B1G / ACC Challenge

[Kennyfromminne]

Look at the bright side when we miss the Tournament this year we can still have people telling us Fran got us in the top half of the conference so he's still a good coach.

There will be some who are always looking through black and gold glasses

 

[Kennyfromminne]

I thought that matchups for the B1G were awful in this one.

Our top 3 teams all played at home. You would like those teams to have a chance to go get a win on the road. Especially MSU and Purdue. Minny loss didn’t help.

Our middle of the pack teams, Michigan, Maryland, Wisconsin, NW, Penn State, all played on the road.

Our crummy teams all played at home (Rutgers, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska) where those games are just a crapshoot because they are so bad.

Acc is undoubtedly a better league though.

Fixed it

 

[mopkins]

The Big Ten is a flaming mess right now. Indiana hung with Duke for most of the game, but in the end Duke won by 10. Minnesota went back and forth with Miami but fell short.

 

[mopkins]

I found it interesting that Maryland and Rutgers have heavily recruited international players. Look at these countries of origin:

Rutgers:
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/roster/_/id/164/
(Portugal, Mali, Senegal, France, Netherlands)

Maryland:
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/roster/_/id/120
(Nigeria, Czech Republic, Bosnia, Angola, Mexico, Canary Islands)

 

[MelroseHawkins]

Big 10 is a flaming pile of crap. Looks like the Hawkeyes could finish in the top half even with a bad start

Think of what it says or means if Iowa ends up in the last 4-5 of the conference. Goes both ways.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

I found it interesting that Maryland and Rutgers have heavily recruited international players. Look at these countries of origin:

Rutgers:
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/roster/_/id/164/
(Portugal, Mali, Senegal, France, Netherlands)

Maryland:
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/roster/_/id/120
(Nigeria, Czech Republic, Bosnia, Angola, Mexico, Canary Islands)

Makes Northwestern look like lazy international recruiters. Wasn't Bill Carmody know for getting players like from the middle east?