Are these last two wins...

[jegbomb52]

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In my opinion our last two wins give the Valley a shot at an at large. Keep in mind I said a shot. We have 3 teams right now in ISU, Indiana, and NM who all have a chinamans chance at 20 wins. If for some reason all 3 of them can get there, and we can too, combined with our name recognition (don't tell me it doesn't matter) we might have a shot.

[CyCarp]

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In my opinion our last two wins give the Valley a shot at an at large. Keep in mind I said a shot. We have 3 teams right now in ISU, Indiana, and NM who all have a chinamans chance at 20 wins. If for some reason all 3 of them can get there, and we can too, combined with our name recognition (don't tell me it doesn't matter) we might have a shot.

I agree, were 9-3, and if we can have a good conference record (14-4), plus a bracket buster win, with a loss in the championship game of the tourney, it would put us at 26 wins. That at least puts us in the conversation, and if they think back to what we did last year we may sneak in. Plus, remember with expansion, there are two extra at large spots this year. I understand that may be a stretch, but the way these guys have improved in just the last month, anything seems possible.

[Panthers to the Bone]

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If UNI and/or Wichita and/or Missouri State can get to 25 wins and the semi-finals in the MVC Tourney, those MVC teams will be in the NCAA's. UNI would have to probably win their Bracket Buster game, and their losses would be to either Wichita, MSU, Creighton, and/or another top 5 team in the Valley. That would probably ensure a top 40 RPI, which is not all too relevant as we've learned in recent years. Also, in some of the years the MVC was getting multiple bids, it was good to have a couple "bad" teams that went for 3-4 or less wins and the top 4 just beat up on the bottom half consistently. That allowed for alot of 18+ win teams. Bracket Busters will again be critical for the conference. A good showing will help give the MVC a nice late season exposure. The Valley needs UNI, Wichita, MSU, Creighton, and one other team to step up and be a definitive top 5 team and win their games at home, and lose on the road to other top 5 teams in the MVC. That will help provide some great matchups for BB.

It will be a challenge to win the MVC regular season and post-season tourneys, but I do believe this group of Panthers is up to the task. Win as many games as possible and leave the rest to the selection committee (but preferably, win the MVC tourney and take it out of the Selection Committee's hands!).

[06panther10]

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I think we are going to win in STL again this year. Just a feeling I have about this team.

[montej]

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Get your tickets ordered for St. Louis soon. Mardi Gras is the same weekend and St. Louis has a party that rivals New Orleans. Hotel rooms are filling up down town. Order before Jan 1 to save $15.

[SteinPizza]

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I have to call BS. Someone call BS on me as well for a statement like this...please.

There's nothing wrong with St. Louis, but to compare it to New Orleans is wrong and stupid, IMO. St. Louis is a typical boring Midwest city. New Orleans, you can find some trouble. 'Nuff said.

[Cannic88]

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I've actually heard that St. Louis is the second best place to be to celebrate Mardi Gras

[TravelingPanther]

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I've actually heard that St. Louis is the second best place to be to celebrate Mardi Gras

Same here. Not sure it effects MVC ticket sales, but definitely hotel.

[Spathicle]

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St. Louis is great for Fat Tuesday. It is a distant second to Nola for sure but it is still a legit Mardi Gras party.

[jegbomb52]

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I hear that when Katrina shut down NO that the STL became the go to place for Mardi Gras annual goers.

[Panther789]

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I have to call BS. Someone call BS on me as well for a statement like this...please.

There's nothing wrong with St. Louis, but to compare it to New Orleans is wrong and stupid, IMO. St. Louis is a typical boring Midwest city. New Orleans, you can find some trouble. 'Nuff said.

Per your usual, you are flipping out, and its clear you didn't read the post correctly.

[Purrrrrfect]

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I've actually heard that St. Louis is the second best place to be to celebrate Mardi Gras

Actually Galveston has a huge celebration...over 100 parades in two days and more beads and drunks than you could imagine on an island. Many people here actually think Galveston (post Katrina) is bigger and better than New Orleans. I haven't directly been in NO the time of MG but I can see the points of Galveston.

[UNI83]

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Actually Galveston has a huge celebration...over 100 parades in two days and more beads and drunks than you could imagine on an island. Many people here actually think Galveston (post Katrina) is bigger and better than New Orleans. I haven't directly been in NO the time of MG but I can see the points of Galveston.

Binge drinking, bead-flinging and body part-flashing will set the scene this weekend, but not just in New Orleans.

St. Louis has the second-largest Mardi Gras celebration in the nation after New Orleans, according to Stlouis.com. On Feb. 21, the city will have its annual parade, as well as a Bud Light party tent and performances by a DJ and other musical guests.

http://www.kansan.com/news/2009/feb/18/st_louis_parties/

St. Louis, Missouri proclaims to have the second largest U.S. Mardi Gras celebration, after New Orleans. Although founded by French settlers in 1764[40] the city doesnt historically have a significant French Catholic population. The St. Louis Mardi Gras was started in the early 1980s by bored, drunk patrons of Hilary's bar in the Soulard neighborhood[41] adjacent to downtown, when they decided to march to another neighboring bar.[41] Over the years, what started as a private party has grown in size and scale, attracted major corporate sponsorship,[41][42] and is a huge part of the tourism economy of St Louis. The event usually attracts tens of thousands of revelers. The size of the crowd varies considerably from year to year, with the weather being the biggest factor in determining crowd size. On the second Saturday before Mardi Gras, there is a family-oriented "Krewe of Barkus" pet parade with corporate sponsorship by Beggin' Strips.[42] Participants consist of anyone who dresses up their pet in costume, and walks their pet along the parade route. The parade is followed by the informal Wiener dog races. Then, on the Saturday before Fat Tuesday, the more adult-oriented, flesh-for-beads parade occurs, although there have been various attempts to reserve a family section at one end of the route. People from all over storm the streets with beers and bead necklaces after the Saturday parade. The streets of Soulard, Geyer, Allen, Russell, Ann, Shenandoah, and others are crowded with people from 7th to 12th Street. The Fat Tuesday parade occurs in the evening. In recent years it has been moved from just north of Soulard to downtown St. Louis. The majority of the overall Mardi Gras festivities have corporate sponsorship, primarily from Anheuser-Busch and Southern Comfort.[42] In 2006 this led to an investigation by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control into the legality of Mardi Gras Inc.'s sponsorship deals.[42]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras_in_the_United_States

Galveston may be the largest one in Texas, but from a quick good search it appears St. Louis is bigger

[CR Panther]

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Now, back to these two recent wins.....Indiana continues to urinate away wins. Now losers of 3 straight.

Not helping.

[orangetennis]

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Ya, that Indiana win is looking less impressive by the day