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Post by professorhoya on Mar 7, 2021 11:17:17 GMT -5
Watched the Loyala Chicago vs Indiana State game from yesterday.
This team looks better than the Final Four team from 4 years ago.
Cameron Kurtwig has become a Wes Unseld type monster.
Great Pack Line Defense and now they are using Princeton Principles on offense with Kurtwig as the Quarterback.
So a slow down defense and a slow down offense. They can completely control the pace of the game.
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Post by hoyaboya on Mar 7, 2021 11:46:29 GMT -5
Watched the Loyala Chicago vs Indiana State game from yesterday. This team looks better than the Final Four team from 4 years ago. Cameron Kurtwig has become a Wes Unseld type monster. Great Pack Line Defense and now they are using Princeton Principles on offense with Kurtwig as the Quarterback. So a slow down defense and a slow down offense. They can completely control the pace of the game. Loyola is very good, though not sure they’re as strong as that Final Four team. They’ve had a great season, should get a 7 seed or better this time. Moser would be an outstanding option if/when we end the Ewing experiment. |
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 7, 2021 11:52:07 GMT -5
Watched the Loyala Chicago vs Indiana State game from yesterday. This team looks better than the Final Four team from 4 years ago. Cameron Kurtwig has become a Wes Unseld type monster. Great Pack Line Defense and now they are using Princeton Principles on offense with Kurtwig as the Quarterback. So a slow down defense and a slow down offense. They can completely control the pace of the game. Loyola is very good, though not sure they’re as strong as that Final Four team. They’ve had a great season, should get a 7 seed or better this time. Moser would be an outstanding option if/when we end the Ewing experiment. According to yesterday's broadcast they are actually projected as a 12 seed as strange as that sounds. The Final Four team was good but there was also alot of luck involved in getting there. Some luck is pretty much what most teams need to get to the Final Four along with talent. |
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Post by prhoya on Mar 7, 2021 11:54:45 GMT -5
Watched the Loyala Chicago vs Indiana State game from yesterday. This team looks better than the Final Four team from 4 years ago. Cameron Kurtwig has become a Wes Unseld type monster. Great Pack Line Defense and now they are using Princeton Principles on offense with Kurtwig as the Quarterback. So a slow down defense and a slow down offense. They can completely control the pace of the game. Loyola is very good, though not sure they’re as strong as that Final Four team. They’ve had a great season, should get a 7 seed or better this time. Moser would be an outstanding option if/when we end the Ewing experiment. Any info out there re: Moser’s contract. |
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 7, 2021 11:58:20 GMT -5
Loyola is very good, though not sure they’re as strong as that Final Four team. They’ve had a great season, should get a 7 seed or better this time. Moser would be an outstanding option if/when we end the Ewing experiment. Any info out there re: Moser’s contract. 2018: Porter Moser signed a contract Wednesday that will keep him as the head men's basketball coach at Loyola University Chicago through the 2025-26 season. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed However there is probably an out. I think he's going to move on after this year if they get to the tournament and make noise. As the last couple years Loyola was quiet, and there was probably a feeling he missed his opportunity not going to a more high powered program after the Final Four. But all credit for him for sticking with the small school like Thompson did with Georgetown and Coach K did with Duke. |
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 7, 2021 17:48:21 GMT -5
Actually Porter Moser is a Chicago guy but he played basketball at Creighton and was an assistant there before Mac.
When Mac leaves which should be soon, I could see Creighton make a big push for Porter in order to save the program
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Post by EtomicB on Mar 7, 2021 20:39:57 GMT -5
Watched the Loyala Chicago vs Indiana State game from yesterday. This team looks better than the Final Four team from 4 years ago. Cameron Kurtwig has become a Wes Unseld type monster. Great Pack Line Defense and now they are using Princeton Principles on offense with Kurtwig as the Quarterback. So a slow down defense and a slow down offense. They can completely control the pace of the game. Loyola is very good, though not sure they’re as strong as that Final Four team. They’ve had a great season, should get a 7 seed or better this time. Moser would be an outstanding option if/when we end the Ewing experiment. Have to think the new AD @ DePaul is preparing to throw a fat offer to Moser within the next few weeks... |
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 7, 2021 21:40:53 GMT -5
Loyola is very good, though not sure they’re as strong as that Final Four team. They’ve had a great season, should get a 7 seed or better this time. Moser would be an outstanding option if/when we end the Ewing experiment. Have to think the new AD @ DePaul is preparing to throw a fat offer to Moser within the next few weeks... Not sure he would be comfortable going cross town. It's like being traded or free agent signing to a team in your own division or conference. Doesn't usually happen. My money is on Creighton, that is assuming Loyola makes some noise and gets at least to the Sweet 16. (which is uncertain given the unpredictability of March Madness and the fact that they are slated to be a 12 seed) |
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Post by EtomicB on Mar 7, 2021 23:13:03 GMT -5
Have to think the new AD @ DePaul is preparing to throw a fat offer to Moser within the next few weeks... Not sure he would be comfortable going cross town. It's like being traded or free agent signing to a team in your own division or conference. Doesn't usually happen. My money is on Creighton, that is assuming Loyola makes some noise and gets at least to the Sweet 16. (which is uncertain given the unpredictability of March Madness and the fact that they are slated to be a 12 seed) I don't see why he wouldn't be comfortable in a city he's spent the last 10 years in, he'll be a favorite of bigger schools regardless of what he does in the upcoming tourney... We'll see how it plays out but I'd be surprised if Depaul doesn't make a run at him... |
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 7, 2021 23:36:02 GMT -5
Not sure he would be comfortable going cross town. It's like being traded or free agent signing to a team in your own division or conference. Doesn't usually happen. My money is on Creighton, that is assuming Loyola makes some noise and gets at least to the Sweet 16. (which is uncertain given the unpredictability of March Madness and the fact that they are slated to be a 12 seed) I don't see why he wouldn't be comfortable in a city he's spent the last 10 years in, he'll be a favorite of bigger schools regardless of what he does in the upcoming tourney... We'll see how it plays out but I'd be surprised if Depaul doesn't make a run at him... I'm sure DePaul will try to go after anybody. But DePaul's not really an upgrade in program. In fact one could argue that Loyola has a better program. Shaka played Marquette (which is still a much better program) and ended up with the grand prize, Texas. Andy Enfield, FGCU to USC. Brad Stevens - Celtics |
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Post by hoyainla on Mar 8, 2021 0:40:34 GMT -5
Have to think the new AD @ DePaul is preparing to throw a fat offer to Moser within the next few weeks... (which is uncertain given the unpredictability of March Madness and the fact that they are slated to be a 12 seed) No chance UIC is a 12 seed. They won’t be a double digit seed. |
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 8, 2021 6:39:48 GMT -5
(which is uncertain given the unpredictability of March Madness and the fact that they are slated to be a 12 seed) No chance UIC is a 12 seed. They won’t be a double digit seed. Circle and Loyola Chicago are completely different schools. Experts are picking Loyola a 12 seed. |
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Post by hoyainla on Mar 8, 2021 10:34:29 GMT -5
No chance UIC is a 12 seed. They won’t be a double digit seed. Circle and Loyola Chicago are completely different schools. Experts are picking Loyola a 12 seed. I mistyped. No way Loyola ends up a double digit seed much less a 12. I’ll bet whatever you want on that. |
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 8, 2021 10:38:43 GMT -5
Circle and Loyola Chicago are completely different schools. Experts are picking Loyola a 12 seed. I mistyped. No way Loyola ends up a double digit seed much less a 12. I’ll bet whatever you want on that. You should take it to Vegas then. Some good money to be made on this one. |
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Post by EtomicB on Mar 8, 2021 10:42:32 GMT -5
I don't see why he wouldn't be comfortable in a city he's spent the last 10 years in, he'll be a favorite of bigger schools regardless of what he does in the upcoming tourney... We'll see how it plays out but I'd be surprised if Depaul doesn't make a run at him... I'm sure DePaul will try to go after anybody. But DePaul's not really an upgrade in program. In fact one could argue that Loyola has a better program. Shaka played Marquette (which is still a much better program) and ended up with the grand prize, Texas. Andy Enfield, FGCU to USC. Brad Stevens - Celtics There is no doubt Loyola is a better program than DePaul right now but potentially its not close in my view... I hear you with Creighton but I'd be leery of the circumstances of that job, no where to go but up @ DePaul... |
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Post by hoyainla on Mar 8, 2021 10:43:42 GMT -5
I mistyped. No way Loyola ends up a double digit seed much less a 12. I’ll bet whatever you want on that. You should take it to Vegas then. Some good money to be made on this one. If you can find me a bet that is over/under where a team will be seeded send it my way and I will max bet it. |
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 8, 2021 10:51:00 GMT -5
I'm sure DePaul will try to go after anybody. But DePaul's not really an upgrade in program. In fact one could argue that Loyola has a better program. Shaka played Marquette (which is still a much better program) and ended up with the grand prize, Texas. Andy Enfield, FGCU to USC. Brad Stevens - Celtics There is no doubt Loyola is a better program than DePaul right now but potentially its not close in my view... I hear you with Creighton but I'd be leery of the circumstances of that job, no where to go but up @ DePaul... Should be interesting to see what DePaul does. They were clueless when they rehired Letiao in the first place. I'm not sur why anyone would think that would work. I think they could also be another landing place for Shaka if Shaka flames out at UT (as Shaka from just up the road) or maybe they try to connect to the Meyer past with Rod Strickland (who has learned from the recruiting master, Calipari) |
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Post by This Just In on Mar 8, 2021 11:23:01 GMT -5
Loyola is very good, though not sure they’re as strong as that Final Four team. They’ve had a great season, should get a 7 seed or better this time. Moser would be an outstanding option if/when we end the Ewing experiment. Have to think the new AD @ DePaul is preparing to throw a fat offer to Moser within the next few weeks... Anyway Dave Leitao survives this year? DePaul is almost always 2 wins per year. |
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Post by EtomicB on Mar 8, 2021 11:49:56 GMT -5
Have to think the new AD @ DePaul is preparing to throw a fat offer to Moser within the next few weeks... Anyway Dave Leitao survives this year? DePaul is almost always 2 wins per year. Ackerman & the league members should hold an immediate vote to kick DePaul out if they decide to keep Leitao after this season is over... |
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 8, 2021 12:43:09 GMT -5
Anyway Dave Leitao survives this year? DePaul is almost always 2 wins per year. Ackerman & the league members should hold an immediate vote to kick DePaul out if they decide to keep Leitao after this season is over... The mistake was probably letting DePaul into the Big East in the first place. They were already a horrible program. |
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