[Sly Fox]

Obviously the Keydets have been getting a ton of pub for their new Loyola-Marymount offense. But here is the lowdown heading into Saturday night's contest:


Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia

Founded in 1839
State-Funded
Enrollment: 1300
Nickname: Keydets


VMI Mens Hoops Official Site

VMI Yahoo Group


Overall Record: 9-12
Big South: 1-2



Victories of Note:

12/20 93-84 @ Richmond
01/13 116-83 Charleston Southern
01/22 102-97 @ UNCA



Key Players:



#3 Chavis Williams
6' 4" Sophomore Guard
Thru 20 Games: Averaging 20.1 Pts & 3.7 Rebounds (56 Steals 2nd only to twin brother Travis' 79)



#22 Matt Murrer
6' 7" Senior Forward
Thru 19 Games: Averaging 15.5 Pts & 5 Rebounds with Team Best 26 Blocks



#55 Reggie Williams
6' 5" Junior Forward
Thru 21 Games: Averaging 28.1 Pts (2nd Best in Nation), 8.5 Rebounds & 4 Assists

[SuperJon]

Would a "Blair > Holmesx2" sign be out of line?

[TIMSCAR20]

What would you say? BTW I am doing my homework on this team and if I get all the stats off my sheet onto the air, I will have spoken more than Dick Vitale at a Duke/Carolina game! The record setting pace these guys are on is simply amazing. The big south, NCAA and School records they have already broken and will break is nothing short of extraordinary. I won't give away too much info now (give em a taste, gotta pay for the rest), but they are #1 in the nation in scoring and Dead last in defense. I wonder how many times that has happened if ever. Reggie Williams is on pace to shatter all Big South scoring records. If LB does get to be #1 he won't have it for more than a year. Crazy. Reggie is on pace to score well over 2500 points in his career.

[TIMSCAR20]

Guys,

It looks like they are charging folks to see this one...Howeva, you can go to the Liberty Channel Website and get it for free (unless they black it out there now). I did that for the women's game the other night. Here is the link: www.wtlutv.com




VMI At Liberty Is The Big South EDGE "Game of the Week"


VMI at Liberty is named "The Edge" Game of the Week.
January 23, 2007
Lynchburg, Va.
Big South EDGE

The Liberty University men’s basketball home game on Saturday against the VMI Keydets is the Big South Conference’s Game of the Week and will be streamed live and available through the Big South EDGE. Tip is set for 8:30 p.m. EST.

Play-by-play will be brought to you by Ray Jones with color analysis from Tim Scarborough, courtesy of the Flames Television Network.

For the first time in league history, the Big South Conference will video stream live events on its premium content website, The Big South EDGE presented by Aéropostale. There are 14 “Games of the Week” that will be featured throughout the season. Cost to view men’s games is $3.95 per game. The EDGE Annual Subscription is $69.95 and includes a full access ticket to the Big South and everything The EDGE has to offer. Live Sporting Events, In-Depth Interviews with Big South coaches and student athletes and several hours of exclusive on-demand features and stories. Subscription runs one year from the date of sign-up. The Big South EDGE also offers a Monthly Pass for $12.95 that gives subscribers all the same features as the Annual Subscription on a month-by-month basis.

The video stream of men’s basketball games and all Big South events, which will also be available on a video-on-demand basis for subscribers of The EDGE, requires a high-speed internet connection (DSL, cable or above), Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.0 or greater downloaded and installed, and a screen resolution of 800x600 or greater, among other requirements.

[bigsmooth]

That should be chavis holmes in the VMI preview post.

[LU'sbestmanager]

Would a "Blair > Holmesx2" sign be out of line?

that would be great.

you do know that those are larry's cousins right?

[SuperJon]

That's the point.

[bigsmooth]

cmon manger...wake up dude!

[Cider Jim]

Any way we could keep the Keydets under 80 points with a slow down offense and pressure defense?

[SuperJon]

No.

[LUconn]

Doubtful. I dont know that many could keep them under 80. I'm looking forward to a 200+ point game.

[TDDance234]

Our offense struggles to hit 60.. it's going to be a long night if they're hitting their shots.

[LUconn]

That's because we're not a very good halfcourt offense. I think we're pretty good in transition. This should play to our strength. On the flip side, the full court pressure has been a weak spot of Liberty's for the last 7 years. At least.

[hurricane fan]

VMI will drop a hundy on LU on Saturday

[WinthropEagleFan]

Our offense struggles to hit 60.. it's going to be a long night if they're hitting their shots.

Even if you struggle offensively against VMI, you'll still score alot...it isn't so much as their defense is bad (it isn't great, but they do force a ton of turnovers), its just that you get 30+ more possessions than you normally get in an average game. The same goes for VMI's offense. They're actually not even that good of an offensive team (their shooting percentages aren't that great considering they get quite a few easy baskets off of turnovers), but they put up the huge point-totals because of the pace of the game.

[Purple Haize]

I put this on the WBB board, but as art imitates life, the attendance is better over here!!!

I need to ask SOMEONE a HUGE favor:

If anyone knows Jeri's husband, and I do, he has an uncanny resemblence to Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish. If someone could put that face on a sign with a nice pithy saying that would be tooo funny. Anyone?

[thepostman]

just curious...does anybody on campus know how much interest there is for this doubleheader?? I am just curious...any guesses?

[Cider Jim]

Anybody know what the Vines or LU record is for most points scored in a game (by both teams)? If VMI and Larry are on, we make come close to setting some LU records on Saturday.

[TIMSCAR20]

I’d be surprised if LB got off on Saturday simply because they put so much pressure on the guards. It will be Ace, Baker, Porter and guys at the end of the press break that will get a ton of points. At least that is how it usually stacks up when VMI plays. There was a guy on Mercer that had 32 points and like 18 rebs when SJ, TBGBG and GMTM went to see them play. He was a nobody big man really but had a career day....I will have to get with our SID Vince Breidis to find out the answer to your question because it is not in the media guide or at least I couldn't find it.

[Schfourteenteen]

Hubbard at the 1 here REALLY scares me here

[TDDance234]

Hubbard at the 1 here REALLY scares me here

Here? Yuck. He's about worthless at PG.

[SuperJon]

I give it five minutes before we start a Justin Holland chant.

[TylerBakersGonnaBGreat]

Im down for that

[thepostman]

I give it five minutes before we start a Justin Holland chant.

how about 2 minutes? Hubbard at point is a nightmare come true

[jmdickens]

I am feeling a Armon Jones chant...