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2020-2021 Ohio State Men's Basketball (Official Thread)

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OSU_Buckguy said:
my very, extremely, and stupidly early prediction that has absolutely nothing at all to do with my current state of boredom:

osu will have yet another ho1tmannesque season. a season just like the first three. peaks, valleys, strong concerns, plenty of doubts, and some uplifting moments, culminating in an overall "good" season. not great. not bad. good.

the uniform, mild consistency of which starts to make things slightly uneasy like room-temperature mayonnaise. which also makes the 2021-22 season the most important of ho1tmann's career.
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Sounds about right. I just hope I get to see them play in one of the preseason tourneys before it gets canceled
 
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LitlBuck said:
I would like this tweet a lot better if it was in the Recruiting forum under Branham:biggrin:
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That Twitter account sure ain't getting a follow from me after this stunt. They made it seem like there was going to be breaking news, and it became a total disappointment. I thought there was going to be news about this season or recruiting. I don't really care who is on the B1G all-decade team.
 
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if osu plays its b1g-acc challenge opponent on the road, which is likely just based on home/away balance, then here are next season's home games:

oakland
niagara
akron
towson
morehead state
alabama a&m


yeah, that's probably the worst non-conference slate of home games that osu has ever scheduled. only akron (82nd) finished better than 150th per kenpom. only two programs finished better than 230th.

sure, osu's overall non-conference strength of schedule will probably prove to be quite strong since there will likely be 6 games versus decent opponents all away from home. last year, we played 4 non-conference teams that ended the season in the top 50. only 3 proved to be quad 1 games. this year, we should have either 5 or 6 quad 1 non-conference games. if the b1g's overall strength holds somewhat comparably to last season, then osu should finish the regular season with about 18 quad 1 games. very few national teams would have more.

regarding the location of osu's b1g-acc challenge game, a home game would give us a +2 advantage versus away games. it's possible we go +2, but it is unlikely. and i think it's more unlikely that we'll be scheduled to play a 3rd home game out of the last 4 challenges. the thing is, our non-conference home schedule is so laughably bad that i can't help but assume that ho1tmann & co. are pushing hard for a home game versus an acc opponent. perhaps a home game happens because of that reason alone.

then again, maybe osu is content not having a home game versus an acc opponent. maybe this is the one season where it's preferable to have the worst possible schedule of non-conference home games. our fanbase is already good at socially distancing themselves in the schott. against morehead state et al., we can be great at it.
 
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OSU_Buckguy said:
if osu plays its b1g-acc challenge opponent on the road, which is likely just based on home/away balance, then here are next season's home games:

oakland
niagara
akron
towson
morehead state
alabama a&m


yeah, that's probably the worst non-conference slate of home games that osu has ever scheduled. only akron (82nd) finished better than 150th per kenpom. only two programs finished better than 230th.

sure, osu's overall non-conference strength of schedule will probably prove to be quite strong since there will likely be 6 games versus decent opponents all away from home. last year, we played 4 non-conference teams that ended the season in the top 50. only 3 proved to be quad 1 games. this year, we should have either 5 or 6 quad 1 non-conference games. if the b1g's overall strength holds somewhat comparably to last season, then osu should finish the regular season with about 18 quad 1 games. very few national teams would have more.

regarding the location of osu's b1g-acc challenge game, a home game would give us a +2 advantage versus away games. it's possible we go +2, but it is unlikely. and i think it's more unlikely that we'll be scheduled to play a 3rd home game out of the last 4 challenges. the thing is, our non-conference home schedule is so laughably bad that i can't help but assume that ho1tmann & co. are pushing hard for a home game versus an acc opponent. perhaps a home game happens because of that reason alone.

then again, maybe osu is content not having a home game versus an acc opponent. maybe this is the one season where it's preferable to have the worst possible schedule of non-conference home games. our fanbase is already good at socially distancing themselves in the schott. against morehead state et al., we can be great at it.
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