Tournament Thread Big 10 Tournament

[ericd7633]

The bottom of the B1G is so bad.

Also, they bump the tournament up a week to have it at MSG for more publicity yet the early games are on the BTN which probably 2% of the east coast even know exists

The whole tournament is on BTN except for the semi's and final which are on CBS. It doesn't make any sense. BTN and ESPN/ESPN2 have always split the first 3 rounds of the tournament. Obviously ESPN would rather air the Warriors and whatever they'll have tomorrow over the BTN tournament, and you can't blame them. I'd be surprised if this game has 100K in viewership.

 

[ericd7633]

lmao, these coaches are way to into this game. Also, this is just an awful game. I think the Gophers just made their first FG with 11 minutes gone.

 

[wingsauce7]

there are over 1000 tix available for the Iowa/UM game for $5.

 

[Skerpokes]

That was a painful first half to watch

 

[Skerpokes]

The whole tournament is on BTN except for the semi's and final which are on CBS. It doesn't make any sense. BTN and ESPN/ESPN2 have always split the first 3 rounds of the tournament. Obviously ESPN would rather air the Warriors and whatever they'll have tomorrow over the BTN tournament, and you can't blame them. I'd be surprised if this game has 100K in viewership.

So as I see it, Delany wanted the big stage so he moved it up a week to get MSG and all the hype with it. Yet most of the games are aired on BTN which most of the country doesn’t have and the B1G is down this year so attendance will suck.

 

[ericd7633]

So as I see it, Delany wanted the big stage so he moved it up a week to get MSG and all the hype with it. Yet most of the games are aired on BTN which most of the country doesn’t have and the B1G is down this year so attendance will suck.

That is correct on all fronts. I mean I understand what he was trying to accomplish, but with having to condense the schedule to accomplish it, really killed the conference, because it forced teams to ease up on their OOC SoS because of the two early conference games. The biggest thing it did was make scheduling a nightmare.

 

[ericd7633]

That was a painful first half to watch

Rutgers might just put me out of my misery once and for all, of all teams. Lol.

 

[ericd7633]

Ahh yes, this is what Jim Delany was envisioning the whole time, as chants of Rutgers streamed down from the 3,000 people in attendance at MSG. Dream realized.

 

[ericd7633]

Props to Nate Mason on a great career though. Finishes his career as the 5th all-time leader scorer in Gophers history.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

20 different teams? You dumbfuck you're so full of shit your eyes are brown. Yeah rooting for teams from my home state is really being a bandwagon fan, you jackass. And I'm sure in your goofy world rooting for a team that I was a season ticket holder for 4 years (UNLV) is really rooting for the best teams around. The Celtics? Went to my 1st Celtics game @ the original Garden back in the early 80's. So how is that 20 teams? Do you even know how to add properly?

Spare me the stories bitch. And someone is triggered.

 

[demuzz]

I've got dougplayers back. Michigan will play on Sunday and win. Book it.

 

[phantomfoul88]

Terrible game so far by UM. Foul trouble early and often.

 

[phantomfoul88]

Committee will drop UM to a 12 after this game.

 

[Skerpokes]

Are you kidding me Michigan?

 

[wingsauce7]

Iowa is STRONG, Lol

 

[phantomfoul88]

Are you kidding me Michigan?

This is embarrassing. They're playing like how I expected at the start of the year.

 

[phantomfoul88]

This is why I hate this 2 week off bullshit. Michigan is dead with two weeks off.

 

[phantomfoul88]

Don't understand how Div 1 basketball players can't hit free throws.

 

[wingsauce7]

game over GG Mich.

 

[phantomfoul88]

FINAL FOUR B*TCHES!! Kidding of course.