Lunardi's latest bracketology 1/12

[shaunguth]

If they played in the first round (which I doubt would ever happen) ... who would your root for?

isu or U of I?

I'd probably have to flip a coin and start drinking very early in the day!

[DUBrave5]

I'd have to go with ISU. When it comes down to something like that, I would like to see the Valley represented into the later rounds of the tourney than the Big 10. I think the chances are seeing that are as likely as the chances that the Cubs win a World Series this year or that hell freezes over (and I'm allowed to say that since I am a Cubs fan!!)

[bluedevils1]

Why are we all talking about ISU when Bradley is on this guy's bracket. Who cares if it will happen or not, he gave us consideration, and that's awesome.

[Scouter]

Why are we all talking about ISU when Bradley is on this guy's bracket. Who cares if it will happen or not, he gave us consideration, and that's awesome.

I believe he has to list Bradley because it gets an "automatic bid" as a conference leader. Here's hoping we're on the real big board in March.

[bluedevils1]

I believe he has to list Bradley because it gets an "automatic bid" as a conference leader. Here's hoping we're on the real big board in March.

The fact that he thinks we will win the conference this early is pretty remarkable. We have a lot to prove still, but we could do it.

[BradleyBrave]

I wouldn't know about big success, but it most definitely won't be a failure. And one of the good things of the Les regime is we aren't having failing seasons anymore.

Last year was a failure.

[bluedevils1]

Last year was a failure.

Really? We were doing well until the Ruffin injury.

[Scouter]

The fact that he thinks we will win the conference this early is pretty remarkable. We have a lot to prove still, but we could do it.

I don't think it means he thinks we will win. I'm pretty sure he has to list all the conference leaders at the time he puts each update together so he has the "automatic bids" in place.

[BradleyBrave]

Really? We were doing well until the Ruffin injury.

Were we? We weren't playing any defense. We blew the opportunity of a lifetime against Michigan St. We got thoroughly destroyed at Butler. Ruffin got hurt, and we got embarrassed at home against 2 bad MVC teams. He came back, and we played a little better for a little bit. But we had more problems than just Ruffin's injury. To top it off, we lost in St. Louis in the opening round for the 4th time in 6 seasons. Make all the excuses you want, being picked 1st or 2nd as we were last year, and finishing 5th and bowing out in the 1st round of the Valley tournament is a failure. Making the CBI title game was fine and all, but it's the equivalent of a 6-6 football team winning the Poinsettia Bowl - It's a nice head start on the following season, but doesn't erase the mediocrity and disappointment of an average season. Last year was a failure, plain and simple.

[bluedevils1]

I don't think it means he thinks we will win. I'm pretty sure he has to list all the conference leaders at the time he puts each update together so he has the "automatic bids" in place.

Oh, boring.

[bluedevils1]

Were we? We weren't playing any defense. We blew the opportunity of a lifetime against Michigan St. We got thoroughly destroyed at Butler. Ruffin got hurt, and we got embarrassed at home against 2 bad MVC teams. He came back, and we played a little better for a little bit. But we had more problems than just Ruffin's injury. To top it off, we lost in St. Louis in the opening round for the 4th time in 6 seasons. Make all the excuses you want, being picked 1st or 2nd as we were last year, and finishing 5th and bowing out in the 1st round of the Valley tournament is a failure. Making the CBI title game was fine and all, but it's the equivalent of a 6-6 football team winning the Poinsettia Bowl - It's a nice head start on the following season, but doesn't erase the mediocrity and disappointment of an average season. Last year was a failure, plain and simple.

Okay, you got me there. Although we would have been a lot better had he stayed healthy. But you're right.

[Scouter]

Were we? We weren't playing any defense. We blew the opportunity of a lifetime against Michigan St. We got thoroughly destroyed at Butler. Ruffin got hurt, and we got embarrassed at home against 2 bad MVC teams. He came back, and we played a little better for a little bit. But we had more problems than just Ruffin's injury. To top it off, we lost in St. Louis in the opening round for the 4th time in 6 seasons. Make all the excuses you want, being picked 1st or 2nd as we were last year, and finishing 5th and bowing out in the 1st round of the Valley tournament is a failure. Making the CBI title game was fine and all, but it's the equivalent of a 6-6 football team winning the Poinsettia Bowl - It's a nice head start on the following season, but doesn't erase the mediocrity and disappointment of an average season. Last year was a failure, plain and simple.

Hey, those were two pretty good teams in the Poinsettia Bowl this year!

http://www.poinsettiabowl.net/news/boise-state-leads-tcu-10-0-after-first-quarter.html

[pfunk880]

Hey, those were two pretty good teams in the Poinsettia Bowl this year!

http://www.poinsettiabowl.net/news/b...t-quarter.html

Agreed.

The magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl would be a much better example.

[bluedevils1]

Agreed.

The magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl would be a much better example.

C'mon now, it's the magicJack.com St. Petersburg bowl. The website matters. Haha

[pfunk880]

C'mon now, it's the magicJack.com St. Petersburg bowl. The website matters. Haha

Nope.

http://www.stpetersburgbowl.com/

You are probably confusing it with the PapaJohn's.com Bowl.