Pass the Salt

Narby — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:50:16 -0000

If you want a little fun, go over to the Badger Board on Scout and listen to them whine about poor officiating, unlucky breaks, and whatever else is the reason for their six game slide. I couldn't resist a jab or two and posted this:

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I caught the game last night on BTN. My opinion of Wisconsin's team this year is the same as some have said as a team they are very unathletic. That is the biggest reason their defense isn't that good.

There aren't any outside shooters on this team that scares a defense. Bo's system does a good job masking their lack of talent. It may seem like the other teams have been lucky, one could argue that the Badgers were lucky to even be in this game. NW's free throw shooting was atrocious with the exception of Moore at the end.

The Big Ten has a lot of good coaches now and the depth is getting so much better that wins are going to be harder and harder to come by.

Moore did the same thing to my Gophers, the guy can flat out shoot. It wasn't luck, there was a reason they gave him the ball at the end so he could shoot the free throws. As for fouls, you don't get the calls when you are on the road and that's just the way it is.

With Ryan the Badgers will still compete for Big Ten Championships, but I think you are going to see a lot more middle of the pack years, because the competition is and will get better. Milwaukee doesn't put out a ton of Superstars and you have to compete with Marquette for that talent. In short- "it was a nice run". You just can't or don't want to see that it is ending.

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Thank you Tubby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's not the Badgers that I hate, it's their fans.

Big Ten Weak

Narby — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:38:01 -0000

We all know that this is a down year in the Big Ten. OSU has looked mortal and Michigan is adapting to the new system which equals growing pains. Now Iowas loses to Pittsburgh who lost to Bowling Green if my memory serves me correctly. Indiana was drubbed by Ball State and Northwestern looks bad again. Should be three very winnable Big Ten games for the Gophers this year. With no Penn State on our schedule this year, we can play the rest of the season without fear as we have a legit shot at every game. (including OSU) It's starting to be good to be a Gopher fan again.

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Pass the Salt

Big Ten Weak