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We are starting to gel. Lots of these guys can showcase what they got over the next several weeks. Shaping up to be one of those teams you don’t wanna face!
House money against Oregon. F around and beat them we start trending to safely in.
House money against Oregon. F around and beat them we start trending to safely in.
The Purdue win was nice, but beating PSU at home and winning @ Washington isnt anything to brag about. If they can win @ Oregon, then I'll be right there with you.
Losing all the home games is what put us in the predicament. Consecutive losses at home to Illinois (Ass pounding), Maryland, Michigan, and UCLA is what has us here. These combined with the early losses on the road at Iowa and Nebraska and well, here we are. Again. All that said, I do believe a win at Oregon and closing it out with a win vs OSU has us in the play in round if not a 10 or 11 seed safely in the tourney and not having to do a play in game. Get to the weekend of the B1G tourney and we may get in as a 7/10. Worst draw, assuming this hypothetical plays out, is an 8 or 9 seed. The best thing this team can do is just keep winning. This Oregon game is a big one.
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Obviously winning that would be huge, but what do we have left after that, just OSU? I think if we could win that and 2 games in the BTT we are in, and from what the "experts" are saying, we may be in with 1 BTT win.
In with far less than that IMO. If we just win one more game still 50/50. 2 more 90%, 3 more lock.
Yeah, several bubble teams lost this weekend. We are probably in the last 4 byes right now. Lose to Oregon we might fall back to last 4 in. Lose 2 in a row, we might fall out. Lose 3 in row, hello NIT.
agree
imo we'd be safely in right now had it not be for all those blowouts
they've screwed our net ranking
If we win our final 2 regular season and go 1-1 in B1G, I’d put us at 90% in. If we win our next two and go 2-1 in B1G, we are a lock. Go 1-1 and 1-1 in B1G 50%. Go 1-1 and 0-1, I’d say at best we are a play in game.
If we win our last 2 games we are 100% in. Can lose 1st game of B1G no problem. My 90% of 2-1 is split one of the next 2, win 1st game of the big ten tourney.
Net ranking is so dumb. Kenpom went up 8 spots (52 to 44) last night. That is a monster jump for this time of year. We could easily get into the 30s now
yeah, we shit the bed at home AND on the road
it's a wonder we're even in the conversation
should have fired him long ago
Glass half full for me. Playing better. Enjoyed last night's game due to our ability to control throughout second half.
Maturity, which is exciting. Pretty good now.
Rotation starts with three Indiana seniors. Finally.
Regarding NCAA - I'm confident any B1G with 500 conference record, couple of top 15 wins (one on the road), and no quad 2 / below losses is in 100% of the time regardless of who.
Go Hoosiers!
Maturity, which is exciting. Pretty good now.
Rotation starts with three Indiana seniors. Finally.
Regarding NCAA - I'm confident any B1G with 500 conference record, couple of top 15 wins (one on the road), and no quad 2 / below losses is in 100% of the time regardless of who.
Go Hoosiers!
As of this morning 10 conference teams above IU and Northwestern just by a hair.
Northwestern 54
IU 55
Nebraska 57
Be interesting to see the politics work on the selection committee. The Big10 rep is presumably trying to get in every conference team in it can but also can’t noticeably screw any one conference team over another. All the other conferences that have positions on the committee trying to do the same.
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Just took a look and including the new teams seven made it last year-
Nwstrn-lost round 2. 53 NET
IL -lost elite eight. 13 NET
MSU- lost second round. 24 NET
Nebraska-lost first round. 33 NET
Wisconsin-lost first round. 21 NET
Purdue-runner up. 3 NET
Oregon-lost second round. 59 NET
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Lunardi has them as an 11 and in the play in game. Oregon and OSU games are a chance to get out of the Dayton game.
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Won’t be NIT. Fox has a new tournament in Vegas that the B1G is tied to. Supposedly teams in the B1G are expected strongly to accept the invitation.
College Basketball Crown
Introducing a New Postseason Reign in College Basketball, Las Vegas, March 31
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I agree with this. If IU wins the final 2 regular season games, it will be the only bubble team that is undefeated in Quad 2-4 games. IU will also have 5-6 Quad 1 wins, depending on OSU’s Quad status. By comparison, UNC has only 1 Quad 1 win thus far. Bottom line, win next 2 and it doesn’t matter what happens in the BTT. I think they will be safely in without having to play in the play-in game.
Pack your bags baby VEGASWon’t be NIT. Fox has a new tournament in Vegas that the B1G is tied to. Supposedly teams in the B1G are expected strongly to accept the invitation.
College Basketball Crown
Introducing a New Postseason Reign in College Basketball, Las Vegas, March 31
Like a six day bowl game.Won’t be NIT. Fox has a new tournament in Vegas that the B1G is tied to. Supposedly teams in the B1G are expected strongly to accept the invitation.
College Basketball Crown
Introducing a New Postseason Reign in College Basketball, Las Vegas, March 31
I'm not sure they would. It's not the same kind of optics as playing in front of 7-8 thousand in SSAH.
Certainly good trip for the fans. There will be player opt outs for sure but IU would draw a lot of fans out there.
This year. Next year with revenue sharing the players will be obligated to play. Remember it’s tied to the B1G revenue. Smart of them.
Crown starts a week after the portal opens, so some squads likely wouldn't have much of a roster. And, like IU, some teams will have a new coach who needs to hit the portal ASAP. The inability to decline an invitation to a pointless "tournament" makes no sense. (Even if it's required, there will be loopholes to exploit.)
It's a B1G/Fox deal that's not sanctioned by the NCAA ... and I doubt either of those entities can "force" a team to play in something like Crown. What would the B1G do, kick a team out of the conference if it declines? And what, would Fox say "no more games on our network for you"?
I assume it is tied to money that has or will be paid from fox. Don’t play, no money. That usually works.
No but as you know it won’t be this year that it matters. It will be in the coming years when contracts and revenue sharing begins. Fox is smart for doing this. It also forced things for the NIT to consider. The NIT will die after this. So the big revenue contract in the future will include language for this.
"College athletics" is such an antiquated label. I'd kill for the days when, for example, the Big 10 actually had, ya know, 10 teams. The NCAA is and always has been an abomination (though I know it has nothing to do with Crown). "We care about the student-athletes" my ass.
Anyhow, I reckon it's NCAAT or no postseason for IU.
The NIT doesn’t make much money for the teams playing. They pay for some expenses and then revenue sharing per game played. It has been a modest sum. I think it has been around $50k per game revenue share. No doubt Fox will make this much more attractive but haven’t looked for the terms.
It’s been a long time since it was ever about the student athlete. It’s been a money thing since I can remember regardless if the athletes got paid. Some were though. 😉
I can tell you there is no one on this forum that isn’t ok with IU winning. With Woodson leaving after this season, that weird little fear that I would get with IU playing like it has lately isn’t there. That fear that Woodson would get himself another year…and we’d have yet another year of inconsistent play and constantly wondering if we’re going to even make the tournament.
Thanks for the update. I honestly don’t put much stock into him or any of the other pundits trying to predetermine the brackets. I don’t really consider making the play-in games as making the tourney. To me, it’s essentially the losers consolation bracket.
Looks like Lunardi now has IU as one of the last 4 to not have to play the play in game. Win one or the next two and they are comfortably in the field of 64.
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