Power RPI Rating as of December 3

Sports Illustrated - 1966-67 NCAA Finals

Sports Illustrated - fourth page

Sports Illustrated - third page

Sports Illustrated - second page

The reason Flyer Fans are so passionate!

I was a student at UD when the Flyer's made the run in the 1966-67 season for the National Championship. Over the years I have tried to locate some of the documents that told the story of our passion. I recently obtained the Sports Illustrated issue after the 1966-67 NCAA Championship between UCLA and Dayton. I have copied and will display the pride that I had when I was a student at UD!

Power RPI ratings for FlyerHoops readers

Jerry Palm and others have developed the RPI ratings that provide valuable data on the past and future opponents that a college basketball team will face during a season. I have long been a fan of such ratings but I thought it would be helpful to combine the RPI rating of a team with the win/loss margin to come up with a "Power Rating". The Power Rating is nothing more than a weighted win/loss margin, but the beauty of the Power Rating is that it puts not perspective the win or the loss.

Since I am just starting this new Power Rating, it will undoubtedly have be tweaked along the way but here are the criteria I am using for the Power Rating at the beginning.

The first three games of the Dayton Flyer season give the first glimpse of the Power Rating graph that I will display routinely on the FlyerHoops blog. The Power Rating will make the win bigger if the defeated team had a high RPI and will make the loss worse for losing to a bad RPI school.

Flyer Football Trivia

Did the University of Dayton ever play Boston College?

The Dayton Classic IV

The Dayton Flyer Football team under head coach Rick Chamberlin take on the Central State Marauders, Sunday August 31 at 5PM. The Flyers will be the "away" team at friendly Welcome Stadium

Rick Chamberlin to defend Gridiron Classic Title

It's Flyer Football time once again with Rick Chamberlan at the reigns after Mike Kelly won the Gridiron Classic last year. The first "home" game is actually an "away" game when the Flyers play Central State. Central State will be the home team at Welcome Stadium on Sunday August 31 at 5PM.

Ryan Perryman dropped by the New Student Picnic in Columbus

Ryan and his wife were in great spirits as they welcomed the new students from the Columbus area (120+). Also pictured is Fr. Gene Contadino.

Jimmy Binnie gets married in Des Moines

Jimmy and Lindsay were married in Des Moines last weekend. The coaching staff from UD and many players (Brian Roberts, Charles Little, Kevin Searcy, Stephen Thomas and Dan Fox) were in attendance.

Dayton women volleyball clearly best team as they play OSU

The University of Dayton women's volleyball team under new coach Sheffield were clearly the best team as they played a pre-season scrimmage against Ohio State last night. The Flyers won 80% of about 20+ games that they played to 5 points. Coach Sheffield is definitely a hands on coach and seemed to fit in well with his team and what is expected of the Flyers this year.

One last game as a Dayton Flyer for Sandoval & Binnie

Both Andre and Jimmy have careeer high point totals in Safe Auto All Star Classic. Jimmy had 19 and Andre 30.

Thanks for the memories!

Good luck Brian Roberts, Jimmy Binnie & Andre Sandoval; thanks for all the memories.

NASDAQ closing at UD Arena March 27, 2008

First ever remote closing of NASDAQ stock exchange at the University of Dayton Arena March 27, 2008. The Flyer Pep Band provided spirit to get the R.I.S.E symposium students and dignitaries from throughout the world excited for this event.

Matt's favorite picture from UD v. OSU

Chris Wright was rocking at the Shot! Flyer Fans have a lot to look foreward to next season.

Roberts 4th in Overall Carrer Points

Brian Roberts finishes with 1926 career points, 4th in UD history! (Graph is clickable)

It's the Flyers against the Buckeyes at the Shot baby!

The winner of this third round NIT game goes to Madison Square Garden!

Roberts poised to go to 4th in overall total points!

Roberts can surpass UD legend Jim Paxton next Monday when they play in the second round of the NIT in Normal, Illinois at Illinois State. Roberst needs 19 to tie Jim Paxton.

Chris Wright reportedly cleared to play Wednesday BUT...

He's back !!! BUT maybe not quite yet! Maybe Monday???

Doug Hauschild, Sports Information Director of UD stated: "He has been cleared to practice. His game status depends on how he responds to the increased activity". Chris had another medical appointment yesterday; we will have to wait for results for Illinois State game.

1st Round NIT bracket

Dayton hosts first round of NIT Wednesday night 6PM

Dayton will play Cleveland State at the UD Arena

Marcus Johnson - Monster game against X!

Wins and Losses for the Flyers 1963-Present & Post Season

Here we go again X!!!

The Flyer seniors, Roberts, Binnie and Sandoval, have one more shot at X as they battle once again for the sixth time in three years. The Flyers played XU in the second game last year of the A-10 with Scott and Johnson sitting on the bench with crutches. Can the Flyer Faithful bring home a win IF Chris Wright is on the floor?

Flyer seniors and their families

Faithful salute the seniors ... but their work is not yet done!

The Flyers finish regular season at 20-9 and head for the A-10 Tourney in Atlantic City. UD plays Saint Louis at 12noon on Wednesday and the winner at that contest plays Xavier on Thursday at 12:30PM. The Flyers seem to want to play many more games this season as they win three in a row and two of them on the road. Experts seem to indicate that the Flyers need to win 1st and 2nd games in the A-10 to get NCAA consideration.

Career Point Totals as of March 10,2008

Chick on graph to enlarge

Senior Game: Roberts, Binnie & Sandoval

Pep Band rally at Tim's Friday night 9-12PM for St. Joes Game

Dr. Willy just told me about a St. Joes Pep Rally scheduled for 9-12PM Friday at Tim's. There will be door prizes, free beer coupons and more. It's a $5 cover. Go Flyers!

Biggest game of the season for the Flyers Saturday

The Flyers look to get to the magic number "20" against tough Saint Joes Saturday at 2PM. The Flyer Faithful will honor seniors Brian Roberts, Jimmy Binnie and Andre Sandoval before the game. The Flyers head to Atlantic City next week for the A-10 Tournament.

Atlantic 10 Tie-Breaker Rules

(Source - Atlantic 10 Media Guide) Click on verbiage to enlarge

A-10 Standings as of March 4

A10 Bracket and Standings as of March 4

Click on bracket to enlarge

Flyer Fan Rally at Athletic Practice Facility on Campus Friday 5PM

Send the Flyers off to NYC and Fordham Friday at ~ 5PM as they head to airport for game. Flyer Pep Band and Red Scare and fans are planning to be there! They will be boarding the bus around 5:30 on the North side of Frericks - side facing Albert Emmanuel

Hang tag hocus pockus - will it work its magic Sunday?

The hang tag has been correct throughout the years on the number of game wins for the Flyers. Take for exampe the Temple game, the tag was #17 and Dayton won and got 17 wins. Now its XU at the Arena Sunday, we still have 17 wins after the loss to LaSalle Thursday, can the hang tag give us 18 wins???

Dayton v. Xavier - Let the game begin

#10/#12 Xavier at Dayton biggest game in four years?

It was February 19, 2005 when Brian Roberts and Jimmy Binnie were freshman; Trent Meacham and Chris Alvarex were also Flyers when Dayton defeated Xavier at the UD Arena by the acore of 59-55. The freshman, now seniors have one more shot at X!

The game tally was: Monty Scott 12 pts, Norman Plummer 6 pts, Chris Alvarez 6 pts, Warren Williams 7 points, Mark Jones 1 pt, freshman Brian Roberts 10 pts, feshman Trent Meacham 8 pts and freshman Jimmy Binnie 0 pts.

Where the Flyers Stand - W/L NCAA NIT

The Flyers have their work cut out for them if they want to play alphabet soup at the end of the season. The solution to the word puzzle is win, just win home and away. (Click on th graph to view easier)

Brian Roberts now 8th in all time scoring

Roosevelt Chapman 2233; Don May 1980; Hank Finkel 1968; Jim Paxson 1945; Don Meineke 1866; Tony Stanley 1835; Negele Knight 1806; BRIAN ROBERTS 1791; Anthony Corbitt 1760; John Horan 1757; Donald Smith 1655; Mike Kanieski 1642; Bill Uhl 1627; Jack Salee 1610; Johnny Davis 1562

Marcus Johnson had tremendous energy in win over Temple

Johnson had 14 points to give the Flyers their 17th win of the season over Temple. Just a note that the hang tag parking number was also #17.

Mike Kelly inducted into UD Hall of Fame

Thanks Mike for all your hard work and football memories!

Chris Johnson of Brookhaven HS voted best dunker in Central Ohio

Chris Johnson who will be a freshman at UD next fall was voted best dunker in central Ohio.

Ron's Preseason Pics - and todays record

I pulled out my preseason pics article and was suprosed that I hit the Flyers record exactly as of today. More importantly I had them running the rest of the season going into the A-10.

Red Scare's Drive 75 Campus-Wide Service Event February 13-20

Drive 75 Campus-wide Service Event
February 13-20, 2008

Description:
Drive 75 is an annual service event sponsored by Red Scare to benefit The Dayton Area Food Bank and Secret Smiles Organization. Drive 75 is a competition to see who can raise the most money and pounds of food between University of Dayton and Xavier University student organizations.
During this week long event groups are divided according to size and are challenged to see who can collect the most money and pounds of food. This year students from Xavier University will be participating and competing against UD.

How to Participate:
Organizations on campus will register their group according to size (more or less than 50). Any organization can participate and new groups can be created (groups do not have to be official campus organizations to participate).
Starting February 13, groups can collect throughout the campus, including neighborhoods and residence halls. One day during the week a “dorm storm” will be held. This is where groups will be given an extra time to go out and collect around campus. After collecting, groups will bring their items to specified location to be counted. February 20 at 6 p.m. is the last time collected items will be accepted. All totals will be added and compared to totals from Xavier.

What to Win:
At the end of the competition, the top groups in each category will be announced at the UD/Xavier game on February 24. The group that collects the most pounds of food and money (each $1 raised = 1 pound), will receive a plaque with their group name on it.

Goals:
Last year 3402 pounds was collected and $1214.15 was raised. This year we hope to raise over 5000 pounds of food and money combined.

Contacts:
For more information contact Juliana Brown at brownjum@notes.udayton.edu

Through Drive 75, Red Scare has been given the chance to bring the campus together to help a common cause. We look forward to seeing the same enthusiasm toward helping the Dayton Area Food Bank and Secret Smiles as we do while cheering on the Flyers.

Jimmy Binnie has career high against Charlotte

Flyers are stepping up as Jimmy gets 15 points!