UI has a higher winning % if they beat OSU and Michigan loses twice to MSU.
B1G Conference Title to be awarded based upon winning %
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TheFameProtector
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This is some bullllllllllll on so many levels, BUT...this team does well when it feels slighted. So keep the slights coming. They can have the regular season title with the asterisk by it. Our guys have been very clear they care more about the games when its win or go home, and I am all for that attitude. Still us against the world. Let's just give them a reminder of their mistake when we see em in the BTT.
The games that weren't rescheduled were @Penn St, Indiana at home and @Northwestern. Ducking the competition is a bit strong.
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Any team can lose on any given night in this league. This is not some hyperbolic statement.
Yes, it's likely they would win those games.
I believe that Michigan played poorly last night in large part because of Illinois' defense. But it did have something to do with them being flat, I'd guess. They could be flat against those teams. It's why you play the games.
Maryland had a terrible record when they played us in Champaign and Ayala was out. It was very likely that we would win that game. Please adjust our record accordingly.
Am I wrong.. or is this right...
We win at OSU and Michigan Splits with MSU.. we win the regular season title.. We could be playing for the #1 seed in the big on Saturday vs OSU if Michigan loses Thursday...
it would be 80% us 78% them on their games..
am I wrong?
We win at OSU and Michigan Splits with MSU.. we win the regular season title.. We could be playing for the #1 seed in the big on Saturday vs OSU if Michigan loses Thursday...
it would be 80% us 78% them on their games..
am I wrong?
You are wrong. 14-3 is 82%.
The home loss to Maryland looms huge in this discussion....but not as huge as Michigan and the B1G not making every effort to have the Wolves make up every game they opted not to play.......regardless. Both took the easy path....Illini did not....and karma will get you in the end. I certainly would prefer a B1G tournament banner this year to go right next to a 2021 FF banner.....and those will make this thread forgotten.
"Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference."
The University of Illinois Fighting Illini basketball team can control many possible outcomes yet....I thing they will be focused and courageous in getting them done.
"Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference."
The University of Illinois Fighting Illini basketball team can control many possible outcomes yet....I thing they will be focused and courageous in getting them done.
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Michigan lost by 17 to a 6-12 minnesota team but cant lose to PSU or IU? They beat PSU by 3 at home, so yeah they can easily lose at happy valley
I believe kenpom probabilities had it at 50/50 theyd win all 3 games (just on teh math)
Even if you consider Michigan has a 80% chance to win each of its 3 games (conservative estimate), 80% * 80% * 80% = 51.2% chance to win all 3 games. Share the title if Illini are 0.5 games ahead as of Sunday.
MDchicago
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Completely agree. Should be an easy call, given the circumstances (imbalance in number of games played, one team playing more at home than on the road, potential for alternative outcomes if full schedule was played, not to mention Covid) and one-off nature (unlikely to be repeated anytime soon, and an equitable precedent if it is).
Perhaps easier for a more seasoned commissioner to see and act on the equities than the a newcomer, but does not seem like the time to engage in technocratic decision-making given everything all of these kids and teams have been through.
I had them playing 18 games not 17 ..
Does Juwanna Man get a $ bonus for B1G championship? I never put much emphasis on the conference titles in comparison to ncaa tourney but it would suck for your team's mindset going into the big dance knowing your coach didn't have confidence that you could win against those ranked below you.
GrayGhost77
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IlliniRon
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It doesn't really matter if Michigan squeaks into the Championship based on this ruling, which is lame. There's more basketball to play after the regular season, and it doesn't even matter much if you are seeded 1 or 2 in the NCAA tourney.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Have less 2 seeds won the tourney because they began the tourney on the 2 line? Or because better teams are typically 1 seeds? Meaning, is it more about the team? Or more about the seeding? If we put each of those 1 seeds on the 2 line, would their results have been different? Or the same?
It’s a hypothetical question, of course, no way to know for sure. But my guess is: it’s more about the individual teams that earned a 1 seed than it is the line they began the tournament on.
That doesn't mean it doesn't matter if you get a 1 or 2 seed.
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This- it’s actually pretty important what seed we are, especially this year to be able to avoid Gonzaga and Baylor until the FF
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In order for him to whine, he’d have to admit we are good (which he has completely failed to mention in any of his Interviews). That would be sweet.
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See Iowa losing to Indiana...twice
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