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[ORUTerry]

Who cares? It would be deliciously ironic.

[Bill Sullivan]

Old Titan, on 05 March 2012 - 10:08 AM, said:

...in front of about 1500 fans.

A nightmare for the Summit League and ESPN both if that happens.

In other words, it will be just like when the tournament was in Tulsa... FRIENDLY RIBBING, don't get too fired up OT.

Myself and 6/10 of our group of fans will be there regardless of who's playing (wives will probably stay home if SDSU isn't in it). We don't often get a chance to see DI basketball on this scale, I think there will be at least 2500 regardless of the teams playing. South Dakota has a strong basketball culture, albeit mostly in DII and high school basketball until about 5 years ago.

Hopefully we've earned some respect in the last 4 years (I seem to remember posts 3-4 years ago that it would us take 10+ years to compete or we'd never be able to compete). ORU was a huge asset for the league and a fun game every time. The vast silent majority of SDSU/NDSU fans are pretty disappointed to see you go.

[Old Titan]

Bill Sullivan, on 05 March 2012 - 11:06 AM, said:

In other words, it will be just like when the tournament was in Tulsa... FRIENDLY RIBBING, don't get too fired up OT.

Myself and 6/10 of our group of fans will be there regardless of who's playing (wives will probably stay home if SDSU isn't in it). We don't often get a chance to see DI basketball on this scale, I think there will be at least 2500 regardless of the teams playing. South Dakota has a strong basketball culture, albeit mostly in DII and high school basketball until about 5 years ago.

Hopefully we've earned some respect in the last 4 years (I seem to remember posts 3-4 years ago that it would us take 10+ years to compete or we'd never be able to compete). ORU was a huge asset for the league and a fun game every time. The vast silent majority of SDSU/NDSU fans are pretty disappointed to see you go.

Yeah, unfortunately none of them post on here.

I can't recall a soul in these parts thinking the XDSU's would be anything but formidable foes right from the get-go.

Heck, NDSU won the darn regular season AND tournament right out of the box!

Perhaps you are referring to the fact your FANS are 10 years behind the curve, still acting like country bumpkins on national television.

Can't wait to see how long it is before the national ESPN audience on Tuesday night is treated to the inevitable "BULL****!!, BULL****!!" chant on a whistle the crowd doesn't like.

I'll put the over/under as the first media timeout.

[Bill Sullivan]

Old Titan, on 05 March 2012 - 11:30 AM, said:

Yeah, unfortunately none of them post on here.

I can't recall a soul in these parts thinking the XDSU's would be anything but formidable foes right from the get-go.

Heck, NDSU won the darn regular season AND tournament right out of the box!

Perhaps you are referring to the fact your FANS are 10 years behind the curve, still acting like country bumpkins on national television.

Can't wait to see how long it is before the national ESPN audience on Tuesday night is treated to the inevitable "BULL****!!, BULL****!!" chant on a whistle the crowd doesn't like.

I'll put the over/under as the first media timeout.

lol, fair enough. All I know is that it has been fun.

[OKC Eagle]

Old Titan, on 05 March 2012 - 11:30 AM, said:

Can't wait to see how long it is before the national ESPN audience on Tuesday night is treated to the inevitable "BULL****!!, BULL****!!" chant on a whistle the crowd doesn't like.

I'll put the over/under as the first media timeout.

My fear is that there will not be any calls made that the crowd disagrees with.

[ORUTerry]

IPFW Western Illinois should have the SDSU crowd behind it tonight - it will be like a home crowd, only better because IPFW the Leathernecks only draw around 1,500 or so.

[Old Titan]

ORUTerry, on 05 March 2012 - 01:51 PM, said:

IPFW should have the SDSU crowd behind it tonight - it will be like a home crowd, only better because IPFW only draws around 1,500 or so.

Hey, Terry - I'll make you a deal: you go ahead and change "IPFW" to "Western Illinois" in your post above. Then, I'll delete this post and we'll pretend this whole thing never happened.

[ORUTerry]

Sorry about that. I am trying to do my 'day job' as well as keep up with ORU basketball. I guess I am still thinking about IPFW. I will modify the post above.

[ORUJason]

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[Old Titan]

ORUTerry, on 05 March 2012 - 02:10 PM, said:

Sorry about that. I am trying to do my 'day job' as well as keep up with ORU basketball. I guess I am still thinking about IPFW. I will modify the post above.

LOL: "Well begun is half done."

Literally (you missed a spot...)

[OKC Eagle]

I first read Terry's post after the partial correction and thought he was cleverly recycling a previous comment that applied to both opponents.