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MaxBuck;1838514; said:
I've realized that the Buckeyes are good enough that we'll get a one-seed regardless of how badly the rest of the league shits the bed. So fuck 'em. Couldn't care less.
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I agree 100%...The B10 already beat the ACC in the challenge and our conference is respected enough. The Buckeyes control their own destiny...No BCS here.
 
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strohs;1838508; said:
That call is made less than 1% of the time, and with the game on the line its made even less. Like i said, the guy should never have touched him, but to call that intentional was bullshit
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an intentional foul is an intentional foul whether it occurs in the first sixty seconds or the last. officials should NEVER make or not make a call simply because it's the end of a game.

your statement that "that call is made less than 1% of the time" makes no sense. any intentional or technical foul is rarely called. heck, over-and-back is rare called, but it must be called when warranted.

again, again, again... the burden of that call was on tisdale, not the official. tisdale made absolutely no attempt at the ball. he pushed the mizzou player just above the waist with enough force to move the body. tisdale gave the official every reason to make the call. blaming the official for tisdale's stupidity is absurd. even many of the illinois fans agree: link.
 
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McCamey is all they got. The guy who replaces Tisdale sucks horribly. Tisdale is a lilly down low himself. If Illinois wants to beat the Buckeyes they better have more than they had tonight or they get beat by double digits.

I haven't seen a team in the conference nor the country I fear. We can be beat but IMO it will take one hell of an effort by our oponent. We have a NC calibre team that will only get better.
 
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Indiana is sputtering, they looked not so horrible at the start of the year (even though they were playing scrubs)

however they have lost to all capable teams they have played.....their best win is against Wright State....who is rated 126th by Kenpom
 
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MaxBuck;1841651; said:
I'm baffled by IU. Thought Crean was a better coach than he is proving to be; there's too much talent in Bloomington to lose at home to the Nittany Lions, who frankly suck.
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I know some people who are big Marquette boosters that were giving each other high fives when Crean left. They thought he was a terrible coach and was a product of the talent surrounding him, i.e. Wade.
 
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Originally Published: December 28, 2010
A Big Ten primer for conference season
Brennan By Eamonn Brennan
ESPN.com

The Big Ten entered the season as many observers' consensus top conference. After a month and a half of college hoops goodness, does that distinction still hold?

Well, it depends who you ask. Big East fans cite the league's nonconference success and large number of potential NCAA tournament teams. Big Ten fans counter with the league's top-to-bottom strength and higher percentage of tournament probables. Everyone else shrugs, because arguing over which conference is best is sort of silly in the first place.

In any case -- whether it's the best, second-best, or "Who cares?" -- the Big Ten should be a force to be reckoned with come March. It boasts at least one national title contender, a suite of potential Final Four teams and at least seven (and, if Michigan keeps this up, maybe eight) plausible tourney inclusions.

So who's who in the Big Ten? As conference play begins, here's a full rundown:

Team to beat: Ohio State
In case you've been living inside some sort of Armageddon bunker, armed with non-perishable foodstuffs and a store of gold bullion you bought watching late-night cable news, here's a quick update for you: Ohio State freshman Jared Sullinger is good at basketball. Sullinger replaced national player of the year Evan Turner in the Buckeyes' starting lineup this season, and a funny thing happened: OSU got even better. (This is the part where yours truly pats himself on the back for predicting this very result in June. I know, I know: I'm brilliant.)

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Kim Klement/US Presswire

Evan who? So far, the Buckeyes have been just fine without the national player of the year.

Sullinger has been a dominant force on the interior. He's among the best rebounders in the nation on both ends of the floor and he finishes plays around the rim as well as any player in the country. He's been the perfect centerpiece for OSU's four-out/one-in offensive style. In short order, Sullinger -- buoyed by solid guard play from William Buford, Jon Diebler and David Lighty -- has established himself as a national player of the year candidate while leading his team to an undefeated nonconference record. As a result, the Buckeyes, and not preseason pick Michigan State, are your prohibitive Big Ten title favorites. Even in a conference this tough, there's no close second at the moment.

Player of the year (1A): Jared Sullinger, Ohio State
Why? For all the reasons noted above.

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http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5962367
 
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