Lol at casually throwing Indiana in the same tier as Michigan State and Ohio State.
And you like to say I’m not objective.
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And you like to say I’m not objective.
Both lost to UCLA, only one was able to take em to OT…
Sweet moral victory and all.
Then we are in agreement - getting to an elite 8 can be easier sometimes. So can winning a CC. Bottom line to me is watching Purdue be competitive/in the mix. Getting the trophy is elusive and fun but I really like enjoying the entire season. The year we lost to Va I was at both games in Louisville. I don’t think I would trade that for anything. Purdue obviously lost but I saw two of the most exciting games of my life with a rooting interest. I’m a lucky guy.
The loss to ucla sucked. The three tournament wins before that didn’t. Those were fun. MSU, unfortunately, didn’t win any.
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March Madness is one of the most exciting times in all of sports though and people undersell how fun it is to be in the limelight and advancing. Making the Elite 8 is not easy and is very fun. That’s why I put it on par with a conference championship.
End of the day, March Madness is just about all that matters to me. I would trade a sweet 16 for a conference championship. Conference tournament championships, while fun, mean very little to me.
And no I don’t need reminded how long it’s been since I’ve experienced a conference championship or a Sweet 16. I know.
As someone who experiences both, give me a conference championship over a sweet 16 any day. You win 2 games to get to the sweet sixteen. Going over the course of the Big Ten season, fighting through our conference, winning it and then hanging a banner is better than a sweet sixteen.
As someone who experiences both, I put a conference championship on par with an Elite 8. So does dukedevilz program ranking scoring system.
I would agree with this personally, but could understand if someone put B1G regular season ship in between S16 and E8.
I still think it depends.
For example, personally I think this year Michigan’s conference championship is more impressive than their Elite 8 run.
But I can understand based on the level of coverage teams get in March why others would rather have the Elite 8.
I don’t think so. Especially when you consider we lost Isaiah Livers before the tournament.
I’m just tired of not watching my team play much in March.
I would as well but winning the conference and only making a sweet 16 is a little deflating.
Who undersells the fun. Not me. Just not overselling that as a ranking metric for judging a team (or coach).
Others that act like it doesn’t mean much.
Who’s overselling it as a metric? There’s a difference between using it as a metric (it should be used) and overselling it. We both agree that elite 8 about equals a conference championship. That’s not overselling it as a metric.
Does it depend who you play to get to the elite 8? All tournaments are not equal.
Our bench is as talented as I can ever remember.
Frankie Collins
Zeb Jackson
Kobe Bufkin
Terrance Williams
Mousa Diabate
Isaiah Barnes
Will Tschetter
Frankie Collins
Zeb Jackson
Kobe Bufkin
Terrance Williams
Mousa Diabate
Isaiah Barnes
Will Tschetter
Where do you think your bench finishes if they were a starting lineup in the Big Ten.
Same with Purdue’s for me. Most talented/deep bench Painter’s ever had IMO.
Same with IU’s. Most talented bench ever in the Mike Woodson era.
He’s invited to a workout after the pullout date, also his agent said this
"Aaron will make his decision soon. He has two more workouts before the deadline. He is 50/50 now. I told him the decision is for him and his family to make. We've done our part as far as getting him numerous opportunities," said his agent, Michael Whitaker. " I told Wiggins to discuss it over with his parents and let me know what decision they come to, when they finalize their decision."
Yes. Our 2017/18 national title runner up felt just as awesome as our 2012/13 runner up even though our path was much easier.
Yeah but it’s perceived differently by the public. The highest seed you played before Nova destroyed you was a 6 seed, and that took a crazy buzzer beater.
I think to the fanbase each run feels great but everyone gives UM more props for 12/13 than 17/18.
I don’t care. Both felt equally good to me. The crazy buzzer beater over a 6 seed is just as memorable as the crazy buzzer beater over a 1 seed in 2013. I don’t care how the public perceives them.
I wish him the best, but wouldn't be telling the truth if I said I wasn't sad also...
Kinda numb to it, seems like a guy leaves early every year.
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