Buckeye Blogger NetworkIt’s a “gray out” for the Buckeyes, as they seek to continue their nation leading streak without two consecutive losses.
Join us and The Buckeye Blog, Buckeye Empire, Men of the Scarlet and Gray, and Buckeye Ninja for a little online mahem at the expense of Tom Crean.
Today’s game is scheduled for 1 PM EST on the CBS. The LiveBlog is scheduled to start 15 minutes before tip.
The Buckeyes take their first trip to Spartyland since William Buford sank that dagger three to lift the Buckeyes last March. MSU has another solid team this year, so let’s take a look.
| School: | Michigan State University |
| Location: | East Lansing, MI |
| Founded: | 1855 |
| Student Population: | 47.954 total, 36,675 undergrad |
| School Type: | Public – Land Grant |
| Stadium: | Breslin Center |
| Seating: | 16,000 |
| Opened: | 1989 |
| Head Coach: | Tom Izzo |
| Experience: | Forever (18th year, actually) |
One of the most improved, and most impressive teams this season, the Michigan Wolverines arrive in Columbus undefeated. Their 16-0 record includes an impressive win over currently 18th ranked NC State at home. Let’s give them a glance.
| School | University of Michigan |
| Location | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Founded | 1817 |
| Student Population | 42,716 total, 27,407 undergrad |
| School Type | Public – Land Grant |
| Stadium | Crisler Center |
| Seating | 12,721 |
| Opened | 1963 |
| Head Coach | John Beilein |
| Experience | 6th year at UM |
The Buckeye round-ballers are playing their first official game of the season against the Big East’s Marquette Golden Eagles. The game is being played on the deck of the USS Yorktown in Charleston, South Carolina.
Joining us as usual – and special thanks to all of them for making these such a great success – are the other members of the Buckeye Blogger Network. Make sure to stop by their place and say, “hey”: Our Honor Defend, Men of the Scarlet and Gray, Buckeye Empire, Silver Bullet, The Buckeye Blog, Unscripted Ohio, and Fox Sports Ohio.
The Liveblog kicks off at 6:30 PM eastern, thirty minutes before the game tips-off on NBC Sports Network.
Go Bucks!
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The Indiana Hoosiers roll into town today, fresh off their first loss of the season at home against the Minnesota. Tip-Off this afternoon is set for 4:30 PM ET on CBS. We’ll have your liveblog as always during the game! To take a deeper look at Indiana, view our first game preview here.
It seems like just yesterday that Aaron Craft coughed up the basketball late, Sam Thompson mishandled a bounce pass on the baseline, and William Buford decided to attempt a running three down two late with plenty of time on the clock in the 4 point loss to the Hoosiers in the first meeting of these squads.
This time though, we see a team at the Schott that struggled on the road against Penn State. Then followed it up with a loss at Assembly Hall to a Minnesota team without it’s best player. Still, the Gophers are a gritty team that are coached well and do the little things right (I think I hit every cliche possible).
The Hoosiers continued pushing the basketball with their top notch transition offense, but it was their defense that broke down throughout the first and late in the second. Ryan Corazza breaks down the defensive faults of the Hoosiers in the latest Film Study over at Inside the Hall. If you watched, the first thing you’d pick up from this one was the lack of communication on that end of the floor. Guys were out of position, forgetting their assignment in the zone, and letting the Gophers get to the baseline.
So far in Big Ten play, Indiana is allowing more than 1 point per possession, which is not going to get the job done if they want to remain at the top of the conference. Their biggest issue though could be the lack of ability to get the glass, box out and grab a tough rebound. Currently, the Hoosiers are grabbing 35 boards per game.
Minnesota was able to turn the tide defensively, both inside and on the perimeter. Jordan Hulls was kept to just one three pointer and the team shot 22% from beyond the arc last time out.
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