2014-15 Games of Interest

[SHOCKvalue]

We had a few pretty lively discussions with their fans on the Valley board last year where they INSISTED the abyss would never happen, remember those? Media and fans in general would continue to place them in the highest regard following Doug's graduation, and they might see a brief, fluke NIT appearance or two during the reload phase. Then right back to the top. Check back in a year so they could rub our noses in it, they said.


LOLOLOLOL *crickets*

Pity that MVC Priss locked the better ones to guard against a timely bump or two.

DoubleBlowJobAlum to the white courtesy phone please.

[_kai_]

At least there is one or two good ISU fans still around.

[im4wsu]

This has to be really, really tough on those Creighton fans with their over-inflated opinions of themselves. This past summer they were referring to themselves as "The Duke of the Midwest."

HAHAHA!!!

Maybe the basketball team could hire Bo Pelini. That would at least draw a fan or two to see him chew cud, double what they'll have the rest of the season.

[wusphlash]

Memphis trailing by double figures at SMU.

[ShockerFever]

DoubleBlowJobAlum to the white courtesy phone please.

No answer.

[capnkirk]

What is funny is Depaul finished dead last in the Rainbow Classic, losing the 7-8th place game to Loyola Marymount.

Don't tell that to the bluejay message board. They are talking about their problem being they have MVC talent and they would be fine in the MVC but that level of talent will not work in the big east. :)

[ShockerDropOut]

Don't tell that to the bluejay message board. They are talking about their problem being they have MVC talent and they would be fine in the MVC but that level of talent will not work in the big east. :)

Always an excuse.

[HockeyShock]

Don't tell that to the bluejay message board. They are talking about their problem being they have MVC talent and they would be fine in the MVC but that level of talent will not work in the big east. :)

Maybe they should've thought about that before they decided to change conferences. Seems like McDermott isn't much of a recruiter outside of his own family.

And did anybody else see that Dana is getting sued at Oregon? My, the schadenfreude is thick today.

[WSUwatcher]

Don't tell that to the bluejay message board. They are talking about their problem being they have MVC talent and they would be fine in the MVC but that level of talent will not work in the big east. :)

Just as an argument in a vacuum, the "MVC talent" lament could make some sense, because if you look at the two leagues there's no doubt the Big East is stronger.

But then you look at DePaul, which wouldn't appear to have even MVC talent judging from their result in Hawaii, and yet is three games up (one head to head) on the Jayboys -- after three games. (Maybe DePaul's players are exceptionally sensitive to east-to-west jet lag? Yeah, that's it.)

Or you look at McDermott's record at Iowa State, which led to his escape to Creighton, and which suggests that his ability as a recruiter to upgrade from "MVC talent" has been found wanting in the past.

Or you look at... ah, the heck with it -- it's getting late, and I'm tired. Bottom line is that joining a stronger league at the exact moment their main player was about to finish up was not a recipe for success, and it's playing out exactly as one might have expected. I keep telling you, they should have joined the WAC -- Nebraska is west, not east! Besides, doesn't the idea of a matchup between Creighton and Seattle, or CU and Cal State Bakersfield, just get the old juices flowing? Those CU students would be beating down the doors. They could even have had their old fellow Valley alum New Mexico State as a built-in rival. What an opportunity missed.

[DwShock]

Found this on BJ Underground.



Good point. Nebraska's loss to Creighton (RPI 122) was actually worse than their loss to Incarnate Word.

Now if that's not a slap in the face I don't know what is.

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

Found this on BJ Underground.



Good point. Nebraska's loss to Creighton (RPI 122) was actually worse than their loss to Incarnate Word.

Now if that's not a slap in the face I don't know what is.

That's pretty funny

[WSUwatcher]

Found this on BJ Underground.

Nebraska's loss to Creighton (RPI 122) was actually worse than their loss to Incarnate Word.

Nebraska is obviously going to have to be more selective about which Catholic schools they play. (And, of course, avoid DePaul.)

[Cdizzle]

Don't tell that to the bluejay message board. They are talking about their problem being they have MVC talent and they would be fine in the MVC but that level of talent will not work in the big east. :)

I find this hilarious. It also explains so much. Here's another group that believes there are levels in college basketball, and that you have to stay within your own level. Clearly, any player recruited to a Valley team could never be nationally relevant and help there team be, say, ranked in the Top 10, or make a deep run in March. Heaven forbid they become an All-American or get drafted to the NBA.

No wonder they were competitive in the Valley but never in the tournament. I'm glad our coach tries to recruit players that are Top 10 talent instead of just MVC talent. It has made things so much more entertaining.

[_kai_]

I find this hilarious. It also explains so much. Here's another group that believes there are levels in college basketball, and that you have to stay within your own level. Clearly, any player recruited to a Valley team could never be nationally relevant and help there team be, say, ranked in the Top 10, or make a deep run in March. Heaven forbid they become an All-American or get drafted to the NBA.

No wonder they were competitive in the Valley but never in the tournament. I'm glad our coach tries to recruit players that are Top 10 talent instead of just MVC talent. It has made things so much more entertaining.

Well, we are talking about a program who has never won a Sweet 16 game. So, in their experience of 99 years, they really do have a ceiling.

[SHOCKvalue]

I've posted this before, so it is a bit ad nauseum, but I love the stunning impact versus character count ratio that it offers.


Total Weeks Ranked in the Top 10 of the AP Poll - All Time:

Wichita State - 60

Creighton - 2