Big 10 Basketball Not Off To A Great Start

[mj4cy]

Wisky loses in OT to St. Marys (respectable program)
MSU goes down to Kentucky
Michigan holds off Appalachian State and gets outscored by 13 in the second half
Illinois needs OT to beat Nicholls
UC Riverside handles Nebraska at home


Not good for conference RPI. How will the media spin that they'll get their 10 tourney seeds?

 

[JM4CY]

The big 10 can always and forever EABOD.

 

[mj4cy]

The big 10 can always and forever EABOD.

I just couldn't help myself and start a thread already enjoying the trainwreck.

 

[moores2]

Pretty sure Wisky vs St. Mary's was neutral court correct?

 

[iahawks]

MSU will be alright. I figured they would lose last night and the game went exactly like I thought it would. Come March they will be in the final four again as a #2 seed.

 

[JP4CY]

Pretty sure Wisky vs St. Mary's was neutral court correct?

It was where we played Colorado, Sioux Falls Pentagon.
Hope we can get a game there again sometime. There was rumors a couple years ago about us playing Gonzaga, but that might have been at the Corn Palace and then we had that South Carolina game @ MSG instead.

 

[mj4cy]

Pretty sure Wisky vs St. Mary's was neutral court correct?

Good catch. Saw the box score and assumed Wisky was at home. I'll ammend the first post.

 

[isuno1fan]

This thread will age well I predict.

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[CyTwins]

This thread will age well I predict.

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The Big 12 will be better than the Big Ten in every metric again this year for like the millionth season in a row

 

[iahawks]

Good catch. Saw the box score and assumed Wisky was at home. I'll ammend the first post.

Plus, wasn't St. Mary's the team that was ranked in that game and not Wisconsin?

 

[CyTwins]

The Big 12 will be better than the Big Ten in every metric again this year for like the millionth season in a row

How is this optimistic @isuno1fan I mean when was the last time the Big 12 wasn't better than the Big Ten? Not sure why this year would be different

 

[HFCS]

The Big 12 will be better than the Big Ten in every metric again this year for like the millionth season in a row

The Big 12 problem is that sports media sucks at basic math.

Since it went to ten teams and dropped Neb/Colorado it's quite clearly been the toughest basketball conference top to bottom, especially after WVU came in.

The problem is pretty much everybody expects our 10 teams to have the same number of tourney bids as the 14 and 15 team conferences or the Big 12 is "not as good".

Happens in football too. The perception is just the total # and people can't do the math that we have 4-5 less teams.

 

[mj4cy]

Plus, wasn't St. Mary's the team that was ranked in that game and not Wisconsin?

Yep. I agree. It's not really as bad a loss knowing what I know now about St. Marys.

 

[JP4CY]

MSU will be alright. I figured they would lose last night and the game went exactly like I thought it would. Come March they will be in the final four again as a #2 seed.

How much money did you win?

 

[isuno1fan]

How is this optimistic @isuno1fan I mean when was the last time the Big 12 wasn't better than the Big Ten? Not sure why this year would be different

Hope you are correct. Just saying you and your ilk like to spread stuff that proves to be nonsense once it ages a bit. Better hope we do our part and beat Iowa at home.

 

[cyclones500]

The only real surprise based on most preseason forecasts I've seen, is Illinois struggling with Nicholls and how badly NU lost. Illinois is in the field in some bracket projections. NU is expected to struggle. U-M let the foot off the gas in the second half and nearly paid for it, but the cushion was large enough to endure.

Although this isn't a gospel-truth source, a handy point-of-reference from CBS 1-353.
35 Illinois
327 Nicholls

115 Nebraska
276 UC Riverside

 

[JP4CY]

Hope you are correct. Just saying you and your ilk like to spread stuff that proves to be nonsense once it ages a bit.

LOL

This thread will age well I predict.

not

 

[Rural]

It was where we played Colorado, Sioux Falls Pentagon.
Hope we can get a game there again sometime. There was rumors a couple years ago about us playing Gonzaga, but that might have been at the Corn Palace and then we had that South Carolina game @ MSG instead.

That was one ugly MF. (in Brooklyn)

 

[mj4cy]

This thread will age well I predict.

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It may not and I'll admit it if the Big10 does better than I expected. However I just feel like there will be a couple teams near the top, a few decent mid level teams and a whole lot of awful to prop up the average teams.

 

[mj4cy]

Tonight's games:

Green Bay @ Purdue
Cincinnati @ Ohio State (should be a fun one)