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[Alan Bykowski, "brewcity77"]

And man...if DePaul knocks off Creighton (they were down 1 with 5:00 or so to play in Omaha) I'll be terrified going into the Xavier game. This couldn't be lining up better.

[WindyCityGoldenEagle]

And man...if DePaul knocks off Creighton (they were down 1 with 5:00 or so to play in Omaha) I'll be terrified going into the Xavier game. This couldn't be lining up better.

I would almost assume that if DePaul beats Creighton that we will lose. It would just be too good to be true.

[CaribouJim]

This game is crazy too.

[Alan Bykowski, "brewcity77"]

This has been an insane BET.

[Nukem2]

This has been an insane BET.

A great degree of parity in this league. Which could cost in terms of NCAA bids...?

[CaribouJim]

A great degree of parity in this league. Which could cost in terms of NCAA bids...?

I don't think parity will do the league in from # of BE participants perspective - I think it was a combination of 2 things - collectively, not a very challenging OOC schedule and not winning nearly enough of the OOC games that were challenging. MU was a key offender in not beating any of the heavies on their OOC schedule and Seton was an example of a crappy OOC schedule.

In '11 both MU and UCONN were examples of parity in the BE - both making it at 9-9 and 2 of 11 BE teams to make the tourney, but they collected enough pelts in their OOC play. Wasn't UCONN almost unbeaten against non-BE teams that year or at least real close to it?

Conclusion - schedule a studly OOC slate and win a good chunk of them and things should work themselves out.

At the inception of the original BE way back, they held each other accountable to schedule aggressively - I hope that is the case this next season.

[MU/Panther]

Providence has to beat Seton Hall and avoid a bad loss to Seton Hall. Villanova didn't help things for PC.

[IWB]

Pinkston tries to hit Teague with his elbow, then puts out one of the worst flops I have seen.

[Alan Bykowski, "brewcity77"]

Teague gets elbowed in the face then avoids the flop and gets a T? What is the world coming to?

[MUMac]

Teague gets elbowed in the face then avoids the flop and gets a T? What is the world coming to?

I didn't watch the game, but you can't be correct. The official was Pat Driscoll. There is no way he calls a T. It had to be a double T.