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2025-2026 Ohio State Men's Basketball

DZ83CK
DZ83CK said:
Mapping out the optimal realistic scenario for OSU to finish the regular season ...

1) OSU wins their last two (favored in both)
2) UCLA splits their last two (Huskers FTW!)
3) Iowa loses at least one of two (underdogs in both)

In this scenario, OSU would manage to be the #7 seed in the Big Ten tournament. Head-to-head the tiebreaker would give OSU a seeding advantage over UCLA. It would be a significant advantage to be the #7 and play the #2 (Sparty/Huskers) instead of having to face UM. Right now OSU would be the #9 seed due to losing the tiebreaker with Iowa, you don't want to be below #8 because that means playing on Wednesday. #7 and #8 don't play their first games until Thursday. As if we needed more reasons for OSU to take PSU seriously as a must-win type of game ...
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With the Bruins knocking off Nebraska yesterday, it is obviously most likely that OSU will be in the 8-9 game now. The only real question is if they're going to be the 8 or the 9.
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2025-2026 College Basketball General Discussion

DZ83CK
Good news/bad news UCLA beat Nebraska last night. The good is it helps strengthen the quality of OSU's win over the Bruins. The bad is it means the next-to-impossible has to happen for OSU to get the #7 seed in the B1G tournament - that would require USC, which has gone off the rails completely, to upset UCLA in the season finale. USC star Chad Baker-Mazara quit the team recently. Baker-Mazara was on his fifth college basketball team in six years. We'll see if the Trojans have any fight left in them, but at this point it seems OSU is destined for the 8-9 game in the conference tournament.
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BP Fantasy Baseball est. 2008 (Current Champion = Ahiacitian)

Ahiacitian
heisman said:
Closers are an integral part of the game. A low leverage middle reliever is being asked significantly less than the guy in charge of getting the 27th out. If you combine the two stats, you've made them equals. That's not an accurate reflection of the game.
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I think of low leverage middle relievers as your innings eaters that are asked to come in when your team is behind. Your setup guys are asked to protect a lead of three runs or less after the 5th inning. IMO, there is a big difference between the two.

And I thought part of the exercise was de-emphasizing relievers. The only other way to do that is to keep saves, remove holds, and add another category more reflective of starting pitchers which is quality starts. But it has already been discussed how starters no longer go as deep in games so quality starts is a more flawed stat than even 5 or 6 years ago.

But I will reiterate I am fine with heisman’s categories.
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Bracketology and Selection Sunday Discussion

DZ83CK
jwinslow said:
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Even after the win, Arizona State is just 16-14 and not considered a bubble team. Coach Bobby Hurley is in his 11th year there and his contract runs out at the end of the season, and not making the tournament will result in the end of his time there.
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BP Fantasy Baseball est. 2008 (Current Champion = Ahiacitian)

heisman
brodybuck21 said:
Honestly that was last category I was debating on. Suggestion on combining that one and what pitching category to add?

Most people wanted to stay at 6 playoff spots
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Closers are an integral part of the game. A low leverage middle reliever is being asked significantly less than the guy in charge of getting the 27th out. If you combine the two stats, you've made them equals. That's not an accurate reflection of the game.
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