Game by Game proves I suck...

So before the season started, I underwent my normal exercise in humility and tried to predict each game on our schedule.  In the big picture, I saw us being about .500 which was (in fact) right on..I said 15-14 (not counting the bracket buster and the tournament/CIT games) and that's what we were.  Now, I also saw us 8-8 in the MAC and that was one game south of where we ended up.

Any idea that I was right would be disputed by the idea that I was 17-12 for the year, which is kind of sad.

Let's review my excuses....

• I thought Detroit was going to be pretty good, and by the end of the year they were pretty good, but they were short-handed in the game at the Stroh
• I thought we could beat GW on our floor, and we probably should have.
• I didn't think we would beat Temple.  Did you?
• I thought we would beat WKU and we probably should have, though picking road wins is hazardous.
• Ditto, Texas-San Antonio.
• Miami's team deteriorated a lot over the early part of the year, allowing us a surprise and nearly unprecedented win at Millett.
• I didn't think we would lose to EMU when the season started.  Did you?
• I didn't think we would win @WMU or @Ball.  I was surprised at how poor both teams were.
• I didn't think we would beat Kent at the Stroh, but it was one of our better games of the season.
• I thought we would win at home and@Buffalo.  I honestly didn't think they would be anywhere near as good as they were.

11/11/2011 Howard W  RIGHT
11/13/2011 at Georgia L  RIGHT
11/21/2011 Austin Peay W  RIGHT
11/22/2011 Detroit L  WRONG
11/23/2011 George Washington W  WRONG
11/27/2011 Temple L  WRONG
12/4/2011 at Western Kentucky W  WRONG
12/7/2011 Malone W  RIGHT
12/10/2011 at Valparaiso L  RIGHT
12/17/2011 at Michigan State L  RIGHT
12/22/2011 at Florida International W  RIGHT
12/28/2011 at Duquesne L  RIGHT
1/1/2012 at Texas San Antonio W  WRONG
1/7/2012 * Ohio W  RIGHT
1/11/2012 * Akron L RIGHT
1/14/2012 * at Kent State L  RIGHT
1/18/2012 * at Miami (Ohio) L  WRONG
1/21/2012 * Buffalo W WRONG
1/25/2012 * Central Michigan W RIGHT
1/28/2012 * at Eastern Michigan W WRONG
2/1/2012 * at Western Michigan L WRONG
2/4/2012 * Northern Illinois W  RIGHT
2/8/2012 * at Ball State L  WRONG
2/11/2012 * Toledo W  RIGHT
2/15/2012 * at Ohio L  RIGHT
2/22/2012 * at Akron L  RIGHT
2/25/2012 * Kent State L  WRONG
2/29/2012 * Miami (Ohio) W  RIGHT
3/2/2012 * at Buffalo W  WRONG