Week of 1/6 Games & News Thread

[Point-Illinois]

Northwestern is....not good.

The team that showed up yesterday vs USC (even though we were missing KJ) and the team that showed up against Washington is the team that showed up to play NW.

They are bad and that should have been a win.

I hope beyond hope Brad is slowly erasing THAT team from existence as the season heads into the 2nd half.

 

[BBlock24]

Northwestern is....not good.

And yet they beat us. We should’ve done to them what MSU is doing today.

 

[IndyOrange]

USC and NW are bad losses. They need to win either @MSU or @Mich to balance those out.

 

[Point-Illinois]

Beating Oregon like we did balances out the USC loss. (At least as long as they stay a top team)

Balancing out the NW loss would definitely take an IU road win.

All of our losses are completely negated (resume wise, not B1G championship wise) if we take both the next two games.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

And yet they beat us. We should’ve done to them what MSU is doing today.

Sure would've helped had they shot the ball like they did vs MSU (and everyone else)

 

[ChiTown]

Sure would've helped had they shot the ball like they did vs MSU (and everyone else)

I guess we bring out the best in them.

 

[DJM]

Early in conference play but I counted 11 games with a 20 plus point winning margin and 6 of those over 30.
That seems crazy. No idea what if anything it means.

 

[Piotyr]

One of the wilder box scores I've ever seen in women's basketball: https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401724590/smu-pitt

Pitt trailed SMU 49-18 at the half, and won by 13 in regulation, 72-59. The third quarter was 28-0 Pitt.

 

[BBlock24]

Early in conference play but I counted 11 games with a 20 plus point winning margin and 6 of those over 30.
That seems crazy. No idea what if anything it means.

No one knows what it means but it’s provocative.

 

[Old Farm Illini]

Beating Oregon like we did balances out the USC loss. (At least as long as they stay a top team)

Balancing out the NW loss would definitely take an IU road win.

All of our losses are completely negated (resume wise, not B1G championship wise) if we take both the next two games.

I get what people are saying but the committee values good wins over bad losses. We’re in good shape and there’s plenty more opportunities to pile up more Quad 1 wins.

 

[ILL-Intentions]

Ace not dressed for PSU and they are leading Oregon by 6 with 3:43 left. They would have a long way to fall for it to affect our win there

 

[DeeIL89]

Penn State up by 2 over Oregon will almost a minute left to play.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Penn State up by 2 over Oregon will almost a minute left to play.

Now Oregon up 2 with 47 sec.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Now Oregon up 2 with 47 sec.

And will win it...

 

[DeeIL89]

Game. Oregon avoid the upset. Tough lost for Penn State there. I think Penn State was up at least by 6 within 3 minutes left in the second half.

 

[NarrowJ]

All the chalk wins today, hmpf

 

[Oracle21]

Clearly a large difference between Dusty May and Juwan Howard….great hire by Michigan.

 

[GoDucks349]

do not want oregon to come out of @PSU and @OSU 2-0.

Well we did. Tight but still it was 2-0