March 2, 201313 yr 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.
March 2, 201313 yr Author 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?
March 2, 201313 yr 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.
March 2, 201313 yr 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, 201313 yr by Rowand44
March 3, 201313 yr 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.
March 3, 201313 yr Author 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...
March 3, 201313 yr 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
March 3, 201313 yr 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.
March 3, 201313 yr 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.
March 4, 201313 yr 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?
March 4, 201313 yr My picks Drake SIU Creighton Evansville UNI WSU Creighton UNI UNI I'll be there Spreading the Red and cheering on the Birds though.
March 4, 201313 yr Author 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.
March 4, 201313 yr 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.
March 4, 201313 yr 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.
March 4, 201313 yr 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.
March 4, 201313 yr QUOTE (Heads22 @ Mar 4, 2013 -> 08:48 AM) I'm just bitter is all. I know and understandably so.
March 5, 201313 yr Supposed to be around 60 degrees all weekend in St. Louis. Starting to get pumped for Arch Madness.
March 6, 201313 yr 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.
March 6, 201313 yr 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.
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