Northwestern vs. Purdue/conference tournament live game thread spectacular
by Loretta8 on Mar 12, 2010 11:03 AM CST
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Despite a smaller than expected turnout yesterday, we're opening up another all day game thread. There a ton of great match-ups all day, of course leading up the NU-Purdue game at 5:30 central. So join us, and if you're a betting man, here are my picks for today's other Big Ten games.
#8 Michigan vs. #1 Ohio State (-9). 11 AM central, ESPN
Michigan couldn't put Iowa away yesterday and let the Hawkeyes hang around for way way too long. Since Ohio State is somewhere between 2 and 500 times better than Iowa, I expect a blowout Buckeye win, although maybe this will be like the Big East with the top seeds losing after getting a bye. As a side note, can someone explain to me why Big East teams getting a double bye is somehow a bad thing for those teams? It's a deep conference and sometimes there are upsets, I can't think of one logical reason why having an extra day off would lead a team to play worse. It's not like Syracuse and Villanova had 2 weeks off; both were in action on Saturday. Makes no sense that some in the media think a double bye hurts a team (I'm looking at you, Adrian Branch).
Pick: Ohio State
#5 Illinois vs. #4 Wisconsin (-8.5), approx. 1:30 central. ESPN
I have to say I am a bit confused by this line, and really want to take Illinois, but the Illini are impossible to figure out. Just when you think they're dead, they pull off an upset, and just when you think they've got an NCAA bid locked down, they do things like scoring 14 in a half vs. Minnesota and collapsing down the stretch vs. Wisconsin. Illinois could win this game by 15 or lose by 25 and neither would really surprise me. While I expect them to complete their late-season collapse with a loss, 8.5 is bit too many to give.
Pick: Illinois
#6 Minnesota vs. #3 Michigan State (-3), approx. 8 PM central, BTN
As I typed the last sentence, I looked the line for the first time and said "Wow!" out loud. I know Chris Allen is suspended for Michigan State, but this line should be at least 4 points higher. When an NIT team is playing a top 15 team on a neutral court, and the top 15 team is only giving 3, that's way too good to pass up.
Pick: Michigan State
Overall record: 45-47-2
Northwestern games: 15-7
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smaller than expected turnout?
you, sir, need to lower your expectations. remember: aim low, and you probably won’t miss. (if you were a true northwestern sports fan, you’d know this already.)
by Rodger Sherman on Mar 12, 2010 11:39 AM CST reply actions
ohio state may not be winning by much
but they TERRIFY me. not even the concept of playing them. just the ohio state buckeyes in general.
by Rodger Sherman on Mar 12, 2010 12:36 PM CST reply actions
i meant the team
their fans are more irritating than terrifying.
by Rodger Sherman on Mar 12, 2010 12:40 PM CST up reply actions
yeah, figured that
just wanted to point out that i can’t stand ohio state fans.
also
i’d swap not having to hear steve lavin in the big ten tournament for having pam ward announce every football game, any day of the week.
by Rodger Sherman on Mar 12, 2010 12:38 PM CST reply actions
unrelated note
had a delicious lunch of a tuna fish sandwich and chicken gumbo soup planned, then couldnt find the can opener for like 10 minutes. was very frustrating.
If OSU were to lose...
Whom would you rather face in the final?
remember: low expectations.
what in the hell is the final
by Rodger Sherman on Mar 12, 2010 12:46 PM CST up reply actions
this whole championship week thing is seriously underrated in relation to the ncaa tournament
especially because it happens during reading week and not finals week.
by Rodger Sherman on Mar 12, 2010 12:51 PM CST reply actions
oh crap
does evan turner play for purdue also
by Rodger Sherman on Mar 12, 2010 12:59 PM CST up reply actions
Doubt it.
…upsets tend to feed upsets, especially when your opponent had a bye (and thus is a little bit rusty)….
The fact Michigan didn’t pull it off just means that we’re there to do it….and the non-Purdue parts of the crowd will turn in our favor.
By the way — Evan Turner is Superman. Or Keyser Soze. Or just someone incredibly badass.
Could really be Upset city today, wish Michigan could have pulled out the win
When Illini and NU both win today
Wisconsin is really shooting 9-45 from the field? My god, they could do that with their eyes closed.
Well I have the WGN radio feed
Unfortunately it lags the game by a couple of minutes, so I will be behind on the blog commentary. But lets go Cats get off to a good start.
my friends and i are pretending it's "body"
i’ve dubbed him patrick “my mind is telling me no… but MY BADE… MYYYY BADE’S TELLING ME YE-E-E-S”
by Rodger Sherman on Mar 12, 2010 5:51 PM CST up reply actions
Bade has been decent off the bench
trying to get revenge for being named the big white stiff of the year
things in a purdue ad:
buddhist monks
a street with chinese wording
camels in egypt
it’s basically saying “purdue: we’ll let you go places besides purdue.”
you might want to turn that off
now that we’re losing
by Rodger Sherman on Mar 12, 2010 6:44 PM CST up reply actions
no
they also don’t need creepy life sized bobbleheads of moderately important athletes
by Rodger Sherman on Mar 12, 2010 6:52 PM CST up reply actions
OH NO
THEY HAVE TO BENCH HART, THEIR BEST PLAYER
by Rodger Sherman on Mar 12, 2010 6:54 PM CST up reply actions
No kidding
The look on his face there, too.
AHHH!
Come on, at least pretend you want this.
NU fan at Welsh Ryan mentioned
Keady’s suits did seem to slowly get bigger every year. I had to laugh.
Back in the 80s, though, Keady was in some serious physical shape. It would be sacrilege to make a joke about more time styling hair making less time exercising, so I didn’t, I just laid out the blueprint. NU fans may need a laugh after this game.
Go kill them in the NIT (y’all can roll the CBI if the worst happens.) Hope the Cats don’t get a nasty draw like @Tulsa last year. I was at the Xavier 2nd round game in ’94 (NU beat Michigan to give Purdue the outright title) and it was a great atmosphere. That was with a less organized student section.
by Beavis Beefcake on Mar 12, 2010 7:56 PM CST up reply actions
AH!
BAM!
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