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crazy we only moved up 4 when Wisc only fell 2. If we had lost, at home, to the worst team in the big ten, we would have fallen waaay more than 2 spots. Voters still don't trust us.![]()
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Ohio State nowhere to be seen in Top 25.crazy we only moved up 4 when Wisc only fell 2. If we had lost, at home, to the worst team in the big ten, we would have fallen waaay more than 2 spots. Voters still don't trust us.
Wisconsin gets way too much respect from the media. Their resume is not any better than ours. I know they beat Purdue twice but that's it. We beat the same teams they did but did it better. They lost to MSU, Rutgers, and Nebraska at home, didn't have to play @Iowa or @Michigan. Our losses at home were to Purdue and OSU, swept MSU, Michigan, and Iowa. And the most important thing is we beat them head to head by 13 points.crazy we only moved up 4 when Wisc only fell 2. If we had lost, at home, to the worst team in the big ten, we would have fallen waaay more than 2 spots. Voters still don't trust us.
If any of the voters watch our games, and I question that, they would see what we see: chronic inconsistency, frequent periods of stagnant offense, and a two dimensional offensive attack: 3 pts or Kofi.crazy we only moved up 4 when Wisc only fell 2. If we had lost, at home, to the worst team in the big ten, we would have fallen waaay more than 2 spots. Voters still don't trust us.
Except when your avatar is on the floor. Then the range of outcomes increases and the tails of the probability distribution get fat.If any of the voters watch our games, and I question that, they would see what we see: chronic inconsistency, frequent periods of stagnant offense, and a two dimensional offensive attack: 3 pts or Kofi.
I graduated in the mid 90's.....I was not out of place and neither was my 13 year old son!That game was great last night. I wanted to joint the court storming but may have been out of place since I graduated in 2006.
As an Illini alum living in Bettendorf, Ain’t Nothing better than beating the Hawkeyes!
Thank you. I wanted to say that but it sounds better coming from someone elseExcept when your avatar is on the floor. Then the range of outcomes increases and the tails of the probability distribution get fat.
Lunardi still has Wisconsin projected as a 2 seed after their loss to Nebraska. He has ILLINOIS as a 4 seed.Wisconsin gets way too much respect from the media. Their resume is not any better than ours. I know they beat Purdue twice but that's it. We beat the same teams they did but did it better. They lost to MSU, Rutgers, and Nebraska at home, didn't have to play @Iowa or @Michigan. Our losses at home were to Purdue and OSU, swept MSU, Michigan, and Iowa. And the most important thing is we beat them head to head by 13 points.
Anyway it doesn't matter all that much we're B1G champs but it is a little frustrating to see them get the respect I don't think they deserve over us.
Marquette is no longer a bad loss, though. Even @MD is a Q2 and within spitting distance of Q1. That Cincinnati loss still hurts.Last 3 weeks we hurt ourselves with losses @MD, home vs OSU and @ Rutgers.
We should have beaten OSU and MD. That puts us in the top 10 and a good shot at #2 seed.
Unlike last year this team as multiple losses to worse teams - @ Marquette, Cincinnati neutral court, @ MD
Cincinatti is 16-14 NET100
Marquette 19-11 NET 38
Maryland is 16-16 NET 89
Our defense was much better with Ayo and Adam. We miss them.
I'm certainly not implying that it's undesirable. I'm willing to accept the ugly in order to behold the sublime when Belo's out there.Thank you. I wanted to say that but it sounds better coming from someone else
Lunardi still has Wisconsin projected as a 2 seed after their loss to Nebraska. He has ILLINOIS as a 4 seed.
Begrudgingly I have to agree. I think Iowa’s got a little bit of a Rodney Dangerfield thing goin’on there too.Ohio State nowhere to be seen in Top 25.
We're #18 in Pomeroy. It seems we're right where we should be. Wisconsin, however, is anchored where it is b/c of recency bias regarding its success. Iowa, IMO should be higher than 24 based on its recent play.
They staged a ball-movement-and-tenacity clinic in the middle 10 of the first half last night.Begrudgingly I have to agree. I think Iowa’s got a little bit of a Rodney Dangerfield thing goin’on there too.
Literal joke.Lunardi still has Wisconsin projected as a 2 seed after their loss to Nebraska. He has ILLINOIS as a 4 seed.
Wisconsin's pre conference wins are significantly better than anything we have. Had we beaten Arizona, it's a different story. Had we not lost to Cincinnati, it's a different story. We're very biased, but from a macro level, their resume is better than ours.Wisconsin gets way too much respect from the media. Their resume is not any better than ours. I know they beat Purdue twice but that's it. We beat the same teams they did but did it better. They lost to MSU, Rutgers, and Nebraska at home, didn't have to play @Iowa or @Michigan. Our losses at home were to Purdue and OSU, swept MSU, Michigan, and Iowa. And the most important thing is we beat them head to head by 13 points.
Anyway it doesn't matter all that much we're B1G champs but it is a little frustrating to see them get the respect I don't think they deserve over us.
That's still probably about right. Getting out of the glow of last night and focusing in on the regular season on the whole, as well as the postseason....one game does not(and should not) overshadow what was a very mediocre second half of the Big Ten season. We started the conference season at 10-2, ended at 15-5....that's 5-3 down the stretch. Can't ignore that. Also, can't ignore that we don't have a marquee win. Arizona or Purdue would have provided that.Lunardi still has Wisconsin projected as a 2 seed after their loss to Nebraska. He has ILLINOIS as a 4 seed.
If we win a game or two, we could be looking at a 3. Early losses and inconsistency hurt us. We still have something to play for.Lunardi still has Wisconsin projected as a 2 seed after their loss to Nebraska. He has ILLINOIS as a 4 seed.
I’m not gonna argue, you’re right, but had lurch not concussed Kofi we’d be outright champs and thought of a lot higher. Imo.That's still probably about right. Getting out of the glow of last night and focusing in on the regular season on the whole, as well as the postseason....one game does not(and should not) overshadow what was a very mediocre second half of the Big Ten season. We started the conference season at 10-2, ended at 15-5....that's 5-3 down the stretch. Can't ignore that. Also, can't ignore that we don't have a marquee win. Arizona or Purdue would have provided that.
Winning the conference regular season championship was/is unreal. Love it. It was a very, very bumpy ride down the stretch.
Lunardi is anLunardi still has Wisconsin projected as a 2 seed after their loss to Nebraska. He has ILLINOIS as a 4 seed.