Search results

JOJ’s minutes are being eaten up by both Christie (who has rarely stepped off the floor in the last 2 games) and Fox. He is the kind of player who gets better as the game flows — spot minutes don’t work so well for him. Would hate to lose him, for sure. Next year his minutes may well increase...

Just sayin’ : B1G NOW discussion moments ago, “Who do you like for coach of the year?” 4th name mentioned (after Painter, Underwood, and Collins), none other than Ben Johnson .

Understand me, I am not advocating FOR it, I am just telling it like it is. College sports has become more and more about the money. The reason the B1G expanded at all, and now to 18, is because of the money from BTN.

As a season ticket holder of many years and one of those who has attended most of the games of the last 3 years, I appreciate this acknowledgment. Of course would love to see The Barn rocking again. Ben knows what is like. He went to games as a kid, and played in The Barn as a Gopher with much...

Yes. And, let’s be realistic. It is all about the money!

When the league expands to 18, there is no way all the games can be scheduled on BTN . Get used to seeing them on other streaming providers.

Doubt the crowd will be as big as N’W game. Late start, school night. Many families prefer weekend afternoon games.

As noted elsewhere, Peacock is $6/month cancel any time and the games are available to watch later (no need to DVR). Cancel any time. I pay a heckuva lot more than that for my season tickets that include ALL preseason games. As far as BTN+ I agree that is not a great deal, and far too many...

There are certain posters on this forum that will never admit that Ben Johnson is a good coach with a wealth of basketball knowledge. His players genuinely like him and want to play for him. They are a cohesive unit with no quit. A big part of coaching is recruiting and managing personnel...

Top B1G game of the week so far? Northwestern’s OT loss at Purdue. Looking towards Saturday, N’W played a helluva game at Purdue to nearly beat them for the 2nd time this year and lost in overtime. They are a disciplined, veteran team with good guards and solid post play. It will be a tough game...

Edey would take Jack to school and eat his lunch. He would likely get him to buy the little head fakes, do the step-around, and his nifty little jump hook. Wouldn’t be surprised if Wilson does see minutes in the Purdue game because Payne may well get it foul trouble trying to defend Edey as...

What you say about Monson’s situation is true, and are relevant points. Ben has faced challenges as well, which are often scoffed at, or mimimized. My larger point is that this program has seen ups and downs, periods of struggles. The Monson years, overall, with 3 last place finishes and one...

Let’s see where we’re around after 7 seasons.

You either have a short memory or a selective memory — I suspect both. In his 7 years as head coach, Dan Monson finished 10th of the then ten teams in the Big Ten 3 times and 9th once.

But Fox actually had a reason for a valid Disability parking pass. 🙂

LOL! Yes, I am lonely and need friends. Would you please come and sit by me during a game? (Actually, you may not be aware of this, but on a forum such as this the “like” button is used to indicate when you agree with a post, not to indicate popularity of the poster.). You are funny...

So, you’ve been against him from the beginning, before he even coached one game. At least you’re honest about your bias.

Tell your friends that about 25% of your posts are liked.

I absolutely agree, and just to be clear, I am in no way suggesting a comparison between Johnson and Haskins. In fact, I have made very much the same comment you just did about the differences in eras and was mocked for doing so by the Ben haters, some of whom I suspect were not around when Clem...

Excellent point! Even with that head coaching experience and success, he struggled initially. It is not as though Ben has zero experience, just none as head coach. in addition to be a Pitino assistant, he was an assistant at Nebraska, Northern Iowa, and Xavier. Actually, more experience in...