***2025-26 Mens College Basketball Thread***

[AlaCyclone]

I like to see they are winning but at the end of the day if they lose it doesn’t effect my emotional state lol

It is more fun to go see a good team than a bad team - so I like them being good and winning. Funny thing is that if Drake wins the MVC Tournament tomorrow, I'd be happy for them. Maybe, they can start scheduling some better OOC games - which would be good. However, if they lose, I'd much rather them host an N.I.T. Game (that I could attend) instead of getting an at-large bid in Dayton. So, I enjoy seeing them win, but I am not Fan Boy Fanatic about it. Somewhere in the middle.

 

[Pharmacy99]

Even with a win over Duke would they deserve an at large? I personally don’t think so. But that would be one massive win on their resume.

Is Duke really that good? I think they are a good team but they greatly benefited from poor competitions in ACC

 

[BigJCy]

Bradley survives to move on to face Drake.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Is Duke really that good? I think they are a good team but they greatly benefited from poor competitions in ACC

They have the best player in college. They are a team I think has an above 50% chance of making final 4

 

[JP4CY]

Is Duke really that good? I think they are a good team but they greatly benefited from poor competitions in ACC

I think they're good but they're super young.
They easily could play Creighton, Uconn, Gonzaga, Kansas type teams in the 32 round.
That would be interesting.

 

[Cyballzz]

Is Duke really that good? I think they are a good team but they greatly benefited from poor competitions in ACC

Good? Yeah but I don't think they are elite. At this point though I really don't think anyone is elite. Duke goes as far as Flagg carries them.

 

[NoCreativity]

So they settled for York and St Ambrose? There are 364 D1 teams and they chose to play 2 NAIA teams; doesn’t tell me they tried real hard.

This is actually pretty common in the Valley. UIC played 3 non-Division 1 opponents. Every MVC plays at least 1 game like this per year. It gives some local team a chance to play a D-1 team in the state.

 

[Pharmacy99]

They have the best player in college. They are a team I think has an above 50% chance of making final 4

Who is the best player? The best player is Broome not Flagg. Flagg is a better NBA prospect but his numbers this year are against inferior competitions

 

[BigJCy]

Big East Tourney Bracket:

 

[JP4CY]

Man, that video of Carolina fans on the concourse was beer central.

 

[Cyballzz]

This is actually pretty common in the Valley. UIC played 3 non-Division 1 opponents. Every MVC plays at least 1 game like this per year. It gives some local team a chance to play a D-1 team in the state.

Yeah most of the non P5 teams do, but to offset that going forward they have to schedule some of these other upper level mid majors. I used SDSU as an example only because they have the home and homes with other top level mid majors.

Having said that no chance Drake saw a season like this coming so they scheduled accordingly at the time.

But if you schedule like a coward you get what you deserve on Selection Sunday.

 

[Pharmacy99]

Good? Yeah but I don't think they are elite. At this point though I really don't think anyone is elite. Duke goes as far as Flagg carries them.

I disagree. They have 3 other potential first rounders. They are more than just Flagg

 

[NoCreativity]

Listen... I get it... you hang out with people who don't closely follow sports and you are the "smart" one of your group. You were feeling yourself so you stepped up in class.

Its not my fault you made a dumbass comment that "wins have to matter," got called on it and your hand smacked.

Where did I say that McNeese State was great? I simply said that a team went out and scheduled someone with a pulse.

I also never said Drake was bad. YOU are the one trying to make them out to be an elite team; I am simply pointing out they didn't bother to schedule anyone and they might pay for that choice.

Make sure you hang your "Beat Vanderbilt in November" banner.

Oh and take your fake tough guy act and **** off.

You're completely clueless. I don't know what you're expecting, but obviously nothing they could have done would have changed your mind.

They scheduled K-State in KC, who was predicted to be a tourney team. Then they played Miami and FAU who had both been in the Final 4 recently, and then beat an actual tourney team in Vanderbilt.

 

[isufbcurt]

Knueppel owning UNC


Could you imagine the chucking if Caleb Love was still at UNC with RJ Davis?

 

[Cyballzz]

You're completely clueless. I don't know what you're expecting, but obviously nothing they could have done would have changed your mind.

They scheduled K-State in KC, who was predicted to be a tourney team. Then they played Miami and FAU who had both been in the Final 4 recently, and then beat an actual tourney team in Vanderbilt.

You do realize that those players from those Final Four teams are all long gone right? I mean I have to clarify because that is really stupid.

But great job getting into that MTE though!

Do you give OU the same credit for beating Vanderbilt because "beating Vanderbilt" is apparently the litmus test for tournament worthiness...

 

[NoCreativity]

You do realize that those players from those Final Four teams are all long gone right? I mean I have to clarify because that is really stupid.

But great job getting into that MTE though!

Do you give OU the same credit for beating Vanderbilt because "beating Vanderbilt" is apparently the litmus test for tournament worthiness...

Miami was projected to finish 3rd in the ACC and FAU has been a very good program for the last 3 years. K-State was suppsoe to be a tourney team.

Show a me a schedule you think they should have played instead that would be up to your standards.

 

[CychiatricWard]

Miami was projected to finish 3rd in the ACC and FAU has been a very good program for the last 3 years. K-State was suppsoe to be a tourney team.

Show a me a schedule you think they should have played instead that would be up to your standards.

We get it, you’re a big Drake guy.

 

[NoCreativity]

You do realize that those players from those Final Four teams are all long gone right? I mean I have to clarify because that is really stupid.

But great job getting into that MTE though!

Do you give OU the same credit for beating Vanderbilt because "beating Vanderbilt" is apparently the litmus test for tournament worthiness...

Let me ask you this if they played @ Wisconsin, Duke, UCLA, Oklahoma, West Virignia, and some random A-10 team, and then 5 buy games since they play 20 conference games, would that have been enough for you?

 

[JP4CY]

Do we need a separate Drake thread?

 

[NoCreativity]

We get it, you’re a big Drake guy.

Better than continously stumping for teams finishing 14th out of 16 teams.