Man, I'm hungry for any college basketball news

http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/050206aaf.html

State gets Michigan at RBC
Duke gets Indiana at home
UNC gets OSU at home for battle of the best recruiting classes.
Wake gets....an extra day to practice

5/2/2006 3:45:08 PM

go ahead and chalk up the L

5/2/2006 3:45:30 PM

michigan ain't exacly a powerhouse these days

5/2/2006 3:50:02 PM

They beat us last time in this challenge up there.

When was that 2003?

5/2/2006 3:51:25 PM

think so

5/2/2006 3:52:34 PM

wait how come UNC gets a home game? they had a home game last year against Illinois during the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

5/2/2006 3:54:00 PM

1. It's UNC
2. I guess it's like us playing 2 or 3 consecutive years in Clemson without having a return home game.

5/2/2006 3:55:25 PM

i don't know, but if i were you guys, i'd be throwing a fit

5/2/2006 3:55:49 PM

Monday, Nov. 27
Michigan at N.C. State- 7 p.m.- ESPN2

Tuesday, Nov. 28
Maryland at Illinois- 7 p.m.- ESPN
Florida State at Wisconsin- 7:30 p.m.- ESPN2
Penn State at Georgia Tech - 8 p.m.- ESPNU
Indiana at Duke-9 p.m.- ESPN
Miami at Northwestern- 9:30 p.m.- ESPN2

Wednesday, Nov. 29
Michigan State at Boston College-7 p.m.-ESPN
Virginia at Purdue-7:30 p.m.-ESPN2
Iowa at Virginia Tech-8 p.m.-ESPNU
Ohio State at North Carolina-9 p.m.-ESPN
Clemson at Minnesota-9:30 p.m.-ESPN2



the Big Ten will go 9-2 in '07

5/2/2006 3:56:14 PM

They have not won this thing yet.

Why would they this year?

UVA should not lose to Purdue and Miami should not lose to Northwestern.

5/2/2006 3:57:37 PM

aha

no way wisconsin, ohio state, and northwestern win

you fucking homer

UVA and and VT will probably win their games too

i'm saving this for the 'call out shitty predictions' thread

5/2/2006 3:58:04 PM

dont sleep on ohio state

hansbrough is gonna get mouth waxed by oden

5/2/2006 4:04:23 PM

Wisconsin is NASTY at home (3 home losses in '06. two of which were to UofI and IU)

UVa still has no inside game. Purdue is nothing but big men. Big men win

Oden will dominate Hansbrough and Jamar Butler will dominate Tywon Lawson. OSU over UNC

Northwestern is a scrappy defense-oriented team. Miami loves to turn the ball over. NU over The U

5/2/2006 4:05:02 PM

Quote :

"The Nation's Best Fans: The Big Ten has led the nation in total attendance in each of the last 29 years (through the 2004-05 season). During the 2005-06 campaign, the league broke the two-million mark in all games for the 14th straight year, while also reaching the one-million plateau for league games only for the 29th consecutive season. In 2005-06, a total of 2,186,322 patrons passed through the turnstiles for 176 games for an average attendance of 12,422. In league contests, 1,191,079 fans flocked to conference arenas for 88 games."

I wouldn't call them the best fans. They just have larger schools. I mean tOSU has over 50,000 students. Imagine if State had close to that number. We would have more alumni and that means more people to likely buy season tickets. So the fact that they have a 19k seat arena same as us is not as impressive.

Quote :

"Wisconsin is NASTY at home (3 home losses in '06. two of which were to UofI and IU)"

so we only had 3 home losses last year (SHU, UNC, and BC). at least one of those losses wasn't to North Dakota Fucking State!

[Edited on May 2, 2006 at 4:10 PM. Reason : ]

5/2/2006 4:05:36 PM

for a while there the badgers had the longest home winning streak in the country

i think it got snapped in 05

by illinois maybe?

5/2/2006 4:11:13 PM

that'd be true if i remember correctly. they were quite lucky a few times during that streak.

5/2/2006 4:17:09 PM

lucky

5/2/2006 4:18:47 PM

unc=pdent

5/2/2006 4:25:42 PM

i said lucky, b/c there were a couple of games that Wisconsin came very close to losing. i distinctly remember a game around the time when they started hyping up the streak where Wisconsin had to have a last second or so shot to win the game.

their winning streak was quite an anomaly. i mean you'd expect a Duke, UNC, UConn, MSU even an Illinois to have such a streak, but not Wisconsin. not to downplay their program, they are a very good program with a good coach in Bo Rein. i'm just saying that they aren't exactly what i'd call an elite program with a ton of McD's AA's. i personally think they are a very underrated program.

[Edited on May 2, 2006 at 4:38 PM. Reason : ]

5/2/2006 4:34:54 PM

isn't luck a major part of a LONG winning streak?

5/2/2006 4:36:14 PM

yeah i know luck is part of a long win streak, i just simply meant that they seemed more lucky than what you'd think during that streak. i'm not bad mouthing Wisconsin. trust me i'm on your side. i thought that that was an amazing feat of theirs.

oh and that part when i was commenting on your statement about their 3 wins at home, and them being "NASTY" at home, i was simply trying to play devil's advocate by throwing out the State stat.

[Edited on May 2, 2006 at 4:45 PM. Reason : ]

5/2/2006 4:41:22 PM

at least they didnt stick us on espnu

i see 4 wins for the acc...

5/2/2006 4:44:02 PM

Monday, Nov. 27
Michigan at N.C. State- 7 p.m.- ESPN2 (could go either way, depending on the coach we get. either way it'll be a proving ground for the new coach.)

Tuesday, Nov. 28
Maryland at Illinois- 7 p.m.- ESPN (Illinois)

Florida State at Wisconsin- 7:30 p.m.- ESPN2 (FSU is coming on strong as of late, but i still see Wisconsin winnning this b/c they are at home.)

Penn State at Georgia Tech - 8 p.m.- ESPNU (GT)

Indiana at Duke-9 p.m.- ESPN (Duke)

Miami at Northwestern- 9:30 p.m.- ESPN2 (Miami)

Wednesday, Nov. 29
Michigan State at Boston College-7 p.m.-ESPN (hmm...don't really remember what these teams lost, but i don't know what they gained either. could go either way)

Virginia at Purdue-7:30 p.m.-ESPN2 (UVA. Leitao proved he's a good coach last year, and i see UVA continually improving.)

Iowa at Virginia Tech-8 p.m.-ESPNU (another wash)

Ohio State at North Carolina-9 p.m.-ESPN (UNC at home, but OSU with the advantage at Center. hmm...)

Clemson at Minnesota-9:30 p.m.-ESPN2 (another wash)


i just see it hard calling Big Ten victory this soon, especially considering the history of the Challenge. weren't many analysts predicting that the Big Ten would win it this year b/c the ACC was weak. we all saw how that turned out.

[Edited on May 2, 2006 at 4:54 PM. Reason : ]

5/2/2006 4:53:03 PM

Are we even going to have a team?

5/2/2006 4:56:06 PM

Greg Oden and OSU @ UNC...

that shit will be a great game to watch.

5/2/2006 4:58:29 PM

NW will win, but only if they sign Seacat as a grad assistant

Quote :

"Iowa at Virginia Tech-8 p.m.-ESPNU (another wash) "

how is Iowa, the defending Big Ten champs, not favored over VT?

[Edited on May 2, 2006 at 5:06 PM. Reason : .]

5/2/2006 5:04:59 PM

vt is returning everyone, iowa lost horner and bruner

5/2/2006 5:13:28 PM

^ yeah that's what i considered when calling it a wash. besides even if Iowa has the better team, it's at VT which could even it out a little.

5/2/2006 5:25:10 PM

Quote :

"unc=pdent"

nobody saw what i did there?

5/2/2006 6:28:50 PM

i don't even know what that means

5/2/2006 7:31:00 PM

wisconsin will be WAY better than fsu next year, and at the kohl center...thats automatic

OMG ohio state over unc in chapel hill. get the fuck out of here with that crap. unc will be the better team, and at home

5/2/2006 7:45:55 PM

yeah i have less than a clue what pdent means

5/2/2006 8:01:52 PM

I really like the Duke love on ESPN, they say Duke-IU is the marquee game, how is that possible? Ohio State at UNC will be a top 5 matchup and at the worst top 10. Duke v. Indiana is a top 25 maybe....

5/2/2006 9:14:48 PM

Yeah who is Indiana still gonna have? Killingsworth is gone right?

Duke will probably be top 10, or at least top 15, but Indiana is probably gonna be like 15-20 at best.

Quote :

"wait how come UNC gets a home game? they had a home game last year against Illinois during the ACC/Big Ten Challenge."

tOSU had a home game last year too, someone has to play away.

I don't think Oden will be able to handle UNC that early in the year. Maybe if it was later on he would have a better chance. Oh don't get me wrong, he will block every single shot Hansjob takes, but UNC will just have too many weapons, and Oden isn't that great on offense yet.

I think we got our game, assuming we have someone coaching the team by then.

5/2/2006 9:27:00 PM

well maybe they mean in terms of Duke and Indiana being the more storied matchup. Ohio State isn't exactly known for their basketball crazy fanbase that Duke, UNC, State, Indiana, etc. are.

5/2/2006 9:27:54 PM

yeah, i think killingsworth is still around, but he's horrible

and OSU is gonna be nasty, but it'll be too early in the season for them to beat UNC

5/2/2006 9:28:20 PM

killingsworth is gone sr nba

i heard vaden and white are going to uab

Duke will be preseason #12 probobly (and it will be the first time in a long long time duke isnt in the top 10). they should win easily.

5/2/2006 9:35:16 PM

the eagles will take care of things at home. Rakim Sanders went to high school with a friend of mine and I hear he is wicked!

5/2/2006 10:12:11 PM

[no]

5/2/2006 10:15:38 PM

^^ that's great because he wont be enrolled during that game

5/2/2006 11:06:38 PM

so wtf does pdent mean

5/3/2006 9:32:09 AM

I don't think Oden will dominate Hansblow like many of you think. Hansblow simply doesn't get his shots blocked.

Everyone knows that he uses his superior post moves and when he gets the ball in the paint he'll pull his patented walk/spin to the other side of the rim for a layup. It's unblockable, thus negating Oden's shot blocking skills.

Hansblow>Oden that night.

5/3/2006 9:47:16 AM

hand-n-blow's job will be to get buttpwnt by oden

although it depends on the referees

but this is one matchup where ass-to-mouth i mean hansbrough shouldnt get all the bullshit calls

5/3/2006 9:48:47 AM

Quote :

"i heard vaden and white are going to uab"

If this is true UAB might beat out Memphis for the CUSA title next year.

I mean you know they are gonna finish 2nd, who is gonna beat them ECU???

5/3/2006 9:50:58 AM

DID HE EVER EXPLAIN WHAT PDENT MEANS

5/3/2006 10:22:51 AM

^^^Hansblow would totally pdent Oden.

5/3/2006 10:30:16 AM

o(w)ned and o(de)ned are the same word if you sub those out so
the w in p(w)nt can be subbed with a de also

owned:pwnt=odened:pdent

[Edited on May 3, 2006 at 10:57 AM. Reason : basically]

5/3/2006 10:57:23 AM

I win

5/3/2006 11:06:31 AM

that's dumb

5/3/2006 11:49:39 AM