Afternoon NCAA Games, and Do You Root for Non-Rival B10 Teams?
Mates,
Going to be a short day at work for me and have the games on right now on the computer. Watching Iowa v. Cincy. Question for you all though as you watch these games, do you pull for the other B10 teams that aren't rivals? For instance, it seems like a natural that we'd want Iowa to advance. If I can get over the Pitino factor, I'm good with Minny advancing yesterday. So setting aside ohio and sparty, do you pull for the other B10 teams?
Northern Lights tonight in most of the northern states, so don't forget to look outside if you can get away from clouds and too much light pollution. Have a great weekend and Go Blue, beat those gators!
XM
cocksucking refs making themselves known in this Iowa game
Yeah, teams not named MSU/OSU get a cheer from me when I watch. Unless they play some other team I like.
Fuck em all. They laugh at Michigan losing.
Iowa vs. Cincinnati 12:15 pm CBS Columbus, OH
Oklahoma vs. Mississippi 12:40 pm truTV Columbia, SC
Northern Kentucky vs. Texas Tech 1:30 pm TNT Tulsa, OK
UC Irvine vs. Kansas St.2:00 pm TBS San Jose, CA
Colgate vs. Tennessee2:45 pm CBS Columbus, OH
Gardner-Webb vs. Virginia3 :10 pm truTV Columbia, SC
Arizona St. vs. Buffalo 4:00 pm TNT Tulsa, OK
Oregon vs. Wisconsin 4:30 pm TBS San Jose, CA
Washington vs. Utah St. 6:50 pm TNT Columbus, OH
North Dakota St. vs. Duke 7:10 pm CBS Columbia, SC
Georgia St. vs. Houston 7:20 pm TBS Tulsa, OK
Liberty vs. Mississippi St. 7:27 pm truTV San Jose, CA
Iona vs. North Carolina 9:20 pm TNT Columbus, OH
UCF vs. VCU 9:40 pm CBS Columbia, SC
Ohio St. vs. Iowa St. 9:50 pm TBS Tulsa, OK
Saint Louis vs. Virginia Tech 9:57 pm truTV San Jose, CA
Yeah Iowa State is about to run OSU off the floor imo. I think LSU could give State some trouble if they play their best game.
Jesus Fran is the most overrated coach in the BIG
How so?!
I didn't know anyone had him on some pedestal/Mt Rushmore of coaching acumen.
Fair, maybe I just watch too much BTN where during that mid season run they went on they were talking about him being NCOY candidate
You do know that Holtmann is the third highest paid college basketball coach in the country right?
I shamefully admit I have T Tech beating us in the Sweet 16, but man would I love to see them lose to Northern KY.
Honestly I kinda wanna see playoff Matthews against Jarret Culver, I think that would be a tremendous matchup
I root for Big Ten teams not just because they're in the Big Ten, but generally since they are familiar teams and similar in profile to Michigan - large state schools from the midwest. We have a lot in common.
Me, too. Also, the B1G has to be excellent if Michigan is to be. Iron sharpens iron.
And would you really want to go back to the days of the Big Two and the Little Eight? That was no fun. I want the conference to do well.
Finally perception is part of it as well - when the rest of the B1G wins it helps us.
One more: Liking the Big 10 means more Joy because I can share happiness in the success of more teams. I couldn't come up with 12 other teams to be interested enough to root for.
I root for Big Ten non-rivals, yes.
I root for my bracket.
they predict a harsh winter, every year
hawkeyes making a game of it....
I do. Not during the season, but just during the big dance. It makes the B1G look better. The more success the B1G can get, the more likely we get the benefit of the doubt with seeding and stuff.
Depends. I'm a Michigan fan, not a lunatic. If a big ten team winning would directly lead to helping Michigan, I'll cheer for them (e.g. if MSU beat OSU in football we would've won the east, so I was pulling for MSU). If the only rooting interest is "it'll help conference perception" then fuck that. Wisconsin losing to BYU, MSU losing to Oregon, all that shit is hilarious and is what makes college sports fun
I know we're supposed to find these stories about dads and sons heart-warming, but hearing a guy say "my dad left my brother on the baseball field as we all drove off and didn't let him home until he got better" just doesn't sound great. It feels like the line between "tough love" and "Tom Izzo having to be restrained on the sideline" is pretty thin.
Webber is just openly rooting for Iowa. Some serious BIG bias there.
Cincinnati really Munson'd this game.
They always do. Cincinnati out early is a bracket-gimme.
Love Kingpin!
Dana Holgorsen is Ernie McCracken's doppelganger.
Yes, except for the ones that wear green.
I root for all B1G ten teams in non-conference games, except for OSU and MSU.
Strong comeback by Iowa. B1G making a great tournament showing so far.
I definitely cheer for the B1G, especially in bowl games and NCAA tournament. I feel like conference teams are our cousins - we fight all the time, but still related.
Except, of course for aOSU. Hope they lose in every sport, every time.
Similarly, I actively root against the SEC in football and ACC in hoops, and for Pac 12 when they're not facing B1G teams.
Don't blow it, Iowa
I forgot Cincinnati is good for an early tournament exist usually :(
Jesus whoever's running the clock at the Iowa Cincy game should get a new job
So should the refs. They spent five minutes looking at that, and were still off by a full second. Good thing it didn't matter in the end.
Cumberland and Jenifer trying to keep Cinci in it.
Pretty good game; wish they wouldn't stop play after every bucket.
Ball game. B1G 6-0!
I generally root for my bracket except always against MSU. I tend to pull for certain big ten teams though. I picked Cincinnati but am rooting for Iowa as I'm watching the game.
I don't get too worked up about my bracket.
Big 10 is doing work in this tourney. Currently 6-0
Nice win for Iowa
I have Ohio St as the only BIG10 team losing its first game ,in my brackets (all 3 of my $ brackets)
I thought Iowa was a shoe in to lose on the first round
Fran McCaffrey is a genius. :-)
23 point win for OU. I believe Michigan still has the largest margin of victory in an 8-9 game with a 30 point over Tennessee in Bruce Pearl's last game wearing hillbilly orange
UC Irvine and N. KY hangin' tough..... bust those brackets!
I just root for teams in my bracket.
As a Cincinnati fan (especially hoops), well...
SHIT.
But this is par for the course insofar as Cincy basketball (and, more recently, Mick Cronin) is concerned in the NCAA Tourney. I can't say I'm all that shocked.
Their conference is pretty much garbage, and I think it was illustrated today, in full detail. Hey, let's just leave Joe Wieskamp wide open all game, fellas. That will work!
Ugh.
Anyway. Not that I truly care all that much about conference loyalty, but this was indeed a nice win for the Big 10. Here's hoping now that Ohio State is the only B10 team that doesn't advance.
UC hoops fan here also.
On one hand --- I can make the argument "well, it was a rebuilding year. 28 wins and a 7 seed was pretty good."
But on the other God Darn !*$(!$()!%*&#&%! hand --- I AM TIRED OF MARCH DISAPPOINTMENT! The Bearcat hoops program under Mick Cronin does the same sort of thing every year. A high floor but a low ceiling. Never breaks through and never seems a legitimate threat to break through.
So many damn missed 3s in that first half. Should have been up 15 at the half.
Rant over. Iowa's not particularly good, they'll probably lose to UT by 15 on Sunday. But the Hawkeyes were good enough this afternoon.
Michigan up on KSU 43-28 at halftime!!
Damn this one guard on Colgate can't miss!
GW jumps out to a lead over VA..... can it be another 16 v 1 upset?
ok...ok.... it's only 2-0
Can you imagine...if that happened twice to Virginia, in consecutive seasons? It's not happening, of course, but it's fun to imagine it, anyway. ;-)
26-14 GW with 8:00 left in the 1st..... lmao