2024-2025 B1G Basketball Thread

[847badgerfan]

Minnesota football = Marquette hoops.

The hate is strong.

[MarqHusker]

I could see someone from the State of  WI having hatred, but Palantine?   Would assume it would be ignored or out of sight.

Maybe I rolled w different crowd, any hoops hate I had growing up in Milwaukee was w Louisville,  DePaul or Cincy

[847badgerfan]

I'm a Palatine Badger. Didn't take long for a smart guy like me to figure out who to hate.

[ELA]

#1 recruit in the 2025 class commits to BYU

[ELA]

Apparently Arkansas spent the most purely on transfers this year, and Michigan was #2.  And while Dusty May was a hot up and comer, Arkansas also paid for John freakin Calipari.

The current ESPN Bracketology has Michigan as a 5 seed, and Arkansas in a play in game.

If Michigan wins head to head tonight, Coach Cal is going to have to answer to the Walmart mafia in Arkansas.  Doesn't help that Kentucky looks better without him as well.

[ELA]

Michigan-Arkansas is like watching a high end AAU game.  Tons of talent, zero interest in defense, and very little offensive cohesion if the initial set doesnt work.  Granted, this is college basketball now, so it might be fine.  But the fact that these two teams spent more on transfers than anyone else, kind of amplifies it.  The have the MOST new talent, and the LEAST time playing together.  Both will be very dangerous in March though

[ELA]

Minnesota football = Marquette hoops.

The hate is strong.

I like this version of Marquette.  I'm all about using NIL to retain your roster.  Don't get me wrong, Purdue pisses me off, but I respect the hell out of the way Painter does it.  For better or for worse Izzo does it.  Last year it was for worse, because he refused to go into the portal to plug holes.  But Purdue and Marquette are the bar for recruiting, developing, retaining.  Someone said that all 10 starters in the Michigan-Arkansas game tonight were transfers.  Obviously winning is better than losing, but I respect schools who recruit, develop, retain

[ELA]

#1 recruit in the 2025 class commits to BYU

He also already has a sponsorship with Red Bull, at a school with a complicated relationship with caffeine

[grillrat]

#1 recruit in the 2025 class commits to BYU

Supposedly, the NIL deal was something in the area of 7 million.
My hope is that schools are going to start realizing that the cost is not worth the gain.  The kid is going to be in school one year, but the odds of BYU getting to a final 4 / Big XII championship are probably still very low.  Is a point going to be reached where the fans start to say "Why am I forking out money for this crap?"

I'm almost wondering if it is time to scrap the "one and done" rule and let kids go directly to the NBA out of high school.  I am not a fan of how the college athletics landscape is changing.   If we let the NBA deal with it, then at least we can pick off the top 20 or so of these kids demanding salaries that exceed what their coaches are getting.

[ELA]

Supposedly, the NIL deal was something in the area of 7 million.
My hope is that schools are going to start realizing that the cost is not worth the gain.  The kid is going to be in school one year, but the odds of BYU getting to a final 4 / Big XII championship are probably still very low.  Is a point going to be reached where the fans start to say "Why am I forking out money for this crap?"

I'm almost wondering if it is time to scrap the "one and done" rule and let kids go directly to the NBA out of high school.  I am not a fan of how the college athletics landscape is changing.  If we let the NBA deal with it, then at least we can pick off the top 20 or so of these kids demanding salaries that exceed what their coaches are getting.

You will still get the insane transfer money, maybe even moreso because you are getting a little more of a proven commodity

[SuperMario]

Michigan-Arkansas is like watching a high end AAU game.  Tons of talent, zero interest in defense, and very little offensive cohesion if the initial set doesnt work.  Granted, this is college basketball now, so it might be fine.  But the fact that these two teams spent more on transfers than anyone else, kind of amplifies it.  The have the MOST new talent, and the LEAST time playing together.  Both will be very dangerous in March though

So I’m curious on this. What’s the other alternative here if the initial set doesn’t work? Initial set does t work you have a shot clock winding down and athleticism and creativity take over no? Michigan basketball had a rough couple years and this looks like the most cohesive Michigan team in a while. Plenty of assists. A little sloppy when facing athletic teams so turnovers are glaring but as you said I think they are a solid team by March.

[ELA]

Massey Composite Rankings - 36 computers (last week in parentheses)

• Auburn (1)
• Tennessee (2)
• Gonzaga (3)
• Marquette (5)
• Kentucky (6)
• Duke (10)
• Iowa State (11)
• Florida (7)
• Alabama (8)
• PURDUE (9)
• Kansas (4)
• OREGON (12)
• Houston (16)
• Clemson (22)
• Mississippi State (23)
• MICHIGAN STATE (-)
• MICHIGAN (-)
• UCLA (-)
• Texas A&M (-)
• ILLINOIS (15)
• Utah State (20)
• Pittsburgh (13)
• PENN STATE (-)
• MARYLAND (-)
• Ole Miss (-)

• 30. Wisconsin (14)
• 40. Ohio State (25)
• 41. Indiana (55)
• 43. Iowa (48)
• 55. Nebraska (37)
• 59. Northwestern (61)
• 89. Rutgers (82)
• 93. USC (97)
• 96. Washington (77)
• 120. Minnesota (107)

[Benthere2]

fire the coach who allows Minnesota to win a game in the Big Ten

[LetsGoPeay]

fire the coach who allows Minnesota to win a game in the Big Ten

Well crap. IU doesn’t play Minnesota again.