BEAT THE BADGERS
February 23rd, 2011 at 12:39 AM ^
Someone's excited
February 23rd, 2011 at 12:45 AM ^
February 23rd, 2011 at 12:47 AM ^
God, I miss Hard Edge.
February 23rd, 2011 at 1:36 AM ^
I was waiting for a callback to HARD EDGE WEEK, which I hope remains a tradition despite its unsuccessful initial run.
February 23rd, 2011 at 1:57 AM ^
...does not have the EDGE on MICHIGAN.
GO BLUE!!!!
February 23rd, 2011 at 12:43 AM ^
This win would all but take care of business.
February 23rd, 2011 at 12:28 PM ^
And then take out some Gopher, and then sweep some Sparty.
February 23rd, 2011 at 12:52 AM ^
Finally got my brother, dad, and uncle to come out for a game! A win would be glorious!
February 23rd, 2011 at 6:01 AM ^
Sweet! Looking forward to hearing about it.
February 23rd, 2011 at 8:58 AM ^
Hahaha! I was so confused as to why anyone on here would want to hear about it at first. I get it now.
February 23rd, 2011 at 7:58 AM ^
I'll be there too man, be loud!
February 23rd, 2011 at 12:29 PM ^
will be there too. Section 10, Row 40 something. Is it in bad taste if I bring a big sign to hold up during game breaks that says, "Michigan does things the Hardaway"?
February 23rd, 2011 at 1:01 AM ^
GO BLUE! Beat the badgers.
February 23rd, 2011 at 1:09 AM ^
February 23rd, 2011 at 1:52 AM ^
"I have three tickets for free... come get them Maize_and_Drew."
February 23rd, 2011 at 1:16 AM ^
Hardaway JR goes for 32 and we win by 5.
February 23rd, 2011 at 7:34 AM ^
as a freshman?
your expectations are rather lofty, don't you think?
February 23rd, 2011 at 9:04 AM ^
...than expectations. One of those "If this happens I get bragging rights for calling it" predictions, but still a prediction nonetheless.
February 23rd, 2011 at 8:38 AM ^
I think some other players are going to step up instead.
Jordan Morgan, a workmanlike 10 pts, 10 reb.
Novak and Douglass, 5 threes each.
Smotrcywhivlyokswrycz with 15 pts.
THJR and Darius just hit their averages.
February 23rd, 2011 at 9:17 AM ^
That would mean us scoring 80 against their defense. I wish.
February 23rd, 2011 at 1:32 AM ^
This game is huge for us if we win, but not a deal breaker if we lose.
With Minny going down tonight, they are now 6-9 in the conference. So they would have to win out to get to .500 against Michigan, @NW, and PSU. Of course, we can have a big say in what Minny's final conference record will be.
The way things are looking right now, MSU and Illinois are in the tourney. That makes 5 Big Ten teams. If the conference gets a 6th, it will be Michigan, PSU, Minny, or NW.
PSU is sitting at 14 wins making them unlikely to make the dance.
NW is getting even less tourney talk then we are (ie none).
Minny has lost 6 of 7, and we all know how the selection committee pays attention to team trends down the stretch. Although Minny has beaten UNC and Purdue as signature wins.
Michigan on the other hand has won 6 of 8, but no big time wins.
IMO, this will come down to us and Minny IF the tournament takes 6 BT teams. If they only take 5 I think we are NIT bound, barring something miraculous in the conference tourney.
Bottom line (and I know this has been said before) is if we get two more wins in the last 3, I think we will have a good shot come selection Sunday. Heck, even if we only beat Minny in the last 3, we have a shot if they are set on selecting 6 teams and we can win 2 in Indy.
I am very excited about the next couple weeks, and I think we will see what this young team is truly made of.
Go Blue!
February 23rd, 2011 at 8:01 AM ^
Winning 2 out of the last 3 could have us bypassing MSU, so may not need 6 from the B10 to make it.
February 23rd, 2011 at 9:07 AM ^
Don't want to be Debbie Downer, but this game could be a dealbreaker. There is a glaring hole on our resume in the form of 0-6 against RPI Top 25 and 2-8 against RPI Top 50. We desperately need a signature win. Even beating MSU, Minny and making a mini-BTT run, I think it would be dicey as to whether or not we get a bid without any signature wins.
This game could very well be a dealbreaker. Win means we can maybe afford to drop one of the last two and gives us a resume notching victory, loss means it could be BTT or bust. BEAT THE BADGERS.
February 23rd, 2011 at 10:27 AM ^
February 23rd, 2011 at 3:20 PM ^
No one will say it, but MSU will get credit for having done well in the tournament in past years. We can't assume we'll get the same shake from the committee. We've got to pull off a win that turns heads.
February 23rd, 2011 at 3:17 PM ^
Given the way Minnesota has collapsed, I'm not sure wins over them and MSU would be enough. We can't assume six bids for the conference. The selection committee doesn't have any targeted number. We're competing against all the other bubble teams in the country. I think we really need this one.
February 23rd, 2011 at 1:49 AM ^
Beat the Badgers!!!
February 23rd, 2011 at 1:55 AM ^
BEAT THE BADGERS!!!!!
February 23rd, 2011 at 4:20 AM ^
How annoying is it that their mascot is named Bucky? Could that be any closer to buckeye? Obnoxious. Buck them.
February 23rd, 2011 at 7:35 AM ^
If we win, will UW fans spit on THJ?
February 23rd, 2011 at 9:44 AM ^
they spit on Sullinger after they beat OSU didn't they?
February 23rd, 2011 at 2:36 PM ^
That would be the reason why he asked that...
February 23rd, 2011 at 7:37 AM ^
I hope the fans are out in full force tonight at Crisler. We need to have a loud crowd tonight! Go Blue!
February 23rd, 2011 at 9:21 AM ^
Bite their badger tails off.
Crush them.
February 23rd, 2011 at 9:49 AM ^
GO BLUE!!!! Morris drops 32 points on em, Hardaway with another 20, Morgan with 18 more, and Novak another 15 to make up for last game. Michigan 85, Wisconsin 67
February 23rd, 2011 at 10:11 AM ^
to run, early, often. Wisconsin will half court us to death, and they are very well schooled in defending the back door. Transition 3 pointers will be the deciding factor. Given us <6 transition 3s and it is party time in A2.
Also, ball pressure on Taylor. Force the ball out of his hands, I would like to see some zone trap around half court, which will hopefully end up in quick shots by Wisconsin also leading into the need for transition opportunities as set forth above.
February 23rd, 2011 at 10:49 AM ^
I'm praying for a live stream!
February 23rd, 2011 at 11:48 AM ^
Beat the Badger Badger Badgers. Mushroom Mushroom.
February 23rd, 2011 at 12:23 PM ^
It's a stretch, but god damn it I do love that video.