OT-Minnesota leading Wisconsin by 12 with 8 minutes to go thread
Title is self-explanatory. So, what's our rooting interest here? Ordinarily I'd say whoever is playing Bo Ryan's team without a doubt, but would that take some of the lustre off our win Saturday?
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:49 PM ^
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:49 PM ^
Go Minn-ee-soota! I really though Wisconsin was a top 5 team but losing three in a row like this would really show a team with a few flaws. They're still quality, but not nearly as much as I/many thought. Also...damn, the Big Ten is beastly.
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:49 PM ^
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:50 PM ^
Good teams (usually) have good records.
Good records make it harder to win a championship.
So root for Minny! Having another game or two separation from an elite team in the conference can't hurt.
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:56 PM ^
Wisconsin might not be as good as we think. Defensively, they seem to have real issues this year.
I'm thinking the B1G race is going to come down to us, MSU and Iowa.
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:30 PM ^
I think Wisconsin is pretty good, but they'll have a real tough time with 3 losses already. That said, they've got the schedule in their favor - they don't have to go to Breslin and they don't have to go to Columbus (whatever their place is called, 99 cent store arena or something).
Contrast that to Iowa who probably has the worst schedule - they play us, MSU, OSU, Wisconsin and Minnesota all twice. They only have Nebraska once (and it's at home) and they only have Penn State and Purdue once as well.
Both have tough roads, I think Iowa's is harder even with one fewer loss.
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:41 PM ^
To respond to my own post, we probably have the toughest schedule in the league. We play MSU, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Purdue all twice, which is every team at or above .500 in the league right now. We only have OSU once, but it's in Columbus.
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:53 PM ^
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:54 PM ^
All right. This is twice that we've gotten away with this. Let's quit while we're ahead here, shall we?
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:54 PM ^
Fuck everything Wisconsin sports-related. I don't know why, but I just hate them in everything.
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:54 PM ^
OSU and Wisky battling to see who can lose more in a row is very amuzing though. 2014 is the greatest sports year (and the coldest).
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:58 PM ^
2014 is off to a solid start, but it's got a ways to go to match 1989, 1997 or 1998.
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:32 PM ^
No love for 1991? Desmond wins the Heisman and the Fab 5 hit the scene.
January 23rd, 2014 at 6:34 AM ^
Good call. Actually, all of 1991-93 were pretty awesome.
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:55 PM ^
If this was Ohio or MSU losing, I'd neg the shit out of you.
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:56 PM ^
and Ohio...both undefeated a couple days ago, now both sinking like rocks
January 23rd, 2014 at 10:41 AM ^
They both committed a cardinal sin.
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:57 PM ^
Hollins had an absolutely nasty dunk over one of the Wisconsin players through contact for an and 1.
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:58 PM ^
I realize they have 2 Hollins. It was whichever is number 20 if anyone didn't see it.
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:01 PM ^
January 22nd, 2014 at 10:58 PM ^
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January 22nd, 2014 at 11:35 PM ^
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:56 PM ^
January 23rd, 2014 at 12:07 AM ^
That's also the move Jalen pulled on Kobe in the finals.
January 23rd, 2014 at 12:12 AM ^
January 23rd, 2014 at 10:23 AM ^
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:01 PM ^
Michigan beat them both. It's nice to be able to turn around to watch everyone beating each other up behind you.
/ just in a basketball sense, not the bodyslamming way
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:03 PM ^
must be absolutely epic right now.
gophers > badgers.
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:08 PM ^
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:10 PM ^
This was a game where we had beaten both teams on the road (a rarity, in this conference), so traditional rooting interests could take over.
Namely, fuck Bo Ryan. Nice win for the Gophers, who look solidly in if we were bracketing today.
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:11 PM ^
I think it's a 3 game lead on Wisconsin now, 2 on Iowa. I don't see Wisconsin losing less than 2 more in conf, even with their schedule. Same for Iowa. I think today may have eliminated those 2, leaving MSU and M. MSU is a house money game, but 2-1 in the next 3 makes us 8-1 half way thru the season. That's a real good record
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:17 PM ^
2 up on Iowa, 3 on Wisconsin with a road win, 2.5 (3 in the loss column) on Minnesota with a road win, 4 on OSU. Beat State and we're up 1 on them in the loss column with a road win.
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:18 PM ^
Iowa is still in the hunt. They've gotten their roadtrips to Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio out of the way and we have to come to their place later. They also host MSU next week.
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:12 PM ^
I don't even care that we beat them this past weekend. I hate Wisconsin. I hate Bo Ryan and his boring, fun-crushing brand of basketball. I still hate Ben Brust. And I still wish the Kohl Center would just burn to the ground.
I will always love watching Wisconsin lose.
January 23rd, 2014 at 6:11 AM ^
I'm reading this and somehow thinking you actually don't like Wisconsin. IS THIS POSSIBLE?
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:18 PM ^
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:23 PM ^
At least the BigTen has established itself as a power conference because all these ranked teams losing multiple games is not great for outside perception.
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:34 PM ^
Indiana broke them.
January 22nd, 2014 at 11:35 PM ^
DOESN'T EVEN MATTER WHO WON THIS WE BEAT THEM BOTH WOOOOOOOOOO
January 23rd, 2014 at 12:04 AM ^
Dare I say that B1G basketball has surpassed football in terms of excitement?
January 23rd, 2014 at 1:47 AM ^
It's not that favorites or home teams get outplayed, it's that they crash and burn in horrible ways. Scoring zero second-half points, or an elite secondary completely wilting under pressure.
By contrast, in bouncy ball games, the garbage B1G teams have much better records and outlooks, and the power B1G teams would hold their own in any conference around the country.
So, yes.
January 23rd, 2014 at 12:36 AM ^
January 23rd, 2014 at 6:08 AM ^
Wisconsin, in the end, sported an effective FG% of 49.00% compared to Minnesota's 62.50%. Minnesota also out-assisted Wisconsin by a 2:1 margin, so ball handling goes to Minnesota as well in this one with an A/T ratio of 2.27 compared to Wisconsin's 1.33. Certain things seem tough to overcome if you're the Badgers.
January 23rd, 2014 at 8:05 AM ^
to have a top-tier hoops program after a considerable dry spell. Heartfelt thanks to Coach B and staff, and all the players who signed on with him to turn the program around.
January 23rd, 2014 at 10:16 AM ^