends-february-first-ever-season-look-ncaa?cid=ncaammsocial_tw_sf52491178

— Dillon Brooks from Oregon takes a page right out of the European soccer player flop book…and fails:

http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/sports/college-basketball/oregon-basketball-player-flops-flopping-attempt/zil2Iqk4smc1n60icuSDrI/

— ESPN mocks FS1 with unprecedented online trash talk:

http://www.sportingnews.com/other-sports/news/espn-takes-shot-at-fs1-fox-sports-rivalry-skip-bayless-stephen-a-smith/1jfuph7metnta1a9hn86sqt3q9

— “The Sweet Tweet of the Week” comes to us from Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports regarding tonight’s game with VCU:

“The Siegel Center will be ON FIRE for tonight’s A 10’s tilt between VCU & Dayton. Unreal venue. More life altering than a 10-day trip to Europe.”

That may be so, Jon but this ain’t Shaka Smart’s HAVOC any more, as UD proved by beating the Rams on that very floor 2 years ago.

That’s it “From the Swamp.”
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