Good game so far MD up 21-17 9:00 left in the first half all of OSU's buckets from 3 point and a long 2 pointer
Maryland vs. OSU
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MD hasn't been able to throw it in the ocean since that point. Buckeyes putting them down with about 11 mins left in game.
When Ohio State went on a 9-1 in the first half and Maryland didn't call timeout I was like...
Turgeson might find himself unemployed after the season, especially if Maryland finds themselves on the wrong side of the bubble come Selection Sunday. There are rumors that the Terps might try to poach Willard from SHU if they move on from Turgeson.
Yep. Every starter has to be guarded on that squad. Have to
account for everyone
Maryland is 4-9 now in the BIG 10 but they have 7 games remaining if their postponed game with Nebraska is rescheduled. They actually could win all 7 as their schedule is much easier. 10 of their 13 league games have been against teams ranked in the Top 25. We have a home game against Maryland and we must win that day to make certain we stay ahead of them in league. However, right now our focus should only be on Iowa tomorrow night.
Here are Maryland's remaining games:
2/14 Minnesota
2/17 @ Nebraska
2/21 @ Rutgers
2/28 Michigan State
3/3 @ Northwestern
3/7 Penn State
? Nebraska at home if rescheduled possibly between 2/22 and 2/26
2/14 Minnesota
2/17 @ Nebraska
2/21 @ Rutgers
2/28 Michigan State
3/3 @ Northwestern
3/7 Penn State
? Nebraska at home if rescheduled possibly between 2/22 and 2/26
Maryland has a very workable schedule. If they get 4 wins out of that they will dance even at 8-11 or 8-12 in league
That doesn’t sound right to me. I guess it depends what other teams do, but right now most brackets have Maryland on the outside looking in. Wins over Nebraska, Michigan State and NW don’t figure to change that but losses to these teams would hurt Maryland’s chances. Their other problem is that their beating Minnesota would devalue Minnesota’s overall stock including their own road win there. In some respects they’d be better served losing that one. The RU road game is the only potential win left against a “close to” sure tourney team and would likely be a necessity for any 8-11 path to an at large bid for them. Maybe Michigan state can make a resurgence and then losses to them and Minn only gets them in at 4-2 if they only play Nebraska once. I don’t see any 4-3 combo remaining that could do the trick.
They are outside because they are below 500..the quality wins are already there and blow the rest of the bubble out the water
I'm not sure Maryland at 14-13 (8-12) would be ensured of a bid. They have three very good road wins and I know it is an off year because of limited OOC games, but only being one game above .500 is not a good look. If there is a B1G tournament and they lose their opening game to finish 14-14 (8-13 against B1G teams), that's even harder to justify. Getting to 15-12 (9-11) would give the committee a lot more wiggle room to justify the bid.
When you starting comparing the resumes of schools they are competing against you will change your mind
Ohio state was a wildcard coming into the season. Had a ton of turnover. Shows that roster continuity is far from the be all, end all.
Ohio State huge surprise. Remember they looked shaky beaten by Northwestern blowing late lead
They're extremely deep - go 10 or 11 players every game. They really don't have a superstar but just a bunch of very good players.
And of course we were up by 16 points in the first game till the refs took over and the rest is history so to say
I'm still pissed about that collapse and some of those weak-*** calls on Myles, but when it comes down to it we were outscored by 28 points in the final 8 minutes of play and that is epic, and partly on us.
The issue is that there just weren’t enough non-conference games played and so depending how the computer numbers shake out some of these 5 loss MWC and A-10 teams might end up seeming more appealing. There are 2 A-10 teams in the top 40, another at 42 and a 4th right behind at 52. Then there are a few more in striking distance of 75 (in the 80s). You’ll point out correctly that NW sits there now, but if chalk holds, NW will keep falling as they continue to lose and these A-10 teams could sneak into the top 75 (by beating the lower half of their conference on the road). It’s going to be interesting to see what the committee does. Such a weird year.
Lidell is a star player who is the type of power forward that Rutgers really needs who scores inside and from the 3 point line along with being a good foul shooter.
no they really are not appealing, just look at them now, the only schools in contention for bids are VCU, St Bonnies and St Louis...and Davidson but only as an autobid winner
Oh I don’t think they’ll get more than 3 teams, but I do think 3 is a real possibility (which is a pretty good number for the A-10) - especially if st Bonnie’s or VCU don’t get the auto bid. My point was that I think the committee will put VCU in before Penn State if the computer numbers justify it on paper per the quad system even though they lost the head to head (to be fair they lost by 3 at PSU). A road win at Dayton isn’t the same as a road win at VTech but if they are both Quad 1 I think the poor record will carry relative weight.