Bradley ranked as 11th out of 263 midmajors over past 6 years

[amckillip]

so only one thing?? No mention of a Sweet Sixteen finish, a Top 25 finish in some polls, four consecutive 21+win seasons, Top 3 in the MVC in total wins over the past 5 years, tops overall in SOS and caliber of opponents, most NBA & lottery draft picks, and more post-season wins than all of the rest of the Valley combined!
It's clearly a half-full, half-empty argument -- if people only want to see what Bradley hasn't done or what BU has fallen short on, and always point only the flaws and negatives, and dwell on bitterness and wish we'd have done better when choosing a coach in 2002, then fine, but you'd better not treat your boss, your wife, your kids, or anyone else that way...and "bitterness consumes the vessel that holds it"..

I think he was being very positive of BU there...

[lefty]

I don't read much into this stuff......

[amckillip]

I don't read much into this stuff......

At least when it doesn't support your opinion

[TheAsianSensation]

so only one thing??

Where did I say it was the only thing?

[dogsrus]

Where did I say it was the only thing?

You didn't.....you have made the most sense of anyone in this thread and are more than reasonable.

Continue on.....I enjoy your sane and logical answers/opinions.

[tornado]

Where did I say it was the only thing?

I see nowhere that anyone accused of that -- but I asked why you mentioned only one thing

[TheAsianSensation]

I see nowhere that anyone accused of that -- but I asked why you mentioned only one thing

I was just trying to highlight that particular positive because I thought it wasn't something discussed/mentioned enough.

[lefty]

At least when it doesn't support your opinion

I just don't take much from articles like this.....

We had a great run at the end of 2006 and we haven't had a disaster year(which AS said)...we have been slightly better than middle of the pack in the MVC.....

I'm not much into the math stuff

[tornado]

shooting percentages, batting averages, QB Ratings, +/-, ERA...

[BradleyJD]

I guess this is a good thing.

I guess I would ask this....

Would you rather be #11 in this poll or have 2 or 3 more MVC titles (either regular season or tourney)???

I am going to try and not jump in the arguing in this thread. I still think people are in one camp or the other and this ranking won't change much.

You either are happy or you are not happy about where BU has been the past 3 or 4 years.


Right now I am more concerned about how BU will be this year.

[lefty]

I guess this is a good thing.

I guess I would ask this....

Would you rather be #11 in this poll or have 2 or 3 more MVC titles (either regular season or tourney)???

I am going to try and not jump in the arguing in this thread. I still think people are in one camp or the other and this ranking won't change much.

You either are happy or you are not happy about where BU has been the past 3 or 4 years.


Right now I am more concerned about how BU will be this year.

And that's what really matters.....

[Buesch N Chips]

I am going to try and not jump in the arguing in this thread. I still think people are in one camp or the other and this ranking won't change much.

Amen! No one is going to change their mind. We could start the year 15-0 and some people would still complain, or we could start 0-15 and some people would still rationalize. It's a waste of time.

I think #11 on this list is fantastic and I hope we can use it as a recruiting tool.

[amckillip]

Amen! No one is going to change their mind. We could start the year 15-0 and some people would still complain, or we could start 0-15 and some people would still rationalize. It's a waste of time.

I think you're missing the point of a discussion board

[thefish7]

I guess this is a good thing.

I guess I would ask this....

Would you rather be #11 in this poll or have 2 or 3 more MVC titles (either regular season or tourney)???

I am going to try and not jump in the arguing in this thread. I still think people are in one camp or the other and this ranking won't change much.

You either are happy or you are not happy about where BU has been the past 3 or 4 years.


Right now I am more concerned about how BU will be this year.

Or you could look at it as, if we had those titles we might be #1 or #2 on this list, which would be even better.

[Buesch N Chips]

I think you're missing the point of a discussion board

You can have a very entertaining discussion board without the same people having the same argument over and over.