That's fair. I don't think Iowa is built to compete with elite teams. Michigan just beat them by 22 eleven days ago and I have zero fear against them in the BTT. I will also be taking the money line against them in the second round of the NCAA tournament sight unseen.
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That's fair. I don't think Iowa is built to compete with elite teams. Michigan just beat them by 22 eleven days ago and I have zero fear against them in the BTT. I will also be taking the money line against them in the second round of the NCAA tournament sight unseen.
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And he has Wisonsin at #12...smh
texillwek
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Sounds like he pissed off some Gary Parrish last year with his ranking "formula":
AP voter who left Auburn off ballot explains reasoning: ‘They were right on the edge of the poll’
Jesse Newell of the Kansas City Star got "poll attacked" by CBS' Gary Parrish for leaving Auburn out of the top 25.
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Poll Attacks: Why one AP voter omitted 19-2 Auburn from ballot after win over Kentucky
Bruce Pearl's Tigers are coming off a huge victory, and should be on every AP Top 25 ballot
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Rumor has it that Bobby is still pissing right now..This reminds me of '88-'89. Indiana won the Big 10 title because we lost 4 games when Kendall Gill was injured and out of the lineup. We had lost zero games with Kendall in the lineup. We beat Indiana twice. The selection committee gave ILLINOIS a 1-seed and I believe Indiana got a 2-seed. Bobby Knight was pissed.
All that matters is we end up a 1 seed so the Zags or Baylor aren't in our bracket
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Hochman: Illinois has a championship look as Dosunmu sports his 'Zorro' look
“I feel like a superhero with the black mask on,” he says.
Benjamin Hochman
I see Zorro out there. Others suggested Batman. Or Black Panther. Or, as Illinois coach Brad Underwood said, Catwoman.
But I see Zorro — the understated black mask wrapped around the top part of his face, holes for his purposeful pupils. And as Ayo Dosunmu activates in the backcourt, he slashes through the defense — Zig! Zag! Zig! — like Zorro cutting his trademark “Z” with a sword.
“I feel like a superhero with the black mask on,” Dosunmu said.
“I enjoy it — it makes me focus in more,” he said via the postgame Zoom conference. “Every shot I’m shooting, in my head, I look at it as extra contesting in my face. So I try to focus in even more and dial in even more on my technique.”
What a cool approach. He is so likeable. Perhaps even some Mizzou or Michigan fans could admit it.
But in practice the day before, Dosunmu’s defense was deplorable. He admitted that Underwood “went so crazy on me” for his play. And you know what? Dosunmu welcomed it.
“Great players — truly great players — always want to be pushed,” Underwood said. “And that’s one thing I respect about Ayo. There’s something about (players with) greatness — they’re never satisfied. Ayo was not good defensively — and I told him he might have the shortest comeback in history (if he played that way against the Buckeyes). But gosh darn it, he loves that. He doesn’t want to be coddled and told he’s great. He thrives on that. And that’s a blast to coach. It’s called character. And we’ve got a whole bunch of character in our locker room.”
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And we’ve got a whole bunch of character in our locker room.”
Say's it all for me......
I wouldn't take Iowa. Michigan matches up really well with Iowa (as we do) with really good perimeter defenders and a guy that bully Garza in the post.
skyIdub
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I think Brooks being injured makes a difference there. Maybe not a big enough one, but I think he matters a lot to their perimeter defense.
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And their depth
I refuse to accept this hypothetical for any purpose.
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Agreed - although being the #3 overall seed ahead of Michigan has some benefits, given we would get the lower ranked non-Big Ten #2 seed (likely Houston rather than Alabama) in our bracket and the weaker non-big ten 4 seed. It also means we avoid Gonzaga until the NC, which is a plus
If we win the Big Ten tournament or even get to the finals and Michigan doesn't - we have a strong case to be ahead of them. If we play well we can beat anyone, but it's always better to have a path with slightly more favorable matchups
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