January 31st, 2019 at 4:18 PM ^
I like our chances!
We have four home games remaining:
- 2/9 - Wisconson
- 2/16 - Maryland
- 2/24 - STAEE
- 2/28 - Nebraska
January 31st, 2019 at 5:16 PM ^
So the team we already lost to and the second (or first) best team in the B1G?
January 31st, 2019 at 5:21 PM ^
Yeah. KenPom has a 25.3% chance of sweeping all four. Torvik says 38%.
I'd love to see Michigan go undefeated at home, but I agree that it's still a difficult row to hoe.
January 31st, 2019 at 5:58 PM ^
That's quite a negative way to look at it. Yes Wisconsin beat us, but it was at their place, and it was a single possession game with one minute to go. Some might also argue they were recipients of some "home cooking". I would expect us to be favored when they visit us here.
And yes, the other team leading the conference is still on the docket. I still think our team is very good and can take care of business. If you choose to see it otherwise, that is your problem.
January 31st, 2019 at 6:04 PM ^
Based on the tone of the comment, I was expecting all bottom feeders. That’s as tough a stretch as you could reasonably expect in four home games in a row.
We've had many good teams. How many have managed to get through a set of games like that in order to go undefeated at home?
January 31st, 2019 at 6:33 PM ^
None in the last 40 years. Which should tell you something.
@Bo Glue: Not negative, just realistic. The odds are that Michigan will lose at least one of its last four home games. None of us want that to happen, and we're all cheering for a perfect home slate -- but to expect perfection is to ask a lot.
If Michigan loses 1 game at home this season, it will be a great regular season, even if that one game is to MSU.
January 31st, 2019 at 7:00 PM ^
I didn't say I think we have better than a coin flip chance of taking all four. I said I like our chances. It's like if I said I like our chances of making the Elite Eight. It's not the mostly outcome four games into the tournament, but it doesn't seem unreasonable to hope for either. The chances aren't "remote". At the beginning of the season, our odds of going undefeated at home were certainly less than 1%. I'd say they have markedly improved.
January 31st, 2019 at 7:12 PM ^
I’m not sure why you’re arguing. Kenpom has the chance of a sweep at 25%. That’s decidedly unlikely.
January 31st, 2019 at 7:49 PM ^
You are the one arguing (JPC). He said he LIKES OUR CHANCES. He didn’t say it was likeky to happen. You pointing out that it’s unlikely is just being a wet blanket.
Jeez - it’s hard to hang out here sometimes.
January 31st, 2019 at 9:04 PM ^
Actually, 25% is pretty good as far as odds to win four games. If each game were 50/50, it would be four times lower.
February 1st, 2019 at 10:29 AM ^
FALSE!
If we lose a home game, we must spend a couple months in existential crisis while the blog staff moves on to other sports.
February 1st, 2019 at 7:57 AM ^
Michigan should be favored to win all four games.
January 31st, 2019 at 4:30 PM ^
Let's do it again-- undefeated at Crisler!
January 31st, 2019 at 4:45 PM ^
Wisconsin Revenge Tour 2nd Half 2019!!!
January 31st, 2019 at 5:07 PM ^
When were other streaks? '85/'86?
January 31st, 2019 at 5:35 PM ^
I believe the Scott Skiles MSU team swept us that year ):
January 31st, 2019 at 6:01 PM ^
Good memory. It wasn't '84/'85, either, as Indiana beat Michigan at Crisler. Those two teams were the best pre-Beilein teams in my life time (even better than the '89 team). EDIT: probably the '92/'93 was the best, but they lost to Indiana at home as well.
January 31st, 2019 at 5:31 PM ^
January 31st, 2019 at 5:39 PM ^
For years I swear opposing teams shot 70% from the field against Michigan at Crisler. I used to think there was something particularly conducive to shooting at Crisler (aside from bad defense). It seems like teams made everything for years, even back passed the dark years to the Fab Five.
January 31st, 2019 at 6:59 PM ^
Who were the other Michigan teams?
Don’t be such a tease.
January 31st, 2019 at 8:12 PM ^
January 31st, 2019 at 10:28 PM ^
Purdue is a big threat to win the league. 1 GB and no more games against MSU, U-M, Wisconsin or Iowa.
January 31st, 2019 at 10:50 PM ^
I’m not worried nor do I think about these “streaks”. Just take one game at a time and in general, prepare for the Big tournament and March Madness.
Don’t put all this unnecessary pressure on!
February 1st, 2019 at 8:08 AM ^
Knocks on wood three times.
February 1st, 2019 at 10:46 AM ^
I believe the other two teams that were undefeated at home were the 1963-64 & 1964-65 Wolverines led by Cazzie Russell and Bill Buntin.
Be great to repeat.
Go Blue!