Last evening Notre Dame was essentially beaten by a BIG man having his way down low--In my opinon the Irish were the better TEAM but--

This game to me personifies how good we really are--WE did all we did without a real BIG !! TWENTY -TWO wins without a BIG and 11 games without our best player, who really was playing hurt all season (labia ) . What we could have done with that one really Big, is awesome to behold. I take nothing away from our Thomas et al--They are superb.

Granted, we did not play the schedule that the IRISH did--BUT we stood "tall" playing against the schedule we were given. Next season will produce a better slate I am sure---Great Alaska plus MW opponent--Porter and Watson will bring in others.

An early look at the Valley says to me, that we will be in top four-- Thomas and Crisman will be big shoes to fill--but Porter will come through ---I am in his corner now--Someone on another thread said Whitesell was a good man--He was and I am sure is--BUT he did not win enough. Porter is a winner now--Am pleased LUC and he are in negotiations for an extension--I hope this is accurate and that he is around for a long time.

Anyway, how we did what we did without a true BIG is a testament to this bunch of Loyolans and to PORTER !!

GO RAMBLERS

Brot,

I think you were looking for "labrum"...But I did get a chuckle out of the mistake.

I knew that !! Just a little 'funnin' on my part, hopin' John would not go CIA or Stasis on me !!!

I any case, we are just plainly good, don't you think ???

Absolutely. If we stay healthy, I see no reason why we cant fight for a top 2 or 3 spot next year and an NIT bid. The success we had this year despite Milton missing a large chunk of games is really unbelievable. Predicted to finish last in conference and now we are in the CBI championship with 20+ wins. Loyola fans finally have something to get excited about.

Agree with all this, but Karl Anthony Towns is not your everyday big. He might be the #1 pick in the NBA draft next year. I think mid-majors are always going to be at a disadvantage recruiting skilled bigs simply because there aren't that many of them.

Did someone say labia???

I did --see my answer posted above !!! To wit--I was just funnin' !!!

Still waiting to read about next year's recruits--who and how big are they ?? Please !! Thanks !!

BTW , I normally dislike body humor but I could not resist !!

Brot would have had a pretty good Bracket going except he picked Maryland over West Vagina in Round 2, and, inexplicably, #1 seed Wisconsin to lose to #16 Coital Carolina in the First Round.