How is everyone feeling about playin ND again on Thursday?

[only a warrior]

Should be a good game though think the Warriors can still pull it out

[denverMU]

They have to beat Rutgers first!

[BallBoy]

Should be a good game though think the Warriors can still pull it out

About as well as anyone else.  This is the Big East Tournament Quarterfinals every team is going to be a tough out.  If you look at the higher seeds (Syracuse, Cinci, Nova, and ND) we could have played we are 2-2.  We could lose to any of them.  It is what it is and you just have to win.

[BM1090]

I actually think we will be playing Rutgers. They looked good tonight, albeit against DePaul, but sometimes playing that extra game gets a team into a better rhythm.

[Goose]

Looking forward to playing Domers again. I hope we get them and flat out bury them.

[Scooter22]

I actually think we will be playing Rutgers. They looked good tonight, albeit against DePaul, but sometimes playing that extra game gets a team into a better rhythm.

100% agree - Rutgers looked pretty good tonight (albeit against DePaul), wouldn't be surprised if they beat ND.  Not scared of either, however.

[tower912]

MU has to play somebody.

[real chili 83]

Bring 'em on.

Hit them hard in the nose.....break their finger and their nose.

[Sunbelt15]

It will be nice to see how MU plays a good, solid team on neutral ground.

[Stretchdeltsig]

Feeling good.  Let's play ball!

[GGGG]

DePaul was horrid.  My goodness are they bad.  So I have no idea how good Rutgers really is.

This is where I don't like the double bye.  Playing an ND team that has a game in hand worries me, but I think we should pull it off.

[CAGASS24]

Otule and devante need to man agaisnst Cooley; gotta think he'd be fired up after missing last game; hopefully mayo, Lockett, blue, Wilson, and cadougan are ready to bring the offense!!!  Taylor may be critical too if there's foul trouble for the bigs.

[bilsu]

Good and peaceful until the game starts.

[96warrior]

This is where I don't like the double bye.  Playing an ND team that has a game in hand worries me, but I think we should pull it off.

Agree, I do not like the double bye. Forget the exact stat but Elmore said something about the double bye and it was something like more than half of the teams who get it lose their first tourney game. The single bye gets you one free round but then you can get your momentum going into the rest of the tourney.

Having said that...still loving that we did enough good work during the season to land us in the top spot of the conference.

[nyg]

Get them in foul trouble, their bench is not that strong. 

[brewcity77]

Hopefully it'll just be one game on the way to a season ending winning streak.

[frozena pizza]

Agree, I do not like the double bye. Forget the exact stat but Elmore said something about the double bye and it was something like more than half of the teams who get it lose their first tourney game. The single bye gets you one free round but then you can get your momentum going into the rest of the tourney.

Having said that...still loving that we did enough good work during the season to land us in the top spot of the conference.

I think they put up a stat that since the BE went to the double bye format, teams with the double bye are 15-14 in the quarters.  Last year we looked pretty bad on Thursday but Louisville was really finding its groove at that point.

[ATWizJr]

Yeah, I'm nervous.  Crapped the bed last year, but this team continues to surprise.

[Aughnanure]

DePaul was horrid.  My goodness are they bad.  So I have no idea how good Rutgers really is.

This is where I don't like the double bye.  Playing an ND team that has a game in hand worries me, but I think we should pull it off.

God I really hope they start to turn it around soon. Feel sorry for them.

[Stronghold]

At least we are battle tested at MSG unlike any other team this year.  Recent O/T victory for the conference championship on national TV.

[NavinRJohnson]

I think they put up a stat that since the BE went to the double bye format, teams with the double bye are 15-14 in the quarters.

Which in my opinion has little to do with a team having or not having the double bye, but rather the fact that the games are typically going to feature two pretty good teams with not much margin between them - across the board, but particularly where the 3 and 4 seeds are concerned.

[T-Bone]

I actually think we will be playing Rutgers. They looked good tonight, albeit against DePaul, but sometimes playing that extra game gets a team into a better rhythm.

I have a feeling it'll be Rutgers too.

[ATWizJr]

I have a feeling it'll be Rutgers too.

Nope.  Domers just too much for them IMHO.

[buckchuckler]

Bring em.  Then I want Louisville. 

[KenoshaWarrior]

Otule and devante need to man agaisnst Cooley; gotta think he'd be fired up after missing last game; hopefully mayo, Lockett, blue, Wilson, and cadougan are ready to bring the offense!!!  Taylor may be critical too if there's foul trouble for the bigs.

Cooley did not play against us?