#4 Ohio State 63, Michigan State 54 (Final)

[LitlBuck]

Already lost to Wisconsin in Madison early in the Big 10 season 72-69.

The Big 10 reading needs to go to a round-robin schedule unless they play again at East Lansing and then it is okay:)

 

[OSUsushichic]

Actually, I feel pretty good about this one.....

Are you posting gut feelings again?

Edit: Damn, Wadc beat me to it!

 

[Golferdow01]

How about we drop NWU from the Big Ten and then we play everybody two times? :)

 

[BayBuck]

by the way, my name isn't "hey man."

It probably isn't OSU_Buckguy either.

 

[Golferdow01]

Back to basketball...what are your thoughts on Raymar Morgan? One of the top frosh in the Big 10?

 

[jimotis4heisman]

though purdue is extremely erratic (for example, 14-point victory and 16-point loss versus m*ch*gan), they don't suck.

inconsistency is the trademark of mediocrity...

 

[jimotis4heisman]

I mentioned her because you don't capitalize anything.

he is copying of me

Back to basketball...what are your thoughts on Raymar Morgan? One of the top frosh in the Big 10?

heck of a ball player, honestly dont think he would have fit all that well with what we have and matta likes to play. that being said i wouldnt turn him down, but he made a good choice to play for izzo. i see him as a tweener. not quite polished enough for the perm play fo the 3, but not physical enough at this point to play the 4. though i think in time he can develop both of those and will be a very very player for izzo up at msu

 

[Best Buckeye]

OK here goes. If we are in fact the 4th best team in the country. If in fact Oden is one of the best players in the country and the rest of the "Thad five" are so good then we should be able to go into Sparties house and tear it down. We should be able to control the inside and defense Neitzel.
We need this game in order to win an outright Championship. Our guys should be able to get up for this game and win it.
OK this game doesn't scary me anymore.
Lets do it.
GO BUCKS!!!

 

[jimotis4heisman]

however, purdue's inconsistency doesn't mean that suck... only that they run the gamut from suckitude to proficience. furthermore, as was mentioned, purdue is generally a much better team at home than on the road.

all typical of "average" b10 teams if you ask me...

right?

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

all typical of "average" b10 teams if you ask me... right?

average big 10 teams usually don't go undefeated for their first 13 games. again, there is a difference between "mediocre" and "suck."

 

[jimotis4heisman]

average big 10 teams usually don't go undefeated for their first 13 games. again, there is a difference between "mediocre" and "suck."

though going into last night they were 14 7 (3 4) not exactly blowing the conference away

home sched to date
n colorado
w carolina
depaul
uva (13 6)
delaware st
loyola chi
mizzou (13 7)
wagner
texas am corpus christi
penn state (10 10)
michigan (16 7)
illinois (16 8)
ill give you two quality home wins, that being said in the big ten, what is it the win percentage of the hometeam is .7something?

road/neutral games
l ga tech (13 8)
w oklahoma (12 8)
l butler (22 2)
l indiana state (11 10)
l minnesota (9 13)
l wisc (21 2)
l michigan (16 7)


i realize apples to oranges to bananas, but if you look at the schedule its been more than favorable...

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

jo, i'm not making that case that they're not mediocre. i'm just countering another poster's statement that they suck. last night's score belies how close the game was.

 

[jimotis4heisman]

i know, im actually agreement and expanding on yoru point. clarifying if you will? atleast i think...

 

[mooktarr]

This is such a big game. I'm getting excited already. If we continue, and improve, the great team play we had against Purdue we should do well.

 

[Mike80]

What does everyone think of Seth Davis?? I've never found him to be right about anything significant....

No. 5 Ohio State (19-3) at Michigan State (17-63)
In my Thursday Hoop Thoughts column, I wrote about the need for potential bubble teams to earn "hang-your-hat wins." This is a golden opportunity for Michigan State to do just that. The Spartans, and especially Drew Neitzel, were impressive while nearly erasing a 20-point halftime deficit last weekend in Columbus before losing by two. Michigan State still struggles to score, but it is one of the few teams in the league that has some big bodies to throw at Greg Oden. Now, they need to be able to contain Oden without fouling; he took 14 free throws (making 11) in the first meeting. Ohio State got a season-high 18 points from Mike Conley Jr., in Wednesday's win at Purdue, but I don't see Conley going Neitzel again in this one. Ohio State is the better team, but Michigan State badly needs this one, and they're playing at home. 'Nuff said.
Michigan State 74, Ohio State 72