**WSU @ Loyola - Chicago Official Game Thread**

[Rosewood]

Coach says Fred thinks he had a blocked shot not a turnover.

[Rosewood]

Nets come down Saturday !!!!

[KC Shox]

By the way, did we just win a Championship tonight?

[Aargh]

Rambler fan says,

"Having seen WSU play us twice, and having watched a number of Big 10 games this year...I have to disagree, Brot. WSU fans may scoff at this, but I'll be blunt: They aren't a top 5 team. Can they make a run in the tournament? Sure, if everything falls right for them, like it did last year and did for Butler a couple years. But I don't think that will happen. To put it another way: Illinois is having a terrible year, but head to head I'd give them an even shot to beat WSU. Let's be honest, we're not a good team. We did not play a good game tonight, and we did not get blown out of the gym. The last time a team ranked this high came to Gentile was Michigan State my Senior year, and they absolutely blew us out of the gym before the first half was over. This WSU, while good, is just not at that level. I may be wrong, but they're gonna have to prove it."

Well sir, we will have an opportunity to prove it. I'm thinking you wish you could sniff the CIT tourney. See you in Saint Lou.

Don't tell me we're going to end up getting BCS apologists in the disguise of Loyola fans showing up. That might actually be worse than sCUm fans.

[Rosewood]

By the way, did we just win a Championship tonight?

Locked up co. So yes.

[1972Shocker]

BTW, we are the only team to beat Loyola at home this year by double-figures. Loyola is now 8-5 at home on the season. Their other 4 losses at home were by 6, 4, 4, and 9 points.

[1972Shocker]

By the way, did we just win a Championship tonight?

Clinched co-championship and No. 1 seed in St. Louis. Can clinch outright regular season championship with a win on Saturday vs Drake at Koch Arena. If we do HCGM said they will cut down the nets after the game.

[jocoshock]

Enjoy the win, I am not enjoying Loyola just dropping our SOS 11 points to 104th. Freakin' crap program. I know, Rome wasn't built in a day and I need to give them a chance to help shore up this conference. But damn!

We are way past the point of SoS doing us any harm. Enjoy the win. Enjoy 28-0. Enjoy the SI cover. Forget about the SoS

[jdshock]

Rambler fan says,

"Having seen WSU play us twice, and having watched a number of Big 10 games this year...I have to disagree, Brot. WSU fans may scoff at this, but I'll be blunt: They aren't a top 5 team. Can they make a run in the tournament? Sure, if everything falls right for them, like it did last year and did for Butler a couple years. But I don't think that will happen. To put it another way: Illinois is having a terrible year, but head to head I'd give them an even shot to beat WSU. Let's be honest, we're not a good team. We did not play a good game tonight, and we did not get blown out of the gym. The last time a team ranked this high came to Gentile was Michigan State my Senior year, and they absolutely blew us out of the gym before the first half was over. This WSU, while good, is just not at that level. I may be wrong, but they're gonna have to prove it."

Well sir, we will have an opportunity to prove it. I'm thinking you wish you could sniff the CIT tourney. See you in Saint Lou.

Some guy responded to him saying he agreed because we "barely covered" against their terrible team... I don't understand. Do they not get how spreads work? It's not like we barely won, it just means we barely won by more than Vegas predicted... This is actually the dumbest argument I've ever heard.

[WuDrWu]

Nets come down Saturday !!!!

Details please?

I won't be surprised if Coach said that. He BELIEVES in celebrating accomplishments, and winning the Valley certainly qualifies.

[ShockerExpress]

Some guy responded to him saying he agreed because we "barely covered" against their terrible team... I don't understand. Do they not get how spreads work? It's not like we barely won, it just means we barely won by more than Vegas predicted... This is actually the dumbest argument I've ever heard.

How many three's did they just throw in at the end there? 3? 4? No one really going to take that in account? Jeez.

[Aargh]

I've finally figured out why the MVC added Loyola. It was to give FVV 3 extra "home" games every year.

[jocoshock]

Details please?

I won't be surprised if Coach said that. He BELIEVES in celebrating accomplishments, and winning the Valley certainly qualifies.

He said it in the post game. We win. They are coming down.

[I_Vector_Wu]

Details please?

I won't be surprised if Coach said that. He BELIEVES in celebrating accomplishments, and winning the Valley certainly qualifies.

Post game interview,HCGM said the nets come down with a win on Saturday.

EDIT : JINX!

[wu_shizzle]

if we get these tools in St. Louis, and they try that **** again, we should post someone under our basket, preferably Tekele, and let him put on a show!

I'm all for hard blind screens and lob city.

Consider it a victory lap.