I’m trying to have some discipline and play around with the simulators so this is a helpful summary.
These Illinois and Indiana teams have a knack of getting me to write them off, playing well enough again to make me believe, and then eating poo the second I buy in
I would like a photo of Brad Underwood’s face the moment he heard that Matthew Mayer missed practice because he had too many monster energy drinks while gaming
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Buy in, please.
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Let’s say Michigan loses both games this week, which is not unlikely. We probably need to win the whole thing lest we get Texas A&M’d. I found the best bracket for that by a mile
I like that bracket more than some of the ones where we win a game
A PSU → Iowa → Rutgers/Maryland path to the championship has to be about as easy as you could ask for
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Rutgers lost to Minnesota!?!? Oh no
Our Q1 wins are taking a beating, sheesh.
Rutgers won’t drop out of Q1
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Does Rutgers loss tonight put Michigans seeding floor at 7?
Don’t think so but the number of scenarios being in the 8/9 game is rapidly decreasing.
Rutgers needs to beat NW, bottom line. If not, pretty much 8/9 for UM.
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Yeah I think Rutgers losing hurts us cause we need them in the tiebreakers to boost our numbers
If Rutgers loses, only way U-M gets a 7 seed is if MSU loses to OSU at home. (Edit: over the fast-clicking numerous, almost manic scenarios I’ve been running.) (Edit 2: and if not, almost every scenario is U-M the 8 seed and Rutgers the 9).
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Do not blow this Purdue
Wisconsin just scored 11 points in under 2 minutes…
Why the Rutgers-NW is huge. If Rutgers gacks, we have this. (This is all with the assumption that U-M gacks against IU.) However, multiple opportunities await to strengthen the resume.
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Honestly, not the worst if we’re trying to make the tournament without winning the whole thing. Rutgers is probably the easiest Q1 neutral court matchup you could ask for (assuming they don’t drop out of the top 50 after losing @Minn). Purdue would require a minor miracle, but that’s a statement Q1A, then IU or NW to punch your ticket maybe?
We want to fall to the 8/9 line. We need a chance at Purdue
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There’s a lot of chances. Ideally, an win v. IU solidifies. After today, just don’t think it will happen. Therefore, a neutral win v. PSU, then v. MD, then Iowa seems possible. One person’s take: a neutral win v. Rutgers, then v. Purdue, then IU seems less likely, considering fanbase travel enthusiasm as well.