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By your rational, which is wrong, the CAA was better than the Big 10, Big East, ACC, Big 12, WAC, and all but 1 SEC and 1 PAC-10 team. Is that what you are saying Brian? There's no shame in admitting you were wrong on this and I was right. I'm sure your dog will still love you. Man's best friend. Your jealousy is something you may want to address.

Whatever idiot? LOL Did you get beat up on the playground as a little kid? Did the bigger kids steal your lunch money or not let you sit with them in the cafeteria in high school? That's no reason to take it out on me...just trying to help my misguided buddy. Oh and for your info, the MVC is ranked 6th - AHEAD of the Big 12. just a little info for those that don't want to believe the facts so blatently laid out in front of them.

The more I hear from you, the more I laugh. Why don't you check the RPI ranking of the conference and then try and tell me the MWC is better then the MVC. Both having great years but MVC is the toast of the town outside the BCS Its hilarious that you probably spend your entire life reguritating basketball stats on this website and I come on and in 170 posts, completely show you up. much love brain. you gave a valiant effort but sometimes BSing your way only goes so far...

I guess those kyle korver Creighton teams can be selectively left out of some of your memories. the two are extremely comparable as far as past history. and in terms of this year, the MVC is clearly better. its a fact. look it up. numbers don't lie.

Could it be that we just aren't very exciting to cover in the press and that's why the newspapers could care less about us? Or how about the fact that the MVC this year in the premeir conference outside of the SEC, ACC, Pac-10's of the world? Everything isn't a vendetta against SLU folks. The day we put a successful and entertaining product on the floor, maybe then we get some press coverage. Or maybe its the fact we play in a conference with the closest team about 400 miles away...or that 90% of our conference games we have to fly to....or maybe the fact that noone knows SLU is even fielding a team this year because WE CAN'T WATCH THEM ON TV!! It makes you look pretty pathetic when you are whining about media coverage of a very mediocre team. We had tons of preseason press due to the well deserved hype...and we failed miserably in delivering, during our golden oppotunity. it makes yourself look really sad, brian, when you make comments like that. you sound like a whiney, jealous, 5 year old...

I seriously don't believe I am hearing that the A-10 was once a major conference. I really believe you guys have now dipped your toes into the A-10 kool-aid. One or two good years by UMASS back in the day doesn't make this conference a major one now, or ever. Nor does a good year by GW, as shown by their Top 10 ranking last year, congradulated with an 8seed in the tourny, a prompt loss in either the first or second round, i don't remember. Regardless, having one good team a year in the Top 25 (not this year) does NOT make you a major conference by any stretch of the imagination. Now CUSA was a different story. They clearly had signficantly more history, tradition, and success than the MVC. That wasn't my point, I never once mentioned CUSA. I was speaking to the A-10. Remind me the last time St. Bonnie's, Duquense, Lasalle, Fordham, etc were powerhouses.

That was the most worthless minute of my life reading that nonsense. Complete and utter nonsense. One average weekend by the MVC and you discount sweet 16 appearences and top ranked teams. You are a laugher. ROCK ON A-10!!!! How I love watching you on ESPN, Fox Sports, Internet (oh wait....the Horizon league has a better contract then us). Thanks for the laugh...

Northern Iowa getting destroyed at home by Nevada? Like that was that big of a shock. NEVADA IS #10 IN THE NATION!!!! SIU beat #12 Butler!!!!! That is a HUUUUGE win Last time I checked, Appy St., Drexel, and Winthrop are all pretty darn good teams. You are so completely off base here its sad thinking those losses are terrible. Way off base. All have a heck of a better chance at the tourny then we do. We should have joined the MEAC. I think they had more games on TV this weekend then the A-10...

Maybe the fact that the game was on, oh, MARDI GRAS it might have something to do with the lack of posts? Am I the only one that actually has a life outside of Billikens.com and doesn't come running to post the second after a win or loss? Maybe so... But I'd much rather have been out, getting tanked out of my gord (which, I'll be happy to report, I succeeded in, HIGH FIVE!) then come on here and debate the merits of UBs pack defense and critique the release point of luke meyers JUMP shot on a saturday night. that's just a personal preference though. In my opinion, that can wait till Monday.

I said the uber-positive fans are delusional. Not positive fans, overally positive fans (Billikan, Skip, etc) in the face of blatent opposing facts and reality. These types of fans see no wrong, they think our recruiting is doing just wonderfully, and the season has been a success so far. If you judge success by everyone having a good time, maybe you should be a fan of 5th grade basketball, not D-1. Those fans that can't see there is some room for serious improvement are the delusional ones and thats who I was refering too. If we didn't have positive and negative voices on this board, it sure as hell would be boring. Before you start calling me out, maybe you should read my posts.

Thanks Alumni, you just made my case and point. This came way out of left field and I think you may be running a fever. You completely missed the theme of my post, and in doing so, proved part of it.

People on this board continually make absurd, off the wall comments, like comparing SLU to Duke and this SLU/Lasalle game to one of the Top 25...just get used to it. Most of the uber positive people on here are delusional in my humble opinion and are so out of touch with reality its scary... I was actually surprised and impressed that the billikens drew as many fans as they did on saturday night. I suppose everyone wants a little mardi gras flavor. As for the game, I didn't get to see it but from all accounts, it sounded just miserable until the final 6 minutes. But not uncommon. Typical SLU games are boring and not very fun to watch, with the exception of a handful of games. Glad we won, but seriously kool-aid drinkers, this was lasalle.

Being of Irish decent, I am in fact honored that the University of Notre Dame uses my ancestors as their mascot. This situation is nearly identical. The fighting Irish is a great respect to my fellow Irishmen and I hope that the whacked out liberals in this country don't start going after this. Chief, you will be missed.

Chief Illiniwek was probably the greatest mascot, with the best traditions, in all of the college landscape. We have become way too politically correct thanks to the far left liberals in this country. It is really a sad shame that the Chief will be no more. It was a great tradition that will be sorely missed. If you've never seen him perform live at a football or basketball game at U of I, you really missed out. It was areguably the best tradition in all of sports.. This is a sad day

For your information, Ian cashed it in about 19 games ago....