Bradley blown out by Loyola- Final- Loyola 64 Bradley 49

[tornado]

BTW - there's a new directional curse starting...
This loss at Loyola is the 21st consecutive game without a win away from Peoria


it is also the 66th consecutive game Bradley has played (two full seasons) without a road win anywhere outside of Chicago and
vs. a team sitting in last place in their conference.

we have truly become one of the worst road teams in all of Division I

[Tulsa Brave]

Final:


Loyola is one of the worst teams we will face the rest of the year, and they handled us like we were Eureka.

I disagree...Loyola may be the 3rd best team in the MVC this season, and are a virtual lock for a top 5 finish. You may not be a believer yet, but I've seen enough of all 10 MVC teams this season to know that this is true.

[Da Coach]

I disagree...Loyola may be the 3rd best team in the MVC this season, and are a virtual lock for a top 5 finish. You may not be a believer yet, but I've seen enough of all 10 MVC teams this season to know that this is true.

I have seen multiple games of every team, too. And my track record is pretty accurate with my predictions. I have been the best predictor of MVC games of anyone who has participated in the pick ems the last several years. I am not saying I am infallible, and we can agree to disagree, but Loyola has not played an extremely difficult schedule, and the only tough road game they have played, they got annihilated by 35 points. They will have trouble winning any MVC road game, and I believe there are 5 or 6 teams better in the MVC. Plus they have the disadvantage of being coached by Porter Moser. I am far from alone in my assessment of him as a poor coach.
I appreciate what Moser has accomplished so far, and I agree they are better than they were last year, but I will still predict they'll be among the bottom 4 MVC teams, just as I said.

[tornado]

Kirk Wessler just posted this - he saw bright spots in today's performance by Bradley

Despite bad Bradley performance, I saw bright spot, & by golly, it's
New Year's Eve, so I wrote about it. Will be posted @pjstarsports soon.

https://twitter.com/KirkWessler/status/550433610486910976

Then there's this tweet from the President of the Bradley student body
"@WaltLemon and come back to @bradleyu because we miss you and need you desperately. #WinnerWalt"

https://twitter.com/prezblumenthal/status/550386028067160064

[BU FAMILY]

Kirk Wessler just posted this - he saw bright spots in today's performance by Bradley

Despite bad Bradley performance, I saw bright spot, & by golly, it's
New Year's Eve, so I wrote about it. Will be posted @pjstarsports soon.

https://twitter.com/KirkWessler/status/550433610486910976

Then there's this tweet from the President of the Bradley student body
"@WaltLemon and come back to @bradleyu because we miss you and need you desperately. #WinnerWalt"
https://twitter.com/prezblumenthal/s...86028067160064

Bright spot? The only one that I see is that we're one game closer to the end of Geno's contract (even if that's still three or four years away)!

[Buesch N Chips]

Anybody listen to Geno's post-game radio excuse show yet.....I wonder which one(s) he will use today? Personally, I like "Loyola is BY FAR the most talented team we've seen this year. We defended well, but struggled offensively". Or how about the well-worn classic "injuries are just killing us, Dave". "We're all looking forward to having Warren back on the floor soon". "Don't count on him for much, though, because I'm sure he will need a few weeks not knock off the rust".

He said they were atrocious.

[BU FAMILY]

He said they were atrocious.

I would agree with that assessment.

[Vent]

This team is bad, very bad. The only light at the end of the tunnel is another train. I don't think the talent is as bad as this team is playing. The coaching however, is as bad as I've ever seen. Geno would be well served to resign and take his sense of humor to the comedy club on Farmington Road. He may be funny, but he isn't a basketball coach. Shaheen needs to step to the plate and make changes. If he doesn't, that explains why moral
at CAT is as bad as it is. I have watched BU basketball since the 1963-64 season and have seen BU lose more games by bigger margins in the last 2 years, against weaker teams, than I have in all prior years combined. This is not about Les vs. Ford. I'm tired of hearing that. People need to get past that. That is wasted energy to bring that up all the time. People's minds are not going to change and at this point it is non relevant. We'd be much better off if the idle talk of past decisions would be placed on mounting an effort to change the current course of this university and basketball program.

[Da Coach]

Here is Dave Reynolds' report card- ALL F's!

http://www.pjstar.com/article/20141231/SPORTS/141239814/12701/SPORTS

And yet here is Kirk Wessler's column- he says he is tired of writing about the negatives of Bradley (although I have seen many) so his New Year's resolution is to focus only on the positives. And here they are in brief form-
1) Bradley shot 100% on free throws (4 of 4)
2) And Josh Cunningham had a good game

http://www.pjstar.com/article/20141231/SPORTS/141239815/12701/SPORTS

I guess we could add another positive- nobody got injured or killed


And here is Dave Reynolds' article about the game-

http://www.pjstar.com/article/20141231/SPORTS/141239825/10962/SPORTS

After lauding Bradley with accolades in week's last article, Geno kind of sums this game up with a couple sentences-
"We were not good on defense. Offensively, our flow was atrocious and our turnovers were way too high. That was bad offense.”

[tornado]

Interesting that we lose to a team that has played better than we have all season - and DR grades Bradley with all F's

http://www.pjstar.com/article/20141231/SPORTS/141239814/11130/SPORTS

We've lost to worse teams and got better grades than that

[Chico]

Comcast channel 56 showing the game over again right now. Once was enough.

[Braves2006]

Interesting that we lose to a team that has played better than we have all season - and DR grades Bradley with all F's

http://www.pjstar.com/article/20141231/SPORTS/141239814/11130/SPORTS

We've lost to worse teams and got better grades than that

Yeah that's a bunch of bull. We've lost to worse teams AT HOME and got better grades.... What's changed?

[tornado]

But at least I got a laugh this morning ...

Read the column by the SIU/Carbondale columnist - just the first couple lines...

Then read the first couple lines of Kirk Wessler's column...
either they think alike or they read each others' columns and...maybe borrow material..
They sure are similar....


The SIU coulumnist..
"Normally, New Year’s resolutions are pointless.
Personally speaking, they’re usually passe by Jan. 3.

However, this year I’m going to make a real effort
to be more courteous and understanding ....."

http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/editorial/winkeler/winkeler-for-what-it-s-worth-i-resolve-to-play/article_c96b1880-cdf1-5061-a92f-388792488c4c.html

Kirk Wessler's column
"I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. Despite best
intentions, they seldom last.

Still, I’m so tired of writing depressing evaluations
of Bradley basketball, I considered a resolution for
2015: Don’t write bad stuff about the Braves."

http://www.pjstar.com/article/20141231/SPORTS/141239815/10962/SPORTS

...sorry to tell ya which one is time & date-stamped earlier...
it's the Les Winkeler column by about 8 hours...

[Bradleyfan1]

Sutherland is going to be fine! He gets a adjustment period.

Cunningham is what we thought we got and thats the best freshman in the MVC!

When Jones gets back ...... Hes one more guy out there to hope his shots go down. When we cant seem to do anything right!

Porter is not THAT bad.

Loyola is much improved, and they ended our season.

It is what it is ...... another road loss! Go undefeated at home and steal 1 or 2 on the road and you avoid Thurs.

Hey we didnt get beat at home to ISU blue..........

[Da Coach]

...Hey we didn't get beat at home to ISU blue..........

We haven't played them yet. But I like your optimism.