Why Don’t Majors Play At Mid-Majors More Often? They Might Lose

Quinnipiac got, at least by terms of conference affiliation, its biggest win in school history Sunday afternoon, toppling Pac-12 giant Oregon State 60-52 at the TD Bank Center.

As with much in life, there are a couple of things that aren’t exactly what they seem in the preceding sentence. But before we get to that, let’s start with what appeared to be the $1,000,000 question: What in the world was Oregon State doing playing a game at Quinnipiac?

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Three Thoughts: Quinnipiac 80, Lehigh 65

Quinnipiac coach Tom Moore knew he had seen it. At least in spurts. But maybe that was in practice or was it a scrimmage? Could he have been imagining it? Maybe Gio McLean held the key to it, but he wasn’t going to be playing this season. No, it was there in the season-opening win over a very good Yale team when they put up 88 points, and he had most certainly seen it when his team dismantled a good Vermont defense to the tune of 89 points three weeks ago. Continue reading “Three Thoughts: Quinnipiac 80, Lehigh 65”