2025-2026 B1G Basketball Thread

[medinabuckeye1]

According to Lunardi our league is quite bubblicious at the moment with with five of the teams somewhere on the bubble.  Specifically:

• Wisconsin 10, Ohio State 10, and UCLA 10 are among the "last four byes".  
• USC (play in vs TX for #11) is one of the "last four in" 
• Indiana is one of the "first four out"  

Wisconsin is in the midst of playing most of the rest of the bubble teams.  They lost at home to USC on Sunday and after hosting Minnesota tomorrow night they host the Buckeyes then visit the Hoosiers.  

[bayareabadger]

I guess I meant among contenders.  But even aside from that, USC is #12 among Big Ten teams, and as you said, was travelling cross country.  When they went to Michigan and Michigan State, they lost both games by 30.

The 6 teams behind them are a combined 3-24 on the road in conference, with the wins being Minnesota at Northwestern; Oregon at Maryland; and USC at Northwestern.

So as of now, I actually do think that is the worst loss anyone has had in conference.

As I said, if that’s the worst loss, it’s a pretty good worst loss, on balance. 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Was looking forward to #3 Michigan Vs #5 Nebraska tonight, expecting a Fox or FS1 broadcast, but nope. It's quarantined to Peacock.

Guess it's either Arkansas Vs Oklahoma or another Shark Tank rerun.

Purdue is in desperate need of a "get right" game as they head down to Assembly Hall in Bloomington to take on the Hoosiers tonight. 

You'd think the biggest basketball rivalry in the Big Ten would be worth putting on a network, or ESPN, right? 

Nope. Peacock. 

Grrrr 

[MaximumSam]

I guess I meant among contenders.  But even aside from that, USC is #12 among Big Ten teams, and as you said, was travelling cross country.  When they went to Michigan and Michigan State, they lost both games by 30.

The 6 teams behind them are a combined 3-24 on the road in conference, with the wins being Minnesota at Northwestern; Oregon at Maryland; and USC at Northwestern.

So as of now, I actually do think that is the worst loss anyone has had in conference.

Tempting the basketball gods

[Brutus Buckeye]

Purdue is in desperate need of a "get right" game as they head down to Assembly Hall in Bloomington to take on the Hoosiers tonight.

You'd think the biggest basketball rivalry in the Big Ten would be worth putting on a network, or ESPN, right?

Nope. Peacock.

Grrrr

Nebraska-Michigan is on Peecock too. 

If it's OSU, I'll just mozie on over to the casino and watch it. But I'm not doing that for rando big ten games. 

[Brutus Buckeye]

Rutgers beefed it

[Brutus Buckeye]

Nebraska beefed it

[FearlessF]

the refs beefed Nebraska, but I expected it

Huskers were the better team for the vast majority of the game.  W/O their Big Guy and their 6th man

tough to win on the road

[ELA]

Nebraska beefed it

On the road, with a 23-4 FT discrepancy, missing their best player.  Not sure thats beefing it.

Now Purdue...

[ELA]

On the road, with a 23-4 FT discrepancy, missing their best player.  Not sure thats beefing it.

Now Purdue...

Actually, I thought it was in WL.  Any road game is tough

[betarhoalphadelta]

Now Purdue...

Tailspin.