Drake is 26-4. 18-0 was Their Best Start in Program History. March 6 NET Ranking: #42. Next Game: NCAA Tournament Round of 64
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Jerry Palm yesterday had Drake ON THE BUBBLE: Last 4 In.
He had then in the Play In Game as a 12 seed vs 12 seed St Louis in Baylor's Bracket. The winner would play 5 seed Texas Tech.
With a returning Tank, Brodie, Yesofu, and Murphy, I wonder how they would do if they advanced to play TT. Oops, I forgot to mention Sturtz.
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I think this is what’s wrong with CBB some of these teams have been great all year, might lose their conference tourney on a fluke and boom....they’re on the outside looking in....meanwhile other conferences get 9-10 teams (cough BIG).
I wouldn’t necessarily say wrong because the conference tournaments are up to each individual conference. If the small conferences want to ensure their best team gets in, they should scrap the conference tourney. But they never will because it’s the most tv revenue they’ll get all season.
The tournaments are a necessary evil for the small schools.
Do you put out the list, then change them up last minute so nobody copies off you? I would be paranoid about that.
The only one that really matters is the final bracket you submit. No one sees the final one until much later.
While a student at U of I, I can still remember being in the TV room at the Iowa Memorial Union cheering on Maury John’s Drake team as they nearly upset UCLA in the Final Four in March 1969. So close in a loss by three points, I believe.
In 1964, Drake and Wichita tied for the Valley and met in Lawrence to determine would get the NCAA bid.
I found my way to Allen Field House. Ralph Miller played a slowdown game and got by Drake. The game was in the 30s.
Kansas was an “18 State”. I had my first LEGAL beer at the Rock Chalk Inn... then headed back to Drake.
The circle is complete. But, I broke 7 ribs on the ice last week, so I won’t be hitch hiking to Indy. That said...Go, Bulldogs. We can do this because they don’t have Dave Stallworth or Nate Bowman any more.
I found my way to Allen Field House. Ralph Miller played a slowdown game and got by Drake. The game was in the 30s.
Kansas was an “18 State”. I had my first LEGAL beer at the Rock Chalk Inn... then headed back to Drake.
The circle is complete. But, I broke 7 ribs on the ice last week, so I won’t be hitch hiking to Indy. That said...Go, Bulldogs. We can do this because they don’t have Dave Stallworth or Nate Bowman any more.
Drake was a tough case. Committee looked favorably on them by putting them in. I'm glad they got in. The problem with judging Drake is they had a grant total of 1 win over a team even remotely good, the win over Loyola in OT. Part of is not their fault as due to the pandemic many of the non-con games got cancelled. They did play K-State, but K-State ended up being bad. Other than Loyola, the best win Drake had was 3 wins over Missouri State (the 88th team in the Pomeroy rankings). By comparison, Nebraska is 95th in Pomeroy rankings.
Drake also lost to Valparaiso, who is flat-out terrible. Hopefully their best player is healthy and can go. Play with a chip on their shoulder and get after it.
Drake got beat 58-50....Wichita held the ball a lot..I think for about 11 minutes in the second half. The next year Wichita finished in the Final 4 I believe. The6 had a lot of talent then.
