First off, I just want to make it clear, I'm not coming on here to rub it your faces, it was a great game. Trust me, us GB fans know how u feel. We thought the 2013-2014 team was destined for the Big Dance but a few ill timed injuries cost us a shot at that.
Now lets be honest, you guys did not lose this game because it was played at a neutral site, or because you had 8 days off and had a double bye. You were outplayed and out coached. And please quit criticizing the conference because they will have a "empty arena" for the championship game tomorrow night. Who cares, i'm sure the "National audience" will be so sad they don't get to watch a game played in a glorified high school gym. Also some of you have said the winner of tomorrow nights game will probably be a 15 seed or maybe even a 14 and go 1 and done in the tourney, and you might be right. But theirs no guarantee that Valpo would have done anything either. I understand all of you guys are upset tonight and rightfully so but these excuses and criticism of the conference are a joke. You had it all set up for you guys and unfortunately you picked a bad time to lay an egg.
1 thing I want to bring up about the game that no one is really talking about is Keith Carter fouling out. Obviously that effected you guys in OT. You guys were down 3 at the time with just under a minute to go and had you just played solid defense and got a stop would have had a chance to tie with a 3. I also get why you would foul there, make GB make FT's, (which they didn't do too well) extend the game, etc. I guess I just don't understand why Carter would intentionally foul with that much time left knowing that he would be disqualified, someone else could have easily committed the foul and kept Carter in the game.
Oh well, good luck in the NIT. Unfortunately I think we will lose tomorrow night and be headed to the CIT or CBI. Either way, still a great first year for Linc Darner.
Now lets be honest, you guys did not lose this game because it was played at a neutral site, or because you had 8 days off and had a double bye. You were outplayed and out coached. And please quit criticizing the conference because they will have a "empty arena" for the championship game tomorrow night. Who cares, i'm sure the "National audience" will be so sad they don't get to watch a game played in a glorified high school gym. Also some of you have said the winner of tomorrow nights game will probably be a 15 seed or maybe even a 14 and go 1 and done in the tourney, and you might be right. But theirs no guarantee that Valpo would have done anything either. I understand all of you guys are upset tonight and rightfully so but these excuses and criticism of the conference are a joke. You had it all set up for you guys and unfortunately you picked a bad time to lay an egg.
1 thing I want to bring up about the game that no one is really talking about is Keith Carter fouling out. Obviously that effected you guys in OT. You guys were down 3 at the time with just under a minute to go and had you just played solid defense and got a stop would have had a chance to tie with a 3. I also get why you would foul there, make GB make FT's, (which they didn't do too well) extend the game, etc. I guess I just don't understand why Carter would intentionally foul with that much time left knowing that he would be disqualified, someone else could have easily committed the foul and kept Carter in the game.
Oh well, good luck in the NIT. Unfortunately I think we will lose tomorrow night and be headed to the CIT or CBI. Either way, still a great first year for Linc Darner.