Final score: Bradley 89 Belmont 77

[bradleyfan124]

I like winning at Murray State and Belmont because they are hard places to win at. So I think we are one up on a lot of teams. I dont think Drake has to play ay Belmont but they have to go to Murray State.

[Dub]

Also - please don't give us Dan Muller any more. He intermittently screams like a stuck pig as if his own team just won the National Championship, as when one of the Belmont players got a dunk - then ironically about 5 seconds later BU
drained a wide open 3 because Belmont guys (and Muller) were standing around admiring the dunk.

Ha Ha. Cmon yoda, it’s not realistic to think “No Discipline” Dan Muller could sit there and be non biased when Bradley is on the floor…. After the way we manhandled his program for the latter part of his coaching career and helped usher him to an unceremonious departure from his team and his livelihood. I wouldn’t be either. In fact, given these realities I think he does an admirable job, considering. Plus- when Bradley is good I actually prefer him on there….. it’s a little like defeating him all over again since you can tell he’s rooting against us.

[Tommy]

Ha Ha. Cmon yoda, it’s not realistic to think “No Discipline” Dan Muller could sit there and be non biased when Bradley is on the floor…. After the way we manhandled his program for the latter part of his coaching career and helped usher him to an unceremonious departure from his team and his livelihood. I wouldn’t be either. In fact, given these realities I think he does an admirable job, considering. Plus- when Bradley is good I actually prefer him on there….. it’s a little like defeating him all over again since you can tell he’s rooting against us.

That's an excellent point! Is it ever too late to rub it in Muller's face? I think not!

[Dubl R 1]

What a fun trip!! Way to get it done BU!

[Dub]

CD is the x-factor, when he plays well we always win.

Almar keeps getting pushed farther down the bench. We up 7, he came in - missed a 3 and gave up a foul, Belmont tied it up. Didn’t play the second half. The mix of Thomas Johnson and Dillon off the bench seems to be a nice mix. Would have been good to see Burch but I know he’s coming off the flu this weekend.

Loved chanting B-U on the BU(Belmont) student section!

It was obvious in the foreground of the TV coverage at that point that they responded with double birds in your direction. Musta touched a nerve?

[yoda]

sorry to hear that BM, that's how frustrated I was about the entire 1st half of the Murray State game.
The monthly price has nearly tripled from $4.99/mo to $11.99/mo in just the couple years ...

ESPN malfunctioning yet again...
Trying to watch and follow the Murray State at SIU game....
this time the video feed is decent and they have John Rooney doing the play-by-play announcing...
but the stat feed and the play-by-play is completely non-functional.
Anyone clicking on ESPN even just to check the score is being told the game hasn't even started yet - but it did start 1/2 hour ago
and SIU is up 23-21. Refs letting them play and Murray State is not getting any calls when they drive and create contact.

[BUfan14]

To be fair, it seems ESPN+ has been pretty reliable for the last several years, until the last game. And their video quality keeps improving and is now excellent, even when cast to a big screen TV.
Has anyone had any negative experiences other than with last Wednesday's fiasco?

I had problems one other time in recent years with this same kind of issue (game not being started). I don’t remember which game exactly, but it was within the last 2-3 years in my memory. Didn’t last as long as this one though. The quality is much better in recent years I will say.

[BUfan14]

I finally caught up on the Murray St. game I missed most of due to the ESPN+ error and watched this one live. Great set of road wins. I don’t think we played our best in either and still were clearly the better team in both.

Burch must have still not been 100% for this one even if he warmed up? I do like the way Johnson and Dillon are playing right now as the backup guards and think their styles mesh well together. Also, Thomas being the minutes starter but actually coming off the bench with Meta starting has seemed to work thus far. Meta was better against Belmont than Murray, but I think his good screening helps us get our scorers/shooters off the nice offensive starts. If we eventually get to an 8 man rotation, at this point, I think our two sophomores are the odd men out, which is disappointing with the potential they had coming into the year. I’d have to think Burch and Atlason will give every chance possible to try to earn their way back in. Part of Burch’s issue has been injury/illness of course, but he just hasn’t seemed to get a rhythm this year yet. Atlason’s body language looks frustrated as soon as one thing goes wrong when he’s out there. Still believe there is potential for both long term, but it’s getting late for them to become consistent players for us this year unless something changes soon.

Outside of wanting revenge on Drake, who may be our top rival in recent years by virtue of big matchups and good teams, no game I want more to be a blowout than this ISU game Saturday! Let’s get them!

Side note: All the sudden we are 4-3 in quad 2, with no quad 1 games right now. Keep winning!