Rivalry Game. Battle of the elite Mid-Majors in the country. Fan bases that hate each other. ESPN. This had all the makings of a truly great game. That is, until you realize that Xavier is having a heck of a season and Butler still doesn’t have a team identity or realize that games last for …
Dec 05
Butler vs Valparaiso
This was a game I was somewhat excited for. First conference game of the seas0n and my fraternity had won reserved seats in Dawgpound from a promotion earlier in the week. There was some quality heckling headed Valpo’s way, particularly at Will Bogan and his balding head. Unfortunately, this was much more entertaining than the …
Nov 30
Kellen Dunham – Mr. Basketball?
Kellen Dunham is a 6’5″ SG from Pendleton Heights High School and a 2012 Butler commit. He also is my early pick for the 2012 Indiana Mr. Basketball award. Yesterday, Alex Anglin tweeted “@KellenDunham20 for Mr. Basketball. Can I start the campaign?!” I’m right there with him. Kellen looks to be another one of those …
Nov 30
Butler vs Oakland City
This was one of those games that we really didn’t play all that well, but we blew the opponents out of the gym simply because of the huge difference in talent. Oakland City really didn’t have anyone that could matchup with our guys, and that was reflected in the score. This is a team that …
Nov 28
Sorry for the Delay, Busy Break for me
Sorry for not getting this updated sooner, Thanksgiving break kept me pretty busy this year. In this post, I think I’m going to try to give a quick recap of the Louisville, Savannah State, and Gardner-Webb games and then focus mainly on IU. For 28 minutes, the Dawgs played the number 7 Louisville Cardinals …
Nov 16
Butler vs Chattanooga
After a disappointing loss to Evansville last Saturday, the Dawgs returned to Hinkle to take on Chattanooga and bounced back with a nice, if ugly, win. In front of a crowd of 6,078, Butler came away with a 57-46 victory after leading 28-27 at the half. I was really excited for the opener this year, …
Nov 14
Butler vs Evansville – WTF?!?!?!?
I woke up yesterday morning feeling like a kid on Christmas morning…Butler basketball was finally here. Unfortunately, by the end of the night it felt like a got a lump of coal in my stocking. Evansville always plays us tough, and they were opening a new arena so I expected this to be a tight …
Nov 04
First Exhibition Not a Big Deal
So Butler’s first exhibition game was on Wednesday night…and they lost 53-50 to Northern State, a DII team from South Dakota (or was it North Dakota, eh it doesn’t matter). It seems like everyone is freaking out about it. This was a team that Purdue destroyed a couple days before. We are coming off back …
Oct 10
Let’s Get this Season Underway!
It’s almost here. College basketball officially starts this Friday for the Butler Bulldogs. This is the first time they can have a full practice as a team with the coaching staff. Butler doesn’t put on a big show with lots of bright lights and hoopla like a lot of other schools (including a certain school …
Sep 28
Welcome to the newest Butler Bulldog
This post is a bit overdue, I just haven’t had time to sit down and write it. This past weekend, Butler got a commitment from 2013 4-star PF Nolan Berry during his visit. Berry is ranked 60 by ESPN, 94 by Scout.com, and 91 by Rivals. He is from Saint Louis, MO and was getting interest from …
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