So close again...
Week of 1/26 Games Thread
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Seriously, that ending was BS for Arizona. The refs totally bought into giving the home team all the calls. Hopefully we don't run into that soon. If it was called like a normal game down the stretch Arizona would of won easily. Crazy that stuff can happen.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
This is the Dybansta play that caught my attention. No attempt to even PRETEND to go for the offensive rebound. If he played for Brad, his but would’ve been hauled to the bench.
Blackhole
Didn't go for the offensive rebound? Heck, he didn't even move until after the BYU player dribbled past him.This is the Dybansta play that caught my attention. No attempt to even PRETEND to go for the offensive rebound. If he played for Brad, his but would’ve been hauled to the bench.
Ummm, he is a BYU player.
I think you meant Arizona player.
I think you meant Arizona player.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
I’ve honestly never seen anything like that on any level. The closest comparison I can name is Tom Lawless watching his World Series home run land in the first row.
So who wins?
Who do we want to win?
I'm thinking want Michigan to lose then we beat Nebraska in Lincoln and go from there.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
On Robert’s latest pod he does a deep dive on seeding methodology, and it has me a little ambivalent on who to root for in Mich/Nebraska. From a conference title perspective probably helps us more if Michigan Wins. But if we think we can somehow get to a one seed, Michigan losing probably increases our odds of being in Chicago for the S16 should we advance that far.
I guess I’m hoping Michigan wins? Would give us a better shot in the conference and we could still leapfrog Michigan by winning our head to head.
Even with all of the elite teams this year, I do think if we can win 2 of @Nebraska, @Sparty, and vs Michigan with maybe one other loss on the west coast (UCLA is undefeated at home) there will be enough other attrition where we would get a one seed. Fun times!
I guess I’m hoping Michigan wins? Would give us a better shot in the conference and we could still leapfrog Michigan by winning our head to head.
Even with all of the elite teams this year, I do think if we can win 2 of @Nebraska, @Sparty, and vs Michigan with maybe one other loss on the west coast (UCLA is undefeated at home) there will be enough other attrition where we would get a one seed. Fun times!
I usually have no reason to root for Michigan and that won't change tonight. Plus our win at Nebrasketball will look better if they are undefeated coming off a huge win.
I don't know if I agree with this. I still think Nebraska is probably the 4th/5th best team in the league. They are going to lose a couple although their schedule is the easiest of the contenders down the stretch.
I don't know if I agree with this. I still think Nebraska is probably the 4th/5th best team in the league. They are going to lose a couple although their schedule is the easiest of the contenders down the stretch.
Braden Frager (ankle) is out again for Nebraska.
Mast (illness) is questionable.
Nebraska has very little chance without Mast.
Mast (illness) is questionable.
Nebraska has very little chance without Mast.
Also the more I think about it the more I think Purdue goes down again tonight. They just can’t guard anyone right now and I think Wilkerson and IU’s other 3 point bombers will cause matchup problems, plus it sounds like this is football celebration night so the crowd will be buzzed up. And as much of a warrior as Smith is, I don’t think Purdue can keep riding him for 25 and 10 every night. And anything less than that I think they can get beat. Would be a good game for Loyer to figure it out. But should be a good night of basketball regardless.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Ugh and of course Mast will be fit as a fiddle and dropping those rainbow pick and pop threes on us this weekend.
Any of the insiders heard anything on Mast?
You have a good point but this Indiana team hasn’t proven they can beat anyone good. Their best win is probably Washington. They are 0-6 in Q1 games and 12 of their 14 wins are Q3/4.
Michigan can lose tonight and Friday to get themselves out of the way for the conference title (which will be all the way killed when they play in Champaign later).
Nebraska definitely has an easy schedule to close out (and have the whole year, relatively), but it would be fun for Illinois to beat them this weekend to end the streak, and I too don't think they're really on par with Michigan/MSU/Purdue/Illinois, so they'll probably drop a couple more and clear themselves out of the conference race for Illinois as well.
I think the conference comes down to MSU and Illinois, and it sucks that they only play once AT Breslin.
Always root for the home team to win, unless the visitors are well behind you in the standings. Nebby ahead of us. I will be rooting against Nebraska tonight.
No doubt. And Frager's ankle will be fine too, I'm sure.
Since Sunday is at home, it's a bigger game for Nebraska than tonight so it will be all hands on deck for them.
if we want to win the big ten, we root for Michigan to beat Nebraska. but that's really really gross to root for Michigan. so I'm just gonna watch
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
Go Rutgers!
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