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Michigan wins the 2k classic. Looking like a decent ballclub!

 

[ericd7633]

Meanwhile, MSU lead FGCU by 2 with a 1:30 left in the game.

 

[navamind]

Michigan wins the 2k classic. Looking like a decent ballclub!

Nice to see them avenge last year's blowout against SMU.

Some pretty interesting non-conference games coming up (VT, SC, UCLA, Texas). They have what could be a pretty nasty 6-game stretch in late January/early Feb (IU, @MSU, OSU, MSU, @IU, Wisc).

 

[ericd7633]

Tied at 73 w/53.7 left. Wow.

 

[ericd7633]

Holy shit, that was the biggest bull shit ending I've ever seen.

 

[gobigred]

FGCU just got jobbed at end. Horrible officiating

 

[rmilia1]

Holy shit, that was the biggest bull shit ending I've ever seen.

That's some serious home cooking for Sparty. I'd be irate

 

[navamind]

Lol. Because there wasn't enough incentive to hate Sparty.

 

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Holy shit, that was the biggest bull shit ending I've ever seen.

Spartan Bob strikes again.

 

[NDHoosier101]

Ewww.

• The Hoosiers have the only ranked win in the Big Ten the first 10 days of the season. The rest of the league is 0-6 with Michigan State and Penn State losing twice and Wisconsin and Purdue once apiece.

 

[jontaejones]

In what is quite possibly the most amazing B1G story of the year, or ever...

Rutgers basketball received one vote in the AP top 25, so who gave it to them?

Rutgers gets a vote in the Top 25!!!

 

[Great Dayne]

Ewww.

The BIG sucks this year. At least we beat Tennessee

 

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The BIG sucks this year. At least we beat Tennessee

It's a down year if Michigan looks like one of the better teams.

 

[Great Dayne]

It's a down year if Michigan looks like one of the better teams.

Nobody even mentioned them as a top 5 team coming in. I'll have to watch them I guess. Indiana has been strong so far as well.

 

[Great Dayne]

Winthrop is battling Illinois right now. Northwestern is beating the shit out of Texass early.

 

[rmilia1]

Winthrop is battling Illinois right now. Northwestern is beating the shit out of Texass early.

I think NW finally makes the tourney this year. They've got a solid squad in Evanston

 

[Great Dayne]

I think NW finally makes the tourney this year. They've got a solid squad in Evanston

They weren't supposed to make it but I like what I see so far. I think with how the BIG has looked so far I wouldn't be stunned to see them in the top 6.

 

[rmilia1]

They weren't supposed to make it but I like what I see so far. I think with how the BIG has looked so far I wouldn't be stunned to see them in the top 6.

B10 is a work in progress. A lot of young teams with some real talent. If some of those teams develop throughout the year i think the league can get 8 teams in but could be as few as 5 or 6

 

[Great Dayne]

B10 is a work in progress. A lot of young teams with some real talent. If some of those teams develop throughout the year i think the league can get 8 teams in but could be as few as 5 or 6

MSU has all this young talent and they can barely beat some dinky school. Maryland lost their entire starting team except Melo. Iowa lost everyone but one player as well. I like 6 to make it this year.

 

[rmilia1]

MSU has all this young talent and they can barely beat some dinky school. Maryland lost their entire starting team except Melo. Iowa lost everyone but one player as well. I like 6 to make it this year.

Can't speak to Maryland but Iowa has a load of youngsters that can play. Tyler Cook is a beast. Bohannon is going to be solid and Moss and Pernsil add depth. Jok is obviously going to drop 23ish per game but Baer, Ellingson, Williams, Uhl, Wagner and Jones all got good minutes last year. I was skeptical coming into the year but this team is far far moremoved athletic than a typical Iowa team and can really score it. The key is going to be gelling on D but I think they've got a shot to make some noise. The only 3 teams I can say for sure that will be better than Iowa this year are Wisconsin, Indiana and Purdue. After that it's a toss up. Iowas next 5 games will be tough with UVA, PROVIDENCE/MEMPHIS, NOT RE DAME, IOWA ST and UNI. That's pretty brutal but if they can pick up 2 wins in those 5 I think they'll be 9-4 going into B10 play and the league schedule isn't too bad this year.