College Basketball 1-26-13 Open Thread
January 26th, 2013 at 10:56 AM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 11:01 AM ^
Derrick Green announcement as well at four.
January 26th, 2013 at 11:36 AM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 10:57 AM ^
aren't that great this weekend, but last weekend really reminded me how much I LOVE COLLEGE BASKETBALL.
January 26th, 2013 at 11:00 AM ^
Michigan rooting interests:
K-State
Wisconsin
PSU
NC State
Bradley
NW v. Neb really doesn't matter
Villanova
Maryland
Temple
January 26th, 2013 at 11:02 AM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 11:03 AM ^
good call...my bad
January 26th, 2013 at 11:20 AM ^
*pulls
January 26th, 2013 at 11:41 AM ^
You're both wrong, it's Pauls.
January 26th, 2013 at 11:43 AM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 2:07 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 11:12 AM ^
I think we want Minnesota to win this game to further validate our win over them on the road. Because we only play them that one time, we have the tiebreaker. Wisconsin we also only play once, but they don't have the cachet of the Gophers (deserved or not, I guess only time will tell) so I think we want Minnesota to continue to look strong.
If you have an argument for the other side I'm all ears.
January 26th, 2013 at 11:18 AM ^
This one is definitely debatable, as a Minnesota win would make both Wisky and the Golden Gophers 4-3 in the conference. My general thought process, however, is to root for the home team in these kind of games. Doing well on the road is really hard in the B1G, so the team who is able to steal more road games will likely come out on top...hence my reason for saying Wisconsin..like I said, though, I could see a case for rooting for Minnesota as well.
January 26th, 2013 at 11:26 AM ^
You have a good argument there.
I should note that my rooting theory assumes Michigan beats Wisconsin on the road, which, so very much easier said than done.
January 26th, 2013 at 11:41 AM ^
Maybe I'm dumb, but why is Temple winning good for Mich?
January 26th, 2013 at 11:03 AM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 11:08 AM ^
College Game Day for B-Ball, is kinda weird to me. Kinda funny we have another Michigan guy on it, I kinda wish it was outdoors though. Something weird about the indoor aspect.
January 26th, 2013 at 11:14 AM ^
Whoa, shots fired! Jaylon Rose "My former Coach Steve Fisher, who was erroneously fired by the University of Michigan..."
January 26th, 2013 at 11:15 AM ^
He's probably said as much before but I'll admit I don't ever remember hearing it, but Jalen just let everyone know in the bluntest of the ways how he feels about Steve Fisher's exit from Michigan.
"My former coach, Steve Fisher, who was erroneously fired by the University of Michigan..."
January 26th, 2013 at 11:22 AM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 11:36 AM ^
I'd probably defend my coach too. Think about how close he and Steve Fisher must have been, given his background and their past? When it's personal, you can't always see things the way people from the outside do.
January 26th, 2013 at 11:54 AM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 12:40 PM ^
I agree with you for sure. Jalen is kind of out of line, but I understand his sentiments.
January 26th, 2013 at 11:19 AM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 11:21 AM ^
Minny-Wisconsin is ok and UNM-SDSU is ok too. NC State v UNC is fine as well. Not really a single eye-catching game on today
January 26th, 2013 at 11:23 AM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 11:30 AM ^
Jay Bilas just likes to complain. About everything.
January 26th, 2013 at 11:27 AM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 11:27 AM ^
Syracuse vs Villanova and Minn vs Wiz look to be decent games... With the way Duke has been playing Maryland has a chance to pull away with a win
January 26th, 2013 at 11:35 AM ^
SEND IT IN JEROME!!!!!!!!
January 26th, 2013 at 11:40 AM ^
My mom, sister, bro-in-law and niece are at the game, rooting for 'Cuse, but I can't make them out (behind 'Cuse bench on right side of tunnel -- damn you non-HD ESPNU.
January 26th, 2013 at 12:43 PM ^
Simply rooting for the total points scored in the Louisville @ GT game to be >120. Since creating the MGoBlog SFTC group I have been killed on my picks lol.
January 26th, 2013 at 1:28 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 1:37 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 2:03 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 2:06 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 2:08 PM ^
Damn, watching Louisville and Syracuse go down today, makes me realize just how difficult a win in Champaign will be for Michigan. I won't be expecting anything less than a last second buzzer beater. College basketball doesn't lack for drama
January 26th, 2013 at 2:12 PM ^
Illinois is falling apart and Georgetown and Villanova are not so the circumstances aren't the same- but it is very hard to win on the road in conference- that's why conference championships are determined by who wins big road conference games more than anythings else. To be honest right now Illinois seems like a must-win road game with them falling apart more than a road win that puts you in a competitive advantage for the conference championship like Indiana, MSU, Ohio, or Minnesota.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:08 PM ^
Villanova is looking like a tournament team now. Hard to believe they lost by 18 to Columbia at home.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:18 PM ^
Go Gophers!! I can't root for Wisconsin over Minnesota. No team has been more sociable to M over the last few seasons the Minnesota
January 26th, 2013 at 2:52 PM ^
I don't care so much about the #1 ranking, but every loss by a top 10 team improves our chances for a #1 seed.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:54 PM ^
Right now New Orleans is playing a school called "Champion Baptist College" which is a member of the ACCA and does not even have a wikipedia page. It's like NAIA-level. I guess you can do whatever you want when you're moving up to D-I
January 26th, 2013 at 3:06 PM ^
I happened to catch a little bit of the first half of Alabama-Tennessee, and although Alabama is outpacing Tennessee by a good 18% in the area of field goal percentage, the Tide is only up by six points right now.In other news, the Volunteers' perimeter shooting and three point shooting is virtually non-existent, but then if you're shooting 32% from the field and keep running the shot clock down to almost zero on every other possession, I guess it takes everything you have just to get 19 points in one half.
January 26th, 2013 at 3:19 PM ^
January 26th, 2013 at 3:21 PM ^
Eastern Michigan is up 18-4 on Northern Illinois at the half. NIU has tied the record for least points in a half. 1-31 from the field and 0-17 from 3. NIU had more free throws (5), offensive rebounds (10), steals (5), and turnovers (5) than points in the first half. They also only scored 5 points in the first half earlier in the year against dayton.
January 26th, 2013 at 3:13 PM ^
As much as we've noted Illinois for collapses, Minnesota has been equally guilty under Tubby Smith. They are in danger of dropping their fourth straight game.
January 26th, 2013 at 3:18 PM ^
Northwestern 4
Nebraska 2
and they have been playing for 5 minutes. Those folks watching in the stands should get their money back.
January 26th, 2013 at 3:20 PM ^
Big Ten officiating hilariously inconsistent in this Minny/Wisky game. Neither team makes the bonus in the first half, Wisconsin there with 15 left in the second.
January 26th, 2013 at 3:25 PM ^