NON CON Schedule /Bradley WEAK! Year 4 (ssdd)

[Buffett]

Some quotes from their honest posters: (SSDD = same sh&^% different day)


-Awful. Only games to look forward to are the two in Cancun and New Mexico (for which we have the Valley to thank). Fattening up on cupcakes will do nothing to prepare us for the top 100 teams in conference nor will it impress a postseason committee in March. Learn the lesson of others who’ve been down this road.

-An awful preseason schedule! This kind of weakness is not typical of Bradley and will not help us build the mens BB program. Also, it will cost us game attendance and hurt recruiting.
We will have no chance for "at large" bids and will have to win in St. Louis,
Somehow, we need to get this scheduling fiasco under control because this 2018 schedule makes BU look like a weak- sister low level MVC program.
Wizard

-Originally Posted by PurpleAceFan View Post
This non-con gives you ZERO chance for an at-large. I know I've posted this a few times but I find this embarrassing. UE in year one with their new coach has a better non-con with at least a few games with P5 teams. This is year 4 for Coach W. I'm sick of the excuses of "when we get out of the current contracts, blah, blah, blah". Feasting on cupcakes only gets you fat. There's absolutely no way this schedule can be defended.

Tornado's Excuse: I posted a few weeks ago about how Porter Moser & Loyola can't find anyone better than RPI 100 to play them even at their place after what the did to Florida last year.nd I can't imagine it really matters - ...unless Bradley played a Gonzaga-like non-con schedule do you think we'd ever get an at-large bid? " blah blah fricking blah

 

[DannyCooksey]

the Bradley way

rip all other schools for bad scheduling and then make excuse after excuse for their atrocious scheduling year after year under their weird coach. Thisis why i don't take them seriously as a program.

glad we aren't paying $800k+ to Dan for a schedule like that. they should be totally embarrassed.

 

[WoodlandWarrior]

It is weak, hurts their program, and probably hurts the Valley.

 

[Adunk33]

It is weak, hurts their program, and probably hurts the Valley.

We did it for however many years under Jank. Obviously, we've changed it but low hanging fruit.

 

[Buffett]

Problem being the leaders of the B Fan site self-contradict as the slammed Jank relentlessly but defend away when its been going on over in Peoria for 4 yrs now

 

[DannyCooksey]

It is weak, hurts their program, and probably hurts the Valley.

We did it for however many years under Jank. Obviously, we've changed it but low hanging fruit.

Yes

the overwhelming majority of this board relentlessly ripped Jank for it too. Cost us at-large in '08 and '09 for certain. The folks over there point the finger often and the thumb seldom.

 

[Redbirdwarrior]

Good. Lord. I just looked at this. These guys are going to get absolutely rocked for the first month of the Valley season. There are, what, 2 teams on this with a potential RPI better than 175? Most of them at 300+ IF THAT.

Expect them to be like 9-1 to start the season then be 9-9 8 games later.

 

[WoodlandWarrior]

Yet incredibly, Bradley apologist Tornado claims “the big boys don’t want to play us”. I seriously doubt that any major program is afraid to play BU.

 

[Redbirdwarrior]

Yet incredibly, Bradley apologist Tornado claims “the big boys don’t want to play us”. I seriously doubt that any major program is afraid to play BU.

Well, I would be now. You run the risk of losing to a team that will have an SOS in the mid 300s and probably an RPI no better than 150 because of it.

This is a shame because Bradley had GREAT momentum at the end of last year. They had a shot to be a real T100 team, but woof.

 

[Hamdonger]

I'm no Bradley fan, but the question did occur to me - who was the last team to beat Loyola before the FF loss to Michigan?

I'm trying to look at this from a clear-eyed perspective. Bradley has alot of minutes returning. They're in their fourth year under the same system. They've made steady improvement year to year, with a coach who's done the same thing at his previous program. I think they'll be top 4 in The Valley. I hope so, because that should draw a crowd in Peoria and at Redbird. I want the rivalry back.

Also...why the infatuation with what goes on at their board??

 

[Sanantoniobird]

I'm no Bradley fan, but the question did occur to me -

Also...why the infatuation with what goes on at their board??

Yes!

 

[Retire 12]

Lighten up Francis. We're making fun of a bunch of idiots over on our "rivals" message board.

Boxers man, not briefs.

 

[isuquinndog]

I'm no Bradley fan, but the question did occur to me - who was the last team to beat Loyola before the FF loss to Michigan?

I'm trying to look at this from a clear-eyed perspective. Bradley has alot of minutes returning. They're in their fourth year under the same system. They've made steady improvement year to year, with a coach who's done the same thing at his previous program. I think they'll be top 4 in The Valley. I hope so, because that should draw a crowd in Peoria and at Redbird. I want the rivalry back.

Also...why the infatuation with what goes on at their board??

You want the rivalry back and then call out posters who make fun of their posters? You know what rivalry means, right?

 

[Hamdonger]

I'm no Bradley fan, but the question did occur to me - who was the last team to beat Loyola before the FF loss to Michigan?

I'm trying to look at this from a clear-eyed perspective. Bradley has alot of minutes returning. They're in their fourth year under the same system. They've made steady improvement year to year, with a coach who's done the same thing at his previous program. I think they'll be top 4 in The Valley. I hope so, because that should draw a crowd in Peoria and at Redbird. I want the rivalry back.

Also...why the infatuation with what goes on at their board??

You want the rivalry back and then call out posters who make fun of their posters? You know what rivalry means, right?

Isn't this board named Redbirdfan? Not "theboardthatinformsyouaboutwhatgoesonatbradleyforum.net"

I do want the rivalry back. In The Arena. Teddy Roosevelt. Message board rivalry is moot to me, and seems ridiculous. Like a grade school rumor fight. "Tommy said this! But Johnny said that! Let's get 'em!"

JMO, brother!! Thank YOU for your willingness to make this forum available to all of us...and me! Thanks to Dr. Calzone for sponsorship bucks and for friggin' GREAT calzones!

But I TOTALLY disagree with you. Here's to a great day, man.

 

[Buffett]

There's always a couple Rachel Dratch's ruining the fun Quinnie

 

[Hamdonger]

There's always a couple Rachel Dratch's ruining the fun Quinnie

Don't think she was keeping Will Ferrell 'down' on this one though...
https://youtu.be/gqeQLV04kwU

 

[Bird Friend]

I'm no Bradley fan, but the question did occur to me - who was the last team to beat Loyola before the FF loss to Michigan?

I'm trying to look at this from a clear-eyed perspective. Bradley has alot of minutes returning. They're in their fourth year under the same system. They've made steady improvement year to year, with a coach who's done the same thing at his previous program. I think they'll be top 4 in The Valley. I hope so, because that should draw a crowd in Peoria and at Redbird. I want the rivalry back.

Also...why the infatuation with what goes on at their board??

Some are just into it . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESa7w7U7RCE&frags=pl%2Cwn