Looking at 2015-2016

[Purrrrrfect]

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Lohous is going to come back a better player. Just watch and see. He could be special.

Tell us something we don't already know. Shoot I said he'd be a phenomenal player when he signed and after the SFA game.

[Khan4Cats]

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Tell us something we don't already know. Shoot I said he'd be a phenomenal player when he signed and after the SFA game.

The Louisville game was the first tournament game he has lost in four years playing for a school team.

If I have one 'concern' about the incoming group is that they aren't coming in off of state titles. Winning breeds winning. Tuttle, Singleton, Bohannon, Morgan, Lohaus, Carlson all won state titles coming into UNI. That's a nice mentality to build around.

[BCPanther]

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McDonnell was on very good teams, he was just a year younger than the rest of the horses. He's won a lot.

Minnesota forces private schools to play up a class (as should Iowa). Dahl's team would be one of the smallest 2A schools in the state and they're playing 3A. He dominated at that level.

Haldeman got to a sub-state final by himself. The team around him was just awful.

[achrist70]

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McDonnell had tons of success his first 3 years at Senior just had no one around him this year.

Haldeman at Western Dubuque was forced to be the smallest 4A school for his sophomore and senior years, the sophomore team for sure would have won a title in 3A. Junior year they ran into Wahlert.

Austin at DMACC went 28-7 and made it to the national tournament.

Dahl I think was put in a situation similar to McDonnell very good in previous year, then no other pieces his senior year.

So yes no state champions but a lot of success.

[UNIChippewa]

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Good to see Loyola win the CBI, they could be pretty decent next year. Now hopefully Evansville can win the CIT tomorrow.

I was going to start a thread about this myself, but no need for that anymore.

Even if the CBI and CIT are small potatoes compared to the NCAA and even NIT tournaments, it's still really nice to see that MVC schools have won at least one (and it could be two) of these tournaments. Maybe the middle of the MVC is a lot stronger than people gave it credit for this season.

I know there was some chatter about whether or not Loyola was a good addition for the MVC. After winning their championship on the road last night, IMO they've definitely proved to be a quality addition and that they belong.

[achrist70]

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I did laugh on when on twitter some Loyola people were claiming a national title. Still happy for them though.

[SteinPizza]

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I was going to start a thread about this myself, but no need for that anymore.

Even if the CBI and CIT are small potatoes compared to the NCAA and even NIT tournaments, it's still really nice to see that MVC schools have won at least one (and it could be two) of these tournaments. Maybe the middle of the MVC is a lot stronger than people gave it credit for this season.

I know there was some chatter about whether or not Loyola was a good addition for the MVC. After winning their championship on the road last night, IMO they've definitely proved to be a quality addition and that they belong.

What's nice is that both Evansville and Loyola are teams dominated by young, returning players, with returning playmakers to build and grow around. This would've lost some luster if both squads were dominated by seniors, but thankfully for the MVC (and UNI) that's not the case.

Add those two teams, and IL State, and the MVC could have suprise teams on a national level next year. That's predicated on three things:

1. Lynch HAS to return to IL State.
2. All three squads must continue to improve, with little to no off season drama.
3. A couple of the three have to play and beat a power conference team prior to MVC play. It needs to be a team with a national name and credibility too.

[KingCat]

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After digging deep I've found that lynch doesnt know a rumor is going around about him leaving but he is "weighing his options." Sounds like he'll be in a redbird uniform next year.

[95UNIGRAD]

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After digging deep I've found that lynch doesnt know a rumor is going around about him leaving but he is "weighing his options." Sounds like he'll be in a redbird uniform next year.

People can't forget that Minnesota may or may not lose Pitino at this point, too - especially with Marshall off the table. A kid's not going to want to transfer somewhere that he doesn't even know the coaching situation for next year.

[GonzoCat]

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I don't really see how it benefits UNI for a lot of MVC teams to be good. The MVC gets 1 autobid just like all the really terrible conferences. Beyond that you have to go very close to undefeated in the MVC for the committee to consider you for an at large. You go 13-5 you are out, 14-4 slim chance. So why do we want a bunch of teams that have a better chance to beat us in conference play. How many times have more than two teams from the MVC made the tourney, twice?

[Barnstormer]

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I don't really see how it benefits UNI for a lot of MVC teams to be good. The MVC gets 1 autobid just like all the really terrible conferences. Beyond that you have to go very close to undefeated in the MVC for the committee to consider you for an at large. You go 13-5 you are out, 14-4 slim chance. So why do we want a bunch of teams that have a better chance to beat us in conference play. How many times have more than two teams from the MVC made the tourney, twice?

I kinda think like you do. I'd rather have two really good teams like this year and have the rest average at best. Maybe I'm wrong thinking that.. I don't know...

[Panther AC]

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I did laugh on when on twitter some Loyola people were claiming a national title. Still happy for them though.

I did hear on the broadcast last night that it was Loyola's first post season tournament appearance since 1985. Yikes, 30 years between tourneys!

[ubuntuCAT]

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I don't really see how it benefits UNI for a lot of MVC teams to be good. The MVC gets 1 autobid just like all the really terrible conferences. Beyond that you have to go very close to undefeated in the MVC for the committee to consider you for an at large. You go 13-5 you are out, 14-4 slim chance. So why do we want a bunch of teams that have a better chance to beat us in conference play. How many times have more than two teams from the MVC made the tourney, twice?

Wasn't true in 2006. We had 4 teams in (including UNI with 7 conference losses).

Having a lot of good MVC teams absolutely helps UNI. One thing that hurts is when the bottom couple teams knock off the some of the top teams.

[DWadle1983]

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But they did have a historical NCAA Tournament. Kind of Texas Western before Texas Western.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/tourney/2013/03/13/loyola-chicago-ramblers-ncaa-tournament-championship-50-year-anniversary/1973795/

[achrist70]

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The better teams are in the league, the better we do in non-conference the better the conference RPI is, the more likely it is that we can get 3 or 4 bids.

The more you look at 2006 yes we should have had 5 bids as a league, but Creighton wasn't too bad either, could you have imagined 6 Valley teams dancing, Billy Parker would have had a stroke right there on the air.