by Grons » October 30th, 2014, 12:23 pm
uniftw, I wasn't trying to "belittle" UNI's team, fans, or program. UNI deserves respect and has it from me and many others in and out of the Valley. The point I was trying to make was you didn't win the conference title last year...You haven't won it yet with the current group of guys you have either.
I just find it funny that some people think UNI is going to be the only "real" competition to WSU and some are going as far to say they will be 14-4 in conference play. The Redbirds split with UNI last year and UNI only won 1 more conference game then us...I could go on and on about all the adversity we faced last year too(most inexperienced team in the nation, 2 guys over 6"4 majority of the season,etc). Evansville and MSU surely don't think UNI is the only competition to WSU.
One thing is for sure, The Redbirds are bigger and more athletic then they were last year. Our new found height will afford us the opportunity to play different defense sets other than a zone. We will look like a different team out there, but we still have our two best pieces coming back in Lynch and Knight. We also have a ton of solid role players coming back. We are deep. It's going to be a fun year for the Birds. Good luck to all!