Denver_Gopher
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While it's great to see Indiana doing so well, we can't have them win the B1G otherwise we are alone in the longest championship daught.
Fortunately in the new big ten they get to miss 4 of the current top 5 teams in the conference.
If you include them, 5/6
I hope they keep it together.
There is that.While it's great to see Indiana doing so well, we can't have them win the B1G otherwise we are alone in the longest championship daught.
Drought?While it's great to see Indiana doing so well, we can't have them win the B1G otherwise we are alone in the longest championship daught.
That will hurt them in a 3 way tie for second with one loss as wellThat would presumably hurt Indiana should there be a 3 Unbeaten tie with Oregon & Penn St.
None of the 3 play each other the rest of the regular season.
While that would certainly be possible, in the tie for 2nd situation (presumably including a team besides Oregon & Penn St) one of the other tie breakers would likely trump the Strength of Conference Schedule component.That will hurt them in a 3 way tie for second with one loss as well
Disagree strongly.While that would certainly be possible, in the tie for 2nd situation (presumably including a team besides Oregon & Penn St) one of the other tie breakers would likely trump the Strength of Conference Schedule component.
Either head to head or record against common opponents are ahead of that one.
Also, if you have a loss then too bad, so sad. Should have won out. In the 3 Unbeaten Tie, the odd team out would have been just due luck of the draw playing weaker teams and had no control.
I'm not sure what part you are disagreeing with.Disagree strongly.
In a 3 way tie where no one plays each other no one should win the tiebreaker because Washington is 5-4 but UsC is 4-5.
Just stupid.
Stupid schedule. Stupid conference.
I am disagreeing that a 1 loss tie is different than a 0 loss tie when no one played each otherI'm not sure what part you are disagreeing with.
Yeah, that would be unfortunate (in a way tie for second), but in a Divsionless set up, thems the breaks.
As far as the Divisionless set up and schedule being "stupid" to begin with, I don't disagree at all. I hate it. I never wanted it.
I was not in favor of expanding from 12 to 14 teams and then to 18. My opinion matters not.
It's fundamentally different because the loss was some what controllable. They could have won and gone undefeated.I am disagreeing that a 1 loss tie is different than a 0 loss tie when no one played each other
Not sure fans who are screwed will agree with you.It's fundamentally different because the loss was some what controllable. They could have won and gone undefeated.
Losing puts a team at the mercy of more tie-breakers. Sure that sucks, just not as bad.
In the 3 Undefeated scenario, one of the teams is going to get left out when they did all the could to get in the Title game (winning every Conference game). To me that is much worse.
On the other hand, if that team still gets to go to the NCAA Playoff and host a home game, then they are probably good with it. Rest up.
It really depends on the situation.Not sure fans who are screwed will agree with you.
Indiana doesn't need to worry about PSU, since the Gophers are going to slaughter them at home in November.That would presumably hurt Indiana should there be a 3 Unbeaten tie with Oregon & Penn St.
None of the 3 play each other the rest of the regular season.
Problem solved.Indiana doesn't need to worry about PSU, since the Gophers are going to slaughter them at home in November.
Same - would be nice to push back on all the excuse makers as to why it's simply not possible here.I would love to see the Hoosiers do it, just to prove it can be done anywhere.
I mean even if they do win it, the fact it took 60 years kind of shows how difficult it is.Same - would be nice to push back on all the excuse makers as to why it's simply not possible here.
Would you rather have Minnesota’s 2018-2024 or Indiana’s?It seems like yesterday (2019) that the Gophers were turning heads and competing to win the B1G. Since then Indiana has risen, fallen to the bottom, and risen AGAIN to roughly that same 2019 Gopher situation.
I wasn't claiming that I'd rather have Indiana's recent history. I was merely pointing out the fact they jumped up twice and fell once since the Gophers' breakout 2019 season.Would you rather have Minnesota’s 2018-2024 or Indiana’s?
I’d pick minnesotas 10/10 times
Minnesota
7-6
11-2 (10 in AP)
3-4
9-4
9-4
6-7
4-3
Indiana
5-7
8-5
6-2 (11)
2-10
4-8
3-9
7-0
Kind of.I wasn't claiming that I'd rather have Indiana's recent history. I was merely pointing out the fact they jumped up twice and fell once since the Gophers' breakout 2019 season.
Definitely would rather have our consistency, that said, this has the look of a magical season for them and will be interesting to see where they end up.Would you rather have Minnesota’s 2018-2024 or Indiana’s?
I’d pick minnesotas 10/10 times
Minnesota
7-6
11-2 (10 in AP)
3-4
9-4
9-4
6-7
4-3
Indiana
5-7
8-5
6-2 (11)
2-10
4-8
3-9
7-0
Not “kind of” - I stated a fact… Indiana has had two breakout, attention grabbing seasons since the Gophers had an attention grabbing season of our own in 2019. It seems like you want to have some sort of argument or discrepancy despite me simply pointing out facts. And Indiana nearly hit rock bottom in between.Kind of.
I discount 2020
It was a fake season.
Their best win was against a 3-3 Wisconsin team in front of a crowd of 0 at camp Randall.
The gophers in 2023 won the same number of games as Indiana in 2020
We are tied with Indiana for the longest drought. In 1967, the Gophers, Indiana and Purdue shared the Big 10 title. When Indiana came to Memorial Stadium with an unbeaten record in late October, the Gophers gave them their only regular season loss, 33-7. Agree thaDrought?
Yes kind ofNot “kind of” - I stated a fact… Indiana has had two breakout, attention grabbing seasons since the Gophers had an attention grabbing season of our own in 2019. It seems like you want to have some sort of argument or discrepancy despite me simply pointing out facts. And Indiana nearly hit rock bottom in between.
Just pointing out facts doesn’t make me an Indiana fan or even think Indiana recent history is more impressive than MN. MN has had better recent history. I think the Gophers were the better team at least 5 of the past 7 seasons or more (although they only actually played each other twice in that span), with 2020 being a toss up and 2024 probably being the first true nod to Indiana in a while.