B1G/NCAA basketball

[hack]

I'm sure your team will be just fine. Russell looking good so far?

I took my son to The Palestra Saturday. What a wonderful, wonderful venue. A third full and still pretty damn loud. Easy to imagine what a madhouse it would have been when packed and in its heyday. Amazed to learn that capacity is 8700k. Crisler must be three times the size in terms of physical volume, and it seats 13,751. I'll be back there this year hopefully for a Big 5 game.

[iam416]

Russell has ridiculous skills, but he still tends to play like he's playing against HS rubes. He's really good, but he's not good enough to get away with some of the stupid shit that works against HS kids. Louisville will learn him that right quick.

I'm more pleased with Shannon Scott controlling the offense and scoring from all over -- Kam Williams, Marc Loving, Diop -- why hell, Sam Thompson looks like he's even improved.

This all sort of reminds me a M in maybe 2012-13 when they breezed through the OoC scoring at will and then ran straight into the B10 woodchipper. OSU will run into trouble earlier -- Louisville and North Carolina before Christmas....but the B10 will be brutal for them, too. Overall, though, I love the talent on the team. Seeing as how UK (or possibly Duke) are mortal locks this season, I'm looking toward next season with a nice incoming class and, I think, Russell returning. This year it's fingers crossed they can grind out 11-12 B10 wins.

[The Oracle]

Hell yeah, Eastern Washington!! Normally root for the B1G in preseason for the most part, but not ol dipshit. Good stuff.

[hack]

Wow. Crean's toast.

[Kstat]

IU loses to the fighting rodney stuckeys.... lol

[Cody_Russell]

I know it's waaaay early, but Ohio State actually looks like they can score the ball a little bit. And Matta actually has a 9 or so man rotation. The young 'uns will get a harsh introduction to big-time ball at Louisville, and then they'll have to go through the B10 meat grinder. But heavens, they actually have a few kids who can shoot and score. And Scott looks solid as a PG. Yay for early season optimism after beating trash teams!

Well they did lose Craft. Addition by subtraction.

[Mike]

The IU program is a complete Ferguson.

[hack]

LOL. I have no idea how that analogy fits exactly, but I am 100% certain that I like it a lot.

[froot loops]

Us Spartan fans looked at Crean as an eventual successor to Izzo.

[hack]

No kidding. mgoblog reposted this today, which reminded me that in addition to Tom Arnold (linesman's call) and whomever JD likes to say Crean looks like (I forget but that's also a good likeness), IMO Rick Moranis should play Crean in the eventual movie:

[drok]

Also Josh Malina from West Wing

[The Oracle]

LOL. Was that picture after last night's game?? He looks about to keel over.

[hack]

No, its from March.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Week of 11/30-12/6

Sunday (11/30)
Maryland v. VMI (ESP3)

Monday (12/1)
Nebraska @ Florida State (ESPN2)
Rutgers @ Clemson (ESPNU)

Tuesday (12/2)
Illinois @ Miami (ESPN2)
Indiana v. Pittsburgh (ESPN2)
Michigan v. Syracuse (ESPN)
Minnesota @ Wake Forest (ESPNU)
Ohio State @ Louisville (ESPN)
Purdue v. NC State (ESPNU)

Wednesday (12/3)
Iowa @ UNC (ESPN)
Maryland v. Virginia (ESPN2)
Michigan State @ Notre Dame (ESPN2)
Northwestern v. Georgia Tech (ESPNU)
Penn State v. Virginia Tech (ESPNU)
Wisconsin v. Duke (ESPN)

Friday (12/5)
Minnesota v. Western Carolina (ESP3)

Saturday (12/6)
Illinois v. American (ESP3)
Indiana v. Savannah State (BTN)
Iowa v. UMBC (BTN)
Maryland v. Winthrop (ESP3)
Michigan v. NJIT (BTN)
Michigan State v. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (BTN)
Northwestern @ Butler (Fox)
Ohio State v. Colgate (BTN)
Penn State @ Marshall (CBSS)
Purdue v. North Florida (BTN)
Rutgers @ Seton Hall
Wisconsin @ Marquette (CBS)

[Dr. Strangelove]

Nice day for the conf overall. Perfect 10-0

MSU beat Marquette
Illinois beat Baylor
Minnesota beat Georgia
Wisconsin beat Oklahoma
Even Rutgers, easily the worst team in the league, beat Vanderbilt.