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Chat with Pantagraph sportswriter Jim Benson before the Illinois State men's basketball game.

3rd & 7 37yd

Do you think it will be for 13-14 season or 14-15 for creighton leaving?

by jal6981 3/3/2013 12:50:28 AM
From the wind in the air today, it seems it might be for 2014-15 season bc Notre Dame might want to be in next season before going to ACC.

by jbenson 3/3/2013 12:51:04 AM
A potential Friday matchup with Evansville sounds scary considering our last meeting and how Colt Ryan is playing. Would you agree either E'ville or Ill St. has the best chance, outside of CU & WSU, of winning the MVC tournament?

by Nick 3/3/2013 12:51:11 AM
I would agree with that. Indiana State has really gone down the toilet. Drake is potentially a scary team because they can really shoot the ball, but its hard to see that bunch winning 3 or 4 in a row.

by jbenson 3/3/2013 12:51:53 AM
UNI is starting to introduce their seniors on Sr Night. James, Koch, Sonnen were on the Sweet Sixteen teamas freshmen along with Pehl.

by jbenson 3/3/2013 12:52:24 AM
I know no team has ever won the tourney winning 4 straight games but I feel like we have a better shot of winning if we lose tonight. We seem to match up better with Wichita State than Evansville. What do you think?

by quick 3/3/2013 12:52:31 AM
I hear ya. Actually, 25 teams have won 4 (or more) games to win conf tourneys across country. There were four last year...Colorado (Pac 12), Detroit (Horizon), Louisville (Big east) and Western Ky (Sun Belt). Wow, an ISU-Wichita game on Fri night could get real ugly...

by jbenson 3/3/2013 12:53:44 AM
I heard witchia st maybe out also. Any truth?

by dkcubs 3/3/2013 12:56:20 AM
Everyone in the media is throwing everything out at this time. They don't have football, so not a lot of conferences would want them.

by jbenson 3/3/2013 12:57:09 AM
i was referring to arch madness but thats ok

by quick 3/3/2013 12:57:25 AM
You're right. In fact, only 2 play-in winners have gotten to Saturday since 1998. that's unreal.

by jbenson 3/3/2013 12:57:50 AM
UNI was rolling until recently, what happened with the SIU game? Not having James? Anything the Birds can exploit tonight?

by Nick 3/3/2013 12:57:54 AM
Anthony James missed the last part of the Denver loss and then the whole SIU loss because of thigh bruise. He is probably their best player. Kind of like when Tyler went AWOL for a couple weeks.

by jbenson 3/3/2013 12:58:35 AM
Who are possible replacements for the MVC if Creighton leaves?

by dkcubs 3/3/2013 12:58:38 AM
I've heard Valpo, UIC, Loyola, Oral Roberts, Oakland (Mich.), South Dakota state..... none in Creighton's league.

by jbenson 3/3/2013 12:59:13 AM
Do you know if we are looking at other conferences if there is a mass exit?

by jal6981 3/3/2013 12:59:17 AM
I haven't heard anything along those lines yet. But every school in country is keeping one eye out in this crazy game of conference shuffling.

by jbenson 3/3/2013 12:59:54 AM
Any word what next year's schefule will look like on nonconferrnce side?

by dkcubs 3/3/2013 12:59:56 AM
I asked Muller about that recently and he said they will really hit that hard when season over.

by jbenson 3/3/2013 1:00:14 AM
They are busy right now with not only games, but recruiting. Muller has been on the road a lot himself. They need some game changers for next season.

by jbenson 3/3/2013 1:00:44 AM
are you going to be chatting during arch madness?

by quick 3/3/2013 1:04:11 AM
Yes we will do chats at Valley tourney. In fact, we will start an hour before each ISU game. Hopefully that means until Sunday. Thanks for participating everyone. Enjoy the game with Pegler and Morris. They're sitting next to me so I will hear everything Bob says!

by jbenson 3/3/2013 1:05:02 AM