Michigan will have a Great B10 Tourn. Draw if every favored team wins out in B10
Here is the draw if every favored B10 team wins in remaining B10 schedule- The only downside with M winning 1 or 2 games before the B10 tournament is it will likely put Michigan on Purdue's side of the draw.
Also, I ran into John Harbaugh in the airport this week- it was great being able to thank him for bringing Michigan back and proving the doubters wrong- he looked great and was very nice.
You thanked John Harbaugh for "brining Michigan back"?
Edit: not fixing my typo because ofcourse I try to be a smartass and make a mistake myself 😅
Common give the guy a break. You know he meant Bo Harbaugh.
ha that was my reaction too. Wrong Harbaugh! Though, of course, some of the Raven's assistant coaches have been pretty good ...
oh, i guess we're gonna get salty about a typo, huh?
my goodness, but i hate myself sometimes.
This is a typo (first comment in thread).
You thanked John Harbaugh for "brining Michigan back"?
This is not a typo.
Also, I ran into John Harbaugh in the airport this week- it was great being able to thank him for bringing Michigan back
"brining" is a "salty" process, so...oh, never mind.
I saw Jim- brain fart made me type John
I contend that without John, it never would have worked and Jim would have been fired. John has been quite collaborative with Jim trading coaches and schemes and a strong pillar of support. No doubt John's credibility sold coaches on Michigan since Jim is more independently innovative.
Jim likes people who are fired up about football and love meritocracies. Jim needs coaches to help work with the emotions (highs and lows) of players and make sure they feel heard and ensure all players feel part of the family.
Now more solidified with wins under his belt, Jim can better attract the coaches that complement the team dynamic.
Too bad we dont have one of those futuristic, space-age websites where someone can go back and change what they initially wrote in error. If we had one of those ultra high tech babies you could simply edit the name to correct the mistake.
The good news is this version is much funnier.
And a kernel of truth.
PS. Editable internet! Space-age indeed.
Edible internet!
You can never go wrong using GoJ speak. "JH" covers you regardless of if you're talking about Jack, Jim, John or their second cousin, Juwan.
at the airport? Flying to interview for an NFL team?!?!?
If your username checks out, you could develop a fart-proof technology that intercepts faulty signals from the brain and autocorrects them during transmission before they reach your fingers.
Guess we know why the real Elon Musk wanted an edit button for Tweets.
We don't want all the favored teams to win cause that means Michigan finishes 0-2.
Better seeding for the B10 tourney, or a better shot at the NCAA tourney overall? Easy pick - just win the games.
Exactly. I feel this bracket is against our rooting interests, as fun as it is to see stuff, and as much as I appreciate the enthusiasm in creating it.
Yeah, and in that scenario, Michigan almost assuredly has to win the BTT or at the very least make the final, just to get in.
If they win it all they avoid the First Four, but in the scenario of going 0-2 then 3-1 in Chicago, the best they could reasonably hope for is being one of the last four in, which means a play-in game in Dayton.
I, too, prefer 2-D chess.
Michigan could also win their last 2 games and secure a double bye and be in the opposite side of the bracket from Purdue.... I like that scenario as well....
Thanks for posting this, it is crazy to think that Michigan (or any of the other 8 TEAMS) could finish anywhere between 2nd and 9th place with only 4 days left in the regular season....
Yes I meant Jim Harbaugh - the bad new is it was in San Fran so Oakland may still be in play!
I wouldn’t be worried unless he’s in Las Vegas. And pantsless at a blackjack table.
Is this another typo and you meant to type "shirtless"?
If they've wrested away his Lulu slacks, we're in deep shit.
John Harbaugh? Once again, Elon Musk shows what a name-dropping douche he is.
Oh, I’m sorry..is that the wrong Elon Musk?
I like this one -
I want this bracket so bad. It would be incredible for us to grab the 6 seed, staee gets the 7th seed, and is forced to play Wisconsin, followed by Iowa.
We would have the opportunity to exact revenge on Indiana at a Michigan fanbase heavy United Center in Chicago.
I prefer us winning two and Purdue losing two for a share of the B1G title. Not likely but it is crazy that it is a possibility.
There's no way I can bring myself to root for Wisconsin to win tonight. The bubble is just too close (but other than that, I love your scenario lol)
If you just flip the UM/IU result to a UM win, you get UM as the 2 seed, taking on the winner of UW/NW. UM to the quarters and no need for revenge against IU.
I also don't particularly want to play Iowa (or Penn State for that matter). Those 4-6 lines look much easier than that #7 draw.
If Michigan loses to Illinois tonight while Rutger beats Minnesota, there will be a 7-way tie for 2nd in the B1G. That boggles my mind with one game remaining in the regular season. Good luck figuring out the tiebreaker scenarios. Sparty will be a half game back in 9th place.
2. Iowa (11 - 8) Above Maryland, Michigan, Indiana, N'western, Illinois, and Rutgers based on round-robin record (8-1).
3. Maryland (11 - 8) Above Michigan, Indiana, N'western, Illinois, and Rutgers and below Iowa based on round-robin record (4-3).
4. Michigan (11 - 8) Above Indiana, N'western, Illinois, and Rutgers and below Iowa and Maryland based on round-robin record (4-4).
5. N'western (11 - 8) With Indiana, above Illinois and Rutgers and below Iowa, Maryland, and Michigan based on round-robin record (4-6). Above Indiana based on winning percentage against #9 teams [Mich St] (1-0).
6. Indiana (11 - 8) With N'western, above Illinois and Rutgers and below Iowa, Maryland, and Michigan based on round-robin record (4-6). Below N'western based on winning percentage against #9 teams [Mich St] (1-1).
7. Rutgers (11 - 8) With Illinois, below Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Indiana, and N'western based on round-robin record (3-5). Above Illinois based on winning percentage against #1 teams [Purdue] (1-0).
8. Illinois (11 - 8) With Rutgers, below Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Indiana, and N'western based on round-robin record (3-5). Below Rutgers based on winning percentage against #1 teams [Purdue] (0-0).
Although I do like this one better -
1. Purdue (14 - 5)
2. Michigan (12 - 7)
3. Iowa (11 - 8) Above Maryland, N'western, Rutgers, and Indiana based on round-robin record (6-1).
4. N'western (11 - 8) With Maryland and Rutgers, above Indiana and below Iowa based on round-robin record (3-3). With Rutgers, above Maryland based on winning percentage against #1 teams [Purdue] (1-0). Above Rutgers based on Division I Opponent Win Percentage (not actual placement: you must check yourself).
5. Rutgers (11 - 8) With Maryland and N'western, above Indiana and below Iowa based on round-robin record (3-3). With N'western, above Maryland based on winning percentage against #1 teams [Purdue] (1-0). Below N'western based on Division I Opponent Win Percentage (not actual placement: you must check yourself).
6. Maryland (11 - 8) With N'western and Rutgers, above Indiana and below Iowa based on round-robin record (2-2). Below N'western and Rutgers based on winning percentage against #1 teams [Purdue] (1-1).
7. Indiana (11 - 8) Below Iowa, Maryland, N'western, and Rutgers based on round-robin record (1-6).1. Purdue (14 - 5)
2. Michigan (12 - 7)
3. Iowa (11 - 8) Above Maryland, N'western, Rutgers, and Indiana based on round-robin record (6-1).
4. N'western (11 - 8) With Maryland and Rutgers, above Indiana and below Iowa based on round-robin record (3-3). With Rutgers, above Maryland based on winning percentage against #1 teams [Purdue] (1-0). Above Rutgers based on Division I Opponent Win Percentage (not actual placement: you must check yourself).
5. Rutgers (11 - 8) With Maryland and N'western, above Indiana and below Iowa based on round-robin record (3-3). With N'western, above Maryland based on winning percentage against #1 teams [Purdue] (1-0). Below N'western based on Division I Opponent Win Percentage (not actual placement: you must check yourself).
6. Maryland (11 - 8) With N'western and Rutgers, above Indiana and below Iowa based on round-robin record (2-2). Below N'western and Rutgers based on winning percentage against #1 teams [Purdue] (1-1).
7. Indiana (11 - 8) Below Iowa, Maryland, N'western, and Rutgers based on round-robin record (1-6).
TIL elon musk is a michigan fan who can't tell jim and john apart. explains a lot.
yea but if we lose the next two we likely have to make it to the BTT title game at least, if not win it, to get in
jaws, agreed - but, think positive! Winning tonight - and again on Sunday... Go Blue!
At the stage we’re at…playing Purdue will only help us not hurt us. Hope we end up on their side to get a signature win.
Cool possibility.
Except for the 0-2 part.
Disagree. Don't want to open against a PSU team that won't bump Michigan up enough to get off the cut line. Don't want Iowa on 0 days rest when Iowa is on rest. That's an offensive game, and you can't win those against IOWA if shots are short.
I feel like the big ten tourney is a total free for all this year. Purdue's been struggling, Nebraska's been playing better, OSU has won a couple in a row. Granted schedules aren't balanced but you have about 10 teams bunched together within a loss or two of each other. Just about anyone can beat anyone on any given day.
great tournament draw? Playing a team they split (PSU) with but that includes with probably their worse played game in the B1G. Win that and play a team (Iowa) they were 0-1 against. This is one year I don't think there isn't a combination of teams that would make me say that is bad for Michigan. Has been that kind of year for the B1G.
"The only downside to M winning a game and making the freaking NCAA tournament is that Michigan might get Purdue in a house money BTT quarterfinal...."
Bro...we don't Michigan to lose the next two games.
Hey look, if we lose our next two games we get a great draw for what would then be meaningless games before the NIT! And then imagine how good that NIT draw will be! We could win all those games!
Elon - you fly commercial? That Twitter deal must have crimped your style!