2024-2025 B1G Basketball Thread

[ELA]

I believe this is it isn't it for any remaining Covid roster bloat, right?  (for all sports).    so many giant rosters (still) in volleyball for instance.

I think if you uave a medical or game redshirt, you could technically get a 6th year next year

[MaximumSam]

I believe this is it isn't it for any remaining Covid roster bloat, right?  (for all sports).    so many giant rosters (still) in volleyball for instance.

For the most parti I think's right. Should be the last group of super seniors, at least until they sue to make eligibility a thing of the past

[ELA]

For the most parti I think's right. Should be the last group of super seniors, at least until they sue to make eligibility a thing of the past

Ive said all along, if all of these other challenges are successful, how can unlimited eligibility not be successful

[bayareabadger]

He was already old for his grade.  Then he did a prep school year.  And bc of the COVID year he gets a 5th year.  Yeah, its all on the up and up, its just hilarious

In a case of poking fun  about how old someone is, I kind of shrug it off if they’re only in a fifth year. Lots of people get fifth years. That part is pretty unremarkable.

To answer the Fearless question, this is the last year that someone who was a true freshman in the Covid year who hasn’t since would be eligible. So I’m guessing that’s gonna take care of a big chunk of the people. So the only people with COVID bonus years will be folks who were around in 2020 and redshirted for some reason after that. (some of those reasons will be unintentional, a few will be intentional)

[MarqHusker]

Huh, guy out of bounds with his hand on the line.  Don't see that too often 

[FearlessF]

freshman mistake

trying to do too much 

[ELA]

In a case of poking fun  about how old someone is, I kind of shrug it off if they’re only in a fifth year. Lots of people get fifth years. That part is pretty unremarkable.

To answer the Fearless question, this is the last year that someone who was a true freshman in the Covid year who hasn’t since would be eligible. So I’m guessing that’s gonna take care of a big chunk of the people. So the only people with COVID bonus years will be folks who were around in 2020 and redshirted for some reason after that. (some of those reasons will be unintentional, a few will be intentional)

[medinabuckeye1]

I didn't see the MSU/Kansas game but it looks like MSU was reasonably competitive.  How was it?  

Tonight we have Minnesota favored by just 2.5 at home against North Texas while UNL, IL, and USC are each favored at home by at least 16.5.  

No games Thursday and then a monster slate on Friday with:

• #13 Purdue hosting #2 Bama - ESPN 52.4% PU
• #21 Ohio State at #23 aTm - ESPN 63.5% aTm
• Wisconsin hosting #9 Arizona - ESPN 62.4% Zona
• Maryland hosting #15 Marquette - ESPN 56.1% UMD
• #24 Rutgers hosting Monmouth
• Michigan hosting TCU
• Penn State vs VaTech in Baltimore
• Northwestern hosting Eastern Illinois
• Iowa hosting Washington State
• UCLA hosting Lehigh

Those top four all look like games that could go either way.  3-1 would be nice, 4-0 would be fantastic.  

[847badgerfan]

Wisconsin is going to have to avoid the slow start to have any shot against Arizona.

I will be watching on PeeCock.

[medinabuckeye1]

Minnesota lost at home to North Texas last night.  UNL, IL, UWash, and USC all won as heavy favorites at home.  

[medinabuckeye1]

Friday night schedule:

• 6pm TCU at Michigan, FS1
• 6:30 Monmouth at #24 Rutgers, BTN
• 7pm #2 Bama at #13 Purdue, Peacock (how is this not on a real channel?)
• 7:30 VaTech vs Penn State in Baltimore, Peacock
• 8pm #15 Marquette at Maryland, FS1
• 8pm Eastern Illinois at Northwestern, Peacock
• 8:30 Washington State vs Iowa from Moline, IL, BTN
• 9pm #9 Arizona at Wisconsin, Peacock
• 9pm #21 Ohio State at #23 Texas A&M, SECN
• 10pm Lehigh at UCLA, B1G+

Hey @utee94 whenever you mention your wife who apparently went to aTm you name it as some character string.  What is that?  

[MaximumSam]

Minnesota lost at home to North Texas last night.  UNL, IL, UWash, and USC all won as heavy favorites at home. 

USC just barely

[utee94]

Friday night schedule:

• 6pm TCU at Michigan, FS1
• 6:30 Monmouth at #24 Rutgers, BTN
• 7pm #2 Bama at #13 Purdue, Peacock (how is this not on a real channel?)
• 7:30 VaTech vs Penn State in Baltimore, Peacock
• 8pm #15 Marquette at Maryland, FS1
• 8pm Eastern Illinois at Northwestern, Peacock
• 8:30 Washington State vs Iowa from Moline, IL, BTN
• 9pm #9 Arizona at Wisconsin, Peacock
• 9pm #21 Ohio State at #23 Texas A&M, SECN
• 10pm Lehigh at UCLA, B1G+

Hey @utee94 whenever you mention your wife who apparently went to aTm you name it as some character string.  What is that? 

i s c & a aggie wife.

It goes back to a story I told about something my wife said, and a response from JCG (aka Hooky) who said something like, "well it just goes to show you how irrepressible sweet, cute, and adorable our wives can be."

I liked it, and so since that moment, when referring to either of our wives, I always prefaced it with those letters.  These days I don't do it EVERY time, but I still do it most times, in memoriam of our good friend Hooky Hornstein.

[medinabuckeye1]

Yikes, not looking good for the Buckeyes.