Iowa vs Sparty
I really can't root for either team. Iowa looks pretty decent so far and MSU is not running away with it from the start like they like to do at home.
February 25th, 2020 at 7:33 PM ^
Just enjoy the ride of grumpy boys being grumpy boys at each other
Both are tied in the standings and have tough schedules left. If you HAVE to root for someone, I think you want Sparty tonight. MSU still has to go to Maryland and Penn State in their next two games and then has OSU at home to end the year
Iowa has home games against Penn State and Purdue and a road game at Illinois to end the year. We need both teams to drop at least one game and for Michigan to win out in order to tie with them in the standings
February 25th, 2020 at 7:35 PM ^
thanks for the analysis. i will root for a sloppy big 10 ref chaos game with no clear winner
February 25th, 2020 at 8:02 PM ^
So it is not difficult to see MSU going 10-10 in the B1G? Who would have thought that with them being preseason #1.
February 25th, 2020 at 8:33 PM ^
I, for one, was not high on MSU because I looked at their team this year and saw ZERO shooting. I thought what put them over last year was Goins able to pull out bigs and let Cassius work. Not to mention having McQuaid as the quintessential 3 and D guy was a huge piece. People point to Cassius as being the reason MSU was so good last year, and he's a great player, but MSU was merely average with him for 3 of the 4 years they've had him. The shooters they had last year was the key and I haven't been shocked to see them regress back to the patented "turnovers and GRIT" MSU style that Izzo reverts to when he doesn't have any real offensive players
February 25th, 2020 at 7:34 PM ^
Fuggem both
February 26th, 2020 at 7:12 AM ^
You mean "fuggem boef".
February 25th, 2020 at 7:37 PM ^
Garza is a fucking frankenstein mutant. It makes me queasy to watch him
February 25th, 2020 at 10:18 PM ^
That's amazing considering that each of his eyebrows holds his body weight in sweat.
February 26th, 2020 at 11:14 AM ^
From now on instead of "Muppets" posts, we could just have "Garza" posts
February 25th, 2020 at 7:40 PM ^
MSU crowd is out of it. Garza is just dominating this game.
February 25th, 2020 at 7:43 PM ^
Where is the B-Dubs buzzer? 6 overtimes please!
February 25th, 2020 at 7:49 PM ^
Izzo gonna Izzo. What a whiney little bitch. Crying about touch fouls on Tillman at home. He is so out of touch with reality.
btw, we definitely want Iowa to win. Besides the fact that I hate MSU, it will be hard to catch Iowa but we can easily pass MSU in conf standings, national rankings and in Kenpom.
February 25th, 2020 at 7:50 PM ^
Molly McGrath (in heels, I'm assuming, but still) is taller than Izzo. I know we joke that he's short but that's really short.
February 25th, 2020 at 8:02 PM ^
I’ve stood side by side with him, and he really is short. He likes to wear tall heeled footwear, no lie.
February 25th, 2020 at 7:50 PM ^
Fun game to play: watch the MSU bench ANYTIME an opposing player makes ANY jumpshot. It could be a wide open 3 that they can and all of the MSU players and assistants will throw up their hands in a "how could that possibly go in" gesture. They really act like the entire world conspires against them. The victim mentality is a case study in MSU athletics
February 25th, 2020 at 7:51 PM ^
i can't find it in my heart to root for sparty unless its a dire emergency. that said, tillman's wife had their boy the other day and he's a good dude from all accounts, so congrats to him and the mrs.
February 25th, 2020 at 8:02 PM ^
I find it pretty easy to root for Tillman and against Sparty. I hope he makes the decision to go play professionally and take care of his family than play for free and get verbally abused on a daily basis for Tim Ozzo
February 25th, 2020 at 8:38 PM ^
This.
What has Iowa done to make people say it's hard to root for them?
February 25th, 2020 at 8:44 PM ^
Fran, Garza, white shooters
I respect that they run a fun offense and I think Garza is super skilled and the best player in the country, but they are like the definition of annoying.
February 25th, 2020 at 10:19 PM ^
Agreed.
February 25th, 2020 at 7:51 PM ^
Izzo bitching about foul calls at half. Some things never change
February 25th, 2020 at 7:54 PM ^
I was irrationally angry when Winston made that banked, 65-foot shot. It made me think of games from our collective past that I shan't mention.
However, I was pleased to see that not only didn't he get it off in time, but that they got the call right on the floor.
February 25th, 2020 at 8:05 PM ^
Is there a reason Izzo is wearing what he's wearing? It just doesn't seem to fit...
February 25th, 2020 at 8:05 PM ^
Uh oh sparty is slapping the floor.
February 25th, 2020 at 8:05 PM ^
what the fuck is Izzo wearing? He looks like a clown
February 25th, 2020 at 8:33 PM ^
Not sure how to break this to you, he is a clown. An assclown. The worst kind.
Sorry, you needed to hear it.
February 25th, 2020 at 8:13 PM ^
I have said it before and I'll say it again...DJ Carstenson is the worst ref in CBB
February 25th, 2020 at 8:13 PM ^
I guess Izzo's whining paid off. Ridiculous foul call
February 25th, 2020 at 8:13 PM ^
Holy hell, that was one of the worst calls I've ever seen. Kreiner didn't even touch Tillman. Shooting foul to boot lol.
February 25th, 2020 at 8:15 PM ^
Luka Garza should be the B1G player of the year. I don't think it's even close. Hell, he should be in talks to be NPOY. Dude is a monster.
February 25th, 2020 at 8:15 PM ^
Izzo bitching to refs even after a series where he got a bullshit call his way
February 25th, 2020 at 8:18 PM ^
Garza is not a senior? I swear that dude is in his 7th year
February 25th, 2020 at 8:20 PM ^
DJ fucking Carstensen alert
February 25th, 2020 at 8:39 PM ^
MSU guy just ran behind Garza, tripped over his foot and they called a foul on Garza.
February 25th, 2020 at 8:27 PM ^
Iowa choked it away. Got up 10 and relaxed.Should have kept feeding Garza
February 25th, 2020 at 8:40 PM ^
Blah blah. Woo cares ..
February 25th, 2020 at 8:40 PM ^
Garza really is insane
February 25th, 2020 at 8:47 PM ^
I am rooting for Garza for NPOY, so want him to continue his dominance.
February 25th, 2020 at 8:51 PM ^
Ref is Izzo's best friend now. This crew is a disgrace
February 25th, 2020 at 8:51 PM ^
Turning into a ref show. Garza swallowed up by 3 spartans and trips on their legs, no call. Winston puts his head down and runs at a guy, falls over. 2 shots
February 25th, 2020 at 9:03 PM ^
It's disgusting and makes me wonder why I even bother watching this shit sometimes...I mean often.
The way the sport is called in many in-game circumstances is ass backwards and makes for a half-assed product, all too often.
February 25th, 2020 at 8:54 PM ^
Garza has been gassed. Good stoppage time here for him. He’s gonna go off rest of the way
February 25th, 2020 at 8:59 PM ^
Game over. Iowa fell apart in the 2nd half helped by the dumbass bald idiot ref. I hate that douchebag
February 25th, 2020 at 9:04 PM ^
I learned that pulling a guy to the ground is a flagrant! Let's see if they consistently make that call in this situation!
February 25th, 2020 at 9:05 PM ^
I'm shocked! They came up with a completely different ruling for dragging a guy to the floor!
February 25th, 2020 at 9:05 PM ^
Common foul...DUH! I'm shocked I tell ya.
February 25th, 2020 at 9:04 PM ^
Dakich is really pushing the "taller refs look at the monitor for replay differently than the shorter guys"
February 25th, 2020 at 9:42 PM ^
Dakich is pretty absurd most of the time. I found him annoying even when his kid was here and he was a Michigan homer.
February 25th, 2020 at 9:08 PM ^
Damnit Iowa you really shit the bed there. Perfect opportunity for Michigan to pass MSU in the brackets. Based on blind resume MSU should be a full seed line behind Michigan but they get the typical sparty bump and and are ahead for now.
February 25th, 2020 at 9:23 PM ^
If we play them in Indianapolis, I give us an 80-20 odds that we win.