Games Thread

[Dan]

Welcome to the (non-IL) men's college basketball games thread.

 

[RepIll]

1st

 

[frozenrope9190]

I love the beginning of college hoops season.

 

[SkyysNotFalling]

Nova/Notre Dame to kick the season off!

Both teams looking to get early threes in transition. 27-24 Nova 6:05 left in the first half…

Expect to see an emphasis on early transition 3’s and getting the ball up and down all across college basketball.

I think the game is starting to catch up to the NBA style and analytics.

 

[ChiTown]

Oh my the season started already.

 

[Altgeld's Bells]

I forgot Kevin Willard went to Villanova. It's been nice not having to see his smug face during the B10 season.

 

[ChiefGritty]

I forgot Kevin Willard went to Villanova. It's been nice not having to see his smug face during the B10 season.

If they get the same Pope boost factor the White Sox did they might be a problem

 

[Altgeld's Bells]

ND has a Braden Smith that also wears #3.

 

[EmeraldCityIllini]

ND has a Braden Smith that also wears #3.

Haha we played him when was at Colgate I believe.

Really nice player. Got run for Gonzaga too

 

[EmeraldCityIllini]

Suigo looks MASSIVE. Has fluidity of movement too, can see why everyone loves him.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

ND beats Villanova 74-72

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

As of the preseason / early season, the Big Ten has a clear 5 worst teams: Oregon, Washington, Northwestern, Penn State, Rutgers.

 

[NarrowJ]

As of the preseason / early season, the Big Ten has a clear 5 worst teams: Oregon, Washington, Northwestern, Penn State, Rutgers.

Minnesota is down there as well. Cade Tyson can change that but as of right now he's awaiting a final decision on the challenging of the NCAA's 5-in-5 rule (he's filed in Colorado, it appears).

 

[RabidDawgClassic]

Minnesota is down there as well. Cade Tyson can change that but as of right now he's awaiting a final decision on the challenging of the NCAA's 5-in-5 rule (he's filed in Colorado, it appears).

So are all these players going to actually play at the start of the season or will they sit out awaiting final approval?

 

[NarrowJ]

So are all these players going to actually play at the start of the season or will they sit out awaiting final approval?

You know, it’s wild trying to track all of it. A lot of guys, I believe, are playing under TROs and preliminary injunctions which can be dissolved or overturned (which has happened in a few cases already). Have to wonder if you’ll see players ruled ineligible mid-season.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

So are all these players going to actually play at the start of the season or will they sit out awaiting final approval?

The guys who are currently eligible will play.

The guys who are not currently eligible will not play.

If at some point during the season, someone who was ineligible becomes eligible, or someone who was eligible becomes ineligible… that’s when things will get really ugly.

 

[Oranges]

Grambling and NIU at 2am is exactly how I wanted to start my week

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Biggest games of opening tonight:

Florida/Miami
IowaState/Memphis
BYU/OhioState
Purdue/Gonzaga
Arizona/UCLA

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2117326445278343355

 

[drsmitty74]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2117326445278343355

Went to check Tigerboard, just to see the reaction...........woopsy....

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Here are some non-cupcake games featuring some of our opponents this year over the first two weeks! All times are CST.

WEEK ONE
Monday, November 2
6:30 pm on TNT - #15 Gonzaga vs. Purdue (Las Vegas, NV)
8:00 pm on FS1 - Ohio State vs. #25 BYU (Salt Lake City, UT)
9:00 pm on TNT - #5 Arizona vs. #22 UCLA (Las Vegas, NV)

Friday, November 6
6:00 pm on ESPNU - Saint Louis vs. Missouri (St. Louis, MO)
7:00 pm on TNT - #16 Michigan vs. #4 UConn (Boston, MA)

Saturday, November 7
6:00 pm on FS1 - Nebraska vs. Providence (Uncasville, CT)
6:30 pm on Peacock - Maryland at Georgetown

Sunday, November 8
10:00 pm on The CW - Wichita State vs. #21 USC (Stateline, NV)

WEEK TWO
Monday, November 9
5:30 pm on FS1 - Syracuse vs. Indiana (Indianapolis, IN)
6:00 pm on ESPN Plus - Minnesota at Cincinnati

Tuesday, November 10
6:00 pm on ESPN - #2 Duke vs. #6 Michigan State (Chicago, IL)
6:00 pm on FS1 - Virginia Tech vs. Iowa (Sioux City, IA)

Wednesday, November 11
6:00 pm on FS1 - Marquette at #16 Michigan
10:00 pm on ESPN2 - #21 USC at Cal

Friday, November 13
6:00 pm on ESPN2 - Georgia at North Carolina
6:30 pm on TNT - Ohio State at #4 UConn
7:00 / 8:00 pm on BTN - DePaul at Northwestern
7:00 pm on Peacock - #9 Virginia at Maryland

Saturday, November 14
6:00 pm on ESPN Plus - Washington at Utah

Sunday, November 15
1:30 pm on Peacock - Missouri vs. Marquette (Chicago, IL)
2:00 pm on FS1 - Creighton vs. Iowa (Des Moines, IA)

Apologies if I missed any. I didn't realize that the Big Ten had so many statement opportunities as early as tonight! I will also be curious to see what the crowd for SLU / Mizzou at the Enterprise Center looks like.