at Drake

[ISU86]

Looks like the team is headed to Des Moines. Thirteen of eighteen on roster to make trip, no breakdown between scholarship/walk-on. Said those who have yet to test negative have been practicing the most and therefore handle heavy minutes.

This prediction is more of a hope that we hang close as not much idea who will actually be available (and for how long).

Redbirds 71
Bulldogs 79

This may not be the game we want to be telecast on the MVC-TV Network.

 

[DoubleDeuce]

I'm just glad to see the team playing again.

 

[cubird]

Doubt we will see much of Mark until the end of the month. High ankle sprains are slow to heal. He may not be 100% until Arch Madness.

 

[IHateWSU]

I guess we will know who tested positive by games end.

 

[Baltimore Bird]

This is not a game I expected us to win, so I am happy we are playing Drake shorthanded. Lets get some game practice in and get guys healthy.

 

[Redbird Alum 2004]

With the amount of guys we are missing I am glad this game is on the road. If we can Steal one great but it's more important to get everyone healthy for when they come to Redbird.

 

[cpacmel]

Illinois State +11

Over / Under 141.5

 

[ILLST25]

Reeves is in Des Moines.

 

[Adunk33]

Scholarship players confirmed in Des Moines:
Andrews, Chatman, Freeman (not playing), Sissoko, Washington, Strong, Abdou, Reeves, and Lewis.

There are probably a couple more but these were the ones I can confirm.

 

[Baltimore Bird]

You would think Fleming would be there as he went thru COVID a couple of weeks ago unless he had a relapse

 

[DaveBird10]

You would think Fleming would be there as he went thru COVID a couple of weeks ago unless he had a relapse

Fleming is strange, I think Benson reported that it was a false positive or else he would have had to wear a mask at Valpo.

Scholarship players confirmed in Des Moines:
Andrews, Chatman, Freeman (not playing), Sissoko, Washington, Strong, Abdou, Reeves, and Lewis.

There are probably a couple more but these were the ones I can confirm.

So Muller said that he expected 13 or the 18 rostered players to be on the airplane Tuesday afternoon. He continued to say a couple of the redshirts Kotov, Elijah Williams and Julian Samules wont travel with the team and if you take Freeman out of that there's 4 who are unavailable and can't play. So Might be missing only 1 guy, might all just depend on playing time with who's been out and or hasn't practiced or ran in a while.

 

[ILLST25]

We at least have a shot with Chatman, Reeves, and Strong making the trip

 

[DoubleDeuce]

I predict the refs will hose the Birds! I'm making sure to get pre-mad about it!

 

[StLRedbird]

Wait a minute. We fly to Des Moines? For some reason that surprises me. Do we fly or bus to Evansville?

 

[Brick]

Wait a minute. We fly to Des Moines? For some reason that surprises me. Do we fly or bus to Evansville?

Probably because we had to wait so long to make a decision?

 

[cubird]

Rumour is Gerry Pollard be doing the hosing tonight

 

[ISU86]

Rumour is Gerry Pollard be doing the hosing tonight

Everybody has to be somewhere; too bad he isn't getting lost somewhere within the Summit League.

 

[MadBird]

Rumour is Gerry Pollard be doing the hosing tonight

Remember seeing him on some Big 12 game last night, Baylor or Kansas I think. Sad. He'll be extra tired tonight now, in addition to all his other problems.

 

[fdbird83]

Game is on Directv 665 and 671.

 

[Adunk33]

It appears no Fleming tonight.