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Well, I was in Lawrence, KS last night and went to the WNIT semi-final between KU and Illinois State, and was rather impressed by both teams. KU had the lead for much of the game, at one point getting up to a 15 point lead, but ISU kept clawing their way back into it, eventually climbing to just a one point deficit with about 3 seconds left.

I hate to say it, but BG would've had a very tough time against ISU. Basketball analyst I am not, but they were a very good team. They weren't the fastest team in the world, but they were quite persistent in their attack against a tough KU squad.

For the record, last night's game had the highest attendance of any Women's BBall game in KU history; somewhere in the neighborhood of 8,300. That was my first visit to Allan Field House, and even at just half capacity, it can get quite loud when they want to. I now know I have to make it there for at least one Men's game before I get out of here.

Go when they play Mizzou. I hear it gets nuts during that one

murphdogg wrote:Go when they play Mizzou. I hear it gets nuts during that one

Or K State

The game against ISU would have been tough, but I would have loved to see it. I've said it on here before, Illinois State University needs to be a member of the MAC. Once they get their football team from DI Championship to DI Bowl they would be a perfect fit. I believe they averaged just under 14,000 per game last season in a stadium that seats 15,000. I also know they are planning an expansion to take their stadium up to 20,000 in the near future. Academically many MAC schools benchmark against ISU and they would be a great in state rival for Norther Illinois. And adding a school like ISU makes a hell of a lot more sense than adding Temple for football only... Hopefully a new commissioner will bring an end to that and some sanity back to the MAC.

It's the Journey... wrote:The game against ISU would have been tough, but I would have loved to see it. I've said it on here before, Illinois State University needs to be a member of the MAC. Once they get their football team from DI Championship to DI Bowl they would be a perfect fit. I believe they averaged just under 14,000 per game last season in a stadium that seats 15,000. I also know they are planning an expansion to take their stadium up to 20,000 in the near future. Academically many MAC schools benchmark against ISU and they would be a great in state rival for Norther Illinois. And adding a school like ISU makes a hell of a lot more sense than adding Temple for football only... Hopefully a new commissioner will bring an end to that and some sanity back to the MAC.

The only problem is that, in basketball, Missouri Valley Conference>Mid-American Conference. If the MAC tries to get them in b-ball, I think it's unlikely they would want to take a step down

But if the MAC were to try and get Ill State in football, the MAC > Gateway Conf. That would be a step up.

I'm with Journey....ISU would be a very solid addition to the MAC>

murphdogg wrote:

It's the Journey... wrote:The game against ISU would have been tough, but I would have loved to see it. I've said it on here before, Illinois State University needs to be a member of the MAC. Once they get their football team from DI Championship to DI Bowl they would be a perfect fit. I believe they averaged just under 14,000 per game last season in a stadium that seats 15,000. I also know they are planning an expansion to take their stadium up to 20,000 in the near future. Academically many MAC schools benchmark against ISU and they would be a great in state rival for Norther Illinois. And adding a school like ISU makes a hell of a lot more sense than adding Temple for football only... Hopefully a new commissioner will bring an end to that and some sanity back to the MAC.

The only problem is that, in basketball, Missouri Valley Conference>Mid-American Conference. If the MAC tries to get them in b-ball, I think it's unlikely they would want to take a step down

Hold the phone there, the MVC was a 1-bid conference this year. They've had some good years lately, but over the long run they haven't had much more staying power than the MAC.

Falconfreak90 wrote:But if the MAC were to try and get Ill State in football, the MAC > Gateway Conf. That would be a step up.

I'm with Journey....ISU would be a very solid addition to the MAC>

Just an FYI, it's no longer the Gateway conference, it's just the Missouri Valley Conference now.