SIU SWEET SIXTEEN BOUND!

[SIUDAWG02]

What an end to a perfect weekend. Go Kentucky!

[DawgieStyle]

:yes:

[Webersback]

Ricky Del Rio..the abyss is so sweeeeeeeet!!!!!!

[Aegyptus]

Go Kentucky!

Absolutely! I would much rather face Kentucky.

Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Sixteen, Baby. Awesome.

[RoyalShock]

Congrats, Salukis!

[jaypharmalum]

Awesome win - I'd love to see Kansas-SIU, although I suspect we'll have some folks here rooting for Tubby.

Either way, your MVC brethren are proud. :salukis:

[BMull10]

:salukis: :salukis: :salukis: :salukis: :salukis: :salukis: :salukis:

God, I'm so happy right now.

[DawgieStyle]

Unlike 2002 I'm happy, but this time im not satisfied with just the sweet 16, here's hoping we can beat either kansas or Kentucky.

PS, go kentucky!

[Phantom]

Way to go Dawgs! Great job. Keep it goin!

:salukis: :valley:

[shockball]

Congrats SIU. Keep it going. Beat KU or UK.:salukis:

[MSNSaluki]

We'll try to keep making the Valley proud!

[txsaluki05]

Twice in 5 years! Awesome game today, especially considering Shaw couldn't go. I like our E8 chances with whoever we have to play.

[JayJay]

Congrats, Salukis! Blow through the regional and on to Atlanta! :salukis: :valley:

[SycamoreFanatic]

Another good win Salukis. The uglier it gets the better you are.

:valley: :salukis:

[shockball]

Beware of the MVC....
The team that no one wants to play is still playing.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000006

[gosalukie]

SWEET SIXTEEN BABY! SOUTHERNS THERE!

MVC has a team in the sweet 16 two years in a row! Awesome!

SIU holds them to less than 50 points! Who cares if it some think it's ugly, all these dawgs do is win! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

:salukis: :salukis: :salukis:

[shocker3]

Congrats to the Salukis! Unfortunately I didn't get to see any of the game. The Shocker baseball game went 13 innings (Shox 3 Long Beach 2) and by the time I got home the SIU game was over. (Someone at the game said the SIU game wasn't on TV in Wichita anyway).

BEAT UK or KU!!!!!:valley: :salukis:

[Studgunners]

:salukis: :salukis: :salukis: :salukis: :salukis: :salukis: :salukis:

God, I'm so happy right now.

Don't you mean Shaw, I'm so happy right now? :innocent:

[MinnesotaDawg]

Haters are everywhere, but winning silences all - except for the aggressively ignorant.

The team that wins all the close games wins two in a row by 10+. It is a real credit to the quality of the valley that SIU has had an easier time with the ACC's 3rd place team than the Jays or the Braves.

SIU is a team built for the tournament, and even the loss of Shaw could not stop us - hopefully the week off will give him time to recuperate and we can come back strong in the SWEET 16!

A quick rundown:

Tatum showed up today after disappearing vs. HC. If Young and Tatum shoot like that for 4 straight games we could be hanging the national championship banner in the arena. Not saying it will happen (it is actually exceedingly unlikely), but I think that it is true that if we shoot 3's like that, we will be hard to beat by anyone.

Despite not scoring, Boyle did a credible job today. There was really no insider game for Vtech, and Boyle and Falker did it up right inside. With no backup - B/F shut down VT. I was afraid we'd see Acquah after Boyle picked up #4! :doh:

Saluki love to all - Carbondale comes strong!

[SycamoreFanatic]

some respect and a tidbit from the Butler board:

http://p214.ezboard.com/Hey-Virginia-Tech/fbuhoopsfrm1.showMessage?topicID=11509.topic

[Mikovio]

The Valley sends half its NCAA entrants to the Sweet 16, again....

:valley: :salukis:

[Shock Dad]

Congratulations from a parent of a current Shocker player. You were the best team in the Valley this year and I really respect the intensity your team plays with. If you shoot the ball well enough, you can be in Atlanta. Good luck, I'll be rooting for you.

:salukis: :valley: :salukis:

[WSU Shocker]

:yes: :salukis: :yes:

[XSaluki]

Half the Valley teams allowed in the Dance are going to the sweet 16. Just like last year. Not too many conferences that have done that...:valley:

[WSUbballer]

Also, interesting to note, the Valley sends as many teams to the sweet 16 as the big, bad ACC for the second year in a row..

Way ta go SIU!

Keep it goin!

:valley: :salukis:

[Hein72]

Not only did you make it to the Sweet 16 but you did so convincingly. You just beat the 3rd place team in the ACC by 14 and for the 2nd time this year. Looks like you will face KU, was hoping Kentucky would win because I think you would have owned them. KU wont be easy but I think you can beat them. SIU will definately need a healthy Shaw though because KU will just send bodies at Falker. :salukis:

[iSASO]

I Am Lovin' It!

It's absolutely huge that the MVC has a team in the Sweet Sixteen again this year...a different team no less. That makes it even harder to ignore.

:salukis:

[ShockerEngr]

Way to keep it ugly Dawgs :)

[BearMANIAC]

Way to go Salukis! Beat those dirty Chickenhawks! :salukis:

[Aegyptus]

Digger Phelps, ESPN, on SIU against Kansas:

"The Salukis shoot a lot of three's. ... They are going to want to slow it down, probably play a lot of zone..."

More evidence that no one is paying any attention, even now that they are in the Sweet Sixteen. Apparently Digger has not watched a single Saluki game in the past decade!

Man up Salukis! Show these idiots what man-to-man defense means.

[kcshocker]

I can safely say outside of Big 12 country- Everyone is now a Saluki fan

Great Job Ugly Dogs:valley: :salukis: :salukis: :valley: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[outpost]

Spent most of my afternoon at a 13-inning WSU win over Long Beach State, and due to that I missed the entire game. :helpsmilie:

I had to come out here and give a big shout out to SIU and its fans for helping to continue Valley-dating this league.
Not sure if the Jays would've been able to handle Memphis if they had gotten by Nevada, but that's a moot point. CU should be proud and happy of its accomplishments this season as well. But right now we need to celebrate the ugly dawgs and ugly-ball. It has certainly made a believer out of me.

A little bit of interesting irony for you all. As I was in the vehicle, on the way home from the baseball game, I was listening to KU-UK pregame, and that's where I heard about the SIU win today. During the regular season, hearing MVC scores on a Big XII radio network is generally unheard of.

Anyway, keep it rolling Salukis, bring KU and the Big XII to a screeching halt for all of us. :salukis: :salukis: :valley: :valley:

[fontleroyjr]

awesome game by the salukis without shaw.

KU is a tough matchup with their size down low. Shaw needs to get better in a hurry. Kansas puts a lot of pressure on guards, they like to force turnovers and run. I think SIU saw a little of that today from VT though and handled it pretty well. Kansas lost to teams the past couple seasons that broke the pressure and we able to knock down the open 3 point shots that resulted.

I picked SIU over KU here in my bracket and I sure hope I was correct. SIU really just gets on a teams nerves and frustrates you and wear you down. I think you could really see the frustration from some of those VT guys getting tired of all the pressure and contact. Hopefully :salukis: can get the pace where they want it and hit the outside shots like they did today.

If the :salukis: get by KU it will get real exciting. Beat a quality team like that and the sky is the limit.

[shock-it-to-me]

please-o-please-o-please kick the ever lovin' crap out of KU.

That would be too sweet. KU falling to MVC teams twice in a row in the tournament.

You are going to have to play some insane defense to pull it off, but if anyone can...

[IndyTreeFan]

Way to go Salukis! Please. oh please, kick the livin' s--t out of Kansas! Then, maybe Digger would actually have to admit he's stupid. (OK, that's a dream, but the Dawgs beating KU isn't!!!!)

:bounceblue: :valley: :bounceblue: :salukis: :bounceblue: :valley: :bounceblue: :salukis: :bounceblue: :valley: :bounceblue: :salukis: :bounceblue:

[IH8SIU]

So jealous right now. And it doesn't look good that Nevada laid an egg today. (God help me)Go Salukis!
:jays: :salukis:

[SIUDAWG02]

Digger Phelps, ESPN, on SIU against Kansas:

"The Salukis shoot a lot of three's. ... They are going to want to slow it down, probably play a lot of zone..."

More evidence that no one is paying any attention, even now that they are in the Sweet Sixteen. Apparently Digger has not watched a single Saluki game in the past decade!

Man up Salukis! Show these idiots what man-to-man defense means.


Can you put the words zone and SIU in the same sentence?

[Aargh]

Great win, dawgs - and ain't it Sweet, Babeee.

3 S16's in 2 years for the Valley. That's representin'.

[skinny_uncle]

Can you put the words zone and SIU in the same sentence?
Wat's a zone?
http://salukitalk.net/st/images/smiles/eusa_think.gif

[redbirdtim]

Would be really nice to get a Valley team in the E8. I have a hard time I say this every time I do, but Go Salukis! :valley: :valley: :valley:

[ShockBand]

Saluki zone=playing at half an arm's length away instead of standing in your opponent's shorts.

Congrats, SIU! Take it to the Hawks next weekend and keep it rollin!

Play, win, move on...

[JVShocker]

Congrats SIU on the Sweet 16! You do the Valley proud! :salukis: :valley:

Kansas is one tough draw this year. I know SIU will play good D, but the KU D won't be all bad. I really worry SIU is going to have problems scoring. KU has shown some weakness this year (losing at home to ORU), but that was a long time ago. I really think that as Chalmers goes, KU goes. I don't know how focused teams have been on him, but that would probably be a great place to disrupt the KU offense.

It just seems like everyone is firing on all cylinders - and the KU bench is a sight to behold (unlike the SIU bench.) The only reason I didn't have KU making the final was because of the possibility of the UCLA matchup in California. I know KU will bring a boat load of fans, but it'll just be another home game for UCLA if it comes to that. We'll be rooting for SIU regardless. :clap:

[creightonfever]

Very very good win dawgs! Im really pullin for you (did I just say that?) im sad we cant be there with ya, especially after hearing Nevada was POUNDED by memphis cant really help much.

A win over KU would be absolutely huge, you can do it! :salukis: :salukis: :salukis: :salukis:

[Divergence]

Congrats to the SIU. Two years in a row that the MVC has sent teams to the sweet 16. Get to the Elite 8!!!!

[tampabluej]

Well done, dawgs. The VT family has your back. Next week, you'll have our undivided attention. Make us proud...



:salukis: :valley: :jays:



P.S. Still patiently waiting for a Jays run...

[SIUDAWG02]

I am not saying this is going to happen but......

SIU making the final four would be bigger for me than my favorite NFL and MLB team winning it all in the same year.

[Eagle]

Nice win today,good luck the rest of the way.:clap: :banana: :scooter: :toot: :cheers: :salukis:

[newshock1234]

Thank You SIU!!! You had made the MVC a very proud conference!!!
Now go beat them gayhawks!!!

ps-any body know what day and time the game is?

[WSUbballer]

ps-any body know what day and time the game is?

I think those are announced tomorrow.

[outpost]

Thinking back to 1981 when WSU beat KU 66-65 in The Battle of New Orleans.

Let's see if we can get a little karma going, and call this The Battle of San Jose.

There's my contribution to some good karma. Good luck Salukis, and especially Matt Shaw, in preparing for this epic battle.

[Shock Dad]

The Salukis play on Thursday, no time announced yet that I can find. Good luck Salukis!

[iSASO]

7:20 is what I saw.

[Studgunners]

Thank You SIU!!! You had made the MVC a very proud conference!!!
Now go beat them gayhawks!!!

ps-any body know what day and time the game is?


It's the first game off at around 7:10 on Thursday.

[SIUDAWG02]

good read (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/03/18/closerlook.siu/index.html)

[Hein72]

I really dont understand Diggers comments. Was he saying that SIU should play zone? First of all has he seen an SIU game in the last 10 years? Second of all has he seen KU play in the tourney this year? Trust me, living in Kansas I am subjected to the whole entire 40 minutes of both KU games; even when they were up 50 on Niagra. The reason KU is kicking *** in the tourney so far is the because of how they are shooting the 3.

[GarH]

Congratulation!!!!! Your Salukis did the Valley proud. Keep it up.

[AZSaluki75]

Thank You SIU!!! You had made the MVC a very proud conference!!!
Now go beat them gayhawks!!!

ps-any body know what day and time the game is?


1234 ... Although I follow this board on a daily basis this is my 2nd post.

Thanks for your props and those of other VT folks posting here.

According to the Saluki Athletics site the game starts at 6:25 CST.


Go Dawgs :valley: :yes:

[newshock1234]

1234 ... Although I follow this board on a daily basis this is my 2nd post.

Thanks for your props and those of other VT folks posting here.

According to the Saluki Athletics site the game starts at 6:25 CST.


Go Dawgs :valley: :yes:
no problem, me and my friends that hate KU, we are gonna go to the bar, and we will be cheering you on. I pray that you win so we can rub it in to gayhawk country. by the end of the night i will be chanting to every one of those pieces of crap MVC! MVC! MVC!

:valley: :valley: :valley:

[Jamar Howard 4 President]

3 MVC teams in the Sweet 16 in 2 years!! I love all this amunition for future arguments I will probably have about the strength of the Valley!!

[WeWillShockU]

Good job SIU. I hope you beat the crap out of the Kansas Dirty Birds. Go Valley! :valley: Go SIU! :salukis: