ESPN.com's Power Rankings: Week 4

[cpacmel]

Doug Gottlieb showing the Redbirds some love

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/powerranking?season=2009&week=4&pollId=1&show=first

[dogsrus]

Doug Gottlieb showing the Redbirds some love
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/powerr...d=1&show=first

Janks "plan" is working.....good for him.

[cpacmel]

Janks "plan" is working.....good for him.

What's Janks plan?

[dogsrus]

What's Janks plan?

Schedule soft...get alot of wins...hope someone notices and makes you an offer from a "bigger" program.

[cpacmel]

Schedule soft...get alot of wins...hope someone notices and makes you an offer from a "bigger" program.

Has an MVC coach ever gotten an offer from a "bigger" program without making the Big Dance?

[dogsrus]

Has an MVC coach ever gotten an offer from a "bigger" program without making the Big Dance?

I don't know.

[Guinness]

Schedule soft...get alot of wins...hope someone notices and makes you an offer from a "bigger" program.

Worked for Drake last year, most of their schedule was cake. Butler was their only 'real' challenge.

[thefish7]

I dunno about that, Guiness.

Drake played a decent schedule with a some good teams in St. Mary's and Butler, as well as middling teams like UWM, Iowa, and Iowa St.

ISU's schedule is almost all cupcakes. The best teams on their non-con are Wright State (who appears to be way down this year) and UIC.

[cpacmel]

ISU's schedule is almost all cupcakes. The best teams on their non-con are Wright State (who appears to be way down this year) and UIC.

Wright State was preseason #2 in the Horizon League. UC-Santa Barbara was also preseason #2 in the Big West too.

[cpacmel]

I don't know.

Me either and I have been following MVC basketball for 20 + years. I think it's safe to say without a trip to the Big Dance, Jank is probably not going anywhere.

So knowing that, why would he schedule down thinking it would help his resume but not his chance of getting a Bigger offer?

[thefish7]

Wright State was preseason #2 in the Horizon League. UC-Santa Barbara was also preseason #2 in the Big West too.

Yeah, I know, play dictates a different opinion though. Either way you slice it though, Drake's schedule last season was a tougher schedule than ISU has this year even if Wright St. had met expectations. BTW, isn't scheduling the #2 team in the Big West a lot like scheduling the #2 Summit League?

Schedule notwithstanding, if ISU can convert during the conference season, they'll be fine. If they hit trouble during the MVC season, they've got no shot but the auto-bid.

[shaunguth]

Wright State was preseason #2 in the Horizon League. UC-Santa Barbara was also preseason #2 in the Big West too.

Preseason rankings mean absolutely nothing. Besides, I'm sure the games are already scheduled by the time those rankings come out.

[shaunguth]

I think it's safe to say without a trip to the Big Dance, Jank is probably not going anywhere.

All they have to do is win the tournament in St. Louis. They should be the most prepared team to do so since they have already played two weekend tournaments in November to get them ready for the one in March.

[Bradleyguy10]

ISUred will be a contender and tough to beat I think...top 3 finish easy

[dogsrus]

Me either and I have been following MVC basketball for 20 + years. I think it's safe to say without a trip to the Big Dance, Jank is probably not going anywhere.

So knowing that, why would he schedule down thinking it would help his resume but not his chance of getting a Bigger offer?

I don't know that eithr but let me answer a question with another if I may. WHY would they put together such an abysmal schedule PERIOD?

ANYONE knows thats NOT the way you build a program, get fans back and increase your odds of making the dance.

If BU did that to me I'd ask for my season ticket money back...at least free Beer so I didn't have to go to the games for nothing.