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B1G 25-26

cancontent said:
. . . Fox going all in on Michigan for their conference play coverage this year.
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Five BIG schools scheduled for 4 or more Fox/FS1 appearances in 2025-26:

Michigan-9 (also 1 NBC)
UCLA-6 (also 1 NBC, 1 ESPN2)
Iowa-6
USC-4 (also 3 ESPN)
Michigan State-4

(ESPN/ESPN2 schedules with leagues other than the BIG still in progress)

Will be interesting to see if Swords, Olson & Holloway can turn their repeated feature exposure into ratings gold. In the recent boomlet of WBB TV ratings, Michigan has been an underperforming ratings team. The Michigan brand/fan base has yet to really embrace WBB. But this year’s sophomore class is special, and Swords, in particular, plays with a flair that might build a following.
 
BigTenGuy said:
Five BIG schools scheduled for 4 or more Fox/FS1 appearances in 2025-26:

Michigan-9 (also 1 NBC)
UCLA-6 (also 1 NBC, 1 ESPN2)
Iowa-6
USC-4 (also 3 ESPN)
Michigan State-4

(ESPN/ESPN2 schedules with leagues other than the BIG still in progress)

Will be interesting to see if Swords, Olson & Holloway can turn their repeated feature exposure into ratings gold. In the recent boomlet of WBB TV ratings, Michigan has been an underperforming ratings team. The Michigan brand/fan base has yet to really embrace WBB. But this year’s sophomore class is special, and Swords, in particular, plays with a flair that might build a following.
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Agreed and I find it perplexing. Correct me if I'm wrong, but to me, the women's program has been more successful over the last decade than the men's. Naz Hillmon broke records, lead their team further in the tournament that some thought possible and now is the WNBA 6th player of the year.

The Juwan Howard era left a lot of be desired, and the current coach (name escapes me) looks to have gotten things straightened out. But to see that the women's program didn't get much of a bump after their Sweet 16 and Elite 8 runs was surprising.
 
BigTenGuy said:
Five BIG schools scheduled for 4 or more Fox/FS1 appearances in 2025-26:

Michigan-9 (also 1 NBC)
UCLA-6 (also 1 NBC, 1 ESPN2)
Iowa-6
USC-4 (also 3 ESPN)
Michigan State-4

(ESPN/ESPN2 schedules with leagues other than the BIG still in progress)

Will be interesting to see if Swords, Olson & Holloway can turn their repeated feature exposure into ratings gold. In the recent boomlet of WBB TV ratings, Michigan has been an underperforming ratings team. The Michigan brand/fan base has yet to really embrace WBB. But this year’s sophomore class is special, and Swords, in particular, plays with a flair that might build a following.
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This team fascinates me. Swords, Olson and Holloway are likely to improve in year two after outstanding freshman campaigns, which would seem to indicate the team will also improve a lot. but Hobbs was just so crucial to what they did last year, and her loss will be felt. Still, I think the Wolverines will be a force. Should be fun to watch.
 
YoDore said:
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Growing the game. I love going to the summer basketball coaching clinics in North Philly, AAU games in some place North Dakota, or other basketball events in Kansas or Missouri and looking up in the stands or sitting next to coach, parent, or player and seeing the diverse programs being represented in merch/gear. Then hearing that person talk about a current and former WNBA/college player. It shows the game is growing.
 
YoDore said:
This team fascinates me. Swords, Olson and Holloway are likely to improve in year two after outstanding freshman campaigns, which would seem to indicate the team will also improve a lot. but Hobbs was just so crucial to what they did last year, and her loss will be felt. Still, I think the Wolverines will be a force. Should be fun to watch.
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Next to my cousin (Macy Brown), Jordan Hobbs was my favorite player on that Michigan squad. I agree 100% on what you said about how crucial Hobbs was to Michigan last year. Not having her leadership out there this season is going to hurt, but I think from what I saw over the summer while working in the Michigan basketball camps and watching Swords, Olson, Brown, and a few other players, play and work on their games, you are correct. Michigan is going to be force. They are going to cause some problems.
 
JellyBean said:
Next to my cousin (Macy Brown), Jordan Hobbs was my favorite player on that Michigan squad. I agree 100% on what you said about how crucial Hobbs was to Michigan last year. Not having her leadership out there this season is going to hurt, but I think from what I saw over the summer while working in the Michigan basketball camps and watching Swords, Olson, Brown, and a few other players, play and work on their games, you are correct. Michigan is going to be force. They are going to cause some problems.
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From your observations, who is going to handle post/forward duties? The transfer from Middle Tennessee didn't pan out. Is that transfer from Bucknell, Sofilkanich, the right fit for this roster?
 
cancontent said:
From your observations, who is going to handle post/forward duties? The transfer from Middle Tennessee didn't pan out. Is that transfer from Bucknell, Sofilkanich, the right fit for this roster?
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Great question. It all depends on what direction Coach KBA decides to go. She loved the 5-guard/Positionless look last year and that looks to be the mindset going into the summer. If she goes to a 4-Out, 1-In look, I can see Sofi or VanTimmeren getting the nod. With Fields, Crockett, Byars, and Macy, just to name a few, it all just depends on how confident they are in their skills and where Coach wants to take the team.
 

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