Let's prove what geniuses we are. I'll go first.
1. UNI (aka NIU).
2. Indiana State
3. Drake
4. Missouri State
5. Belmont
6. THE Illinois State University Redbirds (ISU GO!)
7. Murray State
8. UIC
9. That team from that god-forsaken sh*thole city, Peoria with all the obnoxious brain-dead fans...
Bill Connley tries to address a topic near and dear to our hearts. Agree or disagree...at least he acknowledges the issue and gives it some thought.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35911317/how-do-get-more-mid-majors-ncaa-tournament
I bought "THE ALMANAC" and posted their conference predictions below. It's a collaborative publication put together by the guys at The Field of 68, Heat Check CBB, Three Man Weave, and Verbal Commits. Very thorough and fair. Regarding ISU it says Pedon was a great hire but to expect growing...
Usually fun to listen to a Barry Hinson interview. Reminisces on his days in the Valley and at Arch Madness. Gives interesting insight on the current and future states of college basketball. I enjoyed it.
https://www.three-man-weave.com/podcasts
Just an fyi for anyone planning on going to Arch Madness...the Enterprise Center requires proof of vaccination or negative test within 72 hours for entry. I know some people that already bought tickets that won't be able to (by choice) meet these requirements.
Just read the three-man-weave preview of our first opponent and looked at their exhibition game stats/roster. Looks like a guard oriented team, they 4 or 5 rather lengthy guards at a time. The press on defense to create turnovers and transition opportunities. In the half court they focus on...
http://makingthemadness.com/predicting-the-breakout-player-from-each-of-the-32-conferences-in-college-basketball/
Missouri Valley Conference:
Howard Fleming Jr Point Guard, Illinois State
Illinois State finished last in the Valley last season, finishing a disastrous 7-18 — to make the bad get...
It's clear that this young team would greatly benefit from more non-conference games than the three remaining. I'm sure we are trying to get more, I hope we here news on this front soon.
Three Man Weave is always a good impartial read/listen full of stats and analysis that runs circles around my understanding of basketball. On a positive note they have us in the 2nd tier of the conference...unfortunately their 2nd tier goes from 3rd to 9th place and they have us 9th...
https://www.1470wmbd.com/2020/08/31/peoria-civic-center-to-light-up-for-red-alert/
Never really read past the headline, but it looks like Red Alert is welcome at the Peoria Civic Center these days.
After listening to Muller and Fish talking about this game in the post-game radio interview Saturday...I'm thinking ISU will have the mental and emotional advantage. Bradley clearly dominated the first match-up, and all things being equal that could happen again...but I don't think all things...
Surprised there's no prediction thread started yet...so I'll start one. I hope we can keep it focused on predictions, team information and game opinion (regardless if it's optimistic, pessimistic or something in between) and not have it hijacked into an anti-admin/coach thread.
On paper...
https://www.midmajormadness.com/2019/11/4/20946421/ncaa-basketball-head-coach-contract-salary-database-mid-major-2019-20?fbclid=IwAR1E6Sn2XXpwO7QPGE1dEW7cly0lHsA00ZFJosWhvBDDZBG8G33QaBAle6Q
Interesting article with some fun contract incentives/clauses:
If Missouri State’s attendance is at...