Once again, We control our own destiny
Let's not screw it up this time. Ohio came through for us at a really key time tonight. Beating IU won't be a cake walk on Sunday as Ohio pretty much outplayed them on the glass and in the paint and also played some very impressive defense. We definitely need to show strength and aggression on the interior early against them Sunday and also need to establish ourselves early defensively. Let's not forget Purdue, though, tomorrow... I think we all remember the last time we overlooked a Big Ten opponent. Either way, March is a new month... Let's keep it rolling. WE ON and GO BLUE!!!
Better result this time around.
Purdue first.
available right now on StubHub for Michigan @ Purdue tomorrow night at 7pm. Tempting idea, driving those 130 miles from SW Michigan to W. Lafayette when I get out of work tomorrow....
Another reason to have no respect for Purdue: $6 tickets on stub hub against a top ten team, and one that Purdue always plays like a "rivalry game." If their own fans don't care, why should anyone else?
I'll bet there were plenty of $6 tix in Crisler at the end of Beilein's first year.
That year students had it made for tickets at Michigan- there were lots of incentives for games- so counting free crap you got games were basically free.
The sad part for me is that Purdue this year is much better than that Michigan team. They are 7-9 with two home games left- granted home games against Michigan and Minnesota are tough- they could get to .500- fans should come out and cheer for that. They made the Sweet 16 in '09 and '10, and the tournament the last two years. They have been a solid program, and have decent tradition- it is sad tickets are apparently so easy to come by for this game...
I can understand it.
Mid-week game. Not Senior Night. Rough start to what was always going to be a rebuilding year (6-6 non-conference schedule with a loss to EMU). Got blown out at home in historic fasion in rivalry game (a game in which no one left until the game ended). "Are we bubble in for the NIT?" is not a big casual fan draw.
Now, I'm not saying they don't deserve fan support. They've, in many ways, overachieved after the core players that had defined Purdue for half a decade graduated (E'tuan Moore, Jujuan Johnson, the long saga of Robbie Hummel). Going into Wisconsin and winning by 13 is tough and they're going to be competitive in the conference next year as Hammonds looks like the real deal. And everytime I've seen a Purdue home game, they've played hard and had loud and large student support. It will be a tough setting for Michigan regardless of the $6 tix.
But I am saying that I can understand non-student fans choosing not to make at least a 3 hour commitment on a Wednesday night. People are kidding themselves if they think Crisler wouldn't be the same in a similar situation.
You wrote that up before the game was in hand didn't you? SHAME ON YOU
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but seriously
when Ohio was up 10 with 1:15 left... Can't blame me for getting a head start... And didn't post it until there were all zeroes on the clock. I'm pretty sure there's no shame here.
No shame at all. Well played, Hokemaniac.
You wrote that up before the game was in hand didn't you? SHAME ON YOU
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but seriously
Starting threads on MGoBlog: serious business.
It's time to put up or shut up. We can get another title.
I hear you, in my head I'm like: 3 pt loss @ OSU, Wisconsin miracle shot, Penn State shitshow. God we should've had the title 3 times over.
Wisconsin & OSU = OSU and MSU.
Nothing really equals PSU.
but if we had just guarded the inbound at Wisky we would be in position for a solo title right now. Ugh.
Yeah, but the other four contenders are probably thinking the same thing about their own heartbreaking or boneheaded losses (example: IU's meltdown in the last two minutes of their game at Illinois). B1G is a bitch this year.
Thank you Ohio for giving both yourselves and TSUN a chance at a title. Now suck it up and root for your enemy.
Destiny awaits....
And.........that other girl. What was her name?
Left Eye and T-Boz.
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Something, Montgomery... I think.
Two major concerns:
1. When we control our destiny, we crap the bed.
2. No matter how crappy Purdue is, they always shoot lights out against us.
Fuck Penn State and Wisconsin.
It will be interesting to see how Purdue plays. They just played their game of the year @ Wisc.
Doubt they play like that 2 games in a row. I'm pretty sure Michigan will hit a 3 this game as well.
I can't generate any hatred towards Penn State for that game. We had a lead and pissed it away, but they won the game fair and square (officiating was just typical away B1G officiating). Wisconsin on the other hand? They can go screw themselves.
of the stauskas injury and playing levert might improve our defense a little bit. It could also be a minor epiphany that stauskas could be better off the bench to get the crucial three pointer when necessary. . .
You know Byrd is going to go off tommorow.
If Michigan wins out, what seed will they get in the B10 Tourn.?
unfortunatley
But 2 if Wisconsin beats MSU then goes on to lose to Penn State
How could anyone possibly lose to Penn Sta......wait, what?????
I guess I can't help myself.
They'd tie for it with us and IU because they'd have the same record. I'd rather tie with IU and Wisconsin than msu or ohio.
For regular season title there are no tiebreakers, the team(s) with the best record win the title If we beat Purdue and Indiana, then it's highly likely we have a 4-way tie: Indiana, Michigan, winner of Wisconsin/MSU, and Ohio State as Big Ten champs.
For seeding purposes, Wisconsin would get a better seed, in this scenario I think we end up the 4-seed in the tournament.
Oh crap, here we go again...
Good God, BEAT PURDON'T
Calling them "Purdon't" seems like something that I would have found funny when I was like eight years old.
Two seconds thinking about anything other than Purdue is three seconds too many.