2025-2026 B1G Basketball Thread

[bayareabadger]

Never thought I'd see Wisconsin win 2 games in a week, where they gave up 88 and 87 points.

It's certainly a new era in Madison

That game was profoundly irritating. Like, not much reason to not play crisp and man they didn't.

I just want to make the dance. Anything else is gravy. 

[medinabuckeye1]

 a 6-7 seed back closer to home?

 

[OrangeAfroMan]

Florida and IU have traded being football/basketball schools.  Gators winning games on the road vs ranked opp.  We're a top 8 team that just happened to have a few 1-3 point losses vs other top 8 teams.

[Brutus Buckeye]

IU is a basketball school like Nebraska is a football school. 

They like it a lot, but they haven't been any good in a long time. 

[betarhoalphadelta]

I couldn't see it because it was on Peacock, but apparently Purdue beat USC in a rock fight yesterday afternoon in LA. Long stretches of poor shooting, disjointed team play, just not locked in. Tied at 60-60 with 2 minutes to play before the Boilers pulled away to win 69-64. 

My question for the followers of CBB...

This was Purdue's first game of their West Coast swing. They had Iowa in West Lafayette on Wednesday and had to play in LA on Saturday. 

How much do you think this is the sort of normal down/sloppy game that every team has once in a while, and how much is the 3-time-zone travel adjustment? 

Purdue stays out here to face UCLA on Tuesday, who played in State College last Wednesday and Columbus yesterday, so the script might flip, as they say here in Tinseltown. 

[Brutus Buckeye]

I couldn't see it because it was on Peacock, but apparently Purdue beat USC in a rock fight yesterday afternoon in LA.

Peacock schmeacock, you could have gone to the game. 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Yeah, in retrospect I'm kicking myself for not buying a ticket. 

But MAN do I hate driving to effing LA. Even on a Saturday. 

[847badgerfan]

Peacock is $5/Month...

[Brutus Buckeye]

You could always engineer yourself a secret tunnel. 

[medinabuckeye1]

Purdue stays out here to face UCLA on Tuesday, who played in State College last Wednesday and Columbus yesterday, so the script might flip, as they say here in Tinseltown.

This comes up a lot where the Eastern team on the second half of their West Coast swing has less travel to get to the game than the home team. Still, there is something to be said for being at home rather than living out of a suitcase. 

[bayareabadger]

I couldn't see it because it was on Peacock, but apparently Purdue beat USC in a rock fight yesterday afternoon in LA. Long stretches of poor shooting, disjointed team play, just not locked in. Tied at 60-60 with 2 minutes to play before the Boilers pulled away to win 69-64.

My question for the followers of CBB...

This was Purdue's first game of their West Coast swing. They had Iowa in West Lafayette on Wednesday and had to play in LA on Saturday.

How much do you think this is the sort of normal down/sloppy game that every team has once in a while, and how much is the 3-time-zone travel adjustment?

Purdue stays out here to face UCLA on Tuesday, who played in State College last Wednesday and Columbus yesterday, so the script might flip, as they say here in Tinseltown.

I think it was on regular TV too? It was definitely showing up on my YouTube TV, which I don’t think is linked to a peacock account.

Probably just a sloppy game, or an up game for USC at home. I would guess there is a slight challenge with that trip, but probably not one that is super trackable.

[FearlessF]

[betarhoalphadelta]

Peacock is $5/Month...

Which you know I can easily afford.

It's the principle of the thing. 

[FearlessF]

yup, Youtube TV is only $82.99/month
I'm not payin