Western fans: stop trying to be more annoying than CMU fans.

(01-21-2013 08:52 PM)EagleSam Wrote:  How is it "ridiculous" to claim otherwise, when they are 3-2 in the league right now? They just got done kicking the crap out of West Virginia, have a nice win over Illinois, and beat up on the two bottom feeders (Nebraska, Penn State) in the Big Ten. They aren't a tourney team, but they aren't a "bad Big Ten" team either. RPI doesn't always tell the whole story either. Purdue started the season terribly and have gotten much better.

Not that any of this matters. We both beat BCS teams, who cares which one is better?

Where will they finish in conference? I would argue bottom 4 of the Big Ten.

Is that so terrible, when the 8 teams above them are probably going to the tournament?

Honestly, I think they're better than Iowa, and maybe even Illinois, who has faded. They could finish as high as 6th, IMO. We caught them at the right time, when they were still inexperienced and DJ Byrd was in a shooting funk. They'd probably kill us if we played them now. They are a talented team with a great coach, and it's starting to gel for them.

(01-21-2013 09:04 PM)EagleSam Wrote:  Is that so terrible, when the 8 teams above them are probably going to the tournament?

Honestly, I think they're better than Iowa, and maybe even Illinois, who has faded. They could finish as high as 6th, IMO. We caught them at the right time, when they were still inexperienced and DJ Byrd was in a shooting funk. They'd probably kill us if we played them now. They are a talented team with a great coach, and it's starting to gel for them.

i don't think they are better than Iowa or Illinois. Coukdnt be proven wrong in the end.

Hey south Florida will prolly end up in the bottom 4-5 of the BE.

(01-21-2013 09:10 PM)EA3 Wrote:  

(01-21-2013 09:04 PM)EagleSam Wrote:  Is that so terrible, when the 8 teams above them are probably going to the tournament?

Honestly, I think they're better than Iowa, and maybe even Illinois, who has faded. They could finish as high as 6th, IMO. We caught them at the right time, when they were still inexperienced and DJ Byrd was in a shooting funk. They'd probably kill us if we played them now. They are a talented team with a great coach, and it's starting to gel for them.

i don't think they are better than Iowa or Illinois. Coukdnt be proven wrong in the end.

Hey south Florida will prolly end up in the bottom 4-5 of the BE.

South Florida will battle DePaul for the last spot in the Big East. Purdue will battle for a spot somewhere in the middle of the pack. With a good win somewhere down the road and a decen showing in a tourney they will be on a bubble. South Florida will end it's season with a first round loss in the Big East tournament. Your only valuable argument is the dumb RPI. South Florida would have a hard time beating the worst team in the Big Ten.

I don't know what's wrong with USF this year...these are a lot of the same guys who won 2 NCAA tourney games last season. They look terrible though. It's a shame, because I want Stan Heath to do well.

(01-21-2013 09:23 PM)realistEagle Wrote:  

(01-21-2013 09:10 PM)EA3 Wrote:  

(01-21-2013 09:04 PM)EagleSam Wrote:  Is that so terrible, when the 8 teams above them are probably going to the tournament?

Honestly, I think they're better than Iowa, and maybe even Illinois, who has faded. They could finish as high as 6th, IMO. We caught them at the right time, when they were still inexperienced and DJ Byrd was in a shooting funk. They'd probably kill us if we played them now. They are a talented team with a great coach, and it's starting to gel for them.

i don't think they are better than Iowa or Illinois. Coukdnt be proven wrong in the end.

Hey south Florida will prolly end up in the bottom 4-5 of the BE.

South Florida will battle DePaul for the last spot in the Big East. Purdue will battle for a spot somewhere in the middle of the pack. With a good win somewhere down the road and a decen showing in a tourney they will be on a bubble. South Florida will end it's season with a first round loss in the Big East tournament. Your only valuable argument is the dumb RPI. South Florida would have a hard time beating the worst team in the Big Ten.

Sadly the dumb RPI is all we have since the rest of your argument is speculation.

I think I understand the love/hate relationship with WMU and EMU fans about our sport teams, but from looking at some of the comments/posting/writing/comments tones that I've seen, to me it seem to sometime be a llittle personal attack .. Am I reading too much into this?

I know I am one to so kid too much sometimes and pushes the kidding to the limit at times but there seems to be a undercurrent that's laying there with some posting... Lets be repectful...

At least until the football season starts....

(01-23-2013 10:18 AM)NUPudge Wrote:  I think I understand the love/hate relationship with WMU and EMU fans about our sport teams, but from looking at some of the comments/posting/writing/comments tones that I've seen, to me it seem to sometime be a llittle personal attack .. Am I reading too much into this?

For those who want "more light, less heat' I have another thread started.

Posters can choose their thread based on...

(01-23-2013 10:22 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(01-23-2013 10:18 AM)NUPudge Wrote:  I think I understand the love/hate relationship with WMU and EMU fans about our sport teams, but from looking at some of the comments/posting/writing/comments tones that I've seen, to me it seem to sometime be a llittle personal attack .. Am I reading too much into this?

For those who want "more light, less heat' I have another thread started.

Posters can choose their thread based on...

Give me a break.

There hasn't been any "heat" in two days. All you are doing at this point is adding divisiveness.

Why do you have to grandstand everything? Do you feel compelled to start every thread of relevance on the board? Do you really need the attention?

If you are going to grandstand, at least do it correctly: We are playing WMU tonight, not Miami.

(01-23-2013 10:58 AM)holybovine Wrote:  

(01-23-2013 10:22 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(01-23-2013 10:18 AM)NUPudge Wrote:  I think I understand the love/hate relationship with WMU and EMU fans about our sport teams, but from looking at some of the comments/posting/writing/comments tones that I've seen, to me it seem to sometime be a llittle personal attack .. Am I reading too much into this?

For those who want "more light, less heat' I have another thread started.

Posters can choose their thread based on...

Give me a break.

There hasn't been any "heat" in two days. All you are doing at this point is adding divisiveness.

Why do you have to grandstand everything? Do you feel compelled to start every thread of relevance on the board? Do you really need the attention?

If you are going to grandstand, at least do it correctly: We are playing WMU tonight, not Miami.

Sorry no grandstanding, sometime I dont get to replying to posting until days later, I am on PST (West Coast Time)..

Another Thread isnt a bad idea, why would you think it would be?

Of course it gets heated! WMU is a rival and some punks! Should we talk in English long-jaw accents so as not to get heated and say "I do say, the Broncos of Western Michigan are a loathsome bunch with a basketball club that is as grotesque as the Earl of Sandwich's fourth wife! She being of course the Dutches of York's first cousin twice removed mind you."

(01-23-2013 12:06 PM)EMUDirtyBird Wrote:  Of course it gets heated! WMU is a rival and some punks! Should we talk in English long-jaw accents so as not to get heated and say "I do say, the Broncos of Western Michigan are a loathsome bunch with a basketball club that is as grotesque as the Earl of Sandwich's fourth wife! She being of course the Dutches of York's first cousin twice removed mind you."

"I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries. Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"

(I love movie quotes)

(01-23-2013 11:29 AM)NUPudge Wrote:  

(01-23-2013 10:58 AM)holybovine Wrote:  

(01-23-2013 10:22 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(01-23-2013 10:18 AM)NUPudge Wrote:  I think I understand the love/hate relationship with WMU and EMU fans about our sport teams, but from looking at some of the comments/posting/writing/comments tones that I've seen, to me it seem to sometime be a llittle personal attack .. Am I reading too much into this?

For those who want "more light, less heat' I have another thread started.

Posters can choose their thread based on...

Give me a break.

There hasn't been any "heat" in two days. All you are doing at this point is adding divisiveness.

Why do you have to grandstand everything? Do you feel compelled to start every thread of relevance on the board? Do you really need the attention?

If you are going to grandstand, at least do it correctly: We are playing WMU tonight, not Miami.

Sorry no grandstanding, sometime I dont get to replying to posting until days later, I am on PST (West Coast Time)..

Another Thread isnt a bad idea, why would you think it would be?

I was addressing Steve, Pudge.

Do we need two WMU game threads? Really?

(01-21-2013 04:25 PM)EagleSam Wrote:  They've been better than we have at being mediocre in recent history. Neither of their money sports has done anything worth mentioning, well, ever (no bowl wins, only two NCAA tourney wins), yet they are the biggest EMU bashers in this entire forum.

The Optimist is offended.

(01-23-2013 03:04 PM)JSF Wrote:  

(01-21-2013 04:25 PM)EagleSam Wrote:  They've been better than we have at being mediocre in recent history. Neither of their money sports has done anything worth mentioning, well, ever (no bowl wins, only two NCAA tourney wins), yet they are the biggest EMU bashers in this entire forum.

The Optimist is offended.

The Optimist is Switzerland compared to Chipdip.

(01-23-2013 03:14 PM)EagleSam Wrote:  

(01-23-2013 03:04 PM)JSF Wrote:  

(01-21-2013 04:25 PM)EagleSam Wrote:  They've been better than we have at being mediocre in recent history. Neither of their money sports has done anything worth mentioning, well, ever (no bowl wins, only two NCAA tourney wins), yet they are the biggest EMU bashers in this entire forum.

The Optimist is offended.

The Optimist is Switzerland compared to Chipdip.

hahahaha no kidding. Chipdip deserves a lifetime achievement award.

Reading Chipdip's post is like being caught in an eternal swirley.

Sooooo, why is the game delayed?

No idea. Game will start at 7:15 I guess.