The early official game thread for Sunday's Main Event: Iowa vs Purdue for the Big Ten Tournament Championship

[dahlhawk]

Nope two Bigs already. This would have been a good bracket.

 

[dahlhawk]

Illinois got f- ed

 

[ajdwhs87]

Anybody have arachnophobia?? Squish them spiders!

 

[Northside Hawk]

Ooh, I like that draw.

Don't worry about Providence. Jackrabbits will race right past them.

 

[Northside Hawk]

Illinois got f- ed

Badgers didn't. They get a virtual home game.

 

[dahlhawk]

Nice draw for Iowa. Kansas is beatable, no home game for Kansas. This is a great bracket for Iowa.

 

[dahlhawk]

F Providence gets a home game? I take that back about great draw, why does tournament committee do that.

 

[Dadman]

5 seed? Shitty draw. Really??

 

[HaydenHawk56]

Indiana makes it.

 

[Northside Hawk]

F Providence gets a home game? I take that back about great draw, why does tournament committee do that.

We got some dudes from that part of the country as well.

 

[Northside Hawk]

F Providence gets a home game? I take that back about great draw, why does tournament committee do that.

They obviously placed emphasis on quad 1 wins. Purdue and Wisconsin get to stay in the Midwest.

Plus western New York is not exactly a home game for Providence. They're going to have to hop on a plane just like us

 

[ajdwhs87]

Xavier was nowhere to be found. Not among first four out.

 

[HaydenHawk56]

Xavier was no where to be found. Not among first four out.

Sucks for Jack.

 

[Dadman]

Sucks for Jack.

Yeah it does. He just can’t catch a break

 

[Northside Hawk]

5 seed? Shitty draw. Really??

One thing that works against us is we will probably get an early Thursday game.

Wouldn't have minded a Friday/Sunday draw. But Richmond was pushed hard this weekend as well.

 

[Northside Hawk]

Could the five seed be an omen?

That was our seed in 1980 when we went to the Final Four.

 

[ajdwhs87]

Nice draw for Iowa. Kansas is beatable, no home game for Kansas. This is a great bracket for Iowa.

If we had gotten the four it might have been a straight swap with Illinois. I'm fine with our 5 instead of their 4.

 

[MILHAWKEYE]

Bucky plays 1 hour away from their campus! That probably is the best home court advantage in this tournament!

 

[InGoodCo]

Spiders played today too at least. Might not even be Providence Iowa sees next.

 

[trj]

Xavier was nowhere to be found. Not among first four out.

you can't lose to a Butler squad that was 13-18 going into that tournament game. just can't.