...talks about how UConn hasn't been in contact and how they're out. (HT: UMHoops)
B1G basketball. Is this the best ranking you've seen?
December 11th, 2012 at 7:24 AM | 
Big Ten Referee said...
They
Big Ten Referee said...
They
December 11th, 2012 at 10:50 AM |
How Beilein landed guys like
How Beilein landed guys like
How Beilein landed guys like that...
Perhaps by having a shitload of success at WVU and taking solid steps to rebuild the program here. I'm fine with going that guy's logic though. It just means everytime MSU Football gets a 5*, we can it as firm proof of improper benefits, considering where that program has been recently.
December 11th, 2012 at 9:40 AM |
Why, of why did you make me
Why, of why did you make me
Why, oh why did you make me read that?
CoE Class of 2007
December 11th, 2012 at 9:57 AM |
I was sucked in and didn't
I was sucked in and didn't
I was sucked in and didn't know if I was ever going to make it out.
December 11th, 2012 at 11:30 AM |
Most delightful quote from that thread:
Most delightful quote from that thread:
"The resurgence of scUM basketball has been the most depressing sports development in my lifetime, hands down. Not even a close second (and this is coming from a Mets and Bills fan)."
December 11th, 2012 at 2:55 PM |
It's funny...
It's funny...
It's funny, I felt a little bad explaining to my Virginia friends that a Spartan fan, in a nutshell, would rather Michigan do poorly than MSU do well.
I take back any guilt I previously felt.
Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.
December 12th, 2012 at 10:11 AM |
My favorite quote, a UM fan
My favorite quote, a UM fan
My favorite quote, a UM fan responds to a guy talking logic with this:
I know most probably won't want to hear my input, but this post is correct. None of Michigan's players were highly recruited, save McGary. Burke, Hardaway, Stauskus, and Glenn Robinson were all 3* at some point. Do I think Beilein is dirty? No, he's built up a program that was in the toilet with guys like Stu Douglass and Zack Novak - hardworking, but not uber talented players. He won with them and winning attracts recruits. As someone else mentioned, it's a "fun" offensive system to watch as well. When recruits see a bunch of threes going up, they take notice. I have the utmost respect for Izzo and MSU's program. I admittedly grew up an MSU basketball fan given Michigan's mediocrity. Here's to building up the rivalry in both basketball and football, because I believe both schools' programs are on the uprise.
And then the next post is a Spartan replying to him with:
Go to hell
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
December 12th, 2012 at 2:31 PM |
It also makes me laugh
It also makes me laugh
It also makes me laugh because this person's life must have been incredibly short. I mean, the basketball team made the final four in 91 and 92, and was a decent tourney team as late as 1998. Sure they were down for about a decade, but even then the team fluctuated between mediocre and bad. So yeah, pretty small window to say it was "the worst evar".
December 11th, 2012 at 11:30 AM |
Most delightful quote from that thread:
Most delightful quote from that thread:
"The resurgence of scUM basketball has been the most depressing sports development in my lifetime, hands down. Not even a close second (and this is coming from a Mets and Bills fan)."
December 11th, 2012 at 11:39 AM |
Obvious statement is obvious
Obvious statement is obvious
What a bunch of fucking shitheads over there.
"The difference between a man and a boy is, a boy wants to grow up to be a fireman, but a man wants to grow up to be a giant monster fireman."
- Jack Handey
December 11th, 2012 at 11:42 AM |
Holy Crap
Holy Crap
they are totally delusional. According to RCMB, possibly only Burke is good enough to start for MSU. What a load of garbage. I also am sick of hearing that Michigan has no depth. Has anyone actually been watching the games this year? We have a 10-11 person rotation so far this year: Burke, Stauskas, Hardaway, GRIII, Morgan, McGary, Horford, Albrecht, Levert, Vogrich and Bielfeldt (when healthy). Not saying this rotation will not be tightened up by the time Big Ten games start, but that is pretty solid depth in my book.
December 11th, 2012 at 12:18 PM |
only thing I would say about
only thing I would say about
only thing I would say about our depth is that we have it but, perhaps, don't use it much as we should. The starters are still playing a lot of minutes, with the potential exception of jmo.
December 11th, 2012 at 2:06 PM |
then you will enjoy
then you will enjoy
tonight's game
December 11th, 2012 at 2:57 PM |
Something to keep in mind
Something to keep in mind
Something to keep in mind - I agree about our starters playing more minutes than they should given some of our opponents this season, but I have to keep reminding myself that we're starting 3ish freshman (playing 5!) and every minute one of these freshman starters get in non-conference is a huge learning experience for Big Ten season.
Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.
December 11th, 2012 at 12:28 PM |
Who cares what those idiots
Who cares what those idiots
Who cares what those idiots think.
Michigan has beaten them 3 out of the last 4, is 9-0 and is ranked #3. state struggled with loyola this past weekend.
Congrats.
December 11th, 2012 at 12:37 PM |
Don't forget
Don't forget
Only beating Boise St. by 4 and Louisiana-Lafayette by 3, both at home.
December 11th, 2012 at 1:07 PM |
And losing to two unranked
And losing to two unranked
And losing to two unranked opponents.
Michigan: 903–315–36 (Best in NCAA)
vs Ohio State: 58-44-6
vs Notre Dame: 23-16-1
vs MSU: 68-32-5
vs B1G: 522-197-24
vs SEC: 20-8-1
vs PAC 12: 48-24-1
vs Big 12: 10-5-1<
December 11th, 2012 at 1:14 PM |
Can't wait to see the dumb
Can't wait to see the dumb
Can't wait to see the dumb kids I went to high school with crying on Facebook after we take their school out for slaughter later this winter.
Michigan: 903–315–36 (Best in NCAA)
vs Ohio State: 58-44-6
vs Notre Dame: 23-16-1
vs MSU: 68-32-5
vs B1G: 522-197-24
vs SEC: 20-8-1
vs PAC 12: 48-24-1
vs Big 12: 10-5-1<
December 11th, 2012 at 1:26 PM |
That was actually one of the
That was actually one of the
That was actually one of the more sane RCMB threads I've ever seen. A few slappies in there but most were not bad
Rudy watches inspirational movies about Shawn Hunwick
December 11th, 2012 at 2:08 PM |
the sane ones may have been M fans; I know
the sane ones may have been M fans; I know
that YpsiTucky Boy is. He was the one who intro'd fact-based substances--actual rankings and such--into the conversation.
December 11th, 2012 at 2:53 PM |
This is an RCMB classic
This is an RCMB classic
This is an RCMB classic. Great find. Beilein and Calipari, I tell ya - birds of a feather.
Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.
December 11th, 2012 at 5:58 PM |
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I doubt they know that Beilein is head of an ethics commitee as well.
December 12th, 2012 at 12:12 AM |
Point!
Point!
And the one I was going to make.
But they'd just argue that knowing the rules that well makes them easier to break. Uhh... if they're capable of that much logical reasoning.
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
December 12th, 2012 at 8:53 AM |
Actually one semi-reasonable
Actually one semi-reasonable
Actually one semi-reasonable poster over there pointed it out.
I poop excellence
December 12th, 2012 at 4:19 PM |
While I have always respected
While I have always respected
While I have always respected Izzo for running a good enough program at MSU, I think MSU fans are starting to see the ceiling for this team under him. He doesn't recruit the type of top-notch talent you need to challenge the best teams for titles. Even those years they made the Final Four, at no point did I think of them in the same class as the Duke's, UNC's, Kentucky's, UConn's, etc. that they played against. They have a defense-heavy, grind-it-out style that works against teams with less talent, but if a squad is able to spread them out and can play much more one-on-one, they tend to lose. That 2000 championship is great and you can't take that away from them, but Beilen's team keeps getting better and seems to have the types of athletes/players you need to beat the best squads in the country; MSU seems to have settled into a "pretty good" plateau.
BTW: Other fun little note - someone said UM players don't play defense or rebound because that isn't the focus of the players. Which is kind of funny, since UM is all of 1 RB per game worse than MSU, and scoring are about the same when you factor in pace. So yeah, not the most insightful analysis.
December 13th, 2012 at 11:37 PM |
i seriously
i seriously
Love reading crap like that. Little guilty pleasure. Oddly, I even get ammused by being called scUM or wolvie.
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