Bradley in Missouri Valley Final

[Herman Cain]

Former MU great Brian Wardle has Bradley in the Missouri Valley final tomorrow against Northern Iowa. Impressed with Wardles ability to build programs without significant resources.

Hope Wardles team gets the win. It would be fun if MU met Bradley in our first tournament game .

[Warrior of Law]

Good for him, one of my all time favorites.  Always good to have a short list of possible replacements, too.  Particularly alumnus.

[Nukem2]

No Sr. Jean this year for Loyola....

[IL Warrior]

Good for him, one of my all time favorites.  Always good to have a short list of possible replacements, too.  Particularly alumnus.

Well, we all know where this thread is headed...

In all seriousness, good for Wardle. It's always good to see the MU family succeed.

[TallTitan34]

They had a 17-14 regular season. Not exactly tearing it up.

I hope he does well in his career and wish him the best but I don't have any interest in him coaching at MU.

[1SE]

They had a 17-14 regular season. Not exactly tearing it up.

I hope he does well in his career and wish him the best but I don't have any interest in him coaching at MU.

Listen, anybody that can recruit kids to come to Peoria has gotta be on a shortlist.

[willie warrior]

They had a 17-14 regular season. Not exactly tearing it up.

I hope he does well in his career and wish him the best but I don't have any interest in him coaching at MU.

Yeah, look at Wojos seasons with all his pedigree and resources and his current trend. That must be your reason.

[drewm88]

Hope Wardles team gets the win. It would be fun if MU met Bradley in our first tournament game .

I think they're a 15 or 16, so I don't think that's happening.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

I think they're a 15 or 16, so I don't think that's happening.

I'd say 13 or 14. 0% chance they are a 16 seed.

[GooooMarquette]

I loved Wardle as a player and truly hope he succeeds as a HC, but at this point he has a long way to go to be ready for a job at MU or any high major.

He's been a mid-major HC for 8 seasons, is .519 overall, and has yet to win a single postseason game (0-1 in the CIT and 0-2 in the NIT). For comparison, that's worse than Bob Dukiet's record in 7 seasons at St. Peter's (.678 and a couple of NIT wins).

Maybe if he has a couple of really great seasons at Bradley....

[tower912]

Facially, Wardle reminds me of Crean.    Better hair. 

[Nukem2]

I loved Wardle as a player and truly hope he succeeds as a HC, but at this point he has a long way to go to be ready for a job at MU or any high major.

He's been a mid-major HC for 8 seasons, is .519 overall, and has yet to win a single postseason game (0-1 in the CIT and 0-2 in the NIT). For comparison, that's worse than Bob Dukiet's record in 7 seasons at St. Peter's (.678 and a couple of NIT wins).

Maybe if he has a couple of really great seasons at Bradley....

Yes, Brian is a good guy.  But, he does need to get some really solid seasons and at least an NCAA bid under his belt before moving up to a more major program.

[WarriorDad]

Crean coaching tree would scare some MU fans off

[Warrior1969]

I like Wardle, but he has done NOTHING to deserve MU job

[tower912]

Huge call for Bradley.   Great run, too. 

[NickelDimer]

Huge call for Bradley.   Great run, too.

And definitely the right call. Heck of a game

[tower912]

Wow, Wardle and Wojo have something in common.   Bradley player got mugged going for a rebound without getting a foul call.   

[NickelDimer]

Gene Steratore doing ref analysis for college hoops too?? Is this what we're going to get during the tourney. God I hope not. Making a fool of himself every time he opens his mouth

[brewcity77]

Congrats to Wardle and Bradley for making the NCAA Tournament!

[GooooMarquette]

Wow, Wardle and Wojo have something in common.   Bradley player got mugged going for a rebound without getting a foul call.

Apparently, refs don't want to "decide the game," so they stop officiating in crunch time....

[Nukem2]

Bradley prevails and Brian now has an NCAA appearance on his resume.

[rocket surgeon]

congrats to brian wardle-nice come back from 18 back!  go'in dancin for first time in 13 years

[GooooMarquette]

Congrats Brian!

[NickelDimer]

2nd most wins for a coach under 40 in NCAA. Impressive job Wardle!

[Billy Hoyle]

And don't forget Mike Bargan as a Bradley assistant.