Creighton Needs A Head Coach

[Bravesfan]

I hear Porter Moser is currently unemployed.

So is Jim Molinari.

I'm not sure if that's true, isn't he still working at Minnesota as an assistant?

Probably, but their has been no official word yet that he will remain under Tubby Smith.

[BradleyBrave]

This is shaping up to be an interesting 2007-08 season ... At least half the coaches in the conference will be new to Valley headcoaching.

That's great. The Valley will now be competing for the number 15 spot in the RPI with the Sun Belt Conference! And Bradley and SIU will meet in the Valley Tournament championship with the winner receiving the only NCAA bid out of the Valley, with the loser not even making the NIT! Welcome back to the "good ol' days" of the Valley!

I wouldn't go that far, but I do think that with the high turnover this year of players and coaches, we may be back to a 2 bid league for a few years. CU is still bringing in quality players, so with the right hire they can continue to be a force. BU and SIU both look like they're in solid position to make a run at the title next year, and I won't count CU out until they're out.

[georgethedog]

This is shaping up to be an interesting 2007-08 season ... At least half the coaches in the conference will be new to Valley headcoaching.

That's great. The Valley will now be competing for the number 15 spot in the RPI with the Sun Belt Conference! And Bradley and SIU will meet in the Valley Tournament championship with the winner receiving the only NCAA bid out of the Valley, with the loser not even making the NIT! Welcome back to the "good ol' days" of the Valley!

To be quite honest, I don't care as long as Bradley is good and wins the league and gets in the NCAA tourney. I do not care if SIU, Creighton or any of the others ever get in again. If BU wins the league for the next 20 years straight because the league slips some, that is fine with me! The only reason to root for the others is so the MVC is repsected in case BU does not win the league, and of course so recruits will come to the league and BU. But, as long as BU wins... Bottom line: I would rather win a so-so league and get to the NCAA than finish 4th in a better league and get to the NIT. I just opened myself up for plenty of attacks now! Go ahead... I think I know all the arguments against my position (i.e. better league, better players = better BU team = better chance to win some games in the NCAA, etc., etc.)

[randy]

This is shaping up to be an interesting 2007-08 season ... At least half the coaches in the conference will be new to Valley headcoaching.

That's great. The Valley will now be competing for the number 15 spot in the RPI with the Sun Belt Conference! And Bradley and SIU will meet in the Valley Tournament championship with the winner receiving the only NCAA bid out of the Valley, with the loser not even making the NIT! Welcome back to the "good ol' days" of the Valley!

Well, the Valley survived--and thrived--after Weber left, Stallings left, and so forth. Dana Altman, as good as he is, is certainly not the only good coach out there. The Creighton program is in excellent shape I think they'll be able to find someone at least as good as Altman. Creighton seemed to plataeu the last few years..very good teams, but not great teams. Maybe the new hire can get them to a point where they can have some success in the NCAA tournament.

[real fan]

Creighton"s 4 star recruit has asked to be released since altman is leaving.

[Da Coach]

Creighton"s 4 star recruit has asked to be released since altman is leaving.

In another thread--

http://www.bradleyfans.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7035

[Grassman]

With 17,000 seats to fill, I fully expect Creighton to hire a highly qualified replacement.
I expect him to keep Creighton playing at a high level and that, G-Dog, is good for THE VALLEY and Bradley!
This isn't your "Fathers Valley." Wait maybe it is your fathers Valley. Guess it depends on your age?.
Anyway, it is all good!

[georgethedog]

With 17,000 seats to fill, I fully expect Creighton to hire a highly qualified replacement.
I expect him to keep Creighton playing at a high level and that, G-Dog, is good for THE VALLEY and Bradley!
This isn't your "Fathers Valley." Wait maybe it is your fathers Valley. Guess it depends on your age?.
Anyway, it is all good!

I wish it were my "Father's Valley" as that was back in the 50's and 60's when the Valley was recognized as a premier league! All I was saying was I don't care what any other team but Bradley does and I am certainly not going to stress about it. Simple as that.

[shaunguth]

While it's much more rewarding to win a more competitive league, I can certainly see george's side to this! Exactly how much respect did the Valley get this year as the #6 RPI conference in the country? I'm not real sure how being a 2-bid league in years to come is any different than being a 2-bid league in what is, in my opinion, one of the best conferences, top-to-bottom, in the country. Simply put, the Valley just doesn't get the respect now and that's after getting 50% of our bids to the Sweet 16 the last two years.