OT: Let's go Hoosiers?
If Indiana wins tonight I think it would be really difficult for Michigan to share the Big Ten Title. If state protects the home floor could they possibly be #1 when they visit Crisler? Big game tonight. Thoughts??
February 19th, 2013 at 9:34 PM ^
I think you could make that argument for close to columbus, east lansing, and southbend. It's not exclusive to IU fans.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:24 PM ^
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February 19th, 2013 at 9:24 PM ^
I hope Crean never gets fired. I'd hate to hear him announce a basketball game.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:24 PM ^
February 19th, 2013 at 9:27 PM ^
February 19th, 2013 at 9:25 PM ^
February 19th, 2013 at 9:27 PM ^
so, what... we need to be better than IU by one game before 3/10 is what it comes down to?
February 19th, 2013 at 9:26 PM ^
Damn! :) :) :)
February 19th, 2013 at 9:27 PM ^
February 19th, 2013 at 9:35 PM ^
Within MSU's grasp? To be honest, I think it's slipping away from everyone except Indiana.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:51 PM ^
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February 19th, 2013 at 9:43 PM ^
I'm fine with this. Watch - Minnesota is going to upset IU. I'm calling it. The IU players are going to get patted on the back all week and they'll take their eyes off the ball, while a desperate Gopher team will come up with an inspired effort.
BTW, if I'm not mistaken, we are the only remaining B1G team to be unbeaten at home.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:44 PM ^
February 19th, 2013 at 9:30 PM ^
February 19th, 2013 at 9:31 PM ^
We don't lose at home.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:32 PM ^
February 19th, 2013 at 9:31 PM ^
Its too bad that state considers themselves a basketball school because the only sport that they could beat Indiana in this year was football.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:37 PM ^
Barely too. If IU football had the finishing capability that the MBB team has, Sparty would have a goose egg
February 19th, 2013 at 9:37 PM ^
Where's the threat? Is it lying in Derrick Nix's weed?
February 19th, 2013 at 9:36 PM ^
This sucks but it is not surprising. IU is probably the best team in the conference or at the least they are currently. I'm still annoyed that they don't have to play in Madison this year.
We blew it at Wisconsin. Fuck you Ben Brust. Ohio State was also one we easily could have won.
On the bright side of life, MSU is not too likely to win the conference at this point either. If given a choice between Indiana winning the B1G outright or Sparty doing so, I'll take Indiana.
But here is a disgusting thought. What if we lost to Sparty and Sparty beat OSU while IU beat MN. Then...we would come down to the last game of the season where if we beat Indiana then Sparty gets a share of the conference championship but they don't if we lose. God that would be so awful.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:38 PM ^
February 19th, 2013 at 9:41 PM ^
It's all about the record. Head-to-head only matters for BTT seeding.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:36 PM ^
February 19th, 2013 at 9:36 PM ^
is the epitome of Michigan State. What a dirty, lowclass, fat, lazy, big mouthed asshole who thinks he is better than he is. I know IU winning is worse for us but after my kids had to watch those replays, it's worth it.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:39 PM ^
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February 19th, 2013 at 10:11 PM ^
Dawson: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 turnovers
Oladipo: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 5 steals, 1 block, and 1 turnover
That's almost the same.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:42 PM ^
February 19th, 2013 at 9:50 PM ^
nix hit him with the tip-master++++ or zeller went to flop city
February 19th, 2013 at 9:49 PM ^
Don't worry. Izzo has a top secret camera angle that will clear him of wrongdoing.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:50 PM ^
Well, Nix did want a State highlight shown all night.
And as Derrick Nix would say, "That's pitiful."
February 19th, 2013 at 9:51 PM ^
That looks like Nix trying to push Zeller off.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
Yeah, that's a terrible gif. It shows directly after Nix sacktaps him.
February 19th, 2013 at 10:17 PM ^
Does anyone else think it kinda looks like Zeller directed the arm into himself? Watch the point of impact carefully.
February 19th, 2013 at 10:17 PM ^
It actually does. At the end you see Nix look over confused and you can see Zeller has a grip on Nix's wrist in the beginning.
February 19th, 2013 at 10:25 PM ^
That, and the way the arm of Nix sort of ripples on contact, as if met by an unexpected force.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
-dong punches
- cheating with timekeeping, twice
-throwing stuff at opposing team after losing
Just garbage.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
February 19th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
February 19th, 2013 at 9:57 PM ^
IU winning may be worse for our Big Ten chances, but may help our chances at a #1 seed. Personally, I'd like to grab a share of the title, but it's a longshot, and I'm not going to be that disappointed if it doesn't happen, given that we ended the drought last year.
My big concern is being one of the top two teams, because the league is likely to get two #1 seeds in the tournament. From that perspective, it's good that MSU (which now has five losses) lost tonight. IU had only three losses overall going into the game, so even with a loss they were probably still in line for a #1 seed, whereas MSU now probably goes down to the 2-line. Hopefully they will lose at OSU as well (and to us, obviously) to take them out of the #1 seed picture altogether.
February 19th, 2013 at 10:05 PM ^
A common meme on here is that UM fans would have gladly taken a 22-4 record for Michigan before the season started.
But would people still be happy with that record if they knew it would mean Michigan was almost certainly out of the Big Ten title hunt at this point?
February 19th, 2013 at 10:12 PM ^
Yes, other than the msu game shitshow.
February 19th, 2013 at 10:18 PM ^
I'll take a 22-4 record anytime. That puts you in line for a possible #1 seed in the tournament. If my alternative is to be, say, 20-6 and in first place, give me the 22-4 record. I would not be surprised if the Big Ten champ ends up no better than 14-4, anyway.
Interestingly, none of our last four Final Four teams (1976, '89, '92, '93) won the Big Ten title. Meanwhile, our last three Big Ten championship teams ('85, '86, '12) all lost in the first weekend of the tournament. Some teams peak too early.