2023-2024 B1G Basketball Thread

[847badgerfan]

Drop them.

[847badgerfan]

I get what it’s saying, but that phrasing threw me for a moment (and still kinda does)

My wife was also potty-trained. Still is. Me too. For now.

As far as I know the boys still are.

Crystal clear now, I hope.

[bayareabadger]

My wife was also potty-trained. Still is. Me too. For now.

As far as I know the boys still are.

Crystal clear now, I hope.

I like the dad joke sidestep, good work.

[medinabuckeye1]

Drop them.

Done.  

This actually works out really well.  As noted previously, Wisconsin was -3 with one good and four bad upsets.  Dropping them a tier eliminates the RU loss as a negative upset and makes the Minnesota win a positive upset so now the Badgers are -1 with two up and three down.  

Updated tiers:

• Purdue +1, Illinois -1
• Wisconsin (+2/-3), Michigan State (+1/-1), Nebraska, Northwestern
• Minnesota (+1/-2), Rutgers (+1/-1), Maryland (+2/-2), Iowa (+1/-2)
• Penn State (+3/-1), Indiana (+2/-1), Ohio State -1
• Michigan (+2/-1)

Upsets so far:


Projected final standings/BTT seeds:

• 17-3/28-3 Purdue
• 15-5/24-7  Illinois
• 13-7/21-10 Wisconsin (wins tie with UNL and MSU based on H2H2H of 3-1, won in East Lansing)
• 13-7/23-8 Nebraska (second in tie with UW and MSU based on H2H2H of 2-1, no game in East Lansing)
• 13-7/21-10 Michigan State (last in tie with UW and UNL based on H2H2H of 0-3, lost at home to UW and does not host UNL)
• 12-8/21-10 Northwestern
• 10-10/19-12 Minnesota 
• 9-11/17-14 Rutgers
• 8-12/16-15 Maryland (wins tie with PSU and IA based on H2H2H of 3-1, won in Iowa City)
• 8-12/14-17 Penn State (second in tie with UMD and IA based on H2H2H of 2-2)
• 8-12/16-15 Iowa (last in tie with UMD and PSU based on H2H2H of 1-3, lost at home to UMD)
• 6-14/14-17 Indiana
• 5-15/15-16 Ohio State
• 3-17/8-23 Michigan

Based on that, the match-ups for the B1G Tournament at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota would be:
Wednesday, March 13 (Peacock):

• #11 Iowa vs #14 Michigan, 9pm
• #12 Indiana vs #13 Ohio State, 630

Thursday, March 14 (BTN):

• #5 Michigan State vs IU/tOSU, 230
• #6 Northwestern vs IA/M, 9pm
• #7 Minnesota vs #10 Penn State, 630
• #8 Rutgers vs #9 Maryland, noon

Friday, March 15 (BTN):

• #1 Purdue vs RU/UMD, noon
• #2 Illinois vs MN/PSU, 630
• #3 Wisconsin vs NU/IA/M, 9pm
• #4 Nebraska vs MSU/IU/tOSU, 230

Saturday, March 16 (CBS):

• PU/RU/UMD vs UNL/MSU/IU/tOSU, 1pm
• IL/MN/PSU vs UW/NU/IA/M, 330

Sunday, St. Patrick's Day, March 17 (CBS):

• PU/RU/UMD/UNL/MSU/IU/tOSU vs IL/MN/PSU/UW/NU/IA/M, 330

[FearlessF]

two big ten games tonight

both on peacock

I'll watch Duke on ESPN

[ELA]

two big ten games tonight

both on peacock

I'll watch Duke on ESPN

Tomorrow

[FearlessF]

Caitlin Clark will break the scoring record thursday night in Iowa City - on peacock

[Brutus Buckeye]

[medinabuckeye1]

Caitlin Clark will break the scoring record thursday night in Iowa City - on peacock

That is sad.

[ELA]

That is sad.

Iowa City has its charm

[medinabuckeye1]

Iowa City has its charm

LoL

It is the Peacock part that I think is sad.

[medinabuckeye1]

nice win by Holtmann

thought he might get fired

FWIW: At this point I think there is very little chance of Holtmann getting fired before the end of the season. Ohio State's next four are all basically win/win for Holtmann because his team is so awful that the Buckeyes will be expected to lose all four:

• At #20 Wisconsin tonight
• Vs #2 Purdue Sunday 2/18
• At Minnesota 2/22
• At Michigan State 2/25

After those games the Buckeyes host Nebraska and Michigan before finishing the season in Piscataway. 

[FearlessF]

lotta hawk & Caitlin fans are gonna pony up $6

[847badgerfan]

I have pee cock.