Kentuckysucks

Yes. Sherrill alone was supposedly around $5M.

I asked Gemini to project how each team will finish based on each respective schedule. The Big Ten's 18-team, 20-game conference format creates significant schedule disparities across the league for the 2026–27 season. Because teams play only three opponents twice and face the remaining 14 teams once (seven home, seven away), home/away draws heavily dictate final standings. Below is a breakdown of how the Big Ten men's basketball standings are projected to finish based on schedule difficulty and roster outlooks. Conference Standings Projection | Projected Finish | Team | Key Schedule Advantage / Drawback | |---|---|---| | 1. Indiana | Top Contender | Easiest Draw: Hosts Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, UCLA, and USC all at home; avoids road trips to every premier contender. | | 2. Purdue | Top Contender | Balanced: Home/away repeat series with Illinois, Indiana, and Rutgers. Tougher road slate but maintains a high home-court baseline. | | 3. Illinois | Upper Tier | Favorable Home Games: Avoids visiting UCLA/USC; hosts Michigan State and Ohio State. Double-plays Purdue, Wisconsin, Northwestern. | | 4. Michigan State | Upper Tier | Home-Heavy Top Matchups: Hosts Purdue, Wisconsin, and Rutgers; repeat series against Michigan, Maryland, and Nebraska. | | 5. Michigan | Tournament Lock | Rivalry Double-Play: Home/away with Ohio State, Michigan State, and Minnesota. Hosts Purdue and Illinois. | | 6. Ohio State | Tournament Lock | Manageable Road Slate: Double-plays Iowa, Michigan, Penn State. Single-play road games include Illinois, Indiana, Purdue. | | 7. UCLA | Tournament / Bubble | Travel Burden: West Coast travel plus single road trips to Indiana, Illinois, Purdue, and Maryland. Double-plays USC, Oregon, Washington. | | 8. Maryland | Tournament / Bubble | Solid Home Slate: Hosts Illinois, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin. Double-plays Indiana, Michigan State, Rutgers. | | 9. Rutgers | Middle Pack | Slightly Favorable: Hosts Illinois, Michigan, UCLA, USC. Double-plays Maryland, Penn State, Purdue. | | 10. USC | Middle Pack | Travel Heavy: Double-plays Oregon, UCLA, Washington. Single road games at Indiana, Illinois, Purdue. | | 11. Wisconsin | Middle Pack | Tough Double-Plays: Must play Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio State twice. Hosts Michigan and Michigan State. | | 12. Oregon | Lower-Middle | Challenging Road Slate: Plays Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Wisconsin on the road. | | 13. Iowa | Lower-Middle | Brutal Road Draw: Single-play road games at Illinois, Michigan, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC. Double-plays Nebraska, Ohio State, Wisconsin. | | 14. Northwestern | Lower Tier | Difficult Double-Plays: Repeat games against Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota. Road-only games at Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue. | | 15. Nebraska | Lower Tier | Balanced but Uphill: Double-plays Iowa, Michigan State, Penn State. Road trips to Illinois, Oregon, Purdue. | | 16. Penn State | Lower Tier | Tough Single-Plays: Hosts Indiana, Michigan, Purdue; road games at Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, UCLA. | | 17. Washington | Bottom Tier | Long Travel & Road Tests: Single road trips to Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue. | | 18. Minnesota | Bottom Tier | Demanding Slate: Double-plays Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin. Hosts Illinois and Indiana; travels to Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State. | Schedule Impact Highlights * Indiana's Massive Advantage: The Hoosiers hit the structural jackpot. By hosting nearly every potential top-finish opponent (Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, UCLA, USC) at Assembly Hall and only visiting middle-to-lower tier teams in single-play road games (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin), Indiana gets a multi-game cushion in the win column. * Travel Disadvantages for West Coast Schools: UCLA, USC, Oregon, and Washington face multiple 2,000+ mile road trips across time zones, which historically penalizes mid-week road games. * The Single-Play Home Premium: Teams like Illinois and Michigan State capitalize on hosting premier opponents without returning the trip, keeping them near the top of the standings.

With how favorable our B1G schedule is I'll actually be pretty disappointed if we don't finish top 3-4.

He's taken his place alongside Harry Frazee in Boston lore. It's all over for Brad.

He's taking a ton of heat for this Brown trade. Celtics fans are irate and calling for his head. Jeff Goodman is going nuts on X. Is there still a chance? ;-)

Sounds like he's eyeing a return.

It was more than just that. If Treloar had been the interim coach he's almost certainly out after 1 year. But certain BOT members were pushing heavily to make Davis the permanent coach and were planning to make life hell for the rest of the administration if he was not purely out of partisan reasons.

True but they even said on Field of 68 this morning that Dusty is essentially Will Wade with a better PR team. He's not clean and never has been. He's done lots of tampering but of course there aren't any rules anymore. Still the coaching fraternity hates him.

Only one man for the job. Has a FF, multiple B1G titles, and knows the state of Michigan like the back of his hand. No brainer. Don't overthink this UM.

I understand being pessimistic given what we've had to endure for over 25 years. I just think we're finally turning a corner.

We should have gone 11-9 this season with a much less talented roster and a more difficult conference slate. 12-8 should be the absolute minimum and I expect more.

That would be a huge disappointment. I don't see us being an underdog in any home game.