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Preview: Illinois
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT Michigan at Illinois WHERE Assembly Hall (NTAH), Champaign, Illinois WHEN 6:00 PM Eastern, Sunday LINE Michigan –9 (Kenpom) TV Big Ten NetworkRight: Let's all agree not to discuss...
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The Race for the Number One Recruiting Class
I’ve been in hibernation for a couple weeks working on getting all of my recruiting data in order and wanted to open a first post on the 2013 class by looking at how the overall picture of the top...
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Whiplash
1/27/2013 – Michigan 74, Illinois 60 – 19-1, 6-1 Big TenOn January 27th of 2010, Michigan was 10-10, 3-5 in the league, miles away from a tourney bid that might validate their breakthrough the previous...
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And Yea, Moses Came Down Bearing Tablets
They read like so:Everyone said stuff about the Fab Five next, and a few people bugged me for muppets. I'm not going to celebrate sportswriters voting on something, but…Ace and I were doing a podcast...
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Hoops Opponent Watch: Getting Some Distance
The StatusProspective one-seeds started—or continued to—drop like flies this week. Duke got blasted at Miami; Syracuse lost at Villanova; Louisville is now on a three-game losing streak after dropping...
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Hokepoints: What's a 5-Star Running Back?
Green / Grady / WoodsonLike many of my generation, I had a little thing when Ace finally posted the long-awaited Hello: Derrick Green post. Like he was all…And the board was all…And even Magnus was...
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Hoop Math: Five-Man Unit Stats, Or The Rise Of Mitch McGary
Fuller/MGoBlogMichigan dodged a bullet today when X-rays revealed no broken bones in Jordan Morgan's ankle, but the Wolverines likely will have to make do without their starting center for the next...
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Unverified Voracity Would Be Off The Chart
A picture of the conference. Michigan's defense isn't that much of an issue so far:It's pretty good, and then the offense is off the charts. It's only in the context of the super-elite teams vying for...
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MGoPodcast 4.14: Loom On, Hoosiers
[53 min] Topics!Illinois: defeated. Burke's halfcourt performance is gently prodded with many nods towards his inherent Burke-ness.Stauskas: more than just a shooter(tm). Obligatory. I call him "Darius...
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Today's recruiting roundup revels in the wake of Derrick Green's commitment and has the latest updates on Denzel Ward, Henry Poggi, and more. Hello: Derrick GreenIn case the rock you live under still...
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Guess the Score, Win Stuff: Indie Anna
Somebody asked what a Hoosier is. I know the answer! It's a cabinet. Seriously.You doubt me? Look it up. Back in the day—like during those 50 years between when Indiana joined the Big Ten and finally...
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Big Ten Expansionfiasco: Silver Linings
via Savage ChickensIn recent days there's been enough new talkin' about the reshaped Big Ten that it seems like this is a deliberate trial balloon being floated. Penn State's AD: Penn State athletic...
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Preview: Northwestern
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT Northwestern at Michigan WHERE Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan WHEN 6:30 PM Eastern, Wednesday LINE Michigan –19 (Kenpom) TV BTNRight: A Google image search for "Bill Carmody"...
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Unverified Voracity Mizzen Fizzen Wizzen Arr
HHHHYARRRR!A reminder from BHGP why you should generally root for Iowa basketball:Avast! Mizzen the wizzenhench and agglomerate the septicules! NAVAL SPEAK MEANS GET OUT OF MY BANNNNNNNNKOur good...
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One Frame At A Time: Purdue & Illinois
Before I get any more behind on these, here's a double dose of gifs from the Purdue and Illinois games, plus a couple extras from recent Michigan appearances on BTN's The Journey. As always, click the...
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FreeRoll, the MGoFantasy Game: EVERYBODY STAUSKAS Edition
If you haven't played our free fantasy game yet on DraftStreet yet, this is week to try it. There's Michigan-Indiana. Florida-Ole Miss. Duke-FSU. Syracuse-Pitt. Kansas against a Big XII something or...
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Basketbullets: Northwestern Part 2
1/30/2013 – Michigan 68, Northwestern 46 – 20-1, 7-1 Big TenBryan FullerThere was no look-ahead from either Indiana or Michigan last night, or maybe both these teams are too good to let a Purdue or...
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Unverified Voracity Clicks Yes Over And Over
Basketball highlights ho. via mgovideoAlso:I vote all of these. A student organization at Illinois is holding a contest to pick a new symbol for the Illini. Whichever one wins will be ignored by the...
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This Week in the Twitterverse
So Brian talked to me about potentially posting some front page stuff from time to time, but format, style, content, and side dishes are yet to be set in stone. If anyone has thoughts, I'm all ears. In...
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Four Factors, Defensive Efficiency, and Individual Defensive Statistics
[ed: bump.]This diary was prompted by the debate from Tuesday between Brian and the Big Ten Geeks regarding the value of defensive rebounding. I read the Big Ten Geeks article that morning and had many...
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