DizRotus Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I expected my Spartans to be highly ranked to start the season, but please not first. Preseason AP Top 25* 1. Michigan State (60) 2. Kentucky (2) 3. Kansas (3) 4. Duke 5. Louisville 6. Florida 7. Maryland 8. Gonzaga 9. North Carolina 10. Villanova 11. Virginia 12. Seton Hall 13. Texas Tech 14. Memphis 15. Oregon 16. Baylor 17. Utah State 18. Ohio State 19. Xavier 20. Saint Mary's (California) 21. Arizona 22. LSU 23. Purdue 24. Auburn 25. VCU Rankings in college basketball are all but useless, due to the NCAA Tournament. Preseason rankings are especially pointless. Now the Spartans have nowhere to go but down, which they will after their first loss. IMO, being undefeated going into the Tournament is not necessarily a good thing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Tonight #3 Kansas vs #4 Duke at 7pm EST, followed by #1 MSU vs #2 Kentucky, both games at MSG. Or, also at 7pm, you could watch Michigan vs Appalachian State. It should go better for Michigan this time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1290 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Now THAT sounds like a plan Neil. Sparty is gonna be ballin this year so we'll see what shakes. All I know is OSU has one tough schedule right outta the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Oh no, Vitale! If my wife weren’t watching also, I’d turn the sound off and listen to music while watching the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1290 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Now, now Neil... Dick is great w/the fans and KNOWS hoops. He's one hyper kinda guy both doing color and anything else he does. He never stops but yea, I get where you're comng from. Hahaha. I especially enjoyed all the ESECPN football hype prior to the game. They THINK the Buckeyes are listening to all of that crap they're spewing. Game at a time then we have to get out of Indy. They''re ALL tough from here on out. Iz just might have to go a lil spazoid before this one is over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Well. That #1 ranking is gone and good riddance. The only time to be #1 is at the end. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Congratulations to #16 Buckeyes for defeating #10 Villanova yesterday. I hope the B1G’s luck continues as #3 MSU takes on #12 Seton Hall tonight in South Orange, NJ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1290 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 OSU is jumping right into the middle of it all. They have a bunch of big games coming up. I full-well expect Holtman will have them ready. Early now but we'll see what shakes. Hope Izz has them ready for tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1290 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Ya got outta that game somehow Neil. A win is a win though! Glad to see it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 A win on the road against a top ranked team is always a good win. Good college friends invited us to join them 12/29/19 at Breslin Center for the Maryland game. That should be a good game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 accidental post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 3 second violation? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1290 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 #1 Duke goes down to SF Austin, 🤔 They haven't lost at home with a non conference team since 2000, 150 games. Wow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 It's always refreshing when a small school upsets a major powerhouse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1290 Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 TTUN bumps North Carolina??? What's with that??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Could Michigan go from unranked to #1 in the country? It's never been done, but dang, they had a big weekend impressively knocking off #6 North Carolina and #8 Gonzaga. They will meet possible #1 Louisville Tuesday @7p on ESPN. Should be a good one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Michigan did jump into #4 and are playing #1 Louisville. Michigan looks like they aren't going to win this one down 13 in the second half with poor shooting but they did get the attention of the national audience. Good for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1290 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 TTUN drops one, Sparty drops one yet the Buckeyes beat NC by 25 @ NC? Full moon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I thought #5 Michigan played really well to rally to tie #10 Oregon to send it into overtime. The Woverines could grab a late one-point lead but just couldn't get any separation down the stretch. Tough loss, but character building, I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1290 Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 I'll just leave this marinate right now. Start out #18 now sitting at #2? Guess Chris Holtmann can coach a bit. Light years ahead of where we were 3 years ago. He's got two coming in next year that are fantastic ballers. Why do they want to come to the Football school anyway? Won't be long and the haters are really gonna be hatin! It's early but yea, I had to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.