YOUR Flyers are coming off a nice little offensive showing against Dukecane, scoring 88 points while shooting an ungodly 64.9% from the field. Don’t look now, but Dayton has a chance to go to .500 overall and in conference with a win this weekend against VCU. As you are more than likely aware, the Flyers unleashed a severe pink-socking on the Richmond Rams the last time the two programs hooked up, UD scored 106 fucking...
Coming off their biggest win of the season, an absolute pink-socking of VCU, the Flyers head to Philly to take on St. Joe’s. At 3-2, Dayton is now sitting in third place, tied with UMass, George Mason and VCU. This will be an important week for UD as they have three tough games that will impact the race for anonymity that has become the Atlantic Ten regular season. After what is always a tough trip...
New year, new season, same coach. After putting up a 6-6 non-conference mark, the worst start to the year since the 2005-06 season, the Flyers head into A10 play with fettered expectations. Honestly I’m not sure what would constitute a decent conference record at this point. 9-9? 10-8? Take a deep breath, we will get through the next ten weeks together. After that, it will all seem like a really bad dream. The goodish news? The Atlantic...
One down, two to go before Dayton heads out west to take on Saint Mary’s. Penn comes to the Arena tomorrow, and it’s always weird to cheer against an Ivy League squad. It’s such a weird dichotomy. On one hand you have Dayton, with players that won’t go on to do much after they leave the university. The four years they spend in college will likely be the highlight of their lives. Then you have...
I was talking with my fellow BR boyz this week and we all came to the conclusion that we are quickly running out of things to talk about when expounding on the Flyers. John Crosby should’ve stayed away, the freshmen are getting invaluable playing time, DURRELL is playing with commendable fuck-it energy, etc. These are going to be the themes we continually reference week in and week out. What we do know is this —...
SEC week is here! We tried to get some back and forth, a Q&A, something, anything, going with the Auburn basketball community. It failed horribly. Apparently there is some sort of gotdang foosball match this week and Aubie fans don’t care about basketball right now. Which is fine, I have no clue what I would do if someone contacted me to discuss a Dayton football game. I’d probably tell them the Dayton football program keeps...
I’ve been reminded that the Flyers started the season 2-2 last year. After beating Austin Peay and Alabama, Dayton suffered two close losses at the hands of Saint Mary’s and Nebraska, dropping their winning percentage to .500. I don’t know what to do with this information. While factual, I’m not sure it encapsulates the potential for this season to turn into a flaming shit show. On a positive note, The DURRELL Davis reclamation project is...
Ok, guys, we are going to have to lay a foundation for the rest of the season. Two quick things before we continue: (1) You’ll have to have a sense of humor about this UD team or else you’re not gonna have a good time. It’s that simple. Even if you had realistic expectations coming into this season, temper them down even more. There’s a lot of youth out there, a head coach who spent...
With the excitement of a last-second win over Ball State abated (never thought I’d type that sentence), the Flyers turn their buoyant eyes towards the Holy City. Although this tournament doesn’t offer the type of competition we’ve been accustomed to, it’s probably for the best. You know the drill, go 2-1 blah blah blah. The Pride enters the GILDAN CHARLESTON CLASSIC with a perfect 2-0 record, racking up wins against Army and Kennesaw State. Although...
It won’t be long now, Flyer Faithful. In preparation for the season opening sock hop, I scoured the Midwest for those crazy enough to cover MACtion for a living. What I found was James Snyder, blogger for the SB Nation site “Hustle Belt,” specializing in MAC football and hoops. James was kind enough to share his insight into the Fighting Cardinals, my conversation with him is below: Sully: How long have you been covering Ball...
When we discuss the 2016-17 Dayton Flyers season, in regards to Josh Cunningham, this video is pretty much all you need to remember. He started the season doing good basketball things, bent his ankle in half (decided not to apply for a medical redshirt that would ensure he would graduate old as shit), then came back late in the season to do some fairly-good-but-never-great basketball things. The shining moment being the fade away jumper below...
We are getting close now, my friends. In honor of being 24 hours away from the annual exhibition tune-up against a lesser foe, I felt the need to share the tale that was never told. The story of how John Crosby stayed at UD. Let me set the scene for you. It was a brisk Dayton night in early May, students had just gone home for the year, campus was eerily quiet. I texted the...
