BigTEN continues to show why they are the #1 conference.

[BIGDAY]

[jjgold]

All good
Acc

[DOM_Toretto]

BIG 10 was disrespected in football. What happened? They Dominated bowl games and won the nat'l championship.

BIG 10 was disrespected in basketball. What's happening? 2/4 final four teams and winning the nat'l championship.

[paco]

[STAX]

agreed... Big Ten was severely disrespected in this tourny... MSU a 7 seed? cmon, Ohio State a 10? gtfo... Pisses me off when 13 loss Xavier gets a 6... and Kansas gets a 2... only two team disrespected more were Wichita St. and N. Iowa

[Straight Cash]

Go green!

[Mr KLC]

ACC and Pac 12 came out of the gate hot, but the Big 10 is now standing tall.

[Smoke]

Although minnesota still sucks

[raydog]

calm down , buddy...once Nova was chucked, that region became the worst in maybe forever... mediocre teams beating mediocre teams... probably 8-10 teams could have won that shitty east region if they were shuffled around

[badgerguy]

Although minnesota still sucks

truer words have never been spoken!

[BIGDAY]

calm down , buddy...once Nova was chucked, that region became the worst in maybe forever... mediocre teams beating mediocre teams... probably 8-10 teams could have won that shitty east region if they were shuffled around

Just proved Nova was mediocre imo.

[BIGDAY]

BIG 10 was disrespected in football. What happened? They Dominated bowl games and won the nat'l championship.

BIG 10 was disrespected in basketball. What's happening? 2/4 final four teams and winning the nat'l championship.

[El Nino]

Big 12 shit the bed. Embarrassed by my conference. B1G representing well. BIGDAY still a confirmed though.

[pavyracer]

Duke - Kentucky final. This is what the NCAA wants.

[Smoke]

truer words have never been spoken!

I think i pissed biday off lol

[survive]

name a school with a better basketball/football combo than MSU. you cant

[The Kraken]

Agree

[mcdonae101]

except there won't b a big 10 team in the championship likely

[STAX]

name a school with a better basketball/football combo than MSU. you cant

Ohio State

look at OSU tourny success over the last 15-20 years in basketball, not as good as Michigan State but we more than make up for that with our football success over the same period compared to Michigan State.

Buckeyes: 23-12 tourny record , 3 final fours, 6 elite eights, 1 runner up since 1999 in hoops. 2 national titles in football, 2 runner ups in football since 2002, most BCS bowl appearances than any school in the nation, more BCS bowl wins than any team in nation.... very hard to top that.

Buckeyes 5 Big Ten tourny championships (1 vacated), 4 Big Ten tourny runner ups in basketball

Buckeyes 10 Big Ten titles in football since 1996 (1 vacated)

if you want to go all time, it isnt even close

[jtoler]

agreed... Big Ten was severely disrespected in this tourny... MSU a 7 seed? cmon, Ohio State a 10? gtfo... Pisses me off when 13 loss Xavier gets a 6... and Kansas gets a 2... only two team disrespected more were Wichita St. and N. Iowa

Ohio State and Mich. St. didnt really have any good wins during the season.

[BIGDAY]

I think i pissed biday off lol

MN women's hockey National Champs this year pally!

[Booya711]

name a school with a better basketball/football combo than MSU. you cant

No championships for football that i can remember. The best combo was around 2006 when the Florida gators won the basketball and football championship twice.

As an FSU fan it pains me to even post this

[survive]

Ohio State

look at OSU tourny success over the last 15-20 years in basketball, not as good as Michigan State but we more than make up for that with our football success over the same period compared to Michigan State.

Buckeyes: 23-12 tourny record , 3 final fours, 6 elite eights, 1 runner up since 1999 in hoops. 2 national titles in football, 2 runner ups in football since 2002, most BCS bowl appearances than any school in the nation, more BCS bowl wins than any team in nation.... very hard to top that.

Buckeyes 5 Big Ten tourny championships (1 vacated), 4 Big Ten tourny runner ups in basketball

Buckeyes 10 Big Ten titles in football since 1996 (1 vacated)

if you want to go all time, it isnt even close

Yeah you can argue OSU and maybe Wisconsin, talking recent success. 4 straight bowl wins (including a rose bowl two years ago) and 7 final fours since 1999 for Sparty is unbelievable. Both programs are going to be very strong next year too

[DOM_Toretto]

Yeah you can argue OSU and maybe Wisconsin, talking recent success. 4 straight bowl wins (including a rose bowl two years ago) and 7 final fours since 1999 for Sparty is unbelievable. Both programs are going to be very strong next year too

MSU is the only school EVER to win four straight bowl games in football AND make four straight sweet 16s in bball. Crazy.

[smoke a bowl]

MSU is the only school EVER to win four straight bowl games in football AND make four straight sweet 16s in bball. Crazy.

Just think, that fact along with $2.50 will get you a cup of coffee.

[jjgold]

overall ACC much better

lets not go crazy here because of ncaa tourney

[BuckyOne]

Although minnesota still sucks

Hey, they were not chopped liver! Had some good wins versus Michigan State, Iowa, and Ohio State. They shot quite a bit better at home - It's not that they could not beat a good team on a given night but live by the 3 - die by the 3.

[TPowell]

Indiana looked like hot garbage
Purdue got chucked in the first round
Maryland lost to a bad WV team after narrowly avoiding first round upset
Ohio State performed to par
Wisconsin performed to par so far
Iowa performed to par I guess
Michigan State exceeded expectations


So what exactly did the Big 10 do this tournament to prove anything? No offense to MSU but they wouldn't have beat UK, Wisky, or probably Duke.

[Bengals28]

ACC>

[BuckyOne]

Indiana looked like hot garbage
Purdue got chucked in the first round
Maryland lost to a bad WV team after narrowly avoiding first round upset
Ohio State performed to par
Wisconsin performed to par so far
Iowa performed to par I guess
Michigan State exceeded expectations


So what exactly did the Big 10 do this tournament to prove anything? No offense to MSU but they wouldn't have beat UK, Wisky, or probably Duke.

We'll find out about Duke. Some teams can put their best performance forward - some cannot - thats the way it goes. I agree that Maryland and Purdue could have won one more game. But, compared to Villanova, Iowas State, Baylor, Kansas,Virginia, they, at least gave it a good shot.

If you look at the Big Ten teams that win - they all have bigs that can play defense and rebound. Nobody moves forward without at least two pro players on the team that can take care of business. 5 good - solid players is great but you need guys that cannot be shut down.

Kentucky = name the pros?
Duke = Okafor and Winslow?
Badgers = Frank and Dekker
Sparty = Trice and Valentine?

Ok, the teams that got beat out that had 2 pros?

I can think of Wich St.
Several - 1 pro for sures
Who am I missing?

[jtoler]

We'll find out about Duke. Some teams can put their best performance forward - some cannot - thats the way it goes. I agree that Maryland and Purdue could have won one more game. But, compared to Villanova, Iowas State, Baylor, Kansas,Virginia, they, at least gave it a good shot.

If you look at the Big Ten teams that win - they all have bigs that can play defense and rebound. Nobody moves forward without at least two pro players on the team that can take care of business. 5 good - solid players is great but you need guys that cannot be shut down.

Kentucky = name the pros?
Duke = Okafor and Winslow?
Badgers = Frank and Dekker
Sparty = Trice and Valentine?

Ok, the teams that got beat out that had 2 pros?

I can think of Wich St.
Several - 1 pro for sures
Who am I missing?

UK littered with pros, Trice and Valentine won't be at next level.
Tyus Jones for Duke will be a pro.

[jtoler]

State's just hot right now, this is what they do this time of year. They have a veteran team with a proven coach whose known for excelling during tourney time, don't forget this is the same team that lost to Minny, Illinois, and Texas Southern all at home, just saying. But come March Izzo usually has them ready.

[PaperTrail07]

[Wilfred]

We'll find out about Duke. Some teams can put their best performance forward - some cannot - thats the way it goes. I agree that Maryland and Purdue could have won one more game. But, compared to Villanova, Iowas State, Baylor, Kansas,Virginia, they, at least gave it a good shot.

If you look at the Big Ten teams that win - they all have bigs that can play defense and rebound. Nobody moves forward without at least two pro players on the team that can take care of business. 5 good - solid players is great but you need guys that cannot be shut down.

Kentucky = name the pros?
Duke = Okafor and Winslow?
Badgers = Frank and Dekker
Sparty = Trice and Valentine?

Ok, the teams that got beat out that had 2 pros?

I can think of Wich St.
Several - 1 pro for sures
Who am I missing?

Plenty teams got beat out that had 2 pros. Arizona, Texas, Kansas, UCLA, Gonzaga off the top of my head. Valentine will not be a pro, but Dawson and Trice should have a decent shot.

[jtoler]

Plenty teams got beat out that had 2 pros. Arizona, Texas, Kansas, UCLA, Gonzaga off the top of my head. Valentine will not be a pro, but Dawson and Trice should have a decent shot.

Why Trice? He's not special and Dawson is too small and not really multiskilled imo, at best D-league for both or overseas, which isn't a bad thing.