Comish
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With his professional potential, I doubt if Christo ever reaches the campus.............
With the season coming to an end whom do you think has the best shot at winning the conference crown?
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caveman99
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I forgot who it was, could have been Matt Sautter, said on 1620 the other day that word is his asking price is above where teams are willing to pay and he is leaning towards going to NU and betting on himself, but you are right he is a top end talent so who knows for sure.
Nebraska55fan
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This is a very wide open race between Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska and Iowa. Maryland is in it- but doesn't have much of a chance.
This is going to come down to the final weekend. My take teams with most likely path to the title.
Indiana needs 6 wins, they have 2 games against NU and 3 against MI- say they win 3 of those- 1 of 2 against OSU and 2 of 3 against Maryland. Indiana is 13 games above .500 this would put them at 13-15 over .500 A BIT of a tougher schedule than NU. Second toughest schedule of the group. Indiana has the most likely path to the title. Indiana has 3 QUALITY starters with 2 having opponents batting less than .175 against them. Not great with the bats, but timely and efficient hitters. They will have to stub their toe a bit to lose it.
Nebraska 12 games above .500. They win 2 or 3 of the 5 games against Indiana and MI. Win 1-2 against OSU and 2 of 3 against NW. That Puts NU at 12-14 games over .500. They have the third hardest schedule of the 4 and a very tough row to hoe. These guys find ways to win. Great fielding team, aggressive on the bases. Adequate pitching, they usually dont walk a bunch of batters. Bullpen was flawless early but seems to be faltering of late. They cant bunt to save their lives and Schwellenbach seems to be wearing down in the stretch. Doable, but unlikely.
Michigan is 11 games over .500. Say they win 3 or 4 of the 6 games with Indiana and Nebraska. Then win 2 of 3 against Maryland- puts MI at 12-14 games over .500. Michigan has the toughest schedule of the 4. If they beat Indiana 3 of the 4, they have a chance. Tough schedule- probably doubtful.
Iowa is 7 games over .500 and has by far the easiest schedule of the 4. Against Northwestern, MSU and Illinois. Say they go 6-3 or even 7-2 that puts them at 10-12 games over .500. They have very very low chance. Indiana, NU and MI would need to implode for this to happen.
This is going to come down to the final weekend. My take teams with most likely path to the title.
Indiana needs 6 wins, they have 2 games against NU and 3 against MI- say they win 3 of those- 1 of 2 against OSU and 2 of 3 against Maryland. Indiana is 13 games above .500 this would put them at 13-15 over .500 A BIT of a tougher schedule than NU. Second toughest schedule of the group. Indiana has the most likely path to the title. Indiana has 3 QUALITY starters with 2 having opponents batting less than .175 against them. Not great with the bats, but timely and efficient hitters. They will have to stub their toe a bit to lose it.
Nebraska 12 games above .500. They win 2 or 3 of the 5 games against Indiana and MI. Win 1-2 against OSU and 2 of 3 against NW. That Puts NU at 12-14 games over .500. They have the third hardest schedule of the 4 and a very tough row to hoe. These guys find ways to win. Great fielding team, aggressive on the bases. Adequate pitching, they usually dont walk a bunch of batters. Bullpen was flawless early but seems to be faltering of late. They cant bunt to save their lives and Schwellenbach seems to be wearing down in the stretch. Doable, but unlikely.
Michigan is 11 games over .500. Say they win 3 or 4 of the 6 games with Indiana and Nebraska. Then win 2 of 3 against Maryland- puts MI at 12-14 games over .500. Michigan has the toughest schedule of the 4. If they beat Indiana 3 of the 4, they have a chance. Tough schedule- probably doubtful.
Iowa is 7 games over .500 and has by far the easiest schedule of the 4. Against Northwestern, MSU and Illinois. Say they go 6-3 or even 7-2 that puts them at 10-12 games over .500. They have very very low chance. Indiana, NU and MI would need to implode for this to happen.
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Loe Doesnt Know
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INDIANA'S SCHEDULE:
Fri, May 14
at
Michigan
Sat, May 15
at
Michigan
Sun, May 16
at
Michigan
ESPN2
Fri, May 21
vs
Nebraska
Sat, May 22
vs
Nebraska
ESPNU
Sun, May 23
vs
Ohio State
Mon, May 24
vs
Ohio State
Fri, May 28
at
Maryland
Sat, May 29
at
Maryland
Sun, May 30
at
Maryland
MICHIGAN'S SCHEDULE:
Fri, May 14
vs
Indiana
Sat, May 15
vs
Indiana
Sun, May 16
vs
Indiana
ESPN2
Fri, May 21
vs
Maryland
Sat, May 22
vs
Maryland
Sun, May 23
vs
Maryland
Fri, May 28
at
Nebraska
Sat, May 29
at
Nebraska
Sun, May 30
at
Nebraska
NEBRASKA'S SCHEDULE:
Fri, May 14
vs
Northwestern
Sat, May 15
vs
Northwestern
Sun, May 16
vs
Northwestern
Fri, May 21
at
Indiana
Sat, May 22
at
Ohio State
Bloomington, IN
Sat, May 22
at
Indiana
ESPNU
Sun, May 23
at
Ohio State
Bloomington, IN
Fri, May 28
vs
Michigan
Sat, May 29
vs
Michigan
Sun, May 30
vs
Michigan
CURRENT CONFERENCE STANDINGS:
Team
Record
Win %
GB
Overall
Overall %
Streak
Indiana
23-10
0.697
-
23-10
0.697
W1
Nebraska
23-11
0.676
0.5
23-11
0.676
W2
Michigan
23-12
0.657
1
23-12
0.657
L1
Iowa
21-14
0.600
3
21-14
0.600
L1
Maryland
21-14
0.600
3
21-14
0.600
W2
Ohio State
17-14
0.548
5
17-14
0.548
L1
Rutgers
17-17
0.500
6.5
17-17
0.500
L4
Illinois
16-18
0.471
7.5
16-18
0.471
L2
Northwestern
12-16
0.429
8.5
12-16
0.429
L5
Penn State
13-20
0.394
10
13-20
0.394
W1
Michigan State
13-22
0.371
11
13-22
0.371
W1
Purdue
11-20
0.355
11
11-20
0.355
W1
Minnesota
4-26
0.133
17.5
4-26
0.133
L13
B1G is turning into a very interesting race indeed. Poor Minnesota and their 4 wins. Kind of feel for them if I'm honest.
BigRedBuster
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I think we win 7 games at get to 30. We obviously need to take care of business this weekend and get the sweep. OSU is going to be interesting because they beat us early, but they haven't had as good of season.
Michigan is the one that is the most interesting. They haven't played us or Indiana. So, is their record that good because they have avoided those two teams till now?
Michigan is the one that is the most interesting. They haven't played us or Indiana. So, is their record that good because they have avoided those two teams till now?
Nebraska55fan
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Michigan has 2 of the top 6 pitchers in the league. They are no joke. They also have the highest batting avg
For NU to sweep Northwestern NU that may be a tall order. Indiana and Michigan didnt BUT NW has lost 5 in a row and havent played in 18 days. That may help. A sweep would be huge. NU does that and most likely back in first with Indiana and MI playing this weekend
For NU to sweep Northwestern NU that may be a tall order. Indiana and Michigan didnt BUT NW has lost 5 in a row and havent played in 18 days. That may help. A sweep would be huge. NU does that and most likely back in first with Indiana and MI playing this weekend
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BigRedBuster
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I'm not saying they are a joke. They are obviously a good baseball team. But, a lot will be learned about all three teams over the next couple weeks. Is Michigan's pitching really the best? Or, will they be exposed when playing Indiana and Nebraska? Will their batters be as successful against the best teams in the league?
It's going to get interesting.
Nebraska55fan
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Yes it will. Plan on being there Friday and Sunday.
If NU can find a way to sweep a rusty NW team- then 30 wins is very doable and that probably wins the league. Going 3-2 against Michigan/Indiana and Splitting against OSU.
Maryland may be the kicker. No one has swept them, pretty fair team. Michigan and Indiana play Series against Maryland- we have Northwestern.
If NU can find a way to sweep a rusty NW team- then 30 wins is very doable and that probably wins the league. Going 3-2 against Michigan/Indiana and Splitting against OSU.
Maryland may be the kicker. No one has swept them, pretty fair team. Michigan and Indiana play Series against Maryland- we have Northwestern.
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FrantzHardySwag
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Don't blame the NCAA at all here. B1G locked this in when they decided to play conf only. Basically needed one B1G team to run away with the conf this year to host.
Loe Doesnt Know
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I've been saying it all year. The B1G didn't deserve to host and frankly, I'll be surprised if the B1G gets more than 4 invites. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if they invite only 3 B1G teams.
Nebraska55fan
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Iowa has already lost 5 games so far during this stretch. With 6 more to play- which means they will most likely double up your worst case scenario of 3 losses. What happened?
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Nebraska55fan
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The BIG site didnt even show Indiana playing Illinois today.
I wonder who we need to call to make sure they have the standings right LOL
Ive seen T ball leagues run more professionally than this nonsense Kevin Warren is in charge of
https://admin.bigten.org/schedule.aspx?schedule=535
I wonder who we need to call to make sure they have the standings right LOL
Ive seen T ball leagues run more professionally than this nonsense Kevin Warren is in charge of
https://admin.bigten.org/schedule.aspx?schedule=535
Nebraska55fan
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You had Iowa going 12-3 at WORST over their last 15 games. They have 23 wins now with 3 left- they are going to fall well short of 30.
Iowa is 5-7 over their last 12 with 3 games to go- wow you missed that one by a country mile.
You had Michigan sweeping Maryland. Maryland won the series 2-1. Michigan is at 26-15 with 3 games left with NU- looks like they fall well short of your predicted 32 wins.
Make sure you stay away from the betting windows when it comes to BIG baseball- because your take on the conference is way off it seems.
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