They had 4 NCAA teams above them. B1G only had 4 teams make it that year. Was a weak year for B1G.
Also Nebraska did not beat a team above them in the big ten standing that year. 0-7 I believe. The difference with Rutgers is they are beating teams that will be 1-4 seeds in the tournament. No team has previously done that.
Fact is they dug themselves a HUGE hole and have made a very impressive run and need to keep it going...that's fact. And your 'Forward Thinkers' line is total BS, as everyone who criticized this team's underperfroming, inlcuding me, will be rooting like hell for them the remaining 5 games....Mr. Forward Thinker.
Have you watched our team over the past few years? There are definitely times when they lose the eye of the tiger. This happened as recently as a few weeks ago when we lost to Maryland at home.
Agreed. He's been a quality reporter for 30 years.
yep... in all of his comparisons to past teams he neglected to mention our superior q1 record vs. those teams, which puts a negative slant on the article.
Conference was weak yet Michigan made it to the finals and PSU won the NIt (who cares)
We agree to disagree. I never said we’re a powerhouse. In fact, my point is that, at least historically, we don’t handle success well and lose a little bit of that “edge” that a team like ours — that is not filled with 4 stars — needs to win in this extremely difficult league.
Sounds like that NEB team was similar to North Carolina’s resume is this season.
That assertion by these 'experts' is absurd. Guess they forgot 1999 when we were squarely on
What’s your point? Michigan was good. They were 13-5 and had quality wins. There was an even more unbalanced schedule back then with only 18 conference games - Michigan had to play OSU and Purdue twice. Nebraska did not play any of the top teams more than once. Michigan also won the conference auto bid.
I personally didn’t find the article condescending. I took as him just telling it as it is . And I believe him when he says he is pulling for us (anyone who likes the sport SHOULD appreciate the way this team is playing right now). Okay I get that some of his points weren’t spot on (eg , the Nebraska comparison) but the overall point of the article IS spot-on: RU has work to do
My point is how a conference is perceived isn’t always reality. If B1G had 14 teams like RU we would be 7th or 8th conference on paper yet really be the best or 2nd best conference. Strength of a conference is almost cemented in December.
Michigan State not playing very much like a tournament team right now.
Totally agree. He says he "hopes we make it in" at the beginning of the story, then spends the other 99 percent of the piece making his case as to why we shouldn't get in.
