2021-2022 B1G Basketball thread

[FearlessF]

I've never seen a post that lacks this much self-awareness.

true, I would say most fans don't try to paint the picture that their program and coach is worth backing and their enemy with the bullseye is the one lacking morals and character.
of course a small percentage of delusional fans do.

[betarhoalphadelta]

I have no skin in this game, but I do think that two physical altercations started in two years with opposing coaching staffs is, well, a big deal. 

Morgan's history as part of the fab five is irrelevant at this point. One altercation can be explained. Two cannot.

[Brutus Buckeye]

The explanation might not be very flattering for said school, but it can easily be explained. 

[FearlessF]

yes, to me the fab 5 history isn't important here

cheating is a different matter

now if he gets caught paying players..............

[bayareabadger]

I have no skin in this game, but I do think that two physical altercations started in two years with opposing coaching staffs is, well, a big deal.

Morgan's history as part of the fab five is irrelevant at this point. One altercation can be explained. Two cannot.

He also spends chunks of games shit talking and cussing at opposing players and benches.

He did get that nice moment with Chandler, which I did enjoy 

[SuperMario]

true, I would say most fans don't try to paint the picture that their program and coach is worth backing and their enemy with the bullseye is the one lacking morals and character.
of course a small percentage of delusional fans do.

Maybe phrased poorly, but you disagree that most fans notice the moral character of opposing teams/coaches more quickly and excuse that of their own? I’ll quickly admit that tendency. Steelers fans ignored a lot of issues with Big B. Ravens fans made excuses for Ray Lewis. I think high levels of skill tend to bring blind eyes. Possibly not blind eyes, but more willingness to accept flaws to win.

[SuperMario]

I've never seen a post that lacks this much self-awareness.

Always have to make it personal. Congrats for consistency. Thanks for the reminder why I tend to disappear and focus on family.

[Kris60]

I have no skin in this game, but I do think that two physical altercations started in two years with opposing coaching staffs is, well, a big deal.

Morgan's history as part of the fab five is irrelevant at this point. One altercation can be explained. Two cannot.

Exactly.  I couldn’t care less about his Fab 5 days. College kids taking money from boosters has happened forever.  There are a thousand examples of it and a lot of people don’t even think it should be a rule.

I can probably count on one hand the times I’ve seen a coach restrained from going after another coach and then Howard follows that rarity up with something even more rare, striking an opposing coach.  I would have fired him and not blinked.

[MaximumSam]

Houston is good enough that the Illini don't have to keep giving them the ball

[Abba]

Rough start for the Illini, but only down 7 now.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Always have to make it personal. Congrats for consistency. Thanks for the reminder why I tend to disappear and focus on family.

[ELA]

I have no idea how Illinois is only down 4.  Slightly better Illinois fan turnout today 

There are already a ton of OSU fans, and a decent number of Villanova.  Also considering on how many seats are still empty, I'm guessing those numbers are going to grow.

Should be great in here for Game 2

[Honestbuckeye]

Always have to make it personal. Congrats for consistency. Thanks for the reminder why I tend to disappear and focus on family.

Place is much better when you are present SM.  

The personal jabs have gotten worse over the years - but I sense it is starting to get better. 

[Brutus Buckeye]

To better understand everyone’s moral compass here, Juwan Howard is the scum of college sports? We paint him as the target over the Ed Martins or the Bobby D’s the funded OSU football players? We side step the Larry Nassars and Robert Andersons? We’re going to throw out the phrases values and what we permit to allow winning, but gloss over the true scumbag enablers that we’re part of shaping the idea of values? The hypocrisy in those positions is hilarious.

Every fan tries to paint the picture that their program and coach is worth backing and their enemy with the bullseye is the one lacking morals and character. It’s a laughable stance at best and pretentious at worst.

I mean he literally devoted his entire second paragraph to complaining about other people doing the exact same thing that he did over the course of his entire first paragraph. If that's not a blatant lack of self awareness, then I don't know what is.