MVC Heat Chart 12/3

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by **MissouriValleyUnite** » December 3rd, 2018, 3:09 pm

Good for the Sycamores! ISU has had a great start handling the CUSA and Horizon favorites. They’re not only treading water without Cooper Neese and the Iowa transfer - they’re thriving.

by **Snaggletooth** » December 3rd, 2018, 5:17 pm

NCAA NET

75. ISUB
95. LUC
105. SIU
137. DU
153. Evans
157. BU
180. ISUR
183. Valpo
239. UNI
266. MSU

by **PurpleAcesFootball** » December 3rd, 2018, 5:35 pm

BPI

83. Loyola
90. SIU
127. Valpo
150. Bradley
170. UNI
173. IL St
174. IN St
189. Drake
199. MO St
276. UE

All these metrics tell me is that once again the MVC will be a one-bid league.

by **goramblers2011** » December 3rd, 2018, 5:59 pm

PurpleAcesFootball wrote:BPI

83. Loyola
90. SIU
127. Valpo
150. Bradley
170. UNI
173. IL St
174. IN St
189. Drake
199. MO St
276. UE

All these metrics tell me is that once again the MVC will be a one-bid league.

Yep--too many squandered opportunities and bad losses by the "Illinois Four" this non-conf schedule. Disappointing...but it was an uphill battle to begin.

by **just ducky** » December 3rd, 2018, 8:19 pm

PurpleAcesFootball wrote:BPI

83. Loyola
90. SIU
127. Valpo
150. Bradley
170. UNI
173. IL St
174. IN St
189. Drake
199. MO St
276. UE

All these metrics tell me is that once again the MVC will be a one-bid league.

I looked over everybody's remaining OOC schedules and reached the same conclusion. Lots of good teams with developing talent but nobody has an easy path to stand out.

When Valley play starts it gets even worse. Loyola won conference with only 3 losses and still would have been well off the bubble. With the league wide near parity I am seeing recently, a 12-6 champion is not unimaginable.
I hope somebody can prove us wrong but I'm just not seeing it.

by **VUGrad1314** » December 3rd, 2018, 11:40 pm

Those SOS numbers hurt my soul. I know a lot of it has to do with our P5 opponents having poor records but we (Valpo) have to do better. I believe we will next year.

by **Adunk33** » December 4th, 2018, 8:16 am

Something to consider too... Isn't Indiana State still playing without two projected starters in Christian Williams and Cooper Neese, who become eligible at the end of the fall semester? I know the Trees typically show flashes of being good in the non-con then struggle in the conference over the last few years, but these two additions will be pretty significant come conference play. As long as the team can jell together quickly, they could be tough.

I agree though, a 12-6 or 13-5 champ seems very likely with maybe only three or four games separating 2-9. Heck, even Drake looks good so far and they were one of the expected doormats. Norton was a golden pick up for them. He's from Bloomington, IL and went to Central Catholic. Wish he would have transferred home for his final year. The Birds could have used a composed PG on the ball.

by **Drakey** » December 4th, 2018, 10:16 am

Why don't you use the NET rankings?

by **Redbirdgrad** » December 4th, 2018, 11:06 am

Drakey wrote:Why don't you use the NET rankings?

For one, the NET rankings are terrible. There's practically no support for it anywhere, and its not a good gauge of the strength of a school to this point.

For two, it doesn't have an SOS listed (as that factor is inside the NET), so it doesn't fit nicely in my columns