Rough day for the Big 10

**CycloneErik** · 11-28-2009, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by chadm

To the rescue again. What would CF do without your guidance?

He is right, though. One tough day against tough teams doesn't prove they're weak.

Portland is playing at an extremely high level.

Didn't Minnesota lose to Butler? That's not much to be ashamed of.

Florida's pretty good, and their coach is outstanding, so MSU had a pretty solid opponent.

And it's college basketball. One hot day, and anything can happen.

**isucyfan** · 11-28-2009, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by CycloneErik

He is right, though. One tough day against tough teams doesn't prove they're weak.

Portland is playing at an extremely high level.

Didn't Minnesota lose to Butler? That's not much to be ashamed of.

Florida's pretty good, and their coach is outstanding, so MSU had a pretty solid opponent.

And it's college basketball. One hot day, and anything can happen.

Minny beat Butler, then lost to Portland.

**CycloneErik** · 11-28-2009, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by isucyfan

Minny beat Butler, then lost to Portland.

My bad. I can't remember anything in English today. Still, Portland is playing very well, and they're taking advantage of their big stage right now.

**Dryburn** · 11-28-2009, 11:06 AM

Portland does have a good team this year. In addition to beating UCLA and Minnesota, they also beat Oregon this year. They have a pretty veteran squad this year. Their head coach was recruited by and played for Tom Davis when he was at Standford.

It will be interesting to see how they do against West Virginia. Portland plays in the same conference as Gonzaga, Loyola-Marymount, etc.

Small school......between 3500 and 4000 students. Very strong academically. Rated as one of the top 10 universities in the West.