Random B1G Chatter - Season Long Thread

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Azubuike24
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Jan 8, 2012 11:12pm
PSU>Purdue>Illinois>Gonzaga>Xavier>Vanderbilt>Marq uette>Wisconsin>UNLV>UNC<UNLV<Wichita State<Temple<Purdue<PSU

Goes full circle. PSU is better than themselves on any given night.
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dave
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Jan 8, 2012 11:44pm
that's not a circle.


Michigan saved their season today blowing out Wisconsin. First good win of the season since Memphis and UCLA don't look very good.
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vball10set
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Jan 9, 2012 8:18am
No B1G team has shown they can win against top competition on the road. OSU, tsun, MSU, Indiana all look good at home, but I'm waiting to see someone emerge as a tough team to beat anywhere (the Buckeyes took a step in that direction with a blowout win at Iowa).
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WebFire
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Jan 9, 2012 8:57am
dave;1044521 wrote:that's not a circle.


Michigan saved their season today blowing out Wisconsin. First good win of the season since Memphis and UCLA don't look very good.
Saved their season? :confused:
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Jan 9, 2012 10:29am
vball10set;1044640 wrote:No B1G team has shown they can win against top competition on the road. OSU, tsun, MSU, Indiana all look good at home, but I'm waiting to see someone emerge as a tough team to beat anywhere (the Buckeyes took a step in that direction with a blowout win at Iowa).
Sparty beat Wisky in Madison.
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ytownfootball
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Jan 9, 2012 10:31am
wildcats20;1044781 wrote:Sparty beat Wisky in Madison.
So too did Iowa, but I'm beginning to think Wisconsin is in trouble.
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vball10set
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Jan 9, 2012 10:35am
wildcats20;1044781 wrote:Sparty beat Wisky in Madison.
true, but so did Iowa :(
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wildcats20
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Jan 9, 2012 10:41am
Yeah, Wisky has now lost 3 in a row.

Iowa shot ~50% in Madison. Honestly, I don't think that has ever happened lol
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centralbucksfan
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Jan 9, 2012 10:52am
vball10set;1044640 wrote:No B1G team has shown they can win against top competition on the road. OSU, tsun, MSU, Indiana all look good at home, but I'm waiting to see someone emerge as a tough team to beat anywhere (the Buckeyes took a step in that direction with a blowout win at Iowa).
What team in the country has shown this? UK got beat @ IU. I am not sure 'Cuse has played a quality road game to date. UNC has two road losses. Mizzou just went on the road and got ripped. There is a reason quality road wins are tough to come by.
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vball10set
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Jan 9, 2012 11:00am
centralbucksfan;1044836 wrote:What team in the country has shown this? UK got beat @ IU. I am not sure 'Cuse has played a quality road game to date. UNC has two road losses. Mizzou just went on the road and got ripped. There is a reason quality road wins are tough to come by.
You are correct, but since this is a B1G thread, my focus was on the B1G ;)
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vball10set
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Jan 9, 2012 4:09pm
http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010912aab.html
Buckeyes' Sullinger named Player of the Week
Jan. 9, 2012

Player of the Week
Jared Sullinger, Ohio State
C/F &#8211; 6-9 &#8211; Columbus, Ohio &#8211; Northland
  • Averaged a double-double in wins over Nebraska and Iowa, posting 23.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game
  • Recorded 19 points and 12 rebounds in Ohio State&#8217;s 71-40 win over Nebraska
  • Poured in 28 points and added eight rebounds and four steals in the Buckeyes&#8217; 76-47 road win over Iowa
  • Earns his fifth career Player of the Week award and first this season
  • Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Deshaun Thomas (Dec. 19, 2011)
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dave
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Jan 9, 2012 5:56pm
WebFire;1044662 wrote:Saved their season? :confused:
A loss at home with their upcoming schedule could have sent them in a downward spiral. Now they have some breathing room.
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Jan 11, 2012 9:16pm
Michigan needed OT to beat Northwestern at home. Still not sold on them as being that good. At least, not top 15 in the country good.
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WebFire
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Jan 11, 2012 9:36pm
Mulva;1048784 wrote:Michigan needed OT to beat Northwestern at home. Still not sold on them as being that good. At least, not top 15 in the country good.
Definitely not consistent enough.
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centralbucksfan
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Jan 11, 2012 9:39pm
Mulva;1048784 wrote:Michigan needed OT to beat Northwestern at home. Still not sold on them as being that good. At least, not top 15 in the country good.
NW isn't a bad team. UM is hard to figure out to date. Just when you think they aren't looking good, they look good. As Web said, consistancy issue.
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Jan 11, 2012 9:42pm
That stretch they have coming up starting and ending with MSU is brutal. I guess they'll have plenty of chances to prove themselves there.
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Jan 12, 2012 8:48pm
Minnesota-Indiana in the Gus Johnson special tonight. Its going to be a dandy.
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Jan 12, 2012 10:06pm
Terry_Tate;1050148 wrote:Minnesota-Indiana in the Gus Johnson special tonight. Its going to be a dandy.

You weren't kidding.
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Jan 12, 2012 10:09pm
Zeller is pretty clutch. Gus finish.
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Jan 12, 2012 10:15pm
Yesssss finally get that B1G win, good one for my Gophs
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dave
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Jan 12, 2012 10:21pm
That's a really bad loss for Indiana, with Minnesota's upcoming schedule they have a chance to get back on track.

You won't see two road teams pull off an upset in the B1G many nights.
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Jan 12, 2012 10:24pm
Gophers basically have to be 3-4 going into the MSU game (wins @ PSU, vs NW) then they have 6 home and 4 away to end the year, and get Nebraska twice. Wouldn't be terribly surprised if the Gophers end up around 8-10 or 7-11 in the league this year ... which would be pretty decent considering they started 0-4.
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dave
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Jan 12, 2012 10:29pm
I'd say that's pretty optimistic but you never know. They didn't exactly look good tonight, although nobody has in Bloomington.
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vball10set
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Jan 13, 2012 8:03am
dave;1050287 wrote:That's a really bad loss for Indiana, with Minnesota's upcoming schedule they have a chance to get back on track.

You won't see two road teams pull off an upset in the B1G many nights.
Excellent win for the Gophers, but wtf's going on in West Lafayette? thank god we don't have to go there, though, 'cause Hummel would prolly go off for 40 in the upset :(
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ytownfootball
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Jan 13, 2012 8:24am
IU shot it's wad against the Bucks and shit the bed against Minny. That has to be disappointing to some.

That's def one in the "bad loss" column