2024-2025: B1G Basketball Thread

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  1. M'ark Pepperonio

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    At this point, I think Indiana and OSU are more deserving of a bid than MSU which has fared the opposite recently and absolutely fallen on its ass down the stretch.

    All that's propping up the MSU resume are computer metrics juiced by beating up on bad teams and hanging closer than expected to a few good ones. Neither of which are meaningful to me. If I were the committee, I'd want the teams actually playing well down the stretch and playing hard vs. the one which continually pisses down its leg.
     
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  2. 20/20/20/20

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    This was called a foul with 3 seconds left in the game and Nebraska up 1. He missed the shot but then tied it up at the FT line. Illinois won by 3 in OT.

    If they don’t whistle that a foul, Nebraska is the 2 seed and Illinois is the 3.
     
  3. PSU12

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    Wisconsin is 3-8 since February 1 of conference play against a garbage conference. MSU is 5-5 over the same period. Frankly both should be on the bubble imo.
     
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  4. herb.burdette

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    I think MSU/Izzo get the benefit of anything being close on the bubble.
     
  5. Tug

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    Nope, we can’t find enough ushers. Seasons done
     
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  6. herb.burdette

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    As an Ohio State fan, basketball is great because there is no anxiety or outsized expectations. It’s fun when we win, but we’re still bitching about which five offensive tackles must visit this spring even if we make any type of basketball run.
     
  7. Tug

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    As a Michigan state fan, I’ve been pretty pissed since COVID robbed us of a chance to see Cash Winston play his final games and that everything has been downhill since. Thankfully Mel Tugger is gone and there are apparently adults in that room, now we just have to see if Izzo is willing to adapt to the NIL env and accept transfers / recruit bigs that play for their Hs varsity team
     
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  8. herb.burdette

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    Look on the bright side, Juwan Howard isn’t your coach.
     
  9. PSU12

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    Peacock streams are so good. Big fan of the peacock package
     
  10. Gunners

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    idk about that, plenty of us are invested
     
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  11. herb.burdette

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    Maybe just me then. I’m not sure I know anyone who is more invested in OSU basketball than they are football. Folks can be for both, sure.
     
  12. Gunners

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    We’re 5+ months till football, we’re not comparing sports

    Certainly not worried about RT or who the RB coach is gonna be in fucking March
     
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  13. herb.burdette

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    I lie awake at night, thinking about it.
     
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  14. Vinegar Strokes

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    Love the effort UM played with last night. Juwan deserves another year.
     
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  15. B-Boy $P1

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    Yeah, well....suck our farts.

    Bear with me, I'm workshopping some new insults.
     
  16. buckwild

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    It was nice to win one last bet against Juwan this year. What a gold mine it was to bet against him.
     
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  17. buckwild

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    In Michigan's last 28 games they were 4-24 against the spread.
     
  18. Anison

    Anison Fair and square
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    The for most of the season the real money was in betting them to cover the spread the first half and their opponent to cover the second. #iykyk
     
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  19. Rabid

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    Minnesota is 24-7 ATS this year but it was 23-3 a few weeks ago.
     
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  20. Corch

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    How many kids does McCaffrey have?
     
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  21. DrTomOsbourne

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    Five whites on the court for Iowa is honestly impressive
     
  22. DrTomOsbourne

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    This last one is hitting 3s on and off of the court
     
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  23. Vinegar Strokes

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    Bucks in tomorrow if they win?
     
  24. buckwild

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    More likely than not, but wouldn't bet my dick on it
     
  25. portlandspartan

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    I’m not sure I’d bet my dick on anything tbqh
     
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  26. PSU12

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    A FT shooting contest now for PSU/ Indiana. This is just ridiculous. Fouls called every time down on shit that should be let go. Looks like a different sport than when you watch an SEC conference game
     
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  27. 40wwttamgib

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    big 10 refs are and always have been truly fucking awful.
     
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  28. Rabid

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    I watched and can confirm they were bad and PSU felt like they got the worst side of it.
     
  29. Vinegar Strokes

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    Fuck Purdue and Fuck Edey
     
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  30. pez

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    Howard out. Who knows who they hire but they’ll probably have about 13 roster spots to fill, which based on performance is probably a good thing
     
  31. 40wwttamgib

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    the number of moving screens i see a game that are not called is staggering.

    edey's bitch ass gets away with a dozen a game
     
  32. EdmondDantes

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    really sucks about Howard. He was a perfect match for Michigan.
     
  33. B-Boy $P1

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    You know what else is a perfect match? My face and your ass!

    Wait
     
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  34. football501

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    Quite an altar ego you have here Alex, nobody would have known but the truth comes out!
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  35. BuckeyeRiot

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    It’s shame Chris Holtman is already employed.
     
  36. pez

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    diebler still available
     
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  37. 40wwttamgib

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    You can have Mike Woodson.
     
  38. B-Boy $P1

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    No.
     
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  39. herb.burdette

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    He’s done a great job.
     
  40. Vinegar Strokes

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    Eat shit Purdue
     
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  41. RockHardJawn39

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    Good win Emma. Refs were fucking awful again.
     
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  42. Corch

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    It's unreal how bad they are.
     
  43. RockHardJawn39

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    Richest conference in the country and this is the shit they roll out
     
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  44. RalfBully

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    Would rather Purdue flame out in the NCAA. Congrats Emma though. Hopefully it still happens
     
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  45. BuckeyeRiot

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    Turns out, no.
     
  46. pez

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    Oh no
     
  47. Rabid

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    I hope Illinois wins by 100.
     
  48. PSU12

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    This years version of Wisconsin is not nearly as hateable as prior years. Watching one of their games doesn’t make you want to stab your eyes out.
     
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