Brian Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Just cuz I want to start a thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 1, 2013 -> 09:36 PM) Just cuz I want to start a thread. SIU gonna be the first 10 seed ever to win this! Stay away from IlSU in the first round and out of Creightons side of the bracket please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 2, 2013 -> 11:44 AM) SIU gonna be the first 10 seed ever to win this! Stay away from IlSU in the first round and out of Creightons side of the bracket please. So as long as we don't play anyone hot or good, we got a shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 2, 2013 -> 12:39 PM) So as long as we don't play anyone hot or good, we got a shot? Yes pretty much. Haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 McDermott going all Laettner in the 1st half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Carl Hall isn't doing so shabby for WSU either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 (edited) Creightons your one seed and on the opposite side of SIU's bracket. Yay. And an SIU mention on the broadcast. Double yay. Edited March 2, 2013 by Rowand44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Boom dawgs win. Mo state on Thursday. Worked out perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 BRACKET http://twitpic.com/c87hpw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 2, 2013 -> 09:12 PM) Boom dawgs win. Mo state on Thursday. Worked out perfect! 10 seed, just how you drew it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 2, 2013 -> 11:28 PM) 10 seed, just how you drew it up. We got the whole conference right where we want them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 2, 2013 -> 11:28 PM) 10 seed, just how you drew it up. It worked out perfectly for what could of happened as of yesterday. And yes, I'm overly excited for someone whose team is a 10 seed but outside of Evansville, we've played as good as anyone in the conference down the stretch. We match up poorly with Creighton and Illinois State and we avoided them until at least the semis so that made me a happy Rowand. I wouldn't be shocked if we can make a run to the semis. Anywho, here's my predictions: Bradley SIU Creighton Evansville Northern Iowa Wichita State Creighton Northern Iowa Creighton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I looked at Evansville's "resume" and it is much better than I thought. 2-5 vs. RPI Top 50 5-6 vs. RPI Top 100 (includes ND, Butler & Colorado State, all on the road) But here is the killer..... Losses (RPI 150+) RPI DATE OPPONENT SCORE 221 Nov. 15 Buffalo* 50-56 211 Feb. 2 @ Missouri State 61-62 181 Feb. 5 @ Bradley 70-76 177 Feb. 13 @ Southern Illinois 56-65 If Evansville wins all 4, they would be 22 - 9 and likely a bubble team. Their struggles on the road have really, really hurt them. They have won their last two road games @ Wichita and @ Wright St, however. Not sure how I like their chances in Arch Madness. I know they gave Creighton a tough time last year (win @ home, 1 pt loss in OT on the road). But I don't like having to play IN state back to back games. For whatever reason, playing against Jake Odum isn't comfortable. He finds ways to beat you. A semifinal game vs. Creighton is FAR from a given. Sadly, this is a senior laden team so it may take a couple of years before they are even back to this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 12:51 PM) I looked at Evansville's "resume" and it is much better than I thought. 2-5 vs. RPI Top 50 5-6 vs. RPI Top 100 (includes ND, Butler & Colorado State, all on the road) But here is the killer..... Losses (RPI 150+) RPI DATE OPPONENT SCORE 221 Nov. 15 Buffalo* 50-56 211 Feb. 2 @ Missouri State 61-62 181 Feb. 5 @ Bradley 70-76 177 Feb. 13 @ Southern Illinois 56-65 If Evansville wins all 4, they would be 22 - 9 and likely a bubble team. Their struggles on the road have really, really hurt them. They have won their last two road games @ Wichita and @ Wright St, however. Not sure how I like their chances in Arch Madness. I know they gave Creighton a tough time last year (win @ home, 1 pt loss in OT on the road). But I don't like having to play IN state back to back games. For whatever reason, playing against Jake Odum isn't comfortable. He finds ways to beat you. A semifinal game vs. Creighton is FAR from a given. Sadly, this is a senior laden team so it may take a couple of years before they are even back to this point. They've been playing the best ball of any team in the league so who knows. Any of the top 6 seeds could win and I wouldn't be surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 What's Creighton gonna do when they're in the Big East without their best player and McDermott has to go up against higher level schools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 My picks Drake SIU Creighton Evansville UNI WSU Creighton UNI UNI I'll be there Spreading the Red and cheering on the Birds though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 07:41 PM) What's Creighton gonna do when they're in the Big East without their best player and McDermott has to go up against higher level schools? He'll only average 20 a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Where is the word coming from that Creighton is joining the Big East? I can see it making sense on some level, but I have only heard Butler and Xavier mentioned on a national level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 08:11 PM) He'll only average 20 a game. He's talking about Greg when Doug is gone. QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 08:11 PM) Where is the word coming from that Creighton is joining the Big East? I can see it making sense on some level, but I have only heard Butler and Xavier mentioned on a national level. There's been articles and mentions all over the place. They're as good as gone unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 08:15 PM) He's talking about Greg when Doug is gone. There's been articles and mentions all over the place. They're as good as gone unfortunately. I'm just bitter is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Mar 4, 2013 -> 08:48 AM) I'm just bitter is all. I know and understandably so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Supposed to be around 60 degrees all weekend in St. Louis. Starting to get pumped for Arch Madness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Mar 5, 2013 -> 05:53 PM) Supposed to be around 60 degrees all weekend in St. Louis. Starting to get pumped for Arch Madness. Ya I'm pumped. Kenpom has IlSU as the 3rd most likely champion fwiw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I'd say 4th after CU, WSU, and UNI but I wouldn't be terribly surprised to see them make another run to Sunday. I've been 5 times now and watched them lose on Sunday 3 of those years. It's almost becoming a tradition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Leaving directly from work tomorrow. Going to be a really slow day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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