*Official* B1G Off-season Thread

[boiler1987]

Dumbest game ever. I was the best of my friends at Mario kart and at chugging a beer. I’d slam my beer at the start and then do the race. If you’re “stopping every time you drink” you’re doing it wrong.

Haha I did the same exact thing. Only course it could backfire was rainbow road because everyone else had so long to catch up.

 

[MileHighSpartan]

Did you ever play drunken Mario kart?

I mean, we were usually drunk and high. But never as a drinking game if thats what you mean.

I was pretty terrible at racing, but loved playing the "battles"

 

[Toast.]

In college, we were obsessed with Grand Theft Auto on PS2 and then later in our house, Mariokart on Nintendo 64. We'd play the "battle" mode (where you have to knock off the other players' 3 balloons) for hours on end. First to 10 wins, wins. Then it was 20, then 30, then 50 wins. Roommate actually lost a gf because of it.

After college, I played MW2 for a while but eventually lost interest in video games.

The good ol' days.

ha sounds similar. we were big on smash bros for 64.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

My family never got a PS2, PS3, or Xbox which meant I got really good at N64 games. Mario Kart, Goldeneye, Griffey Slugfest, and Blitz 2000. The upside is when people say “I’m really good at goldeneye” I can shut them up quick, the downside is that by the time I played a FPS PS4 game I was so far behind on the learning curve that I don’t even feel like trying to get better.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

But I don’t think I played any of those games at all in college. No time really.

 

[NC_Trojan10]

that's what I played in college but wasn't sure if it was still big

The new cod is pretty sweet. Best COD since Ghosts imo.

 

[NC_Trojan10]

My family never got a PS2, PS3, or Xbox which meant I got really good at N64 games. Mario Kart, Goldeneye, Griffey Slugfest, and Blitz 2000. The upside is when people say “I’m really good at goldeneye” I can shut them up quick, the downside is that by the time I played a FPS PS4 game I was so far behind on the learning curve that I don’t even feel like trying to get better.

Tony Hawk (Blue cartridge)?

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

Tony Hawk (Blue cartridge)?

Borrowed it from a friend before but never owned it

 

[NC_Trojan10]

Borrowed it from a friend before but never owned it

Diddy Kong racing?

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

Diddy Kong racing?

Nope. The 4 I loafed were my go tos.

In order of most played to least played games of mine off the top of my head

Goldeneye
Mario Kart
Blitz 2000
Griffey Slugfest
Madden 2001
Madden 99
Nba live 2000
NASCAR

 

[bMORE607]

Nope. The 4 I loafed were my go tos.

In order of most played to least played games of mine off the top of my head

Goldeneye
Mario Kart
Blitz 2000
Griffey Slugfest
Madden 2001
Madden 99
Nba live 2000
NASCAR

No Ocarina of Time or Banjo-Kazooie?

What
The
Fvck

 

[NC_Trojan10]

Nope. The 4 I loafed were my go tos.

In order of most played to least played games of mine off the top of my head

Goldeneye
Mario Kart
Blitz 2000
Griffey Slugfest
Madden 2001
Madden 99
Nba live 2000
NASCAR

Goldeneye was awesome for sure

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

No Ocarina of Time or Banjo-Kazooie?

What
The
Fvck

nerd alert

 

[bMORE607]

nerd alert

At 9 years old. Yea guilty there.

 

[boiler1987]

Nope. The 4 I loafed were my go tos.

In order of most played to least played games of mine off the top of my head

Goldeneye
Mario Kart
Blitz 2000
Griffey Slugfest
Madden 2001
Madden 99
Nba live 2000
NASCAR

No Mario Party?

 

[BoilerExpress]

That's fine. I never argued he would average 25. I'm thinking in the realm of 19-21.

Agree with this

 

[klize17]

No Mario Party?

Mario Party 3 ballin

 

[pig1960]

Carsen is damn talented just the talent around him is much much different

Typical IU homer take. Thanks Klize - you never let me down. Purdue will be looking in the rear view at IU again. Drops mic.

 

[pig1960]

Eastern shot 33% from 3 last year.

IU's entire returning roster shot 32%.

Eastern is the better shooter. Stats say so

LMAO and I use that rarely.

 

[bMORE607]

Typical IU homer take. Thanks Klize - you never let me down. Purdue will be looking in the rear view at IU again. Drops mic.

You still can’t figure out the mic drop thing.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

I expect Carsen to average at a min 21 ppg, and think we have a roster that will be good defensively with Nojel, Haarms and Carsen as the core. This is a team that will absolutely try to run more than we have in the past, and probably play a more aggressive form of defense that pressures ball a bit more (think something closer to Painter's original style of defense than what he's played the last couple years).

The question is how Nojel and Haarms have improved as scorers. I think they'll be good garbage bucket guys that score in transition, off rebounds, and by being setup by Carsen, but they HAVE to be able to score in the flow of the offense to take pressure off of Carsen. Having one of them develop into that will be key.

Cline looks like a good complementary piece that'll probably average around 9-10 and will obviously be a guy you don't want to leave open. I like that we can put a lot of shooters on the floor with Carsen. All of our 4 men can shoot and Sasha/Hunter can shoot, and obviously Cline/Carsen can. I think teams will have to live with leaving good shooters to try to stop Carsen.

I think Boudreaux is going to be a 12 and 8 type of guy, playing some 4 and the backup 5. The thing that I really like about him is his ability to shoot the 3 ball from the 5 spot. I think that small-ball look with a bunch of shooters will be a nice wrinkle and put defenses in a bind.

In short, I think we project to be a team that has a bunch of scrappy, competitive guys along with an elite scorer...and our success will be determined by how we handle scoring outside of Carsen from night to night. I think this is a team that has a 3 type seed ceiling if some of those guys develop into consistent second options, and a floor of wrong side of the bubble if they don't and Carsen is forced to shoot at will. My prediction is we'll end up as a 6 seed type. As others have said, I think we'll start a little slow with those tough games early on, but improve as we go.

I urge you guys to not count on your transfer too much. Got my hopes up with Jaaron Simmons.

 

[HoosierstuckinIowa]

To be fair, the low estimate is 71 ppg so middle of the road is 79 ppg. I would think the lower end of the range is reasonable.

Last year avg was 80.4 So just off that avg huh? Hard sell Hank.

 

[pig1960]

How on earth does IU project to be a better shooting team? The only player you have that have averages about 35% have very few attempts.
Can you explain who will these miraculous shooters are and why?

I’m going with 5 banners and “It’s IU” as the only logical conclusion. Hell I’ll make a $500 charity bet Purdue shoots a higher efg% than IU. Thats a no brainer. First come first serve.

 

[klize17]

Typical IU homer take. Thanks Klize - you never let me down. Purdue will be looking in the rear view at IU again. Drops mic.

 

[MileHighSpartan]

You still can’t figure out the mic drop thing

LaughingLaughing

 

[superhusker33]

Wisconsin sucks horse penis. And Maryland watches.

 

[boilerzz]

What the hell is going on in Michigan?

https://www.cbssports.com/general/n...or-charge-of-public-sex-with-student-gymnast/

 

[boilerzz]

Wisconsin sucks horse penis. And Maryland watches.

 

[superhusker33]

No, HE exists.

 

[Da_Bull]

Typical IU homer take. Thanks Klize - you never let me down. Purdue will be looking in the rear view at IU again. Drops mic.

You drunk again?

 

[MileHighSpartan]

No Ocarina of Time or Banjo-Kazooie?

What
The
Fvck

I remember playing banjo-kazooie. I was never really good at video games, especially like that game, so I would just wander around doing shit.

Not sure I ever actually completed a full game. Maybe original mario on Nintendo? Lost interest in most games pretty quickly, except for Mario Kart and MW2.

 

[pig1960]

IU posters confused again - shocking.

 

[Toast.]

I urge you guys to not count on your transfer too much. Got my hopes up with Jaaron Simmons.

I’m not claiming he’s gonna be first team all big ten. Also, basing it on some people that have seen him. Scrappy player that can score in the post and hit the 3. Feel comfortable that he’ll be a very solid contributor.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

I’m not claiming he’s gonna be first team all big ten. Also, basing it on some people that have seen him. Scrappy player that can score in the post and hit the 3. Feel comfortable that he’ll be a very solid contributor.

Felt confident in Jaaron Simmons.

Sucked.

 

[superhusker33]

The Boilermakers are still drunk off of beating OSU.

 

[bMORE607]

Wisconsin sucks horse penis. And Maryland watches.

Nebraska has the unfortunate distinction of being the only major conference program to have never won a game in the NCAA Tournament, and did not even make the tournament until 1986

RollLaughRollLaughRollLaugh

Also congrats on that first football win of the year. RollLaughRollLaughRollLaugh

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

Not saying that Beaudreaux = Simmons. I'm just saying the difference in competition can be huge for some players.

 

[superhusker33]

Nebraska has the unfortunate distinction of being the only major conference program to have never won a game in the NCAA Tournament, and did not even make the tournament until 1986

RollLaughRollLaughRollLaugh

Also congrats on that first football win lf the year. RollLaughRollLaughRollLaugh

Welcome to the middle of the pack Terps. You will never, ever, win the BIG 10.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

What the hell is going on in Michigan?

https://www.cbssports.com/general/n...or-charge-of-public-sex-with-student-gymnast/

A coach had consensual sex with an 18 year old gymnast and when they school found out they suspended him and he resigned 5 days later during the disciplinary process. Bad look for the coach, but Michigan handled it properly.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

Welcome to the middle of the pack Terps. You will never, ever, win the BIG 10.

Some say Michigan is still scoring on Nebraska