First off let me say congratulations to Scott Drew and the Baylor Bears. He has Baylor back from the ashes and has them ranked in the top 25 for the first time since 1969. In fact, he wasn’t even born yet! In only four years he has taken a program wracked by death and scandal and rebuilt them in his own image. Don’t underestimate that choir boy look, Scott learned how to build a program alongside his father (Homer) as they took Valparaiso from a little school in Indiana to the top of the heap. Can anybody forget the miracle shot by his brother Bryce in the NCAA tournament that led the Crusaders to the Sweet Sixteen? Well, don’t look now, the Baylor Bears are for real and knocking on the door of the NCAA tournament only two years after they were not allowed to play any non conference games.
Led by Austrailian import, Aaron Bruce, Baylor is on a two game road win streak and sits tied with Kansas at the top of the Big 12. Also, it should be noted that his father has Valpraiso in the top three of Horizon League in his first year in the conference.
Speaking of the Horizon League, can you believe Butler is still ranked after two losses in the conference. That show a lot of respect for the league. Granted they were road losses at Cleveland State (7-0 in the league and banging on the door) and at defending champions (Wright State) home court. However, Arizona State had the same thing happen and fell out of the top 25. Glad to see the Horizon League getting the due it deserves.
Gag Order
Coach Rick Majerus is in some hot water as he attended a Hillary Rodham Clinton rally. It seems that a reporter cornered him and asked his views on abortion. The quotable target Majerus told the reported he was pro choice and now has caught some grief for speaking his views. I thought we lived in America..
