Big Ten Wins Challenge 8-4

by babaoreally on Nov 30, 2011 10:51 PM CST

Big Ten teams went 4-2 for the second consecutive night to win the 2011 Big Ten / ACC Challenge. It is their third win in a row. On Wednesday, Michigan St., Penn St. and Indiana all won in the early games to give the Big Ten a 7-2 advantage. In the late games, Wisconsin lost a close one at North Carolina, Nebraska lost to Wake Forest and Minnesota beat Virginia Tech despite being without Trevor Mbakwe.

Overall, it was a fine showing by the Big Ten, which is probably the best conference top-to-bottom in the country.

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Looking at ESPN you'd never know

by BoilerUp! on Dec 1, 2011 9:58 AM CST reply actions

naturaly, if the result was the opposite .. it would have been wall to wall, the ACC is the best. Mainly because the ACC is a ESPN property, while the B1G is only a partial.

by talonk on Dec 1, 2011 11:14 PM CST up reply actions

Wish Michigan could have contributed to the win column _

Did anybody see Duke getting eaten alive like that? I knew OSU would win but not by that much. I still don’t think OSU goes undefeated in the regular season.

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by ForzaBLUE on Dec 1, 2011 11:43 AM CST reply actions

OSU's win was the best win for the conf.

This does not prove that OSU gets it done in the tourney. The lack of depth for OSU might come back and haunt them in the sweet 16 or elite 8 game. Don’t expect those 3’s to drop outside Value city arena. It would be a shame if OSU does not reach the Final 4 with this talent.
I see OSU winning this conf but I am not sure how far they will go in the tourney.
NCAA teams,
OSU, WIsc, MSU, Purdue, Indiana, Illinois, Indiana, UM.
Need to see more: Minnesota minus Mbakwe in Big ten season.
Northwestern win 10 games in the Big ten.
Nebraska-no idea
Iowa-is it football season yet?

by spartynation on Dec 1, 2011 12:21 PM CST reply actions

oops Indiana twice...PSU not going anywhere.

by spartynation on Dec 1, 2011 12:21 PM CST reply actions

Did not the great Kevin Garnett say

ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE!?

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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 1, 2011 1:27 PM CST up reply actions

yeah, I am still waiting for a Bo Ryan team in the Final Four.

yeah, anything is possible.
some of the teams that have made the final four in the last decade,
George Mason, VCU, LSU,Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Butler.

by spartynation on Dec 1, 2011 2:01 PM CST up reply actions