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[osubuckeye89]

They may turn it around a little bit. 3 of the first 4 on the road in conference play is tough, and the home game was against a top 3 conference team more than likely. If they don't win one of the next two, then I would be very concerned.

They look like theyve pretty much given up in that Wisconsin game last night.

They wont beat Sparty, I guess they could pull one out of ass against Nebraska or Northwestern.

 

[ericd7633]

They look like theyve pretty much given up in that Wisconsin game last night.

They wont beat Sparty, I guess they could pull one out of ass against Nebraska or Northwestern.

I'll be honest, I didn't see the game last night. If that's the case, the turn around may not happen. Sparty is beatable when they play on the road, I'd give tOSU a decent chance in that one. Same against Neb and NW, they seem to play every game close, no matter who the opposition, so just making plays down the stretch would give tOSU a great chance to win those.

 

[rmilia1]

Losing big at Wisky doesn't necessarily mean OSU quit. Lots of teams lose big in Madison. If you come out and lay an egg at home vs Sparty then you can legit worry. Personally I think the Buckeyes win tomorrow

 

[osubuckeye89]

Losing big at Wisky doesn't necessarily mean OSU quit. Lots of teams lose big in Madison. If you come out and lay an egg at home vs Sparty then you can legit worry. Personally I think the Buckeyes win tomorrow

This team lost to Florida Atlantic (a 5-10 CUSA team)

Nearly lost to Farleigh Dickinson (a 6-10 NEC team) and UNC-Asheville

There are plenty of obvious concerns way beyond getting waxed by Wisconsin (and the 0-4 B1G start). They just simply are not good, at all.

 

[rmilia1]

This team lost to Florida Atlantic (a 5-10 CUSA team)

Nearly lost to Farleigh Dickinson (a 6-10 NEC team) and UNC-Asheville

There are plenty of obvious concerns way beyond getting waxed by Wisconsin (and the 0-4 B1G start). They just simply are not good, at all.

You also beat Providence, should've neat UVA and Purdue and competed well at Illinois and vs UCLA. It's not a great team but there are certainly pieces there to win in the B10. Don't lose faith quite yet

 

[osubuckeye89]

You also beat Providence, should've neat UVA and Purdue and competed well at Illinois and vs UCLA. It's not a great team but there are certainly pieces there to win in the B10. Don't lose faith quite yet

They have play decent enough at times to compete with better teams but "almost" is the key word here, they don't have that it factor to actually beat teams that are better than them. Their major problems, lazy play and awful turnovers end up keeping them from actually winning these games.

Also Providence is not very good this year, they currently stand at 11-7 and 1-4 in the Big East.

 

[rmilia1]

They have play decent enough at times to compete with better teams but "almost" is the key word here, they don't have that it factor to actually beat teams that are better than them. Their major problems, lazy play and awful turnovers end up keeping them from actually winning these games.

Also Providence is not very good this year, they currently stand at 11-7 and 1-4 in the Big East.

Easily fixable stuff man. Listen I know what you're talking about, my team was 3-5 coming off a loss to Nebraska Omaha, before something clicked. This OSU team is not of the ilk of prior teams but I still think they're capable. Tomorrow is a HUGE game though

 

[osubuckeye89]

Easily fixable stuff man. Listen I know what you're talking about, my team was 3-5 coming off a loss to Nebraska Omaha, before something clicked. This OSU team is not of the ilk of prior teams but I still think they're capable. Tomorrow is a HUGE game though

You could say it's "fixable". They have the same problems as last year with the same players though, and it's actually gotten worse. These players have done nothing to prove that they are capable of making a run.

The bottom line is they've lost to any good team that they've played.

Their "best" wins are against Providence and Uconn who are #76 and #97 in kenpoms rankings

 

[Great Dayne]

WTF Purdue lost to Iowa. Cot Dammit Purdue.

 

[rmilia1]

WTF Purdue lost to Iowa. Cot Dammit Purdue.

Shouldn't this please you? Are you a Boilermaker fan as well?

 

[ericd7633]

Gophers choke away another one. Wisconsin looking like the only top 25 team from this conference.

 

[rmilia1]

Gophers choke away another one. Wisconsin looking like the only top 25 team from this conference.

That was as poorly played on a game by both teams as I've seen in awhile. Something must have been in the water

 

[cwerph]

Can't believe this is the same Buckeye team that lost so badly to Wisconsin.

Love beating Sparty any time in bball because Tom Izzo has the best pained expressions in cbb.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

I'm starting to think MSU, OSU and Michigan will all be in the NIT. When was the last time that happened?

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

I think NW just has to go .500 from here on out and they are in.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Sparty is not good this year to say the least, not only have they lost to Penn State, they also managed to lose to us.

 

[osubuckeye89]

This is one bi-polar league this year, no consistency from anyone. Save maybe Maryland and Wisconsin.

 

[wingsauce7]

Hawkeyes got their asses handed to them last night. Damn.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

This is one bi-polar league this year, no consistency from anyone. Save maybe Maryland and Wisconsin.

NW, Minnesota, Purdue and Indiana are good bets to get in as well.

 

[osubuckeye89]

NW, Minnesota, Purdue and Indiana are good bets to get in as well.

They may get into the tournament, but that doesn't mean that they represent any form of solid consistency.