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No Gracie Merkle today for Penn State vs Sparty, yet they take a 17 point lead in the 1st half; ultimately fall 81-70.
 
Bjbod said:
No Gracie Merkle today for Penn State vs Sparty, yet they take a 17 point lead in the 1st half; ultimately fall 81-70.
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I can't trust Sparty. I ain't trying to lose out on any more dinners due to Sparty.
 
Maryland seems to have righted the ship. 18 point win @ Nebraska. Huskers on the other hand...still seeking quality wins this year? Illinois might be about it. Not sure if you can count Virginia, North Dakota St. or Creighton. They might be slipping off the bubble.


edit--only 5-8 in conference, finish w/ @ Minnesota, Iowa, @ Oregon, @ Washington, Rutgers. So some chances to improve the resume, but also plenty of opportunities for more Ls, and further below .500 in conference.
 
cancontent said:


Wow. And when you think of their deficit......yikes.😬
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Well, they are spending 2 Million and change less than the allowable 21.5 million. Surprised by the percentage they are spending on baseball (though baseball has a large number off players due to pitching staffs)
 
Suddenly Indiana is hot? 3rd win in a row, although it was against Northwestern, Wisconsin and Purdue, so probably not too much reason to get excited.
 
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A couple of interesting BIG attendance numbers from Super Bowl Sunday: 6,108 and 15,544. The former from the Michigan-UCLA game, one of the bigger games in Ann Arbor in Michigan WBB history. An unimpressive number. The latter from USC at Illinois in Champaign, a crazy high number. Shauna Green is really driving the WBB interest in Champaign. Not sure what else KBA needs to do attract fans in Ann Arbor.
 
BigTenGuy said:
A couple of interesting BIG attendance numbers from Super Bowl Sunday: 6,108 and 15,544. The former from the Michigan-UCLA game, one of the bigger games in Ann Arbor in Michigan WBB history. An unimpressive number. The latter from USC at Illinois in Champaign, a crazy high number. Shauna Green is really driving the WBB interest in Champaign. Not sure what else KBA needs to do attract fans in Ann Arbor.
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I was surprised that Michigan was only half filled for their game against UCLA. I guess attendance is something that can grow over time with winning. Anybody know their ticket pricing? How many seats are saved for students? How active coach is in building attendance?
 
visitingcock said:
I was surprised that Michigan was only half filled for their game against UCLA. I guess attendance is something that can grow over time with winning. Anybody know their ticket pricing? How many seats are saved for students? How active coach is in building attendance?
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Some of yesterday's attendance may have been the Super Bowl effect but in the 35+ years I've lived in AA since coming for grad school, I've found that the town/area on the whole isn't super supportive of Michigan wbb. Spartans up the road have better average attendance. When they play here, we get our biggest numbers thanks to the rivalry and to Spartan fans. Count me in that 6,108. I was there. :-)
 
BigTenGuy said:
A couple of interesting BIG attendance numbers from Super Bowl Sunday: 6,108 and 15,544. The former from the Michigan-UCLA game, one of the bigger games in Ann Arbor in Michigan WBB history. An unimpressive number. The latter from USC at Illinois in Champaign, a crazy high number. Shauna Green is really driving the WBB interest in Champaign. Not sure what else KBA needs to do attract fans in Ann Arbor.
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It sounds to me like Michigan fans are tough to impress and may want to see results. The football team won a title two years ago. The men's basketball team is a dominant force this season (#2 in the polls behind an undefeated Arizona team). The women's basketball team has been good but not great, and that's probably not enough to resonate with that community.

A Final Four berth would help, though. Even a B1G title would be something.

Not sure why the interest in Champaign is different, but it is.
 
WBBTakeover said:
It sounds to me like Michigan fans are tough to impress and may want to see results. The football team won a title two years ago. The men's basketball team is a dominant force this season (#2 in the polls behind an undefeated Arizona team). The women's basketball team has been good but not great, and that's probably not enough to resonate with that community.

A Final Four berth would help, though. Even a B1G title would be something.

Not sure why the interest in Champaign is different, but it is.
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The men's basketball team was a hot mess while Juwan Howard a few years ago. During that same time, Coach Barnes-Arico took a Hillmon-led squad to a Sweet 16 and Elite 8 for the first time in their history. Their rivals down the interstate haven't been able to get that far for almost a decade, if not longer.

They've continued to make the tournament and have been able to consistently bring in nationally ranked recruiting classes. Compared to where the program was prior to her arrival, I don't see results being a valid excuse.
 
Minnesota is quietly gaining some momentum down the stretch. Beat up Nebraska tonight, improved to 10-4 in conference. Good for 5th place, but only 1/2 game behind Iowa and 1 1/2 games behind Ohio St. and Michigan.



Nebraska fell to 5-9 and is probably looking at missing the Tourney this year.
 
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cancontent said:
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Come on, what's wrong with a little stunting after a big win? Minnesota has been due to finally win one of these games this season. Enjoy it!!!!
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We definitely enjoying the moment. Throw in the huge win tonight for the Minnesota WBB program. 7th win in a row!!
 
JellyBean said:
We definitely enjoying the moment. Throw in the huge win tonight for the Minnesota WBB program. 7th win in a row!!
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Like I said earlier in this thread this season, this roster had potential especially with players like Braun healthy. Injury plagued seasons haven't been the bane of existence only to UConn , as some posters may think 😉. Minnesota's had some bad luck the last few seasons, persevered and are peaking at the right possible time.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Minnesota is quietly gaining some momentum down the stretch. Beat up Nebraska tonight, improved to 10-4 in conference. Good for 5th place, but only 1/2 game behind Iowa and 1 1/2 games behind Ohio St. and Michigan.



Nebraska fell to 5-9 and is probably looking at missing the Tourney this year.
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Their freshman of the year from two seasons ago, Natalie Potts, has not played at all this season. She is greatly missed.
 
visitingcock said:
I was surprised that Michigan was only half filled for their game against UCLA. I guess attendance is something that can grow over time with winning. Anybody know their ticket pricing? How many seats are saved for students? How active coach is in building attendance?
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Tickets are incredibly reasonable - $10-12, students get in free, and parking is free. There’s no excuse not to go! The program started off with very little investment and success and never has been the crown jewel of WBB in the state, unfortunately. We should have 12,000 today when we host Michigan State.
 
Longtime lurker! First time I bit on an account.

Great comeback win by Maryland today - they've strung some nice wins together over the last few games. I've been impressed with the job that Brenda has done as they've seemingly settled in to dealing with their injuries.

Speaking of injuries, I really hope that both Jones and Woodard are okay for Michigan State. Both looked pretty bad on replay today.
 
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BBallFan86 said:
Longtime lurker! First time I bit on an account.

Great comeback win by Maryland today - they've strung some nice wins together over the last few games. I've been impressed with the job that Brenda has done as they've seemingly settled in to dealing with their injuries.

Speaking of injuries, I really hope that both Jones and Woodard are okay for Michigan State. Both looked pretty bad on replay today.
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Welcome and great comments. Brenda always does a great job coaching but this season, she is really coaching her you-know-what off!
 
JellyBean said:
Things are rocking in Minnesota!! Minnesota won their 8th straight yesterday against rival Wisconsin. Well done, Gophers!!
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Bit of a slow start, then they just rolled.

Wisconsin seems to have lost any momentum they had earlier in the conference schedule.
 
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visitingcock said:
Michigan state then Illinois. Dawn PLITZU has done an outstanding job. Now, if she can close her borders in recruiting, Minny could become a force.
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Don’t look now but this strong finishing run by Minnesota (if they finish out with two quad 1 wins and win a couple B1G tourney games) could elevate the Gophs to a #4 hosting spot. A strong leap for the program.
 
visitingcock said:
Michigan state then Illinois. Dawn PLITZU has done an outstanding job. Now, if she can close her borders in recruiting, Minny could become a force.
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I was a bit taken aback that she's not on the coach of the year watch list. Who had Minny finishing probably in the top 25 and somewhere between 2nd and 4th in the Big Ten?
 
Bigboote said:
I was a bit taken aback that she's not on the coach of the year watch list. Who had Minny finishing probably in the top 25 and somewhere between 2nd and 4th in the Big Ten?
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I woul guess that she was not included because Minny’s astounding streak is of a recent nature
 
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