Perzactly. I don't give a damn how good the MVC is, CU should be better. Always.
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MBB: @ Iowa State Game Notes & Game Thread
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Perzactly. I don't give a damn how good the MVC is, CU should be better. Always.
Anything but tar hole blue, that's for sure.
BuffLuke80
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Thats good, I cant stand them either. Best rivalry in basketball, Duke and North Carolina. I wanna see a game in CIS one of these days.
Junction
Club Member
So CU should be a sweet 16 team more than 50% of the time??
Good to know we're not setting our sights unreasonably high at this point... :lol:
Which means that CU would have to be in the top one-third to one-half of the Big 12. Always. That'd be real nice, but it's not gonna happen. :huh:
BuffLuke80
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I think the goal should be to play well in conference and at least be talked about gettin into the Tourney. Trying to make the tourney is what should happen every year. I dont think that is too much to ask at all.
Name me one MVC school that has any advantages over CU. Any. Better school? Better facilities? Better environment? Better exposure? Bigger athletic budget?
You are killing it in this thread.
They have the ability to get to the Sweet 16.
OK. I give up. I'll accept that a bunch of nobody directional schools in the middle of nowhere are better than CU.
So now I'll follow up with this: Why are they better? For the sake of conversation I'll use Northern Iowa. What did Northern Iowa do to put itself into a position where it's got a better basketball program than the University of Colorado?
So now I'll follow up with this: Why are they better? For the sake of conversation I'll use Northern Iowa. What did Northern Iowa do to put itself into a position where it's got a better basketball program than the University of Colorado?
For one, their arena (the McLeod Center) actually has a video board and 2 ribbon boards in addition to its 2 scoreboards. It's brand new - opened in 2006. They've also figured out how to use the facility in order to make money by renting it out for concerts and other events. http://www.uni.edu/mcleod/facts.shtml
They've also been in the NCAA tournament 4 out of the last 6 years - soon to be 5 out of 7 ('04, '05, '06 and '09). Before that, though, they hadn't been since 1990. The Missouri Valley Conference had always been a good small conference, but what set them apart is that they were the first to crack the RPI code and make a big commitment to scheduling smartly in order to get the maximum number of teams into the tourney. Others have caught up and the MVC has only been sending 1 or 2 a year for the past few years, but at its height in 2006 the MVC put 4 teams in the NCAAs. They've now got upperclassmen recruits playing from the strong recruiting classes generated by all the success in the middle of the decade.
I expect CU to pass the MVC schools except for maybe Bradley. They've got a hell of a program that's close to both Chicago and St. Louis. They're Top 50 in attendance every year. Here's what their arena looks like:
coereg
Well-Known Member
Agree completely! That's why I think CU nabs a win @ Nebraska, and still get's 4 home wins (Mizzou, OU, T-Tech, & ISU) - giving them a 7-9 season.
I think if someone were to force you to put money on which ONE of the bottom 4 teams (ISU, CU, Neb, & Tex Tech) has the brightest future outlook, you would likely put your money on either ISU or CU, right!?
So it's all there. We just need to get bigger/better in the post, and make sure Sharpe is healthy. I think, although this year has been much more fun, next year the Buffs should start to make some serious noise.
I really hope you're right. I really hope CU is right on the cusp of breaking out. I just can't bring myself to believe it until I see it with my own eyes. Too many disappointments and false starts.
Boom. Who said it. Me.
BuffLuke80
Well-Known Member
Nice work. I had to watch it on the computer, they wouldnt cut from the New Mexico beat down.
That's worth a rep.
UrbanaBuff
Member
Good call, Buffnik. Bradley is a historically relevant program. Though dated now, they've been to numerous NCAA Final Fours and have won multiple NIT titles.
They are aided by their hometown of Peoria, which is a hoops recruiting hotbed. They are coached by a former alum who played in the NBA. Their arena is solid, and they host the Illinois HS tournament every year.
They are aided by their hometown of Peoria, which is a hoops recruiting hotbed. They are coached by a former alum who played in the NBA. Their arena is solid, and they host the Illinois HS tournament every year.
For one, their arena (the McLeod Center) actually has a video board and 2 ribbon boards in addition to its 2 scoreboards. It's brand new - opened in 2006. They've also figured out how to use the facility in order to make money by renting it out for concerts and other events. http://www.uni.edu/mcleod/facts.shtml
They've also been in the NCAA tournament 4 out of the last 6 years - soon to be 5 out of 7 ('04, '05, '06 and '09). Before that, though, they hadn't been since 1990. The Missouri Valley Conference had always been a good small conference, but what set them apart is that they were the first to crack the RPI code and make a big commitment to scheduling smartly in order to get the maximum number of teams into the tourney. Others have caught up and the MVC has only been sending 1 or 2 a year for the past few years, but at its height in 2006 the MVC put 4 teams in the NCAAs. They've now got upperclassmen recruits playing from the strong recruiting classes generated by all the success in the middle of the decade.
I expect CU to pass the MVC schools except for maybe Bradley. They've got a hell of a program that's close to both Chicago and St. Louis. They're Top 50 in attendance every year. Here's what their arena looks like: