holy crap, penn state-wisconsin is an UGLY game
seriously, that's just ridiculous. 1:42 to go in the GAME and psu leads 35-30. In the SECOND half!
psu currently shooting 34% and wisco at 29%. ouch.
March 11th, 2011 at 10:51 PM ^
I had the same reaction. I was like "Damn, they started this game rather late." and then I saw it was the 2nd half.
lolwtf.
March 11th, 2011 at 10:51 PM ^
I flipped over to the BYU game, saw Fredette get 50, then flipped on PSU-Wisc and it is 35-33 with less than 1 min to go. Wiscy is the epitome of ugly tourney Bball.
March 11th, 2011 at 10:53 PM ^
So if PSU wins and then beats MSU, they get a bid? BT gets 7 bids or someone gets left in the cold?
March 11th, 2011 at 10:54 PM ^
Illinois might have to start sweating a bit. They've lost 10 of their last 16.
March 11th, 2011 at 10:58 PM ^
I'm just hopoing we're not the ones that get screwed. It's a good thing we WON today, otherwise this evening's results would have killed us.
March 11th, 2011 at 10:55 PM ^
wondering the same thing my friend
March 11th, 2011 at 11:56 PM ^
I don't think there is anyway we don't make the tourney at this point. No need to worry.
March 11th, 2011 at 10:56 PM ^
If somebody does, it would be MSU. Didn't PSU sweep MSU this season? (Correct me if I'm wrong) and we swept both PSU and MSU.
Edit: Derp, forgot about the Illini.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:03 PM ^
PSU and MSU split, with PSU winning a close game at home and MSU winning a blowout in East Lansing.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:05 PM ^
Cool, thank you. The more I looked at PSU sweeping MSU the more it didn't look correct.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:08 PM ^
I think they split
March 11th, 2011 at 10:54 PM ^
I'm gonna talk like these announcers in this post.
HEY YOU GUYS WHATS UP THIS IS A PRETTY CRAZY GAME HUH THERES LIKE NO SCORING WHATS UP WITH THAT.
March 11th, 2011 at 10:55 PM ^
Teams like Purdue and Wisconsin don't have nearly the motivation for these games as their respective opponents. These type games should almost be expected.
March 11th, 2011 at 10:57 PM ^
We were so close to playing Northwestern tomorrow, but instead we have to play the #1 team in the country. Meanwhile, Sparty gets to play PSU.
March 11th, 2011 at 10:58 PM ^
Good. I would rather play the Buckeyes anyway.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:14 PM ^
...
Whoa.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:31 PM ^
If we won them both, I might have to become an ardent college basketball fan, a thing I've avoided since my youth in East Lansing.
March 11th, 2011 at 10:57 PM ^
PSU better fucking beat MSU tomorrow. I will be beyond pissed if Sparty plays in the championship game.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:02 PM ^
plays like they did today, PSU won't be beating them. I'd wager OSU wouldn't either...they looked like a dangerous team today...
March 11th, 2011 at 11:06 PM ^
That's what scares me. I'm already in complete terror of what may happen should both Michigan teams win tomorrow, but MSU wins Sunday.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:12 PM ^
If we beat the #1 team nationally, we'll be safe no matter what. I'm more concerned about us losing tomorrow. If PSU also wins, we could be in trouble. I think it's slightly preferable for MSU to win.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^
Are you out of your nervous nelly freaking mind. M is in. End of story, save your chicken little shit for something even remotely reasonable
March 11th, 2011 at 11:24 PM ^
Man ... that was .... thank you
March 11th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^
I more meant the pain of Monday when your retarded Sparty friend/co-worker/whatever has to remind you every minute that the regular season means nothing anymore. But, yes, the tournament is important, too.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:30 PM ^
Well yeah, there's that too. I don't think they'll have the legs to win four games in four days, though.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:16 PM ^
I do not have to want to deal with my life if we lose to MSU in the championship game.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:25 PM ^
I'd be okay with it
March 11th, 2011 at 11:18 PM ^
Climb off the ledge. We're fine.
March 11th, 2011 at 10:57 PM ^
PSU better not get the nod over us after that crapfest. We better beat OSU just in case.
March 11th, 2011 at 10:58 PM ^
MSU gets Penn State in the semis...really? FML
March 11th, 2011 at 10:58 PM ^
Just curious, but was that the worst men's basketball game of all time?
March 11th, 2011 at 10:59 PM ^
That's funny. I hope we get to play one of those clowns in the final. Sweet revenge against Wisky sounds nice.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:00 PM ^
So is there really no chance we don't get in? Like really?
At least one of PSU/MSU has to lose tomorrow along with us. And we swept them both.
But still...I thought it was a done deal and now I'm not positive.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:02 PM ^
Beat the Buckeyes.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:02 PM ^
Michigan is in for sure, don't sweat it. We could put up a RR type effort against the Buckeyes and still be a shoo in.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:02 PM ^
We were one point from being the clear favorites. Damn.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:02 PM ^
Can't imagine we're not in. Sparty may have jumped us with a second nice win, but considering we swept both teams, there is little chance that we get kicked out in favor of Penn State or MSU.
March 12th, 2011 at 12:12 AM ^
LAST BYES (avoid play-in) | |
Saint Mary's | lost league champ game Tues; beat Weber St 77-54 in extra "reg season game" after 5:30 |
Richmond | won after 5:30; in A10 semis |
Colorado | lost after 5:30 to KU |
Clemson | beat BC 70-49 before 5:30; in ACC semis v UNC |
LAST FOUR IN | |
Virginia Tech | beat FSU 52-51 after 5:30; in ACC semis v Duke |
Michigan State | beat Purdue 74-56 after 5:30; in B1G semis |
USC | lost 67-62 to AZ after 5:30 |
Alabama | beat GA 65-59(OT) before 5:30 |
FIRST FOUR OUT | |
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smoked by Clem 70-49 before 5:30; |
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lost to Bama 65-59 (OT) before 5:30 |
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lost first round to ECU Thurs |
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lost league champ to Indiana St Tues |
NEXT FOUR OUT | |
UTEP | beat Tulsa 66-54 before 5:30; in league champ v Memph |
Penn State | beat Wisc by FG after 5:30; in semis v MSU |
Memphis | beat ECU 76-56 after 5:30; in league champ v UTEP |
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lost 87-76 to BYU after 5:30 |
As of 5:30 ET, here's the latest projection from our Bracketologist (Joe Lunardi). And Michigan fans, in case you're panicking right now, the Wolverines do not appear on this page because Joe Lunardi feels they are safely in the field.
If Lunardi's ordering is correct, soon there will be a lack of teams that can catch us no matter what. (We're already near that, if not already there.)
March 11th, 2011 at 11:06 PM ^
Where can you find current RPI/SOS data?
I wanted to look at Mich/Illinois/MSU/PSU resumes side by side.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:07 PM ^
Kemba/Jimmer 85-69 Wisky/PSU
What an ugly showing.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:20 PM ^
That really is an incredible stat.
If this game had to be personified... I think we have a candidate.
I liked The Goonies until the freak guy came on screen. Then I didn't want to watch the movie anymore. I was about 10 at the time and it really disturbed me.
Dude, Sloth was awesome.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:09 PM ^
Bo Ryan should have gone for the touchdown.
Criminy, Wisconsin had a worse FG percentage than Seth Broekhuizen
March 11th, 2011 at 11:09 PM ^
at this point is if we lost to the Illini, then PSU went on to beat MSU. That MIGHT have had PSU and MSU take the last two spots (OSU, WISKY, PURDUE, ILLINI, MSU, PSU). However, we beat Illinois, so if PSU does somehow manage to beat the Spartans tomorrow, the Big Ten Field would look like OSU, WISKI, PURDUE, MICH, MSU, PSU/ILLINI). The Illini will drop before we do if PSU wins at MSU tomorrow. Our record is better and we've now split the season.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:14 PM ^
I think it'll be hard to leave Illinois out with wins over NC and Gonzaga. Penn st. just messed things up by winning tonight.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:22 PM ^
We were no shoe in two years ago despite beating Duke and UCLA.
March 11th, 2011 at 11:13 PM ^
Why couldn't Wisconsin have played like THAT at Crisler?