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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: Miles Leonard on November 04, 2025, 10:13:47 PM
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Former Illini in action
Adam Miller (Gonzaga) - 17 min - 13pts (yes he still has eligibility lol)
Sencire Harris (Cincy) - 9 min - 6 pts - 3 stl - 3 fouls
Amani Hansberry (Va Tech) - 21 min - 19 pts - 13 rbs
Tre White (Kansas) - 21 min - 9 pts
Morez Johnson (Michigan) - 20 min - 24 pts - 0-2 3pt (keep chucking, Morez!)
Carey Booth (Colorado St) - 19 min - 11pts - 6 rbs
Skyy Clark (UCLA) - 25 min - 10pts
Nico Moretti (FAU) - 12 min - 3 pts - 2 ast
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Moretti!!!
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DGL in his UNLV debut scores 18 points, but shot 5/16 and 2/9 from three in their loss to UT Martin.
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Hansberry seems like a beast
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Rutgers and Indiana on btn tonight
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Hansberry seems like a beast
2nd half he showed up and against early season competition....lets see what he does come conference and staying on the floor. That said I never thought he was that athletic, a reach for the B1G, but he does have a way around the court and finding the ball. Good Luck to all former ILLINI, even Rez.
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Purdue getting a fight from Oakland. Still no TKR for them.
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Nm
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Maryland loses at home to the real bullshit school.
https://x.com/CBBonFOX/status/1986947313080881636
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Watched Arkansas @ Sparty. Ugly. Terrible shooting from every where.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/matchup?gameId=401826785
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Watched Arkansas @ Sparty. Ugly. Terrible shooting from every where.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/matchup?gameId=401826785
The box score agrees.
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Texas Tech not looking so good against Milwaukee. Only leading 41-36 at half.
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Got 4 different FUTURES bets in today...$10.00 each
ILLINI - 1800 ....If we get healthy top-bottom, we should have as good a chance as anyone, we will be funneled through I am guessing a Kansas/Auburn bracket
L-VILLE +1600...they got a beef with the NCAA, wanting banner back etc....bone to pick there, and they have legit guards
UNC + 3500...freshman will get good with Trimble gone, recruiting is hitting right now,
DUKE +1200...just makes ya wanna drink and bet on them Boozer's....Not sure Scheyer has the win it all chops yet though.
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Watching KU/Duke for a bit. Tre White playing well on both ends.
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Tre looked good. So did Duke.
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Wake Forest pulled an us and shot 13/22 from the line vs Texas Tech.
Tech will face Purdue in the Finals of the Baha Mar championship
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Purdue ass raping Texas Tech. No lube.
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Great game of days TODAY
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Great game of days TODAY
Who is ISU playing?
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Who is ISU playing?
Off till Thursday
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Off till Thursday
You going to have Thanksgiving dinner with the team?
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i'm in Fort Myers, going to see UNC play Sparty on Thanksgiving.
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St John's Iowa St was great
Usc vs Boise good
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i'm in Fort Myers, going to see UNC play Sparty on Thanksgiving.
Get that scouting report ready
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Iowa St looks good so far
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Usc vs arizona st for Maui title
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Holy fuck. Michigan just put on a buttfucking masterclass in the Players Era tourney
Beat SDSU 94-54
Beat #21 Auburn 102-72
Beat #12 Gonzaga 101-61
They are looking like a problem.
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Holy fuck. Michigan just put on a buttfucking masterclass in the Players Era tourney
Beat SDSU 94-54
Beat #21 Auburn 102-72
Beat #12 Gonzaga 101-61
They are looking like a problem.
Yes, they are definitely gonna be a problem…
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Yes, they are definitely gonna be a problem…
2025-2026 season (Michigan) Good thing he made that move to maximize his ability/skill set. HAHA!!!
Points: 14.7
Rebounds: 7.7
Assists: 1.3
Field Goal %: 63.3%
As long as Morez gets to play the way his Daddy thinks he can/should, I am sure Michigan will be just fine.
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They showed a graphic with the games where UNC has rung up 50 or more in the 2nd half this year.
They got 58 today vs Sparty.
For the game.
Sparty wins 74-58.
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They showed a graphic with the games where UNC has rung up 50 or more in the 2nd half this year.
They got 58 today vs Sparty.
For the game.
Sparty wins 74-58.
Awesome place to watch a game like that.
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Holy fuck. Michigan just put on a buttfucking masterclass in the Players Era tourney
Beat SDSU 94-54
Beat #21 Auburn 102-72
Beat #12 Gonzaga 101-61
They are looking like a problem.
Ya think? Haha
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Morez is going to go for 30 vs us at least once this season. Inevitable.
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Mizzoura playin it's first real game lost to ND last night. 2 seniors lead the way, 1 big, suspect guard play....we win this years bragging rights easily imo!!!
Iowa Michigan St game, Iowa literally had 1 player in double figure scoring, not sure i remember the last time i saw that happen to a P-5 school?
AJ Storr video with Coach cutting him off is pretty damn funny, 3:30 mark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mru64qNW5V0
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Another chapter in The Chris Beard Story. Must be keeping Robb really busy.
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Another chapter in The Chris Beard Story. Must be keeping Robb really busy.
I wonder if Chris Beard was driving Robb and Heather's rickshaw
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Tennessee lost @Cuse last night after blowing a late lead against Kansas last week. Highly expecting us to be their get-right opponent but I hope not.
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The depleted Gophers upset the Hoosiers. Just straight up out fought them.
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The gophers just lost their starting PG for the season and beat the Hoosiers 73-64.
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The depleted Gophers upset the Hoosiers. Just straight up out fought them.
They finally got a decent coach. Nice win.
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The gophers just lost their starting PG for the season and beat the Hoosiers 73-64.
Really wished we could have gotten Cade Tyson, that kid at 6'7 guard play would have been an amazing add for us. Good for the Gophers. Indy is so overhyped this year....don't see them finishing above mid pack. The other teams will figure the formula to beat them is contain DeVries, their next best player is the kid from Troy???
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Iowa St. ran Purdue out of their own gym by a score of 81-58
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😳
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Purdue is pretty unathletic and really struggled with ISU’s defense. If I were a betting man I’d hammer Michigan to win the league.
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Purdue is pretty unathletic and really struggled with ISU’s defense. If I were a betting man I’d hammer Michigan to win the league.
I'd hammer your mom
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I'd hammer your mom
Lil Mustard on the Custard???
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Iowa st, Michigan, Arizona, Duke are best 4 teams right now
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Iowa st, Michigan, Arizona, Duke are best 4 teams right now
Your mom has the best pussy
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Nebraska by 30 over Wisky, Purdue got right again against Minny by 28,
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Iowa will beat Iowa st
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Iowa will beat Iowa st
Might wanna use to corporate restroom, there’s shit coming out your mouth…
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Indiana vs Kentucky tonight
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Indiana vs Kentucky tonight
Lol, hate to tell you but they both suck ass…
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Lol, hate to tell you but they both suck ass…
Thinking one or both of their coaches have run circles around Underachiever
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Good news is that we should not lose for another month Jan 24th at 1:00pm. 7-1 in conference until Purdue. 7-4 at best after that game. So 14-5 in conference if math is correct.
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Arizona dominated bama
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Gonzaga beat ucla
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Good news is that we should not lose for another month Jan 24th at 1:00pm. 7-1 in conference until Purdue. 7-4 at best after that game. So 14-5 in conference if math is correct.
Your math might be correct but 1st things 1st. We've lost 4 of the last 5 vs tPSU and tPSU gave Sparty a game yesterday.
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Bradley beats Indiana st
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Nova beat Wisconsin
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Nova beat Wisconsin
Nova lost to Illinois State in football. Illinois State playing for the championship
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Nova lost to Illinois State in football. Illinois State playing for the championship
Ahem. That's not what I just read. ;D
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Ahem. That's not what I just read. ;D
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Illinois State beats Villanova to advance to FCS national championship game
By NBC Chicago Staff • Published December 20, 2025 • Updated on December 20, 2025 at 9:57 pm
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Ahem. That's not what I just read. ;D
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Can't trust AI because it scraps from the fishwraps! Good thing we have the Hal9000 character aeound.
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Can't trust AI because it scraps from the fishwraps! Good thing we have the Hal9000 character aeound.
Both true, but the fishwrap probably isn't the only publication that used the fake news AP article.
Here, I'll make it worse. Lol
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I guess Nebby fell into the trap. Trailing 5-9 North Dakota with the 309th ranked defense 26-24 at halftime. They shot 2/18 from three and 28% overall.
And if you're wondering about Sandfort's line...big fat zero. Tell me you didn't see that coming after he lit us up.
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I guess Nebby fell into the trap. Trailing 5-9 North Dakota with the 309th ranked defense 26-24 at halftime. They shot 2/18 from three and 28% overall.
And if you're wondering about Sandfort's line...big fat zero. Tell me you didn't see that coming after he lit us up.
Then the second half started....
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Then the second half started....
Indeed
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I noticed the odds for PSU vs Pitt in yesterday's fishwrap. tPSU was 1 1/2pt favorites over a team that beat the Bucknuts.
Then the game started. tPSU lost by 34.
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Today I learned that Villanova has a football team. I’ll be damned.
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Today I learned that Villanova has a football team. I’ll be damned.
Howie Long played there.
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4 big ten games today all on peacock
Come on
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Morez with a game. Man losing him stings still.
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Morez with a game. Man losing him stings still.
Yes, that still really pisses me off. Fuck him and fuck Michigan! I hope we kick their ass!
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Yes, that still really pisses me off. Fuck him and fuck Michigan! I hope we kick their ass!
Man I’m just hoping they dont mop the fucking floor with us. We technically should kind of match up with them better than most teams given our size and ability to spread the floor, but they’ve just got that extra gear no one else seems to have.
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I don't hold it against Morez but the portal system that has been created sucks.
It's a buy a player for a year system where some of the buyers simply have a lot more money to dole out.
Coney Durr is an ex-Gopher.
(https://i.ibb.co/S49wz8L4/Screenshot-20260103-075624-Chrome.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FLj4FMPL)
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I don't hold it against Morez but the portal system that has been created sucks.
It's a buy a player for a year system where some of the buyers simply have a lot more money to dole out.
Coney Durr is an ex-Gopher.
(https://i.ibb.co/S49wz8L4/Screenshot-20260103-075624-Chrome.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FLj4FMPL)
Maybe he's tired of rowing.
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Ufc kansas exciting finish
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Same Mizzou team we just took to the woodshed just knocked off #22 Florida
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That should help the metrics
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Morez fouls out with 3 points and 7 boards. tPSU down 1 with a minute to go. tPSU leading scorer didn't play (?).
tPSU had the ball for the last shot and lost track of time. Missed a low percentage 3 at the buzzer. They outrebounded Sven's team.
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And half of Loyalty was bitching left and right that we only beat PSU by 8 at the Palestra.
Michigan allowed more points to them, and they were down their best player.
It's like going on the road is tough for anyone.
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The gophers are home and up 9, make that 12, on xxxx.
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KU was down 15 at home with under five left and now they're in OT. Damn TCU can't do anything right, peeing the game away.
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KU was down 15 at home with under five left and now they're in OT. Damn TCU can't do anything right, peeing the game away.
TCU 59% free shot shooting ... Game should be over!
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Down goes Michigan a home to Wisconsin…
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Indiana blew a 16 point lead against Nebraska…
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Down goes Michigan a home to Wisconsin…
They should have lost at PSU
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They should have lost at PSU
Agreed
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Nebraska is real
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Nebraska is real
It is. I’ve been there. Even dated a chick from there briefly.
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David Coit for Maryland dropped 43 pts in their win today vs PSU. Hope he got all that out of his system. We still better be all over him come Wednesday.
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It is. I’ve been there. Even dated a chick from there briefly.
It’s definitely there. And there’s a lot of it, for no apparent reason.
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David Coit for Maryland dropped 43 pts in their win today vs PSU. Hope he got all that out of his system. We still better be all over him come Wednesday.
He's had a couple of 3 30pt + games out of last 8 games, and 2 40 pt games back to Nov 25....not bad for a Kansas sub 6'0 transfer. A scorer for sure, Led the NJCAA Division III in scoring after averaging 30.6 points per game in 21-22, scored 15 per game and 20 per game Northern Illinois and then Kansas and now Maryland. Boswell better make him DRIVE the ball. Interesting he has also had a 0 pt game as well as many single digit games scoring?????
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Top5 teams right now
Zona
Michigan
Duke
Uconn
Purdue
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Illinois st and Bradley won last night
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And #12 Texas Tech takes care of #6 Houston.
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USC knocks off Wisky at home!!!
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Sparty needs to OT to down Rutgers
Michigan/Nebby looking a Final Four game.
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Rutgers had it. FTs
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And down goes Nebby. Nearly pulled it out despite missing Mast and Frager.
I kinda wanted us to be the ones going into their home turf Sunday and handing them their first L but oh well. First things first, gotta take care of business at home against Washington to keep pace.
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Rutgers had it. FTs
I think someone said those weren't important???
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I think someone said those weren't important???
He also will question whether they costs Rutgers this game 3 years from now.
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This Michigan team makes me want to pull my fucking hair out. They might be the most frustrating 19-1 team of all time. I’ll take the win though even if we didn’t really deserve it.
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Predictable home cooking for UM. Nebby is for real. Fun to watch.
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Boilers lose again haha
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Illinois st beats Murray st
STATEMENT
iowea over usc
Big comeback by wisconsin over Minnesota
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Drake beat Evansville
Drake playing better
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Fuck Michigan State. Fuck Tom Izzo. Fuck his whore mother. Fuck Jeremy Fears. Go Blue!
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Could you be just a bit more gracious after your team slammed the door shut on Sparty's comeback effort ?
😂😂😂😂😂
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Fichigan State and Fizzo almost beat #3 Fishigan shooting 17% from 3 pt range....WAHT? 53 total fouls shots between the 2
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Might be time to really look at St Louis Billikens as a dark horse team come March....1st rnd win.
Last and only loss was Nov 28th to Stanford. Granted it was Stanford, and they are in the A-10, but 21-1 is still just that.
Currently projected 1st Rnd game vs Wisconsin and Iowa State would loom....
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KU looks impressive
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Hoosiers get a big road win over UCLA in double OT with a little helping hand from bad officiating at the end.
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KU looks impressive
Not so much with Darryn Peterson sitting most of the 2nd half
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KU looks impressive
They are so up and down, Peterson is the ONLY guy they got for any sustainable run into March. He gets hurt or foul troubles any one game....Kansas is barely Top 25 imo....maybe not even that.
Peterson is the real deal, I would not be surprised to see him drafted ahead of AJD
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KU found a way to pull out a win yesterday down ten with a few min left on the road thanks to Peterson. They are looking much better than I expected.
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Illinois st and Southern had a defensive slog last night won by southern
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Murry st and Bradley had big wins
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DGL tearing it up for UNLV - 18 ppg on close to 50% shooting. 37% from deep.
Happy he found personal success at a lower level even if UNLV is mid.
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Fears Jr. for Michigan State is a dirty-ass player. Glad he went there instead of here. Fucker is the Draymond Green of college basketball and ironically from the same college program…
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Minnesota upsets Michigan State. Fuck Izzo!
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Nice win for the gofers.
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Fears Jr. for Michigan State is a dirty-ass player. Glad he went there instead of here. Fucker is the Draymond Green of college basketball and ironically from the same college program…
Mirk and the twins will fuck his ass up if he tries any of that shit against us
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Fears Jr. for Michigan State is a dirty-ass player. Glad he went there instead of here. Fucker is the Draymond Green of college basketball and ironically from the same college program…
Here ya go, Judge.
From today's fishwrap but the write-up didn't include the 'tho Izzo said that he sat Fears for a few minutes as a coaching lesson, Fears played more than his average number of minutes against both Michigan and Minnesota.
Izzo's comments are expected to be met with relief from conference officials and Izzo is anticipating Fears playing his normal well rounded defensive game without fouling when Illinois comes to East Lansing on Saturday evening for an important game featuring 2 of the top teams in the league.'
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Lol. Dirty little shit. Sounds like Jobu.
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Lol. Dirty little shit. Sounds like Jobu.
Rent free
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Watching illinois st drake and uconn st John's
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UConn at SJU has been a good game.
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Fears Jr. for Michigan State is a dirty-ass player. Glad he went there instead of here. Fucker is the Draymond Green of college basketball and ironically from the same college program…
Chris Paul retired, so there's an opening.
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Huge win for Pitino and company last night. I guess UConn is beatable. Just have to be super fast and able to counter UConn's crazy intensity.
But no need to stick them in Illinois' region come March.
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Huge win for Pitino and company last night. I guess UConn is beatable. Just have to be super fast and able to counter UConn's crazy intensity.
But no need to stick them in Illinois' region come March.
Way to speak it into existance. LOL
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Lol. Today's AP.
We dropped 3 to #8
MSU doesn't move
Nebraska moves up 2 to #7 to move ahead of us.
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Polls are fairly legit....Kansas is far too high imo, however if they keep Peterson on the court....legit Top 10, as we are with Wagler.
St Johns is over rated imo, as is BYU also, although I really like the way Sanders plays the game AJD is lucky to have him alongside...it helps him alot and vice versa.
Zags are getting played so far with only 2 losses, I feel as if the past years of being ranked highly, then fizzling out may cause this...others have caught on.
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No pollsters don't have it out for illinois
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Kansas holds on to beat #1 Arizona
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Kansas holds on to beat #1 Arizona
Home Cooking and AZ foul shooting is horrendous.....but they don't count I hear.
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In the battle of two teams responsible for our last two losses, the Badgers lead Sparty 51-34 at halftime.
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In the battle of two teams responsible for our last two losses, the Badgers lead Sparty 51-34 at halftime.
Are we cheering for non-career ending injuries in this one?
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Are we cheering for non-career ending injuries in this one?
Does the Whiny little coach count?
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Down goes Arizona!!!! By Texas Tech which helps the Illini a lot…
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Down goes Arizona!!!! By Texas Tech which helps the Illini a lot…
Sure does
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Down goes Arizona!!!! By Texas Tech which helps the Illini a lot…
Az, Dook, and Houston have 6 losses.
Tx Tech beat Az at Az, Dook at MSG and Houston in Lubbock.
That's 3 of the 6 losses.
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https://x.com/cbbonfox/status/2023192823609364514?s=46&t=nLWTarDKWNHMqYhTVD-LQQ
Get ready for all the Underwood leaving talk… LOL
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We've got a bigger bag.
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We've got a bigger bag.
Yeah, he ain’t going anywhere…
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We've got a bigger bag.
and it's the B1G, and the recruiting is better, the reach is longer for players, the salary, etc. The tourist attractions could send it over the top though.
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https://x.com/cbbonfox/status/2023192823609364514?s=46&t=nLWTarDKWNHMqYhTVD-LQQ
Get ready for all the Underwood leaving talk… LOL
Tyler?
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Tyler?
Actually never thought of that. Would be a helluva start for him…
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Oh for crying out loud
A major power 4 conference is not going to hire tyler underwood
My gosh
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K-State:
Penny Hardaway if fired end of season? Needs bigger NIL bag, can get players, can coach (some)....personality for the conference.
Bobby Hurley almost certainly gone from ASU at end of year?
Jake Deibler-hot seat in middle of B1G, not good enough for "The" program?
Steve Pikiell - Rutgers....had a good run, red headed step child once again it seems.
Steve Forbes - Would probably be a very good fit if fired.
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Sounds like a lot of possible openings for Tyler.
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Sounds like a lot of possible openings for Tyler.
They can have his dad to
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They can have his dad to
If only we were as good as those MAC teams you love… LOL
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If only we were as good as those MAC teams you love… LOL
Jasn is a fan of the Valley. Better than the MAC, but still shitty lol
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If only we were as good as those MAC teams you love… LOL
Lol have fun with another lackluster ncaa tourney!
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Lol have fun with another lackluster ncaa tourney!
May the odds ever be in your favor…
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May the odds ever be in your favor…
Maybe this year we can give up a 40-0 run
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Looks like I forgot to log in as ThePAMan.....
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Iowa State holds on to their 3 point lead at halftime over Houston by shooting 3-13 from 3 and 2-7 from the free shot line in the 2nd half.
The Cyclones were 11-22 from the free shot line for the game.
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Some good heavyweight fights the last week or two and more to come
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Iowa State holds on to their 3 point lead at halftime over Houston by shooting 3-13 from 3 and 2-7 from the free shot line in the 2nd half.
The Cyclones were 11-22 from the free shot line for the game.
2 very aggressive defensive teams the entire game, anyone meeting either in March will have their hands full, that said both looked very beatable at times. Double team/traps for both teams, made the pg/ball handing guards easily rattled it seemed. Very sloppy passing with defensive pressure, not overall good 3 pt shooting by either as well, take Heise and Fleming out of the equation....not good. FT shooting put either team on the line, and it would seem you would win against either one....horrendous. Houston is 31st nationally......................................BUT Iowa State is 348??????, btw Gonzaga is 277th...WOW
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Hate Houston and ISU’s style of play. Like to think great offense beats great defense especially with today’s rules, but depends how games are called I suppose.
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All you need to know about ESPN ACC bias is apparent right now....Front page header NC St taking it to UNC #16....all the while you got the B1G #1 vs #7 matchup goin on....seriously. That says tons right there imo.
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Rez with some late pts....double double again for Fichigan...6 in double figures....57% from 3's against Purdue. 14 T/O's by the big bad blue
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Wisky getting handled so far?
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Badgers weren't hot from three like they normally are. Only 27% from deep tonight.
Buckeyes were at 52% from deep.
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Down goes Nebraska. Iowa pulled it out.
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Iowa takes down Nebraska 57-52 in a shootout reminiscent of the Bruce Weber era
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Texas Tech falls into the Arizona St. trap and probably lost JT Toppin for the season too.
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Iowa takes down Nebraska 57-52 in a shootout reminiscent of the Bruce Weber era
I recently watched all of the old 2004 2005 Illini basketball games in their entirety. Maybe it’s different for you guys, but I remembered us pretty much beating the shit out of every team we played in every game to the point where I thought we were invincible.
The reality was that team had to grind out a lot of tough wins against not very good teams. And the Big Ten was not good in that stretch of years.
Yeah, Michigan State and Wisconsin got deep that year, but Wisconsin was a bit of a fluke and the rest of the league was hot garbage. We barely squeaked out away games against bad Purdue and middling Iowa. Went to OT at home against Iowa, struggled with a terrible Michigan team at home. Lost to a bad OSU team after letting our foots off the gas.
That squad played a LOT of games in the 50s/60s that year and they almost went undefeated. Crazy to see where we are now.
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UCLA goes down by over 20 pts (2nd game in a row), should be 3 really quick (Saturday), Cronin ejects his own player, and goes off on reporter about MSU student section.
UCLA got a 4.5 million per year Coach who has lost this team imo, doesn't have a very good overall team makeup, Contract buyout drops from 22.5 million to 18 million if after March of this year. 2nd highest paid coach in the B1G right now.
Any guess' on the next B1G coach to be replaced? Hot Seat Candidates: Deibler, Pikiell, Altman (retire) , Cronin.
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Iowa takes down Nebraska 57-52 in a shootout reminiscent of the Bruce Weber era
I think I pretty much speak for everyone when I say Nebraska can go ahead and fuck off and remember they're Nebraska.
Hype machine can shut down now.
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Nebraska is well coached and with Frager still on board, and 2 4* as of now for next year and with transfers will be coming in, they will stay middle tier at worst each year.
The NIL makes it possible, the portal makes it possible, where in the past playing for Nebraska made it impossible as most kids I don't think ever would have thought about it.
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I recently watched all of the old 2004 2005 Illini basketball games in their entirety. Maybe it’s different for you guys, but I remembered us pretty much beating the shit out of every team we played in every game to the point where I thought we were invincible.
The reality was that team had to grind out a lot of tough wins against not very good teams. And the Big Ten was not good in that stretch of years.
Yeah, Michigan State and Wisconsin got deep that year, but Wisconsin was a bit of a fluke and the rest of the league was hot garbage. We barely squeaked out away games against bad Purdue and middling Iowa. Went to OT at home against Iowa, struggled with a terrible Michigan team at home. Lost to a bad OSU team after letting our foots off the gas.
That squad played a LOT of games in the 50s/60s that year and they almost went undefeated. Crazy to see where we are now.
Yeah weberball was honestly the fucking worst. The wins overrode the hard to watch aspects of a lot of those games. Not really a shocker he couldn't recruit even after that run he had
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Top 25 games today
Arizona vs BYU could be UGLY....Arizona is favored 11.5 at home....last 2 games losses, BYU without Saunders, 11.5 seems way to low. Bet the over on that one, it could be 20+ easy.
ILLINI vs the Trojan's, I hope they come to play the earlier the play hard, the better....9.5 seems like a lot on the road....LOL
UCONN vs Creighton...favored 15.5....last time they won by 27....easy cover here also imo.
Arkansas vs Bama....at home Bama favored 4.5, Arkansas wins this one, take the 4.5.
Kansas vs Okie St...-6.5 favored on the road, over/under 158.5....bet the under as Okie St should not get their average.
Virginia vs GT - -13.5 Virginia way....don't think they cover, also don't know if they can get to 148.5 either combined.
St Johns vs Quette...this is the easiest outside of AZ imo, -8.5 on the road against a really bad team....this is easy a 15+ win.
Vandy vs Mizery...Toss up game -3.5 Vandy way....stay away....LOL
Zags vs San Fran - Zags win by -15.5 + and cover AS LONG as they don't have to shoot to many Free Throws....they are terrible at the line.
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We play with the same energy as vs IU, we should cover easily. We've had the wake up call. Time to start peaking!
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J.T. Toppin for Texas Tech done for the year with ACL tear…
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J.T. Toppin for Texas Tech done for the year with ACL tear…
oof that sucks
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#5 Uconn stumbles at home to unranked Creighton.
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If we handle business on Saturday...we might be Top 5 next week with losses so far this week by others. Nevermind, back to not having nice things
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#8 Kansas face plants at home vs unranked Cincinnati
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Uic beat Bradley
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BYU-Tennesee-St Louis only ranked teams to lose last night 19-22-23....Dunno if that makes the Mizery blowout all the more special or all the more of a head scratcher after the UCLA debacle?
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UCLA debacle?
One point OT quad 1 road loss was a debacle?
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One point OT quad 1 road loss was a debacle?
The meltdown, the overall guard driving defense and of course the 94' giveaway..............YES a debacle. Literally : a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
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In the grand scheme of things
https://bballnet.com/teams/illinois
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Per news reports, Underachiever apparently blamed everyone else but himself for that debacle. Maybe it was all Fake News.
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Oregon is looking dangerous all of a sudden. Just took down Wisconsin and have won 3 of their last 4.
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Oregon is looking dangerous all of a sudden. Just took down Wisconsin and have won 3 of their last 4.
They are showing what they can do with Bittle back 20-6-5 tonight
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huge win by illinois st last night
was a fun game
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Duke doing to Virginia like Michigan did to us. Even worse.
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Minnesota beats UCLA....C'mon now....Iowa gets dealt a blow by Penn St...Nebraska in a dogfight, NW wins as well. Damn though Minny beats UCLA, and we couldnt'?
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Minnesota beats UCLA....C'mon now....Iowa gets dealt a blow by Penn St...Nebraska in a dogfight, NW wins as well. Damn though Minny beats UCLA, and we couldnt'?
LOL vs wtf
AI...
Yes, the Minnesota Golden Gophers used a zone defense against UCLA in their game today (February 28, 2026).The Gophers won the matchup 78-73 at Williams Arena. Reports from the game highlight their use of zone defense, including adjustments late in the contest—such as playing higher in the zone with stronger backside help and drops—which helped them force misses and secure the victory. For instance, they tweaked the zone in the final minutes, limiting UCLA's shots effectively.Pre-game previews also noted Minnesota's frequent reliance on zone this season due to their rotation and defensive style, and it was a key factor discussed in how they'd match up against UCLA's shooters and penetration. Post-game accounts confirm it was part of their defensive effort, contributing to holding UCLA to 73 points despite the Bruins' strong first half.
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ucla men's basketball home vs away record AI
As of late February 2026, the UCLA men's basketball team has exhibited a strong disparity between their home and away performance in the 2025-26 season.
Home vs. Away Record
Home (Pauley Pavilion): 17–1
Away: 2–8
Overall Record: 19–9 (11–6 Big Ten)
Key Details for 2025-26 Season:
Recent Performance: The team has strengthened its tournament profile with late-season home wins against Purdue, Illinois, and USC.
Road Struggles: Despite the high home winning percentage, the team has struggled on the road (2-8), notes a February 27, 2026 report.
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Down goes #9 Gonzaga.
Tx Tech beats #4 xxxx State
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Down goes #9 Gonzaga.
Tx Tech beats #4 xxxx State
Virginia goes down, BYU loses, the Ville loses also Vandy...rough week for Top 25
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Call me NOT shocked over this one:
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48077130/usc-leading-scorer-chad-baker-mazara-no-longer-program
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Kansas and Texas Tech with not great losses tonight which may help us with seeding. Nebraska struggling in the first half at UCLA.
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Nebraska finishes getting pummeled at UCLA.
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Purdue with 5 losses at Mackey. Wow.
Uconn loses to Marquette and Hurley loses his fucking mind..again.
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Wisconsin has beaten us, Michigan, Michigan State, and Purdue. They got clobbered by 30 at Nebraska.
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Wisconsin has beaten us, Michigan, Michigan State, and Purdue. They got clobbered by 30 at Nebraska.
Maybe the B!G isn't as good as we think. Or it is TOTTM will be the big reveal.
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Like every year, all my KU / Big 12 fan friends think they have the best conference ever. Can't wait for big ten to take them out in TOTTM.
Although neither will win it all.
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Nebby and xxxx going to OT.
The announcer said Nebby gets the 2 seed with a win.
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4 seed it is and a very likely rematch with Wisconsin on Friday
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Would have been nice if Iowa could have pulled the upset and put us on the 3 line.
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Would have been nice if Iowa could have pulled the upset and put us on the 3 line.
I actually prefer the 4 line. I want Wisconsin over Purdue and another shot at Michigan possibly…
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I actually prefer the 4 line. I want Wisconsin over Purdue and another shot at Michigan possibly…
I disagree. Wisconsin has been playing very well, Purdue is reeling, and now we would have to beat Michigan just to get to the title game. Actually as long as we end up with a 2 seed not in Duke’s bracket I don’t care that much. I really don’t think playing 3 games in 3 days then shipping off for a game in 4 days is good for TOTTM
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I'd prefer seeing Michigan in the title game, but we were close to playing on Thur
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I prefer seeing a healthy Wagler come NCAA tourney time....don't think the "bodying" him up so much will be allowed. I think this kid and Mirk will feast at the foul line. Come tourney time, the calls get tighter, (it's one of the reasons-a B1G team doesn't do anything annually). I think this year sets up pretty nice in that regard for us. I wouldn't be surprised to see some 11-12, 13-15 kind of free throw games from one or either of them.
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I actually prefer the 4 line. I want Wisconsin over Purdue and another shot at Michigan possibly…
I agree. Gives us the revenge tour. Wisconsin would never have beaten us with our 8 man rotation. Plus, we're motivated against them. Juwan had something right in wanting to take that swing. Another loss to scUM doesn't hurt our seeding and who knows, with a win.
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Santa Clara beats St Mary's in the WCC Semi-St. Mary's was tied with the Zags with conference record...Zags won.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401851760/santa-clara-saint-marys
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Santa Clara beats St Mary's in the WCC Semi-St. Mary's was tied with the Zags with conference record...Zags won.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401851760/santa-clara-saint-marys
Did they bring back Steve Nash or something?
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Did they bring back Steve Nash or something?
Ha..........if they beat the Zags....well that will change some things moving forward needless to say.
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Miami of Ohio goes down.....and NOW no more discussion on getting into the Big Dance.....this kind of shows why a terrible schedule plays a part in selections. They had the undefeated thing helping them until now...Still a very good season for a middling school, but not dance worthy.
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Miami of Ohio goes down.....and NOW no more discussion on getting into the Big Dance.....this kind of shows why a terrible schedule plays a part in selections. They had the undefeated thing helping them until now...Still a very good season for a middling school, but not dance worthy.
They reportedly have the emails showing schools refused to schedule them.
Lunardi has them stil in.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/47204818/mens-college-basketball-joe-lunardi-bracketology-watch-guide-2026-march-madness
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Yeah, let’s kick out the 31-1 team and put in 19-12 Indiana who lost by 15 or whatever to Northwestern on a neutral floor last night
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Yeah, let’s kick out the 31-1 team and put in 19-12 Indiana who lost by 15 or whatever to Northwestern on a neutral floor last night
It doesn't matter who you DIDN'T play come March-April it's who you did............they didn't play anyone that SHOULD be in the dance other than who wins that conference tourney.
Miami of Ohio SOS - 344th out of 365 teams, VS consideration of a 9-10-11 team from the B1G who played a SOS of 50-and NW was at 29?
That speaks to getting left out, glad they had the season they had but................they only had 3 other teams even above 500 in conference and 5 teams total above 500 in conference for the season.
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It doesn't matter who you DIDN'T play come March-April it's who you did............they didn't play anyone that SHOULD be in the dance other than who wins that conference tourney.
Miami of Ohio SOS - 344th out of 365 teams, VS consideration of a 9-10-11 team from the B1G who played a SOS of 50-and NW was at 29?
That speaks to getting left out, glad they had the season they had but................they only had 3 other teams even above 500 in conference and 5 teams total above 500 in conference for the season.
That just perpetuates the vicious cycle. No one needs to see middling B1G and SEC teams in TOTTM.
https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/undefeated-miami-ohio-hasnt-played-anybody-good-dont-blame-the-redhawks--they-tried-and-were-turned-away-by-more-than-75-teams-220121856.html
Three months after he started trying to assemble a non-league schedule that would challenge his battle-tested roster, Miami (Ohio) associate head coach Jonathan Holmes recognized that the RedHawks had a problem.
No one wanted to play a sneaky-good mid-major that won 25 games the previous season and retained six of its top nine players.
Holmes spread word last spring that Miami was willing to travel to two or more power-conference opponents with no expectation of a future return game in Oxford. Coaches who responded to Holmes’ messages told him they wanted only marquee matchups against top-tier opponents or low-risk games against small-conference pushovers ranked 275th or worse.
The feedback was similar when Holmes lowered his sights and began targeting elite teams from the Atlantic 10, Mountain West and other top mid-major leagues. Some coaches saw no benefit in scheduling Miami. Others didn’t have open dates available. The few who initially expressed interest got cold feet when Holmes sent contracts for them to sign.
My favorite moment from Bad News Bears Breaking Training.....
(https://i.postimg.cc/7C7cmzj5/Bad-News-Bears-2-9-10-Movie-CLIP-Let-Them-Play-1977-HD-(1).gif) (https://postimg.cc/7C7cmzj5)
(https://i.postimg.cc/BjnV9ykS/Bad-News-Bears-2-9-10-Movie-CLIP-Let-Them-Play-1977-HD.gif) (https://postimg.cc/BjnV9ykS)
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It doesn't matter who you DIDN'T play come March-April it's who you did............they didn't play anyone that SHOULD be in the dance other than who wins that conference tourney.
Miami of Ohio SOS - 344th out of 365 teams, VS consideration of a 9-10-11 team from the B1G who played a SOS of 50-and NW was at 29?
That speaks to getting left out, glad they had the season they had but................they only had 3 other teams even above 500 in conference and 5 teams total above 500 in conference for the season.
regardless of your strength of schedule, winning 97% of your games is still impressive and they should be in the tourney
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regardless of your strength of schedule, winning 97% of your games is still impressive and they should be in the tourney
Agreed.
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Washington damn near committed highway robbery on the Badgers.
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regardless of your strength of schedule, winning 97% of your games is still impressive and they should be in the tourney
They will be, but they should not be with that SOS. I hope your right, as of now, they are in the current bracket and Wisky's guards will light them up.
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That just perpetuates the vicious cycle. No one needs to see middling B1G and SEC teams in TOTTM.
https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/undefeated-miami-ohio-hasnt-played-anybody-good-dont-blame-the-redhawks--they-tried-and-were-turned-away-by-more-than-75-teams-220121856.html
Join a different/better conference.....teams do it all the time. Wonder why they haven't been invited to join a bigger well known conference? Maybe because they are not that good, won't bring anything to the table, and will only suck $$$ out of the bigger one. If they get in, AND WIN, I will be the first to say "you and others told me so".....don't think thats gonna happen though.
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Join a different/better conference.....teams do it all the time. Wonder why they haven't been invited to join a bigger well known conference? Maybe because they are not that good, won't bring anything to the table, and will only suck $$$ out of the bigger one. If they get in, AND WIN, I will be the first to say "you and others told me so".....don't think thats gonna happen though.
It is Miami of Ohio. Let them have a chance. We have seen enough of middling teams from big conferences play like, this year, Auburn, Indiana, Iowa, OK, I can go on.
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I am for BEI...Basketball equity and inclusion..
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The mid majors are all getting robbed of their talent year after year with big money and no rules around transfers. This is a collection of decent dudes who stuck around and had a crazy good season. Absolutely insane to not reward that.
And what’s the NCAA tourney without solid mid majors that can pull an upset? The tournaments have been super chalky the last couple years because all the talent has been raided from the lower level teams. I really don’t want to turn the TOTTM into the top 12 teams from each of the top 4 conferences then some auto bids. IU had lots of chances to not be on the bubble. Fuck em, do better next year. Maybe try beating 14-15 Northwestern when you have to in order to punch a ticket.
“Go join another conference” lol. It’s not that easy. What conference wants them? Certainly no P4 conference. They’ve been good (in the MAC) for what, 2 years? That doesn’t parlay itself into a big time conference invite when you don’t bring anything else to the table.
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If it helps, it won't, Nebraska player gets all ball and gets whistled for fouling the shooter instead.
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Ole Miss stuns 2 seed Alabama. Just two wins away from an improbable tourney bid.
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UCLA takes down MSU and PU does the same to Nebraska.
Seeds 2, 3 and 4 go home.
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UCLA takes down MSU and PU does the same to Nebraska.
Seeds 2, 3 and 4 go home.
Well that makes me feel better................no, no it doesn't.
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Wisconsin is leading Sven's team after 5 innings, 3-2.
Make that minutes, not innings.
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Things are heating up. 6-6 after 7 minutes. Lol
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They will be, but they should not be with that SOS. I hope your right, as of now, they are in the current bracket and Wisky's guards will light them up.
In your world we never see Jared Zabransky pull the hook and ladder and Statue of Liberty - and we’d be poorer for it
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In your world we never see Jared Zabransky pull the hook and ladder and Statue of Liberty - and we’d be poorer for it
Not really, but like I said they will be in.....hell they might even do better than our beloved at this point.
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Not really, but like I said they will be in.....hell they might even do better than our beloved at this point.
I guess that depends on if they beat us in our first round matchup!
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Wisconsin is leading Sven's team after 5 innings, 3-2.
Make that minutes, not innings.
Our offense has been ugly since Cason went down.
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Our offense has been ugly since Cason went down.
You're playing tomorrow. And UCLA, missing Dent and Billodeau, is givng PU a game.
Update: was
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Wisconsin was 25-30 on free shots against us. Blackwell and the hot dog were 21-22.
The stinking badgers were 3/5 from the line against Michigan. Blackwell was 1-1. Boyd didn't shoot any free shots.
What would UCLA be with Mara? Anyone know why he left?
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St Johns never trailed in the Big East tournament.
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Another tourney bid for Groce. He's found success in a conference he's grown comfortable in. Happy for him.
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Wisconsin was 25-30 on free shots against us. Blackwell and the hot dog were 21-22.
The stinking badgers were 3/5 from the line against Michigan. Blackwell was 1-1. Boyd didn't shoot any free shots.
What would UCLA be with Mara? Anyone know why he left?
Supposedly wanted more playing time and a different system.
He is good.
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Another tourney bid for Groce. He's found success in a conference he's grown comfortable in. Happy for him.
Yep. He's doing a great job there. My guess is he'll leave for another power conference job and wouldn't be surprised if it clicks now.
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Yep. He's doing a great job there. My guess is he'll leave for another power conference job and wouldn't be surprised if it clicks now.
Cincy - Georgia Tech both make sense.....I didn't know that Miami of Ohio coach Travis Steele and Groce are half brothers....hmmmmm
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Once upon a time, Travis Steele was the AAU coach for Eric Gordon.
Gordon was a high-profile recruit from Indiana committed to Illinois.
IU fired their HC Mike Davis and brought in Kelvin Sampson in part to pry Gordon away from UI.
Sampson hired Steele as a video coordinator specifically to aid in the recruitment of Gordon.
Everything is fine. Good afternoon..
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Morez Johnson getting owned so.far.
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They will be, but they should not be with that SOS. I hope your right, as of now, they are in the current bracket and Wisky's guards will light them up.
Quoted for truth