2-1 to start B1G play is very good
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We’ve played three of the best 5-6 teams in the conference and have come away with two of them. Would love to get the win in State College on Wednesday cause Saturday in Madison is going to be extremely difficult.
Fantastic game tonight. Hopefully this is like last year where we have an early January stinker (last year it was Ohio State) and that wakes us up a bit.
Fantastic game tonight. Hopefully this is like last year where we have an early January stinker (last year it was Ohio State) and that wakes us up a bit.
Huge, impressive response win. Didn’t NEED it, but boy it’s nice to have. 2-1 to start the conference slate vs those 3 teams is really solid.
I’m a happy camper. I wanted at least 1-1 with two good games. Ok - one game not so good but W-L at the end of the day.
These guys can beat anyone, can lose to anyone. And I have to say Berry has shown a lot more than I expected. I was wrong on him. But I was also high on hunger and mart and those bets are looking good.
Happy valley is a tough place for the cats. Really want to see them take this one.
These guys can beat anyone, can lose to anyone. And I have to say Berry has shown a lot more than I expected. I was wrong on him. But I was also high on hunger and mart and those bets are looking good.
Happy valley is a tough place for the cats. Really want to see them take this one.
Really fun night at Welsh Ryan. Balanced offense, aggressive defense and competed on the boards. Home court has become a real advantage.
BB shut down a very hot hand to zero points, zero rebounds and a handful of TOs. And still hung double digits on him and filled out the stat sheet including a couple big 3s.
The returning guys - BB, Mart, Lang and Hunger have us well set for next year. Just need a QB. And if MN and Berry return….woah nelly
Berry def was MVB tonight. Bundled great offense AND defense.
Yes, I am a Chiefs fan. And I hate myself for that joke.
Disagree - this is a season-altering game. MSU is 19 in KenPom despite their record and we took them apart and beat them up.
PSU on the road, early midweek game, also a challenge. Need to get that road W and avoid another bad loss.
I’m with you but in that it defines NU as a legit team. We need a quality B1G road win now. PSU can fit that need while attacking a monkey that’s been hanging on our back for too long.
It’s a Quad 1 win by NET ranking also. We’re now 3-2 in Quad 1 (wins over Purdue, Dayton, MSU) which is important for the committee.
We needed this win tonight, imho. The Cats need to be winning at home game and then steal some on the road. That's the recipe for another date to the dance. That the win was vs. MSU was extra goodness.
Who is this MN you speak of? /s
Guy is invisible on O. Did a few things on D. We will go as far at 5 as Hunger takes us.
WR IS a real home court advantage at last. Looks like a really good party in there.
Was really looking forward to the Illinois game, but Illinois got in the zone and just stayed there, could hardly miss a shot. That's sports - sometimes things happen that way. So maybe NU only CAN be good, but they can't tell WHEN the moment will arrive. Still looking for identity.
But then there's this game. NU looked strong. Again.
Back where we were before the Illinois disaster - CAN be good, CAN even be consistent and poised, but looking for consistency.
I'm good with any NU teams that CAN win, like this team. For the season, the W against MSU was huge. Lose that and the basketball world thinks the more NU changes, the more they stay the same. They can be a nuisance, but they can't compete. But with the W, just the opposite applies!
I won't miss a game, unless it's Peacocked. Might make an exception for the next Illinois game.
GO CATS!
Was really looking forward to the Illinois game, but Illinois got in the zone and just stayed there, could hardly miss a shot. That's sports - sometimes things happen that way. So maybe NU only CAN be good, but they can't tell WHEN the moment will arrive. Still looking for identity.
But then there's this game. NU looked strong. Again.
Back where we were before the Illinois disaster - CAN be good, CAN even be consistent and poised, but looking for consistency.
I'm good with any NU teams that CAN win, like this team. For the season, the W against MSU was huge. Lose that and the basketball world thinks the more NU changes, the more they stay the same. They can be a nuisance, but they can't compete. But with the W, just the opposite applies!
I won't miss a game, unless it's Peacocked. Might make an exception for the next Illinois game.
GO CATS!
And no one can deny that it was a thrashing. There were none of the usual excuses people might make (refs bad, someone got hurt, fluke shot, etc.) when NU wins. It was a thrashing of a very talented team.
Exactly. The equation for the tournament is clear: win the remaining 8 home games and get 1 or 2 on the road and the Cats are March Madness bound.
I'm not even remotely well informed about such things, but my butt is spitting out the opinion that it will take 12 to dance
Last year 11-9 MI was left out, so were 10-10 Rutgers and PSU. Conference is lower ranked this year.
Did 11-9 Michigan have a win as good as Purdue? I'm sure they didn't have a loss as bad Chicago State, but a win against a #1 team (in either year) will always look good on a resume of a team with 19 wins I suppose.
I'd rather win 12 to erase all doubt, but there's a long way to go.
I'd rather win 12 to erase all doubt, but there's a long way to go.
Gotta win at least 11. Would be cool to go 13-7 and better. It's possible.
The resume will be built largely in January. After that, the only trophy win would be @MSU. other road games are at Minnesota, Rutgers, Indiana, Maryland.
Looking at the schedule, I think we're favored in all our remaining home games except Illinois. Maybe we blow one and win 8 at home. I see a legit shot at six road games, and maybe we steal another from MSU or Wis. 12 to 15 wins in conference is optimistic, but not out of the reasonable range.
This is heavily informed by quality of wins, the unevenness of schedules, nonconference performance, etc. building a resume is the ticket, you can’t just stack up conference win percentages and assume everybody makes the dance in that order and then allocate bids based on conference strength. Everybody always seems to want to do the last of those in particular, and it simply isn’t how it works.
The difficulty of the remaining schedule is in constant flux. Maryland looked like a bad draw to have twice this year but now those look like games NU needs to be winning. Minnesota was supposed to be a must-win pushover but they at least have some pluck and won’t just play dead.