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Friday, November 09, 2012

2012-2013 Predictions


Anything interesting happening today?

The college hoops basketball season always takes FOREVER. However, Marquette basketball is finally back. Tonight, Marquette takes on Ohio State in the Carrier Classic, on the deck of the USS Yorkdown in South Carolina. Game time is 6 pm on NBC Sports. This entire thing is amazing.

Pictured: The awesomeness of today
The start of the season means that it is yet again time for the Cracked Sidewalks staff to take a turn at prognosticating what the new season of Marquette basketball has in store for us. Before we get on with the annual event, we can turn back the clock to predictions of the past.

2006-07 CS staff said 23.8-7.2 (9.8-6.2); actual record 23-8 (10-6)
2007-08 CS staff said 23.2-6.8 (12.5-5.5); actual record 22-8 (11-7)
2008-09 CS staff said 23-8 (11.4-6.6); actual record 23-8 (12-6)
2009-10 CS staff said 16.5-13.5 (7.8-10.2); actual record 20-10 (11-7)
2010-11 CS staff said 21.2-9.8 (11.1-6.9); actual record 18-13 (9-9)
2011-12 CS staff said 23-8 (12.3-5.7); actual record 25-6 (14-4)

Despite being more positive than previous years, we underestimated how good MU was going to be last year. This year there is a little more bearishness with an overall prediction of 21.5-9.5 (11.7-6.3), so let's hope for more of the same with this year's predictions.
OpponentLocationRobTimKevinJohnJamieAlan
Ohio StateNLLLLWW
Maui Classic (Colgate)HWWWWWW
Southeastern LAHWWWWWW
Maui Classic (Butler)NWWWWWW
Maui Classic (UNC / Miss St)NLLLWLL
Maui Classic (TBD)NLLWLWW
UMBCHWWWWWW
FloridaALLLLLL
WisconsinHWWWWWW
Savannah StateHWWWWWW
Green BayAWWWWWW
LSUHLWWWWW
North Carolina CentralHWWWWWW
ConnecticutHWWWWWW
GeorgetownHLWWLWW
PittsburghALWLLLL
Seton HallHWWWWWW
CincinnatiALLLLLL
ProvidenceHWWWWWW
USFHWLWWWW
LouisvilleALLLLLW
USFALWLWLL
DePaulHWWWWWW
GeorgetownALLLLLL
PittsburghHWWWWWW
Seton HallAWWWWWW
VillanovaALWWWLW
SyracuseHWWWWLW
Notre DameHWWLWWW
RutgersAWWWLWL
St. JohnsAWLLWLW
ConsensusRobTimKevinJohnJamieAlan
Wins21.5192221222124
Losses9.5129109107
Conference Wins11.7111311121013
Conference Losses6.3757685

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