How was there no game thread up yet?
Anyhow, I think we can agree that a win here more than justifies a court-storming.
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This MVC game is already an annoyance knowing it's running late and we're going to get dumped into an already-in-progress game. Let's just say I'm a bit irritable right about now...
CBS pulls this crap every year. Their games always have longer commercial breaks than other ones, so they need more than two hours, yet CBS always schedules them for a two-hour block.
Not just the commercials, the problem was this game didnt start until 2:15, it was trouble right from the beginning.
How come there's no live blog?
Bad things happen to Michigan basketball during live blogs.
Fair enough. There's enough angst in the open threads, real-time angst would be even more roller-coastery
Go Blue!
watch it online
link?
Let's Go Blue! Beat IU!
Cbssports.com stream isn't working.
I predict a DeepBlue meltdown after we win.
live stream please
Tip-off has been pushed back to 4:10
MVC....just what I want to watch. Come on, CBS, this is ridiculous.
Nothing is working right now. When should we panic?
i'm really looking forward to watching this 3rd tier basketball for the next 15 minutes
Is anyone else's feed working? All I have is the CBS logo...
still have 6 minutes to tip off
Wichita st instead of big ten championship game? Really CBS?
i just got commercials to start playing on the cbssports stream.
i think it's a good sign
This last four minutes is going to take 15. Ridiculous.
God, I love MVC slugfests in such hostile environments!
said they are waiting for TV to let them start the game.
Keep this game going! The nation is enthralled!
Started commercials on my feed so bet once tipoff it will work
Does anyone else want to emit mace into their eyes and stab their ears with ice-picks when this new McDonald's Fish commercial comes on?!
In
[email protected]?& McDonald's.
$&@#+? CBS.
Both teams in the MVC have 5/6 Timeouts left. Awesome
Are we supposed to be buckled up today?
Both these teams have 4 time outs left so this game should be done somewhere around 5:00.
EDIT: beaten to it. I'll add that both are in the bonus as well.
why don't either of these teams have numbers before their names?
wtf this game wont be over for another 30 mins
Do you if non-US people can watch the game via the CBS link ?
I'm sure both MVC fans would be ok with that.
Thank god! They're sending us to our game!
Looks like CBS is cutting to our game.
KILL EVERYTHING!
good decision by the higher ups at cbs...ditching the MVC coverage for some B1G MANBALL
They're switching over, thank GOD.
Not in Iowa. Not even mentioning the game.
Not on the west coast, evidently
I am pissed that CBS delayed the start 10 mins, but like that they are just switching to the game that matters.
They are going to start game coverage before the end of the MVC game....whew.
Anyone getting just a CBS logo on the website? And any way to fix it? Here in Illinois they have a telethon of all things on CBS. Dammit.
Dude just shot a free throw that got stuck in the rim. Just kill it with fire.
I think the title should be changed to the "Creighton-Wichita State Open Thread."
Why is only one of Creighton's plyers wearing pink shoes?
Crisler is rocking
WOOO stream's on!
CBS Stream is up and working
Holy maize
FYI, radio feed from MGoBlue is about 10 seconds ahead of the TV
Down here in Tx we get to keep watching these scrubs play. Must be the large Creighton alumni population that has moved to the Lone Star State.
What??? It ain't switching for me....I'm in Iowa and a bit closer to Omaha so that may be why but this sucks....WSU won't go away either so, awesome...
F*** Jordan HULLSSSS
Not a good start
Not switching in Houston.
6 more timeouts....
Woo, our rebound! And Burke draws a foul.
LETS GO BLUE....... BACK TO BACK TITLES!!!!!!!!
3 minutes and a million timeouts left.
Really?
The Wolverines taking down the Hoosiers. Lakers/Bulls. Tiger battling Phil. God, I love TV.
Calm it down guys, we gotta shoot better.
We need to slow down a little. Like the defense so far though.
Come on offense, get going sooner plz
Good D early but too much juice on O
Crisler sounds great. Too bad the team is clanking out of the gate.
Not the way you want to start.
Walked.
i cant tell who is who
Defense has been good early.
And of course CBS is optimized to my iPad.... Oh wait, no it's the old people's network, so no watching on my iPad
TIMMAY!
Do you know what I miss? That patented Deshawn Sims/Manny Harris backdoor cut play.
because he is good at shooting
Way too much hero ball going on.
Why are we walking away from Hulls? Don't leave the best three point shooter in the conference open.
Pass the fucking ball.
Oh, c'mon, pass that!
I hope CBS rots in hell
I've hated them since that superbowl a few years ago. I've never seen a channel whore out its shows more than cbs does during a game.
Not even close to a charge.
Oh hello there anti-home cooking
HOW THE FUCK WAS THAT A CHARGE!
Assembly Hall refs in full force at Crisler.
Burke looking like its hero ball time already. WTF.
WTF. Why do other teams get home court advantage in our building?
...I hate you!
What is our aversion to passing the ball on a 2-on-1 fastbreak?
To be fair I'm fairly sure Oladipo would have blocked Nik's attempt at a layup.
especially for Trey Burke. But that was an awful charge call.
Need to settle down with shot selection
I wonder why Michigan's three point shooting has tanked the last third of the season.
"I'd much rather watch a MVC game over the biggest big ten hoops game of the year."- said no one ever.
Can anybody on this team make a jumper?
All Hulls can do is shoot 3s. Don't leave him.
Just a shooter?
Is forcing things like no other we haven't taken any good shots so far.
I love Burke but he has GOT to learn to trust his teammates and pass that ball on the break.....
Sorry, double post....darn iPad
Who cares ! Put the game on
Agree it was a bad call, but you've got an open guy, why even put the refs in position to make that call?
I would disagree. The charge was a very good call. Nothing incorrect about it.
cant believe y'all are stuck watching two top ten teams in the B1G play while most of the country gets to watch these unranked teams battle for the SV Championship
burke has to have 5 shots already. He needs to facilitate a little more.
I think Michigan has been outscored 1687-12 in the first four minutes of games this season. That's what my brain is telling me at least. So many slow starts in big games, then the rest of the first half is spent trying to pull it within 5.
Offense needs to slow down and get something going. That was not a charge, to echo the world. Defense has been decent, except for on Hulls, and at least the second 3 was contested. Not a bad start so far, despite the 10-3 score.
I was hoping we'd come out and hit a few 3's to get on a run but instead it's IU's little elf guy hitting the 3's. Weak
They need to make better passes, and make the extra pass. Almost all of these long shots do not even have anyone under the basket in any position for an OR. Burke also needs to slow down and stop forcing everything and let the game come to him. He still struggles for big portions of big games at getting the team involved in the game.
The last two times Burke has had a 2 on 1, he's blown the layup and committed a foul.
Why do we get Kellogg and Nantz? This I the worst announcer crew ever.
For such a supposed offensive team, we really suck at offense at times
DEFENSE
Eat shit, Home Depot
Too Saaaaweet!
Wow, way to get back and block that - and dunk you very much!
Wichita State has come back to make it interesting. /s
If we win, that Oladipo rejection will be the replayed POY play that wins it for Burke.
Why can't this team shoot the ball well? It seems like the last few games we just can't make shots.
its certainly not the 14-0 start like duke had last night... COME ON BLUE
Wow.
I like how Glenn has been playing, love his energy.
I like this version of Michigan!
We're getting some really good defensive pressure right now. I'm likin it
Defense BOOM. Indiana fouls another Burke takeaway. I am thrilled right now.
We are playing with the most intensity I have seen all season! And what a play by Hardaway on Oladipo.
okay, this anti-home cooking is getting annoying already
Fuck these refs, let them play. McGary hardly bumped Zeller.
I serioulsy want to slit CBS's figurative throat right now....a fu**king commercial before switching over to our game.....FUUUUUUU
It was a full on session of commercials like one would see for a tv timeout, while the damn game was going on (cbssportsonline let me know that). I was irrate.
Morgan is making Zeller his bitch so far.
CBS is odious.
Stauskas over Hulls....all day
Jim Nance is the hardest working man in the business...gotta pay that divorce settlement somehow.
Weren't we recruiting his son?
CBS is horrible. Thanks for the commercial instead of going to the game
STAUSKAS STROKIN'
Deefense? DEEFENSE!
Hey, we finally hit a three!
I hope GRIII can get another accidental fist into Hull's ugly mug today. It was such an awesome GIF.
Your avatar makes me uncomfortable.
Touch Zeller = Foul
DEFENSEEEEE
13:03 before you cut to #2 v #7
half of the first half gone
Indiana is shocked they aren't getting every call.
That's not the banned split m logo on the hooded warm up shirts is it?
Man, great defense right now
Wow, where on Earth has this defensive intensity been all year?
What is this preventing thing we are doing so far without the ball? It's really weird looking.
Where was this defensive intensity all year!? I love it!
Stauskas is on.
Swag, etc.
Canadian Bacon is sizzlin!
Canada is on fire
CANADIAN BACON!!!!
NJAS is on today!
Ahhhhh! 2 fouls on McGary.
Michigan is crashing the boards hard too
Ride that pony!!!
The freshmen showed up today!
Play defense like this and we can win the NCAA tournament. I don't care what seed we get.
Stauskas raining buckets!
!
Nik Stauska heroball
DRINK
He's more than just a shooter!
Drink
HES MORE THAN JUST A SHOOTER
HE'S A BUCKET GETTER!!!
"More than just a shooter." In the first half, good sign.
With the famous "stauskas is more than just a shooter" comment.
I want a youtube series of Stauskas doing various things, title "Not just a shooter."
It'd basically be Dirty Jobs with Nik Stauskas.
More than just a shooter! Shot of canadian mist!
He's more than just a shooter!
DRINK!
not just a 3-point shooter...
BUCKET GETTER!!1
Bucket-getter!
Drink!!
How the fuck is that not an and-1 for Stauskas? Hulls should be on the bench for the rest of the half with two fouls.
That should stick.
Stauskas!!!! Getting mugged by the Hobbit and still makes it!!
does that block M meet regulation?
"He's a bucket getter!"
More than just a shooter, DRINK!
Fucking right daddy. Keep it up and blow these fuckers out
he's a bucket getter
(facepalm)
The BUCKET-GETTA!!!
LOUD! Go Blue!!!!
Wait I thought Stasukas could only shoot?
Repertoire larger than just heaving the ball
Love it when he is hitting shots. Don't love it that he feels the need to turn to the opposing bench so much after hitting a 3.
to "He's more than just a shooter!" Thank you Clark Kellogg!
More than just a shooter!
Nikky Buckets!!!!!!!
more than just a shooter? or were there any while we were stuck watching creighton? any online watchers know?
Stauskas does not merely hurl spherical objects in a parabolic arc toward the hoop.
Not scared to say it. I would make out with Stauskas.
And Justin Timberlake listeners really the same demographic?
18 year olds? Yeah probably.
Come on Nik...... Abuse the midget Hull.... Make them pay for disrespecting you...... 12-0 run. KEEP IT UP D!
Stauskas - Buckets Get Got
canadian baconing it today yo!
and
fuck you CBS for starting the game at 1pm PST instead of 1:30pm so I can watch the Creighton game, they didn't switch over till 4:26 EST and showed handshakes and a bunch of commercials......assholes
Love the hustlel. We are back!
"More than just a shooter."
Drink, bitches. Drink.
DRINK!!!
Oladipo, he pretty good.
omg finally a blocking call
the freshmen are stepping up today. thats that shit i do like
Who said GRIII can't create his own shot?
Wow, Little Big Dog goes hard to the hole!
GRIII playing with confidence. Great drive
GRIII...being aggressive!?
GR3 and-one... Making it happen!
Hoping to see a lot of that from GRIII next year.
I see you freshmen, I see you.
GRIII doesn't believe you when you say he can't create a shot.
Best game GRIII has played yet... loving the intensity.
Morgan derp
Bullshit foul call. Do need to finish that though.
Morgan!
Drink!...away your sorrows
If Jordan could only finish.
I wish Morgan could finish. He should've dunked that.
make the bunny man
That was a good "trip" by Albrecht, kept IU from a fastbreak
Gah a missed layup. Morgan needs to slam that home.
Morgan dunk the ball!!!
If only Morgan could finish at the rim he would be amazing
Love Hardaway taking it to the paint.
Unless its going to be a dunk attempt.
Morgan getting the jump ball against 3 IU guys.
Yeah, I don't really remember when they called tat either.
Come on !!!! Morgan!!! Make the bunnies!!!!!
Do they not call travel anymore? Looked like Yogi took 4-5 steps, but admittedly I couldn't see his feet.
I counted three for sure.
While walking and never dribbling.
On second look it was about 2 or 3
Biefeldt in, Zeller to the basket right away. We need big man minutes, but ouch.
How are we getting all the fouls called on us? Jesus.
what the hell did Cody Zeller do to deserve a force field around him to get any foul call he wants?
just dont touch Zeller I guess
Shame on you Bielfeldt, for having the temerity to breathe on Cody Zeller
Did Bielfeldt even touch him?
Great shot by THJ...he's ready to play today. I think he's got to carry us like he did vs. OSU.
Burke is going to be Burke, but I think he gets too emotional in big momements. Hardaway plays with a maturity that we need.
Love Trey, but how huge would it be to win without a super game from him?
I think all but one of the fouls called on us has been from touching Zeller....or breathing on him too hard.
Just another B1G barnburner. No way this doesn't go down to the final possession.
I don't care how it happens.
*and remain healthy
Weak foul call by Max on Zeller.
I think we have more real depth than IU; be interesting to see whether IU can go this fast for the full game.
Yeah, that's wrong.
Aside from missing that layup, Morgan's having a great game overall, on D and on the glass.
Have the refs been calling tick tacky fouls the whole game or just this one? Honest question because I was forced to watch the Creighton near melt down
Whole game against Blue.
I was hoping we'd finally get referee home court advantage but apparently not.
Zeller five foot foul rule is in effect.
The Zeller halo rule.
Sick and tired of refs protecting Cody Zeller. Every time he touches it they call a foul
Morgan dunk the ball!!!
With Trey having only one point. GRIIi and Nic really playing ball.
Tell the refs this is Crisler, not Assembly Hall
These refs are determined to foul us out.
bonus with 7:42 left in the half? Yikes.
So Zeller is untouchable and Ferrel can take as many steps as he wants...Cool.
*sigh* we can't give up 2-3 offensive boards on any possession, really.
Wait...FINALLY a call on Zeller!
Really need to start rebounding better on defense.
AND ONE!!!
TIMMAY AND 1!
holy Batman
That MSU game where we made no 3s has been great for this team. It reminded them to go to the rim.
Please drive like this all game Tim, thanks.
Get Oladipo a binky because he cries so much!
Vogrich cameo!
TIMMAY!
Timmy is heatin' up!
This feels like a battle of refs. Whoever the black haired ref is, he calls fouls on IU. The bald guy calls all the fouls on Michigan.
Timmy picking a good day to bring it.
We're getting a lot of fouls. But then, we're seeing higher defensive intensity. Perhaps this is not a coincidence.
That MSU game where we made no 3s has been great for this team. It reminded them to go to the rim.
For a team that started the season fouling nobody but playing defense indifferently, I'd much rather take a few extra fouls for this kind of agressiveness.
We're getting a lot of fouls. But then, we're seeing higher defensive intensity. Perhaps this is not a coincidence.
if we play defense like this all the time. Great D so far
We dont get calls at home or on the road.
Hey, apparently Zeller can commit fouls after all.
Zeller is such a pansy I hate him
This is some manball here.
Also, it should be mandatory that if Hulls is guarding you, you take him to the rack.
The 504 monster is creeping...
The hand checking that Hulls gets away with is absolutely ridiculous. Extended hand impeding the dribbler. That's called every time in the NBA.
Horford showing his stone hands.
Hulls with 4. 2 called.
calls are evening out, but still grossly inconsistent