Is Michigan really that good?

[GortonsFisherman011]

Keeping up with Duke and upsetting UCLA early in the season? Quite the turnaround from last year.

[MinnMarchDTF]

While it is more than just this, I can't help but think that so goes Harris and Sims, so goes Michigan.

[bga1]

Beilein is a fantastic coach. He has Michigan looking just like West Virginia did in only a year's time. They will be dangerous.....

[From the Barn]

They will be the most inconsistent team in the country, capable of beating the best and losing to the near-worst.

[freshtrout]

No Beilein is a terrific coach, with a great offense plan. With WV, in the recent past, they were very dangerous and with a bit of luck, would have made the Great Eight a couple of times in the past 5 years. The two "New Kids On The Block" are the Gophers and Michigan.

[Sour1729]

No Beilein is a terrific coach, with a great offense plan. With WV, in the recent past, they were very dangerous and with a bit of luck, would have made the Great Eight a couple of times in the past 5 years. The two "New Kids On The Block" are the Gophers and Michigan.

Can we be Donnie Wahlberg?

[freshtrout]

Maybe with enough 'face time' .... :)

[sanowai]

Not taking anything away from Michigan but Duke shot terrible from 3pt range in this game. Singler and Schyer both had terrible shooting nights. Duke was 7-34 from 3pt range with 3 or 4 of those coming in the last minute or so when Duke had started to foul and Michigan had the game won.

[grunkiejr]

The Michigan win against Duke and Ohio State beating #7 Notre Dame are a couple big wins for the Big Ten. That is going to help the conference RPI and if--no, when--the Gophers beat both of them it will give our RPI a nice lift. Wins like those two today are what puts 5 or 6 Big Ten teams in the NCAA tournament instead of 4.

[Friend Of Tubby]

Ryan, Izzo, Beilein, Matta, Painter, Crean, Weber (et al) are going to produce good teams.

B10 future is bright.

[Big Play]

Do you guys think that we can be beat Duke and UCLA :)

[ShowinGoldyLove]

Big Play is back

[Son of a Badger]

I now consider the Big 10-ACC challenge a tie!

[glovedgopher]

I agree 7-7 tie.

[cncmin]

I now consider the Big 10-ACC challenge a tie!

Not so fast! Michigan State lost to Maryland earlier this year in a tournament (62-80), and Michigan also lost to Duke in an earlier tournament (56-71); Purdue beat Boston College in a tournament (71-64) so I think right now it stands ACC 8 - Big Ten 7.

[glovedgopher]

Damn, I forgot about that Maryland beat down of MSU.