12/8/2024
The Bonnies, fresh off two victories over Quad 4 opponents vs Bucknell and Buffalo, now sport a lofty 9-1 record to start the season. This mark ties the 2024-2025 team with the best start to a season with two other squads, the 1969-1970 season and the COVID 2020-2021 team. The 1969-1970 Bonnies, 55 years ago, were led by Bob Lanier, and jetted out to a 21-1 record, before losing the national semifinal game on March 19, 1970. The 2020-2021 Bonnies lost game 11 to Saint Louis, on their way to a 16-5 record and an NCAA berth. Next up is Providence, who currently sits 5 spots below Bonaventure in the Massey ratings, comfortably in the mid 80’s in power rankings. Not one to usually provide health guidance, but we strongly recommend the faithful NOT holding their collective breath expecting a Top 25 AP Ranking in this calendar year. Providence will be the biggest test remaining until the start of the A10 schedule New Years Eve, with only Siena and Niagara remaining on the schedule. Siena and Niagara should further improve the Quad 4 record, since neither team currently sits in the top 275 teams, at the moment.
11/30/2024
St. Bonaventure’s “best start to a season” in school history ended with a 5 point defeat to Utah State on Thursday. The Bonnies led by 6 at the half, but were undone by several lengthy scoring droughts throughout the 2nd half, eerily reminiscent of Dave Barend’s college dating success in the greater Allegany / Olean area, per reputable sources. The Bonnies netted a total of 3 points from the 16:48 to 6:33 mark of the 2nd half, and while we’d never outwardly try to dampen the spirits of the Bona faithful by suggesting the 6-0 mark was completely fugazy (probably wouldn’t), nor was a reversion to the mean a shock to anyone….the average power ranking of teams they’ve defeated to start the season in D1 was 269.8 per Massey ratings (total 364 teams), including (2) bottom 20 (Canisius and Le Moyne) teams in Division 1…..and a Div 2 team ranked 299th. If only Thanksgiving calories were as empty as Bonas’ gaudy 6-0 record. Nonetheless, the squad responded to the loss with a victory vs #162 ranked Northern Iowa on Friday by exhibiting the same level of gumption, fervor, and conviction that Dave has shown in dealing with life’s many disappointments, including our collective musings!!
11/24/2024
St. Bonnies, a present day scheduling pseudonym for “Master of the Quad 4 win”, picked up two victories this week vs Mansfield (Div 2) and the Bryant Bulldogs on Sunday. For those logging the schedule at home, the Bonnies two road wins look a tick less spectacular by the day, since last Tuesday Canisius was nipped 108-37 by Maryland, assuming Canisius resides in the neighborhood of “nipped” as an appropriate past tense verb for a 71 point loss. The other road W, Florida Gulf Coast sports a 1-5 record on the year. The Bonnies this week will break from the inauspicious tradition of Joe Manhertz decision making, having ACCEPTED a preseason NIT bid and will play the Aggies of Utah State Thursday at 5:30pm from Lake Buena Vista Florida. For those unfamiliar with the Aggies, they spanked Iowa this week, so I suggest you plan the timing of your Thanksgiving Dinner accordingly…and in true Western NY fashion, be sufficiently into the beverage portion of day by tip off!!
11/7/2024
The Bonnies improved to 2-0 dispatching Canisius 87-78 on Saturday. The Bonnies were led by Chance Moore's 27 Points and the chance for more (in all of its' spellings) will be the operative words for the 24-25 rendition of Bonas, since the defense has appeared less than formidable to start the season. Up next is the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles in Fort Myers, prior to Titanic clashes at home vs Le Moyne, Mansfield Mountaineers (apparently hailing from Pennsylvania), and Bryant prior to the Thanksgiving Break.
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