Thu 11/17 7g: X-mo V-wmu G-arkst PC-osu D-rutg SH-ia M-mich

[BEhomer]

one thing I'm noticing is the struggle by the transfers in the early going. and teams that depend on them. they're not freshmen but I guess they do need time to settle down and find their roles. Still too early to judge these teams until that happens.

[SJHooper]

Well, G'Town really dug itself into a big hole early. Disastrous start to the season for them. After rescuing a defeat from the jaws of victory vs. Maryland in the last few minutes, they get beat by Arkansas State. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not the same G'Town we used to know. I don't know what's in the water in DC but man, they are very consistent about failing to live up to expectations. I can relate as a SJ fan from the Lavin administration but at least we knew when to fire him. Post realignment they have been awful. I've been saying it for years now, time for JTIII to go. It's the same failure every year and the G'Town name is being tarnished badly. I used to be scared playing G'Town and ironically, I want that feeling back. If G'Town doesn't win multiple games against ranked opponents coming up, they are done.

Great win by Seton Hall, I'm proven wrong so far and I'm glad to say that. Even after Whitehead they just beat Iowa, an always very dangerous and legit major opponent. Impressive, congrats guys. PC got a tough matchup with OSU after losing Dunn and Bentil. DePaul continues to DePaul. Overall, the conference has looked very good so far already knocking off plenty of F5 schools. I really hope my Johnnies surprise Minnesota and torch them.

[FriarJ]

Well, G'Town really dug itself into a big hole early. Disastrous start to the season for them. After rescuing a defeat from the jaws of victory vs. Maryland in the last few minutes, they get beat by Arkansas State. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not the same G'Town we used to know. I don't know what's in the water in DC but man, they are very consistent about failing to live up to expectations. I can relate as a SJ fan from the Lavin administration but at least we knew when to fire him. Post realignment they have been awful. I've been saying it for years now, time for JTIII to go. It's the same failure every year and the G'Town name is being tarnished badly. I used to be scared playing G'Town and ironically, I want that feeling back. If G'Town doesn't win multiple games against ranked opponents coming up, they are done.

Great win by Seton Hall, I'm proven wrong so far and I'm glad to say that. Even after Whitehead they just beat Iowa, an always very dangerous and legit major opponent. Impressive, congrats guys. PC got a tough matchup with OSU after losing Dunn and Bentil. DePaul continues to DePaul. Overall, the conference has looked very good so far already knocking off plenty of F5 schools. I really hope my Johnnies surprise Minnesota and torch them.

Iowa lost a ton and is picked in the lower half of the B1G so no surprise that SHU was able to turn that game around. Ohio State is picked to be at the top of the B1G (Top 5) so it was no surprise to see PC lose a close one to them in Columbus.

The surprises yesterday to me was Depaul losing so badly at home to Rutgers. I guess I shouldn't be but it's Rutgers! Georgetown? What a mess! I didn't expect Marquette to win but I honestly thought they would play better. Nova nd X games were closer than I thought but they won so way to go!

The Gophers are a terrible team and picked to finish at the bottom of the B1G with Rutgers and Nebraska. I will be shocked if the Johnnies lose this game today. Honestly if they can't beat a bad team from the B1G I'm not sure we can count on them this year to be a tourney team despite the hype in a ton of threads here recently. I expect them to win going away.

[Doge McDermott]

Well, G'Town really dug itself into a big hole early. Disastrous start to the season for them. After rescuing a defeat from the jaws of victory vs. Maryland in the last few minutes, they get beat by Arkansas State. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not the same G'Town we used to know. I don't know what's in the water in DC but man, they are very consistent about failing to live up to expectations. I can relate as a SJ fan from the Lavin administration but at least we knew when to fire him. Post realignment they have been awful. I've been saying it for years now, time for JTIII to go. It's the same failure every year and the G'Town name is being tarnished badly. I used to be scared playing G'Town and ironically, I want that feeling back. If G'Town doesn't win multiple games against ranked opponents coming up, they are done.

Great win by Seton Hall, I'm proven wrong so far and I'm glad to say that. Even after Whitehead they just beat Iowa, an always very dangerous and legit major opponent. Impressive, congrats guys. PC got a tough matchup with OSU after losing Dunn and Bentil. DePaul continues to DePaul. Overall, the conference has looked very good so far already knocking off plenty of F5 schools. I really hope my Johnnies surprise Minnesota and torch them.

tl;dr version: Make Georgetown Great Again!

I saw a funny quote last night congratulating the "DePaul of the Big Ten beating the Rutgers of the Big East." Brutal.

[SJHooper]

Well, G'Town really dug itself into a big hole early. Disastrous start to the season for them. After rescuing a defeat from the jaws of victory vs. Maryland in the last few minutes, they get beat by Arkansas State. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not the same G'Town we used to know. I don't know what's in the water in DC but man, they are very consistent about failing to live up to expectations. I can relate as a SJ fan from the Lavin administration but at least we knew when to fire him. Post realignment they have been awful. I've been saying it for years now, time for JTIII to go. It's the same failure every year and the G'Town name is being tarnished badly. I used to be scared playing G'Town and ironically, I want that feeling back. If G'Town doesn't win multiple games against ranked opponents coming up, they are done.

Great win by Seton Hall, I'm proven wrong so far and I'm glad to say that. Even after Whitehead they just beat Iowa, an always very dangerous and legit major opponent. Impressive, congrats guys. PC got a tough matchup with OSU after losing Dunn and Bentil. DePaul continues to DePaul. Overall, the conference has looked very good so far already knocking off plenty of F5 schools. I really hope my Johnnies surprise Minnesota and torch them.

Iowa lost a ton and is picked in the lower half of the B1G so no surprise that SHU was able to turn that game around. Ohio State is picked to be at the top of the B1G (Top 5) so it was no surprise to see PC lose a close one to them in Columbus.

The surprises yesterday to me was Depaul losing so badly at home to Rutgers. I guess I shouldn't be but it's Rutgers! Georgetown? What a mess! I didn't expect Marquette to win but I honestly thought they would play better. Nova nd X games were closer than I thought but they won so way to go!

The Gophers are a terrible team and picked to finish at the bottom of the B1G with Rutgers and Nebraska. I will be shocked if the Johnnies lose this game today. Honestly if they can't beat a bad team from the B1G I'm not sure we can count on them this year to be a tourney team despite the hype in a ton of threads here recently. I expect them to win going away.

Doge, that quote is hilarious hahaha. I LoVett! See what I did there? Minnesota is not an amazing opponent, but they will definitely give us a real test no doubt. I would say chances are 60/40 that Minnesota wins. We have a legit shot, but they have more experience and way more size. Their bigs are just as tall as ours but they aren't skinny like ours. I saw some of theirs listed at 265 lbs and 235 lbs. Our guys look like they weigh 190 lbs they are super skinny. Will be interesting to see how Owens, Yakwe, and Sima do against them. I'd be a lot more confident going into this game if we had a version of Ochefu but we don't. Our bigs basically go for blocks only, are constantly out of place for rebounds, and have very minimal back to basket offensive skills. They have not finished well at all in the paint...that's if they are able to catch the ball in the first place. We have the talent to beat Minnesota for sure, but I don't know about the experience or size. We shall see.

[HoosierPal]

If DePaul plays a game in their home gym and nobody is there to watch, does it still count?

COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L RUTGERS/DEPAUL FOX SPORTS 1 8:56 PM 10:53 PM 44 17

Nobody was at the gym, and nobody watched on TV. I say the game was never played.

[Jet915]

If DePaul plays a game in their home gym and nobody is there to watch, does it still count?

COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L RUTGERS/DEPAUL FOX SPORTS 1 8:56 PM 10:53 PM 44 17

Nobody was at the gym, and nobody watched on TV. I say the game was never played.

I guess these two teams don't bring in the Chicago and NY market...