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Sort of like betting on a 9 seed as a Top 5 team, that added one good player?
FTR, IU added two 5*'s in Malik Reneau and JHS.
How good will IU be? Dunno. But returning 90% of your scoring, rebounding, assist AND adding two 5*'s to that roster, isn't a bad start.
Creighton....23-12 last year(12-7 in Big East). Some polls have them as high as #4. Easily could have lost in 1st round; OT win over SD State.
Don't get me wrong, I think Creighton could be really good. But to me ranking them #4, is no different than having IU at #13.
Meh-----solid chance at home vs Indiana State and Akron. That is if our butts ain't to sore from that opening season, name the final score, game vs Ohio State. My guess?
OSU----Duh.
Vs ISU----WIn
Vs UL---Probably a Loss.
Vs Akron---Win
@ MD---Loss
@ UM--Loss
Vs Rutgers----Meh, toss up. I'll give us win #2 and a maybe(UL)
@PSU---L
Vs Wisconsin--L
@ Illinois---L
Vs MSU---They'll probably be bad again---Won't matter. Close "L".
@ Purdue---We barely win there when good-----L.
Of course subject to change IF IU were to get an entire new staff, OL and QB... 🤣
Yeah, people have said Creighton might be overrated as well. Definitely a prove it with both teams.
A couple of differences between IU and Creighton though:
Creighton entered February 12-7 (4-4) and proceeded to go 11-5 (8-3) the rest of the way.
IU entered February 16-5 (7-4) and proceeded to go 5-9 (2-7) the rest of the way.
IU added some nice freshmen, but they are still freshmen so big TBD on that front.
Creighton landed one of the 3 best transfers in the country in Summit League POY Baylor Scheierman. I think there are few concerns with his ability to transition to P5.
IU certainly stumbled at the end------but 5 of their final 9 games were vs Top 20 teams: #8 Purdue, #15 Wisconsin, #17 MSU, #18 Illinois and #22 OSU. Three of the 4 were on the road---PU, OSU and MSU. Bad loss vs Rutgers at home, and @ NW(the suspension game). Righted the ship I guess in the B10 tourney vs UM, Illinois and buzzer-beating loss to Iowa..
On the other hand...........
Creighton played 6-25 Georgetown twice...Butler(14-19), DePaul(15-16), St.John's(17-15), Seton Hall(21-11, 1st round), Marquette(19-13, 9 seed) and Xavier(NIT champs)...They did UConn twice in that stretch----but the Huskies were bounced in the 1st round by a 12 seed.
In other words, Creighton did go 8-3, but 5 of those wins came versus teams that did not make the NCAAT, and 4 were vs teams with losing records...
On the other side IU lost to 5 ranked teams, and 6 of their 7 losses came vs NCAAT teams...
Big diference there is schedules....
Too bad voters aren't diligent enough to dig that deep.
Lmao Everyone?
I don’t think Purdue is overrated at all. Perfectly fine with you guys outside of the top 25.
Thread about Big 10 potentially getting 2 teams into CFP.
@Ingersol -“One is more than enough. Big 12 deserves 2 more than the B1G.”
Tripling down currently😂
“I watch the product every week and the level of play in the B1G just is so far below the SEC, big 12, and even Pac 12.
I don't think you can justify two teams when the other conferences have gauntlets to get through.”
Because when I think of the Big 12 and PAC-12, I think gauntlets…
Alabama is talented, but they are young.
TCU might be good, but right now I don’t see them being ~10 spots higher than us.
Michigan would finished second to last in the Big 12, only above Oklahoma.
Or is Oklahoma better now too? Hard to keep up.
I’m praying we actually end up getting a power rankings from him, strictly for entertainment value at this point.
Remember if the Big Ten gets one team into the playoffs, Big 12 needs two more teams than us. So if Ohio St or Mich make it, the other 3 spots are for Big 12 teams only😂
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they have clothes on. Sorry bud.
I’ve watched more volleyball than football this fall.
Sheffield has the volleyball program rolling. Fun to watch.
Alabama is also without their most talented player for the first couple of months too.
Some B1G mention
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With Alabama having one loss already,and in all likelihood will face UGA in SEC title game,is there an outside chance BOTH OSU/UM get in? Say both enter the game unbeaten---and its a close game....Could an argument be made that OSU or UM's only loss is to the other, with it being a tight game? I know its hard to get a playoff bid w/o even making your conference title game, but if that is due to you being in the same division with another Top 5 team, its something IMO that should be considered....
Take this as you will, but Jalen Hood-Schifino is getting tons of love....At IU's pro day, scouts raved about him. I think this kid could be really, really good. But who knows with freshman.Some B1G mention
NCAA Basketball: Under-the-radar freshmen for 2022-23 — Heat Check CBB
Unheralded freshmen burst onto the NCAA basketball scene every year. Which players will answer the call in the 2022-23 college hoops season?
I like Norlander. He's way smarter than his partner in pod, Gary Parrish.
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College basketball rankings: CBS Sports' Top 100 And 1 best teams heading into the 2022-23 season
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