Here we are again...

[BradleyJD]

Please stop trying to spread that negativism cr@p here, especially after such a great win.

I will agree with the win part. Not great, but a win.

At this point, you have to take that.

GO BU

[shaunguth]

And that sir is only because of the mentality towards Mid Majors.
If a BCS team was in our position they would be in!

Why would the Mountain West get more than one team in if we are so much better? Please help me understand how going 7-3 in 10 "matchups" means we're a better conference than them? I believe the proof will be at the end of the season.

[Bradleyguy10]

It IS a crappy conference, but I'll never refer to a win as a loss! Sorry, I'll leave that for others to do.

I'm definitely not calling it a loss. Big believer in a win is a win but it's hard to do so many times in one season. WSU (2nd or not) is not an overly talented basketball team where they should beat us at home...and they almost did if weren't for a fluke play. Tired of it. My point is this: when we will start playing to our potential? That's what I'm mad about. Same bad book different chapter.

[Grassman]

Would the negative nellies please go to bed and get some rest? You are acting crabby and need a good night's sleep.

This was a fantastic game! Bradley won, and showed a lot against a pretty good, 20+ win team. How anyone can call this game a "loss", is unbelieveable! Please stop trying to spread that negativism cr@p here, especially after such a great win.
Warning- It will be yanked.

Coach, I better get to bed, also, I have been agreeing with you to much lately

[Bradleyguy10]

Warning- It will be yanked.

How is this different from any other night? Once again, criticizing other posters for their opinion.

[Grassman]

Why would the Mountain West get more than one team in if we are so much better? Please help me understand how going 7-3 in 10 "matchups" means we're a better conference than them? I believe the proof will be at the end of the season.

I don't know Shaun, but I will take those matchups again and bet you that we still win those games, may be even improve by one.
I think you should transfer to like Kansas or K-tucky then you may, or may not be happy

[DUBrave5]

Guys it's okay, I'll take the blame for losing the lead. I got stuck at work and didn't get to the game until there was 3 minutes left in the first half and we had a good lead at the time. Then things just started to seem downhill for a while. It even got to the point where my friend told me she was going to escort me from the stadium if the Braves got down by 4 Fortunately that never happened.

Enjoy the W. I know it is frustrating to see us blow a lead, but Wichita hit some great shots during that 2nd half so today I didn't see it so much as us blowing the lead as I did them cutting into the lead. In other games this season I didn't think that was the case, but tonight just felt a little different.

[shaunguth]

I don't know Shaun, but I will take those matchups again and bet you that we still win those games, may be even improve by one.
I think you should transfer to like Kansas or K-tucky then you may, or may not be happy

No.....you're right, the Valley is a much better conference than the MWC as evidenced by the 7-3 run. I just can't understand how the MWC get so much more respect (and teams) into the tournament than us.

[Guinness]

Warning- It will be yanked.

Excuse me? Legitimate opinions regarding blowing a 15 point lead and escaping by our teeth at home will be yanked? If so, pathetic. Bad words of the explicit kind I can understand. Censoring legitimate criticism? You disgust me.

[Tulsa Brave]

No.....you're right, the Valley is a much better conference than the MWC as evidenced by the 7-3 run. I just can't understand how the MWC get so much more respect (and teams) into the tournament than us.

Because their top teams are better than our top teams. New Mexico and BYU are both better than anyone in the MVC. UNLV/San Diego State are both on the bubble, and there's a good chance one of those won't get in. UNI is in from our conference. WSU/ISU are not better than UNLV/SDSU this season. The MWC is top-heavy...the MVC teams 2-9 are all pretty equal and all are better than teams 5 and below in the MWC.

[Grassman]

No.....you're right, the Valley is a much better conference than the MWC as evidenced by the 7-3 run. I just can't understand how the MWC get so much more respect (and teams) into the tournament than us.

Where the H -E double "L" did this comparison with the MWC conference come in? I said we were a good top tier Mid major and so are they.
We did beat them 5-4 in the challenge but, that was probably George Bush's doing or may be "The Devil"

[shaunguth]

Because their top teams are better than our top teams. New Mexico and BYU are both better than anyone in the MVC. UNLV/San Diego State are both on the bubble, and there's a good chance one of those won't get in. UNI is in from our conference. WSU/ISU are not better than UNLV/SDSU this season. The MWC is top-heavy...the MVC teams 2-9 are all pretty equal and all are better than teams 5 and below in the MWC.

I don't see their bottom two being any different than Evansville, who beat our top two teams. That, IMO, doesn't say too much for us being the better conference simply because we went 7-3 in the matchups.

[shaunguth]

Where the H -E double "L" did this comparison with the MWC conference come in? I said we were a good top tier Mid major and so are they.
We did beat them 5-4 in the challenge but, that was probably George Bush's doing or may be "The Devil"

Sorry if I misunderstood you, but I thought the following statement was meant to point out that we are clearly the better conference.

A "crappy conference" does not win the Valley MWC shootout, nor do they go 7-3 in The Bracket Buster.

[SFP]

Great win plain and simple. For those who thought that a 12 point lead was going to seal the game 1/2 has not been watching this WSU team. they play hard all 40 minutes and crash the boards. We were pretty **** good when we rebounded and boxed out. BTW JE could show the team how to put a body on guys. When we stopped they WSU took over but at the end we took care of business and that is what matters.

[tornado]

Censoring legitimate criticism? You disgust me.

it is not censorship....
censorship only exists when you have the right to say what you want...
you do not have that right here...you must follow board policy...
this board is privately owned and the owners can determine the rules, just as you can determine what you will and will not allow in your own living room.
How is that so hard to understand?