[flameshaw]

Until someone steps up and knocks them off, WU is still the class of the league. Any of us here would be as justifiably proud if we were in WU shoes. That being said, I like where we are headed and think we will be in the hunt in another year or two.

[paradox]

I doubt you'll have to wait a year or two.

My guess is that LU will be the overwhelming favorite heading into next year.

[Rocketfan]

Eh, WU just played a bad second half. Everything was icing on the cake after winning the Big South though this year. Had we not won last year I would have been more disappointed.

As for the haters, your team was home watching I must remind you.

As for the future, WU's bench outscored every other team's bench in the Big South by over 100 points. The program rolls on....

You scored 11 second half points....radford could have done that.....you nearly set an NCAA record for least amount of points in a half. If you call the icing, i think you smoked something before you ate your cake.

[horrez]

I doubt you'll have to wait a year or two.

My guess is that LU will be the overwhelming favorite heading into next year.

I agree. After all, LU will have the young Curry (the new "Great Hope" of Liberty). I'm sure he'll be able to follow the previous "Great Hope", that ACC point guard Bannister... hold on... Bannister didn't lead LU to a championship? Huh... Well, there was the "Great Hope" before him, that Big East guard Brewington... wait... he didn't lead LU to a championship either? Hmmm... Well, you'll always have 2004 I guess.

Does Winthrop have a ton coming back? No. Does anyone in the Big South? No. Will this be the last championship year for Winthrop? Perhaps, but please forgive me and other Winthrop fans if we don't think that. You see, 2004 was also suppose to mark the end of the "Winthrop Era" in the Big South. What happened after that? A junior with a bunch of sophomores and freshmen went on to win the Big South. Last summer I kept hearing that Winthrop's days at the top were over because Marshall and the Big 3 were all gone. But what happened? Winthrop won again. Now it's, well... Marshall's players are going to graduate. Now Winthrop's days at the top are over! So, what will be the rallying cry this time next year if Winthrop again wins the Big South?

Really, I think it's great for Liberty fans to think they'll win next year. I thought it was great that High Point fans thought they could win this year. But don't act like Winthrop fans are crazy for thinking we have as good a shot as anyone to win next year.

[BJWilliams]

I actually had Winthrop in the upset in this game so seeing them lay that big an egg in the second half surprised me. (Here's hoping they won't revoke my membership for picking them)

[horrez]

I actually had Winthrop in the upset in this game so seeing them lay that big an egg in the second half surprised me. (Here's hoping they won't revoke my membership for picking them)

Good luck with that. The first half went like I thought it would. The second half... not so much.

I will say if Liberty ever gets a chance to play either Washington State (or Gonzaga for that matter) then you will be in for a treat. The fans from both schools that have been on our board have shown themselves to be good people.

[uncafan]

Eh, WU just played a bad second half. .... The program rolls on....

I'll tell ya, If it wasn't for those bad second halves.

Are you really Mel Hankinson in disguise or perhaps a close relative?

I mean Asheville was right in it against OSU, except for the last 10 minutes of the second half...

jeewhiz, Asheville played pretty good against OSU and actually played better, except for the 25 turnovers.

Sorry i have a sarcastic streak going right now...I'll stop soon.

[Realist]

I doubt you'll have to wait a year or two.

My guess is that LU will be the overwhelming favorite heading into next year.

I agree. After all, LU will have the young Curry (the new "Great Hope" of Liberty). I'm sure he'll be able to follow the previous "Great Hope", that ACC point guard Bannister... hold on... Bannister didn't lead LU to a championship? Huh... Well, there was the "Great Hope" before him, that Big East guard Brewington... wait... he didn't lead LU to a championship either? Hmmm... Well, you'll always have 2004 I guess.

Does Winthrop have a ton coming back? No. Does anyone in the Big South? No. Will this be the last championship year for Winthrop? Perhaps, but please forgive me and other Winthrop fans if we don't think that. You see, 2004 was also suppose to mark the end of the "Winthrop Era" in the Big South. What happened after that? A junior with a bunch of sophomores and freshmen went on to win the Big South. Last summer I kept hearing that Winthrop's days at the top were over because Marshall and the Big 3 were all gone. But what happened? Winthrop won again. Now it's, well... Marshall's players are going to graduate. Now Winthrop's days at the top are over! So, what will be the rallying cry this time next year if Winthrop again wins the Big South?

Really, I think it's great for Liberty fans to think they'll win next year. I thought it was great that High Point fans thought they could win this year. But don't act like Winthrop fans are crazy for thinking we have as good a shot as anyone to win next year.

I think this pretty much says it all. I really think pair a sox is panfan. Or maybe Greg Oden. He says the same thing year after year and it never comes true. Maybe it will one day, and he won't look like a complete idiot for once.

[paradox]

It's true that I liked Bannister, and I still do, but I never claimed an LU title this year. My anticipation from the begining was WU, and later, UNCA. I actually picked Peale as my coach of the year, Gaynor as my defensive player of the year, and Gaynor & Jenkins as first-teamers. I had Bannister as a second-teamer. Look it up.




If winthropers can come on here with gargantuan boasting about a team that is 1-10 in the tourney and somehow compare yourselves to the likes of Gonzaga, then LU fans certainly have the right to call you on it, and anticipate a new era in LU basketball on an LU message board.



I think that LU fans have been pretty tame thus far---possibly even timid. However, it all changes from here on out. The tide has officially turned. Our time starts now.



If the name Curry sends shivers down your spine, then you may want to carefully consider where you are when you post here.
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[horrez]

I think that LU fans have been pretty tame thus far---possibly even timid. However, it all changes from here on out. The tide has officially turned. Our time starts now.

Would you say the landscape is changing?

[Cider Jim]

I think that LU fans have been pretty tame thus far---possibly even timid.

Those are 2 words that I would never have associated with Super Jon & his 10 closest friends.

[Realist]

I think that LU fans have been pretty tame thus far---possibly even timid. However, it all changes from here on out. The tide has officially turned. Our time starts now.

Would you say the landscape is changing?

I'll give you this, I love the goonies too. "It's our time, right now, down here" or something like that.

[SuperJon]

I think that LU fans have been pretty tame thus far---possibly even timid. However, it all changes from here on out. The tide has officially turned. Our time starts now.

Would you say the landscape is changing?

Nah, cause the normal good stuff will still be there. We're just adding some nice things to go with it.

[RagingTireFire]

I think that LU fans have been pretty tame thus far---possibly even timid. However, it all changes from here on out. The tide has officially turned. Our time starts now.

Would you say the landscape is changing?

I think horrez is making a panfan joke here.

[SuperJon]

I know. I just went with it.