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bkochmc
Assistant Coach
My picks are bolded...
Wake Forest at Iowa
Georgia Tech at Indiana
Minnesota at Florida State
Northwestern at Virginia
Wisconsin at Duke
Purdue at Clemson
N.C. State at Michigan State
Illinois at Maryland
Boston College at Michigan
North Carolina at Ohio State
Virginia Tech at Penn State
ACC - 6
Big10 - 5
Looks like everyone is pretty much in agreement except for WF-Iowa, Minn-FSU, and VT-PSU.
Wake Forest at Iowa
Georgia Tech at Indiana
Minnesota at Florida State
Northwestern at Virginia
Wisconsin at Duke
Purdue at Clemson
N.C. State at Michigan State
Illinois at Maryland
Boston College at Michigan
North Carolina at Ohio State
Virginia Tech at Penn State
ACC - 6
Big10 - 5
Looks like everyone is pretty much in agreement except for WF-Iowa, Minn-FSU, and VT-PSU.
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crazybuckfan40
Head Coach
I am telling you guys to watch out for that Illinois team...
Maryland is not that much better than them, and it will be a help to have that game at home for Maryland there is no reason why Illinois can't dominate on the inside and win that game...
Maryland is not that much better than them, and it will be a help to have that game at home for Maryland there is no reason why Illinois can't dominate on the inside and win that game...
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Bernini
I don't want to play fair I'm a thugs-are-us coach
Wisconsin has the medicine for that Duke team. Marquette purely beat themselves by missing lightly contested bunnies and fumbling gimme in steal attempts in the Maui Classic. Plus the refs sold their souls to the Blue Devils again with a myriad of heinous calls against Duke's opponent. They'll have an even more noticable referee advantage at Cameron Indoor, but the Badgers are the opposite of Marquette in that they give little fodder for referee discretion, as a result of Bo Ryan's fanatical emphasis on refraining from fouling. The Badgers should get similar penetration as the Marquette guards with Hughes and Flowers, but if they are unfortunate to miss, the Badgers have the twin towers (Butch and Stiemsma) to clean up on the boards. Marquette didn't nearly have the size to exploit the Dukies' weakness inside. You can also dump the ball down to Butch at least. Defensively, Hughes and Flowers are going to hound Paulus. They should be resigned to shooting contested outside jumpers if the Badgers bring the defensive intensity. Duke is a pretty good team (albeit overrated again), and it's always tough to silence the Cameron Crazies, but the Badgers have the medicine. It at least should be an extremely competitive game, where Wisconsin will represent the Big Ten with pride.
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crazybuckfan40
Head Coach
Bernini;1002979; said:
These are my feelings as well...It will be just be tough being there...I really think that Nelson is a steady player for Dook, and might present trouble for Wisky if he is able to get into the lane like he was doing tonight and finding open shooters...Dook can shoot the ball, and if they get fouled they will goto the line and knock it down...
Since you hit on the fouls that Dook was getting and what not, this Dook team flops more than Vlade Divac did back in his days...I wish that they would start calling fouls for flopping, the refs at times held off on calling anything, but it was causing Marquette to miss bunnies when guys would slide in there and then fall to where teh guy woudl be coming down...I think SIngler faked about 10 charges just by himself, and I only caught about 20 solid minutes of the game as the buckeyes were playing...
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Bernini
I don't want to play fair I'm a thugs-are-us coach
crazybuckfan40;1002986; said:
I forgot about Nelson. He's a beast and my biggest concern for the Badgers as well. I'd imagine Krabbenhoft or Landry will get the assignment. Wisconsin is filled with 1's, 2's, 4's, and 5's; but void of any true wings really. The aforementioned players are more 3/4's. Flowers is kind of an undersized 1/2. Nelson can take taller players with quickness, and get enough of a step on smaller players to use his strength and seal them. He'll be a matchup problem for anybody.
No doubt on the flopping. Singler was the most heinous culprit in my observation as well. One of his performances was especially appalling.....anticipating falling when a Marquette player was able to halt his momentum comfortably. He's not McRoberts overhyped hardly, he has some skills, but he didn't belong in the class with: Gordon, Beasley, Love, Mayo, et al.
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crazybuckfan40
Head Coach
Bernini;1002997; said:
Agree on all points once again...I think Henderson could also present some problems off the dribble, but he doesnt have the stregth of Nelson...
I really think that as long as Dook doesn't shoot you guys out of the building and the refs call it somewhat fair that you guys can dominate down low and can control Dook some what on the offensive end and pull this one out...
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jimotis4heisman
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any time you play duke, you better expected to get hosed by the stripes, if its in cameron good luck...
that being said you have to rise above that stuff and win the game you cannot let that crap creep into your mind
that being said you have to rise above that stuff and win the game you cannot let that crap creep into your mind
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Panthersfan
Banned
Alright, this is who I have-
Wake Forest at Iowa
Georgia Tech at Indiana
Minnesota at Florida State
Northwestern at Virginia
Wisconsin at Duke
Purdue at Clemson
N.C. State at Michigan State
Illinois at Maryland
Boston College at Michigan
North Carolina at Ohio State
Virginia Tech at Penn State
ACC- 6
B10- 5
UNC OSU will be a lot closer than most think.
Wake Forest at Iowa
Georgia Tech at Indiana
Minnesota at Florida State
Northwestern at Virginia
Wisconsin at Duke
Purdue at Clemson
N.C. State at Michigan State
Illinois at Maryland
Boston College at Michigan
North Carolina at Ohio State
Virginia Tech at Penn State
ACC- 6
B10- 5
UNC OSU will be a lot closer than most think.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
Link
Big Ten Faces ACC in Ninth Annual Challenge
Nov. 25, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
7:00 p.m. ETWake Forest at IowaESPN2
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
7:00 p.m. ET Georgia Tech at Indiana ESPN
7:00 p.m. ET Northwestern at Virginia ESPNU
7:30 p.m. ET Minnesota at Florida State ESPN
29:00 p.m. ET Wisconsin at Duke ESPN
9:30 p.m. ET Purdue at Clemson ESPN2
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
7:00 p.m. ET North Carolina State at Michigan State ESPN
7:00 p.m. ET Boston College at Michigan ESPNU
7:30 p.m. ET Illinois at Maryland ESPN2
9:00 p.m. ET North Carolina at Ohio State ESPN
9:30 p.m. ET Virginia Tech at Penn State ESPN2
Coverage from ESPN.com | TheACC.com
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Bernini
I don't want to play fair I'm a thugs-are-us coach
That's why I had Iowa rated as the worst team in the conference during the preseason. Their lack of talent actually makes me viscerally angry as a basketball fan. I mean they just stink. I hardly think their performance is directly indicative of the Big Eleven's chances in this challenge. Iowa is our weakest team, but I doubt that's true of Wake with the ACC. However, I do believe the game is symbolic of the beating we'll take.
I only feel like we should be a clear favorite in 2 games: Indiana and MSU. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the final score of the tournament was: ACC 9, Big Eleven 2. 8-3 or 7-4 is probably a more reasonable prediction. A win for the Big11 would truly be a cinderella story the likes of Bryce Drew for Valpo hitting a 35 footer at the buzzer to beat Ansu Sesay, Keith Carter and Ole Miss in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
I only feel like we should be a clear favorite in 2 games: Indiana and MSU. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the final score of the tournament was: ACC 9, Big Eleven 2. 8-3 or 7-4 is probably a more reasonable prediction. A win for the Big11 would truly be a cinderella story the likes of Bryce Drew for Valpo hitting a 35 footer at the buzzer to beat Ansu Sesay, Keith Carter and Ole Miss in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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