RocknRollface
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Seems like allot around here overacted to Michigans blow out of Iowa.
My Big Ten Hoops Power Rankings for 1/14
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activebadger
Banned
Guaranteed winners? Umm, no. Not even close.
The things that bothers me about this board is lack of perspective. People here thought that since Iowa beat Wisconsin twice last year that somehow Iowa was on this huge upward trajectory and Wisconsin was on a steady decline downward to 1980's levels. Forget the fact that Bo Ryan is a great coach that has done things in this league over a decade that no other coach has ever done, even Bob Knight. That's not a flash in the pan.
Tuesday nights game was 1 win, a great win and a signature win but it was 1 win. If Wisconsin loses at Carver it will be 1 loss, just 1. I will come back and post just as I have all season and I'll still be saying relatively the same things. A single game is not going to change my mindset for an entire season. You have to take everything combined.
Michigan is still the best team in the BIG. They have the most talent and a coach who knows how to use it.
Section136
Well-Known Member
Really?
You had a grand total of 11 posts between 12/20 and 1/14.
You have had 9 posts since last night.
F'in troll.
storminspank
Justin VanLaere
I liked UM before they played Iowa. I didn't see Iowa having much of a shot in that game.
wundergrape
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Don't sleep on the Gophers.
storminspank
Justin VanLaere
I agree, as it would be uncomfortable.
activebadger
Banned
What else happened during that time?!!! Ever hear of Christmas and New Year's? I've got a family buddy, my life isn't all sports. Besides Wisconsin didn't lose a game in that time frame anyway.
Section136
Well-Known Member
Not in basketball, I seem to remember the Badgers once again embarassing the B10 out in the Rose Bowl.
LG210
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They lost, but it wasn't embarrassing for the league. They were the third best team in their division and hung around with the PAC-12 champ. It wasn't embarrassing at all.
deanvogs
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You come around trolling, and you wonder why people throw those two wins in your face?
GhostofBTT
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activebadger
Banned
Those 2 wins don't bother me, that's going to happen occasionally. It's the fact that people thought Iowa had a better season last year based on 2 essentially insignificant wins in the grand scheme of things. To me a season boils down to:
--Where did you finish in the league?
--Did you get better?
--Did you make the NCAA's?
--How did you do in the NCAA's?
That and I think your coach acted in an unethical manner by talking trash to Sports Illustrated and then using runners/back channels to try and influence a player to leave an opposing program. If a player doesn't want to be here then I have no problem with them leaving. Absolutely none. Just do it the right way and don't run to every Iowa beat writer with a twitter feed.
Iowa has nice talent. It would shock NO ONE in Wisconsin if Iowa won on Saturday (it's a road BIG game after all). Check out the Wisconsin scout board if you don't believe me. Some very positive comments regarding Iowa.
Section136
Well-Known Member
Do you have any actual proof that these 2 comments are even close to being true?
Fran has flat out denied the SI comments.
storminspank
Justin VanLaere
Check yourself.
tm3308
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You base neither of those upon facts. The SI deal was all anonymous, and it literally could have been anybody in the conference. As for Uthoff, there's no proof FM used back channels, and I'm not sure he would have needed to. As you said, Uthoff went to every Iowa beat writer with a Twitter feed. He knew where he wanted to go and decided to transfer, IMO.
That's just my opinion and it carries no more or less weight than yours. It's every bit as plausible.
activebadger
Banned
Where there's smoke there is fire. I don't have any proof that Scott Drew is an illegal recruiter or John Calipari but it's not hard to see the obvious.
It doesn't matter though, our Coach and our team has most certainly moved on. Next.
tm3308
Well-Known Member
Where's the smoke regarding SI? Other than maybe a handful of Badger fans saying they think it was Fran?
