Bracket Buster?

[MDCowboy]

I may be off on this... but I am hearing that UNI is pushing hard to get the game at Butler on the Friday night for Bracketbuster. They think they need the bump more due to their non-conf schedule turning out weaker.

I'm hearing the rumors are UNI at Butler and SIU at Nevada.

Which would leave BU to play Hofstra or New Mexico St. Not that I want this, but I am going to go out on a limb and say BU plays at New Mexico St. With Reggie Theus there as a coach, they are an up & coming team. Would be a fun game and a return to an old MVC den.......

[wingrider81]

Nevada

I hope Nevada. Reno is 650 miles and I Drove there last week.
New Mexico is well. New Mexico....
Tom

[TheAsianSensation]

UNI is one game up in the standing, and to be frank, they need the OOC SoS boost more than we do, as far as the computer numbers go. I wouldn't be surprised to see UNI at Nevada for that reason.

Which leaves Hofstra for us. Should be fine. They were touted in the preseason and they should finish strong in the Colonial. And it leaves a solid return game next year. I mean, Hofstra isn't our option A, but it's nothing like the Tennessee Tech debacle last year.

I just hope whoever's doing this resists the obvious George Mason-Bradley connection from last year's tournament and decides the two names paired together would be a ratings bonanza. GMU wouldn't help us nearly as much as Hofstra, even. I got a sneaking feeling they'll do us at GMU and sell it in a primetime slot on ESPN to feature last year's tournament runs.

And to be quite frank: Nevada will beat us. With Hofstra, we have a much better chance to win. The more I think about it, the more Hofstra sounds better. Despite the chance of getting Nevada at Carver next year.

[patrick_o'brian]

UNI is one game up in the standing, and to be frank, they need the OOC SoS boost more than we do, as far as the computer numbers go. I wouldn't be surprised to see UNI at Nevada for that reason.

Which leaves Hofstra for us. Should be fine. They were touted in the preseason and they should finish strong in the Colonial. And it leaves a solid return game next year. I mean, Hofstra isn't our option A, but it's nothing like the Tennessee Tech debacle last year.

I just hope whoever's doing this resists the obvious George Mason-Bradley connection from last year's tournament and decides the two names paired together would be a ratings bonanza. GMU wouldn't help us nearly as much as Hofstra, even. I got a sneaking feeling they'll do us at GMU and sell it in a primetime slot on ESPN to feature last year's tournament runs.

And to be quite frank: Nevada will beat us. With Hofstra, we have a much better chance to win. The more I think about it, the more Hofstra sounds better. Despite the chance of getting Nevada at Carver next year.

I'm not too sure Nevada would beat us. Fazekas is a ton, but then what? Sessions is a good point guard, but I'm sure ruff can take care of him and the only other one we have to worry about is Kemp. I would love to see us play nevada. The only thing is I don't think the return next year would be that great as Fazekas will be gone and I don't think that they'll be much next year. Plus, with the way we are beating up on each other, I am not sure that we will get a chance to play another ranked opponent this regual season so it would be great to get that game. I guess we'll just have to wait until Monday?

[TheAsianSensation]

UNI is one game up in the standing, and to be frank, they need the OOC SoS boost more than we do, as far as the computer numbers go. I wouldn't be surprised to see UNI at Nevada for that reason.

Which leaves Hofstra for us. Should be fine. They were touted in the preseason and they should finish strong in the Colonial. And it leaves a solid return game next year. I mean, Hofstra isn't our option A, but it's nothing like the Tennessee Tech debacle last year.

I just hope whoever's doing this resists the obvious George Mason-Bradley connection from last year's tournament and decides the two names paired together would be a ratings bonanza. GMU wouldn't help us nearly as much as Hofstra, even. I got a sneaking feeling they'll do us at GMU and sell it in a primetime slot on ESPN to feature last year's tournament runs.

And to be quite frank: Nevada will beat us. With Hofstra, we have a much better chance to win. The more I think about it, the more Hofstra sounds better. Despite the chance of getting Nevada at Carver next year.

I'm not too sure Nevada would beat us. Fazekas is a ton, but then what? Sessions is a good point guard, but I'm sure ruff can take care of him and the only other one we have to worry about is Kemp. I would love to see us play nevada. The only thing is I don't think the return next year would be that great as Fazekas will be gone and I don't think that they'll be much next year. Plus, with the way we are beating up on each other, I am not sure that we will get a chance to play another ranked opponent this regual season so it would be great to get that game. I guess we'll just have to wait until Monday?

Zach could easily get into foul trouble, and I don't like the matchup with Salley. Fazekas could go nuts in that game.

Missouri St has played their way out of the Drexel game, and all of a sudden, they'll drop from Drexel all the way to Appalachian St. Ouch. Pencil in Creighton-Drexel as the #2 ESPN game.

[MacabreMob]

UNI is one game up in the standing, and to be frank, they need the OOC SoS boost more than we do, as far as the computer numbers go. I wouldn't be surprised to see UNI at Nevada for that reason.

Which leaves Hofstra for us. Should be fine. They were touted in the preseason and they should finish strong in the Colonial. And it leaves a solid return game next year. I mean, Hofstra isn't our option A, but it's nothing like the Tennessee Tech debacle last year.

I just hope whoever's doing this resists the obvious George Mason-Bradley connection from last year's tournament and decides the two names paired together would be a ratings bonanza. GMU wouldn't help us nearly as much as Hofstra, even. I got a sneaking feeling they'll do us at GMU and sell it in a primetime slot on ESPN to feature last year's tournament runs.

And to be quite frank: Nevada will beat us. With Hofstra, we have a much better chance to win. The more I think about it, the more Hofstra sounds better. Despite the chance of getting Nevada at Carver next year.

I'm not too sure Nevada would beat us. Fazekas is a ton, but then what? Sessions is a good point guard, but I'm sure ruff can take care of him and the only other one we have to worry about is Kemp. I would love to see us play nevada. The only thing is I don't think the return next year would be that great as Fazekas will be gone and I don't think that they'll be much next year. Plus, with the way we are beating up on each other, I am not sure that we will get a chance to play another ranked opponent this regual season so it would be great to get that game. I guess we'll just have to wait until Monday?

I'm not so sure Nevada would beat us either.

Friend of mine told me he watched the Nevada/New Mexico St game the other day and said they both looked as if neither played much of any defense.

[shaunguth]

Here are my picks for the MVC BracketBuster games as of right now:

SIU (10) @ Butler (20)

Bradley (34) @ Nevada (31)

Appalachian St. (43) @ Creighton (35)

Drexel (4 @ Missouri St. (40)

Northern Iowa (46) @ Virginia Commonwealth (59)

Utah St. (66) @ Wichita St. (60)

Evansville (80) @ Long Beach St. (94)

Sam Houston St. (86) @ Indiana St. (96)

Northwestern St. (161) @ Drake (11

Valparaiso (179) @ Illinois St. (12