It’s hard to believe that such a competitive season has culminated to this. One tournament, the week before the big dance. For the first time in it’s history, the B1G Tourney has sold out before play even starts. We have seen some great opening round games the last few years, that have set up teams to a championship game run. Today, we don’t expect much different. We have a slate full of competitive games with huge implications on the line.  Here is a look at today’s opening round games with a short preview of what to expect on the hardwood in Chicago in the opening round.

#8 Illinois vs. #9 Minnesota
This will be a hard game to figure out; both teams come in with similar records and both play schizophrenic (due respect to those diagnosed) basketball. Illinois comes into this game losers of 3 of their last 4 … [Read More]

School: Penn State University

Location: State College, PA

Founded: 1855

Student Population: 84,580 total, 75,253 undergrad

School Type: Public

Stadium: Bryce Jordan Center

Seating: 15,261

Opened: 1995

Head Coach: Patrick Chambers

Experience: 2nd year

The Ohio State Buckeyes travel to the too country-ish, according to some, State College PA to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions this Saturday for a noon tip-off. I’m not sure what to make of this game; it should be a fairly easy win for the Bucks, but road conference wins rarely are. As evidenced by Minnesota losing at Northwestern on Wednesday.

I’ll pull together a few stats, with commentary, and then on to Bryce Jordan Center. Information will be pulled from the excellent site at Statsheet. You’re familiar with the drill by now.

Penn State

The Nittany Lions (8-11, 0-7) are not a good team. PSU starts Jermaine Marshall (G, 6’4”), D.J. … [Read More]

Introducing our comrades from around the B1G  we start off with Rick Reese of the Iowa Blog Black Heart Gold Pants; Brian Rosenthal, Lincoln Journal Star writer and Husker Extra writer; Penn State writer for StateCollege.com Ben Jones; Philip Rossman-Reich writer for Lake the Posts ; Jonathan Foster, writer for From the Barn, one of my favorite B1G blogs.

I honestly had issues trying to round up bloggers for TTUN and for the Fighting Illini, and have the only Michigan fan I like helping out in Giuliano, (So Fla Wolverine  to … [Read More]

The Nittany Lions last made an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2001, when they upset #2 North Carolina on their way to the Sweet 16.  With the early Big Ten wins the … [Read More]