There will be upsets. I won't even pretend to guess which games! I do know the Redbirds are going to win every game...Redbird Alum 2004 told me so!Murray St., Belmont, and SIU. The remaining Thursday game is a mystery. Flip a coin?
IF this plays out as you have outlined, I think Indiana State gets in. If not, I think Indiana State (NET 29) and Bradley (NET 60) both go to NIT.Racers 80, Bears 63
Bruins 87, Beacons 73
Redbirds 70, Purple Aces 69
Salukis 68, Flames 61
Sycamores 81, Racers 70
Bruins 81, Panthers 77
Bulldogs 83, Redbirds 64
Braves 78, Salukis 68
Sycamores 86, Bruins 68
Bulldogs 74, Braves 67
Bulldogs 78, Sycamores 77
I think this is the only way the Valley could get two teams into the Big Dance. Indiana State & Drake make the final, with the Bulldogs pulling the upset (by seed) in a close one and the Sycamores getting a final four at-large bid (playing in the first four at Dayton). I think if InSU wins, DU is on the outside looking in.
But The Valley is still so far superior MACtion.Way too many things have to fall our way to get a second team in. It won't happen. We should get one into the NIT and that will be about it. We are the "Rodney Dangerfield" of college bball.
I agree with a lot of this, BUT . . . . . while I agree Lieb is very offensively challenged, looked to me like his length affected a couple-three shots on the defensive end and got us some chances, can't remember if we took advantage. He hasn't shown much all year, but he does board pretty well and can be helpful like I said on the defensive end. Maybe grab some offensive boards. Not gonna help much on O tho.I was very disappointed we did not win Sunday. We needed to beat Valpo and to me the bigger reason was it would have given us a chance at a winning season. I thought that was an important milestone for this team. It will be tough to do now. I was also disappointed in the substitution patterns. When Lieb is on the floor it is like we are playing 4 on 5 on offense. Pence has lost all confidence. He needs to work on getting it back during the offseason. I still think he can be a player for us. I did not see the value of either of them being in the game. We have played quite well with 8 players in the rotation. On Thursday, let's not worry about Friday. Play to WIN Thursday.
Baltimore Bird will be in the house and is looking forward to a Redbird W. Spread it Slade!
I still feel like we’ve had the most fans of the teams towards the bottom of the conference standings, which we’ve been for the last 5 years, for that those years. I imagine a decent uptick in fans if from Thursday to Friday this year, if the happen to win Thursday. The evening games should help attendance as well, especially the Friday game, if applicable.Jeff Jackson said Arch Madness all-session ticket sales are up 1500 over last year.
Hope to see a decent amount of Redbirds. We had big followings as recently as 2017 and 2018, but it fell off the past 5 years for obvious reasons.
I wonder if some of that is the forced ticket sales numbers on the schools. Unless they changed it, it’s based on seed. So, making up numbers, if you’re the 1 seed, you guarantee 150 All-Session tickets. 2 seed may guarantee 130, 3-6 seeds perhaps 110 tickets, etcJeff Jackson said Arch Madness all-session ticket sales are up 1500 over last year.
Hope to see a decent amount of Redbirds. We had big followings as recently as 2017 and 2018, but it fell off the past 5 years for obvious reasons.
Forced all-session ticket sales have always been a constant. Each school is given a quota of all-session ticket sales. If they don't meet it, they eat the price. Last I heard, the quota was 225 given to each school.I wonder if some of that is the forced ticket sales numbers on the schools. Unless they changed it, it’s based on seed. So, making up numbers, if you’re the 1 seed, you guarantee 150 All-Session tickets. 2 seed may guarantee 130, 3-6 seeds perhaps 110 tickets, etc
We've definitely had the best showing of any of those bottom-4 seeds throughout history. Historically, the bottom-4 have little-to-no showing. Whereas, we've definitely brought a few hundred at minimum every year.I still feel like we’ve had the most fans of the teams towards the bottom of the conference standings, which we’ve been for the last 5 years, for that those years. I imagine a decent uptick in fans if from Thursday to Friday this year, if the happen to win Thursday. The evening games should help attendance as well, especially the Friday game, if applicable.
I meant more that we have extra teams. Perhaps that already factors in Belmont and Murray State additions.Forced all-session ticket sales have always been a constant. Each school is given a quota of all-session ticket sales. If they don't meet it, they eat the price. Last I heard, the quota was 225 given to each school.
Teams who exceed that quota are given extra all-session tickets. Bradley and Indiana State for sure exceeded it as they have 4 sections on the seating chart. Jeff Jackson said there's 1500 more all-session tickets sold than last year and that Indiana State led the league this year. Indiana State and Bradley likely accounted for the bulk of that 1500 increase, but other fan bases likely minimally contributed.