Bad day for Top 10 in Mens Bball

Submitted by Indy Pete - Go Blue on

#6 Purdue lost to Wisconsin 57-53.  #5 Cincinnati lost to Houston 67-62.  And, wait for it...   PSU killed OSU 79-56 (UPDATED)

OSU will still be ranked #8 on Sunday b/f new poll comes out.  Chance for a top 10 win, a quadrant 1 win, a senior day win, a resume win, a rivalry win.  This year's tourney is wide open.  I know that is cliche, but look at today's results and tell me that it is not especially true this year.  Let's go blue! 

WolverineHistorian

February 15th, 2018 at 10:02 PM ^

If we can finally get the job done against OSU, I'm not crazy about handing MSU the conference title as a result.

Would the media kiss Izzo's ass for this kind of success on the heels of the stress of what has unfolded at MSU? I don't think I could stomach it.

Perkis-Size Me

February 15th, 2018 at 10:10 PM ^

I could live with it. We’ve already beaten MSU this year. Convincingly, and on their own court.



What I don’t want is to get swept by OSU, watch their coach win an outright title in his first year, and put up with another offseason hearing about how Michigan chokes in any and all matchups against that school.

TrueBlue2003

February 15th, 2018 at 11:38 PM ^

will probably be tourney bound.  Very good chance for the winner of the PSU at Nebraska game, and possibly the loser depending on what PSU does in their next two games (two more opps for quality wins).

Even still, MSU didn't have to travel to either Lincoln or Happy Valley, two very tough places to play.  Such a joke schedule they played.

goblue16

February 15th, 2018 at 10:07 PM ^

As much as i hate OSU their loss against PSU could hurt us in the big ten standings. Now we have to beat PSU to stay ahead of them

TrueBlue2003

February 15th, 2018 at 11:26 PM ^

end to their season.  At Purdue and at Nebraska in addition to hosting us.  Despite them jumping all the way up to 28th in kenpom, they're still projected to finish a game behind us even though they're projected to beat us.

The most likely scenario for both teams:

M beats OSU, loses at PSU and at Maryland to finish 11-7

PSU loses at Purdue, beats us and loses at Nebraska to finish 10-8

If we win 2 of 3, we'd be all but assured of finishing ahead of them even if our one loss would be to them, but let's just win all the games.

Perkis-Size Me

February 15th, 2018 at 10:16 PM ^

Hopefully we’re catching OSU at the right time. Got a little momentum of our own and they’re coming to town after getting bludgeoned by a decent but not very good PSU team.



I expect a close game regardless, but I hope this team plays like it’s out for blood on Sunday.

WolverineHistorian

February 15th, 2018 at 10:18 PM ^

That final score is an eyebrow raiser . 79-56? The game in Columbus I could write off as a fluke (a glorious and hysterical fluke) but this is an ass kicking.

I'm suddenly not looking forward to us traveling to Penn State.

B-Nut-GoBlue

February 15th, 2018 at 11:19 PM ^

I have been for a few weeks. I saw them early on and knew they had some players. They weren't doing great but they scared me and I had them half penciled in as one of our remaining losses (i.e. I thought a 6-2 finish but was leaning toward 5-3 and that 3rd one being at Penn St.). Well, sure enough they're playing really well and have a really talented dude...and we going into their domain. As weak a home court as it is, I've a feeling the fans will be pumped and show up as another win, over a good squad like us, probably officially launched them into the tournament.