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Sat 03/06 | W 64 - 60 |
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Indiana
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Wed 03/03 | W 74 - 55 |
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Michigan St.
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Sun 02/28 | L 44 - 53 |
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Minnesota
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Wed 02/24 | W 59 - 58 |
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Illinois
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Sat 02/20 | W 75 - 65 |
Big Ten Conference Standings
(updated 3.8.2010 at 2:53 AM EST)
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Purdue Boilermakers
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14 | 4 | 26 | 4 |
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Ohio St. Buckeyes
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14 | 4 | 24 | 7 |
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Michigan St. Spartans
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14 | 4 | 24 | 7 |
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Wisconsin Badgers
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13 | 5 | 23 | 7 |
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Illinois Fighting Illini
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10 | 8 | 18 | 13 |
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Minnesota Golden Gophers
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9 | 9 | 18 | 12 |
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Northwestern Wildcats
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7 | 11 | 19 | 12 |
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Michigan Wolverines
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7 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
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Indiana Hoosiers
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4 | 14 | 10 | 20 |
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Iowa Hawkeyes
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4 | 14 | 10 | 21 |
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Penn St. Nittany Lions
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3 | 15 | 11 | 19 |
Big Ten Tournament: Day 1 Open Thread
by BoilerTMill on Mar 11, 2010 1:00 PM EST
in Men's Basketball
128 comments
You know, we're still the defending champion in this thing until someone takes it from our cold, dead hands. I'm live at Conseco this afternoon for the three opening round games. Feel free to keep me company in the comments during Iowa vs. Michigan, Indiana vs. Northwestern, and Minnesota vs. Penn State.
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Tracking the smaller conferences
by BoilerTMill on Mar 11, 2010 11:35 AM EST
in Men's Basketball
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With the Big Ten Tournament getting underway today I wanted to take a brief look at possible first round opponents. One of the things I love about Championship Week is watching the smaller schools fight their way into the tournament. Sure, many of these guys don't stand a chance since nine of them will be 15, 16, or play-in game seeds, but it is fun to watch their jubilation anyway.
We can pay particular attention to these teams too because we're going to be a top 3 seed as long as we don't crap the bed tomorrow against Indiana or Northwestern. Anything less would be a crime against humanity. As a result, we'll probably be looking at the one of following teams as our first round opponent.
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Best Big Ten Basketball Arenas
Nice article by The Stadium Journey
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Baseball starts cold
by BoilerTMill on Mar 10, 2010 4:02 PM EST
in Baseball
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A burgeoning Big Ten baseball blog circle has been kind enough to accept me this year as a Purdue representative. Since I am one of the few if not only places that talks about Purdue baseball I was glad to sign up. They recently sent me the first RPI of the season as we are now three weeks in for most teams. The news is not good. Purdue's 1-6 start has them rated #285...
...out of 295 Division I teams.
I think we can safely say that an NCAA Tournament bid is out of reach without a dynamic turnaround in conference play. Truth be told, Purdue hasn't played anyone against a weak schedule and they have been terrible in doing so. They have made a ton of errors and when they haven't, the offense has stagnated. Here are the season results so far.
Matt Morgan, Co-Pitcher of the Week in the Big Ten
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This is for everyone...
by BoilerTMill on Mar 10, 2010 2:51 PM EST
in Men's Basketball
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To everyone who has read, commented, or even visited Off the Tracks/Hammer & Rails since it first went online over at blogger almost four years ago, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have made this possible. If you're coming to the games I look forward to meeting you all personally.
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A Tamer Big Ten Tournament preview
Here is the preview SBNation asked me to do for the Big Ten Tournament.
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This is how it’s going down: Big Ten Tournament preview
by BoilerTMill on Mar 9, 2010 11:53 AM EST
in Men's Basketball
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If you're like me, you love this week of the year. Of course, if you're like me you have a severe basketball addiction and probably need professional help. My addiction runs so deep I covered the Pike-Ben Davis game last night for a local newspaper. It did allow me to see Marquis Teague, and we should consider ourselves lucky we're probably out of the running for him. Teague had a terrible game thanks to Ben Davis' defense, hitting just 6 of 16 from the field. He was held to seven points and four assists before the final minute when Ben Davis was up by double digits and he exploded for seven more. He is incredibly athletic, but his jump shot is awful.
But enough about future recruits. The present is more important as we head into Big Ten Tournament play. I am planning on attending the entire event since, well, it's free for me this year. I might as well enjoy it. Unfortunately, I already know what is going to happen in every game. You see, I have a strange skill. I can confidently pick basketball games. See my initial season projection for Purdue. I called a 27-3 season with a 15-3 Big Ten record. I missed it by one game, but called that we would lose to Northwestern and Michigan State (though I did say we'd lose in East Lansing. My third predicted loss was at Minnesota, so I was close there.
Being right on 28 of 30 games, even with injuries, gives me the unique perspective to call the Big Ten Tournament. My advice to you is to head to Vegas and bet everything you have on these ten games going exactly like this. If I'm wrong, well, that's your punishment for trusting a silly blogger like me.
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This is too awesome for words. Credit reader Max Vande Vaarst for bringing this to my attention!
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