VU @ UWM Sunday 2/15 1pm tip

[a3uge]

Wow this is fun!

Wait I just remembered you can't be The Vine Guy you already have an identity on this board as The Acerbic Witty Guy

I'm not Acerbic, I'm pale white.

Actually, I found out that you can upload vines now - so I can just screen grab them and set them to some crappy free dubstep music

I really hope Tevonn (I had no idea his first name had two n's. I've been saying Tevon the whole time) makes SportCenter's top 10. So far they haven't really done one yet. If he does, I'll take full credit for it because I've had about 50 retweets with #SCTop10 in it from my vines, causing ESPN to notice :p.

[agibson]

If Valpo wins out any possibility of us being ranked?

I'm tempted to give a quick no.

But, it is fun to think about.

Tomorrow will be an interesting test, after a decent win, and another expected win.  And a little help from Stephen F Austin.  Can we gain a little momentum with voters? At least a second AP vote?  And some additional coaches votes?  Maybe a place, or most of a place, in the MM top 25?

Seems like if you're in the top 25 you should be practically a shoe-in for an at-large.  And, winning out, it feels like we're in no kind of shoe-in at large position.  Bubble discussion, maybe, but outside looking in.  We're talking high 40's RPI?  Maybe high 30's if we win out the tournament.  With easy beefs to pick re quality wins, medium-bad losses, and SOS.

At-large caliber would be ~12 seed caliber?

Top 25 would be 6-7 seed?

Anyway, no, I'm not feeling top 25.  But, it'd be good momentum for the NCAA.  A nice win streak!

[Valpofan00]

There's a tweet about Valpo from Seth Davis can't post it cuz the file it too large?? Anyone else see it?

[HC]

Top 25!

[LaPorteAveApostle]

[tweet]567144632442974208[/tweet]

released his top 25 (we're in the Feinstein spot) and non-VU fans lose their collective mind
(conversation:
https://twitter.com/SethDavisHoops/status/567144632442974208

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conversation below: https://twitter.com/SethDavisHoops/status/567145281763168256

[tweet]567145386306174977[/tweet]
responding to a former VHS baller, and the little brother of my little sister's friend...which...I'm old.
more sour grapes:  https://twitter.com/SethDavisHoops/status/567145386306174977

and finally:
[tweet]567146206326173696[/tweet]
convo:
https://twitter.com/SethDavisHoops/status/567146206326173696

Seth Davis' twitter: https://twitter.com/sethdavishoops

[agibson]

Lots of action at the UWM boards:

http://uwmfreak.proboards.com/thread/6817/game-26-valparaiso

They've got the basics covered it seems.  Critique of the pep band.  Outcome of the sausage races.  Oh, and, more apropos of the basketball

32-22 after the dunk

[HC]

The mascot game was pretty great!

[wh]

What's funny is I don't see anyone bitching about Murray State's ranking - the team we beat by 35 with the same number of losses in the 29th ranked conference (going by memory) and with a lower RPI.

[agibson]

released his top 25 (we're in the Feinstein spot) and non-VU fans lose their collective mind

Nice!  If Feinstein keeps us (and to whom should he go?), we're picking up votes.

Looks like Davis' ballot changed quite a bit from last week to this. 
http://collegepolltracker.com/basketball/pollster/seth-davis/2014/week-14
Dumping his #21, 22, 25.  And Stephen F. Austin.

[a3uge]

Look how far IU has fallen. From losing in the nation championship game in 2002... to not making it past the Sweet 16 since... to bickering about Valpo showing up in some top 25 polls.

[Valpofan00]

When does the new poll come out

[agibson]

Here's the home run ball:

https://vine.co/v/OP3a15L7Ojm

Also created a twitter so uh... follow!

Nice!

Some of these are... old school screen shots?

[a3uge]

When does the new poll come out

Tomorrow morning. We'll have 2 votes at least, assuming Feinstein didn't get too drunk tonight.

Here's the home run ball:

https://vine.co/v/OP3a15L7Ojm

Also created a twitter so uh... follow!

Nice!

Some of these are... old school screen shots?

Literally me recording my laptop with my phone.

[agibson]

Dakich talking us up also

[tweet]567158552762929152[/tweet]

[classof2014]

I love this Valpo talk on the national stage! Potentially could be a top 25 team! Will be interesting to see the number of votes Valpo picks up in the polls tomorrow.

[SanityLost17]

If we want to have nice things (Host HL Tournament / NCAA Appearance / Top 25 ranking) we are going to need to win our next 5 games.  No easy task.  Going to need a lot of focus and a little bit of luck.  Today, Nickerson looked like he was in more pain than normal, probably a result of the short turnaround from the GB game.  CSU will also be a short turnaround after the Detroit game.  Absolutely going to need Carter back at a semi-high level by the CSU game. 

[wh]

Love EVN. Great heart. After KC went down we'd never be where we are without him.

[agibson]

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Rod Moore?   If that was an _E_ Victor Nickerson dunk it would make total sense!

I guess G and r aren't _too_ far apart on the keyboard...

#9 on Sportscenter, by the way!  With CSU taking #6.

[a3uge]

He made it! Was #9 on the SportsCenter Top 10. I can finally go to bed.

Proof:

[tweet]567193667337609216[/tweet]
https://vine.co/v/OxBK0PXIhPV

[historyman]

Under the basket view: https://vine.co/v/OPLKTU3Xwg6 Wow this is fun!

Incredible that an "and one" foul was not called on Penosky(sp?)!

[bbtds]

Wonder who these notorious Valpo flop artists are?

Well known in Hawaii, flip-flop art is very in vogue on the islands



with complements to historyman, a guy well known as a flip flop connoisseur.

[wh]

He made it! Was #9 on the SportsCenter Top 10. I can finally go to bed.

Proof:

[tweet]567193667337609216[/tweet]
https://vine.co/v/OxBK0PXIhPV

Thanks for taking 1 for the team and capturing that!

[oklahomamick]

WH- I was bitching about Murray St. being ranked higher than us and I only received one response, "that was at the beginning of the year and they haven't lost since then." 

Both teams leading their division in the OVC have fallen short to valpo this year.  Let's make a move to the OVC?    

Imagine if E. Victor made the game winning runner in Green Bay and we kept a 7 point lead late in the second half against Oakland or Felder didn't shoot 100 free throws, we would not only be undefeated in HL with 1st rapped up but most likely be ranked top 25 now. 

Then again, we could lose at Detroit and CSU and fall out of the little national talk we are receiving and into 3rd or 4th place quickly. 

[FWalum]

Here is my response to those who say...

"that was at the beginning of the year and they haven't lost since then."

I know that Murray State has not lost since we gave them a wake up call, but the OVC is ranked below the Summit League.  We would probably run the table in the OVC.  Their best win is projected to be Illinois State.

RealTimeRPI Conference SOS
OVC - 24
Horizon - 13

[oklahomamick]

He made it! Was #9 on the SportsCenter Top 10. I can finally go to bed.

Proof:

[tweet]567193667337609216[/tweet]
https://vine.co/v/OxBK0PXIhPV

Thanks for taking 1 for the team and capturing that!

I think it would have been top 5 if not for ALL-STAR weekend.