~2017-18 Big Ten Basketball Thread~

[medinabuckeye1]

I think my Nits are an awfully confident and dangerous bunch right now.  They MUST get the Michigan game at home and win either at Purdue or UNL, then win minimum two in the tourney (get to the semis).  Expect MSG to have a blue and white tint to it if this team comes in that hot.
If for some strange reason PSU wins out in the regular season (unlikely), I think two wins at MSG puts them in solidly.  Their last 10 record would totally trump the bad losses to Minnesota and Rider at home and some other missed opportunitities.
RPI's gotta get up tho.  Jumped up 12 with the win last night to 75, but it must be in the low 50's AT WORST to be considered, and I'm not sure how they get it into the 40's at this point without a bit of help.

FWIW:  Penn State will *PROBABLY* be playing on Thursday in the BTT at MSG in NYC, but that is NOT a lock yet.  Right now they are in sixth place at 9-6, one game behind Michigan, two games behind Nebraska, and three games behind Purdue.  Penn State has a chance to move up in part because their last three games are against the three teams immediately ahead of them in the standings.  Furthermore, Penn State plays Michigan and Purdue only once each (upcoming) and they already beat Nebraska.  Thus, Penn State would win the tiebreaker in a tie with Purdue and/or Nebraska.  They would also win a tie with Michigan unless the tie was at 11-7 with Penn State losing to Michigan but winning their other two remaining games and Michigan beating Penn State but losing their other two remaining games.  
If Penn State wins out they WILL be seeded ahead of Michigan.  Then they would only need either one additional Nebraska loss or two additional Purdue losses to get the #4 seed and a double-bye.  
I think this matters somewhat because when we talk about how many wins Penn State needs in the BTT I think that depends on how strong the opponents are.  As a #5 or #6 seed the first game would be against one of the worst four teams in the B1G so that wouldn't help much.  However, as the #4 seed the first game could be against a fellow bubble team in the #5 seed (either Michigan or Nebraska or it could theoretically even be against an obvious lock - Purdue).  

[mcwterps1]

NW games are unbearable. 

That shrieking woman needs to be escorted out. 

[jhetfield99]

Before today if you asked me who the worst coach was in the Big Ten, Chris Collins would have been the 1st or 2nd I mentioned.  That JOKE of a 2nd half clinched it. 

[Brutus Buckeye]

NW games are unbearable.

That shrieking woman needs to be escorted out.

Can't. 
That's Elaine 

[847badgerfan]

Before today if you asked me who the worst coach was in the Big Ten, Chris Collins would have been the 1st or 2nd I mentioned.  That JOKE of a 2nd half clinched it.  

Iowa?

Chris is OK. He's living on his experience with Dook and his pappy's coattails. 

Truth be told, I'm hard pressed to name a former Dook assistant that was really good. I'll also state plainly that his old man was overrated for a long time.

Good announcer though.

[ELA]

46-14 runs generally help.  Holy hell.  Thought we were about to contribute to the crazy weekend.

[FearlessF]

He's living on his experience with Dook and his pappy's coattails.

like the Gooopher's coach

[mcwterps1]

Can't.
That's Elaine

Please tell me that's not true. 
I know her son was on the team, but surely she isn't trying to attract that much attention. 

[847badgerfan]

Yep, it's her, Louis-Doofus. She's an NU alum too...

[MaximumSam]

Bucks getting great looks and missing everything

[jhetfield99]

Iowa?

Chris is OK. He's living on his experience with Dook and his pappy's coattails.

Truth be told, I'm hard pressed to name a former Dook assistant that was really good. I'll also state plainly that his old man was overrated for a long time.

Good announcer though.

Fran and he were the 2.

[jhetfield99]

I am still furious about Purdue's loss vs OSU (just get 1 of 3 damn rebounds in the last 20 sec, among about 30 other strange things that happened) or just close a freaking game out at Wisc when up 39-32, and they are still tied for the Big Ten title.

MSU tried to gift Purdue back yesterday, but it wasn't happening and I can't see any possible way they lost either of their final 2.  As someone who treasures conference titles in the most historic conference, man does this burn after that sweet as hell 12-0 start.

Now I say all of this and PSU will clock them tonight given the way both are playing.  I just got gifted a pair of sweet tix, row 9 in the LOWER level, from my fraternity brother's Dad.  Even given the foul mood Purdue fans are in, hopefully we bring it tonight.  The team needs it to get out of this scary shooting funk (sans Carsen Edwards.)  Even after throwing away the conference, we still have a potential 1 seed to play for.

[boilerbanger]

Vince Edwards out tonight. Ankle 

[ELA]

Today likely sealed Nebraska.  PSU is playing really well, and would be a tourney team, if they had played like this all along, but they probably need to win both this week and then certainly at least get to Saturday to perhaps play their way in.