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  • #31
    Re: Drake the Great

    Drake played great on defense and made the Jays settle for 3s in the corner that were going in at first but eventually caught consistent iron. It seems that they exposed Creighton's youth and Stinnett played awful. The only thing was that with 2 minutes left Drake kept bombing 3s early in the shot clock and it seems like they were panicking a bit. However, once they started driving to the basket again they tied the game and eventually won it. The Qwest Center crowd of 17K did their best to make for an electric environment and Drake remained calm despite being down by 7 at times.

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    • #32
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      I, for one, cannot remember seeing more than a handful of Drake fans in St. Louis in recent years. It'll be nice sharing the arena with them. They looked like the real-deal against Creighton.
      "Try being more of the solution, and less of the problem."

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      • #33
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        Unfortunately, there is a ceiling to Drake's rankings. They don't have a marquee win, and while Creighton is the closest that they've got, it's not like some of the wins we (and other MVC schools) have had in the past. Even undefeated, they wouldn't be in the top-10. Top-15 probably, but not Top-10.

        That's just a very good basketball team, and with the Young kid back, they're only going to get better. It's fun to see the state excited about Drake on the athletic field for once.

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        • #34
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          Originally posted by Newsbreaker View Post
          Unfortunately, there is a ceiling to Drake's rankings. They don't have a marquee win, and while Creighton is the closest that they've got, it's not like some of the wins we (and other MVC schools) have had in the past. Even undefeated, they wouldn't be in the top-10. Top-15 probably, but not Top-10.

          That's just a very good basketball team, and with the Young kid back, they're only going to get better. It's fun to see the state excited about Drake on the athletic field for once.
          Agree and disagree. Drake has no great wins out of conference, yet. It's looking very much like they will get matched with Butler for BracketBusters and that will be the featured game for that event.

          If they lose to us on Saturday, they will drop quickly, but if they get to 20-1 by winning through next week, they will be able to withstand a loss at Illinois State the next week and still stay ranked. Several losses and they will fall, but so does everyone else 16-25.

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          • #35
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            Originally posted by panther2317
            Drake's win tonight ensures that their first loss as a ranked team since 1975 will come at the hands of the Panthers!!! Let's go Panthers!!!
            No one's going to beat them until Feb 16?

            Just kidding. Let's take care of Wichita tonight and build the momentum heading into Des Moines Saturday. Keep the energy up and see if we can't get another road ranked notch for our belt to add to the one from Wichita last year.

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            • #36
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              Originally posted by UNIPNTHR View Post
              DUAL FAN!
              The horror, the horror.
              Sincerely,
              The Future AD of the University of Northern Iowa

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              • #37
                Re: Drake the Great

                FYI, the only tickets left for the UNI vs Drake game on February 16th are standing room only or student section.
                Originally posted by TH1974
                This guy was all-UNI, and wanted to show it by pretending to play a non-existant musical instrument in public.

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                • #38
                  Re: Drake the Great

                  Damn those students. Every game should be full to the brim with happy polite sober students every time!
                  Sincerely,
                  The Future AD of the University of Northern Iowa

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                  • #39
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                    Originally posted by Kyle View Post
                    FYI, the only tickets left for the UNI vs Drake game on February 16th are standing room only or student section.
                    Which makes me nervous that it's the Drake fans buying the tickets and will be trying to return the favor by taking over our arena.

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                    • #40
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                      Your right JC...

                      I have a feeling there will be plenty of blue in the building that afternoon...

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