Re: College Basketball 2008-2009

[TruffleShuffle]

holy cross lost to loyola-chicago recently... we suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck this year.

[Magnetic Curses]

i'm pretty confident that jereme will be attending the u of i, at least a year or two.

 

Your thoughts on the South Padre MVP voting?

 

i think chester was the mvp of some tourney last year, let's just give mike a little while before we declare him bill walton.

[Andy]

ND actually moved up a spot?

 

Well, alright. We might not lose again before January provided a win over Ohio State at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday.

[SouthSideRyan]

They just described the Wake/IU game as a good matchup.

[SouthSideRyan]

Badgers trying to choke it away.

[Smack]

It looks like Wisconsin is going to win, but they sure couldn't shake Virginia Tech.

[Smack]

Wow, 1 point game now.

[SouthSideRyan]

Haha, Bo Ryan asking for an intentional foul there.

[SouthSideRyan]

TREVON~!~!

[Smack]

TREVON~!~!

 

clutch

[bukie]

Today's BT/ACC games based on updated Sagarin ratings:

Duke-Purdue: EVEN

Clemson-Illinois: EVEN

Ohio State-Miami: Miami by 5

Iowa-Boston College: Boston College by 7

Virginia-Minnesota: Minnesota by 9

 

Even though it isn't going to matter, it's a little weird that the ACC gets 6 home games while the Big Ten gets 4 and one "home-neutral" game. Usually it's 5-5 with one neutral site.

[Exile on Waveland]

Today's BT/ACC games based on updated Sagarin ratings:

Duke-Purdue: EVEN

Clemson-Illinois: EVEN

Ohio State-Miami: Miami by 5

Iowa-Boston College: Boston College by 7

Virginia-Minnesota: Minnesota by 9

 

Even though it isn't going to matter, it's a little weird that the ACC gets 6 home games while the Big Ten gets 4 and one "home-neutral" game. Usually it's 5-5 with one neutral site.

 

I also find it odd that an IU team that will win single-digit games has to play on the road against a top-25 team. But that's just me.

[bukie]

Today's BT/ACC games based on updated Sagarin ratings:

Duke-Purdue: EVEN

Clemson-Illinois: EVEN

Ohio State-Miami: Miami by 5

Iowa-Boston College: Boston College by 7

Virginia-Minnesota: Minnesota by 9

 

Even though it isn't going to matter, it's a little weird that the ACC gets 6 home games while the Big Ten gets 4 and one "home-neutral" game. Usually it's 5-5 with one neutral site.

 

I also find it odd that an IU team that will win single-digit games has to play on the road against a top-25 team. But that's just me.

An unwritten component of the sanctions against IU. Also see Maui Tournament.

 

IU shall suffer as many intense beatings as is feasibly possible during their probationary period.

[bcl412]

Iowa should struggle on the road against an athletic team. I'm hoping they play like they did vs K-State and not against West Virginia.

[SouthSideRyan]

Today's BT/ACC games based on updated Sagarin ratings:

Duke-Purdue: EVEN

Clemson-Illinois: EVEN

Ohio State-Miami: Miami by 5

Iowa-Boston College: Boston College by 7

Virginia-Minnesota: Minnesota by 9

 

Even though it isn't going to matter, it's a little weird that the ACC gets 6 home games while the Big Ten gets 4 and one "home-neutral" game. Usually it's 5-5 with one neutral site.

 

I also find it odd that an IU team that will win single-digit games has to play on the road against a top-25 team. But that's just me.

 

It's good for the Big Ten, you figure IU was losing their matchup no matter who they played. I guess matching them up with UNC would have been going too far.

[Vanilla Ice]

PLEASE win tonight

[bukie]

For the Big Ten to even have a shot at winning the challenge this year, they have to win both "push" matchups and Minnesota needs to win. So, 3 home wins.

 

Even then, they need some other Big Ten team to steal a win on the road. Your pick of Michigan beating Maryland, IU beating Wake Forest, Iowa beating BC, Penn State beating Georgia Tech or Ohio State beating Miami.

 

Most likely upset win would be OSU over Miami.

[bcl412]

Big 10 once again has some poor matchups (like always because the ACC is better.) Besides Wisconsin's in think Minnesota and Illinois win for the Big Ten.

[SouthSideRyan]

For the Big Ten to even have a shot at winning the challenge this year, they have to win both "push" matchups and Minnesota needs to win. So, 3 home wins.

 

Even then, they need some other Big Ten team to steal a win on the road. Your pick of Michigan beating Maryland, IU beating Wake Forest, Iowa beating BC, Penn State beating Georgia Tech or Ohio State beating Miami.

 

Most likely upset win would be OSU over Miami.

 

IU has no chance against Wake, and I'm not real optimistic about Iowa. The other 3 I could see happening, but I'm a little more bullish on PSU than most. Are you pre-assuming an NU win as well?

[Exile on Waveland]

Today's BT/ACC games based on updated Sagarin ratings:

Duke-Purdue: EVEN

Clemson-Illinois: EVEN

Ohio State-Miami: Miami by 5

Iowa-Boston College: Boston College by 7

Virginia-Minnesota: Minnesota by 9

 

Even though it isn't going to matter, it's a little weird that the ACC gets 6 home games while the Big Ten gets 4 and one "home-neutral" game. Usually it's 5-5 with one neutral site.

 

I also find it odd that an IU team that will win single-digit games has to play on the road against a top-25 team. But that's just me.

An unwritten component of the sanctions against IU. Also see Maui Tournament.

 

IU shall suffer as many intense beatings as is feasibly possible during their probationary period.

 

IU has two such beatings coming to them this week (at Wake Forest and vs. Gonzaga at Lucas Oil Stadium -- which I've got tickets to, yippee). Strange, those will come in the same week as their best win yet (vs. Cornell).

[Exile on Waveland]

Today's BT/ACC games based on updated Sagarin ratings:

Duke-Purdue: EVEN

Clemson-Illinois: EVEN

Ohio State-Miami: Miami by 5

Iowa-Boston College: Boston College by 7

Virginia-Minnesota: Minnesota by 9

 

Even though it isn't going to matter, it's a little weird that the ACC gets 6 home games while the Big Ten gets 4 and one "home-neutral" game. Usually it's 5-5 with one neutral site.

 

I also find it odd that an IU team that will win single-digit games has to play on the road against a top-25 team. But that's just me.

 

It's good for the Big Ten, you figure IU was losing their matchup no matter who they played. I guess matching them up with UNC would have been going too far.

 

Ha ha, I suppose that is true. I'd still have preferred IU play the sacrificial lamb against, say, Virginia (who IU could possibly beat at Assembly Hall).

 

Playing UNC would've been payback for the Heels, I suppose. The best IU team in the Challenge era, 2001-02 national runners-up, played the worst UNC team during the stretch, the 8-20 squad. That's pretty much been IU's luck in the Challenge. Their best team two teams have played poor teams, while their worst two teams have played good teams (remember 2003-04 IU which finished 14-15 having to play at Chris Paul's Wake Forest team -- a 100-67 loss). Nevermind IU -- which hasn't been anywhere near the best Big Ten team over the Challenge era -- also getting saddled with a defending national champion, a national champion-to-be and a #1 ranked team.

[Smack]

Let's go Big Ten! I'd be thrilled with a Purdue win tonight but a close fought battle would please me as well. Just don't get creamed!

[Smack]

Wow, McClinton for Miami has been ejected.

[CubbieBum]

Today's BT/ACC games based on updated Sagarin ratings:

Duke-Purdue: EVEN

Clemson-Illinois: EVEN

Ohio State-Miami: Miami by 5

Iowa-Boston College: Boston College by 7

Virginia-Minnesota: Minnesota by 9

 

Even though it isn't going to matter, it's a little weird that the ACC gets 6 home games while the Big Ten gets 4 and one "home-neutral" game. Usually it's 5-5 with one neutral site.

 

I also find it odd that an IU team that will win single-digit games has to play on the road against a top-25 team. But that's just me.

 

It's good for the Big Ten, you figure IU was losing their matchup no matter who they played. I guess matching them up with UNC would have been going too far.

 

Ha ha, I suppose that is true. I'd still have preferred IU play the sacrificial lamb against, say, Virginia (who IU could possibly beat at Assembly Hall).

 

Playing UNC would've been payback for the Heels, I suppose. The best IU team in the Challenge era, 2001-02 national runners-up, played the worst UNC team during the stretch, the 8-20 squad. That's pretty much been IU's luck in the Challenge. Their best team two teams have played poor teams, while their worst two teams have played good teams (remember 2003-04 IU which finished 14-15 having to play at Chris Paul's Wake Forest team -- a 100-67 loss). Nevermind IU -- which hasn't been anywhere near the best Big Ten team over the Challenge era -- also getting saddled with a defending national champion, a national champion-to-be and a #1 ranked team.

 

If your going to have a sacrificial lamb (which is what IU is in this Challenge) you don't use one of your home games. IU was going to lose in this Challenge pretty much no matter what so you mine-as-well have them play on the road and give a team that has a real shot the home game.

[cubweiser03]

They really ought to change the name from Challenge to something else. Edited December 3, 2008 by cubweiser03