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This is the spot that whoever gets it will be extremely displeased. I went with SIU.

AndShock wrote:This is the spot that whoever gets it will be extremely displeased. I went with SIU.

I think SIU is very underrafed. I actually think southern finishes third. Loyola fourth.

Jsnhbe1Birds wrote:

AndShock wrote:This is the spot that whoever gets it will be extremely displeased. I went with SIU.

I think SIU is very underrafed. I actually think southern finishes third. Loyola fourth.

I agree, I think I'll have them in my top 4 ; no offense, but I like their roster better than both UNI and Illinois State and Barry is a more accomplished coach than many, although not Jake or probably Muller. His team will be dangerous I think. I'm still sorting thru the order for my top 5.

BEARZ77 wrote:

Jsnhbe1Birds wrote:

AndShock wrote:This is the spot that whoever gets it will be extremely displeased. I went with SIU.

I think SIU is very underrafed. I actually think southern finishes third. Loyola fourth.

I agree, I think I'll have them in my top 4 ; no offense, but I like their roster better than both UNI and Illinois State and Barry is a more accomplished coach than many, although not Jake or probably Muller. His team will be dangerous I think. I'm still sorting thru the order for my top 5.

I was very impressed by Bol and Lloyd last season. Although I'm pretty sure Lloyd is at least 35. This season you add a 6'10 JUCO transfer. Looking pretty dangerous.

Plus Fletcher, the return of Smithpeters, a quality juco point guard from Panola, and a number of experienced role players. It's a solid roster for Barry.

Southern scares me as a real boom or bust team. I also agree whoever gets 7 is gonna be maaaaaad; and probably better than 7 seeds from the past few years. I went Bradley only because they have the most to prove at this point(for me). I know Valpo lost Peters but word from fans is they got a lot of talent coming off redshirt seasons, Really a toss up tho. Tough call.

Valpo is picked 3rd or 4th by the pre-season magazines, not 7th. We have a lot of question marks due to all the new guys but, we do have Tevonn Walker, picked by said magazines as a first team all conference player and gain two guys who had to sit last year due to transfers from Power 5 schools. First is Joe Burton, ranked 59th by ESPN in his class, from Oklahoma State. He had offers from Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon and others. The next is Bakari Evelyn from Nebraska. All I know about him is that our starting point guard from last year, Lexus Williams, decided to play his final year at Boise State. Handwriting on the wall? We'll see. Finally, our two seven footers are no longer freshman. I think by the end of the year no one will want to play Valpo.

Valparaiso is actually my pick to win the MVC this year.

I watched a lot of MVC games last year and the only two teams in our conference that were any good were Wichita State and Illinois State (and ILST was only capable of playing good in 1 half). Everyone else was awful, so I'm not really sure why some of you think that Valpo is going to finish 7th. This isn't like Loyola where they had won 1 game in conference play the previous season. Valparaiso is actually a compete right away add, which is why we went after them. At the very least I'm expecting top 3 from the Crusaders.

mvfcfan wrote:Valparaiso is actually a compete right away add, which is why we went after them. At the very least I'm expecting top 3 from the Crusaders.

I don't agree with this at all. You lost your best player. Moving to a tougher conference. And, recruits aren't a sure thing. You hope they're good but we have no idea. Loyola, MSU, and Southern all have good teams coming back. ISU and UNI are in the midst of things every year despite whatever they may go though because they have great coaching. Maybe they aren't top tier but they're not going to be near the bottom, either. Bradley showed some promise last season but they were so far away I think its still another year, but who knows. That's why I have Valpo finishing in a fight for 6th or 7th. I could see as high as fourth. But, winning the conference? You're just being a homer.

vu72 wrote:Valpo is picked 3rd or 4th by the pre-season magazines, not 7th.

Which magazines have already published a pre-season MVC straw poll? I would have guessed any of these would be in a November issue, behind a WWWWindians World Series cover.

I voted for SIU here 7th. I see them as a near-.500 team...