Tuesday Question: Basketball Expectations

Generally, we are the "authors" of "content" around here - "here" being a blog and not a message board. Recognize, we do, that you've come here not to contribute, but to consume. Nevertheless, there is the sporadic occasion where, either for our benefit or for to exercise the thinkifiers of the masses, we ask you a question. Today's question is ....

We've given up in football just in time for pre-season basketball hype to start creeping in. So, what are your expectations for this basketball season?

It's tough to envision this team making it to the NCAA tournaments, having lost three of its (arguably) six best players and two of its top three. Still, I think there's slight reason for optimism on the year. We have a few promising newcomers, and you can never count Chris Warren out of a game. We've got a much more thorough season preview coming on Thursday, but I wanted to get your opinions before you've been affected (perhaps) by our preview. The basketball schedule is after the jump.

2010-2011 SCHEDULE ( Click on an event for complete event information )

Date	Opponent / Event	Location	Time/Result
11/05/10	vs. Delta State (Exhibition)	Oxford, Miss.	6:00 p.m. CT
11/12/10	vs. Arkansas State	Oxford, Miss.	7:00 p.m. CT
11/17/10	vs. Murray State	Oxford, Miss.	7:00 p.m. CT
11/20/10	vs. Dayton	Oxford, Miss.	1:00 p.m. CT
11/26/10	vs. Penn State	Oxford, Miss.	6:00 p.m. CT
11/30/10	at Miami	Coral Gables, Fla.	6:00 p.m. CT
12/04/10	vs. Southern Miss	Oxford, Miss.	7:00 p.m. CT
12/11/10	at UALR	Little Rock, Ark.	2:00 p.m. CT
12/13/10	vs. Mississippi Valley State	Oxford, Miss.	7:00 p.m. CT
12/18/10	vs. ETSU	Oxford, Miss.	3:00 p.m. CT
Cancun Governor's Cup
12/22/10	vs. Texas State	Cancun, Mexico	5:00 p.m. CT
12/23/10	Appalachian State/Colorado State	Cancun, Mexico	TBA
12/24/10	TBD	Cancun, Mexico	TBA
12/30/10	vs. Alcorn State	Oxford, Miss.	7:00 p.m. CT
01/02/11	vs. Southeastern Louisiana	Oxford, Miss.	6:00 p.m. CT
01/05/11	at SMU	Dallas, Texas	7:00 p.m. CT
01/08/11	at Florida	Gainesville, Fla.	7:00 p.m. CT
01/13/11	vs. Mississippi State	Oxford, Miss.	8:00 p.m. CT
01/15/11	vs. Georgia	Oxford, Miss.	4:00 p.m. CT
01/19/11	at Vanderbilt	Nashville, Tenn.	8:00 p.m. CT
01/22/11	at LSU	Baton Rouge, La.	12:30 p.m. CT
01/29/11	vs. Tennessee	Oxford, Miss.	3:00 p.m. CT
02/01/11	vs. Kentucky	Oxford, Miss.	6:00 p.m. CT
02/05/11	at Arkansas	Fayetteville, Ark.	5:00 p.m. CT
02/09/11	vs. LSU	Oxford, Miss.	8:00 p.m. CT
02/12/11	at Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Ala.	3:00 p.m. CT
02/16/11	vs. Auburn	Oxford, Miss.	7:00 p.m. CT
02/19/11	at Mississippi State	Starkville, Miss.	12:30 p.m. CT
02/22/11	at South Carolina	Columbia, S.C.	6:00 p.m. CT
02/26/11	vs. Alabama	Oxford, Miss.	3:00 p.m. CT
03/02/11	at Auburn	Auburn, Ala.	7:00 p.m. CT
03/05/11	vs. Arkansas	Oxford, Miss.	3:00 p.m. CT