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Tuesday Morning Links

February 9th, 2010, 12:03 pm by Jake Schaller

Air Force men’s basketball plays host to Colorado State tonight at 8 at Clune Arena.

But, as I wrote in today’s edition of  The Gazette, it’s not the same CSU team the Falcons have seen the past two seasons. These Rams have weapons.

Also, here are my 3 Things to Watch in the game and an article on much-improved CSU forward Andy Ogide from The Fort Collins Coloradoan.

Finally, as a follow-up to his column that appeared in Monday’s paper about the Air Force offense (or lack thereof), columnist David Ramsey has a couple Air Force hoops-related posts on his blog: http://daveramseysez.freedomblogging.com/.

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Hockey: Column on Fairchild

February 8th, 2010, 6:35 pm by jpaisley

Here’s a column on Denver’s Rhett Rakshani and Air Force’s Matt Fairchild from Inside College Hockey concerning their common background: roller hockey.

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Monday Morning Links

February 8th, 2010, 11:13 am by Jake Schaller

Once again, must give must respect to the BlogDog.

Of the four prognosticators in The Gazette, only BlogDog correctly predicted New Orleans would topple the Colts yesterday.

The man. I should have listened to him.

Anyway, back to Air Force athletics. The Falcons suffered the worst loss David Ramsey has seen in seven years of covering the team on Saturday. Ramsey wrote in today’s edition of The Gazette that head coach Jeff Reynolds is overseeing a team that no longer runs the Princeton offense. And I wrote for the paper about how Grant Parker is playing hard despite being at, according to Reynolds, “65 percent.”

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BlogDog, Triumphant. … Expect Anything Different?

February 8th, 2010, 1:41 am by Jake Schaller

So, the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts tonight, 31-17.

Who could have seen that coming?

Not Frank Schwab, Gazette Broncos beat writer, who picked Indianapolis to win.

Not Jim O’Connell, Gazette sports editor, who picked Indianapolis to win.

Not David Ramsey, Gazette columnist, who picked Indianapolis to win.

Not even me. I liked the Colts, too.

But one man – nay – one beast, predicted it correctly for The Gazette.

The BlogDog.

Recognize game.

And, Ramsey, recognize that you owe BlogDog dinner.

He enjoys pizza with sausage and red peppers with red wine.

Thank you.

Good night.

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Sunday Morning Links

February 7th, 2010, 12:11 pm by Jake Schaller

Happy Super Bowl.

One of the greatest days of the year. I like the Colts to win by about a touchdown. The BlogDog likes the Saints. I don’t think I have to tell you who is more trustworthy on these kinds of things.

Gloomy day at the Falcon Athletic Center yesterday. First, the men’s basketball team turns in a horrendous performance against TCU, losing, 65-51. You can find my “Rapid Reaction” in the post below and my notebook, which discusses some ugly numbers, here. Also, Gazette columnist David Ramsey had some quick thoughts on the game in his blog (http://daveramseysez.freedomblogging.com/). Ramsey also will be writing a column about the basketball program that will appear in Monday’s paper and should hit the internet some time today.

Meanwhile, at Cadet Ice Arena last night, Air Force lost in overtime to Denver, 2-1, on an unlucky bounce. Still, Ramsey writes that Falcons coach Frank Serratore was pleased by what he saw from his team this weekend.

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TCU 65, Air Force 51 – Rapid Reaction

February 6th, 2010, 9:22 pm by Jake Schaller

Late in Saturday’s game, after draining his seventh 3-pointer of the contest, TCU junior guard Greg Hill glanced over at the Horned Frogs’ bench.

With feign disbelief, Hill held his arms out with his palms up as if to say, “I can’t explain it” – a la Michael Jordan after His Airness hit six 3s in the first half of Game 1 of the 1992 Finals.

Now, there should be absolutely no circumstance – ever – in which any player from the TCU men’s basketball team (let alone the immortal Hill, a reserve) finds himself in the same sentence as Michael Jordan.

But that’s what we have here.

And I think that’s a pretty good way to sum up today’s loss.

Other notes:
-My game story deals with the effort (or lack thereof) by the Falcons. After the game, Air Force coach Jeff Reynolds said his team had “no energy.”

He later took some responsibility for that, saying “I need to do a better job with them.” When I asked, how so, he said, “Get them to play harder and create a little more energy.”

-I thought this was one of the first games of the season that Air Force should have expected to win. The wise guys agreed, as the Falcons were a 1-point favorite in this afternoon’s game.

-I figured if Air Force won today, it might sneak out of the Mountain West Conference tournament play-in game. Now? I’m not saying to book an early flight to Vegas, but it seems all but assured that the Falcons will be playing in that contest.

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Saturday Morning Links

February 6th, 2010, 1:31 pm by Jake Schaller

Huge game for the Air Force men’s basketball team today.

Why?

Because the Falcons should win. They’re playing TCU – a bad team – on their home floor. And, don’t forget, Air Force nearly beat TCU in Fort Worth without their several of their top players, including Grant Parker.

As I wrote in today’s edition of The Gazette, Air Force’s inexperience and injury excuses are no longer so valid. Also, here are my 3 Things to Watch.

Switching to ice hockey, Air Force fell to Colorado College, 2-0, last night at World Arena, restoring order to the local hockey scene, according to Gazette columnist David Ramsey. Tonight, the Falcons play host to the University of Denver.

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Hockey: Cheverie will start Saturday

February 5th, 2010, 5:50 pm by jpaisley

From Denver Post beat writer Mike Chambers’ blog …

DU freshman goalie Adam Murray, who had a rough start to his career, might get the nod Friday against visiting Mercyhurst. Pioneers coach George Gwozdecky said All-American candidate Marc Cheverie will definitely play at Air Force on Saturday.

In six appearances, Murray is 2-3-1 with a 4.36 goals-against average and .838 save percentage. He hasn’t played since Nov. 7, when he lost 7-3 at Alaska-Anchorage — his final game of subbing for the injured Cheverie.

Chevy is 14-3-3 with a 2.02 GAA and .932 save clip.

“We’re definitely going to play Chevy on Saturday night. We haven’t made a final decision about Friday night yet, and we won’t make that decision until probably after our noon practice. But we certainly are considering Adam,” Gwozdecky said.

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Hockey: Tickets available for CC game

February 5th, 2010, 4:32 pm by jpaisley

According to Colorado College, 400 tickets remain available for tonight’s CC-Air Force game at 7:30 p.m. at World Arena through the rink’s box office. A sellout is expected.

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Updated Recruiting List/Bios

February 5th, 2010, 2:45 pm by Jake Schaller

I’ve updated my recruiting list with 12 more players (quarterbacks Antonio Andrews and Jake Trubiano, lineman Brantley Beck, tight end Riley Cannon, linebackers Jared Jones and Bret Shannon, running back Anthony LaCoste, defensive linemen David Lore and Dana Luebbe, defensive backs Ty MacArthur and Jordan Mays and running back/defensive back Ben Souther).

These players add more depth and quality to an already good class. Andrews is a three-star recruit, according to Rivals.com, and was named Kentucky’s Mr. Football after leading his team to a second consecutive state championship. Trubiano led Hilliard Davidson (Ohio) to a state title. Hilliard Davidson is Connor Dietz’s high school.

Find my entire list of recruits (with bios and videos) in the Air Force section of Gazette.com (you can get to it by following this link). I’ll continue to update it as I get more information and videos. For instance, I’ve just updated  Christian Cummings’ bio.

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