Big Ten Basketball 2022-23 Discussion

Brand Underwood discovering that the most effective way for him to motivate his team is for him to spend as little time with them as possible.

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Hey maybe Coleman Hawkins farted in the locker room really bad

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Okay 1) kudos on -9 but 2) Hahahahaha that’s one of the most unbelievable actual covers I’ve ever seen

Never a doubt :rofl:

Payton Sandfort from the field vs:

(1) MSU: 2-7
(2) Wisconsin: 0-7
(3) OSU: 2-7
(4) Duke: 2-7
(5) Us: 9-17
(6) Beloved opponent Rutgers: 6-8
(7) Scrappy underdog Northwestern (so far): 5-6 (4-5 from 3)

NOT A FAN.

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Maryland is tough at home…

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The only B1G team undefeated at home in conference play…

Such a Drama Queen. I find college coaches who are constantly trying to look like they are coaching annoying.

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Yeah…caln professionalism is definitely my preference in a head coach. I find myself conflicted about Illinois. My son goes there and is in the basketball band. So even though that program has annoyed me over the years, I find myself watching all their games to see if he shows up on TV and hoping they do well so he gets a decent experience in the postseason. But Underwood is such a blowhard that they are really hard to root for. Most of their fans also have a very unhealthy fixation on Michigan for reasons I’ve never understood dating back probably 20 years. Maybe that 1989 tournament made a permanent mark on them.

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I mean, to be fair, it IS Michigan’s fault that Michigan won that game. We are not blameless. Total classless move on our part.

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Michigan didn’t even make the “Work to do” section of the Athletic’s bubble watch for the Big Ten. :sweat_smile::frowning:

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I mean, we need a level of play that we have not demonstrated we are vaguely capable of to make it.

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we are the 42nd team out on T-Ranketology. Work to Do would at least be in the 20s

it’s either a maniacal 8-2 finish, BTT title, or bust

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Yeah, a 7-3 finish to the year would probably put them in the conversation.

Things like that happen – Michigan 2016-17, for example, was almost exactly that – but you aren’t going to end up in Bubble Watch before they do.

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Need a Maverick Moment!

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Feb 2017 - March 2021 was a scintillating run for the program

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@ Northwestern WIN
vs. Ohio State WIN
vs. Nebraska WIN
vs. Indiana WIN
@ Wisconsin WIN
vs. Michigan State WIN
@ Rutgers LOSS
vs. Wisconsin WIN
@ Illinois LOSS
@ Indiana LOSS

7-3 and in. Where did I miss?

FWIW, Ohio State is the team actually likely to go 7-3 and make the field IMO.

We are in! No way this goes any differently!

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Better question is what do we need for an NIT bid? 5-5?