January 30th, 2014 at 9:23 AM ^
According to Bill Walton's insightful analysis last night, the Pac-12 is the best conference in college basketball simply because they have the #1 ranked team at this point.
January 29th, 2014 at 9:28 PM ^
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January 29th, 2014 at 9:29 PM ^
January 29th, 2014 at 9:29 PM ^
But have no worries, Aaron Craft will use all the MOXIE and GRIT in his power to take this team to the promised land.
January 29th, 2014 at 9:31 PM ^
Beat it Thad!!!!
January 29th, 2014 at 9:32 PM ^
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January 29th, 2014 at 9:43 PM ^
MSU, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota for sure
maybe Ohio/IU?
January 29th, 2014 at 9:34 PM ^
January 29th, 2014 at 9:35 PM ^
what's the matta with the Buckeyes?
January 29th, 2014 at 9:36 PM ^
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January 29th, 2014 at 9:38 PM ^
I'm more worried about the Indiana road game at this point than Ohio on the road.
January 29th, 2014 at 10:10 PM ^
January 29th, 2014 at 10:09 PM ^
Uhhh, that graphic/chart has Michigan State 0 games-behind! Fix that!
January 30th, 2014 at 12:42 AM ^
Isn't games behind calculated like [(W1-W2)+(L2-L1)] / 2 ? i.e. You average the difference in wins and the difference in losses. Since MSU has both one more win and one more loss than us they would technically be zero games behind
January 29th, 2014 at 10:14 PM ^
Ohio is behing Purdue, Indiana, and Minnesota and tied with Northwestern. ROFL
January 29th, 2014 at 10:24 PM ^
January 29th, 2014 at 9:38 PM ^
It can only get better. Their next two games: @Wisconsin @Iowa
January 29th, 2014 at 9:39 PM ^
I thought OSU was a paper tiger with that undefeated start against nobody, but I never thought they were THIS bad. There is a legit chance they miss the tourney if they finish with a losing reecord in conference, and right now how many marquee wins are they going to get to offset losing to PSU, Nebraska, etc.? And they are going to Wiscy and Iowa the next two games. They could easily be 3-7 in conference and basically needing to run the slate to get a bid, because their best OOC win is maybe Marquette or ND, two .500 teams.
January 29th, 2014 at 9:41 PM ^
Their best rpi win is north dakota st. How does that get them into the tourny?
January 30th, 2014 at 11:19 AM ^
Yep, just noticed that too. They'll probably get a scalp or two in the B1G to pad their case, but it is going to be tough especially if they continue to flounder. They can't afford to really lose another game at home and they better start picking up road wins in bunches.
January 29th, 2014 at 10:12 PM ^
Good point. Similar to how Iowa last year finished ahead of Illinois and Minnesota, at 9-9 in conference but missed the Tournament; they played nobody during the OOC schedule. Ohio has beaten Marquette and Maryland (and NDSU, which is their best RPI win I guess?!, lulz). Those are probably better teams than Iowa beat last year but still, I'm not sure they're Tournament-bid wins.
January 29th, 2014 at 9:54 PM ^
According to their website, Bates-Diop 5* and Tate 4* have UM offers. I am not sure why we haven't offered Russel 5*
Now would be a good time to go after these guys.
What sane recruit would want to join a team with a toxic atmosphere and so much bad blood between players?
eg
DeShaun Thomas @DT1UpNComin: (February 25, 1:33 PM) "They say keep your friends close and your enemies closer. The problem is, nowadays you can't tell who your enemies are."
http://ohiostate.rivals.com/default.asp?type=4
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/forum/basketball/2013/02/dissention-among…
January 29th, 2014 at 9:58 PM ^
January 29th, 2014 at 10:30 PM ^
In my excitement, I obviously, did not pay close attention to my own link.
So, barring some unforeseen NCAA sanctions, I presume that JB would need to convince a transfer to sit out a year, like Donnal did. That admittedly would be a hard sell for high calibre players. JB and his assistants would have to judge whether a commit is sufficiently disaffected or worried. Any further recruiting efforts on signed commits might not be worth the effort of our busy coaches. Such efforts, however, could be really worthwhile as we compete with Ohio for the next class of recruits. The problem at Ohio may involve players who remain on the team as well as coaches.
January 29th, 2014 at 9:58 PM ^
but DeShaun Thomas doesn't play for them anymore, hence their issues.
January 29th, 2014 at 10:09 PM ^
Thanks for the correction. I should have checked Thomas is now playing in the French league.
In any case, his comments may still apply to players on the current team.
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/forum/basketball/2013/02/dissention-among…
January 29th, 2014 at 9:42 PM ^
Football program please take note
January 29th, 2014 at 9:44 PM ^
I love seeing Ohio lose. It's like the ultimate schadenfreude. Can we play PSU's game winning shot on a loop when they come to visit?
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January 29th, 2014 at 9:48 PM ^
January 29th, 2014 at 9:48 PM ^
Of all years we don't get to play them at home...ugh!
Oh well...beat the crap out of them in their own dump!
January 29th, 2014 at 9:50 PM ^
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January 29th, 2014 at 9:51 PM ^
I hate Aaron Craft. Holding is not defense, its a foul!
January 29th, 2014 at 9:53 PM ^
It's only a foul if they call it.
January 29th, 2014 at 9:56 PM ^
January 29th, 2014 at 9:53 PM ^
It's only a foul if they call it.
January 29th, 2014 at 9:53 PM ^
It's only a foul if they call it.