Some big games today, should be fun to watch!
EDIT:
Thought I would indicate match-ups and times(EST) to be helpful:
Ind v Minn BTN 12pm
Duke v NCST ESPN 12pm
S Fla v Louisville MSG (not to be confused with Chinese Food)
AZ v Or St ESPNU 8pm
KU v TX Tech YES 4pm
Nova v Cuse SNY 12pm
Mizzou v Ole Miss Fox Sports Networks 8pm
FLA v LSU ESPNU 4pm
Ill v Wisc BTN 1:15pm
UConn v ND SNY 2pm
KSU v WVU YES 1:30pm
Checking Out the Competition
Thanks. Was just about to
Thanks. Was just about to start this. Doesn't get much better than Minnesota @ Indiana and Duke @ NC St.
NC State winning would be huge for Michigan in a couple of ways. SOS and to pick up that #1 ranking.
I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?
And we would be
the last remaining undefeated team.
"Hoke, you're my best friend," - Miss Daisy.
#1 ranking
If Duke were to lose and we win tomorrow it would be the first time we've had a #1 ranking since 1993. It's been awhile. Go Wolf Pack!
Go Wolf Pack
Go Wolf Pack
The Team, The Team, The Team.
Is there a more fun to watch
Is there a more fun to watch coach than Tom Crean? He is the Anti-Coach K
Haha. Yeah. Sometimes he
Haha. Yeah. Sometimes he looks like a mentally unstable crazy person.
I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?
Tom Izzo clone
Tom Izzo clone
3-3-5 til the day I die y'all
I find myself lacking the
I find myself lacking the necessary amount of televisions for this afternoon. If NC State wins today I'm going to scream all over this thread.
I almost want Duke to win so
I almost want Duke to win so #1 won't be hanging over the boys in C-bus tomorrow.
The Team, The Team, The Team.
Fair point, I was more
Fair point, I was more thinking how it would look good for us since we already beat them.
I said almost.
I said almost.
The Team, The Team, The Team.
I hear what you're saying but
I hear what you're saying but I think that's a bit overblown. We've been #2 for awhile. I'd like to hope our guys are a little more mentally tough than for something like that to affect them.
I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?
I guess I'll be the first to
I guess I'll be the first to say it. I love Gus Johnson.
The Team, The Team, The Team.
Doesn't get
more interesting for us than Ind v Minn & NCSt v Duke, very telling for us.
Minnesota and Indiana both
Minnesota and Indiana both look great. Gonna have our hands full with both.
Not anymore
Damn IU is tough in Ass Hall
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Yeah, just came to edit my
Yeah, just came to edit my post. They go off like dynamite and if you're gonna win there, you better be ready to weather a firestorm.
Ass Hall? Sounds like either
Ass Hall? Sounds like either a really awesome place or a horrible, scary place.
I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?
Both of these teams are going
Both of these teams are going to be a real physical test for Michigan
Seems to be a ton of crowd
Seems to be a ton of crowd noise. Is Assembly Hall that loud or is the crowd just mic'd up well?
The Team, The Team, The Team.
I bet it's mic'd up. NC St
I bet it's mic'd up. NC St seems a lot quieter
I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?
Nope.
You must not have taken a trip to assembly hall. It's freaking loud in there.
Assembly Hall's loud as hell
Assembly Hall's loud as hell when Indiana's good. Probably the tougest place to play in the Big 10.
They don't give a shit about
They don't give a shit about anything at Indiana other than basketball and boozing. The two go well together. I've been for a few games. Assembly is always insane.
Does anyone have a stream for
Does anyone have a stream for IU/Minn? First row sports isn't working.
This is Duke's toughest game
Remaining on their schedule. Not one other ACC Team is ranked in the top 25.
Nice observation
It could wok against them as they might not be tested a well as they need to be, who knows.
They do seem penciled in for DC in Sweet 16, hope they'll have FLA & L'ville in their brackets, they are in the east afterall
Fun game to watch
It will be a 3 horse race in the B1G, with slight advantage to U-M & Ind
Halls
He can shoot.
"A flute with no holes is not a flute. A donut with no hole is a danish"
If watching Duke-NCSt, find
If watching Duke-NCSt, find the mute button as fast as possible. I can't handle Vitale. He is the absolute worst. His pants tent for Duke is unbearable.
"And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know, it's gonna be Michigan again, Michigan."
I got 3 Monitors set up
each with a Directv Box, I know I'm spoiled, helps me catch a lot of stuff from the announcers. When they were advertising Mich v Minn, Vitale didn't compliment us at all, that guy has alterior motives in a pathetic way, I'm used to it by now with him.
It doesn't matter to me, just sharing the onservation, he's definitely biased, he's an emotional guy, we're biased about our teams too, we're just not on TV, we are on a super cool blog tho, amiright?
He tweeted last week that
He tweeted last week that Michigan would be knocking on the door for the final 4 after our Iowa win, he gives Michigan some love once in a while.
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I flicked to the Duke game
I flicked to the Duke game for 5 mins, come back and IU is up by 17?? What the hell happened?
Hulls is on fire and Minny's
Hulls is on fire and Minny's turned it over multiple times.
Watford is feeling it too.
Watford is feeling it too. Indiana is playing some tough and physical defense, much better than last year. Although, the refs are swallowing a lot of whistles, I feel.
Watford's the key to that
Watford's the key to that team. If he plays to his abilities, they're really tough to beat.
Anyone think
Anyone think Indiana is better than Duke? Granted they don't have R Kelly today
I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?
Is it because
he's working on a new album? R Kelly that is
I think I'm happy about Ind winning like this right now, Minn was starting to worry me more, knocks them down a peg and maybe they'll be less confident against us, less swaggar
OMG
When we play IND, that's gonna be fun to watch. We'll be able to run up and down the court cause they like that style too.
It could be epic
I don't think we should try
I don't think we should try to run with them. We shouldn't do what Nebraska did, but we've got a much better chance if the game's in the 60s vs a game in the 80s.
IU
IU on a ridiculous run the past 10+ minutes; looks like they go through their own "unstoppable" phases just like us. Going to be an awesome matchup on February 2nd.
Indiana is scary this
Indiana is scary this afternoon.
How Duke is no. 1 with their piss poor schedule of nothing opponents is a joke.
It's Interesting That You Say This...
I've been sitting here for the past several minutes comparing the major offensive and defensive stats of Indiana, Minnesota and Duke, and without having done a formal tally, I can say right now that statistically Indiana is the overall best of the three when it comes to winning these comparisons, with Minnesota a respectable second. That being said, there are not huge variations between the three anywhere up and down the chart, so it isn't as if Duke seriously lags in one category (indeed, they do lead in some categories). Duke commits the fewest personal fouls of the three on average, so I suppose there is that.
I was watching Duke-NC State - the line on this game was actually Duke -2, I think.
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Don't know if serious?
Don't know if serious?
Not sure if serious.
OSU, Louisville, Kentucky.. and undefeated.
vs.
Loss to Butler... and blow out of the worst UNC team in a decade.
I love a hoppy ending!
Also Minnesota, who outside
Also Minnesota, who outside of today's performance has been great. Personally I think we lose in the Barn next week.
Shameful.
I knew I'd forget something if I didn't look at the schedule.
I agree that it will be tough to win next week. They won't turn it over like this again. It always seemed that Minny was an unreasonably tough out at their place. Someone found one way to try to quantify this here:
I love a hoppy ending!
I hope this is a joke
Duke has already beaten:
OSU
UK
Minnesota
Louisville
Those are nothing opponents? I hate Duke like any rational person but come on.
When Indiana plays like that,
When Indiana plays like that, they are better than Michigan. The scary thing is we are so young and could easily fold. I pray that doesn't happen!
Michigan FB, Michigan BB, Michigan HKY, 49ers, SF Giants, Sac Kings, Red Wings
I'm very interested in this Indiana vs Minnesota game on BTN.
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