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A Sweet 16 Thread - Root for B1G Things and Chime In

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Here's the Sweet 16 broadcast information presented by On3 -

Here's hoping that the B1G teams keep on making Bank. 🤑

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2026 NCAA Tournament: Tip-off times, TV channels announce...

Tip-off times and television channels for the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen games have been announced by Turner.
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Thanks to H Duck for the detailed and spot-on takes on the Tournament to date. And other Forum friends who have corrected my errors.

Six B1G teams in the Sweet 16 is a conference record. We will see one of Iowa or Nebraska in the Elite 8, matching up with Houston, not on the Cougars' usual home court, but just minutes away from campus.

As friend H has noted, many of the Blue Blood basketball programs are not in this Sweet 16.

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Interesting back story on coaches Tom Izzo and UConn's Dan Hurley.

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Tom Izzo gave Dan Hurley advice after Lakers offered UCon...

Tom Izzo has turned down multiple opportunities to coach in the NBA, including with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks.
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Interesting, slightly tongue-in-cheek article up on The Athletic's ($ Wall) Until Saturday.

Basketball power Indiana has become Tom Osborne's Nebraska football, and Nebraska has become Bob Knight's Indiana basketball.

Like Curt Cignetti at Indiana, Nebraska basketball coach Fred Hoiberg used transfers to build the program, starting before the portal came into existence.

Fred's son Sam, who played high school basketball in Lincoln, Nebraska, did not receive a D1 offer and walked on to play for his Dad. Sam is now a Senior and an effective starter at point guard.

Nebraska is a slight -1.5 favorite over Iowa. The two teams split during the regular season, with both teams winning close games at home.

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Fingers crossed and wood knocked -

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Big Ten has golden opportunity to end 26-year title droug...

The Big Ten's never had a chance to end its men's NCAA Tournament championship drought quite like this.
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One thing that you should know (perhaps 🙃) about the teams with 16 candles. (Only eight will make a lovely light 😁)

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March Madness: Here's one thing you need to know about ea...

Florida isn’t around to defend its title anymore, but all the other top seeds in this year's NCAA Tournament are still around. And many of them are winning convincingly.

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Show OBD the B1G money! 🤑

22 units (22 games played) earned by the B1G, with five Sweet 16 games coming, and at least one Elite 8 game for the winner of Iowa vs. Nebraska.

That's $46 million to date and counting. $2.55 million per team over six seasons with more to come.

I reiterate. Oregon not joining the Big Ten would have been gross financial negligence.

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A Wolverine's Predictions for the Sweet 16 - Entirely Objective, of Course

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March Madness: Bold predictions for the second week of th...

With March Madness starting back up tonight, here are some bold predictions for the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament:
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Second-seed Purdue comes through with a 79 to 77 win over perhaps the best 11 seed in tournament history, Texas.

Next up on Saturday will be a game against the winner of tonight's No. 1Arizona against No. 4 Arkansas game. Calipari wasn't certain whether Portland is in the USA, but he did find his way to San Jose.

Speaking of Texas, 9 seed Iowa overcomes a ten-point deficit and wins the rubber match, defeating No. 4 Nebraska 77 to 71 in Houston.

Iowa is the lowest-seeded Big Ten team to reach the Elite 8. Iowa coach Ben McCollum wins in the postseason; Google him. 😁

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Iowa defeats Nebraska, continues improbable March run int...

Ninth-seeded Iowa continued its unpredictable NCAA tournament run under first-year coach Ben McCollum, beating Nebraska 77-71 in a South Region semifinal.

If Illinois can defeat Houston in Houston tonight, then on Saturday, we'll see a B1G on B1G Elite 8 match-up.

So far, two B1G teams are in the Elite 8, and here's to hoping for one more tonight, the Fighting Illini, and two more tomorrow night when the Wolverines play Bama and Michigan State battles UConn. 🤑

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Hats off to the 3-seed Fighting Illini that took down the No. 2 seed Houston Cougars in Houston, 65-55, to be the 3rd B1G team to advance to the Elite 8.

For the 2nd time in the tournament, it will be B1G on B1G Saturday when the 3-seed Illinois meets the 9-seed Iowa for a trip to the Final 4 in Indianapolis. There will be many fans disguised as empty seats.

Purdue on Saturday will have its hands full out West, with an Elite 8 game against an Arizona team that butchered the Arkansas Hogs 109-88.

No calamari for you, Calipari.

And sorry, B12 commish Brett Yormack, but your awesome B-Ball conference has dribbled its way to two teams left. However, Arizona, the last Pac-12 legacy school standing, could win it all.

Calipari can probably find the way back to Arkansas, but will there be anyone to welcome him home?

https://www.citizentribune.com/sports/national/top-seeded-arizona-beats-arkansas-109-88-to-reach-the-elite-eight-for-the-1st/article_af267c70-aced-56ae-9695-f8b9c553ccba.html

A B1G team was certain to win one Sweet 16 game today, but three Big Ten teams getting ahead of the 8 Ball is as B1G and as good as it can be. 😍

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3 B1Gs in the Elite 8 at this point. Friday will bring opportunities for Michigan and Michigan State. The most ever single conference participants in the Elite 8 is four: 2025, 2016, 2009.

Some controversy over Nebraska having just four players on the floor late in the loss to Iowa that led to an easy Iowa basket. But, close up video of the Nebraska bench has just emerged...

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3 B1Gs in the Elite 8 at this point. Friday will bring opportunities for Michigan and Michigan State. The most ever single conference participants in the Elite 8 is four: 2025, 2016, 2009.

Some controversy over Nebraska having just four players on the floor late in the loss to Iowa that led to an easy Iowa basket. But, close up video of the Nebraska bench has just emerged...

Holy Hickory! What a great post!

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I hope this is a 'Tell' for tonight's basketball game.

Yesterday, in the first round of the Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Michigan State defeated UConn 2 to 1.

I do expect more 'points' to be scored this evening. 😁

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What's the Over/Under on Laughs per Minute on the BC Bench?

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Boston College hires UConn assistant Luke Murray, son of...

Boston College has hired UConn assistant Luke Murray as coach of a slumping men’s basketball program that has gone 17 years without an NCAA Tournament appearance.
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