Official Arch Madness thread

[1972Shocker]

You have got to be kidding me.

[RoyalShock]

With a minute to go, a 1st team all-MVCer and 2nd team all-MVCer had combined to score 4 points on 1-16 shooting.

[1972Shocker]

So much for Loyola having the tougher side of the bracket.

Hopefully, whatever was infecting Loyola and Southern Illinois isn't contagious.

[Eric]

Sister Jean should've been working that rosary.

[1972Shocker]

I guess the Salukis have proven they are better than Loyola this year as they have beat them 3 times in 3 tries by margins of 6, 2 and 5 points.

Not sure what it is about this match up that works in the Salukis' favor but on paper you would not expect that outcome.

[WSUwatcher]

Not a lot of rambling going on today, it appears. So much for the darkhorse threat from Loyola. Meanwhile, SIU displayed some of the same FT shooting acuity that enabled them to snare a defeat against the Jailbirds last time those two met.

I think SIU was laying a trap, trying to get the Jailbirds overconfident for tomorrow. Luckily for them, Loyola (especially Milton Doyle -- tough way to finish his career) was willing to play along, although even if Loyola had won it's hard to believe IllSt would have been exactly quaking after that spectacle. I'm at home working, not in St. Louis, and just following occasionally on ESPN; and even from here I could tell this one was must-miss basketball.

Edit: I actually just checked KenPom to see if that debacle somehow damaged WSU's Adjusted Efficiency since WSU has four games with these two teams on the record -- not sure how, but who knows? -- but apparently not. It was +25.50 before the game, +25.49 after, and still barely ahead of Baylor for the #10 ranking.

[Dave Stalwart]

Quick question: If we win Arch Madness, would that get us off the bubble? I mean, really? I understand auto-bids, but the way Jerry Palm talks, I'm not so sure an auto-bid would get us in...

[Shocker Mama]

Quick question: If we win Arch Madness, would that get us off the bubble? I mean, really? I understand auto-bids, but the way Jerry Palm talks, I'm not so sure an auto-bid would get us in...

Palm would probably say that it was just a semi-auto bid.

[ShockerFever]

The Klint Carlson Lick-o-Meter has been turned on.

[Shockers5150]

Palm would probably say that it was just a semi-auto bid.

He'd put wsu in dayton

[Aargh]

Before UNI/MSU started I was thinking MSU could take the game. Now that it's started, I'm convinced. MSU is playing smart - they're letting Carlson shoot.

[ShockerFever]

Color guy on the UNI-MSU game really calling Palm out. Saying the only reason he's relevant is because he's disagreeing with Lunardi. Classic.

[Shoxthemonkey]

Classic UNI flop. MSU gonna gag this one away.

[LandStander]

MSU keeps responding

[jdmee]

MSU fans won't like this win. Just might be enough to save Lusk's job.