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Ohio and Indiana game thread
February 10th, 2013 at 2:45 PM
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Ohio and Indiana game thread
For those of you that thought we had bad officiating last night, make sure you tune in to the Indiana and Ohio St. The calls are so horrendous its almost funny.
February 10th, 2013 at 2:49 PM | 
It's the same crew
It's the same crew
February 10th, 2013 at 2:50 PM |
If...
If...
the decision would have been made to guard the inbounds pass with 2.4 seconds to play in regulation yesterday (or fouling as instructed), the fucking refs would not have mattered.
Insanity= doing the same thing over and over again to the same results but still expecting a different outcome.
The refs do suck, but our team still has control over the outcome.
February 10th, 2013 at 5:23 PM |
Coaching 101
Coaching 101
Completely agree that a big man should have been on the inbounder (ask Pitino and Kentucky fans) A 30 ft. inbound pass to the middle lane is virtually impossible if a big is on inbounder, a long pass over the head of inbound defender will give defense plenty of time to close and be in position to foul.Defense should force inbound pass toward sideline.Also defenders should always overplay the strong hand of offensive players on the floor.If you decide to NOT guard the inbounder you have 5 defending 4,so how do you use the 5th defender? The LAST place you put him (if up 3) is underneath your basket or inside the 3 point arch (where McGary was). You either double team the most obvious offensive threat ( Wis doesn't have 1) or you use the 5th guy to double the guy who receives the inbound pass.The best place to position the 5th defender is at mid court and tell him to sprint to wherever the inbound pass goes.None of that happened so we are now in a must win situation tues. GO BLUE
Goblueman-Wayne,Mich
February 10th, 2013 at 2:52 PM |
Living in Columbus, effects
Living in Columbus, effects
Living in Columbus, effects my judgement.
Even if it helps us, I cannot cheer for Ohio. I find life easier when they loose. Today's recruiting news, Marshall choosing Urban's crew is enough of that kind of news today. Go IU.
February 10th, 2013 at 4:10 PM |
Ditto
Ditto
Living here makes me root against osu no matter the collateral effect. Their misery is my salvation.
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February 10th, 2013 at 4:22 PM |
Living in Columbus "affects" your judgement
Living in Columbus "affects" your judgement
and that is the "effect" of living in Columbus.
February 10th, 2013 at 10:42 PM |
I'm in the same boat
I'm in the same boat
All my OSU buddies were so happy we lost yesterday (several Facebook posts and texts), all I said today was; "ain't karma a bitch".
It's tough being Blue in Columbus!!!
February 10th, 2013 at 2:54 PM |
Ohio can't afford to lose
Ohio can't afford to lose
Ohio can't afford to lose this game because the refs in Bloomington are going to be even worse.
February 10th, 2013 at 2:59 PM |
why.is it better for UM is
why.is it better for UM is
why.is it better for UM is Ohio wins? We still play IU and thus can hand them another loss. Explain please.
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February 10th, 2013 at 3:01 PM |
Would you rather UM wins the
Would you rather UM wins the
Would you rather UM wins the title outright, or just a share of the title? Any IU loss helps increase the chance of UM winning the title outright.
February 10th, 2013 at 3:51 PM |
Win the tourney.
Win the tourney.
Win the tourney and you are Big Ten Champs. It doesn't really matter if the regular season title is shared or won outright..
February 10th, 2013 at 4:05 PM |
Conference title and
Conference title and
Conference title and conference tourney are two different things. We got a share of the conference title last year, and that's what I would rather have. It shows several months of superior play on the road and home versus a two day lucky streak in a neutral venue.
February 10th, 2013 at 3:08 PM |
It is best for UM if OSU and
It is best for UM if OSU and
It is best for UM if OSU and IU split their series and each pick up a loss. The best chance of that happening is for OSU and IU to both win at home. I highly doubt OSU can win at Assembly Hall.
The Michigan Difference. Oh yea, it is real.
February 10th, 2013 at 3:31 PM |
It's simple: we want any team
It's simple: we want any team
It's simple: we want any team ahead of us to lose. IU is currently a half-game ahead of us (and one in the loss column), while Ohio is a half-game behind us.
If Ohio wins and we beat MSU, there will be a five-way tie for first place - and we'll have the most favorable schedule the rest of the way. So that's the logical thing to root for.
(BTW, to the OP, you might want to change the title to make it clear that this is about today's games and not just rants about officiating.)
February 10th, 2013 at 2:55 PM |
Can't...
Can't...
make chicken soup out of chicken shit..
February 10th, 2013 at 2:57 PM |
Seriously How hard is it find
Seriously How hard is it find
Seriously How hard is it find competent refs?
903 wins most in college football
February 10th, 2013 at 3:14 PM |
The Saginaw Valley League has
The Saginaw Valley League has
The Saginaw Valley League has better refs than the B1G
February 10th, 2013 at 4:39 PM |
Seems
Seems
Pretty hard, apparently. I think it'd be better if they were made to be full time employees, with no other job than to officiate. In the off season they could be lent out to the schools for practice purposes, and their other down time could be spend studying etc...
There's plenty of money in NCAA basketball to pay for it.
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February 10th, 2013 at 3:01 PM |
At the high school level
At the high school level
competent refs are clearly the exception...
February 10th, 2013 at 3:19 PM |
Ohio y u no play like you did
Ohio y u no play like you did
Ohio y u no play like you did in Ann Arbor?
February 10th, 2013 at 3:30 PM |
I think Steratore gets
I think Steratore gets
I think Steratore gets football confused with basketball and lets much of the contact go. Stick to the NFL, Gene.
If I tell you it's Easter, you better start looking for eggs.
Some folks call it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade.
February 10th, 2013 at 3:33 PM |
Anyone else
Anyone else
think Tom Crean looks like Dwight Schrute?
February 10th, 2013 at 3:39 PM |
And
And
Ned Flanders
February 10th, 2013 at 4:21 PM |
More
More
Tom Arnold to me
February 10th, 2013 at 4:49 PM |
yes
yes
I had that exact thought last year after their Kentucky game.
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February 10th, 2013 at 4:55 PM |
Dude is 46
Dude is 46
Get a real haircut.
"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
February 10th, 2013 at 3:56 PM |
At work and not watching the
At work and not watching the
At work and not watching the game. I did however, see that Craft has 4 fouls. How is that possible? He is the best defender who ever lived!
February 10th, 2013 at 4:04 PM |
He just fouled out. A big
He just fouled out. A big
He just fouled out. A big part of me is enjoying seeing him sulk right now.
Everest from Old Spice helps mask the smell of fear during Wolverine attacks on Icy terrain.
February 10th, 2013 at 4:04 PM |
There is no such thing as
There is no such thing as
There are no such thing as "Big 10 refs" in basketball.
NCAA basketball officials are not confined to/employed by particular conferences the way that football and hockey officials are. They work games all over the country in all sorts of conferences.
February 10th, 2013 at 4:54 PM |
True, although the veterans
True, although the veterans
True, although the veterans have more say into where they get assigned. Ed Hightower, for instance, lives in Illinois and largely works games in the Great Lakes region.
February 10th, 2013 at 4:06 PM |
I thought that was the
I thought that was the
I thought that was the definition of a tech right there. No call huh? Hmmm
February 10th, 2013 at 4:08 PM |
What the five fingers say to
What the five fingers say to
What the five fingers say to the face?
SLAP!
February 10th, 2013 at 4:16 PM |
I don't always cheer against
I don't always cheer against
I don't always cheer against Ohio State, but when I do I drink...
No. Funk dat. I always cheer for them to lose.
Former Buckeye Antonio Pittman on being a poster child for compliance: "This osu tattoo stuff is silly. Cats been getting hookups on tatts since back in '01."
February 10th, 2013 at 4:18 PM |
yay, I think
yay, I think
I see NC State hit a trey at the buzzer to beat Clemson. I guess I'm happy but it still feels too soon to see another buzzer-beater go down even if it technically "helps" Michigan.
"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
February 10th, 2013 at 5:02 PM |
A day when Ohio loses is a
A day when Ohio loses is a
A day when Ohio loses is a good day.
/°>
February 10th, 2013 at 5:24 PM |
Value City Arena,lol
Value City Arena,lol
So OSU sold the naming rights for cash? Wow, and you guys say Ann Arbor is a whore.
What's the Horseshoe called these days? Pizza Hut Stadum?
And despite paying for the exposure, I still have no idea what you can buy at Value City,I just heard it would be a good value(and that its a city).
February 10th, 2013 at 9:45 PM |
This
This
is REALLY old news.
"Better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football" -- John Heisman
February 10th, 2013 at 5:35 PM |
I think Indiana is the class
I think Indiana is the class
I think Indiana is the class of the conference right now, especially with holding wins over us, MSU, and Ohio State. Too bad they don't play Wisconsin again.
HAIL.
February 10th, 2013 at 6:02 PM |
Yep. They also
Yep. They also
show a little more maturity in the last 5 min of games with Zeller, Oladipo and Hulls.
If both teams play to their talent level and we avoid the late brain cramps, we'll win a close game.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
February 10th, 2013 at 6:16 PM |
Damn man
Damn man
Thanks for nothing Buckeyes.
"Play hard and with great effort"
February 10th, 2013 at 6:44 PM |
Mostly that defense made me
Mostly that defense made me
Mostly that defense made me concerned about our defense. Indiana is a little better than us because they have a stopper, but they shouldn't be that much better. Of course we defended OSU fine in the last 30 in Columbus.
Maybe it really is Morgan.
February 10th, 2013 at 7:16 PM |
The performance by Indiana today
The performance by Indiana today
The performance by Indiana today in Columbus was their best of the season, in my opinion. I still had doubts about how good IU was because I hadn't seen them dominate on the road but they dominated a good team on the road today. If IU can turn in more games like that on the road, it will be tough to take the conference from them. We need to win in EL on Tuesday or I think a 2 game deficit may be too much to overcome. We are still waiting to have a break-out performance by GRIII and Stauskas against a top opponent on the road. Let's hope it happens Tuesday. Go Blue!!!
What ya gonna do when HOKEamania runs wild on you???
February 10th, 2013 at 7:35 PM |
Key games remaining for each team
Key games remaining for each team
2012-13 Big Ten STANDINGS
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR | HOME | AWAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Indiana | 9-2 | -- | 21-3 | OSU | MSU,MN,UM |
| #12 Michigan State | 9-2 | -- | 20-4 | UM,IU,UW | OSU,UM |
| #3 Michigan | 8-3 | 1 | 21-3 | MSU,IU | MSU |
| Wisconsin | 8-3 | 1 | 17-7 | OSU | MN,MSU |
| #10 Ohio State | 7-4 | 2 | 17-6 | MSU | UW,IU |
We still control our destiny for a co-B1G championship. And the most difficult remaining schedules lie w/ IU and MSU.
February 10th, 2013 at 7:42 PM |
If people hold serve at home
If people hold serve at home
And lose their big road games (I don't consider the Gophers in that category anymore), it looks like a four-way tie for the title. The only way to probably avoid a shared title is to win at MSU this week.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
February 10th, 2013 at 8:13 PM |
Of course, the choice to include only games at Williams Arena
Of course, the choice to include only games at Williams Arena
is arbitrary, but the Gophers only home loss in the B1G thus far has been to Mich. Also, MN took out MSU there way back in 2012 (Dec 31).
Also, despite only being 3-7 in B1G play, two of the Illini's wins have been at home against OSU & IU. However, there will be no more Dr Jekyl appearances at Assembly Hall (Champaign), as none of the B1G contenders still have to go there.
February 10th, 2013 at 9:31 PM |
Eh, I wasn't saying you we're wrong to include them.
Eh, I wasn't saying you we're wrong to include them.
Just trying to do the mental calculations of what I think s likely chalk. And that would turn last year's 3-way tie to a 4-way tie this year. Odds are someone upsets somebody big time, killing some contender, but who is impossible to guess.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
February 10th, 2013 at 8:24 PM |
Co vs outright title
Co vs outright title
I think UM's hopes of winning an outright title come down to whether they can win Tuesday. A loss Tuesday and the best they can probably hope for is a co-championship.
February 10th, 2013 at 10:10 PM |
Damn
Damn
IU just kicked the shit out of Ohio in used furniture arena...might have been the most impressive B1G win this year.
Denard Robinson......They're not going to catch him!
February 10th, 2013 at 10:56 PM |
Agree
Agree
IU jumped out to the lead and other than a couple stretches in the first half, IU always looked like they were in control of the game. Very impressive.
February 11th, 2013 at 9:31 AM |
Goes to show ya
Goes to show ya
that ohio is in every one of our athlete's heads. These recruits are picking ohio because thats the program that dominated when they were growing up. Our current players are also used to them dominating and it shows when they look like deer in headlights when we play them, imagery is very powerful
"Only three things can happen when you pass, and two of them are bad" -Bo Schembechler
We had yesterday. Again, Gene Staratore sucks.
You Get Nothing MSU. You Lose, Good Day Sir!