College Bball Thread

[Uspshoosier 44,421]

3 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Big time game.  Big shots being matched.  Bama up 2 with 41 secs.   Impressed with Tennessee without 2 of their starters 

Bama is going to win it 

[Stuhoo 76,251]

3 hours ago, MemphisHoosier said:

Gardner-Webb holds on 77-60 in Athens.  KenPom had Georgia with a 67% chance of winning, and an expected score of 74-70.

 

And Gardener Webb is really bad…2-7 against D1 teams with squeaker wins only over NC Central and W Carolina.

CTC has two in-state four stars committed; cannot imagine he’ll be there for either of them. His buyout is manageable for UGA. Wonder if they’ll open the big checkbook for basketball. There’s so much talent in Georgia now and they could be a big-time program if they ever decide to do so. Until then, IU will hopefully continue to poach one top 75 player per year from there.

 

[str8baller 4,823]

10 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

 

And Gardener Webb is really bad…2-7 against D1 teams with squeaker wins only over NC Central and W Carolina.

CTC has two in-state four stars committed; cannot imagine he’ll be there for either of them. His buyout is manageable for UGA. Wonder if they’ll open the big checkbook for basketball. There’s so much talent in Georgia now and they could be a big-time program if they ever decide to do so. Until then, IU will hopefully continue to poach one top 75 player per year from there.

 

Crean usually makes hay through recruiting. If he doesn’t have talent, I can’t imagine how bad that UGA team is. Some of you probably can, but I’ve successfully blocked his first couple seasons at IU from my memory. 

[LamarCheeks 17,027]

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 44,421]

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 

[IUFootballEndlessMisery 612]

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 44,421]

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

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,031]

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 24,069]

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 44,421]

Louisiana up 24 at App St at half 

[Uspshoosier 44,421]

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 44,421]

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 44,421]

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 76,251]

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 44,421]

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 76,251]

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 13,375]

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.