VALUE?

There is no way this crowd is anywhere close to what CRE brought in the other night. I have not been impressed with ND fans all year. I dont think this is a tough enviroment at all..

That is why I was asking because there game vs Tulsa there was not shit for fans in that place I was wondering if it would be a normal game environment for them.  Not sure if Kentucky will be a big draw for ND.  Has to be better than Tulsa right?  This line is screaming trap all over it but who knows I still think ND will win this game. 

You would think with a chance for ND to head to the Garden. I just dont see it though. I dont think UK will have a big following tonight. I could easily see Meeks dropping 40+ in this one has he will have a very soft D coming at him compared to CRE. This is driving me crazy! I may just play UK and live with it being the wrong side or not going into the game haha...

Quote Originally Posted by Bird4332:

I really thought ND would be up to 3.5 by this morning. Are we catching VALUE here with the play UK performed at CRE? UK really played some quality ball against a very good CRE team. Now hey catch a BIG EAST opponent who plays tough competition night in and nigght out. On the other hand ND has not been a impressive in there NIT wins. This line is driving me nuts and i want to go with ND but one thing that scares me is UK appears to be playing with desperation and Billy Gillispie job is on the line for this one. IMO win he stays lose good-bye...

Finally, some pretty solid analysis. I agree on the last part but three questions need to answered.

1) Was the KY win at Creighton really a solid win? What if the Missouri Valley was really down (I was not impressed with Northern Iowa or Illinois State out of conference).

2) Is BG likeable enough by his players so that they are playing for him or has it just been wins over inferior opponents? I don't know the answer. KY still looks lost on offense most of the time.

3) ND was fine until Big East play as was Gtown. Is it possible that the Big East was even better than people think and ND is really that good? One thing I noticed is they don't seem to like physical play. That must have been horrible for them during conference play. KY does not seem to be a physical team.

Thoughts?