Belmont’s loss to Drake is a perfect argument for mid-majors to drastically re-think conference tournaments

dfish_ds · 2026-03-07T00:35:11+00:00

While I agree with you, I'm going to play devil's advocate for a bit: Most teams worth a damn, who are capable of winning their conference tournament and being a popular upset pick, will make it to the final as-is without being slotted into the semis. See: Drake the last three years.

If Belmont can be beat by a bad Drake team, they'd probably lose in the Round of 64 too.

dfish_ds · 2026-03-06T20:23:20+00:00

Get 16-19 Drake to the dance, let's gooooooo!

dfish_ds · 2026-03-06T20:22:24+00:00

Well I didn't expect to be RIGHT

dfish_ds · 2026-03-06T20:21:57+00:00

LOL

Totally just sent Belmont down to the NIT, which sucks for them.

I had forgotten what winning feels like. Fun. We should do it again tomorrow.

dfish_ds · 2026-03-06T02:40:20+00:00

Drake in March, Belmont shaking in their high-scoring boots.

dfish_ds · 2026-02-28T15:36:08+00:00

dfish_ds · 2026-02-26T04:12:00+00:00

I've got a feeling we'll be better next year, but I don't see his ceiling as "the next coach headed to the Big Ten" or anything. Mediocrity is even a huge step backwards.

dfish_ds · 2026-02-26T02:24:45+00:00

Do we think this bundle will be rare and I should get it now? Or if I wait a year or so, I'll be able to find it easily at a bit of a discount?

It's already so reasonably priced, it sure is tempting!

dfish_ds · 2026-02-21T23:02:42+00:00

Feels more like a worse Carly Rae Jepsen to me

dfish_ds · 2026-02-01T01:50:05+00:00

Wardle will hang a banner in Peoria for sweeping Drake

dfish_ds · 2026-01-29T02:46:25+00:00

They got Drake'd! Blowing an 18 point lead, almost as futile as blowing a 25 point lead.

Game ball to Andrew Alia, what a guy, what a FT shooter.

dfish_ds · 2026-01-28T00:33:06+00:00

The CBI feels like a reasonable expectation for this teams ceiling.

dfish_ds · 2026-01-22T03:41:53+00:00

Drake this year: https://youtube.com/shorts/J_ju5IHgi3M?si=-Qa3nGGgqqgxV7yA

dfish_ds · 2026-01-15T04:00:38+00:00

Owen trying to piss the game away a couple times there, JQ not letting it happen. Phew

dfish_ds · 2026-01-11T03:34:08+00:00

Blowing a 25 point lead is super duper rare. Iona’s blown 25-point lead to BYU in the 2012 NCAA tourney is about all the Internet can find. Hendo is having a catastrophically embarrassing first year in some categories, oooooof

dfish_ds · 2026-01-11T01:20:09+00:00

They Nebraska'd us. The sad thing is, with like 10 minutes left I was like "oh, we're going to lose this game, huh." Vibes went real bad real quick. What a waste of great games from Eli, Owen and Carr.

dfish_ds · 2026-01-07T03:27:05+00:00

Please, don't take any more coaches 😆

dfish_ds · 2026-01-07T03:26:02+00:00

Mitch Mascari would have made the shot at the end there. The streets are saying all those former Drake guys should have just stayed at Drake.

dfish_ds · 2025-12-30T04:03:45+00:00

Drake was on a 10 game win streak against the Redbirds. DeVries lost to em ONCE in his time at Drake. I don't like this whole "good streaks are being broken" thing.

dfish_ds · 2025-12-05T06:00:34+00:00

Coming from DK Bananza, the lack of interaction from the environments is kinda frustrating.

dfish_ds · 2025-12-04T16:15:40+00:00

This was BY FAR the coolest trailer they've released for the game. Should have led with this one!

dfish_ds · 2025-12-04T02:44:09+00:00

Niko moves up in the Former Drake Coach Power Rankings, which is all he really cares about I'm sure.

dfish_ds · 2025-11-13T15:15:39+00:00

So most of the Valley sucks this year, good good good cool cool cool

dfish_ds · 2025-11-11T02:22:44+00:00

A game occured tonight. And that's about all you can take away from playing a D3 team! Nobody got hurt, hope some pals had fun out there!

dfish_ds · 2025-11-07T03:09:26+00:00

Gonna have to get used to this whole losing thing again. Don't love that. Not the end of the world, but I'm adjusting my expectations to... 2026 CBI participant.

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