Purdue(4), Illinois(12), Wisconsin(17), Michigan State(26) and Ohio ST(35) at this point seems to be locks for the tourney, although Ohio ST with 10 of their wins in Quad 3 & 4, could slide down in BT play
It shows if you sneaked bye the nobody's and if you got blasted bye the somebody's! 9 0f IU's 10 wins are against Quad 3 and 4 with 8 of those at home, plus the margin of victory was not good!
We? You on the court?Yes net and kenpom are examples but unless Indiana beats Purdue or Illinois we have no quality wins this is a year. Right now we're a 13 seed.
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They really don’t straighten up until almost February. I pay literally no attention until then. Too many teams get better and injuries etc…happen in conference play. People stress out too early. I mean look at Purdue… regular season darlings then flame out down the stretch. That was a poke.
Well, it is worth noting that Gulf Coast just beat FAU the other night.
Is there a Quad 5?? FDU only Quad 5 team ever?
If IU played Alabamas schedule they would probably be 7-6. Schedule rank 17.
Speaking of haunts…17 seed taking down a 1 must be poltergeist level of haunts.
because his backside isn't hurting anymore from the NW loss. We need another fumigation application!
Hate to say it, but like Purdue most years, this IU team is built to do well in the B10 with a very low ceiling in March. IU has struggled against some inferior competition while playing against smaller lineups and defending the drive and kick. Not many B10 teams play this style of basketball and only a select few are really good 3 point shooting teams.
Who won by 1 at home against a 18 and lost to St Mary's by 29 in a play in game? Maybe you should change your moniker to "Casper". LOL
Its not possible to have a worse loss than Purdue's FDU loss... Most teams would actually have to actively try to lose that game. It just comes naturally for Purdue though.
IU lost in the same round to St. Mary’s as Purdue did FDU and Morehead St (who I’m assuming is the team you’re talking about in the first part of your post) is 150 spots higher in KenPom than FDU was at the time they entered the tournament. FDU is the lowest ranked KenPom team to ever play in the NCAAT. It’s tough to put into words just how bad FDU was last year. UMBC was 182nd in KenPom the year they beat Virginia.
Losing at home is worse. You know it and I know it. Losing to the Little sisters of the woods by 29 shows you are still bluebloods. LOL You won't have TJD to fall back on this year. The only way IU is still a blue blood would be if you got a transfusion. Enjoy your irrelevance. LOL
The hell are you talking about? IU has lost one home game this year, to #2 Kansas. Purdue has lost to Fairleigh Dickinson, St. Peter's and North Texas the last 3 tournaments. There's a reason Purdue is a never has been.
How'd that home loss to IU taste last year then? FDU loss was 4000% worse, but I'm smiling thinking of all those Paint Crew douche bags walking back to their barns after JHS exposed their beloved JV team. Boo Bouie did it again a couple weeks ago...its like a tragic train wreck playing out again, and again, and again.
Funny. Purdue keeps saying the B1G is bad for them this year..like we are dragging them down. Clowns.
Their repeated NCAA failures are a huge drag on the B10's national perception. When your conference champion loses to literally the worst team to ever play in the NCAA tournament...people tend to question the strength of that conference.
Which is funny because if you go to either coast all Purdue is known for is choking in the NCAA tournament. Any time Purdue is considered to be the best in your league it's a red flag given their chronic tournament struggles.
IU beat Wyoming in the First Four game. St Mary's was IU's second game of the tournament.
I'm not the media. The Big Ten is the worst I've seen in about 40 years. Northwestern lost to Chicago St. IU needed a huge comeback at home vs Morehead and has struggled mightily against inferior teams. Michigan has a losing record. Illinois has lost to 2 of the 3 good teams they've played. OSU has one good win. Wisconsin has 2 good wins, but they lost by 25 to Arizona. MSU has been way under par. Penn State is down vs last year. Maryland lost to UAB and Davidson. Nebraska has one good win but lost by 29 to the only ranked team they've played.
The typical idiots on this board will tout this nearly worthless statistic when it comes to IU ranking, but will pay no attention to their narrative that the B1G blows. This is because we want to ensure if IU does well in B1G play they can say it’s because the conference sucks. Predictable
That huge 1 point victory at home over Morehead was a major upset! Definitely a blueblood! And I was really impressed by that hard fought victory over Kennesaw! Buy a couple more 5 stars and IU will be unbeatable! LOL
You haven't beat IU in almost 2 years and lost to the worst team to ever play in the tournament your last go around.
