Road to Selection Sunday: Gophers Should "Lock In" on 22 Wins Prior to Big 10 Tourny

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Selection did a nice job putting this list together. Obviously now that we are further into the season we see that Maryland on the road was much tougher than a level three game.
 



Updated through Maryland game: 11-4, still need 11 wins to get to 22

Updated Gophers' road to 22 wins through Game 15 (@ Maryland).

LEVEL 5 (8-0) -- Cupcakes, i.e., basically the non-conference home schedule. (finished 8-0)
Franklin Pierce -- (WON 109-57)
UMBC -- (WON 69-51)
Western Carolina -- (WON 84-64)
North Dakota -- (WON 92-56)
Southern U -- (WON 85-57)
Seattle -- (WON 92-57)
Furman (WON 86-76)
NC-Wilmington (WON 108-82)

Average Margin of Victory: +28.1

LEVEL 4 (5-0) -- Decent foes but home losses would hurt resume. (currently 1-0)
Western Kentucky -- (WON 76-54)
Rutgers (Jan. 17)
Purdue (Feb. 7)
Northwestern (Feb. 18)
Penn State (March 8)

Average Margin of Victory: +22

LEVEL 3 (3-2) -- Should expect Gopher win but loss wouldn't be huge surprise. (currently 1-2)
@ Wake Forest (WON 84-69)
@ Purdue (LOST 68-72)
@ Maryland (LOST 58-70)
@ Penn State (Jan. 28)
@ Indiana (Feb. 15)

Average Point Differential: -.333

LEVEL 2 (4-3) -- Opponents most similar to Gophers, realistic NCAA expectations. (currently 1-1)
@ Saint John's (LOST 61-70)
vs. Georgia (WON 66-62)
Iowa (Jan. 13)
@ Nebraska (Jan. 20)
Illinois (Jan. 24)
Nebraska (Jan. 31)
@ Iowa (Feb. 12)

Average Point Differential: -2.5

LEVEL 1 (2-4) -- Big-boy pants; every NCAA resume needs at least a couple big knockers. (currently 0-1)
vs. Louisville -- (LOST 68-81)
Ohio State (Tuesday)
@ Michigan (Saturday)
@ Wisconsin (Feb. 21)
@ Michigan State (Feb. 26)
Wisconsin (March 5)

Average Margin of Defeat: -13

Go 22-9 (21-9 vs, DI opponents) and percentages are the Gophers will have at least five or six RPI top-50 wins. That would be more than enough to earn them a spot in the NCAA Tournament. As a comparison, last season the Gophers only had two RPI top-50 wins (Wisconsin, Ohio State), along with two others (#54 Florida State, #56 Iowa) just outside the top 50.
 

Want to say, "just hold serve at home and beat Penn State on the road", but last time Gophers went undefeated at the the Barn was 96-97.
 


Unless we beat Wisconsin once, thinking more & more 11-7 is the number for "safety" heading into Big Ten Tournament. If Gophers are 10-8 but 0-3 against Wisconsin and Maryland. ... where are the top-quality wins? 10-8 still might require some work (at least 1 quality win) in Chicago.
 

Even though Michigan isn't on track to be a "big boy" this season, the Gophers can take care of Level 1 (minimum expectation) with a pair of wins ths week.
 

Hope you folks are OK with this.

Because a lot of you would like to see to see the opponent "levels" switched (as needed) as the season goes along, we're a democracy here, so I'll do that. The "22 wins (prior to the BTT) status" will not change because that was the original point of my preseason column, however, from here on out opponent levels will fluctuate throughout the season. For the most part I don't expect levels 4 & 5 to change much (if at all), but levels 1-3 could prove to be quite interchangeable.

Will post the revised "road to 22 wins" shortly. ...
 

Road to 22 wins & NCAA "safety" prior to Big Ten Tournament

Updated Gophers' road to 22 wins through Game 15 (@ Maryland).

LEVEL 5 (8-0) -- Cupcakes, i.e., basically the non-conference home schedule. (finished 8-0)
Franklin Pierce -- (WON 109-57)
UMBC -- (WON 69-51)
Western Carolina -- (WON 84-64)
North Dakota -- (WON 92-56)
Southern U -- (WON 85-57)
Seattle -- (WON 92-57)
Furman (WON 86-76)
NC-Wilmington (WON 108-82)

Average Margin of Victory: +28.1

LEVEL 4 (5-0) -- Decent foes but home losses would hurt resume. (currently 1-0)
Western Kentucky -- (WON 76-54)
Rutgers (Jan. 17)
Nebraska (Jan. 31)
Northwestern (Feb. 18)
Penn State (March 8)

Average Margin of Victory: +22

LEVEL 3 (4-2) -- Should expect Gopher win but loss wouldn't be huge surprise. (currently 1-1)
@ Wake Forest (WON 84-69)
@ Purdue (LOST 68-72)
Illinois (Jan. 24)
@ Penn State (Jan. 28)
Nebraska (Jan. 31)
Purdue (Feb. 7)

Average Point Differential: +5.5

LEVEL 2 (3-3) -- Opponents most similar to Gophers, NCAA expectations. (currently 1-1)
@ Saint John's (LOST 61-70)
vs. Georgia (WON 66-62)
@ Michigan (Saturday)
Iowa (Jan. 13)
@ Iowa (Feb. 12)
@ Indiana (Feb. 15)

Average Point Differential: -2.5

LEVEL 1 (2-4) -- Big-boy pants; every NCAA resume needs at least a couple big knockers. (currently 0-2)
vs. Louisville -- (LOST 68-81)
@ Maryland (LOST 58-70)
Ohio State (tonight)
@ Wisconsin (Feb. 21)
@ Michigan State (Feb. 26)
Wisconsin (March 5)

Average Margin of Defeat: -12.5

Go 22-9 (21-9 vs, DI opponents) and percentages are the Gophers will have at least five or six RPI top-50 wins. That would be more than enough to earn them a spot in the NCAA Tournament. As a comparison, last season the Gophers only had two RPI top-50 wins (Wisconsin, Ohio State), along with two others (#54 Florida State, #56 Iowa) just outside the top 50.
 



Thank you SS. I like the updates personally though we need to make sure we don't move teams to fast just on an upset or 2.

Also there is a big game tonight in the SEC as Arkansas goes to Georgia. Would be nice to see Georgia win that game to help the gophers out a bit.
 

Tim1406 said:
Thank you SS. I like the updates personally though we need to make sure we don't move teams to fast just on an upset or 2.

Also there is a big game tonight in the SEC as Arkansas goes to Georgia. Would be nice to see Georgia win that game to help the gophers out a bit.
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Thanks Tim. I'll try not to be too hasty moving teams around. Right now, and I think Zips said this on Twitter last night, just want the Gophers to get a win. Any win. They need a win to get them going.
 

Not going so well right now. ... to quote Zips, "Let's just get a win". ... period

Updated Gophers' road to 22 wins through Game 16 (Ohio State). Up next is a Level 2 @ Michigan.

LEVEL 5 (8-0) -- Cupcakes, i.e., basically the non-conference home schedule. (finished 8-0)
Franklin Pierce -- (WON 109-57)
UMBC -- (WON 69-51)
Western Carolina -- (WON 84-64)
North Dakota -- (WON 92-56)
Southern U -- (WON 85-57)
Seattle -- (WON 92-57)
Furman (WON 86-76)
NC-Wilmington (WON 108-82)

Average Margin of Victory: +28.1

LEVEL 4 (5-0) -- Decent foes but home losses would hurt resume. (currently 1-0)
Western Kentucky -- (WON 76-54)
Rutgers (Jan. 17)
Nebraska (Jan. 31)
Northwestern (Feb. 18)
Penn State (March 8)

Average Margin of Victory: +22

LEVEL 3 (4-2) -- Should expect Gopher win but loss wouldn't be huge surprise. (currently 1-1)
@ Wake Forest (WON 84-69)
@ Purdue (LOST 68-72)
@ Nebraska (Jan. 20)
Illinois (Jan. 24)
@ Penn State (Jan. 28)
Purdue (Feb. 7)

Average Point Differential: +5.5

LEVEL 2 (3-3) -- Opponents most similar to Gophers, NCAA expectations. (currently 1-1)
@ Saint John's (LOST 61-70)
vs. Georgia (WON 66-62)
@ Michigan (Saturday)
Iowa (Tuesday)
@ Iowa (Feb. 12)
@ Indiana (Feb. 15)

Average Point Differential: -2.5

LEVEL 1 (2-4) -- Big-boy pants; every NCAA resume needs at least a couple big knockers. (currently 0-3)
vs. Louisville -- (LOST 68-81)
@ Maryland (LOST 58-70)
Ohio State (LOST 72-74)
@ Wisconsin (Feb. 21)
@ Michigan State (Feb. 26)
Wisconsin (March 5)

Average Margin of Defeat: -9

Go 22-9 (21-9 vs, DI opponents) and percentages are the Gophers will have at least five or six RPI top-50 wins. That would be more than enough to earn them a spot in the NCAA Tournament. As a comparison, last season the Gophers only had two RPI top-50 wins (Wisconsin, Ohio State), along with two others (#54 Florida State, #56 Iowa) just outside the top 50.
 

Road to 22 Wins: Through Michigan game

Putting this thread on sabbatical if the Gophers fall to Iowa on Tuesday night. Not much point re-posting it until Gophers prove they can win a couple games.

LEVEL 5 (8-0) -- Cupcakes, i.e., basically the non-conference home schedule. (finished 8-0)
Franklin Pierce -- (WON 109-57)
UMBC -- (WON 69-51)
Western Carolina -- (WON 84-64)
North Dakota -- (WON 92-56)
Southern U -- (WON 85-57)
Seattle -- (WON 92-57)
Furman (WON 86-76)
NC-Wilmington (WON 108-82)

Average Margin of Victory: +28.1

LEVEL 4 (5-0) -- Decent foes but home losses would hurt resume. (currently 1-0)
Western Kentucky -- (WON 76-54)
Rutgers (Saturday)
Nebraska (Jan. 31)
Northwestern (Feb. 18)
Penn State (March 8)

Average Margin of Victory: +22

LEVEL 3 (4-2) -- Should expect Gopher win but loss wouldn't be huge surprise. (currently 1-1)
@ Wake Forest (WON 84-69)
@ Purdue (LOST 68-72)
@ Nebraska (Jan. 20)
Illinois (Jan. 24)
@ Penn State (Jan. 28)
Purdue (Feb. 7)

Average Point Differential: +5.5

LEVEL 2 (3-3) -- Opponents most similar to Gophers, NCAA expectations. (currently 1-2)
@ Saint John's (LOST 61-70)
vs. Georgia (WON 66-62)
@ Michigan (LOST 57-62)
Iowa (Tuesday)
@ Iowa (Feb. 12)
@ Indiana (Feb. 15)

Average Point Differential: -3.33

LEVEL 1 (2-4) -- Big-boy pants; every NCAA resume needs at least a couple big knockers. (currently 0-3)
vs. Louisville -- (LOST 68-81)
@ Maryland (LOST 58-70)
Ohio State (LOST 72-74)
@ Wisconsin (Feb. 21)
@ Michigan State (Feb. 26)
Wisconsin (March 5)

Average Margin of Defeat: -9

Go 22-9 (21-9 vs, DI opponents) and percentages are the Gophers will have at least five or six RPI top-50 wins. That would be more than enough to earn them a spot in the NCAA Tournament. As a comparison, last season the Gophers only had two RPI top-50 wins (Wisconsin, Ohio State), along with two others (#54 Florida State, #56 Iowa) just outside the top 50.
 



Road to 22 Wins: On sabbatical 'til Gophers get to within 2 of .500

Putting this thread on sabbatical. If Gophers ever get back to within two games game of .500 in the Big Ten, I'll re-post it again. In the meantime, will continue to update it, but not bump it.

This update includes opponents' current RPI.

LEVEL 5 (8-0) -- Cupcakes, i.e., basically the non-conference home schedule. (finished 8-0)
#157 UNC-Wilmington (WON 108-82)
#256 Western Carolina -- (WON 84-64)
#257 Southern U -- (WON 85-57)
#264 North Dakota -- (WON 92-56)
#268 Seattle -- (WON 92-57)
#306 Furman (WON 86-76)
#339 UMBC -- (WON 69-51)
(non-DI) Franklin Pierce -- (WON 109-57)[/I]

Average Margin of Victory: +28.1

LEVEL 4 (5-0) -- Decent foes but home losses would hurt resume. (currently 2-0)
#74 Western Kentucky -- (WON 76-54)
#76 Rutgers -- (WON 89-80)
#103 Penn State (March 8)
#122 Nebraska (Jan. 31)
#143 Northwestern (Feb. 18)

Average Margin of Victory: +15.5

LEVEL 3 (4-2) -- Gophers can win but loss wouldn't be huge surprise. (currently 1-2)
@ #83 Michigan (LOST 57-62)
@ #99 Purdue (LOST 68-72)
#99 Purdue (Feb. 7)
@ #103 Penn State (Jan. 28)
@ #122 Nebraska (tonight)
@ #138 Wake Forest (WON 84-69)

Average Point Differential: +2

LEVEL 2 (2-3) -- Opponents most similar to Gophers, NCAA candidate. (currently 0-2)
@ #42 Indiana (Feb. 15)
#43 Iowa (LOST 75-77)
@ #43 Iowa (Feb. 12)
#57 Ohio State (LOST 72-74)
#66 Illinois (Saturday)

Average Margin of Defeat: -2

LEVEL 1 (3-4) -- Big-boy pants (RPI 40 or better); every NCAA resume needs at least a couple big knockers. (currently 1-3)
@ #9 Wisconsin (Feb. 21)
#9 Wisconsin (March 5)
@ #13 Maryland (LOST 58-70)
vs. #28 Georgia (WON 66-62)
vs. #30 Louisville -- (LOST 68-81)
@ #35 Michigan State (Feb. 26)
@ #40 Saint John's (LOST 61-70)

Average Point Differential: -7.5

Go 22-9 (21-9 vs, DI opponents) and percentages are the Gophers will have at least five or six RPI top-50 wins. That would be more than enough to earn them a spot in the NCAA Tournament. As a comparison, last season the Gophers only had two RPI top-50 wins (Wisconsin, Ohio State), along with two others (#54 Florida State, #56 Iowa) just outside the top 50.
 

Understand putting it on sabbatical, but one thing I want to point out is that while we are off pace on the top three levels, we haven't lost more than we are "allowed" to in any of those categories. If we take this bit by bit, which one can't we get? Level 3: we could absolutely go 3-0 against PSU, Nebraska, and Purdue at home. Level 2: 2-1 is very possible if we take the home one against Illinois and split the road ones. Level 1: 2-1 is definitely a tall order, but we always like to home we play up to rivals, and if we beat Wisconsin at home, getting either the win at East Lansing or Madison would be a long shot, but not impossible.
 

Love the optimism! It beats the alternative.

Not seeing Gophers win 2 of 3 in Level 1 vs. @ Bucky/@ Sparty/Bucky, even if by chance those squads are having some injury problems. Haven't won in East Lansing since the Gophers' Final Four season, I believe?

I actually like our odds much better for Level 2 than Level 3 because Level 3 would require 2 road wins, not 1.

Bottom line is eventually the Gophers will knock off somebody they're not supposed to, but sadly it's likely to end up landing in the "too little, too late" category.
 

Sabbatical over, time for Gophers to rip off 4 in a row

It's time for the Gophers to raise our hopes, starting with a home game vs. an injury-plagued but still young & talented Illinois squad. The Illini would be a "quality win" for the Gophers. Let's win the next 4 & then see what happens from there, when the schedule toughens considerably.

Will stick with the "22 wins" (prior to Big Ten Tournament) theme, but obviously that's not realistic at this point. I think the goal now becomes get to 9-9, win 2 games in Chicago, and then hope that's enough. I'm skeptical even that would be enough given the Gophers' likely dearth of quality wins, but. ...

Just a couple minor tweaks on the levels. Opponents' RPIs included.

LEVEL 5 (8-0) -- Cupcakes, i.e., basically the non-conference home schedule. (finished 8-0)
#146 UNC-Wilmington (WON 108-82)
#259 Western Carolina -- (WON 84-64)
#263 Southern U -- (WON 85-57)
#266 North Dakota -- (WON 92-56)
#267 Seattle -- (WON 92-57)
#307 Furman (WON 86-76)
#340 UMBC -- (WON 69-51)
(non-DI) Franklin Pierce -- (WON 109-57)[/I]

Average Margin of Victory: +28.1

LEVEL 4 (6-0) -- Decent foes but home losses would hurt resume. (currently 2-0)
#75 Western Kentucky -- (WON 76-54)
#91 Rutgers -- (WON 89-80)
#104 Penn State (March 8)
#108 Nebraska (Jan. 31)
#110 Purdue (Feb. 7)
#134 Northwestern (Feb. 18)

Average Margin of Victory: +15.5

LEVEL 3 (3-2) -- Gophers can win but loss wouldn't be huge surprise. (currently 1-3)
@ #69 Michigan (LOST 57-62)
@ #104 Penn State (Wednesday)
@ #108 Nebraska (LOST 49-52)
@ #110 Purdue (LOST 68-72)
@ #138 Wake Forest (WON 84-69)

Average Point Differential: +.75

LEVEL 2 (2-3) -- Opponents most similar to Gophers, NCAA candidate. (currently 0-2)
#41 Iowa (LOST 75-77)
@ #41 Iowa (Feb. 12)
@ #44 Indiana (Feb. 15)
#59 Illinois (Saturday)
#60 Ohio State (LOST 72-74)

Average Margin of Defeat: -2

LEVEL 1 (3-4) -- Big-boy pants (RPI 40 or better); every NCAA resume needs at least a couple big knockers. (currently 1-3)
@ #9 Wisconsin (Feb. 21)
#9 Wisconsin (March 5)
@ #13 Maryland (LOST 58-70)
vs. #27 Georgia (WON 66-62)
vs. #31 Louisville -- (LOST 68-81)
@ #35 Michigan State (Feb. 26)
@ #40 Saint John's (LOST 61-70)

Average Point Differential: -7.5

Go 22-9 (21-9 vs, DI opponents) and percentages are the Gophers will have at least five or six RPI top-50 wins. That would be more than enough to earn them a spot in the NCAA Tournament. As a comparison, last season the Gophers only had two RPI top-50 wins (Wisconsin, Ohio State), along with two others (#54 Florida State, #56 Iowa) just outside the top 50.
 

Road to 22 through Illinois game: IU & OSU up a level, Sparty & SJU down a level

Will stick with the "22 wins" (prior to Big Ten Tournament) theme, but obviously that's not realistic at this point. I think the goal now becomes get to 9-9, win 2 games in Chicago, and then hope that's enough. I'm skeptical even that would be enough given the Gophers' likely dearth of quality wins, but. ...

Some tweaking to team levels once again, most notably Indiana & OSU move up a level while MSU & Saint John's move down a level. Opponents' RPIs included.

LEVEL 5 (8-0) -- Cupcakes, i.e., basically the non-conference home schedule. (finished 8-0)
#145 UNC-Wilmington (WON 108-82)
#228 North Dakota -- (WON 92-56)
#249 Southern U -- (WON 85-57)
#255 Western Carolina -- (WON 84-64)
#271 Seattle -- (WON 92-57)
#305 Furman (WON 86-76)
#335 UMBC -- (WON 69-51)
(non-DI) Franklin Pierce -- (WON 109-57)

Average Margin of Victory: +28.1

LEVEL 4 (6-0) -- Decent foes but home losses would hurt resume. (currently 2-0)
#68 Western Kentucky -- (WON 76-54)
#93 Nebraska (Saturday)
#95 Penn State (March 8)
#96 Purdue (Feb. 7)
#107 Rutgers -- (WON 89-80)
#134 Northwestern (Feb. 18)

Average Margin of Victory: +15.5

LEVEL 3 (3-1) -- Gophers can win but loss wouldn't be huge surprise. (currently 1-2)
@ #93 Nebraska (LOST 49-52)
@ #95 Penn State (tonight)
@ #96 Purdue (LOST 68-72)
@ #147 Wake Forest (WON 84-69)

Average Point Differential: +2.66

LEVEL 2 (3-3) -- Opponents most similar to Gophers, NCAA candidate. (currently 1-3)
@ #42 Michigan State (Feb. 26)
@ #51 Saint John's (LOST 61-70)
#52 Iowa (LOST 75-77)
@ #52 Iowa (Feb. 12)
#60 Illinois (WON 79-71)
@ #66 Michigan (LOST 57-62)

Average Point Differential: -2

LEVEL 1 (2-5) -- Big-boy pants (RPI 40 or better); every NCAA resume needs at least a couple big knockers. (currently 1-3)
@ #9 Wisconsin (Feb. 21)
#9 Wisconsin (March 5)
@ #13 Maryland (LOST 58-70)
vs. #21 Louisville -- (LOST 68-81)
vs. #24 Georgia (WON 66-62)
@ #36 Indiana (Feb. 15)
#40 Ohio State (LOST 72-74)

Average Point Differential: -5.75

Go 22-9 (21-9 vs, DI opponents) and percentages are the Gophers will have at least five or six RPI top-50 wins. That would be more than enough to earn them a spot in the NCAA Tournament. As a comparison, last season the Gophers only had two RPI top-50 wins (Wisconsin, Ohio State), along with two others (#54 Florida State, #56 Iowa) just outside the top 50.
 

SS, to what extent does the committee considering a team's recent performance in evaluating resumes? Do they figure a win is a win whenever it happens, or if we storm back with a big February to get to .500 does that put us in a better position than some of years where we collapsed in February to fall to .500? Obviously, I know in some of those years, we had some big out of conference wins to add to the resume which we are missing this year (though Georgia seems to be doing all they can to bolster the quality of that win).
 

The last 6-7 years the committee has really emphasized games in November/December are every bit as important as games late in the season. A quality win (generally top 50ish) is a quality win no matter when it occurs.

A couple recent examples come to mind. In 2009 Arizona (with Chase Budinger) was 19-13, lost 5 of its final 6 games, and still got a bid -- a controversial one I might add - because it had numerous quality wins early in the season. And of course there was Iowa last year, which fizzled down the stretch losing 6 of 7 to finish 20-12 in the regular season, but still had just enough schedule pop (wins vs. Xavier, Nebraska, @ OSU, Michigan) to sneak into the tournament.

Certainly, I'd prefer to be playing better late in the season than early (too many crappy Gopher Februarys to remember), but the committee of recent vintage has proven it looks at the overall body of work. That's what got Arizona and Iowa bids those seasons. It should be noted that Arizona went on to the Sweet 16, while the Hawkeyes completed their flame-out in the First Four. I guess that shows that once a struggling team gets a bid, their NCAA tourney experience can go either way.
 

I think 11 total B1G wins = safe. 10 = heartburn, 9 or less = no chance. Whether those come with 9 regular season and 2 BTT, or 10 and 1 is not terribly important.
 

Tonight is an absolute must win. Can't put any more bad losses on the schedule (I'll assume at 1 or 2 out of the Purdue, Nebraska, Michigan, and Iowa will end up as bad by season's end from RPI standpoint, hard to way which). Gotta make hay in the next 3 games and give us a chance to be back at .500 on the road vs the Hogeyes
 

upnorthkid said:
Tonight is an absolute must win. Can't put any more bad losses on the schedule (I'll assume at 1 or 2 out of the Purdue, Nebraska, Michigan, and Iowa will end up as bad by season's end from RPI standpoint, hard to way which). Gotta make hay in the next 3 games and give us a chance to be back at .500 on the road vs the Hogeyes
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I'm surprised this is even a discussion.
There isn't much about this team to make one think they will get close to 0.500 in the Big Ten.
It's all about winning some games to get an NIT bid again. That has to be the goal of the season at this point.
 

Face The Facts said:
I'm surprised this is even a discussion.
There isn't much about this team to make one think they will get close to 0.500 in the Big Ten.
It's all about winning some games to get an NIT bid again. That has to be the goal of the season at this point.
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Need 7 wins to make the NIT, IMO. Don't think we'll get there.
 



Sadly, Gophers role rest of the way is to be a spoiler. Maybe they'll keep someone out of the NCAA tourney (Iowa, MSU) by delivering a bad loss? But does anyone really think this team (and that includes the coach) is going to avoid going 0-9 on the road in the Big Ten. That's unchartered territory, even for the worst of Gopher teams, which this one is not.

Only thing I'm looking for now is an upset of the Badgers (preferably on the road) and avoid being seeded worse than 10th in the BTT so we don't have to play on Wednesday. Can 1 of those 2 things happen?
 

SelectionSunday said:
Sadly, Gophers role rest of the way is to be a spoiler. Maybe they'll keep someone out of the NCAA tourney (Iowa, MSU) by delivering a bad loss? But does anyone really think this team (and that includes the coach) is going to avoid going 0-9 on the road in the Big Ten. That's unchartered territory, even for the worst of Gopher teams, which this one is not.

Only thing I'm looking for now is an upset of the Badgers (preferably on the road) and avoid being seeded worse than 10th in the BTT so we don't have to play on Wednesday. Can 1 of those 2 things happen?
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I know I sound like a crazy optimist saying this, but if things start clicking I don't see why we can't make a run in the BTT.
 

mcal24 said:
I know I sound like a crazy optimist saying this, but if things start clicking I don't see why we can't make a run in the BTT.
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So we're going 11-7 AND winning the BTT? Sweet.
 

SelectionSunday said:
Sadly, Gophers role rest of the way is to be a spoiler. Maybe they'll keep someone out of the NCAA tourney (Iowa, MSU) by delivering a bad loss? But does anyone really think this team (and that includes the coach) is going to avoid going 0-9 on the road in the Big Ten. That's unchartered territory, even for the worst of Gopher teams, which this one is not.

Only thing I'm looking for now is an upset of the Badgers (preferably on the road) and avoid being seeded worse than 10th in the BTT so we don't have to play on Wednesday. Can 1 of those 2 things happen?
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Even in 2007 we won at NW. Has a Gopher team ever gone 0-fer on the road?
 

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