MVC Week 1

[sanantoniobird]

SALUKIS @ SYCAMORES--ISUb
RAMBLERS @ CRUSADERS--Loyola
PANTHERS @ REDBIRDS--UNI
ACES @ BEARS--MSU
BULLDOGS @ BRAVES--Drake

REDBIRDS @ SALUKIS--ISU
SYCAMORES @ BULLDOGS--Drake
CRUSADERS @ ACES--Valpo
BEARS @ RAMBLERS--Loyola
BRAVES @ PANTHERS--UNI

[usmcsaluki]

SALUKIS @ SYCAMORES
RAMBLERS @ CRUSADERS
PANTHERS @ REDBIRDS
ACES @ BEARS
BULLDOGS @ BRAVES

REDBIRDS @ SALUKIS
SYCAMORES @ BULLDOGS
CRUSADERS @ ACES
BEARS @ RAMBLERS
BRAVES @ PANTHERS

[SalukiWorld]

SALUKIS @ SYCAMORES
RAMBLERS @ CRUSADERS
PANTHERS @ REDBIRDS
ACES @ BEARS
BULLDOGS @ BRAVES

REDBIRDS @ SALUKIS
SYCAMORES @ BULLDOGS
CRUSADERS @ ACES
BEARS @ RAMBLERS
BRAVES @ PANTHERS

[tdawgs87]

Sycamores
Panthers
Bears
Braves

Salukis
Bulldogs
Aces
Ramblers
Panthers

TY

[usmcsaluki]

@SalukiWorld + tdawgs87, you missed the last game in the second five: Bradley @ UNI

[municup14]

Sycamores
Crusaders
Panthers
Bears
Braves

Redbirds
Bulldogs
Aces
Ramblers
Panthers

[just ducky]

Shorthanded Bradley with a 38-33 halftime lead. Toledo seems baffled by the extended 3-2 Braves zone. ESPN+ if you are interested.

[spoon]

Bradley takes down Toledo 78-66 with only 7 scholarship players. Freshman Stephan Gabriel was dismissed from the team prior to the game, and transfer starting PG Danya Kingsby was suspended for 1 game due to a violation of team rules. Add that to the injury to Elijah Childs, freshman Reink Mast sitting out the year with a torn ACL, and two transfers (Nolan and McAdoo) sitting out this year, and the Braves have the shortest bench right now to start the MVC season. Childs and Kingsby will be back, but the Braves will struggle to stay fresh over the next 16 games as they only have a maximum of 9 scholarship players available for the rest of the year, barring any injuries or further disciplinary action.

On a positive note, the Toledo win is a nice one on paper. Darrell Brown scored 28, and freshman Antonio Thomas started his first collegiate game and scored 14 points, breaking his previous career high of 4.

[freddycat68]

It's actually shocking that BU won that game under the circumstances. Toledo returns 3 starters from a 25-win team and is picked to win the MAC. After that stinker at MUOhio, and given the recent bad luck, I penciled this in as an L without thinking twice about it. Another strange year at Bradley.

[valleyclimber]

Alright, nice W for the Braves to close out (for the most part) very good non-con for the Valley. Now it's onto this season's MVC wars....love it! Here goes on the first couple of rounds:

Sycamores > SIU
Crusaders > LUC
Panthers > ISU
Bears > UE
Braves > DU

Round 2...
Redbirds > SIU
Sycamores > DU
Crusaders > UE
Ramblers > MS
Panthers > BU

Looking forward to some serious battles in the Valley this season. Better be ready every time out because whichever MVC comes into your house they are going to playing tough all the way down to the wire. Getting ready for the first tipoff....ooo yeah!

ROCK MVC!