Looking like a nice win for a sub .500 BIG team against the ACC.
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Didn't the B1g already win the B1G-ACC challenge? Didn't the 14th place B1G beat the 10th place ACC team?Yep, speaks to the overall strength of the Big Ten from top to bottom. Couple of super teams at the top doesn't put the ACC in the Big Ten's class.
Yes, sir. A couple/three teams do not an entire conference make. Night in and night out, throughout the conference, the Big Ten was the toughest conference in the country, as it fairly typically is. Great games, tough matchups up and down the standings. Not many nights off in the Big Ten.Didn't the B1g already win the B1G-ACC challenge? Didn't the 14th place B1G beat the 10th place ACC team?
'Nuff said.
The two extra games were in December. Kids had 3 months to recover.I actually thought that the two added BIG games would wear our teams down. Not appearing to be the case so far, looks like a clean sweep today...
I actually thought that the two added BIG games would wear our teams down. Not appearing to be the case so far, looks like a clean sweep today...
I would be scared of Bohanen in the last couple of minutes. Guy is clutch.Well.... today I finally have to root against the BIG. Iowa is playing my other team. Go Bearcats!!
Didn't the B1g already win the B1G-ACC challenge? Didn't the 14th place B1G beat the 10th place ACC team?
'Nuff said.
He's every bit of that.I would be scared of Bohanen in the last couple of minutes. Guy is clutch.
That may well be; I don't have the stats in front of me. Doesn't change the narrative, IMO. The Challenge, in any given season, represents an inconclusively small (and potentially misleading) sample size.I thought the challenge went 7-7 this year.
is that what got Izzo so mad???did anyone ever see the rational for the 2nd round B1G match-up MINN/MSU
while not official - i thought they avoid same conference match-ups in the first 2 rounds
is that what got Izzo so mad???
They only played once this year so it was allowed.did anyone ever see the rational for the 2nd round B1G match-up MINN/MSU
while not official - i thought they avoid same conference match-ups in the first 2 rounds
Actually this year was the strongest BIG I can rememberYes, sir. A couple/three teams do not an entire conference make. Night in and night out, throughout the conference, the Big Ten was the toughest conference in the country, as it fairly typically is. Great games, tough matchups up and down the standings. Not many nights off in the Big Ten.
It more affected their records. That sub 500 conference teams made it to the dance indicated how strong they felt the BIG wasI actually thought that the two added BIG games would wear our teams down. Not appearing to be the case so far, looks like a clean sweep today...
Be ashamedWell.... today I finally have to root against the BIG. Iowa is playing my other team. Go Bearcats!!
Same thing they did against usgod... I friggin' hate Iowa. What the hell is it with them looking like crap for 35 minutes and then suddenly hitting everything at the end. Most annoying damn team in the league.
Still pretty crappy. Never happened before. In the past they tried to keep teams in the same conference from playing each other till the Elite 8. While that is no longer really possible because of getting 8 bids, it then should not be until at least the Sweet 16They only played once this year so it was allowed.
Please... in this era of college basketball, the little things Huggins did over 20 years ago is child's play.Be ashamed
Same thing they did against us
Kid is an amazing clutch shooter.Brian Bohannon leads the nation in points scored in the last two minutes of regulation and OT...
Yeah. They used to have that rule until the conferences and teams started merging (growing beyond 12 teams) then with so many teams in certain conferences they ditched it. It just got too hard to manage I think. I generally agree with you though. With how they do the pods and geographical preference, it can create conference overlap and they generally should try to avoid. Challenge is that the B1G had 7 of their 8 teams in the 2/3/6/7/10/11 portion of the brackets so it got tough. I suppose the NCAA wanted to create a Lville Minny matchup more than they wanted to avoid putting 3 B1G teams in that corner of the bracket (MSU Minn Md). And so they used geography as an excuse.Still pretty crappy. Never happened before. In the past they tried to keep teams in the same conference from playing each other till the Elite 8. While that is no longer really possible because of getting 8 bids, it then should not be until at least the Sweet 16
I would think Louisville versus Minnesota is the exact matchup the NCAA wouldn’t want to promote.Yeah. They used to have that rule until the conferences and teams started merging (growing beyond 12 teams) then with so many teams they ditched it. It just got too hard to manage I think. I generally agree with you though. With how they do the pods and geographical preference, it can create conference overlap and they generally should try to avoid. Challenge is that the B1G had 7 of their 8 teams in the 2/3/6/7/10/11 portion of the brackets so it got tough. I suppose the NCAA wanted to create a Lville Minny matchup more than they wanted to avoid putting 3 B1G teams in that corner of the bracket (MSU Minn Md). And so they used geography as an excuse.
They want to promote matchups which draw more television viewers. But yeah I take your point....I would think Louisville versus Minnesota is the exact matchup the NCAA wouldn’t want to promote.