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Butler
Feb 25, 2008 0:13:50 GMT -5
Post by Wolf on Feb 25, 2008 0:13:50 GMT -5
![](http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g160/truthserum607/College%20logos/WrightState_Raiders.png) vs. Round 2Thu., Feb. 28 at Butler * Indianapolis, IN 9:00 PM Butler is currently 25-3 and 14-2 in the HL. They have an RPI of 18 and are Nationally ranked #8 in the AP and USA Today polls.
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Butler
Feb 25, 2008 14:35:49 GMT -5
Post by Raider Country on Feb 25, 2008 14:35:49 GMT -5
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Butler
Feb 25, 2008 14:37:58 GMT -5
Post by Fastbreak on Feb 25, 2008 14:37:58 GMT -5
Just another example of Butler class on display. Just like their idiot fans throwing items on the court during their bracket buster game. Way to represent the HL.
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Butler
Feb 25, 2008 14:41:36 GMT -5
Post by Raider Country on Feb 25, 2008 14:41:36 GMT -5
Just like their idiot fans throwing items on the court during their bracket buster game. Way to represent the HL. What is worse is that they had fans on their message board DEFENDING the idiots that threw stuff on the court. They also have a thread with the phone numbers for O'Reilly, the BB sponsor, so their fans can call and complain to them. What a bunch of crybaby fools!
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Butler
Feb 25, 2008 14:43:37 GMT -5
Post by Willie on Feb 25, 2008 14:43:37 GMT -5
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Butler
Feb 25, 2008 14:44:36 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2008 14:44:36 GMT -5
They are talking about how Wright State considers Butler their SuperBowl. lol
Kinda funny, but apparently Drake was their SuperBowl with the way their fans reacted during and after the game!
Leave it to Butler to give the Horizon League a black eye on National Television! I might fear for my safety going into Hinkle Fieldhouse...you can't trust those rabid Butler fans.
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Butler
Feb 25, 2008 17:33:26 GMT -5
Post by theleewmowen on Feb 25, 2008 17:33:26 GMT -5
Just like their idiot fans throwing items on the court during their bracket buster game. Way to represent the HL. What is worse is that they had fans on their message board DEFENDING the idiots that threw stuff on the court. They also have a thread with the phone numbers for O'Reilly, the BB sponsor, so their fans can call and complain to them. What a bunch of crybaby fools! At least Coach Stevens doesn't approve.
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Butler
Feb 26, 2008 22:18:35 GMT -5
Post by Wolf on Feb 26, 2008 22:18:35 GMT -5
February 25, 2008 Some fans vex Butler coach (and Indy journalist)Behavior of a few Butler fans at the end of Saturday's 71-64 loss to Drake prompted coach Brad Stevens to send out a letter addressed to the Butler community. Another letter was sent to the Dawg Pound about deportment, but that was NOT from Stevens. As bad as the bottle-throwing and profanity might have been, I find the postgame comments made on this blog and on Butler's fan message board to be just about as offensive. To be candid, in eight years of covering this beat, I have never read such a collection of idiotic posts. To read them, you would think Butler is 0-28, instead of 25-3. You would think Avery Jukes is the second coming of LeBron James, not someone struggling to fit in during his first season of college basketball. Give Jukes some time and space. Giive Stevens credit for a coaching transition that is as seamless as it gets. Not everything Butler did Saturday was bad. There were some shortcomings, especially during crunch time, and Butler was on the wrong end of a few officiating calls. But as I wrote Saturday, wait and see how this week goes (Wright State and Detroit) before panic sets in. Butler's program likes to think of itself as special and above the fray, and as far as the players and coaching staff are concerned, that is applicable. Not sure about the fans any more, though. Stevens' letter addressed to The Butler Community: Last Saturday we had an opportunity to showcase Butler University and Butler basketball to a national television audience. The environment at Hinkle Fieldhouse for the match-up of two "Top 25" teams was electric and the enthusiasm of the fans when the teams took the floor was breathtaking. Both teams played a very competitive game, and the effort of the players reflected positively on both institutions. Unfortunately, the actions by a few fans late in the game were less than positive. Throwing objects on the floor and yelling profanities is simply unacceptable. Those actions reflect poorly on our team, our athletic program and the university as a whole. Our team strives to represent Butler University in the best possible way, and our fans always have done the same. We want to hear you cheering, and we're inspired by your support. But it's important to do it in a first class manner that reflects positively on your team, on your school and on yourself. We have something special here. Let's show that the Butler Way is more than a phrase with our actions. Please come out and pack Hinkle again this week and cheer for the Bulldogs in our final two regular season games against Wright State and Detroit. blogs.indystar.com/butler/
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Feb 27, 2008 7:18:24 GMT -5
Post by Class of '83 on Feb 27, 2008 7:18:24 GMT -5
League tournament rewards the top teamsBy Marc Katz Staff Writer Wednesday, February 27, 2008 FAIRBORN — Let the Big Ten go to Indianapolis to play its league tournament. Let the Big 12 go to Kansas City. Let the Atlantic Coast go to Charlotte, the Big East to New York, the Atlantic 10 to Atlantic City, the Mid-American to Cleveland. In the Horizon League, they like campus sites. Well, Commissioner Jon LeCrone certainly does. "It creates more importance for the regular season," he said. "You can play your way into a home game and into a bye. "The final thing is, we've positioned ourselves into a televised game (9 p.m., ESPN, Tuesday, March 11) and a better environment." In Division I basketball, there are 32 conferences. Only the Ivy League does not use a postseason tournament to determine its official NCAA tournament representative, and only eight conferences use campus sites as part of their tournament configuration. The Horizon League is among the five that use only campus sites. LeCrone notes when the tournament was played in one location, teams without a local fan base often played to nearly empty arenas. "Nobody wants to play in a situation like that," he said. With the addition of Valparaiso this season, the HL has 10 teams. As in the past, the top two teams receive byes into the tournament semifinals. The other eight teams play at home sites of the higher four seeds in first-round games. Second-round games move to the site of the No. 1 seed, where the semifinals also are played. The championship game is played at the site of the highest remaining seed. That means to win the tournament, the top two teams have to play twice. Anyone else would have to win four games. In the previous five years the Horizon League has operated under this format, only once has a No. 3 seed made it to the championship round. No team has won without being a No. 1 or No. 2 seed, and four of the five times the home team won the tournament. The last three seasons, No. 1 won, including Wright State last year. Certainly, the tournament favors the better teams. "That's a hard situation," WSU coach Brad Brownell said. "Our league is so good, the games are so physical. It's hard to play a guy 34 minutes, then you've got to turn around and play two nights later. That's why it's critical for the Troy Tablers, Cooper Lands, Ronnie Thomases and N'Gai Evanses (all WSU reserves) to improve." A year ago, when WSU beat Butler in the championship game, the Bulldogs were ranked and picked to play in the NCAA tournament anyway, and they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. Without winning the championship, the Raiders probably would have stayed home. It's similar to this season. Wright State, despite its record, probably needs to win the HL tournament to secure a bid. Anything less might earn them only an NIT bid, if that. www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2008/02/26/ddn022708wsubb.html
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Feb 27, 2008 19:18:32 GMT -5
Post by Class of '83 on Feb 27, 2008 19:18:32 GMT -5
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Feb 27, 2008 19:19:43 GMT -5
Post by Class of '83 on Feb 27, 2008 19:19:43 GMT -5
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Feb 27, 2008 19:21:09 GMT -5
Post by Class of '83 on Feb 27, 2008 19:21:09 GMT -5
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Feb 27, 2008 19:21:59 GMT -5
Post by Class of '83 on Feb 27, 2008 19:21:59 GMT -5
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Feb 27, 2008 23:03:58 GMT -5
Post by Raider Country on Feb 27, 2008 23:03:58 GMT -5
WSU vs. Butler previewBy Marc Katz Staff Writer Thursday, February 28, 2008 When: 9 p.m. today, Feb. 28 TV: ESPNU Radio: WONE-AM (980), WIZE-AM (1340) Records: Wright State, 20-7, 12-4 Horizon League; Butler, 25-3, 14-2 Series record: Butler leads 16-15. WRIGHT STATE Class Ht Pos Ppg Vaughn Duggins So. 6-3 G 14.1 Will Graham Jr. 6-2 G 5.7 Todd Brown So 6-5 G 12.9 Jordan Pleiman Sr. 6-8 F 8.0 Scottie Wilson Sr. 6-6 F 9.6 BUTLER Class Ht Pos Ppg Mike Green Sr. 6-1 G 14.6 A.J. Graves Sr. 6-1 G 14.0 Julian Betko Sr. 6-6 F 4.8 Drew Streicher Sr. 6-8 F 4.1 Matt Howard Fr. 6-8 F 12.9 About Butler The 14th-ranked Bulldogs are in the Associated Press poll for the 15th straight week. When Bulldogs recently reached No. 8, they were the first Horizon League team in the top 10. Green is one of 10 players in Division I who leads his team in scoring, rebounding and assists. He is a candidate for national honors — the Bob Cousy trophy as best point guard and Naismith trophy as the outstanding player. Butler has won 24 of its last 25 league home games at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse, which was built in 1928. The Bulldogs have 54 total victories over the past two seasons. They have not lost two straight this season, but lost 71-64 to Drake in Indianapolis last Saturday. About Wright State WSU is the only Horizon League team to have a winning streak against the Bulldogs, at three games. Every other HL team has lost to Butler at least once this season. WSU won at home 43-42 on Dec. 8. Wright State is coming off a 54-46 loss at Illinois State and has lost two straight twice this season. Raiders are ranked No. 19 in the CollegeInsider.com mid-major poll, while Butler is No. 2. The Raiders shot just 33.3 percent in the first half at Illinois State and yet trailed only 22-20 as they committed only three turnovers. In the second half, the Raiders shot 50 percent, but turned the ball over 11 times and were outscored by six. Sophomore Todd Brown is making only 34.8 percent of his shots (54-of-155) at home and 47.9 percent (70-of-146) on the road. FYI At least four buses carrying WSU fans will make the trip today, along with the cheerleaders, dance team and wolf mascot. Quote "We're just trying to win games. Don't for a second think that (speculation linking Brownell to the Indiana University job) is going to distract us from what we're paid to do — coach this team." — WSU coach Brad Brownell www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2008/02/27/ddn022808wsuprev.html
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Feb 27, 2008 23:05:36 GMT -5
Post by Raider Country on Feb 27, 2008 23:05:36 GMT -5
A lot at stake for Wright State, ButlerBy Marc Katz Staff Writer Thursday, February 28, 2008 FAIRBORN — It's not like they're going to have to reintroduce themselves, but it has been a long time since Wright State and Butler have met on a basketball court. Tonight, Feb. 28, as Butler plays to secure an outright Horizon League regular-season championship, and WSU plays to secure at least a second-place finish, it's been 82 days since the Raiders beat the Bulldogs at the Nutter Center. "That was a long time ago," WSU coach Brad Brownell said. "We play everybody else twice within three, four weeks. The way the schedule is this year, we played them first (after Valparaiso) and now we play them last. It's almost like we're playing a different team." On Dec. 8, reserve John David Gardner played a big role for the Raiders, scoring five points in 25 minutes. Big man Gavin Horne played a minor role, and freshman Troy Tabler was the only other player off the bench. Ronnie Thomas, another big man, did not play due to a foot injury. Butler had to play without senior and top 3-point shooter Pete Campbell, who was out with a knee injury. Even Butler coach Brad Stevens said of the Raiders, "It's a different team. And we had to play without Campbell." That's all in the past. What's important tonight is winning to get a good seed in the Horizon League tournament. "We've got to win, take care of business and beat Valparaiso (Saturday) and get some help," WSU senior Scottie Wilson said. If WSU wins out, and Detroit beats Butler on Saturday, WSU is the No. 1 tourney seed. While Butler has been successful at home, Wright State has won four of the last 12 meetings at Hinkle Fieldhouse, although the last meeting there wasn't good for the Raiders. Last season, WSU lost 73-42 at Butler before beating the Bulldogs twice. "The only edge they have is they're at home," Brownell said. "I wish the game was at the Nutter Center." Next game Who: Wright State (20-7, 12-4) at No. 14 Butler (25-3, 14-2) When: 9 p.m. today, Feb. 28 TV: ESPNU Radio: WONE-AM (980) www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2008/02/27/ddn022808wsubb.html
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