Kirk Wessler column

[Bravesfan]

He implies that the Valley would only possibly earn one bid to the NCAA Tournament shows he did not do his homework!

http://pjstar.com/stories/022107/KIR_BCEOLC98.077.php

[OrangeandBlack74]

Re: Another Kirk Wessler "gem"!

What a moron! And not because of his feelings toward Bradley. That he even implies that the Valley would only possibly earn one bid to the NCAA Tournament shows he did not do his homework!

http://pjstar.com/stories/022107/KIR_BCEOLC98.077.php

Consider the source and move on.....

[MacabreMob]

I am not a fan of KW, but he is right in suggesting the possibility of the MVC being a 1-bid league.

[squirrel]

If SIU wins in St. Louis too, there's no reason to give the MVC two.

Creighton, Missouri St, Wichita, Bradley, and Northern Iowa have all choked away their chances to stake a claim to an at-large.

[georgethedog]

If SIU wins in St. Louis too, there's no reason to give the MVC two.

Creighton, Missouri St, Wichita, Bradley, and Northern Iowa have all choked away their chances to stake a claim to an at-large.

Agreed.

[Lakeview Brave]

Re: Another Kirk Wessler "gem"!

He implies that the Valley would only possibly earn one bid to the NCAA Tournament shows he did not do his homework!

http://pjstar.com/stories/022107/KIR_BCEOLC98.077.php

Everything he says seems accurate to me. If either Creighton or MSU dont make the final game and SIU wins it all in St. Louis we are a 1 bid league.

[Dallas Brave]

If SIU wins the MVC tourney, it's possible that the MVC gets only 1 bid, but not probable. It's possilbe that I'll win the Texas lotto in tonight's drawing, but not probable.

MSU has the resume to make the big dance. The Winthrop loss is minimized because people now realize just how good Winthrop is.

[Bravesfan]

I can't believe what I'm reading here! I can't believe that everyone is saying we are a one bid league if SIU wins the Valley tourney! Anything less than three bids would be a complete travesty of justice since I cannot recall the last time that the number 6 or number 7 conference earned less than three bids.

While Bradley will most likely not be one of them unless they win the tourney outright, the three teams sitting ahead of them all have the resume to get in, irregardless of recent setbacks. Duke can lose four in a row, and no one blinks, but Creighton and Missouri St lose two in a row, and all heck breaks lose! I for one am not buying it!

Book it! The Valley WILL get at least three bids into the NCAA Tournament, no matter what happens in St. Louis!

[Grassman]

I can't believe what I'm reading here! I can't believe that everyone is saying we are a one bid league if SIU wins the Valley tourney! Anything less than three bids would be a complete travesty of justice since I cannot recall the last time that the number 6 or number 7 conference earned less than three bids.

While Bradley will most likely not be one of them unless they win the tourney outright, the three teams sitting ahead of them all have the resume to get in, irregardless of recent setbacks. Duke can lose four in a row, and no one blinks, but Creighton and Missouri St lose two in a row, and all heck breaks lose! I for one am not buying it!

Book it! The Valley WILL get at least three bids into the NCAA

Tournament, no matter what happens in St. Louis!

I agree. The Valley is NOT the only league that is jumbled. You do not have to look any further than The Big 10. two teams at the top, then a whole bunch of .500 teams.
Take last night Yea Bradley loses to N. Iowa, but #1 or #2 Wisconsin falls to an average MSU and #23 West Virginia falls to a pretty ordinary if not bad Providence team.
Bad loses are not only happening in The Valley.
Selection Sunday is going to be pretty interesting.
The Valley gets 3 in.

[Lakeview Brave]

I can't believe what I'm reading here! I can't believe that everyone is saying we are a one bid league if SIU wins the Valley tourney! Anything less than three bids would be a complete travesty of justice since I cannot recall the last time that the number 6 or number 7 conference earned less than three bids.

While Bradley will most likely not be one of them unless they win the tourney outright, the three teams sitting ahead of them all have the resume to get in, irregardless of recent setbacks. Duke can lose four in a row, and no one blinks, but Creighton and Missouri St lose two in a row, and all heck breaks lose! I for one am not buying it!

Book it! The Valley WILL get at least three bids into the NCAA

Tournament, no matter what happens in St. Louis!

I agree. The Valley is NOT the only league that is jumbled. You do not have to look any further than The Big 10. two teams at the top, then a whole bunch of .500 teams.
Take last night Yea Bradley loses to N. Iowa, but #1 or #2 Wisconsin falls to an average MSU and #23 West Virginia falls to a pretty ordianry if not bad Providence team.
Bad loses are not only happening in The Valley.
Selection Sunday is going to be pretty interesting.
The Valley gets 3 in.

That average MSU team beat us by 29! If SMS loses in the first round in St. Louis like they did last year and Creighton does the same they are not going to make it IMO. There are lots of bubble teams this year and Valley did itself no favors during the Bracket Buster. How can the second best team in the conference, with hopes of getting an at large bid lose to ISU?

[Grassman]

I can't believe what I'm reading here! I can't believe that everyone is saying we are a one bid league if SIU wins the Valley tourney! Anything less than three bids would be a complete travesty of justice since I cannot recall the last time that the number 6 or number 7 conference earned less than three bids.

While Bradley will most likely not be one of them unless they win the tourney outright, the three teams sitting ahead of them all have the resume to get in, irregardless of recent setbacks. Duke can lose four in a row, and no one blinks, but Creighton and Missouri St lose two in a row, and all heck breaks lose! I for one am not buying it!

Book it! The Valley WILL get at least three bids into the NCAA

Tournament, no matter what happens in St. Louis!

I agree. The Valley is NOT the only league that is jumbled. You do not have to look any further than The Big 10. two teams at the top, then a whole bunch of .500 teams.
Take last night Yea Bradley loses to N. Iowa, but #1 or #2 Wisconsin falls to an average MSU and #23 West Virginia falls to a pretty ordianry if not bad Providence team.
Bad loses are not only happening in The Valley.
Selection Sunday is going to be pretty interesting.
The Valley gets 3 in.

That average MSU team beat us by 29! If SMS loses in the first round in St. Louis like they did last year and Creighton does the same they are not going to make it IMO. There are lots of bubble teams this year and Valley did itself no favors during the Bracket Buster. How can the second best team in the conference, with hopes of getting an at large bid lose to ISU?

I am sure one of our amazing fact finders on this site can help me out here, because I am sure other 2nd place teams have lost on the 7th place teams home floors this year

[Lakeview Brave]

I can't believe what I'm reading here! I can't believe that everyone is saying we are a one bid league if SIU wins the Valley tourney! Anything less than three bids would be a complete travesty of justice since I cannot recall the last time that the number 6 or number 7 conference earned less than three bids.

While Bradley will most likely not be one of them unless they win the tourney outright, the three teams sitting ahead of them all have the resume to get in, irregardless of recent setbacks. Duke can lose four in a row, and no one blinks, but Creighton and Missouri St lose two in a row, and all heck breaks lose! I for one am not buying it!

Book it! The Valley WILL get at least three bids into the NCAA

Tournament, no matter what happens in St. Louis!

I agree. The Valley is NOT the only league that is jumbled. You do not have to look any further than The Big 10. two teams at the top, then a whole bunch of .500 teams.
Take last night Yea Bradley loses to N. Iowa, but #1 or #2 Wisconsin falls to an average MSU and #23 West Virginia falls to a pretty ordianry if not bad Providence team.
Bad loses are not only happening in The Valley.
Selection Sunday is going to be pretty interesting.
The Valley gets 3 in.

That average MSU team beat us by 29! If SMS loses in the first round in St. Louis like they did last year and Creighton does the same they are not going to make it IMO. There are lots of bubble teams this year and Valley did itself no favors during the Bracket Buster. How can the second best team in the conference, with hopes of getting an at large bid lose to ISU?

I am sure one of our amazing fact finders on this site can help me out here, because I am sure other 2nd place teams have lost on the 7th place teams home floors this year

Thats not really the point. The point is Creighton does not have a very good resume and either does SMS if the lose in St. Louis in the first round the are out IMO.

[Long-Hair's Lunatics]

I can't believe what I'm reading here! I can't believe that everyone is saying we are a one bid league if SIU wins the Valley tourney! Anything less than three bids would be a complete travesty of justice since I cannot recall the last time that the number 6 or number 7 conference earned less than three bids.

While Bradley will most likely not be one of them unless they win the tourney outright, the three teams sitting ahead of them all have the resume to get in, irregardless of recent setbacks. Duke can lose four in a row, and no one blinks, but Creighton and Missouri St lose two in a row, and all heck breaks lose! I for one am not buying it!

Book it! The Valley WILL get at least three bids into the NCAA Tournament, no matter what happens in St. Louis!

defenitly agree...

1) i really cant see SIU winning the tourny, that 1 automatic bid for another team
2) SIU gets an at large
3) MSU, CU, BU, WSU compete for the other spot

3 bids, book it

[Lakeview Brave]

I can't believe what I'm reading here! I can't believe that everyone is saying we are a one bid league if SIU wins the Valley tourney! Anything less than three bids would be a complete travesty of justice since I cannot recall the last time that the number 6 or number 7 conference earned less than three bids.

While Bradley will most likely not be one of them unless they win the tourney outright, the three teams sitting ahead of them all have the resume to get in, irregardless of recent setbacks. Duke can lose four in a row, and no one blinks, but Creighton and Missouri St lose two in a row, and all heck breaks lose! I for one am not buying it!

Book it! The Valley WILL get at least three bids into the NCAA Tournament, no matter what happens in St. Louis!

defenitly agree...

1) i really cant see SIU winning the tourny, that 1 automatic bid for another team
2) SIU gets an at large
3) MSU, CU, BU, WSU compete for the other spot

3 bids, book it

BU and WSU have no chance. MSU and CU have a chance but I think they need to make it to Sunday.

[amckillip]

As much as I am the eternal optimist i think the our chance for an at-large dissappeared with the UNI loss, I really think we need to win the tourney to get in to the NCAA's. However I do think CU still has a good at large chance, but for the MoVal to get 3 bids I think someone other than CU or SIU must get the auto-bid, not based on the strength of the MoVal, but because we all beat each other up, and I do believe teams get bids above conferences, at least when your not the ACC or Big East.