2025-2026 B1G Basketball Thread

[grillrat]

Purdue Non-con schedule in finalized.  Purdue has been fighting neck-and-neck with MSU for years now as to who can come up with the harder schedule.

@ Kentucky (exhibition) #9
UIndy
Evansville
Oakland
@Alabama #17
Akron
Memphis (Bahamas)
Tx Tch (#10) or Wake Forrest (Bahamas)
E. Ill
Iowa St. #18
Marquette
Auburn (Indy) #14
Kent St.

[847badgerfan]

Hold my beer, says Greg Gard. He also does this every year.

[ELA]

Purdue Non-con schedule in finalized.  Purdue has been fighting neck-and-neck with MSU for years now as to who can come up with the harder schedule.

@ Kentucky (exhibition) #9
UIndy
Evansville
Oakland
@Alabama #17
Akron
Memphis (Bahamas)
Tx Tch (#10) or Wake Forrest (Bahamas)
E. Ill
Iowa St. #18
Marquette
Auburn (Indy) #14
Kent St.

The bummer is the death of the great 8 team events

Feast Week used to be one of my favorite sports weeks of the year

Seems like way more of these 4 team events, trying to set up a great championship.  Like that Purdue-TT event.  MSU has one set up for an MSU-UNC championship

[MaximumSam]

...has started. Winthrop and Queens is on Youtube right now. Not sure if we have a thread somewhere else. Most everyone tips off tonight, mostly hidden on Big Ten Plus. You'd think with all the networks they have they could throw them on Amazon or Peacock or something.

[ELA]

Bump for merge

[MaximumSam]

Bump for merge

Thanks man!

I enjoy having basketball on during the day. TV people should do more of that.

[ELA]

...has started. Winthrop and Queens is on Youtube right now. Not sure if we have a thread somewhere else. Most everyone tips off tonight, mostly hidden on Big Ten Plus. You'd think with all the networks they have they could throw them on Amazon or Peacock or something.

The early game is the Field of 68s attempt to recreate the old 24 hours of hoops, sort of.  I think they have a deal with YouTube.

As to why most games are hidden on Big Ten+, guessing putting MSU-Cornell there doesn't really piss anyone off, and may get MSU fans to pony up and buy it.

[ELA]

Thanks man!

I enjoy having basketball on during the day. TV people should do more of that.

I said that a couple years ago.  Some of the small conferences, like the Patriot League, did it in the 2020-21 season.  I'm assuming it was a COVID thing, because crowds were non existent anyway, and it gave them some leeway if there were positives.

Why not do that anyway.  If ESPNU had a Patriot League doubleheader on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon or whatever, I bet it would do decently

[847badgerfan]

Wisconsin is playing the Campbell Camels today. It would be nice if it was in the afternoon or even morning.

[FearlessF]

Nebraska is playing someone - not a team that will put up much of a game, I'd guess

no interest here

[FearlessF]

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[ELA]

Which is why I can't be mad if Purdue wins the Big Ten.

Congrats on Michigan and UCLA trying to buy a title

MSU and Purdue hate each other, but should respect each other as the last true great programs in the conference.  Granted only until Painter and Izzo retire

[betarhoalphadelta]

Which is why I can't be mad if Purdue wins the Big Ten.

Congrats on Michigan and UCLA trying to buy a title

MSU and Purdue hate each other, but should respect each other as the last true great programs in the conference.  Granted only until Painter and Izzo retire

Yeah, and I don't see Izzo and Painter as the type who want to "buy a title"...

Which isn't to say that they're not getting on board with the new world order; I'm sure they're on top of the NIL game. But I think they know that it takes a lot more to have a successful program than an open pocketbook.