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Purdue needs to wear this beatdown and get their act together. Terrible execution tonight.

The worst half they have played since early last season without a doubt. Didn't score until 4 minutes in and just played sloppy offense all half. The defense wasn't great but turned on at the end when Duke started to pull away. Both Moore and Hummel blew chunks and Purdue is down just 8 so if either one gets going in second half Purdue can be right back in it. I don't think Moore has even scored. It looks like they're trying to score inside against a bigger team. Duke is definitely more athletic, but why has Purdue abandoned the 3-point shot?

Purdue played terrible in the first half and is only down 8. I guess I'll take that.

When did Calasan turn into a scoring threat?

Purdue getting handled early. Not taking any three-point shots which is one of their strengths...

wow, Purdue needs to chill... missed two easy layups in a row...

Purdue, two turnovers in the first 30 seconds... they are AMPED. Need to calm down.

Ohio State pulls it off. Big Ten up 2-1.

Miami just threw the ball away with 25 seconds to go. OSU has the ball up 3.

the ohio state university ahead now

Ohio State finally making it a game.

It is a Duke game. I think Duke pays him as a part of their broadcasting staff. I wonder if he's taken down his shrine to J.J. Redick yet?

Ugh. Dick Vitale is calling the Purdue game.

Wow, McClinton for Miami has been ejected.

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!

clutch

Wow, 1 point game now.

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

Well Oklahoma looked pretty good and we lost to them in OT. Will see what happens this week against Duke and what happens with Oklahoma and if they're for real. Yeah, hopefully they learn from that game. There were a couple of critical offensive breakdowns late, that cost them the win.

I figured Purdue would drop to the mid-teens.

Which the Vikings just essentially clinched. The Lions are due a shocker. Where do we stand if the Lions win next week and the Bears win as well? Bears have the advantage with the 4th tiebreaker, right?

All of this is assuming the Vikings beat Detroit. If they lose to Detroit then its open again. What's the 4th tie breaker? They'll have equal head to head, division, and conference records. Unless I'm adding wrong. 1. H2H - Assuming we lost this weekend, 1-1 2. Divison record - Currently: CHI 3-1, MIN 2-2. Assuming CHI loses to MIN and MIN beats DET and CHI beats GB, its CHI - 4-2, MIN - 4-2 3. Common teams W-L: Again record amongst non common teams. 2-0 for Chicago, 0-0 for Min (they play NYG and ARI). If the Bears or Vikings are to tie, the Vikings would need to win both those non-common games to advance to a tie. But also, you would have to assume they beat CHI this week as part of the original scenario, meaning the Vikings would have at a minimum 9 wins. But also, part of the scenario is they beat Detroit, that makes it 10 wins. If the Vikings finish with 10 wins, in beating the Bears along the way, the Bears would have to win out on all the rest of their games to tie the Vikings. So if that scenario occurs, the Bears are still alive. (still following me?) 4. Conference record - Currently: CHI 5-4, MIN 4-3. Again, to get to this point we have to make the following assumptions: MIN over CHI, NYG, ARI, DET, ATL over MIN, CHI over everyone but MIN. If those assumptions don't occur, the Bears are already eliminated, OR the original scenario proposed above doesn't apply. So that would put the Vikings conference record at 8-4, and the Bears conference record at 7-5. Bears eliminated, Vikings win division. Well Detroit's a given. But if they lose to Arizona and Atlanta and the Bears... ah... who am I kidding.

lots of blame in this one. poor blocking, dropped passes, bad throws, bad tackling, breakdowns in coverage. they even beat us in special teams. i think Forte is the only player that had a good game overall.

What's the 4th tie breaker? They'll have equal head to head, division, and conference records. Unless I'm adding wrong.

embarassing