If we win last night, we are in great shape. We know how that went, and why. Looking ahead, I think Sunday could be the most important game of the season. NU will be on short rest and licking their wounds from that disgrace in NJ. NU, like everyone else in the league, reallllllyyyyyy struggles on the road.
A win at IU, with the Hoosiers being down overall, rights the ship and steadies the trajectory heading toward selection Sunday.
A loss at IU, and things get dicey. The likelihood of losing out on the road (with just one conference win away from home) becomes very realistic/probable. And the pressure to sweep the remaining home games becomes immense.
Look, this group could surprise us @MD or @MSU, but I’d hate to be counting on winning either of those. And this group could run into a hot shooting night for Mich, Iowa, or Minny, and lose.
Sunday at Indiana: Massive, massive game. Gut check time for these guys, whose last THREE road B10 games have resulted in gut-wrenching losses, two in OT. Losing Ty and then what went down in NJ both suck. We can wallow in anger and self pity here. But the guys can’t. Too much at stake. They can still do this. Will they?
I am nervous. Go ‘Cats
A win at IU, with the Hoosiers being down overall, rights the ship and steadies the trajectory heading toward selection Sunday.
A loss at IU, and things get dicey. The likelihood of losing out on the road (with just one conference win away from home) becomes very realistic/probable. And the pressure to sweep the remaining home games becomes immense.
Look, this group could surprise us @MD or @MSU, but I’d hate to be counting on winning either of those. And this group could run into a hot shooting night for Mich, Iowa, or Minny, and lose.
Sunday at Indiana: Massive, massive game. Gut check time for these guys, whose last THREE road B10 games have resulted in gut-wrenching losses, two in OT. Losing Ty and then what went down in NJ both suck. We can wallow in anger and self pity here. But the guys can’t. Too much at stake. They can still do this. Will they?
I am nervous. Go ‘Cats
Last edited: