Kinda wish

[Go4Valley]

people would stop saying the Valley sucks or its such a down year. This is going to be such an unpredictable conference season. The non conference play will have you fooled as these teams arent finish products. How a team looks in Nov-Dec probably wont look the same come February. I have questions for each team before we hit STL in March:

Is Drake really good or just playing garbage opponents?

Can Coach Dan control a talented yet undsciplined Ill St squad?

Will Walter McCarty's team get a few upsets in conference play thus messing up seedings for Arch Madness?

After not so strong non conference showing does Loyola repeat as regular season champ?

What will it take for Barry's Salukis to be the 1 seed going to the 314?

Does Bradley take the next step and build upon last year's solid play?

Did the experts jump the gun having UNI not in the PIG like 2018?

How much did Valpo learn after 1st season in the Valley?

Can the guard combo of Barnes/Key push Indiana State to compete with upper half of the league?

Is Dana Ford ready to prove the predictors wrong and finish much higher than 8th?

I have no idea and wont pretend to know how it play out. But I do know what many are saying may not be close to even what end result is. All I know is I cant wait for conference play to start! 2 months of good ol Valley basketball before another fun weekend in STL. Buckle up! Have a good one ladies and gents

[MissouriValleyUnite]

It’s disappointing but nowhere near as bad as people make it out to be. The league is 10th right now.
http://warrennolan.com/basketball/2019/conferencerpi

Sure it’s not 8th + Final Four like last year (an excellent season) but look at the 2 leagues who finished right behind the Valley:
A10 dropped from 11th to 13th and trails the IVY League.
MWC dropped from 9th to 15th and is numerically closer to the Big Sky (16th) than A10 (13th).

Of course these rankings could change, for better or worse.

Whether this turns out a successful season will be determined by our rep in March.

[Go4Valley]

yeah a little drop off but folks acting like Valley is a D2 chop liver outfit is just crazy to me

[Bulldog2323]

Agreed. The conference may have a down year and we're absolutely only getting one team into the NCAA Tournament. That doesn't mean we aren't going to have a great conference season with a great conference tournament in March.

If whoever the Valley's AQ ends up being scores a first round upset or even a Sweet 16 berth, the board will change pretty quickly to how the Valley is great and long live the MVC.

[Salukimadness86]

yeah a little drop off but folks acting like Valley is a D2 chop liver outfit is just crazy to me

Agree. I believe a year ago some people were saying the same thing. The Valley is down, it's not what it use to be, and we miss the Shockers and Bluejays. Than Loyola goes on their Final Four run, and now it's a great conference again. Still a solid conference but this being said, we have lost opportunities for marquee wins during this non-conference season, SIU especially.

[Jsnhbe1Birds]

Two years ago I think you're thinking. Last season I seem to remember everyone being ecstatic about how the Valley played.

[musiccitybulldog]

Some folks listen to sports talk radio way too much. Not specifically about the MVC or any of it's teams, but most sports talk follows the same format.

Usually there is some really young commentator screaming and arguing with some pseudo straight man about how every team or good player really sucks. Almost every team according to these nucklehead's are really bad and stinks until proven wrong. No logic to any arguments.