Wisconsin played at Ohio State and lost handily. And those same two teams play again tonight. But other than that, correct the contenders haven’t really played each other yet.
Pregame: Illinois vs Michigan, Friday, January 14th, 8:00pm CT, FS1
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skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Of course, everything with Kofi is huge
That makes me wonder how much say the coach had in that decision. I've spent time around several college hockey programs, and I can't imagine coaches or players not wanting to play good competition. It depends on just how shorthanded they were, I suppose, but every team plays a Friday-Saturday duo during the season. In some conference playoff setups, they can even play three nights in a row. It sounds like the athletic department has embraced ducking as a departmental policy.
Edit: Upon further review, the decision was made by the athletic department and medical staff. The coach wasn't involved at all. They had five players away playing in the World Juniors, some injured, and some sick. They probably were pretty short, but agreeing to play the #18 team (Michigan Tech), and bowing out of playing the #4 team (Western Michigan) does smell a little like a duck.
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Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck..........................
Hope it's not on Curbelo!
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
Me too. That said, I have no problem whatsoever with him jumping off the bench when the Nebraska player waved his arm in front of Trent on the FTA. Bush league stuff and it warranted a strong reaction. Am glad that Papi is fully engaged.
I'd like to see them try that crap with Kofi. It'd be the biggest mistake of their lives.
USAFILLINI
- Florida
Who was it that posted the prediction on the spreads and score? Alamo?
sacraig
- The desert
We all know that if Curbelo gets called for a T, there is a subset of this board that will rejoice and say it shows how engaged he still is with this team.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
There's a certain Big Ten basketball referee who can attest to that.
alamocityillini
- San Antonio
They will post it first thing tomorrow.
Playing the Illini is a significant part of "the gauntlet". Can't wait to see how it goes.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
Is it Friday yet?
Could be another big opportunity for Omar Payne to step up. He is a good matchup for Michigan's length.
sacraig
- The desert
sacraig
- The desert
I must be the only person who just isn't all that impressed by Dickinson. He's good, sure. But I think it's laughable he was flirting with the draft. But a bunch of people who know more about basketball than me seemed to think it was reasonable, so who knows.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Pffffft.....Payne is strong enough. You need to read the reports from practice against Kofi.
And also remember that Hunter is half the man he thinks he is.
One more sleep
If the AP doesn't watch it, does it even matter? This crap is all made up anyway. I don't get excited until mid Feb.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
A look at the top of the Big Ten standings as we head into Thursday and Friday's games:
1. #10 Michigan State: 5-0
1. #25 Illinois: 5-0
2. #13 Wisconsin: 4-1
2. #16 Ohio State: 4-1
3. Indiana: 3-2
3. Rutgers: 3-2
4. Purdue: 2-2
Huge game tonight with OSU at Wisconsin, as the winner will keep pace with MSU and Illinois, while the loser could theoretically be tied with Indiana. On another tangent, though, Iowa could knock Indiana back down into the pack by beating them tonight in Iowa City. MSU hosts Northwestern on Saturday, so we REALLY need to beat Michigan to keep up with them. If we could beat a talented-if-underachieving Michigan team while MSU is beating yet another bottom four team at home, we'd continue to put ourselves in great shape.
If every team that is favored wins their games the rest of the week (OSU/UW is really the only matchup with two teams near the top), the standings will look like this when #7 Purdue comes to town to face a soldout State Farm Center:
1. #10 Michigan State: 6-0
1. #25 Illinois: 6-0
2. #13 Wisconsin: 5-1
3. #16 Ohio State: 5-2
4. Purdue: 3-2
5. Indiana: 3-3
5. Rutgers: 3-3
In other words, if we can take care of Michigan and hold down homecourt vs. Purdue to beat them ... we can be looking at 7-0 as MSU faces its next two games at Wisconsin and at Illinois. Beating Michigan leaves us with win-win, HUGE opportunities coming up at home!
EDIT: I guess we play at Maryland next Friday?? Haha, my bad.
1. #10 Michigan State: 5-0
1. #25 Illinois: 5-0
2. #13 Wisconsin: 4-1
2. #16 Ohio State: 4-1
3. Indiana: 3-2
3. Rutgers: 3-2
4. Purdue: 2-2
Huge game tonight with OSU at Wisconsin, as the winner will keep pace with MSU and Illinois, while the loser could theoretically be tied with Indiana. On another tangent, though, Iowa could knock Indiana back down into the pack by beating them tonight in Iowa City. MSU hosts Northwestern on Saturday, so we REALLY need to beat Michigan to keep up with them. If we could beat a talented-if-underachieving Michigan team while MSU is beating yet another bottom four team at home, we'd continue to put ourselves in great shape.
If every team that is favored wins their games the rest of the week (OSU/UW is really the only matchup with two teams near the top), the standings will look like this when #7 Purdue comes to town to face a soldout State Farm Center:
1. #10 Michigan State: 6-0
1. #25 Illinois: 6-0
2. #13 Wisconsin: 5-1
3. #16 Ohio State: 5-2
4. Purdue: 3-2
5. Indiana: 3-3
5. Rutgers: 3-3
In other words, if we can take care of Michigan and hold down homecourt vs. Purdue to beat them ... we can be looking at 7-0 as MSU faces its next two games at Wisconsin and at Illinois. Beating Michigan leaves us with win-win, HUGE opportunities coming up at home!
EDIT: I guess we play at Maryland next Friday?? Haha, my bad.
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Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Yep, it will be kind of weird, where the rankings come out "live" as our game starts, haha.
Calillini
Now appearing in Tampa
And the problem with that is……?
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