The Deuce: Go Buckeyes, Go Hoosiers today. (Barf)

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Go Buckeyes, Go Hoosiers today. (Barf)

Posted by OB25

on March 1, 2026, 12:37:27, in reply to "Other college basketball - week of 2/23"

IU beating Sparty would exponentially increase our chances of both not having to play a (zero upside 5 vs. 12 game in the BTT and also getting to the 2/3 seed line which would give us a better chance at stacking a couple Fri/Sat Quad 1 wins without having to deal with Michigan).

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I think the #1 seed is likely dead, so the focus for me now would be in fending off any of the potentially rising 3 seeds + trying to stay/get ahead of Purdue. Florida is the one we want to lose the most, I’ve also included Gonzaga even though I think they are unlikely to get up to 2.

So the big outcomes for us this week would be these…

Kansas losing at home to Houston tonight
Florida losing at Texas on Wed (by far the most important game for us)
Purdue losing at home to MSU on Thu
Kansas losing at Arizona on Sat
Nebraska losing at USC on Sat
Florida losing at home to Arkansas on Sat
Gonzaga losing at St. Mary’s on Sat
Purdue losing at Ohio St. on Sun

When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

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Other college basketball - week of 2/23 - OB25 February 23, 2026, 16:36:30

Houston down 11 to OK ST* - OB25 Today, 11:37:41
- I feel like this is every HOU game I watch. They’re down then they win* - biclops Today, 11:38:55
College Gameday is a Duke/UNC suck fest. * - harb Today, 10:56:26
- You can expect nothing less. - osklister Today, 11:26:40
I don’t think Miami OH is that good. I also have no interest in playing them. - John Coctostan Yesterday, 20:54:00
- Legendary!* - Dilbert Yesterday, 22:42:48
- It is going to be hilarious when Miami loses in the MAC tourney and doesn’t make the NCAAs* - voiceofreason Yesterday, 22:38:27
  - Zero chance. Absolute lock* - GMAW Yesterday, 22:43:39
    - The experts agree with you. I don’t get how when they’ve barely squeezed by - voiceofreason Today, 10:01:34
      - Winning games has to count for something. - larue33 Today, 10:19:33
- This game is crazy.* - GCIllini99 Yesterday, 22:33:08
- When you've played the Little Sisters of the Blind and Deaf every game, easy to be confident. - Carl Spackler Yesterday, 22:23:28
  - Wouldn’t be the first team to ride irrational confidence to an upset win* - John Coctostan Today, 8:39:06
  - No one wants to see Auburn in the tournament. Or Indiana* - bjl63 Yesterday, 22:40:50
  - No one will play them. They tried* - GMAW Yesterday, 22:25:45
    - I’m assuming this is sarcasm* - Carl Spackler Yesterday, 22:38:09
      - ooo - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 22:46:09
        
        DO U WANT 2 PLAY US IF SO CHECK THIS BOX* - Herman Blume Today, 10:48:54
        
        What a bunch of bullshit. NET has them as the worst OOC schedule in the country. - Carl Spackler Today, 8:26:54
        
        100% agree. Like I said above, the weakness of schedule is one thing. The other - voiceofreason Today, 10:44:57
        
        The argument I have seen is that teams knew they would be a tough match up - IlliniJuice07 Today, 10:27:38
        
        and they also scheduled 3 non D1 teams* - jdl Today, 9:59:41
        
        Akron has been top 3 in the MAC for like 5 years and managed to get Purdue on their schedule * - biclops Today, 9:56:55
- There is no world where they should not be in over Auburn or IU* - bjl63 Yesterday, 22:00:45
  - I don’t necessarily disagree. You win that many games, should be in. But I think either of those - GCIllini99 Yesterday, 22:08:18
    - You go17-15 you have no business in the dance. Don’t care how tough - bjl63 Yesterday, 22:20:50
- This game is getting super chippy. Tons of Ts and flagrants. And Miami is just not that good.* - GCIllini99 Yesterday, 21:53:35
- The color guy is incredibly obnoxious* - bjl63 Yesterday, 21:27:05
  - What the hells going on with this guy?* - illini21 Yesterday, 22:12:53
- I would love to play them. Luckiest rec basketball team I’ve ever seen.* - voiceofreason Yesterday, 20:58:17
UNCs Caleb Wilson out for season. - Chicago1995 Yesterday, 13:34:55
- Probably trying to hustle pool players at the wrong place... - osklister Yesterday, 15:01:22
- Already had a broken left hand. I don't know how he's gonna do his homework* - Herman Blume Yesterday, 14:11:09
  - LOL.* - Chicago1995 Yesterday, 14:27:20
- Wow, that's some bad luck * - jdl Yesterday, 13:46:49
Linardi has us a 2 and Purdue as a 3, but has Purdue is St Louis. God he suck’s*. - Mrap24 Yesterday, 10:14:30
- Carson Goudie drops knowledge - Poldark Yesterday, 11:47:11
  - Palm isn't a part of CBS anymore* - bucktownillini Yesterday, 12:27:02
- That path is borderline erotic* - Ron McDon Yesterday, 11:26:25
  - Why are we so excited to play Arizona? Not sure they’re a good match - bjl63 Yesterday, 11:28:10
    - Would MUCH rather play them than Michigan or Duke - illini21 Yesterday, 12:43:23
    - because they're not duke or michigan* - John Coctostan Yesterday, 11:35:39
    - Gonna have to beat someone eventually. But I was looking more prior to the Elite 8. - Ron McDon Yesterday, 11:33:25
- selfishly i really want STL. but dear lord, give me a path of byu/zaga/az any day* - John Coctostan Yesterday, 10:22:16
  - Those two things have nothing to do with each other. We can have both* - GMAW Yesterday, 11:19:44
    - Yes and no. St Louis is Fri/Sun which means no BYU - Blazer Yesterday, 23:20:26
    - oh i'm aware. i'm just saying that i'd gladly give up STL for that path* - John Coctostan Yesterday, 11:29:47
Michigan in a close one at Iowa * - biclops March 5, 2026, 20:34:15
- Michigan wins by 3* - biclops March 5, 2026, 21:13:34
- You guys should be watching this * - biclops March 5, 2026, 20:57:16
  - Stop shoulding me biclops* - Tortillini March 5, 2026, 21:12:19
    - You should me all night long * - biclops March 5, 2026, 21:13:54
      - What a fun and sexy time for you.* - DocWalk20 March 5, 2026, 21:53:27
- on the cock * - biclops March 5, 2026, 20:35:03
So uh, 21 point underdog Buttgers is down 1 half at MSU. They certainly won’t win, but… - OB25 March 5, 2026, 19:52:01
- Would suddenly open the possibility of the 3 seed in the BTT* - Blazer March 5, 2026, 20:00:40
  - Immediate MSU 7-0 run after halftime and this short-lived dream is quickly dead* - OB25 March 5, 2026, 20:11:41
    - Only ended up winning by 4. Damn. * - DocWalk20 March 5, 2026, 21:52:47
      - Crazy, they were up 15 with less than 2 minutes left and Buttgers got it down to 2 points. - OB25 March 5, 2026, 23:03:33
      - MSU has a lot of close wins over shit teams * - meanjeans March 5, 2026, 22:07:55
Kim English sacked * - jdl March 5, 2026, 15:02:28
- This guy just screams Underwood vulture candidate. - OB25 March 5, 2026, 15:46:00
crime is up - Poldark March 5, 2026, 10:22:34
- pimpin ain’t easy * - biclops March 5, 2026, 20:47:47
Looking at B12 standings. Iowa St. plays ASU this weekend, then likely again in the B12 tourney - illini March 5, 2026, 9:40:13
- I don't think we need any of those things. - GMAW March 5, 2026, 9:51:10
  - nm * - illini March 5, 2026, 10:02:52
  - nm * - illini March 5, 2026, 10:01:42
  - I generally agree, just think those things removes the necessity to win the BTT game. - illini March 5, 2026, 10:00:31
Interesting season for our guy Jayden Reid at NW. In three home games against ranked teams - illini March 5, 2026, 7:05:57
- Motor.* - voiceofreason March 5, 2026, 9:56:11
- David Coit of Maryland has 5 games >= 29 and 13 < 10* - Potomac March 5, 2026, 9:45:23
- That’s wild* - GMAW March 5, 2026, 9:11:56
Can’t imagine being a NW fan. The absolute pinnacle is winning a tournament game. Once - voiceofreason March 4, 2026, 21:39:11
- And Chris Collins is lauded for his performance. 13 years/37% win percentage in the B1G.* - illini222 March 4, 2026, 22:33:52
  - It is a very stacked deck there. He’s making a ton of money and loves Chicago, but - voiceofreason March 5, 2026, 9:59:47
  - I actually think he’s a pretty good coach* - GMAW March 5, 2026, 9:12:32
    - Agreed. NW needs to step up their NIL game and help him out if they want success.* - JFG March 5, 2026, 9:30:42
      - But the Northwestern education is compensation enough... - SurfTheBoneyard March 5, 2026, 20:36:24
Baylor isn’t going away, up 4 at the under 12:00 timeout* - OB25 March 4, 2026, 21:38:44
- It appears Baylor is going away * - biclops March 4, 2026, 22:03:25
Over. * - harb March 4, 2026, 21:36:41
"still time for a quick 2!" * - jdl March 4, 2026, 21:36:34
- Right? Lulz. * - harb March 4, 2026, 21:37:11
- Pours one out for Stephen Bardo* - DocWalk20 March 4, 2026, 21:36:56
  - Never. ETA (for his broadcasting ability). * - harb March 4, 2026, 21:37:31
    - #valid* - DocWalk20 March 4, 2026, 22:24:47
Gag City by Northwestern* - Ron McDon March 4, 2026, 21:35:53
Wow. What a complete screwup. * - harb March 4, 2026, 21:34:41
- 5 turnovers the whole game before that-* - memyselfandillini March 4, 2026, 21:37:58
- Twice in fact.* - voiceofreason March 4, 2026, 21:35:00
  - True story. * - harb March 4, 2026, 21:35:18
Oh no* - illini21 March 4, 2026, 21:34:14
NW just can’t stop tripping over their own dicks * - biclops March 4, 2026, 21:34:10
- Just gave the game away down the stretch. So bad.* - DocWalk20 March 4, 2026, 21:34:57
Oh Kitties * - jdl March 4, 2026, 21:34:09
Damn, Cox single-handedly won the game for them.* - OB25 March 4, 2026, 21:32:31
- How the hell do you leave him wide open at that point? Dude’s been on a heater and the only Boiler - DocWalk20 March 4, 2026, 21:33:41
- Yep…dam. * - harb March 4, 2026, 21:33:32
Also LOL at the ref review of a shot that was clearly off in time and well behind the 3 point line* - DocWalk20 March 4, 2026, 21:31:10
Prayer is answered * - jdl March 4, 2026, 21:29:52
Just the way Collins drew it up!* - DocWalk20 March 4, 2026, 21:29:41
lol* - biclops March 4, 2026, 21:29:37
That foul call on NW. Never change, B1G officiating.* - voiceofreason March 4, 2026, 21:27:01
- I mean it looked like Reid may have come close to maybe touching Smith. Maybe.* - DocWalk20 March 4, 2026, 21:27:41
  - After Smith kicks his knee out while twisting in the air. So bad.* - voiceofreason March 4, 2026, 21:37:12
lol, Martinelli is just going to take all the shots down the stretch here.* - voiceofreason March 4, 2026, 21:18:51
I love how much BTN talks up BTT seeding for these teams at the bottom of the league* - biclops March 4, 2026, 21:06:51
- Don’t know if I’ve heard Jordan Taylor do color yet but he calls a good game.* - GCIllini99 March 4, 2026, 21:19:00
It hasn’t looked sustainable, but Baylor is tied with Houston at halftime* - OB25 March 4, 2026, 21:06:27
Braden Smith scores his first two points of the game with 9:27 to go in the second half* - DocWalk20 March 4, 2026, 21:05:24
- I think he felt like he wasn't getting enough hate on twitter.* - Chuck Woodaby March 4, 2026, 21:07:28
TKR just squeezed the NW guy’s balls, I think?* - OB25 March 4, 2026, 21:02:10
- What a strange sequence * - BradUnderwoodforprez March 4, 2026, 21:03:15
  - I’m still not sure what happened even after watching replays* - DocWalk20 March 4, 2026, 21:04:07
    - How the hell did TKR hurt his off shoulder?* - biclops March 4, 2026, 21:05:41
NW leading PUR at halftime 34-25* - biclops March 4, 2026, 20:20:55
Killshot Northwestern * - biclops March 4, 2026, 19:53:46
- They’ll probably come back in this one, but they look absolutely terrible* - OB25 March 4, 2026, 19:59:59
Just a couple longshot games that are of interest tonight for us tonight. - OB25 March 4, 2026, 15:36:37
- No result for Purdue would shock me given how bad they've been stumbling.* - Warrin'_Illini March 4, 2026, 15:48:54
  - Yeah i can definitely see them losing tonight* - illini21 March 4, 2026, 15:53:27
    - NW stinks but they're always pesky at home* - bjl63 March 4, 2026, 15:55:05
      - Yep* - illini21 March 4, 2026, 15:56:16
Steve Pikiell will return to Rutgers next season* - Poldark March 4, 2026, 13:28:03
IU has lost 6 straight to NW* - Poldark March 4, 2026, 10:31:52
- is iu boss still alive or did woody do him in?* - Ari Gold March 4, 2026, 13:28:34
  - he's part of the Cignetti cult* - Poldark March 4, 2026, 15:55:21
Other than MSU/IU, gotten almost every result we wanted the last 3 days. - OB25 March 4, 2026, 0:19:58
- Footnote from last night: Mizzou shit the bed against Oklahoma, dropping them in the NET - Blazer March 4, 2026, 15:40:16
It is past Nebraska’s bedtime. Good night Huskers* - assassin March 4, 2026, 0:08:09
- Bah* - assassin March 4, 2026, 0:08:19
It is past Nebraska’s bedtime. Good night Huskers* - assassin March 4, 2026, 0:07:55
UCLA doing some work on the offensive boards early.* - voiceofreason March 3, 2026, 22:40:18
Let’s go UCLA* - Toonces March 3, 2026, 22:38:30
ASU gets it done. UCLA up 11 early on Evraska.* - OB25 March 3, 2026, 22:31:54
Man, ASU really sucks.* - voiceofreason March 3, 2026, 22:17:40
- Even worse, Ike Diogu isn't walking thru the door anytime soon* - OrangeSox March 3, 2026, 22:44:37
- Their big guy is going to make bank in the portal though.* - OB25 March 3, 2026, 22:26:41
  - Yeah, some serious size and bounce.* - voiceofreason March 3, 2026, 22:37:50
- And just like that, a great sequence for ASU. Wow.* - voiceofreason March 3, 2026, 22:19:46
  - Made a prayer 3 and then that immediate steal and layup - assassin March 3, 2026, 22:30:42
Arizona State is taking just HORRID shots * - assassin March 3, 2026, 22:17:38
- They kinda look like super athlete Oregon* - John Coctostan March 3, 2026, 22:28:36
The athleticism in this Kansas game vs what I just watched in Champaign is striking. - voiceofreason March 3, 2026, 22:06:08
That was bad but he wasn’t trying to hurt him or pull him down. Still has to be a flagrant tho* - John Coctostan March 3, 2026, 21:56:45
Iowa State’s recent loss to BYU is aging very poorly* - OB25 March 3, 2026, 21:50:02
If Arizona State hangs on, this has been a great night for us* - GMAW March 3, 2026, 21:25:28
- Early returns suggest that they may not hold on. Lead cut from 20 to 11 in less than 5 mins* - OB25 March 3, 2026, 21:39:10
- Yep, and UCLA can help later too.* - OB25 March 3, 2026, 21:26:25
Florida may well play their way to a 1 seed at this rate* - Blazer March 3, 2026, 20:52:47
Self just got ejected in Tempe - jdl March 3, 2026, 20:52:38
The B12 is gonna play their tourney games on a giant glass LED screen. - tvillini March 3, 2026, 19:50:16
- seems like a great opportunity for a hacker to bring back dickbutt* - biclops March 3, 2026, 19:52:03
TX Tech down 6 at home vs TCU. 7:24 left* - biclops March 3, 2026, 19:47:42
- nm* - Blazer March 3, 2026, 20:52:07
Both us and Michigan State are now 2 seeds on the matrix. Iowa State falls down to the 3 line.* - OB25 March 3, 2026, 17:58:37
Not college basketball but I listen to Craig Kilborn's podcast and he has been raving about Ayo. - Warrin'_Illini March 3, 2026, 13:26:21
- You can't spell YAMBO without Ayo. * - Memphian March 3, 2026, 13:59:26
- Now that's a name i haven't heard in years* - illini21 March 3, 2026, 13:28:07
  - Young Craiggers wants to improve your life by listening and learning about the life gorgeous.* - Warrin'_Illini March 3, 2026, 13:30:09
    - Craig Kilborn walked so Joel McHale could run* - Sammich March 3, 2026, 13:31:03
      - wouldn't that be Jon Stewart?* - bucktownillini March 3, 2026, 13:43:46
        
        not in terms of persona* - assassin March 3, 2026, 13:44:09
  - I'm surprised you didn't hear the name lately, he was on the Bulls until recently* - illini222 March 3, 2026, 13:29:37
Wouldn’t mind Arizona really running up the score here.* - OB25 March 2, 2026, 21:29:18
- Iowa State drops 2 spots down to #9 in KenPom and is now #16 in WAB* - OB25 March 2, 2026, 22:30:37
  - Even more interesting development--with both Iowa State and Purdue fading - Blazer March 3, 2026, 0:21:07
    - Let's just win up to the BTT title game... and if it's Michigan again... free money opportunity* - uofi1998 March 3, 2026, 9:50:30
      - We're trending hard to the 4 seed, which means Michigan in the semis - GMAW March 3, 2026, 9:52:16
        
        Yeah... just win out and hope for some help... I think there's a world in which a 3 is in play. - uofi1998 March 3, 2026, 9:53:42
        
        Nebraska also has the tiebreaker over us. - GMAW March 3, 2026, 9:59:32
        
        OK... so get to Saturday, and then get some rest.* - uofi1998 March 3, 2026, 10:11:36
    - All the usual suspects on X this week absolutely banging on Q1A wins - GMAW March 3, 2026, 9:37:57
      - our resume is good, but I figure Last 10 has to have some weight in all of this - ijustkrushalot March 3, 2026, 9:39:21
        
        It doesn't* - GMAW March 3, 2026, 9:41:05
        
        it doesn't... until it does... - uofi1998 March 3, 2026, 9:51:58
        
        I hear that, but we have no bad losses in the last 10* - GMAW March 3, 2026, 9:52:56
        
        Our blind resume with just scores, no context, looks a hell of a lot better than... - uofi1998 March 3, 2026, 9:54:16
        
        Also, the Committee does not have the same laser-like focus on any single team - GMAW March 3, 2026, 9:57:08
- Kinda crazy ESPN lost their primary camera minutes ago and they had to rely… - tvillini March 2, 2026, 22:16:16
- Welp, lead went from 16 to 7 now so nevermind* - OB25 March 2, 2026, 21:37:53
  - Ask and ye shall receive* - Blazer March 2, 2026, 22:12:27
I’d say Arizona - Iowa State is brick city but there’s been too many airballs* - Desert March 2, 2026, 20:34:55
Ok this time I mean it that I’ll stop giving Lunardi updates, but I can’t help myself. - OB25 March 2, 2026, 12:45:19
- Give me this bracket please - OB25 March 2, 2026, 17:36:20
  - I was about to say there’s no chance we end up with the worst #1 but then I looked and despite - meanjeans March 2, 2026, 20:48:37
- He’s really bad at this* - Mrap24 March 2, 2026, 12:59:57
  - I suspect he might be right that MSU could now be ahead of us, but he’s so slow to react - OB25 March 2, 2026, 13:09:16
    - Which is wild for a guy who updates daily (or is cited daily)* - Mrap24 March 2, 2026, 14:50:48
    - Probably hadn't done a wholistic review of their resume in awhile - Blazer March 2, 2026, 13:28:09
      - I suspect you're correct, but why hasn't he done a wholistic review? - GMAW March 3, 2026, 10:01:42
Top 50 college basketball rivalries from The Athletic - Blazer March 2, 2026, 12:08:32
- IU and Purdue fans won’t be happy about that* - Ron McDon March 2, 2026, 12:11:35
  - It's a pretty solid list overall, though they have Michigan-Ohio State basketball at 20 - Blazer March 2, 2026, 12:13:22
Who are the actual well-respected bracketologists that do regular updates?* - OB25 March 2, 2026, 12:07:34
- Of the major networks, Borzello and DeCourcy seem to have the best track record - Blazer March 2, 2026, 14:45:43
  - Rankings - jdl March 2, 2026, 19:49:02
  - I don't know Mike Decourcy* - Sammich March 2, 2026, 16:22:26
  - Thanks. I feel like the margins from like 6-11 are so tight that it’s just going to come down to… - OB25 March 2, 2026, 14:57:37
  - I would watch the field of 68 guys on their podcast on mondays and fridays* - bucktownillini March 2, 2026, 14:47:56
Arch madness is wide open - jfinsocal March 2, 2026, 10:16:34
We need to take care of business against Oregon and Maryland.* - Warrin'_Illini March 2, 2026, 8:48:53
- Yeah. Two solid wins would do a lot for everyone. * - illini March 2, 2026, 9:33:20
- Sorry, I'm usually a bad luck charm in College Park and I bought a ticket last week.* - Tortillini March 2, 2026, 9:14:57
  - Those dirtbags have really had our number. Hopefully they've packed it in on the year.* - Warrin'_Illini March 2, 2026, 9:24:27
- Yeah I really need the stink of the last 70 minutes of basketball to be gone* - snipes824 March 2, 2026, 9:09:24
  - February has been oddly bad... usually that's when we're hitting our stride. - uofi1998 March 2, 2026, 9:52:29
    - What’s so frustrating is that it really hasn’t, the results are just way worse than the play itself. - OB25 March 2, 2026, 11:40:17
      - Fair... but... we blew a 9 point lead at MSU... a 12 point lead to UW... a 23 point lead at UCLA... - uofi1998 March 2, 2026, 11:58:52
        
        That’s certainly all fair. Though I think the Texas Tech win belongs with those other two. - OB25 March 2, 2026, 12:22:34
      - Good points. Hopefully the staff and player leaders are banging this drum as well.* - JFG March 2, 2026, 11:42:31
  - I didn't realize how much of my good mood in January was due to basketball. - JFG March 2, 2026, 9:12:20
  - I really hope we aren't going down the shitter like Purdue appears to be. - Warrin'_Illini March 2, 2026, 9:11:46
    - My overly simplistic current take is it all hinges on Tomi - snipes824 March 2, 2026, 9:21:48
      - if he can hit 50% of his wide open 3s, we will win a shit load of games. - uofi1998 March 2, 2026, 10:44:10
      - My simplistic response to that is that we are F’d if it all depends on Tomi. He’s clearly - voiceofreason March 2, 2026, 10:03:23
        
        I mean our team is based on big man 3’s and rebounding - snipes824 March 2, 2026, 10:40:14
        
        Right, I'm not feeling confident at all about anything. We seem dead.* - Warrin'_Illini March 2, 2026, 10:23:46
Can someone give me a quick and dirty on why WAB is so great? What is it doing differently than - voiceofreason March 1, 2026, 22:26:06
- Wet Ass Bussy* - Sammich March 2, 2026, 9:04:06
  - Box.* - Warrin'_Illini March 2, 2026, 9:06:02
- It's their new RPI - jdl March 2, 2026, 7:10:30
  - Haven't really looked at it very far, but hopefully this is a "reward" for SOS? - osklister March 2, 2026, 9:04:32
- From The Athletic’s bubble watch last week - Blazer March 1, 2026, 23:10:48
  - basically wins above replacement if replacement is a play in game team - memyselfandillini March 2, 2026, 7:23:29
Maybe it’s just because it’s X, but alot of Purdue fans seem to have turned on Braden Smith* - Ron McDon March 1, 2026, 19:38:16
- This would give me all the reason I need to hate their fanbase - illinilosch March 2, 2026, 8:06:55
- Gotta be the beard * - jdl March 2, 2026, 7:11:52
  - They appear to hate his podcast and bad white boy tat* - Ron McDon March 2, 2026, 11:07:22
- Same thing happened to Dee in 2006* - Blazer March 1, 2026, 21:22:16
- They’re overrated but he’s the least of their problems. * - bjl63 March 1, 2026, 20:38:51
- He’s the only guy they got. They’ve ridden him into the ground* - Mrap24 March 1, 2026, 19:55:35
I think today’s results probably shift it to 90%+ odds that we’re BTT 4 seed if we win out - OB25 March 1, 2026, 19:02:52
- There’s a real tendency this time of year to privilege the last few weeks of games - Blazer March 1, 2026, 21:42:03
Matrix updated, still on the 2 line. Florida leapfrogged to the top 2 and is gaining on UConn* - Blazer March 1, 2026, 18:27:17
Depaul winner* - Mrap24 March 1, 2026, 17:33:17
- Are they….kind of good?* - bjl63 March 1, 2026, 18:16:37
  - They are decent. As I told detlef last night, the big east is terrible, so they’ve taken advantage. - Mrap24 March 1, 2026, 18:23:16
    - That first team round was really hard last night - bjl63 March 1, 2026, 18:47:49
      - Yes. That round was hard. I thought last night was the hardest of the 8 years I’ve been there* - Mrap24 March 1, 2026, 19:31:10
        
        Maybe. I thought the endorsement segment would’ve been easier too* - bjl63 March 1, 2026, 20:44:01
    - get em in the crown postseason tournament * - Poldark March 1, 2026, 18:47:48
CBM done with USC - jdl March 1, 2026, 17:14:58
- He was acting really weird in their last game* - biclops March 1, 2026, 17:21:14
Depaul up 18 at half!* - Mrap24 March 1, 2026, 16:02:19
The flopping that Fears gets away with is maddening.* - OB25 March 1, 2026, 15:24:28
Indiana is the exact reason why the tournament shouldn’t expand. Woof* - Mrap24 March 1, 2026, 15:19:07
- Michigan’s NIL this offseason must have really dwarfed everyone else’s in the B1G - OB25 March 1, 2026, 15:30:01
  - I have no idea what the NILs are but I think their coach made a mistake in year 1 - Mrap24 March 1, 2026, 15:59:40
  - IU is a football school now * - jdl March 1, 2026, 15:52:48
  - Was thinking about that this morning. Would love to know why others can’t do the same* - opossum jenkins March 1, 2026, 15:33:05
What a massive result for us. Indiana can make this a really great day now* - OB25 March 1, 2026, 14:48:11
- Just take care of our own business and we should be in pretty good shape* - UofIL6 March 1, 2026, 14:49:00
These inbounds “plays” by Ohio State are as inept of an operation as you’ll ever see* - OB25 March 1, 2026, 14:45:08
That Tilly guy is kind of a disaster * - biclops March 1, 2026, 14:44:25
- No kind of about it* - Ron McDon March 1, 2026, 14:45:04
Huge sequence there, 3 by tOSU and Purdue turnover - jdl March 1, 2026, 14:37:14
TKR is a dick * - biclops March 1, 2026, 14:13:47
Ohio State up 11 early in 2nd half. Don’t trust that team not to blow it though* - OB25 March 1, 2026, 13:47:43
- 8 more mins for the Bucks to try to hold this lead* - UofIL6 March 1, 2026, 14:21:48
- So poorly coached* - Ron McDon March 1, 2026, 14:01:50
  - OSU has to move on from him after this year if they have interest in being good. - Mrap24 March 1, 2026, 14:07:03
    - Hopefully they sneak into the Tournament and OSU gives him a contract extension* - Ron McDon March 1, 2026, 14:09:48
      - That would be awesome for us!!* - Mrap24 March 1, 2026, 14:15:16
Go Buckeyes, Go Hoosiers today. (Barf) - OB25 March 1, 2026, 12:37:27

MSU is a terrible match up for IU - jdl March 1, 2026, 12:40:09
- Only a 2.5 point spread, I stupidly kind of like IU in this one. - OB25 March 1, 2026, 12:46:24
  - 3 minutes of watching Enright reminded me why this was a bad take on my part.* - OB25 March 1, 2026, 15:03:04
    - He’s so bad. DePaul got better when he left!* - Mrap24 March 1, 2026, 15:15:16

Missouri and Wisconsin inching closer to Q1 games on the NET - Blazer March 1, 2026, 11:22:36
This will be my last Lunardi update, but he now dropped us to a 3. - OB25 March 1, 2026, 10:52:19
- Why does everyone fixate on LOLunardi? - Dilbert March 1, 2026, 11:20:49
- I suspect we’ll be a 3 on the matrix when it updates tomorrow, but it’s impossibly close - Blazer March 1, 2026, 11:20:45
  - Orrrrrr….Purdue will be a bigger mess and everything will be fine. Lol* - ilinni11 March 1, 2026, 14:45:08
    - Purdue is going to make someone like NC State very happy * - meanjeans March 1, 2026, 14:47:31
  - I suspect we’ll be a 3 in the tournament. We’ve spit the bit too much the last two weeks* - ilinni11 March 1, 2026, 13:20:22
- He’s not one of the worst by mistske* - Mrap24 March 1, 2026, 10:54:38
watching all those teams go down last night, some badly, honestly made me feel better - snipes824 March 1, 2026, 10:20:24
Jim Harrick=Ed Martin* - Poldark March 1, 2026, 10:16:44
Gonzaga down 17 to St. Mary’s with 3:00 left. Should eliminate any possibility of them jumping us - OB25 February 28, 2026, 23:32:44
Zags losing big late* - BradUnderwoodforprez February 28, 2026, 23:28:06
- Playing themselves off the 3 line. There goes that dream* - Blazer February 28, 2026, 23:28:58
DGL with 20 of UNLV's 40 points so far - RVA February 28, 2026, 22:40:08
- He now has 40* - OB25 February 28, 2026, 23:42:47
  - Damn, what a tear he’s on* - Blazer March 1, 2026, 0:45:33
  - 42 and a win in OT. Eat shit Alford!* - Chuck Woodaby February 28, 2026, 23:57:35
Florida looking like they’ll be pretty set as a 2 seed. So probably us, Purdue, HOU for the last 2* - OB25 February 28, 2026, 20:37:19
- FL might be challenging for that final 1 seed. - illinilosch March 1, 2026, 10:29:49
- Nebraska could get back in the mix as well, I suppose. Might need some BTT wins to do so* - OB25 February 28, 2026, 20:53:44
Florida dick slapping the Hoggies... - Tuscy February 28, 2026, 20:34:03
Great results for us* - Blazer February 28, 2026, 18:32:13
TTU trying to blow this* - Mrap24 February 28, 2026, 17:25:12
AZ up 11 on KU, USC up 5 on NEB, and a shocker with TxTech up 16 at IAST. All at half. - OB25 February 28, 2026, 16:04:47
- TTU building quite the resume - jdl February 28, 2026, 18:52:38
- We need TTU to hang on. ISU is at Arizona Monday night. Them getting 2 loses would be wonderful* - Mrap24 February 28, 2026, 17:06:59
- Neb got ugly quick, but others still look good* - UofIL6 February 28, 2026, 16:47:46
TTU up 16 at the half at Hilton * - jdl February 28, 2026, 16:04:27
hey detlef! - jdl February 28, 2026, 15:59:32
- yup #22 on the floor too. Washington needs him* - Poldark February 28, 2026, 16:02:08
  - They tried to honor him by scoring 22 in the first half but came up 1 short * - jdl February 28, 2026, 16:07:45
Nebraska struggling at USC* - biclops February 28, 2026, 15:55:32
Looks like UCLA going to drop one at Minny. Gross. * - Tuscy February 28, 2026, 14:58:36
- Such an atrocious loss for us. That and wisky are just inexcusable* - Mrap24 February 28, 2026, 15:02:06
  - So much absentee coaching that game.* - OrangeSox February 28, 2026, 16:03:57
Iowa loses to Penn State (#130 in NET). That is going to do some damage.* - OB25 February 28, 2026, 12:54:05
- This after already losing to Maryland* - bjl63 February 28, 2026, 12:56:02
UConn looking bad again at home - down 4 at the under 8:00 to Seton Hall.* - OB25 February 28, 2026, 12:41:32
- 22-10 foul differential is hard to beat* - illini222 February 28, 2026, 13:09:27
Miami of Ohio losing at Western Michigan * - Poldark February 27, 2026, 18:14:08
- Miami won* - Poldark February 27, 2026, 19:21:16
- Nice comeback by the Redhawks.* - jfinsocal February 27, 2026, 19:19:14
- Miami escapes again! * - jdl February 27, 2026, 19:19:13
- also a key player broken wrist* - Poldark February 27, 2026, 18:56:03
- Best player just fouled out - jdl February 27, 2026, 18:52:04
- They lose this game, they need to win their conference tournament. - Carl Spackler February 27, 2026, 18:49:21
- Yeah, but is Kalamazoo a nice place? No one seems to know. - Kajagoogoo February 27, 2026, 18:39:58
- Kalamazoo is a nice place. They stink though, go Hawks.8 - Warrin'_Illini February 27, 2026, 18:20:49
- Kalamazoo is a nice place. They stink though, go Hawks.8 - Warrin'_Illini February 27, 2026, 18:20:06
- Kalamazoo is a nice place. They stink though, go Hawks.8 - Warrin'_Illini February 27, 2026, 18:19:56
Gillispie not coaching Tarleton State next year. - gullit February 27, 2026, 14:44:40
Deep thoughts from kenpom on WAB - jdl February 27, 2026, 11:42:59
Amazing that this senior class at Purdue lost every big home game in their last year. - OB25 February 26, 2026, 21:05:04
- You mean that big oaf Zack Edey was the real reason they were good? - uofi1998 February 27, 2026, 9:50:24
  - I think the funniest part were all the early season posts from Purdue fans - GMAW February 27, 2026, 10:25:23
    - Benter and Jacobsen are going to be very good 4 year players, Mayer has potential too. But… - OB25 February 27, 2026, 11:06:45
      - Mayer's international play suggests he might have the highest ceiling of all of them. - Chicago1995 February 27, 2026, 11:24:09
    - I think TKR stinks. I hear so much gushing over him - bjl63 February 27, 2026, 10:32:16
      - Just a huge mis-step by Painter to build around him - jdl February 27, 2026, 10:53:45
        
        He and Cluff are a terrible pairing. - Chicago1995 February 27, 2026, 11:00:48
- They're only good, not great. Unless Smith has it cooking they're very beatable.* - Warrin'_Illini February 27, 2026, 8:59:15
- Painter hasn't had a great year. Didn't get the right pieces and hasn't fit them together too well.* - Chicago1995 February 27, 2026, 8:55:08
- 0 Quad 1 wins at home for Purdue * - Poldark February 27, 2026, 5:19:32
  - ooo - biclops February 27, 2026, 6:17:40
- The last month, Braden’s 3 point% dropped to 34, after starting the first three months at 50% - Blazer February 26, 2026, 21:26:49
  - And Loywr and TKR have regressed* - bjl63 February 27, 2026, 8:01:07
    - Loyer's numbers against high level comp are awful - Chicago1995 February 27, 2026, 11:02:19
  - There was a play with Iike 5 left in the game, he drove and just bounced off an MSU player. - tvillini February 26, 2026, 21:29:19
- Definitely puts the home crowd discussion in perspective* - Blazer February 26, 2026, 21:20:51
- Best home win is NET 26 Iowa * - biclops February 26, 2026, 21:19:59
  - And IIRC they were losing late in the 2nd half* - bjl63 February 26, 2026, 21:22:40
- Kinda wild they couldn’t get it done at home this year* - ilinni11 February 26, 2026, 21:10:37
Good for us * - biclops February 26, 2026, 21:03:13
Killshot MSU* - biclops February 26, 2026, 19:17:09
- 2 pt game, 50 seconds left. MSU ball and lead. * - assassin February 26, 2026, 20:53:45
  - MSU ignores the 2 for 1 chance and gets a shot clock violation. Good one. * - assassin February 26, 2026, 20:55:27
    - MSU misses front end of 1-1. Purdue ball 3.4 to go down 2. * - assassin February 26, 2026, 20:59:49
      - Sparty survives. * - assassin February 26, 2026, 21:02:32
- Stating the obvious but damn for being part of a team I despise, I love watching - GCIllini99 February 26, 2026, 20:16:28
  - go on * - jdl February 26, 2026, 20:31:19
    - lol. Just noticed this—was supposed to say Coen Carr. Watching him dunk is amazing.* - GCIllini99 February 26, 2026, 21:20:57
      - He's great but it's also about the only thing he can do * - jdl February 26, 2026, 21:21:53
        
        Agree. For being that athletic he’s not great at anything else. But man can he jump. - GCIllini99 February 26, 2026, 21:24:31
        
        oooo - Blazer February 27, 2026, 0:31:01
MSU @ Purdue tonight. Let them fight.* - Warrin'_Illini February 26, 2026, 11:03:45
Wisconsin gonna need a comeback to avoid a terrible loss at Oregon. Down 9 late* - OB25 February 25, 2026, 23:46:18
- Ended up losing by 14. Jeesh.* - DocWalk20 February 26, 2026, 11:30:59
DGL’s last 8 games - OB25 February 25, 2026, 22:22:47
- Bring him back. There, I said it.* - JFG February 26, 2026, 9:19:57
  - According to a Seton Hall booster, we are working on him coming back* - JacobRDaugherty February 26, 2026, 21:13:19
    - How exactly would a Seton Hall booster know this?* - CWR10 February 26, 2026, 21:19:19
  - But not his mama* - ATL February 26, 2026, 9:30:24
- Competition level or not, the jump in shooting is crazy. Good for that kid* - Blazer February 25, 2026, 22:26:16
Depaul winner!* - Mrap24 February 25, 2026, 22:19:03
Texas is a fucking disaster right now. Sean Miller is losing his mind on the sideline* - OB25 February 25, 2026, 19:58:50
- Florida looks really scary* - Blazer February 25, 2026, 20:11:10
  - do not want any part of florida* - snipes824 February 25, 2026, 20:14:24
    - They seem like Michigan but with better guards - Blazer February 26, 2026, 0:00:18
      - Speaking of guard play. That might be the key to winning Friday. - illinilosch February 26, 2026, 5:12:33
Maryland tied at Nebraska * - biclops February 25, 2026, 19:36:48
- Maryland loses by 13 at Nebraska * - biclops February 25, 2026, 20:06:18
- Maryland down 10 at Nebraska * - biclops February 25, 2026, 19:46:53
- Now up 10.* - OB25 February 25, 2026, 19:46:05
- Evraska WTF * - jdl February 25, 2026, 19:40:49
Huge game for us on ESPN2 right now - Florida @ Texas - OB25 February 25, 2026, 18:26:48
- Our resume with Florida is virtually identical - Blazer February 25, 2026, 22:25:15
Win at Northwestern is now a Q1 win. Wisconsin loss 2 spots away from moving up to a Q1 loss* - OB25 February 25, 2026, 11:27:29
- Wisconsin has 2 of the best wins in CBB. Its a joke they're Q2* - bjl63 February 25, 2026, 11:54:25
UCLA beats USC by 20, but of course Dailey turns back into a pumpkin from 3* - Blazer February 25, 2026, 0:26:05
- Other than Dent, they went 2-14 from 3* - GMAW February 25, 2026, 6:32:19
  - To be fair, I might have been more annoyed at Dent going 5-6 from 3 against us out of nowhere* - OB25 February 25, 2026, 9:59:00
BYU down 56-28 at home to UCF, yikes. Pray for their metrics.* - OB25 February 24, 2026, 23:11:07
- If Mirk went down for the season, we'd struggle too.* - ilinni11 February 25, 2026, 15:14:05
Surprised there isn’t more IU talk here. What a delightfully crippling loss that was for them.* - OB25 February 24, 2026, 22:22:05
- Just fantastic. I’d love another tournament without the extremely dusty banners.* - voiceofreason February 24, 2026, 22:23:33
  - We were so dangerously close to them having Cig and Dusty May. - tvillini February 25, 2026, 7:02:25
    - Oh yeah, Dusty to IU? That woulda been a shame. A darn shame... * - osklister February 25, 2026, 11:51:39
Zona might be a little broken. - tvillini February 24, 2026, 21:40:33
- Crazy shot making down the stretch* - Blazer February 24, 2026, 21:53:21
  - This game is the Anti-Houston. - tvillini February 24, 2026, 21:54:38
    - Was looking more closely at their resume today - Blazer February 24, 2026, 22:04:41
      - Houston? The eye test on them is rough. - tvillini February 24, 2026, 22:12:39
        
        Yeah* - Blazer February 24, 2026, 22:21:58
        
        I had thought it was borderline impossible all along, but after this recent stretch for Houston… - OB25 February 24, 2026, 22:34:12
NW has beaten IU 8 out of the last 10 times* - Tooldresser February 24, 2026, 20:21:52
SLU getting worked this evening * - BradUnderwoodforprez February 24, 2026, 20:03:42
NW hanging with IU in Bloomington * - jdl February 24, 2026, 19:41:54
- Maybe this bumps back to Q1 for us* - Blazer February 24, 2026, 21:50:59
  - They’ve done it, Tess!* - Blazer February 25, 2026, 11:22:28
- If this was still Knight's IU, the refs would be lucky to escape with their lives - larue33 February 24, 2026, 20:10:48
  - After watching the screwing that Wisconsin got there, eff the hoosiers* - Tooldresser February 24, 2026, 20:17:56
Self gonna keep the streak alive, just a crazy stat. Very fortunate us that KU blew that Cincy game* - OB25 February 23, 2026, 21:47:00
- That stat that his 23 losses have been to 23 different coaches is crazy* - Blazer February 23, 2026, 21:52:57
Man, Houston takes awful shots.* - voiceofreason February 23, 2026, 21:36:54
Houston’s offense is so gross* - Blazer February 23, 2026, 21:36:34
Tre White would have been a good player to keep* - Mrap24 February 23, 2026, 21:24:40
- Would trade him for Dre in a heartbeat* - Blazer February 23, 2026, 21:27:08
  - I’m a huge Tre White fan, but he doesn’t guard anyone* - GMAW February 24, 2026, 5:57:41
    - Neither does Dre, unfortunately - Blazer February 25, 2026, 0:31:28
Tre White having a nice game. - tvillini February 23, 2026, 21:24:14
Bill Self’s 22 season undefeated home record on Big Monday on the line.* - OB25 February 23, 2026, 20:14:13
- Kansas hasn't lost consecutive home games since the Flyin' Illini roamed the Assembly Hall 88-89* - illini222 February 23, 2026, 20:49:14

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