At this point, what else is new; lots of good stuff from the man, the myth, the legend, Pete Iorizzo the last few days– Fran’s comments on Yard, tickets flying out the box office, and getting ready for Niagara is all covered over at the Times Union. Our Niagara preview will be out later [...]

Edwin spoke before practice today, stating that he’s not 100% and that it will be Coach McCaffery’s decision on whether or not he’ll play tomorrow.
Update by Matt 3:50pm:
It didn’t seem like he’d be 100% for a while, so if I had to guess– I doubt he plays tomorrow.  At this point in the season, in [...]

All of us Saints fans aren’t the only ones ready for the kickoff of the 2009-2010 season this Friday against Tenn St:
We’re trying to stay focused and stay ready to start off strong. The first scrimmages we did OK. We corrected it, and now we’re definitely ready for the first game. – Edwin Ubiles
Senior point [...]

Barring any injuries, the starters opening the season to no suprise will be Ronald Moore, Clarence Jackson, Edwin Ubiles, Alex Franklin, and Ryan Rossiter.
Kyle Downy and Owen Wignot appear to be the front runners for coming off the bench for the shooting guard/small forward positions. Stephen Priestly and freshman O.D. Anosike are competing for available [...]

Friday, Oct. 16th marks the first day in the ‘09-’10 season where NCAA teams are allowed to conduct full practices. Before the first practice, the media is granted access to coaches and players inside the Alumni Recreation Center on Siena campus. The event started with an opening statement from a confident Coach McCaffery:
This is clearly [...]

Over at the Times Union Blog, Pete Iorizzo sums up Saturday’s practice from Loudonville as “August conditioning day in the dead of winter, perhaps the Saints’ most intense practice since the first game of the season.”

It was good for us, because we need to keep working on our motion game… It’s good for us.”
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