I created this thread because.... F&$k Wisconsin.
rundown of Michigan's riser
Wisconsin Loses to Ole Miss
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:07 PM
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Wisconsin Loses to Ole Miss
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:08 PM | 
BIG officials allow BIG teams
BIG officials allow BIG teams
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:12 PM |
I wouldn't blame the officals on this one
I wouldn't blame the officals on this one
Wisconsin shot 25%. Sam Dekker was the only player on the team who made more than two shots.
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:21 PM |
So Ryan Evans only ran down
So Ryan Evans only ran down
So Ryan Evans only ran down the court with his hand in the air once? Good. They are still shitty no matter what. Someone imbed the Japanese grounds crew guy from major league.
March 22nd, 2013 at 4:29 PM |
Ask and ye shall receive:
Ask and ye shall receive:
New Oldsmobiles are in early this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIdGxR-aU6o
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:24 PM |
I don't think he's blaming
I don't think he's blaming
I don't think he's blaming the officials in the game; I think he's blaming Wisconsin for playing an overly physical brand of basketball that doesn't work in the tourney because B1G refs aren't on the court, letting them get away with it.
Toward the end, you could see Wisc players absolutely baffled at some of the calls going against them. Folks asked how B1G refs could hurt the conference in the tourney. Wisc can tell you...from the comfort of their collective couches.
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:28 AM |
I'm staring to doubt myself
I'm staring to doubt myself
but seriously, there's no such thing as Big Ten refs right?.,,Right???
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:42 PM |
Still, the look on the face
Still, the look on the face
Still, the look on the face of every Wisky player when they actually got called for the things that they were hardly ever called on in the B1G was pretty funny. And it looked like that really did throw them off their game.
There are no corners in space.
March 22nd, 2013 at 5:53 PM |
fwiw
fwiw
I predcicted this very scenario (not here) to all my hoops-informed buddies, and said the teams it would hurt worst were Sconnie and Sparty. And would help us and IU.
If State loses this weekend, I'll feel like a fuckin' prophet.
Biz hundert azoi ve tsvantsik
March 22nd, 2013 at 7:59 PM |
B1G Basketball
B1G Basketball
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:10 PM |
i should have known better to
i should have known better to
i should have known better to trust a Bo Ryan team in the tournament...Why did I put them in the elite eight...
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:13 PM |
I had Ole Miss beating them,
I had Ole Miss beating them,
I had Ole Miss beating them, but then when I saw how the SEC was doing in the NIT, I switched my pick. I decided that once Wisconsin got by them, they had a pretty good shot at the Elite 8. My MGoBlog reflects these changes and my work one doesn't, so I just got fucked in one and am sitting pretty in the other in that respect. However, my work one had New Mexico over OSU. I just can't win.
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:22 PM |
well
well
all my first, er second, round misses so far i had losing in the round of 32. Except Ok St, which I had in the elite 8.
I at least had K-State beating Wisconsin in the next round, so that's still intact, if K-State beats LaSalle and Ole Miss.
NC State is on the ropes, but I had them losing in the next round, anyway.
For my privacy, my new username is "non-Oriental non-Andrew"
March 22nd, 2013 at 4:16 PM |
I had Wisconsin over K-State,
I had Wisconsin over K-State,
I had Wisconsin over K-State, so I'm actually rooting against K-State now although I picked them over LaSalle. This way, everyone in my pool loses that game in the next round, not just us dopes who picked Wisconsin.
March 22nd, 2013 at 4:25 PM |
well
well
it's not looking good for the 'cats at the moment, as LaSalle is up 15 at the start of the 2nd half.
For my privacy, my new username is "non-Oriental non-Andrew"
March 22nd, 2013 at 5:49 PM |
I had them going to the Sweet
I had them going to the Sweet
I had them going to the Sweet Sixteen. West is totally screwing my bracket right now.
Denard has spent the offseason working really hard and smiling at people.
March 22nd, 2013 at 4:15 PM |
Concurred, my dumbass finally
Concurred, my dumbass finally
Concurred, my dumbass finally figured that out with Jamie Dixon and Pitt but somehow I still picked Wisc to beat Kansas State who is currently down what 20 points? My West bracket is completely busted at this point.
Blue is Faster
March 22nd, 2013 at 7:00 PM |
I had them in the final four
I had them in the final four
I did that blind pool from wall street journal.
March 22nd, 2013 at 7:01 PM |
I had them in the final four
I had them in the final four
I did that blind pool from wall street journal.
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:11 PM |
Fuck Wisconsin
Fuck Wisconsin
They screw me yet again!
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:11 PM |
Somewhere
Somewhere
around 10,000 (random guess) people attended this game. There were no survivors.
Follow me on Twitter @gfraley05
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:11 PM |
Wisconsin losing is good for
Wisconsin losing is good for
Wisconsin losing is good for the heart. I just hate that carrot top player
"What" ain't no country I ever heard of. They speak English in What?
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:11 PM |
cue Nelson laugh
cue Nelson laugh
cue Nelson laugh:
I am not really Coach Schiano. -Coach Schiano on Mgoblog
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:11 PM |
Did they now?
Did they now?
. . .
I love Greg Mattison
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:11 PM |
Two of Kenpom's top ten out in the first round.
Two of Kenpom's top ten out in the first round.
I can never tell with Wisconsin whether we're supposed to think that's crazy or be apologizing because they are good, or they really do suck.
"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
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:25 PM |
That makes me feel better; I wanted it proven beyond a doubt
That makes me feel better; I wanted it proven beyond a doubt
that the SEC stank. But Kenpom is so rarely wrong that it does the heart good.
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:13 PM |
Good riddance.
Good riddance.
Good riddance.
Go Blue! Always!
March 22nd, 2013 at 4:05 PM |
As much as I dislike the "States", I hate Wisconsin more in BB
As much as I dislike the "States", I hate Wisconsin more in BB
As much as I dislike the "States", I hate Wisconsin more in BB. I hate Bo Ryan, I hate his style, I hate the "we're unathletic so we will mug our way to wins". Glad to see them gone.
"I knew Bo Schembechler and you sir, are no Bo Schembechler!"
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:13 PM |
Good.
Good.
Good.
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:20 PM |
^^^^This^^^^
It's not about
^^^^This^^^^
It's not about
^^^^This^^^^
It's not about how it affects you; it's fuck Wisconsin.
Good man.
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:13 PM |
Was the game really
Was the game really
Was the game really Wisconsiny? I didn't get a chance to watch it.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:19 PM |
Yep
Yep
They shot 25% and scored 46 points, so once again they entered the national stage and made the Big Ten look like a bunch of chumps for not being able to beat them...Wisconsiny is a good word, btw. I think I may start using it when something that should be really good (like basketball) turns into something ugly (like Wisconsin basketball). Ex: Seeing that kitten be hit by that car was particularly Wisconsiny.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:22 PM |
This is especially bad
This is especially bad
This is especially bad because Wisky beat us twice. Wisky was not only a victim of its own soulless brand of basketball, but of low-ball seeding. Ole Miss, like Oregon, is better than all 11 and 10s, and most 9s.
Missing Ann Arbor
March 22nd, 2013 at 5:13 PM |
if something is Wisconsiny
if something is Wisconsiny
does the smell of stale beer and deep fryer grease permeate the air?
ALWAYS remember the golden rule: He who has the gold, makes the rules
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:19 PM |
we are
we are
Lucky this game wasn't on later when I could have accidently watched it. We need to cherish every day on this earth because today, some people did watch that game
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March 22nd, 2013 at 3:26 PM |
i watched it....
i watched it....
and seriously considered drinking already....if I didnt' have to teach tonight I would have
March 22nd, 2013 at 4:46 PM |
I watched and thoroughly
I watched and thoroughly
I watched and thoroughly enjoyed seeing that team lose while I was at work. IM JUST SO HAPPY I DON'T HAVE TO WATCH ANOTHER BADGER GAME THIS YEAR!!!
If you spell Crisler like the car company you should hand in your fan card before the next meeting.... Same goes for Ferry Field
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:14 PM |
I know we should root for Big Ten teams, but...
I know we should root for Big Ten teams, but...
...screw them.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:55 PM |
Why root for the B1G? What
Why root for the B1G? What
Why root for the B1G? What have they ever done for you?
Pope of Chilitown
March 22nd, 2013 at 4:59 PM |
Well, because it's better
Well, because it's better
Well, because it's better than random SEC team winning?
The Big Ten doing well in the tourney benefits all Big Ten teams, including us. It helps get more teams bids, and it makes more money for the conference, which is then split. So for both money and perception, Michigan benefits.
I'm not exactly crying that they got upset, but there are actual benefits to Big Ten teams winning.
March 22nd, 2013 at 7:43 PM |
There are negative too.
There are negative too.
Teams that do well in the Tourney recruit better. Big Ten teams recruit a lot of the same players we do. Good players that go to other schools instead of Michigan makes them better and Michigan worse. Which often results in losses for Michigan. That's not good.
"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
March 22nd, 2013 at 7:48 PM |
I disagree. We recruit kids
I disagree. We recruit kids
I disagree. We recruit kids from all over the country, and only go head to head on a handful of kids, and there aren't any teams (like there are in football) where M recruits against for kids every year.
So if OSU or MSU or Indiana wins the national title, that might sway one kid in 2 or 3 years, but maybe not. Then again, there might be a handful of kids who want the chance to knock of the national champion, or to play in the league with recent national title winners becuase those will be big games on national TV. I'm almost positive this is a net-positive for us.
It also helps our seeding in future years. If there is a perception that the Big Ten performs well in the tourney, that will help our seeding.
And again, the league gets big time TV dollars out of it, which is the most measurable part. So cheer for that, if for no other reason.
March 22nd, 2013 at 8:00 PM |
Considering we've built the current program
Considering we've built the current program
With mostly Indiana players, a revitalized Hoosiers seems like a bad thing. And if you don't think our sustained success is going to have to involve beating MSU for our fair share of instate recruits, I don't know what to tell you. Ohio State isn't going to pass on the best player in the country in their home city too often either.
"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
March 22nd, 2013 at 8:05 PM |
I'm not saying we won't go up
I'm not saying we won't go up
I'm not saying we won't go up against any other Big Ten teams, but for any given team, we'll probably go up against them one every few years. Yes, if all three of those teams won the national title in the same year, it would be bad for us. But that's not going to happen. And it's not like Ohio or Indiana kids don't already want to go to OSU of IU.
There is a lot of bball talent in the Midwest, and we'll get our guys (and some from outside of the region too). A Big Ten team winning it all will not have a major impact on our recruiting at all.
March 22nd, 2013 at 8:49 PM |
You're old enough to remember when Indiana was good
You're old enough to remember when Indiana was good
And they had a lock down on that state, with the crumbs going to Purdue. We've offset weak instate recruiting with Indiana talent. If the latter gets shut down, we're going to have to go head to head with MSU for the former. We have Nik, THJ, and....? who aren't from those three states?
"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
March 22nd, 2013 at 11:20 PM |
There's more talent in
There's more talent in
There's more talent in Indiana and Ohio than those schools can take, so assuming our program doesn't tank, we'll always get our guys.
I see the point you're making, I just don't agree. I think the Big Ten doing well helps us overall. I didn't say there weren't some drawbacks, but overall it's a plus.
Now, cheering against teams like ND and Cincinnati is a good idea.
March 22nd, 2013 at 11:29 PM |
I just see a really good Big Ten
I just see a really good Big Ten
That got us losses and a stinky 4 seed. While a bunch of teams that played nobody and amassed a nice record (SEC, Big 12, Gonzaga) got rewarded with high seeds. It's like football. They like to say they look at strength of schedule, but number of losses comes first.
"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
March 23rd, 2013 at 1:17 AM |
No, we got a four seed
No, we got a four seed
No, we got a four seed because we lost to Penn State. If we win that game, we're a three seed. Or either Wisconsin game. We had a tough schedule, but we also lost a few we shouldn't have.
SOS plays a big role. Name another team that finished 5th in their league and got a 4 seed or better. Especially one that didn't make any noise in their conference tourney.
March 23rd, 2013 at 12:32 PM |
Our strength of schedule didn't help
Our strength of schedule didn't help
That 4 teams with the same or more losses got a higher seed than us (out of a realistic 8). How many from real conferences with less were ranked behind us?
You want to argue finishing back hurt us, sure. The conference didn't help though.
"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
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:17 PM |
I wouldn't really care
I wouldn't really care
I wouldn't really care normally, but I hate that they bowed out against an SEC team.
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:27 PM |
Losing to anyone but an SEC
Losing to anyone but an SEC
Losing to anyone but an SEC team would be preferable, but at least they are gone. One wish granted.
BIG officials allow BIG teams to do things they are not allowed to do in the tourney....see BIG championship game (tackles, punches, pushing)
3-3-5 til the day I die y'all