Lunardi has Western in this week. They are a 12 seed (not bad) and play Xavier in the first round.

(02-23-2009 08:35 PM)mjs Wrote:  Lunardi has Western in this week. They are a 12 seed (not bad) and play Xavier in the first round.

Am I the only one aggravated by Western going to the NCAA every year. There are 13 teams in the league. People around the country are going to think Western is in a one team league. Time for UALR to step up to the plate. We've been close so many times since being in the Sun Belt, and we just haven't been able to close the deal. We may never get in until we start receiving at large bids for our league, which may be NEVER.

(02-23-2009 08:40 PM)Dr. J. Wrote:  

(02-23-2009 08:35 PM)mjs Wrote:  Lunardi has Western in this week. They are a 12 seed (not bad) and play Xavier in the first round.

Am I the only one aggravated by Western going to the NCAA every year. There are 13 teams in the league. People around the country are going to think Western is in a one team league. Time for UALR to step up to the plate. We've been close so many times since being in the Sun Belt, and we just haven't been able to close the deal. We may never get in until we start receiving at large bids for our league, which may be NEVER.

In the past few season, WKU, ULL, and USA have represented the Belt the most.

(02-23-2009 08:42 PM)LR Alum Wrote:  

(02-23-2009 08:40 PM)Dr. J. Wrote:  

(02-23-2009 08:35 PM)mjs Wrote:  Lunardi has Western in this week. They are a 12 seed (not bad) and play Xavier in the first round.

Am I the only one aggravated by Western going to the NCAA every year. There are 13 teams in the league. People around the country are going to think Western is in a one team league. Time for UALR to step up to the plate. We've been close so many times since being in the Sun Belt, and we just haven't been able to close the deal. We may never get in until we start receiving at large bids for our league, which may be NEVER.

In the past few season, WKU, ULL, and USA have represented the Belt the most.

North Texas and even ASU have gone this decade, so it's not like Western goes every year. I'll take the field against WKU this year, just like I would take the field against us.

(02-23-2009 08:45 PM)mjs Wrote:  

(02-23-2009 08:42 PM)LR Alum Wrote:  

(02-23-2009 08:40 PM)Dr. J. Wrote:  

(02-23-2009 08:35 PM)mjs Wrote:  Lunardi has Western in this week. They are a 12 seed (not bad) and play Xavier in the first round.

Am I the only one aggravated by Western going to the NCAA every year. There are 13 teams in the league. People around the country are going to think Western is in a one team league. Time for UALR to step up to the plate. We've been close so many times since being in the Sun Belt, and we just haven't been able to close the deal. We may never get in until we start receiving at large bids for our league, which may be NEVER.

In the past few season, WKU, ULL, and USA have represented the Belt the most.

North Texas and even ASU have gone this decade, so it's not like Western goes every year. I'll take the field against WKU this year, just like I would take the field against us.

This is our best chance to win it. The Belt has alot of young teams, so more than likely it will be more competitive than this season.

Quote:North Texas and even ASU have gone this decade, so it's not like Western goes every year. I'll take the field against WKU this year, just like I would take the field against us.

ASU has not.

'00 WKU
'01 WKU
'02 WKU
'03 ULL
'04 ULL
'05 ULL
'06 USA
'07 UNT
'08 WKU
'09 ???

If WKU were to win (I agree with the post above, I'll take the field against WKU) we would have won as many championships this decade as the rest of the Belt combined.

Of course I want to win both, but not winning the regular season might be a blessing for which ever one of us it happens to. As of right now I think the #1 seed probably gets a healthy FIU in the first round and then the winner of the USA/UNT game in the second. That is a TOUGH, TOUGH road to hoe.

Of course the secret to multiple bids is winning non-conference games. WKU and UALR have held up our end, its time for some of the other conference members to help us out. It would probably only take every Sunbelt team winning one or two more non-conference games for us to get real close to that second bid.

(02-24-2009 06:05 PM)Hilltopper2K Wrote:  

Quote:North Texas and even ASU have gone this decade, so it's not like Western goes every year. I'll take the field against WKU this year, just like I would take the field against us.

ASU has not.

'00 WKU
'01 WKU
'02 WKU
'03 ULL
'04 ULL
'05 ULL
'06 USA
'07 UNT
'08 WKU
'09 ???

If WKU were to win (I agree with the post above, I'll take the field against WKU) we would have won as many championships this decade as the rest of the Belt combined.

Of course I want to win both, but not winning the regular season might be a blessing for which ever one of us it happens to. As of right now I think the #1 seed probably gets a healthy FIU in the first round and then the winner of the USA/UNT game in the second. That is a TOUGH, TOUGH road to hoe.

Of course the secret to multiple bids is winning non-conference games. WKU and UALR have held up our end, its time for some of the other conference members to help us out. It would probably only take every Sunbelt team winning one or two more non-conference games for us to get real close to that second bid.

I see what you're saying, but for me I'd much rather go through the #1 seed's road than the the 2 or 3 seed. On that half of the bracket we'd have to (likely) play Troy and you guys both to win it all. Yikes, no thank you!

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