Grades for Valley Teams (early December)

[SFP]

...but thing could change - as all four of the TOP four threads going currently on the Drake message board are calling loudly for Drake head coach Mark Phelps to be fired.

I'm betting after watching last nights game that Phelps will not be there next year. 1/2 the battle for coaches is recruiting and Phelps may be a decent coach but cannot recruit well.

[tornado]

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D+ : ISU-red - Would be a "B" had they taken care of Wyoming after building a comfy 19 point lead! They have hurt the Valley with 2 games they should have won...shame on you Redbirds!!...

Hmmm...that game vs. Wyoming is looking more like maybe it isn't even a "good loss"...

Per Sports Illustrated...

Wyoming ....Strength of Schedule=287!!!
The Cowboys played two non-Division I opponents, and they only played two teams ranked in the top 100 of the RPI. ....this is a suspect ranking

How about Wyoming losing at home to a Boise State team that was without four suspended players, including leading scorer Derrick Marks.

Then....
The Cowboys....second-leading scorer Luke Martinez...broke the ring finger on his shooting hand in a bar fight."