bgsufalcon24 wrote:Unfortunately, the ESPN/USA TODAY poll won't be updated this week, we were doing pretty well there, and would likely be on the verge of cracking the top 25 this week. At 16-2, it's a joke that we aren't in as it is. A win over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday is sure to get us there, assuming we don't trip up over the weekend against whoever we play then.
no kidding. as (i believe) was stated earlier, there is still a large talent (perceived or actual) and, more importantly, recognition fissure in women's college basketball. moreso than football, this is still a huge case of the haves and have nots. don't be surprised if we win out, including the mac tournament, and end up in the sweet sixteen without having ever been ranked.Jacobs4Heisman wrote:bgsufalcon24 wrote:Unfortunately, the ESPN/USA TODAY poll won't be updated this week, we were doing pretty well there, and would likely be on the verge of cracking the top 25 this week. At 16-2, it's a joke that we aren't in as it is. A win over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday is sure to get us there, assuming we don't trip up over the weekend against whoever we play then.
Dont be surprised if we sweep this week and still aren't ranked in the polls.
Forget about the sweet sixteen. If this team wins out and finishes 28-2, I'm sorry, but I'd consider us a good shot to make the final four. I realize that we'd have to beat either Connecticuit, Duke, Tennesee, or North Carolina most likely to get there, but I feel this team is capable of just about anything right now. Now granted I don't think we will finish quite that well, but the possibility is still there that we could shock a lot of people in March.jacojdm wrote:no kidding. as (i believe) was stated earlier, there is still a large talent (perceived or actual) and, more importantly, recognition fissure in women's college basketball. moreso than football, this is still a huge case of the haves and have nots. don't be surprised if we win out, including the mac tournament, and end up in the sweet sixteen without having ever been ranked.Jacobs4Heisman wrote:bgsufalcon24 wrote:Unfortunately, the ESPN/USA TODAY poll won't be updated this week, we were doing pretty well there, and would likely be on the verge of cracking the top 25 this week. At 16-2, it's a joke that we aren't in as it is. A win over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday is sure to get us there, assuming we don't trip up over the weekend against whoever we play then.
Dont be surprised if we sweep this week and still aren't ranked in the polls.
i said it a few weeks ago and i'll say it again. i think that this team has a chance to open some eyes to non major conference D1 women's hoops.
Wow.Jacobs4Heisman wrote:You might be right. We could also use another athletic wing, but that sizeable post presence is the biggest thing we're missing if we want to compete with the big boys (girls).factman wrote:We are probably one 6'4" player away from being in the top tier.
I've said basicly the same thing before I have gotten nothiging but return hate posts and the like for my comments. What J4H said doesn't mean he thinks our ladies are terrible or not good cuz they are, its just the truth. Yeah, we probably are a 6'4 or very athletic 6'2 wing player away from being top-tier mid-major team. We're on the verge of becoming what St. Francis was for a long time in their conference(Their really down this year) if we keep up the recruiting the way we have been doing. You misunderstood me. I think we're a dominant post and possibly an athletic wing away from being a top-tier national team - not a top-tier mid-major team like St. Francis. We already are St. Francis.falconboy wrote:Wow.Jacobs4Heisman wrote:You might be right. We could also use another athletic wing, but that sizeable post presence is the biggest thing we're missing if we want to compete with the big boys (girls).factman wrote:We are probably one 6'4" player away from being in the top tier.
Okay whatever. However I dont' think we're St. Francis yet. We have obviously the talent they had to have had during their years of dominence but we havent' gotten to the NCAA's year in and year out just yet. I think we are well on our way to getting back there this year but it would only be our 2nd time there as St. Francis I belive made like 9 or 10 straight trips to the NCAA's before this down year of theirs.Jacobs4Heisman wrote:You misunderstood me. I think we're a dominant post and possibly an athletic wing away from being a top-tier national team - not a top-tier mid-major team like St. Francis. We already are St. Francis.falconboy wrote:Wow.Jacobs4Heisman wrote:You might be right. We could also use another athletic wing, but that sizeable post presence is the biggest thing we're missing if we want to compete with the big boys (girls).factman wrote:We are probably one 6'4" player away from being in the top tier.
FWIW Falconboy, I think there is one big difference between this discussion and the ones you used to get flamed on. Size was brought up in this thread as a relevant part of the conversation. When you ran into trouble was when you interjected size in a derogatory fashion in 9 out of every 10 posts you made. It wasn't so much that people thought you were wrong every time, they were just really tired of hearing it.
OK maybe not...but I think a repeat of the Kent State mens' team run to the elite 8 isn't out of the question. This team will be scary in 2006-7
Seriously! I don't think anyone around here has even begun to think that far ahead, but as high as my hopes are for this team this year, they are infinately higher for next year! I mean, my God - look at our seniors next year. Unreal. And, with the season we are having this year, further imagine the recruiting class we will have coming in next year!Falcon30 wrote: This team will be scary in 2006-7
I just wanted to jump in and add "again" at the end of your sentence.Bleeding Orange wrote: Bowling Green State University is quickly becoming a huge, huge player in women's basketball.
