2024-2025 B1G Basketball Thread

[medinabuckeye1]

I think UW can get to a 3 with a win today. That stupid PSU loss really hurt. Bad.

That, IMHO, is the only thing that would give the Badgers a shot at playing their first-weekend NCAA games in-state.  Even just getting a #3 seed, however, might not be enough.  Getting a #3 would at least get them to Denver which isn't too bad but to actually get Milwaukee they might need to surpass either ISU or Kentucky.  Maybe not because *maybe* if Wisconsin is a #3 seed then the committee would send ISU to Denver and UW to Milwaukee but there are no guarantees.  

[FearlessF]

[medinabuckeye1]

Game #2 boost wasn't enough for Oregon but certainly looking good for Wisconsin!  

[847badgerfan]

Game #2 boost wasn't enough for Oregon but certainly looking good for Wisconsin! 

I think UW is gonna get a 3 seed now. They dominated.

Iowa State lost yesterday, which helps. They will like Denver.

[SFBadger96]

Looked great. 52% from the floor; 56% from three. Gonna win a lot of games with those numbers. Probably also can't count on that kind of a night very often.

[LittlePig]

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Iowa has fired Fran McCaffery.

Iowa better move fast if the want to hire Ben McCollom currently at Drake,  because it sounds like he is a strong candidate for the Indiana job. 

Another potential candidate might be Darian DeVries at WV.  A native of the state of Iowa who was the Drake coach before McCollom.

[ELA]

Iowa has fired Fran McCaffery.

Iowa better move fast if the want to hire Ben McCollom currently at Drake,  because it sounds like he is a strong candidate for the Indiana job. 

Another potential candidate might be Darian DeVries at WV.  A native of the state of Iowa who was the Drake coach before McCollom.

Sounds like they want DeVries

[ELA]

I think they get a 2, but its weird that MSU isnt even getting a mention as a 1


https://twitter.com/BenScottStevens/status/1900612602348146845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1900612602348146845%7Ctwgr%5E4a5f695e1e915d3b1004f05e482ad48f9ef3a18b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmichiganstate.boards.net%2Fthread%2F3529%2Ftofficial-2024-basketball-season-thread%3Fpage%3D25

[OrangeAfroMan]

Because they have 5 losses and not 4.  Voters are stupid.  

[OrangeAfroMan]

This is about an SEC team, but more about the larger picture.  Texas won yesterday, and many articles were written how they went from the bubble to safely in, thanks to 2 upset wins over Vandy and A&M.

Texas, with the 6-12 conference schedule.

I know roping in as many non-fans into the sport as humanly possible for a month is the most important thing.....but maybe let rational thought matter, too?

[OrangeAfroMan]

I know the Duke guy's injury is big news, but it's not like they're a one-man team.  They had another dude score 27 with 7 assists....they'll be fine.

Florida is going to have 50+ at half today, so that's good.

[betarhoalphadelta]

I don't know who #50 is for Michigan, but when Purdue's "big" on the floor is TKR, whoever he is looks like a skinny Edey out there. 

[bayareabadger]

I don't know who #50 is for Michigan, but when Purdue's "big" on the floor is TKR, whoever he is looks like a skinny Edey out there.

FAU transfer, good shot shot blocking type. Originally played at Texas Tech. I think he might’ve been all-conference.

[bayareabadger]

This is about an SEC team, but more about the larger picture.  Texas won yesterday, and many articles were written how they went from the bubble to safely in, thanks to 2 upset wins over Vandy and A&M.

Texas, with the 6-12 conference schedule.

I know roping in as many non-fans into the sport as humanly possible for a month is the most important thing.....but maybe let rational thought matter, too?

You gotta put 64 teams in. They have a certain disinterest in smaller conference teams with less gaudy schedules. So this is the alternative.