Week of 3/3 Games Thread
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To lay out the scenarios (and hope I'm on point with most of this):
MD loses out to scUM and NW, RU loses out to RU and ILL, UCLA loses to USC or NW - all three happen and we win, we're a potential 4 seed.
Two of them happen and we win, potential 5 seed.
One happen and we win, potential 6 seed.
None happen and we win, guaranteed 7 seed.
MD loses out to scUM and NW, RU loses out to RU and ILL, UCLA loses to USC or NW - all three happen and we win, we're a potential 4 seed.
Two of them happen and we win, potential 5 seed.
One happen and we win, potential 6 seed.
None happen and we win, guaranteed 7 seed.
yep. with a win we're guaranteed to be at least a 7 seed.
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
You want to root against the KU type teams here. So, would def. want Houston to win today for instance at home vs Kansas.
Don't see any way UCLA is even close to losing to NW today. That'll be like the MSU game for NW.
At least 15+ point UCLA win, likely 20+. This Northwestern team is in total "get to the finish line mode" with those two injuries.
At least 15+ point UCLA win, likely 20+. This Northwestern team is in total "get to the finish line mode" with those two injuries.
Unranked this week, I'd say very likely ranked next week if we win PU. That would give us another top 25 win, and a lot of teams in front of us have very tough games coming up.
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Considering the severe unlikelihood of MD losing to NW at home (and assuming the slightly better than coin flip odds of Illini beating Purdue), I do not find it compelling enough odds for me to ever actively root for Michigan.
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
When I turned the Duke-Wake game off early, it was 6-5 Duke.
It's now 88-51. Flagg comes off, and the students chant "one more year". Got a good laugh from Flagg's parents. Cory Alexander put it best - "That would not be a good business decision!"
ESPN can move to Houston-Kansas at any time now.
It's now 88-51. Flagg comes off, and the students chant "one more year". Got a good laugh from Flagg's parents. Cory Alexander put it best - "That would not be a good business decision!"
ESPN can move to Houston-Kansas at any time now.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
A 3 seed is still possible, but unlikely. Here's what has to happen:
1. UCLA loses to either Northwestern or USC (or both)
2. Purdue loses at Rutgers and Illinois
3. Wisconsin loses at Minnesota and at home to Penn State
4. Maryland loses at Michigan and at home to Northwestern
5. Oregon beats Indiana at home and Washington on the road.
That would create the improbable three-way tie for third at 12-8, which we would hold the tiebreaker for.
Now you know how to root.
USC over UCLA is better than NW over UCLA.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Either/or as far as I'm concerned.
7 seed at worst is guaranteed if IU wins in Eugene tomorrow night.
So long as we see 2nd loss from UCLA either tonight or this weekend, that's all that should matter to us.
Matt Hackman had 0 probabilities where 3 seed in BTT happens so we should forget that.A 3 seed is still possible, but unlikely. Here's what has to happen:
1. UCLA loses to either Northwestern or USC (or both)
2. Purdue loses at Rutgers and Illinois
3. Wisconsin loses at Minnesota and at home to Penn State
4. Maryland loses at Michigan and at home to Northwestern
5. Oregon beats Indiana at home and Washington on the road.
That would create the improbable three-way tie for third at 12-8, which we would hold the tiebreaker for.
Now you know how to root.
Yeah, but USC winning may put them back into Quad 2 level.
NW up 1 at half.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Who do you trust? Some hack named Matt Hackman, or the Big Ten Tournament Simulator?
Single digits, but kooks all but over for Northwestern here 5 min. left. Clear talent mismatch.
ginabackes00
CrazedUIFan
Wild ending with NW and UCLA
what an awful ref moment here at the end of UCLA-NW. 2 point game, marteneli gets clearly hakced, no call.
then they call a flagrant when an initial foul was clearly given in the backcourt.
then they call a flagrant when an initial foul was clearly given in the backcourt.
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Probably a guy who does it for multiple conferences, not just the B1G and also probably knows what he's talking about.
BIG refs taking over again. It's so awful you see it practically every week, especially with the top teams.
If you ran through each of the top 6 teams, I can guarantee you all of them has at least one ref-driven victory.
Absolutely disgraceful this conference officiating.
If you ran through each of the top 6 teams, I can guarantee you all of them has at least one ref-driven victory.
Absolutely disgraceful this conference officiating.
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Houston survives at home and avoids a bad loss.
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