2020-21 Other Games of Interest thread

[orangetennis]

The Drake win at KState looks less impressive after the mildcats home loss tonight to Fort Hays State.

[MVCBeat]

Hey Panthers,

Two new writeups today. One is the power rankings and summary from week two. The other ranks all the DI conferences by strength (via RPI over the last 7 years). I've also written MVC preview articles, an article highlighting each school's best team of the 21st century (featuring the 2010 UNI Sweet 16 team), and an article ranking the top 30 returning players in the MVC this year (featuring Berhow, Phyfe and Green).

I've also added an "MVC Resources" page compiling all the MVC fan sites, blogs and podcasts I could find. If you have any I should add, let me know.

https://www.missourivalleybeat.com/

[orangetennis]

UWGB on FX1 right now playing at Marquette. Although they're not very big they're hanging in it with some aggressive guard play.

[MVCBeat]

Hello Panther fans,

There are two new posts on the blog this week.

-Week 3 MVC Power Rankings, Summery and Mid Major Tidbits: A decent amount of movement this week.

-Recapping Every Arch Madness Championship Game: Starting with the first St. Louis based MVC Tournament final in 1991, through last season, I recap every Arch Madness final as well as give a short summary of how the MVC did in the postseason that year. That includes recaps of all five of the Panthers' titles. As a UNI fan myself, writing those recaps took me down memory lane in a very positive way.

You can also check out my other, older posts including my MVC Season Preview, Every MVC School's Best Team of the 21st Century, The MVC's Top 30 Returning Players, and Every DI Conference Ranked. I also have a page with links to every MVC message board, blog, and podcast that I know of. Let me know if I am missing anything.

Check it all out here: https://www.missourivalleybeat.com/

[Neighbor]

Bradley playing very strong / leading at #14 Missouri. Braves are multi dimensional not just Childs.
update
Bradley lost in last 10 seconds by missing a free throw and giving up a basket and free throw.

[MVCBeat]

Hello Panther Fans,

Excited to see the guys back on the floor this weekend. I think if any coach can get the guys ready to go after all the changes we've suffered it is Jake. Excited to see how he uses the roster with the guys he has left.

I have two new blog posts this week. The first ranks the MVC coaches. The second is the week four summary, power rankings, and mid-major bits. Spoiler alert: Jake is the #1 coach.

I have lots of other Valley content on the blog as well if you haven't taken a look yet. Next week I am starting a two-part series where I simulate an MVC season (via whatifsports) using each team's best team of the 21st century from my earlier article. Should be fun.

Check it out at www.missourivalleybeat.com/ . Have a great holiday all!

[Neighbor]

Southern Illinois at Drake on CBS sports network. Good entertaining game. But, the analyst TimDoyle from Chicago former Northwestern player is insufferable. Makes a good game irritating. Comparing the MVC to a YMCA noon pickup game.

[Panther'73]

Southern Illinois at Drake on CBS sports network. Good entertaining game. But, the analyst TimDoyle from Chicago former Northwestern player is insufferable. Makes a good game irritating. Comparing the MVC to a YMCA noon pickup game.

I didn’t realize the 5 starters’ ages for Drake are 23, 23, 23, 23, 22. Very experienced group...

[SteinPizza]

I didn’t realize the 5 starters’ ages for Drake are 23, 23, 23, 23, 22. Very experienced group...

Imagine how much better they’d be with Liam Robbins, who is playing very well of late for Minnesota. He was just named national, and B1G, player of the week.

[BCPanther]

Imagine how much better they’d be with Liam Robbins, who is playing very well of late for Minnesota. He was just named national, and B1G, player of the week.

Call me crazy but I think him being gone has made them better. That offense flows and runs in ways that it couldn't if they were working through him. Night and day from last year.

[panther-state]

Call me crazy but I think him being gone has made them better. That offense flows and runs in ways that it couldn't if they were working through him. Night and day from last year.

I've wondered the same. He was by far their biggest weapon (literally) but 1 cog < 1 machine, not matter how strong that cog is.

[MNpanthers]

Big time reality check for Drake today. And it gets way harder from here.

You can't afford a blowout loss to a bad team when you're entire schedule is cupcakes.

[BCPanther]

Drake's going to get swept by Loyola and I'm not sure it'll be particularly close. We're going to get them at least once.

Their at large died today. That non-con schedule was absolute dog ****.

[MNpanthers]

That non-con schedule was absolute dog ****.

Are they scheduling like that intentionally? It seems like every season now they build undeserved hype beating down low majors, only to realize they are middle of the road in the MVC.

Sometimes I think maybe that's the best route these days. But yesterday perhaps showcased why that strategy sucks. It's just plain hard to keep up a perfect record like that no matter who you play. It all comes crashing down with 1 bad performance, 0 quality wins to prove it was an abberation rather than the norm.

[GoPanthers85]

Drake dropped from13 to 32 in the net with the loss. While we went up to 191 from 198