Re: Can we agree on Xavier, Butler, and Creighton
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:25 pm
The Voice of Reason wrote:Before I get to my question of the C7 supporters, here are some statistics on Creighton. Between the 03-04 season and the 10-11 season (8 seasons) Creighton only finished in the top two teams in the Missouri Valley one time. I repeat, ONE TIME. This was in 08-09 when they won the league. During this time Wichita State won the league 3 times, Drake twice, and Missouri State twice. Bradley came in second 3 times, Southern Illinois twice, Missouri State once, Illinois State once, and Northern Iowa once.
What in the world? I don't think I've seen a less accurate, less researched paragraph in my life. I'll go through each of them and you figure out if you have any that are actually correct:
Between the 03-04 season and the 10-11 season (8 seasons) Creighton only finished in the top two teams in the Missouri Valley one time. I repeat, ONE TIME.
Finished 2nd in 03-04, T-2nd in 05-06, 2nd in 06-07, and T-1st in 08-09. That's 4 times in your 8 year period. I won't include last year where the 2nd place would have made it 5 in 9 years in the top 2.
During this time Wichita State won the league 3 times
Wichita State won it once during your period (05-06). You can make it twice if you include last year but if you include last year then Creighton again finished second which makes your previous comment even more inaccurate. Either way you're way wrong again.
Drake twice
Drake won it once in 07-08 and they were never close in any other year.
and Missouri State twice
MSU won it once in 10-11.
Bradley came in second 3 times
Bradley hasn't come in first or second in any of those years.
The Voice of Reason wrote:Someone at one of the C7 schools needs to explain to me the fascination with Creighton. I have followed the Missouri Valley Conference for years. The one thing that is a constant in Valley is the consistent turnover at the top.
So basically you've following the MVC over the years but you wrote a complete paragraph of "facts" and didn't have a single one correct. And really the one constant in the Valley has been turnover at that top as in who is competing against Creighton for the title. I've certainly been disappointed that we haven't won more regular season championships but the lowest we've finished in that period is 4th and we've been one or two during half of that time. That is consistent.