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TreeTop said:
I completely agree with you, almost.

As of even a week ago I would have completely agreed. But now, I'm starting to feel that Murray State is that team. The rest of the field will eat away at itself.

And...I hope I'm wrong and Murray piles up some losses.
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Murray is definitely going to be in the title race and they just might run away with it. But they have had a VERY favorable first 5 games in the valley. Their toughest on paper opponent was Bradley. Still havnt played ILSU, UNI, or Belmont which are the other top 3 programs. Basically the complete opposite of our early season schedule
 

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Watched the ESPN+ On Demand of Valpo vs Illinois State. The Ex-Crusaders led by 10-15 most of the game; however, Illinois State hit 6 or 7 straight shots to make it a game the last 4-5 minutes. But Valpo stormed back and handed the Redbirds the loss.

For Valpo, Dease and Pettigrew look to be a handful, and even Shon Tupuola, former SMWC Center, was impressive as he guarded Walker and held him in control most of the game w/o fouling. Considering how ISU Red dissected Indiana State in Normal, the Beacons will be a challenge.
 

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Both Belmont and UNI have good overall records and winning records in the MVC and both have terrible attendance tonight.

Kills me that if we had 10+ wins we’d definitely be getting 5000-6000+ at home games. We’re terrible and still get 4,500+.
 
UIC knocks off UNI at UNI. Murray is still undefeated but this is the first year in a LONG time that it seems like a bunch of bottom teams are knocking off the top half of the conference consistently.
 

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