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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Wisconsin Basketball

Posted on February 10, 2009 at 01:41 AM.

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Wow. Wisconsin sucks.

That's likely your impression of this team if you look at the W/L column.

However, it's not that simple. During their 6 game losing streak, Wisconsin was competitive in essentially every game, even going to overtime during two. This team isn't considerably worse than the successful Badger teams of previous years. And after a drubbing of Penn State, the Badgers are only 4 back in the conference.

As it stands, it's unlikely that anything less than a sweep or 1 loss at most to finish off the year would land the Badgers a tournament bid.

But should they get in, the rest of the NCAA should be prepared to watch out. This team is better than the record shows, and could make a serious run in the big dance.

How bout dem Golden Eagles though? 9-1 conference mark and 2 easy games against St. John's and Seton Hall if they can get past 'Nova tommorrow. That USF loss was a heartbreaker, but this team, unlike the Badgers, has the discipline to rebound after a tough loss.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Cal Poly...my thoughts

Posted on November 23, 2008 at 02:32 PM.

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This was supposed to be an easy win. Instead, it turned out to be a game in which if Cal Poly had a high school kicker, they would've won. 3 extra points was the deciding factor between an embarrassing loss, and a slightly less embarrassing win.

There were two outcomes here:

1. Lose and have Bielema one step closer to being canned
2. Win and go to a slightly better bowl game

Quite frankly, I'd like to see Alvarez back at the reigns, but that seems like it's never going to happen. Bielema has ha a great first two years, but he couldn't perform in his third year at all. Was it a lack of talent this year? No. Was it a lack of discipline? Yes.

Anyways, Cal Poly isn't by any stretch the Citadel. They're the #3 ranked 1-AA team in the country. Last year's Michigan-App State game showed that a top ranked 1-AA team could knock off a top ranked 1-A team. So it wouldn't really of been a shock to see a top ranked 1-AA team knock off a bottom of the pack Big Ten team, would it?

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Wisconsin's Bowl possibilities

Posted on November 18, 2008 at 11:22 PM.

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It's been a disappointing season for my Badgers, who were picked to be one of the favorites in the Big Ten and a National Title dark horse.

I's not that the team wasn't loaded with talent, that's far from the case. But incompetent coaching by Bret Bielema led to a halftime collapse against Michigan, which spurred onto another late game collapse versus Ohio State, and eventually led to a 4 game skid. The Badgers had a chance to get back on track with a win against Michigan State, which they were poised to win before Bielema and his sideline penalty led to a Michigan State winning FG.

So now, the Badgers stand at 6-5 going into a final regular season game against 1-AA Cal Poly. Assuming that everything goes as planned, the 7-5 Badgers should be looking at a respectable bowl depending on what else happens around the conference.

Ohio State and Penn State should both win against Michigan and Michigan State, respectively and Iowa should easily handle Minnesota. However, the wildcard is in the Illinois-Northwestern game.

Best case scenario? Illinois wins, allowing Wisconsin to jump ahead and Ohio State receives a BCS bid. Thus, the Badgers move up to the Champs Sports Bowl, which has the #4 switching it's former #5 bid with the Alamo Bowl. The Badgers should also then take on a weak ACC team.

Rose (Big Ten #1): Penn State
Sugar/Fiesta/Orange (At Large): Ohio State
Capital One (Big Ten #2): Iowa
Outback (Big Ten #3): Michigan State
Champs (Big Ten #4): Wisconsin
Alamo (Big Ten #5): Northwestern
Insight (Big Ten #6): Minnesota
Motor City (Big Ten #7): Illinois

Worst case scenario? Northwestern beats Illinois, preventing a Badger jump and Ohio State either loses or gets left out of the BCS. Wisconsin then slips to the Insight Bowl, taking on a likely strong Big 12 team.

Rose (Big Ten #1): Penn State
Capital One (Big Ten #2): Ohio State
Outback (Big Ten #3): Iowa
Champs (Big Ten #4): Michigan State
Alamo (Big Ten #5): Northwestern
Insight (Big Ten #6): Wisconsin
Motor City (Big Ten #7): Minnesota