Ranking.. or failing to... the B1G
Sept 6, 2016 10:53:23 GMT -5
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Post by rampageripster on Sept 6, 2016 10:53:23 GMT -5
Week 2 has come and gone. Penn State is now below .500 so all is right with the world. Nebraska still scares the %*$# out of me. Colorado would apparently finish 4th in the conference. And Illinois still can't get it's %*$# together. Here. We. Go.
Tier 1:
Nebraska [1] (4-0, 0-0) Just put it in cruise control until the conference schedule starts. They beat their opponents 6-0 this weekend with a ridiculous 150-91 score difference. That would be reasonable if they were playing princes marshmallow, but instead played two P5 opponents... oy
Tier 2:
Minnesota [2]: (3-1, 0-0) Made a really strong case for the top tier this weekend on the island by pantsing two top 15 teams. Beat UNC on their court next weekend and you're in.
Wisconsin [2]: (5-0, 0-0) Took care of business against SD and their cotton candy dessert. Win over Hawaii looking less and less impressive as the Wahine look like a fish flopping on a dock against quality opponents. Cheeseweasels have the same opportunity as their rodent cousins at Chapel Hill this weekend. It could get crowded up top here pretty quickly.
Tier 3:
Ohio State [3] (5-1, 0-0) Loved the balance in wins over Wyoming and LIU.... Hated the total collapse against BYU. A win there probably moves them to Tier 2... shame. Not much more chances to impress till conference play.
Tier 4:
Illinois [4] (2-3, 0-0) So... hear me out. I get that they are now below .500 with a "bad" home loss and zero quality wins. So how can they be ahead of some other teams?? Well, they took both Colorado and Stanford to 5... on the road. There is something here to work with, they just need the results. 3 wins in Oregon rights the ship.
Michigan [5] (6-0,0-0) Kansas St is at least DECENT... but god what a REPULSIVE OOC schedule the wolverines put together. Not gonna help them come tournament time at all.
Penn State [3] (2-3, 0-0) HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH...... *gasps for air* ........HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAH
Purdue [4] (5-1, 0-0) Nothing to right home about either way in a tournament not on their court. The boilers hold steady.
Tier 5:
Maryland [5] (5-1, 0-0) No shame in losing to Kansas on their court. Terms have to be happy with the season so far, taking care of business and beating anyone that they should or are evenly matched with
Michigan State [5] (5-1, 0-0) Finally play a quality opponent and got wiped off the court. Need to beat WKU on their court to save their OOC... tough task.
Tier 6:
Iowa [5]: (6-1, 0-0) So you beat ASU and make me think I can bump you up a tier, and then get SWEPT by Butler... that is a terrible loss.
Northwestern [5] (4-2, 0-0) Ooof... that's a rough weekend in Dayton. Usually a rough weekend in Dayton includes at least 2 muggings and possibly a new STD...
Tier 7: The creampuff zone
Indiana [5] (7-0, 0-0) WILL YOU PLAY ANYONE HALF-DECENT!?!?! You nearly lost to one of the creampuffs too... Sadly, the Hoosiers will be stuck here until conference play because their OOC schedule would make the Pope cry
Tier 50910293: Rutgers
WHY ARE YOU SO BAD. Holy crap. If anyone drops a set to this team this year they have to do what we did when we got skunked playing beer-pong... naked mile
Tier 1:
Nebraska [1] (4-0, 0-0) Just put it in cruise control until the conference schedule starts. They beat their opponents 6-0 this weekend with a ridiculous 150-91 score difference. That would be reasonable if they were playing princes marshmallow, but instead played two P5 opponents... oy
Tier 2:
Minnesota [2]: (3-1, 0-0) Made a really strong case for the top tier this weekend on the island by pantsing two top 15 teams. Beat UNC on their court next weekend and you're in.
Wisconsin [2]: (5-0, 0-0) Took care of business against SD and their cotton candy dessert. Win over Hawaii looking less and less impressive as the Wahine look like a fish flopping on a dock against quality opponents. Cheeseweasels have the same opportunity as their rodent cousins at Chapel Hill this weekend. It could get crowded up top here pretty quickly.
Tier 3:
Ohio State [3] (5-1, 0-0) Loved the balance in wins over Wyoming and LIU.... Hated the total collapse against BYU. A win there probably moves them to Tier 2... shame. Not much more chances to impress till conference play.
Tier 4:
Illinois [4] (2-3, 0-0) So... hear me out. I get that they are now below .500 with a "bad" home loss and zero quality wins. So how can they be ahead of some other teams?? Well, they took both Colorado and Stanford to 5... on the road. There is something here to work with, they just need the results. 3 wins in Oregon rights the ship.
Michigan [5] (6-0,0-0) Kansas St is at least DECENT... but god what a REPULSIVE OOC schedule the wolverines put together. Not gonna help them come tournament time at all.
Penn State [3] (2-3, 0-0) HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH...... *gasps for air* ........HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAH
Purdue [4] (5-1, 0-0) Nothing to right home about either way in a tournament not on their court. The boilers hold steady.
Tier 5:
Maryland [5] (5-1, 0-0) No shame in losing to Kansas on their court. Terms have to be happy with the season so far, taking care of business and beating anyone that they should or are evenly matched with
Michigan State [5] (5-1, 0-0) Finally play a quality opponent and got wiped off the court. Need to beat WKU on their court to save their OOC... tough task.
Tier 6:
Iowa [5]: (6-1, 0-0) So you beat ASU and make me think I can bump you up a tier, and then get SWEPT by Butler... that is a terrible loss.
Northwestern [5] (4-2, 0-0) Ooof... that's a rough weekend in Dayton. Usually a rough weekend in Dayton includes at least 2 muggings and possibly a new STD...
Tier 7: The creampuff zone
Indiana [5] (7-0, 0-0) WILL YOU PLAY ANYONE HALF-DECENT!?!?! You nearly lost to one of the creampuffs too... Sadly, the Hoosiers will be stuck here until conference play because their OOC schedule would make the Pope cry
Tier 50910293: Rutgers
WHY ARE YOU SO BAD. Holy crap. If anyone drops a set to this team this year they have to do what we did when we got skunked playing beer-pong... naked mile