10-1 Heading into the Valley...

[BCPanther]

We should be 10-1 heading into the Valley. 12-6 or 11-7 in the Valley and we are dancing again. No Doubt!!

HOW 'BOUT THEM PANTHERS!!!

[Panthers to the Bone]

Oh buddy...we have a good game coming up on Saturday vs. UMKC...and an absolutely HUGE game against Loyola-Chicago. ULC might be the best team on the non-conference schedule not named Washington.

[OhNewby]

I agree, UMKC might be are toughest home game yet, and Loyola has a solid team, and might be tougher than Iowa...although I'm banking that we'll play better!!!

[ejacobson]

Its going to be a long road to that first valley game, lets just keep up the postivie attitude and cheering as fans, Coach Ben will get the boys ready and lets hope they execute and play hard for the rest of these TOUGH up coming games.

[BCPanther]

UMKC got beat by Utah Valley State tonight and Loyola got blown up by somebody, I will check who...

[BCPanther]

Loyola's loss tonight was to Purdue. FYI...

[SteinPizza]

Oh buddy...we have a good game coming up on Saturday vs. UMKC...and an absolutely HUGE game against Loyola-Chicago. ULC might be the best team on the non-conference schedule not named Washington.

Good points, PTTB. Loyola has Blake Schilb, who's about 6'7", 220 or so, and from what I've seen is easily as athletic as Tyler Smith. Schilb will create the same matchup issues for us that Tyler did, but we should be that much more prepared to face a really athletic, tall, shooting guard/small forward type player. Jake seems like the type of coach who won't let our players let down against teams from lesser conferences. I think I posted earlier this year that the Loyola game worried me...still does.

[joecooll6]

Wernt you the guy that predicted we would be #1 going into Iowa State? Stop jinxing us!

[SteinPizza]

Huh??? Wasn't me, unless I'm misreading you or just plain forgetting something.

[BCPanther]

Wasn't me either...

[UNI MadCat]

The Loyola game has "hiccup" written all over it if you ask me. First game after a week off. First game out of state after two weeks at home. First game after finals and a limited practice schedule.

This game scares me a LOT (as does UMKC though I think the Mcleod juice will carry us in that one).

There is no doubt we are the better team but we could definitely drop it.

Point being... don't count your chickens before they hatch!! 10-1 would be great but lets concentrate on being 1-0 vs. UMKC, then 1-0 vs ULC and finally 1-0 vs Wartburg.

[SteinPizza]

The Loyola game has "hiccup" written all over it if you ask me. First game after a week off. First game out of state after two weeks at home. First game after finals and a limited practice schedule.

This game scares me a LOT (as does UMKC though I think the Mcleod juice will carry us in that one).

Just looked at the Loyola website, as I was a little curious as to how they got beat handily by Purdue. I was suprised this wasn't closer, and Loyola is the preseason Horizon favorite. To sum up, Loyola played without their leading rebounder, and Blake Schilb was 3-13 from the field and 0-6 from 3. The game sounds like it was pretty close with the exception of two big Purdue runs.

This could be a tough place to play for us. Their gym is small and compact, kind of like a large high school's. When we played there a couple of years ago, we were up comfortably until they caught fire in the second half and made the game close at the end. Their coach, Whitesell, was pi$$ed on the radio afterwards, and it was obvious he felt they deserved to win. My guess is he wants this one really badly, and they've got a bunch of Jr/Sr's on their roster who probably remember as well. Given their resurgance, they'll probably pack the place and it will be loud (fairly sparse crowd there two years ago, but I don't think they were very good). I agree Madcat, they aren't the better team, but there are reasons to not blow this one off.

[panther2317]

Don't jinx it...ONE GAME AT A TIME. Don't you remember how hard that Loyola game was two years ago in Chicago? Also, UMKC has kicked some Valley schools in the recent past. We can't afford to look past games.

[The Flying Squirrel]

Don't jinx it...ONE GAME AT A TIME. Don't you remember how hard that Loyola game was two years ago in Chicago? Also, UMKC has kicked some Valley schools in the recent past. We can't afford to look past games.

Exactly! Can you say North Dakota and Western Illinois.

[Born-a-Panther]

Exactly! Can you say North Dakota and Western Illinois.

I hate that reminder... But you're right.