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I'm selfishly all for it, I want more games to watch. I don't like spring training baseball, nor do the Cubs look very exciting this year. I would love to get an opportunity to play BCS teams like we did with Cincinnati and Virginia a couple years ago. The Tulsa series was cool too.
It's not that I'm accepting this, because I'm disappointed about the year too, and next year I still have high expectations because I think we are going to be really good. So my mentality hasn't changed, nor I'm sure has JL's or the players about next year. I'm not accepting these, but it is all we have so why not?
Its nice, but how much does it really help us as they stated the last couple years?
We haven't exactly gotten any better, yet the teams we have played have seemed to do just that...
Exactly. I don't think anyone is accepting this either, but it is still a tournament and I think this team deserves their support if they decide that they will participate in the tournament. I'm hoping that even if only 3000 people show up, those 3000 will be standing and cheering the whole way through and giving the team as much energy as they would during a regular season conference game. It's still a great accomplishment to win this tournament, even it it's not THE tournament we all want.
And heck, I'd much rather we be playing than watching preseason baseball as well!
Don't know about that. Went to the Sox-Cub game last Saturday. Sorta enjoyed it.
Its nice, but how much does it really help us as they stated the last couple years?
We haven't exactly gotten any better, yet the teams we have played have seemed to do just that...
Even if it doesn't help us, which I think it has helped individual players, I still see no harm in doing it. Recruiting is the one thing I've heard of real consequence, and we have a couple weeks right now to hit recruiting hard, and if we play at home a couple games it hopefully wouldn't put a huge strain on recruiting.
If JL says we need to go recruit so no, then I'm fine with it, but other than that I see no real reason there.
Even if it doesn't help us, which I think it has helped individual players, I still see no harm in doing it. Recruiting is the one thing I've heard of real consequence, and we have a couple weeks right now to hit recruiting hard, and if we play at home a couple games it hopefully wouldn't put a huge strain on recruiting.
If JL says we need to go recruit so no, then I'm fine with it, but other than that I see no real reason there.
BUT, unless they all of a sudden have an epiphany and decide they want to get Edge, DSE, Jake, AT, and Milos minutes, I really don't see where this helps us...
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Chris be able to put on a jersey again, but I just don't see anything helping this team until they decide to
a) get a new coaching staff (assistants)
b) get a new system
c) get some players that are willing to play 40 (gonna be tough to lose Chris as he is one of 4 guys willing to do so)
BUT, unless they all of a sudden have an epiphany and decide they want to get Edge, DSE, Jake, AT, and Milos minutes, I really don't see where this helps us...
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Chris be able to put on a jersey again, but I just don't see anything helping this team until they decide to
a) get a new coaching staff (assistants)
b) get a new system
c) get some players that are willing to play 40 (gonna be tough to lose Chris as he is one of 4 guys willing to do so)
d) ALL OF THE ABOVE
Maybe it doesn't help, But what is the harm in doing it?
Not sure it really hurts anything other than maybe the pride as from everyone I have talked to, not many will be going to a CIT/CBI home game...
So the 4,500 crowds may hurt some feelings...
My point exactly. No reason not to, unless JL and the players don't want to or JL wants to concentrate on recruiting. As far as the fans, they will do what they want and I won't tell them what to do, but I will support the Braves no matter what they decide and will watch every game they play in.
BUT, unless they all of a sudden have an epiphany and decide they want to get Edge, DSE, Jake, AT, and Milos minutes, I really don't see where this helps us...
c) get some players that are willing to play 40 (gonna be tough to lose Chris as he is one of 4 guys willing to do so)
While I don't see Les putting in MK and AT considerably more, this is an opportunity for JE, DSE, EM to keep improving. I really want to see EM back on the court and gaining his confidence back. I know Les wants to win the whole thing, but I hope he sees the value of getting the younger guys more P.T. and trying new things. I'd like to see DSE and JE on the court more together, as they will be their JR, SR years. Please don't play SM & AW more than 30 minutes!
Well, who knows if they'll even play another.
Would less than 5000 show up for a 1st Round game in Peoria if we were to play against Northwestern?
And NIT-ology has them and Bradley on the NIT bubble, which they put down as being in the CBI or CIT.....I highly doubt not many would show up then, and actually I think many would change their minds about being in it all together. That could also help recruiting if we beat them.
And NIT-ology has them and Bradley on the NIT bubble, which they put down as being in the CBI or CIT.....
I haven't seen NIT-ology, but IMO (and maybe TAS can add his opinion), I think Bradley is no where close to the NIT and I would say Northwestern isn't either.
I only play in the CBI or CIT if we get UNC or UConn or another BCS school.
I can't see UConn missing the NIT. I also believe UNC gets into the NIT. Arizona is close to not making NIT, but they may slip in.
Here's some BCS schools that may not make the NIT and could be in the CBI and/or CIT:
Georgia
Alabama
Colorado
NC St
BC
USC
Oklahoma
Colo St
Iowa St
Northwestern
Miami, Fl
Providence
Michigan
Virginia
Auburn
Arkansas
UCLA
Oregon
Rutgers
Nebraska
Wash St
Maybe some of them would play in the CBI/CIT, maybe some won't.
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