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Michigan will a complete beatdown of Maryland 27-6 first quarter. Maryland cut it to 4 at half, but now 30. Michigan got their first 3 McDonald's All-American ever and they are balling to start the tournament. Olson and Swords with 42.
 

Watkins with 31 and 10 in 5 point win over Indiana. Michigan and USC should be a good one.
 


DietCokeFan said:
Watching these teams play in the BIG tournament really shows how far behind we are as a pBut ya know
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DietCokeFan said:
Watching these teams play in the BIG tournament really shows how far behind we are as a program.
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But ya know in WBB ya just need a couple of good ones, and it's a whole new ball game. I hope Coach P can reel a couple in. Go Gophers!
 



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Your final four.
 



The legacy BIG teams got pummeled again this season by stacked newcomers. When Maryland joined the league in 2015, Maryland went 18-0 in the regular season, and then 3-0 in the Big Ten Tourney. Iowa finished a distant second in 2015 at 14-4. This year, USC and UCLA went a combined 31-1 (including the Northwestern forfeits) against holdover BIG teams in the regular season and Big Ten Tourney. OSU and Maryland finished a distant 3rd at 13-5. Hoping for better next year from the the legacy BIG schools.
 



BigTenGuy said:
The legacy BIG teams got pummeled again this season by stacked newcomers. When Maryland joined the league in 2015, Maryland went 18-0 in the regular season, and then 3-0 in the Big Ten Tourney. Iowa finished a distant second in 2015 at 14-4. This year, USC and UCLA went a combined 31-1 (including the Northwestern forfeits) against holdover BIG teams in the regular season and Big Ten Tourney. OSU and Maryland finished a distant 3rd at 13-5. Hoping for better next year from the the legacy BIG schools.
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So, the legacy BIG teams will also adjust to the inclusion of west coast teams like we did for Maryland?
 

EaganGopher22 said:
So, the legacy BIG teams will also adjust to the inclusion of west coast teams like we did for Maryland?
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Hope so, but I thought (hoped?) the situations were different. When Maryland joined the BIG in 2015, after making the Final Four in 2014, BIG WBB was a decidedly 2nd-tier conference. From 2010-2014, the BIG had only 4 Sweet 16 teams (less than 1 a year and never more than 1 in a single year), and 0 Elite Eight teams, let alone a Final Four team.

The last 4 years (there was no tournament in 2020), the BIG had 13 Sweet 16 teams, 6 Elite Eight teams and 2 Final Four appearances. This year, holdover BIG teams will be lucky to have 1 team host (if OSU can hang on), which makes getting to the Sweet 16 an uphill challenge. Still think/hope a few holdover BIG teams will get to the Sweet 16. Otherwise, the holdover BIG members will collectively have taken a bigger step back this season than I would have imagined. I knew losing Mackenzie Holmes and Caitlin Clark were huge losses for the BIG, but thought 1 or 2 holdover teams could surprise big time. That didn't really happen, except perhaps Michigan being a fringe top 25 freshmen-led team.
 


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