loyola

[jucofan1]

Loyola has great team chemistry, passes great and superb defense. Seems everyone on team can shoot the long ball but they can really attack the basket. They are an impressive team.

[Dick Vitale]

LUC is impressive. Can't be happy enough for their success.

Belian was very kind in his words about LUC after his victory last night. Can't wait to see this one play out.

[udballer]

I can't think of many things more enjoyable than watching Michigan lose to Loyola Chicago.

[Tacitus651]

I can't think of many things more enjoyable than watching Michigan lose to Loyola Chicago.

Watching Vowels walk to his car carrying a banker's box full of his personal belongings?

[uofdfan1983]

How about watching our Titans in the Final Four? As much as I will enjoy watching Loyola from afar, feeling a familial connection, it's not nearly the same as being there for the Final Four in person to watch my team.

Something most people thought would be impossible for Loyola to accomplish, yet here they are. They were doormats for decades; even when we were bad, they would be worse than us.

No reason we can't accomplish the same feat. How bout channeling our energies in a positive direction instead of just dumping on each other? This should be a motivating example; a path to follow for us.

One thing I have learned: nobody cares about us, nobody takes care of us, except us. We need to build OUR program, not wait and expect someone else to do it for us.

[StJoeUofD]

I couldn't agree with you more, Tom. Unfortunately, I don't remember who said this, but I always loved the quote "The comeback is always greater than the setback."

[udballer]

I have a feeling my positive outlook will return with a vengeance the moment the new staff arrives.

[ptctitan]

How about watching our Titans in the Final Four? As much as I will enjoy watching Loyola from afar, feeling a familial connection, it's not nearly the same as being there for the Final Four in person to watch my team.

Something most people thought would be impossible for Loyola to accomplish, yet here they are. They were doormats for decades; even when we were bad, they would be worse than us.

No reason we can't accomplish the same feat. How bout channeling our energies in a positive direction instead of just dumping on each other? This should be a motivating example; a path to follow for us.

One thing I have learned: nobody cares about us, nobody takes care of us, except us. We need to build OUR program, not wait and expect someone else to do it for us.

+100, Tom.

[NC Titan]

Kansas beats Duke. They're still riding the emotion and euphoria of beating us in the tournament a few years back.

[upbasketballfan]

I can't think of many things more enjoyable than watching Michigan lose to Loyola Chicago.

I don't think this is going to happen. In my opinion Loyola will be fortunate to keep the game close.

[udballer]

I can't think of many things more enjoyable than watching Michigan lose to Loyola Chicago.

I don't think this is going to happen. In my opinion Loyola will be fortunate to keep the game close.

I guess we'll have to wait and see. In my opinion, Loyola has definitely beaten better teams on their way to the Final 4. Other than (potentially) Houston, they are the best team that Michigan will have faced to this point. Naturally, if Michigan shoots the lights out like they did against A&M, they can beat anybody... but if they shoot like they did for 75% of their games this tournament, they'll probably be going home.

[Tacitus651]

Most amazing to me, Loyola is having all this success with only one Canadian player on the roster. And, he doesn't even play this season. And, he's not even coastal Canadian. He's an interior Canadian. Everyone knows the best Canadian ballers come from the coasts. Somehow, Porter Moser found a way to win without coastal Canadian talent.

[udballer]

Most amazing to me, Loyola is having all this success with only one Canadian player on the roster. And, he doesn't even play this season. And, he's not even coastal Canadian. He's an interior Canadian. Everyone knows the best Canadian ballers come from the coasts. Somehow, Porter Moser found a way to win without coastal Canadian talent.

I didn't even dig deep into the roster. Nice research, Tacitus! They've most definitely made their run with smoke-and-mirrors, then. I guess I just naturally assumed that they had a player or two from Annacis Island or Halifax.

[upbasketballfan]

I was way off on this one I thought Michigan would blow Loyola out. I was expecting Michigan to have a 10-12 pt. lead at the half, not be trailing by 7.

[ptctitan]

Thought that Bacari's tweet (now taken down by him) of Crying Jordan superimposed on Sister Jean was classless and makes me now question why I ever exerted any energy defending him on this board. You don't do that to the 98 year old team chaplain of any university. Let alone a wheelchair bound 98 year old nun. Obviously, he did not learn the proper lesson from his leave of absence last November.

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2018/03/31/michigan-basketball-sister-jean-crying-jordan/476332002/

Totally classless.