College Bball Thread

[LamarCheeks 19,250]

Just noticed that the IU women play Maryland in SSAH at 3 p.m. Sunday -- arguably their most important game so far this season. 

The men tip off at 4 p.m. at Penn State. 

There are 168 hours in a week -- plenty of 2-hour windows available so they don't have to play at the same time. Granted, it's very likely COVID could win both games -- or at least, push them back. But the scheduling seems pretty ridiculous to me. 

If you're trying to grow the women's game -- this isn't how to do it. 

 

[Uspshoosier 46,143]

Not the Greatest slate tonight but some really good Mid major games.   One with IU interest is the Marshall/La Tech.   Marshall has struggled but if they can get it going in conference USA play that would help IU’s non conference schedule.   Marshall will have plenty of NET top 100 wins in conference play 

[IUFootballHappyHappyJoyJoy 767]

IUPUI had to cancel tonight's game with Cleveland State and the New Year's Day game with Purdue Fort Wayne due to COVID cases on the team.

Though, given how bad the team is... maybe cancelling the season might be in order?

[Uspshoosier 46,143]

Rutgers up 12 at half against Maine.  Rutgers first game in 18 days 

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,544]

16 minutes ago, IUFootballEndlessMisery said:

IUPUI had to cancel tonight's game with Cleveland State and the New Year's Day game with Purdue Fort Wayne due to COVID cases on the team.

Though, given how bad the team is... maybe cancelling the season might be in order?

We should play Purdue Fort Wayne so we can get revenge. Lol. Hope we can get this season back on the rails.  Everyone needs college basketball. 

[craigyv88 384]

41 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

We should play Purdue Fort Wayne so we can get revenge. Lol. Hope we can get this season back on the rails.  Everyone needs college basketball. 

Would definitely be nice to get back in the win column against in-state mid majors.  I was kind of hoping we would schedule Valpo as a replacement opponent this week for that reason alone.

[Brass Cannon 24,878]

I wouldn’t want to play a team on short notice. Less time to prep and scout. Means more likely some nobody goes off for 30 and we lose.  
 

[Uspshoosier 46,143]

Louisiana up 24 at App St at half 

[Uspshoosier 46,143]

Brown up 4 at Maryland at half 

[IU Scott 2,375]

Really good game going on UCF 55-51 against UM.  The crowd at UCF is very loud and helping UCF make this big run

 

[IU Scott 2,375]

9 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

Really good game going on UCF 55-51 against UM.  The crowd at UCF is very loud and helping UCF make this big run

 

Today's refs had no clue what a charge or block is.  A horrible charging on UM and Howard went out on the floor and got into the regs face.  That arc in the lane is the worst thing they have done to basketball.  The refs only look at the hat and not if the defender was there in time 

[Uspshoosier 46,143]

Maryland up 7 with 7:40 to go.  
 

Fort Wayne up 4 at Cleveland St with 7:30 to go.  
Really good mid major games tonight 

[Uspshoosier 46,143]

Fort Wayne feel apart in the last 4 min.   Cleveland St up 7 with a minute to go 

Marshall/La Tech about to start up on espn2. 
 

Michigan looked horrible in the 2nd half and they ended up losing to UCF 

[Stuhoo 81,478]

Michigan may not be a tourney team. 7-5 overall, with 18 conference games left.

And they still have two games per against Purdue, OSU, MSU, and Illinois 

[Uspshoosier 46,143]

4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Michigan may not be a tourney team. 7-5 overall, with 18 conference games left.

Lucky for them the B1G will have plenty of opportunities for them to turn it around but their wiggle room has become smaller.  All losses are top 50 teams so they really haven’t done anything to hurt themselves but at the same time did nothing to help them 

[Stuhoo 81,478]

4 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Lucky for them the B1G will have plenty of opportunities for them to turn it around but their wiggle room has become smaller.  All losses are top 50 teams so they really haven’t done anything to hurt themselves but at the same time did nothing to help them 

But currently their best win is a pretty good but not really good San Diego State team.

Michigan is gonna have to do some work to get to 16-14. They’re going to be underdogs in their next four B1G games

[TheWatShot 14,174]

12 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Michigan may not be a tourney team. 7-5 overall, with 18 conference games left.

And they still have two games per against Purdue, OSU, MSU, and Illinois 

Yet, Lunardi currently has them seeded higher than us. As I said earlier, the Archie Miller effect. 

[Stuhoo 81,478]

Just now, TheWatShot said:

Yet, Lunardi currently has them seeded higher than us. As I said earlier, the Archie Miller effect. 

Lunardi’s bracket doesn’t usually comport with reality 

[mbredenk101 528]

Lunardi’s bracket doesn’t usually comport with reality 

I agree! But to go along with that, when we start winning these B10 games we will get more respect in polls and/or bracketology analysis. Winning cures all. Protect our home court and win all our home games and then split the road games....we will be in the dance for the first time in a long time, and maybe even with a decent seed.

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[Uspshoosier 46,143]

10 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

But currently their best win is a pretty good but not really good San Diego State team.

Michigan is gonna have to do some work to get to 16-14. They’re going to be underdogs in their next four B1G games

That win will be a good Q2 win for them and the B1G will probably have 14 opportunities for Q1 and 2 wins.  They will have to win some games against the top half but they will have an opportunity to do so.   No wiggle room but they will have their chance unlike a team that is 7-5 heading into ACC or PAC 12 play.  They are lucky the B1G did well in the non conference to give them the chance they are going to get