2023-24 Around the League and Other Games of Interest

[Wxcpanther]

If Indiana State can beat Michigan State in a couple weeks, I'd expect they do, there's a very good chance that we have a top 25 Indiana State program coming to Cedar Falls on January 7th.

[BCPanther]

Thought the same. Indiana State has a deceptive schedule because they did have Alabama, but otherwise it's been very lackluster in noncon. Evansville is gonna end up with an OK noncon due to BYU. Seems like that's the formula. Hope to be competitive with 1 P5 school on the road then mop up at home.

Look at UIC--

Competitive losses at Cinci and (N) UNC-G.

Road win at bad Loyola. Pounded Little Rock (H), MTSU (N), George Washington (N).

It makes the North Texas decision even worse. We'd have been better off buying Western Illinois or South Dakota.

[UNIpanther99]

We've lost buy games at home in recent years though. Better scheduling is necessary, yes. But there are still other issues needing to be worked out in how we prep for the non-conference.

[BCPanther]

We've lost buy games at home in recent years though. Better scheduling is necessary, yes. But there are still other issues needing to be worked out in how we prep for the non-conference.

1000%. I'd love it if we actually looked like we gave a **** before the middle of January.

[PantherAlum09]

My goodness. That Evansville team we lost to just got trounced by 41 against BYU.

[BCPanther]

My goodness. That Evansville team we lost to just got trounced by 41 against BYU.

BYU is #1 in the NET as of this morning. I don't think we'll count that as a bad loss.

The more concerning thing from last night was Bradley being basically non-competitive against Akron. They are having the same defensive problems we are but they're worse offensively. It's real concerning.

SIU overcoming a ref show and beating Oklahoma State was a nice W last night.

[Gboom23]

SIU overcoming a ref show and beating Oklahoma State was a nice W last night.

I was only able to follow the gamecast for SIU vs Oklahoma State. Can you explain what happened with the technical foul on SIU towards the end? The “ref show” comment makes it seem like that may have been a terrible call?

[BCPanther]

I was only able to follow the gamecast for SIU vs Oklahoma State. Can you explain what happened with the technical foul on SIU towards the end? The “ref show” comment makes it seem like that may have been a terrible call?

Horrible. D'Amico blocked a 3 in front of OSUs bench and pumped his fist and yelled back at his teammates, nothing directed toward the bench at all, and they hit him with a taunting technical with 2 seconds left in the game. Total ref show.

[Gboom23]

Wow. Sounds like something that would happen to us. Thankfully they were able to still pull out the win.

[Wxcpanther]

BYU is #1 in the NET as of this morning. I don't think we'll count that as a bad loss.

The more concerning thing from last night was Bradley being basically non-competitive against Akron. They are having the same defensive problems we are but they're worse offensively. It's real concerning.

SIU overcoming a ref show and beating Oklahoma State was a nice W last night.

Bradley is a unique team, they have talented guys, but they are razor thin. I'd expect if Hickman had not been out last night that game is at least tight if not a BU win.

[SteinPizza]

Missouri State plays at St Mary’s tonight. St Mary’s recently upset then #13 Colorado State, and has won several games in a row. Nice opportunity for a quality MVC road win tonight.

[PantherAlum09]

Drake lost a tough one at UAB last night in OT. I didn't get a chance to watch the game, but there was a significant free throw disparity and Drake didn't have Enright.

[Schack]

You hate to see it

[sivert]

Missouri State with a win at St Mary’s. Nice.

[BCPanther]

That's pretty much going to lock the Valley into 9th heading to the bulk of league play.

Fantastic bounce back year for the league.

109 really fun games still to come!