(Blue) Devils go down
January 14th, 2019 at 9:43 PM ^
Great, so now the coaches can drop Duke all the way down to #3 and keep us at #4 next week. Seriously, fuck Duke, that weasel Coach K, and the coaches’ poll.
January 14th, 2019 at 9:46 PM ^
If we beat Wisconsin on Saturday, there is literally zero justification for having Michigan anywhere except #1.
January 14th, 2019 at 9:47 PM ^
Well, if UVa is also undefeated, you can make a case for them, too. They play Duke on Saturday.
January 14th, 2019 at 10:01 PM ^
I was about to point out SOS until I saw they play a top 10 VaTech team tomorrow night. That being said, I still think if we beat Wisconsin on Saturday we’re the new #1. Especially if we can beat them by double digits. Wisconsin would be a mutual opponent between us and UVa, and UVa beat them only by 7 in Charlottesville.
If we lose and UVa wins, I think the top 4 next Monday will be 1) UVa, 2) Tennessee, 3) Duke, 4) Michigan. If we win on Saturday, I think we’re #1 regardless, unless UVa beats VaTech by 30+. And UVa is not even remotely an offensive juggernaut.
January 14th, 2019 at 10:04 PM ^
Aaaand then I just saw UVa plays Duke on Saturday, too.
If UVa wins both of those, they’ll definitely leapfrog us no matter what we do. But if they win only one, and then we beat Wisconsin, I think we get the nod.
January 14th, 2019 at 10:29 PM ^
UVA has a better offense than we do according to the advanced stats, they just play extremely slowly
January 14th, 2019 at 10:01 PM ^
And #9 VT midweek. As a Michigan fan, I'd vote Virginia #1 if they're still undefeated next Monday. Michigan #2.
January 14th, 2019 at 10:03 PM ^
January 14th, 2019 at 9:43 PM ^
Duke was down two starters so that played a part for sure, but they were still at home, against a meh Syracuse team. Not a great look, Bob.
As for Michigan, take care of business in Madison on Saturday and there’s gonna be a new numero uno come next Monday morning. Far from a given, though. Kohl Center has been a house of horrors for Michigan, and you know that no matter how they’ve looked in recent games, Wisconsin is coming ready to play. They get the #2 team in their house for a chance to get a huge resume booster.
January 14th, 2019 at 9:45 PM ^
Tyus Battle is still playing for the Orange!? And he’s only a junior?!
Seems like it was ages ago that he was an M commit.
January 14th, 2019 at 9:46 PM ^
If Tre Jones is out for significant time, Duke will be in trouble.
January 14th, 2019 at 9:47 PM ^
Not a good night in college bball to be a ranked team and playing a game. Both FSU and IU lost as well with Kansas in a dog fight.
January 14th, 2019 at 9:49 PM ^
They took too many shots from the outside and missed most of them.
January 14th, 2019 at 9:51 PM ^
Virginia gets Duke on Saturday if they beat Duke they will most likely be the new number 1 even if we beat Wisconsin. I don't necessarily agree but the ACC still seems to get the advantage in the rankings.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:19 PM ^
Not if they lose to tech tomorrow. And if Duke beats UVA I still think we move up
January 15th, 2019 at 2:25 AM ^
If Duke beats UVa, I can see the voters letting this one slide because they were out their 3rd and 4th best players. Reddish would have been particularly important shooting against that zone.
January 15th, 2019 at 7:38 AM ^
So, what you're saying is Duke has no bench. Whose fault is that? No way to excuse losing at home to a six-loss team when determining who is No. 1 in the polls.
Frankly, I hope UVA beats Duke. I really don't mind being No. 2 at this point. Less pressure.
January 15th, 2019 at 8:50 AM ^
Yes, I should have added that Virginia needs to first beat Virginia Tech. ESPN is already hyping this game as a peak at the ACC title.
January 14th, 2019 at 9:51 PM ^
Is there such a thing as an OT Muppets?
January 14th, 2019 at 9:54 PM ^
Freaking coach’s poll will keep Michigan 4th.
January 14th, 2019 at 9:56 PM ^
That’s fine. They just don’t want to play us. It’s freakin January!
January 14th, 2019 at 9:55 PM ^
You guys are fast. I posted with dinothumbs and here we are. Go blue! Beat Wisconsin!
January 14th, 2019 at 9:57 PM ^
I can’t make posts, but if someone wants to start one linked to this for a great LOL Hot Take by Maizen that would be great https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/john-beilein-now-2-16-vs-wisconsin-6-11-vs-msu-and-7-14-vs-ohio-state
January 14th, 2019 at 10:00 PM ^
That troll is not worth the attention people give him. I'm sure he lurks under some other username, anyway.
January 15th, 2019 at 7:23 AM ^
Maizen is long gone...well, almost certainly not gone. It's tough sledding for the troll crowd right now, but they're out there, waiting for something to go sideways so they can start up with their bullshit.
January 14th, 2019 at 9:57 PM ^
Somehow Michigan will get dinged in the coaches poll for this.
January 14th, 2019 at 9:57 PM ^
And Wisconsin’s getting killed right now by Maryland. They’ll definitely be desperate for a signature win.
January 14th, 2019 at 10:01 PM ^
Ha ha, in Simpsons Nelson voice ?
January 14th, 2019 at 10:07 PM ^
January 14th, 2019 at 10:18 PM ^
Go Blue!
January 14th, 2019 at 10:18 PM ^
man, if battle wouldn't have decommitted, we would look even better. image either battle or poole coming of the bench this year.
January 14th, 2019 at 10:32 PM ^
If Battle didn't decommit, then Zavier Simpson would be elsewhere also. I doubt we'd take 2 PG in that class.
January 14th, 2019 at 10:39 PM ^
not true. JB wanted both. he ended up signing that kid after battle decommitted, name escapes me, who transferred after last season. looked like poole but couldn't shoot. could jump out of the gym though. same class.
January 14th, 2019 at 10:42 PM ^
Ibi Watson. He was a 2 or a 3 never was going to be a one
January 14th, 2019 at 10:50 PM ^
simpson committed in Sept 2015. My recollection is that JB wanted winston or simpson; and battle or langford.
January 14th, 2019 at 10:45 PM ^
i looked him up - ibi watson. JB went after langford again after battle decommited, but he was butthurt after we stopped recruiting him upon the battle commitment.
January 14th, 2019 at 10:48 PM ^
You're probably right. I think I was conflating losing Battle with losing the battle (ha!) for Cassius Winston, and then signing X right after that. Gotta say that I'm happy with how all that worked out at this point though.
January 14th, 2019 at 10:22 PM ^
Syracuse looked good running that zone. They should try that more often.
January 14th, 2019 at 10:35 PM ^
And of course, despite losing at home to a five-loss team, KenPom still thinks they are the bees knees.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:31 PM ^
Fuck Duke.
January 14th, 2019 at 11:52 PM ^
I feel really bad for Duke lol
January 14th, 2019 at 11:52 PM ^
I hope Syracuse is not in our side of the bracket. That team is designed to cause upsets.
January 15th, 2019 at 12:14 AM ^
"believe in Beilein"
January 15th, 2019 at 5:54 AM ^
Duke will probably stay at #1 because this is a big time quality loss as Syracuse did beat #1 Duke