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Another Bradley vs Illinois game

It is not going to happen. The NCAA has without words told BCS's your non conference really does not matter, you do not have to go on the road and if you schedule you are better off scheduling other BCS's and/or low majors.

CBS, ESPN, and the NCAA only want a handful of non BCS's. Non BCS's just do not pay bills. Unless it is Gonzaga who is now marketable and a household name.

All of this though can change if we can make NCAA noise and only NCAA noise. The other post season tourneys mean nothing nationally. But it takes NCAA success, not just going.
 
Da Coach said:
Unfortunately, this is true. After the game, Coach Weber told people he would never again play in a midseason tournament where he could end up playing another Illinois school. I suspect this also means he won't be willing to schedule such a school any time soon.
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Had to see that one coming didn't we?
 
NSBF said:
Had to see that one coming didn't we?
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Easily. However, if the opportunity presented itself, I hope we'd make the trip to Champaign. I'm all for playing anyone, anywhere and not running and hiding from the "big boys" just because they won't come here.
 
shaunguth said:
Easily. However, if the opportunity presented itself, I hope we'd make the trip to Champaign. I'm all for playing anyone, anywhere and not running and hiding from the "big boys" just because they won't come here.
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We definitely have to start scheduling single away games against the big boys with out expecting a home game in return. Shaunguth is correct in saying anywhere too. Let's go play the ACC, SEC, B12, P10 whenever we can get on the court with them.
 
shaunguth said:
I'm all for playing anyone, anywhere and not running and hiding from the "big boys" just because they won't come here.
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BUBalum05 said:
We definitely have to start scheduling single away games against the big boys with out expecting a home game in return. Shaunguth is correct in saying anywhere too. Let's go play the ACC, SEC, B12, P10 whenever we can get on the court with them.
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That's the only way to make the leap, IMO. That's how Gonzaga and Butler did it. Memphis, too.
 
Da Coach said:
Unfortunately, this is true. After the game, Coach Weber told people he would never again play in a midseason tournament where he could end up playing another Illinois school. I suspect this also means he won't be willing to schedule such a school any time soon.
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He got into this tour. figuring Illinois would be playing OK.St. in the championship game and they would not be playing BU, funny how things work out. He should be looking at why Ill. plays so many non-conf. patsies at home and might just be the reason they lose to good teams on the road or on neutral sites.
 
real fan said:
He got into this tour. figuring Illinois would be playing OK.St. in the championship game and they would not be playing BU, funny how things work out. He should be looking at why Ill. plays so many non-conf. patsies at home and might just be the reason they lose to good teams on the road or on neutral sites.
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I think that was his thinking exactly, I guess he also figured his team would be able to hold a 16 point lead against an average at best Utah team:lol:...but you can't pencil in anything in D1 hoops
 
Da Coach said:
Unfortunately, this is true. After the game, Coach Weber told people he would never again play in a midseason tournament where he could end up playing another Illinois school. I suspect this also means he won't be willing to schedule such a school any time soon.
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Kinda funny when I think of Bobby Knight's reaction to getting beat by Indiana St in the 1999-00 season. If I remember correctly, Bobby Knight went to their locker room after the game to congratulate them, told them not to make this one game their whole season, and told them how they are a good team and encouraged them on in the rest of their season. Hmmmm......
 
MacabreMob said:
Kinda funny when I think of Bobby Knight's reaction to getting beat by Indiana St in the 1999-00 season. If I remember correctly, Bobby Knight went to their locker room after the game to congratulate them, told them not to make this one game their whole season, and told them how they are a good team and encouraged them on in the rest of their season. Hmmmm......
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hmmm...I'll bet he said something different in the other locker room... ;)
 
tornado said:
hmmm...I'll bet he said something different in the other locker room... ;)
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"I'm tired of this chit! I'm farkin tired of an 8-10 record! I'm farkin tired of losing to Purdue! I'm not here to fark around this week! This is absolute farkin bullchit! ..... I had to sit around for a year with an 8-10 record in this farkin league!"

:lol:
 
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