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Post by greatlakesvballer on Nov 23, 2021 15:52:11 GMT -5
Old Man, The last match against those tall Badger girls didn't go well. And, that was a home match. Now, BIG RED has to travel to Madison and confront Wisky's army of fans. What can we do to stop this Wisconsin freight train? I wonder if the army will be there? They'll be on Thanksgiving break. Maybe they'll go over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house? No, man. That's the Christmas holiday song. We'll have a couple of fans there on Friday afternoon.  |
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Post by Wiswell on Nov 23, 2021 18:38:20 GMT -5
I still do not think Badgers have much home court advantage from fans. Only from not having to travel.
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Post by Wiswell on Nov 23, 2021 18:40:00 GMT -5
I am really happy for Purdue,, when we joined the conference it seemed like they were at the the bottom of the barrel. Look at them now! Um, not even close. |
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Post by greatlakesvballer on Nov 23, 2021 22:14:16 GMT -5
I still do not think Badgers have much home court advantage from fans. Only from not having to travel. That’s silly. Ask the Badger players where they would rather face Nebraska for the B1G championship. |
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Post by HOLIDAY on Nov 24, 2021 11:24:58 GMT -5
I am really happy for Purdue,, when we joined the conference it seemed like they were at the the bottom of the barrel. Look at them now! Um, not even close. Yes, I corrected myself a few posts back. Relax people. I got it wrong. You will live to see another day. |
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Post by BuckysHeat on Nov 24, 2021 23:23:47 GMT -5
one of oh so many times.... |
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Post by HOLIDAY on Nov 25, 2021 0:18:22 GMT -5
one of oh so many times.... Bucky why are you in heat? Do you know what that means on the farm? |
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Post by badgerbreath on Nov 25, 2021 11:58:56 GMT -5
We are overdue for a really good solid badger performance. It’s been a while. I would love to see the badgers take the reigns rather than back into a championship, as happened in 2019.
But I also feel like the chances of it happening against Nebraska for the 6th time in a row seems really unlikely. At this point, just hoping for a good performance from both teams so the match can live up to its billing as a potential B1G championship match.
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Post by volleyb on Nov 25, 2021 17:09:49 GMT -5
Sorry if this is a dumb question but why is this game potentially the B1G championship? How does it work in NCAA? They don’t play a “official” final? Is it just based on who the two highest ranked teams are? I’m a little confused
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Post by avid 2.0 on Nov 25, 2021 17:12:53 GMT -5
Sorry if this is a dumb question but why is this game potentially the B1G championship? How does it work in NCAA? They don’t play a “official” final? Is it just based on who the two highest ranked teams are? I’m a little confused there is no final in the Big Ten... they just use the conference standings. (20 games over the entire Big Ten season) Wisconsin and Nebraska are tied in the standings right now |
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Post by jwvolley on Nov 25, 2021 17:14:08 GMT -5
Sorry if this is a dumb question but why is this game potentially the B1G championship? How does it work in NCAA? They don’t play a “official” final? Is it just based on who the two highest ranked teams are? I’m a little confused It’s a 20 match conference season and whoever finishes with the best record wins. Wisconsin and Nebraska are tied right now with 3 losses. Wisconsin only plays one tough team (Nebraska) this weekend so if they win, they will be the outright champ. If Nebraska beats Wisconsin, that will give Wisconsin 4 losses which means Nebraska would be co champs with them if they lose to Purdue in their second match of the weekend or outright champs if they beat Purdue. |
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Post by volleyb on Nov 25, 2021 17:17:16 GMT -5
Sorry if this is a dumb question but why is this game potentially the B1G championship? How does it work in NCAA? They don’t play a “official” final? Is it just based on who the two highest ranked teams are? I’m a little confused It’s a 20 match conference season and whoever finishes with the best record wins. Wisconsin and Nebraska are tied right now with 3 losses. Wisconsin only plays one tough team (Nebraska) this weekend so if they win, they will be the outright champ. If Nebraska beats Wisconsin, that will give Wisconsin 4 losses which means Nebraska would be co champs with them if they lose to Purdue in their second match of the weekend or outright champs if they beat Purdue. Thanks for explaining! That seems a little odd if you have to wait to see how another team does before celebrating?? Anyways.. this will be an interesting series of games then! |
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Post by maplespear on Nov 25, 2021 18:06:16 GMT -5
Old Man, The last match against those tall Badger girls didn't go well. And, that was a home match. Now, BIG RED has to travel to Madison and confront Wisky's army of fans. What can we do to stop this Wisconsin freight train? I wonder if the army will be there? They'll be on Thanksgiving break. Maybe they'll go over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house? aaah, my grandma got ran over by a reindeer. She was walking home from our house, last Christmas Eve. She'd been drinkin' too much eggnog and we'd begged her not to go but she forgot her medication and she staggered out the door into the snow. When we found her Christmas morning, at the scene of the attack, she had hoof prints on her forehead and incriminating claw marks on her back. So, not going to Grandmas this year. She was a Husker fan though. Edit: All kidding aside, Nebraska is going to have one tough weekend. I'll leave it up to the coaches and players to figure it out. Maybe this weekend is Nebraska's peak and we get two Ws. This team is due for an explosion, and it could happen this weekend. Excited to see what happens and will support either way. GO BIG RED ! |
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Post by robtearle on Nov 25, 2021 22:27:03 GMT -5
We are overdue for a really good solid badger performance. It’s been a while. I would love to see the badgers take the reigns rather than back into a championship, as happened in 2019. But I also feel like the chances of it happening against Nebraska for the 6th time in a row seems really unlikely. At this point, just hoping for a good performance from both teams so the match can live up to its billing as a potential B1G championship match. Wisconsin doesn't have to win "six in a row"; the odds of that would certainly be low. But the odds of that are low because winning the first five is very difficult. Wisconsin only has to win one more tomorrow. And the odds of that are 50-50, or better than 50-50, because Wisconsin is at home. Or better than that because these teams met earlier this year and Wisconsin beat them.... The odds of "six in a row" don't all shift to the 6th match when the first five have been played. That's not how probabilities work. It's just one more, and it carries the chances of just one match. |
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Post by robtearle on Nov 25, 2021 22:40:33 GMT -5
It’s a 20 match conference season and whoever finishes with the best record wins. Wisconsin and Nebraska are tied right now with 3 losses. Wisconsin only plays one tough team (Nebraska) this weekend so if they win, they will be the outright champ. If Nebraska beats Wisconsin, that will give Wisconsin 4 losses which means Nebraska would be co champs with them if they lose to Purdue in their second match of the weekend or outright champs if they beat Purdue. Thanks for explaining! That seems a little odd if you have to wait to see how another team does before celebrating?? Anyways.. this will be an interesting series of games then! Other than the 'normal' amount of celebrating that would follow any win over Nebraska, there won't be any hoisting of trophies or passing out 'championship' hats and t-shirts, etc. Should it reach that point, that will happen after the Saturday match against Indiana. First, because the championship won't be won until Saturday. And second, because Sheffield would never disrespect an opponent that way. In 2019 in advance of the first weekend's NCAA tournament matches, each of the four teams held open-to-the-public practices. Wisconsin was playing Illinois State on Friday, and figured to be facing UCLA (and Mac May) the next night. So how much time did Sheffield and the Badgers spend during the Thursday open-practice talking about UCLA? Not one second. Every bit of the practice spend on specifically preparing for a particular team was spent on Illinois State. Sheffield respects the opponent, and takes nothing for granted. Celebrations of a championship will happen when the championship has been won, and not before. |
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