Michigan a 6 seed in latest Joe Lunardi Bracketology
Michigan has jumped to a 6 seed in Joe Lunardi's latest Bracketology. If they keep playing like they have been, they'll be a dangerous out.
Purdue is now a 1, MSU is a 3 and OSU is a 6.
To think that we could very easily be undefeated in the B1G right now. Should have beat both OSU and Purdue. Huge games that we "should have" won.
January 15th, 2018 at 12:48 PM ^
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January 15th, 2018 at 11:41 AM ^
in both of our major sports, we always have an abundance or these "should have won" games.
January 15th, 2018 at 11:45 AM ^
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January 15th, 2018 at 5:27 PM ^
answered your own question
January 15th, 2018 at 12:06 PM ^
The difference is that the basketball team can turn around and win a big game right after that. There are obviously quite a few games over Beilein's tenure here that he should've won. But there are also plenty of big games his teams have walked into, being expected to lose, and they came out on top.
The football team hasn't won a big game (especially on the road) in years. In basketball, every team loses at least one game a year that they should've won. There's a lot more variance in basketball, as it's just part of the game. Especially in March Madness. But with the football team.....yeah....it's a real problem.
January 15th, 2018 at 12:26 PM ^
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January 15th, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^
The Wisconsin game was a "big" win. The PSU game not so much. They were a different team early in the year compared to late. We were fortunate to play them early on the schedule. There was even hot seat chatter for Franklin early that season. They struggled to beat Temple, lost to Pitt, and Minnesota took them to OT the week after us.
January 15th, 2018 at 1:10 PM ^
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And then there’s MSU. When Dantonio beats any Michigan team, no matter how awful (RR/Hoke), it’s a glorious achievement. No qualifiers or asterisks. But U-M's win at MSU in 2016? Eh, MSU wasn’t any good.
January 15th, 2018 at 3:51 PM ^
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It would be nice if they could stay close to home and play in Detroit the first few rounds. A top 5 seed should guarantee that.
January 15th, 2018 at 12:57 PM ^
January 15th, 2018 at 11:48 AM ^
Not sure if I agree with the sentiment that we should be undefeated in the B1G at this juncture. We could have and should have beaten Purdue. Ohio State? Not so much. They absolutely steamrolled us in the 2nd half of that game.
January 15th, 2018 at 11:55 AM ^
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January 15th, 2018 at 12:15 PM ^
I still don't understand that 5-point call.
January 15th, 2018 at 4:28 PM ^
I actually agree. A 20 point lead should be sacred. We led 43-30 at half. They outscored us 41-19 in the 2nd half. Maybe that's why I don't think of that game as "should have won" - I only remember the sour taste of getting lambasted in the 2nd half. But you're correct with the 20 point lead sentiment.
January 15th, 2018 at 12:01 PM ^
All that matters about OSU and Purdue is that the team gets another crack at both of them. Beating Purdue in West Lafayette will be a very tall order, but Beilein and Co. just beat MSU by 10 at Breslin in an absolute "must-win" game. They will not be intimidated by whatever the Mackey Arena throws at them. As for OSU, we get them at Crisler, in what will likely be a nationally televised matchup, in front of our fans. And this team will only continue to improve from now until then. I expect Crisler to be rocking for that game.
Absolutely should've beaten OSU the first time around, but it is what it is. The silver lining there is that OSU looks MUCH better now than anyone expected. So our loss to them looks "better" by the day.
January 15th, 2018 at 12:21 PM ^
About time!
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January 15th, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^
a tough bracket for us. UNC in the 2nd round, Villanova as the 1. Though I like where sparty is located with Duke as their 1 seed as we know they can't beat Duke.
January 15th, 2018 at 12:43 PM ^
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is free-throw shooting.
50-60% from key players will lose you a game eventually...
January 15th, 2018 at 2:08 PM ^
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M vs. West Virginia
January 15th, 2018 at 5:03 PM ^
5 or 6 seed would be a nice draw for this team. Avoid the couple of elite teams early on, if there are even more than 3 or 4, and see what they can do.