Miller: Can Iowa Still Win the Big Ten?

WindsorHawk said:
We went 6-3 in the 1st half and the 2nd half schedule is easier. We have 5 home games instead of 5 road games and 2 of the 3 teams that beat us come to our place this time around. I will consider 6-3 to be regressing. I'm sticking with 8-1...losing at Michigan State.
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Whoops.................

No worries though as the Ohio State loss can now be considered a good loss. Right???
 
"....Guys...if you take the Tom Penn rankings...and then multiply them by the ken pom rankings...and subtract RPI....WE ARE A TOP 5 team!!..."

As of 6pm Sun night, Iowa is in virtual tie For 5th in KenPom, only .005 differential.

Iowa is closer to AZ than virtually anyone else in B1G is to Iowa (except Sparty).
 
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The next game to the the forum to fixate on will be MICH @ tOSU.

Is there really any way that craft doesn't draw Stauskas and hack him like he's The Black Knight ( Monty python) but remains Cherub-like playing 38mn or so in an ugly tOSU win?

So Michigan shows how much of a facade they are and drops it's 3rd road game in row...
 
kctom said:
The next game to the the forum to fixate on will be MICH @ tOSU.

Is there really any way that craft doesn't draw Stauskas and hack him like he's The Black Knight ( Monty python) but remains Cherub-like playing 38mn or so in an ugly tOSU win?

So Michigan shows how much of a facade they are and drops it's 3rd road game in row...
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It will be interesting. Michigan, Iowa and Michigan State are the only 3 teams not to have lost back to back games. Can Michigan keep it going? Has Ohio State righted the ship? I will enjoy watching this one.
 
kctom said:
The next game to the the forum to fixate on will be MICH @ tOSU.

Is there really any way that craft doesn't draw Stauskas and hack him like he's The Black Knight ( Monty python) but remains Cherub-like playing 38mn or so in an ugly tOSU win?

So Michigan shows how much of a facade they are and drops it's 3rd road game in row...
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Yeah, Stauskas is gonna fade on Tuesday, even farther
 
HawkPrdatr40 said:
Guess you glossed over what the first half lead should have been and only looked at the boxscore. :)
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Thread is "Can iowa still win the Big 10?"... check most coaches back at end of December saying champ would have 4-5 losses. Believe that will come true. Maybe Hawks win out?

This might be more interesting if the Big 10 played a true round-robin... think at the end we'll look at who played who twice and who didn't have to play at ".... " and see a large impact
 
teachercoach said:
Thread is "Can iowa still win the Big 10?"... check most coaches back at end of December saying champ would have 4-5 losses. Believe that will come true. Maybe Hawks win out?
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True. But one of those losses for MSU would have been at Iowa. Take away a loss for MSU.

IF just that game was flipped ... woulda, coulda, shoulda...
 
There is A LOT of basketball left. With Michigan fading and Mich St. unhealthy til tourney time, anything can happen.
 
The question may become, at NCAA seeding time, "Who CARES who won the B1G Regular Season...who won the BTT? That's what we, (the committee) care about..."

Getting the hot hand from late February onward is a LOT more desirable that an early conference "run"...
 
I have Iowa at at least 25 wins after the BTT.

(5/7 remaining regular season league wins and two BTT wins would do it)

Would be 25-9 overall....#4 NCAA seed.


Anybody with me on that?
 
Seth53 said:
I have Iowa at at least 25 wins after the BTT.

(5/7 remaining regular season league wins and two BTT wins would do it)

Would be 25-9 overall....#4 NCAA seed.


Anybody with me on that?
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Definitely. I see them taking care of business at home, and then they might split the next two games. I don't see a win at MSU, but I can hope. 5-2/6-1 is what I'd put money on. Then a conference title game appearance would put them at 26-8. That's pushing into 3-seed territory.
 
They can... if they play every game or close to every game like they did the Michigan game.

The percentages are low that they can jump ahead of both MSU and Michigian but it's not impossible.
 
"...Yes, at least a share of it, but it's going to have to involve a road win in East Lansing..."

I think this is now best case scenario....a game for the title in E Lansing.
 
tm3308 said:
Definitely. I see them taking care of business at home, and then they might split the next two games. I don't see a win at MSU, but I can hope. 5-2/6-1 is what I'd put money on. Then a conference title game appearance would put them at 26-8. That's pushing into 3-seed territory.
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26-8 is easily 3 seed. I would take that in a heartbeat.
 
"... I don't see a win at MSU..."

Iowa vs MSU last 3 GMs decided by 3 pts or less (plus OT)

Marble missing one gm payne missing another.

No read on to think that Iowa can't win at MSU.. Not easy, but based on last 3, reasonable to believe...
 
I still think Iowa needs to win out (including a win @MSU) to realistically have a chance, unless we get some unexpected help. MSU would have to lose another game besides Iowa, and Michigan has to lose two more. But who knows, it seems like teams have figured out how to shut down Stauskas, so Michigan seems mortal, and MSU is anything but full strength.

Would really love to have the losses to MSU and/or OSU back.
 
kctom said:
"... I don't see a win at MSU..."

Iowa vs MSU last 3 GMs decided by 3 pts or less (plus OT)

Marble missing one gm payne missing another.

No read on to think that Iowa can't win at MSU.. Not easy, but based on last 3, reasonable to believe...
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Not one of those three games was in East Lansing though. Iowa's recent history in East Lansing has not been pretty, but we've already ended long road losing streaks against Ohio St and Illinois this year, so why not add MSU to that list as well.
 
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