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****Official B1G Off-Season Thread****


Back court appears to be full with two apparent starters and three rotational players.

The theme is speed and shooters...a far cry from most of woody's rosters.

Not sure if you can see the other articles but Cig is bringing in some solid talent.
 


Out of nowhere.......

The more I look into this kid the more I like. Averaged 18 & 6 over the last 10 and dropped 37 in a conference tourney game?

Tiger Woods Success GIF
 


Out of nowhere.......

The more I look into this kid the more I like. Averaged 18 & 6 over the last 10 and dropped 37 in a conference tourney game?

Tiger Woods Success GIF
Our central Arkansas transfer is heading back there after hardly playing this past year for us. They were horrible this year. Not sure I’d get too excited but it is silly season after all.
 
Our central Arkansas transfer is heading back there after hardly playing this past year for us. They were horrible this year. Not sure I’d get too excited but it is silly season after all.
Hey maybe he’s the next Scottie Pippen.
 
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Current B1G projections from Bart Torvik. The first column is national rank. I'm guessing this is rosters right now so they he has Yaxel playing for Michigan (I'm hearing he will stay in the draft).

What do you think?


2026 T-Rank College Basketball Projections

RkTeamConfAdjOEAdjDEBarthagRet MinsRPMsTalentExp.Trans.
2PurdueB10122.1
1
92.6
17
.960169.7%79.2%64.12.1466
5MichiganB10117.4
8
90.7
8
.950617.7%18.6%71.51.7259
6UCLAB10118.0
4
91.6
12
.948443.0%44.3%74.82.28208
12Michigan St.B10114.4
21
90.4
5
.937141.7%38.4%75.61.8374
19Ohio St.B10117.8
5
95.1
42
.921649.8%54.8%68.21.88133
20IllinoisB10114.5
19
92.5
16
.920932.2%32.7%72.91.6353
21USCB10113.3
30
92.0
14
.91610.0%0.0%51.31.71330
24WisconsinB10113.7
26
93.6
30
.903732.4%34.0%34.21.76147
28IowaB10115.3
17
95.5
50
.89786.8%1.8%23.62.15351
34IndianaB10113.0
34
94.5
37
.88680.0%0.0%31.12.5437
36MarylandB10110.5
53
93.0
22
.87924.6%3.8%472.44285
38NebraskaB10113.2
31
95.5
49
.876136.0%28.8%42.12.61166
47WashingtonB10114.4
20
98.7
105
.844621.7%21.1%54.11.66431
51OregonB10109.4
64
95.2
44
.831925.7%26.5%64.91.6183
68NorthwesternB10107.0
88
95.3
47
.789849.7%47.5%25.81.7871
75Penn St.B10106.0
105
95.9
55
.759927.5%30.7%56.91.4733
85MinnesotaB10106.8
90
97.4
78
.742112.1%9.0%12.81.91269
93RutgersB10105.8
107
97.1
72
.728824.5%15.8%35.31.4790
 
Indiana got some needed depth on the front line with 6' 9" 240 Sam Alexis who played sparingly at FL. Added 6"7" Nick Dorn a good looking G from Elon eariler Thursday. Could see him stretch to a wing.

Two more bigs to go then hold #13 for last minute opportunity. Cout rulings also in play here.
 
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Current B1G projections from Bart Torvik. The first column is national rank. I'm guessing this is rosters right now so they he has Yaxel playing for Michigan (I'm hearing he will stay in the draft).

What do you think?


2026 T-Rank College Basketball Projections

RkTeamConfAdjOEAdjDEBarthagRet MinsRPMsTalentExp.Trans.
2PurdueB10122.1
1
92.6
17
.960169.7%79.2%64.12.1466
5MichiganB10117.4
8
90.7
8
.950617.7%18.6%71.51.7259
6UCLAB10118.0
4
91.6
12
.948443.0%44.3%74.82.28208
12Michigan St.B10114.4
21
90.4
5
.937141.7%38.4%75.61.8374
19Ohio St.B10117.8
5
95.1
42
.921649.8%54.8%68.21.88133
20IllinoisB10114.5
19
92.5
16
.920932.2%32.7%72.91.6353
21USCB10113.3
30
92.0
14
.91610.0%0.0%51.31.71330
24WisconsinB10113.7
26
93.6
30
.903732.4%34.0%34.21.76147
28IowaB10115.3
17
95.5
50
.89786.8%1.8%23.62.15351
34IndianaB10113.0
34
94.5
37
.88680.0%0.0%31.12.5437
36MarylandB10110.5
53
93.0
22
.87924.6%3.8%472.44285
38NebraskaB10113.2
31
95.5
49
.876136.0%28.8%42.12.61166
47WashingtonB10114.4
20
98.7
105
.844621.7%21.1%54.11.66431
51OregonB10109.4
64
95.2
44
.831925.7%26.5%64.91.6183
68NorthwesternB10107.0
88
95.3
47
.789849.7%47.5%25.81.7871
75Penn St.B10106.0
105
95.9
55
.759927.5%30.7%56.91.4733
85MinnesotaB10106.8
90
97.4
78
.742112.1%9.0%12.81.91269
93RutgersB10105.8
107
97.1
72
.728824.5%15.8%35.31.4790
B1G runs through WL.
 
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People thought it would last year too. And then it didn't.
Fair. I think DJ’s injury will end up being a big reason why. Bringing back two AA’s, an impact transfer, and Mayer is going to be huge.
 
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Michigan State was picked 5th in the media preseason poll.
Surprising, they were the strongest going in.

Likely to run through the state of MI again unless CDD pulls a Cig...which I doubt.

Which btw have you see the talent Cig is pulling in? Just landed the top '26s out of Indiana and Wis. plus a couple of portal Dline edge rusher studs.
 
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Surprising, they were the strongest going in.

Likely to run through the state of MI again unless CDD pulls a Cig...which I doubt.

Which btw have you see the talent Cig is pulling in? Just landed the top '26s out of Indiana and Wis. plus a couple of portal Dline edge rusher studs.
IU football remains one of the most pathetic in history sorry, and basketball continues to be a joke. Facts.
 
Facts - IU irrelevant. When was the last time they went to tourney?
And yet you fine folks base your self esteem on IU, focused on and chanting about IU at the very pinnacle of your school's athletic existence two seasons ago.

IU just scored again Sporto

Your tears are delicious
 
Surprising, they were the strongest going in.

Likely to run through the state of MI again unless CDD pulls a Cig...which I doubt.

Which btw have you see the talent Cig is pulling in? Just landed the top '26s out of Indiana and Wis. plus a couple of portal Dline edge rusher studs.
The talent in ‘26 in WI is non existent.
 
IU football remains one of the most pathetic in history sorry, and basketball continues to be a joke. Facts.

Purdue's last and only 10 win season in football occured in the 70's.

Awfully pathetic given the huge advantages the Big Ten West offered.
 
Purdue's last and only 10 win season in football occured in the 70's.

Awfully pathetic given the huge advantages the Big Ten West offered.
Not that pathetic when you factor in us having two of the worst Purdue coaches in our history during that stretch. Brohm probably should’ve won 10 here but always seemed to lose games he shouldn’t.
 
Purdue's last and only 10 win season in football occured in the 70's.

Awfully pathetic given the huge advantages the Big Ten West offered.
Let’s not act like that’s been some massive long term advantage. The Big Ten West existed for 11 of the Big Ten’s 129 year existence.
 
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