BTT Open thread: Day 1

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Iowa vs Illinois and then later Rutgers vs. Minnesota Should be interesting...kind of

Michigasling

February 28th, 2018 at 10:51 PM ^

And most won't go to both games. So there will be empty seats even in the high-demand games. Picked up my ticket at StubHub this evening and they actually had a young human who was happy to listen to my problems with their website last night. He said I wasn't alone, and it wasn't my browser (I tried two). Said the site was running unusually slowly because of the high ticket demand. Lots of Michigan fans/alumni in the NYC area, and I for one am thrilled I get to see this group live.

But I can certainly understand the oddness and inconvenience for most of the fan base.

 

LSAClassOf2000

February 28th, 2018 at 6:41 PM ^

I am thinking that the BTN got a local high school to do the video production on the Tournament between the random silent shots of MSG and just now when the time notations on the playback were actually on the screen.

Bambi

February 28th, 2018 at 7:06 PM ^

Both these teams are just sprinting up and down the court every time. Really fast paced game, which leads to some good basketball to watch at times and terrible basketball at other times.

Illinois is getting a tight whistle but they also look very poorly coached on the whole.

Blue4You

February 28th, 2018 at 7:45 PM ^

Football academics! Class of 2017 Not Included. All are true freshmen in their first year. Class of 2016 Not surprisingly, none have declared a major half way through their second year. Class of 2015 19 Scholarship football players. - 3 are undeclared - 13 are enrolled in LSA, major undeclared - 2 are enrolled in School of Kinesiology, major undeclared - 1 student is in the Ross College of Business, Business Administration (Glasgow) It will surprise no one that the one student is Jordan Glasgow, who is a walkon that earned a scholarship in August 2017. Class of 2014 12 Scholarship football players. - 7 are enrolled in LSA, major undeclared - 2 are in LSA, General Studies - 1 is in LSA, Organizational Studies - 1 is in LSA, Cognitive Science - 1 is in Aerospace Engineering (Furbush) In their four year, there are still seven players who have not yet declared a major. Class of 2013 - Outgoing 5th or 6th Year Seniors 8 Scholarship football players. - 4 are enrolled in LSA, major undeclared - 1 are in LSA, General Studies - 1 is in School of Kinesiology, major undeclared - 1 is in LSA, American Culture - 1 is in School of Kinesiology, Sport management, pursuing masters (Hurst) Only Hurst is listed as "graduated" among the 5th or 6th year players. Putting this in perspective, a total of 11 Michigan football players have declared a major and four of those are in "General Studies" [​IMG]My motivation was positive. I see how it's done now at Stanford, and I see no reason to believe it can't be the same there. I have a great love for Michigan and what it's done for me.[​IMG] Jim Harbaugh

J.

February 28th, 2018 at 8:22 PM ^

Did he just refer to Rutgers Nation?  Is that a thing?  I mean, I'm not even sure they have Rutgers Township.

J.

February 28th, 2018 at 8:36 PM ^

"Obviously, tonight, Rutgers will have the home court advantage."

I'm not convinced Rutgers would have a home court advantage if this game were being played in Piscataway.  That might even be true if they played the game in one of the Rutgers dorms.

In reply to by J.

Harbaugh's Lef…

February 28th, 2018 at 8:43 PM ^

I don't get statements made like this at all. NYC does not care about Rutgers, especially Rutgers basketball. No one cares at all! The only team who really has a home court advantage compared to anyone else really is St Johns as they play half a dozen of their home games at the Garden every year.