What's the ceiling for this team this year?

[Gopher07]

After 5 games we're 3-2 ... two losses to two top-10-type teams, but two losses nonetheless.

So from what you've seen, what is the ceiling for this team this year in terms of conference record?

 

[Winasota Gopher]

Ceiling ?!? Had we played our best (ceiling) we would have won both games.... So if you ask me, you don't have the right option up there.... This is a great team that just lost to two likely final four teams.... Certainly nothing to hang your head about (nor get excited). I think we will go 9-4 but the ceiling is 13-0 no doubt, we can and could beat anyone in the big ten any day.

 

[Gopher07]

Ceiling ?!? Had we played our best (ceiling) we would have won both games.... So if you ask me, you don't have the right option up there.... This is a great team that just lost to two likely final four teams.... Certainly nothing to hang your head about (nor get excited). I think we will go 9-4 but the ceiling is 13-0 no doubt, we can and could beat anyone in the big ten any day.

So ... 13-5 or better?

 

[Winasota Gopher]

Ceiling would be finishing the season 13-0

 

[Gopher07]

Ceiling would be finishing the season 13-0

Ok then. Option 1 it is.

 

[Winasota Gopher]

Didn't see the or better. Gotcha, idiot over here, not over there....

 

[GopherinPhilly]

Losing this game hurt our chances of winning B1G...but there isn't a game on our schedule we can't win. We wont win them all IMO, but we could. Option 1...10-3 rest of the way.

 

[#1nHkyCfbBsbDncSolarDebat]

UNbelievable to me that people are already saying that the most wins we can pull off in conf is 11. Six total idiots in my opinion. The question was what is this team's CEILING. Maybe I'm being too hard on them, maybe they are not idiots, maybe they are instead just LAZY and didn't take the time to actually read the question. It's not asking for people's predictions for how they think they WILL do, but what is the best that they COULD do. Heck, I would have voted for finishing out 13-0, without a moments hesitation. Have any of those, lazy *&^!#*&^!#*&^!#*&^!#s looked at the scedule?! We have ZERO road games remaining vs Top 10 teams. We have only 6 games left by ranked teams total. Every other Big Ten team has AT LEAST EIGHT!!!!! Mich St has TEN games remaining vs ranked teams.

Games remaining vs Ranked(and I'm including Wisconsin) teams

Mn - 6
Ill - 7
UW - 8
Mich - 8
Indy - 8
OSU - 9
MSU - 10

And if you don't count UW then it looks like this

Mn - 4
Mich - 7
Indy - 8

So seriously, JUMP off the bandwagon, I HATE bandwagon idiot fans, GET OFF, the ride is much more enjoyable without your stupid asses on board.

 

[gopherinpain]

Wed, Jan 23 at Northwestern W
Sat, Jan 26 at Wisconsin L
Tue, Jan 29 Nebraska W
Sun, Feb 3 Iowa W
Wed, Feb 6 at (18) Michigan St. L
Sun, Feb 10 (23) Illinois W
Thu, Feb 14 Wisconsin W
Sun, Feb 17 at Iowa W/L
Wed, Feb 20 at (11) Ohio St. L
Tue, Feb 26 (2) Indiana W/L
Sat, Mar 2 Penn St. W
Wed, Mar 6 at Nebraska W
Sat, Mar 9 at Purdue W/L


At best 10-3, most likely 9-4/8-5

 

[GibsonSG]

Games remaining vs Ranked(and I'm including Wisconsin) teams

Mn - 6
Ill - 7
UW - 8
Mich - 8
Indy - 8
OSU - 9
MSU - 10

And if you don't count UW then it looks like this

Mn - 4
Mich - 7
Indy - 8

So seriously, JUMP off the bandwagon, I HATE bandwagon idiot fans, GET OFF, the ride is much more enjoyable without your stupid asses on board.

I applaud your optimism. But...if you did...you probably shouldn't count Illinois as a ranked team anymore as they appear to be in a free fall.

 

[UofMdad]

UNbelievable to me that people are already saying that the most wins we can pull off in conf is 11. Six total idiots in my opinion. The question was what is this team's CEILING. Maybe I'm being too hard on them, maybe they are not idiots, maybe they are instead just LAZY and didn't take the time to actually read the question. It's not asking for people's predictions for how they think they WILL do, but what is the best that they COULD do. Heck, I would have voted for finishing out 13-0, without a moments hesitation. Have any of those, lazy *&^!#*&^!#*&^!#*&^!#s looked at the scedule?! We have ZERO road games remaining vs Top 10 teams. We have only 6 games left by ranked teams total. Every other Big Ten team has AT LEAST EIGHT!!!!! Mich St has TEN games remaining vs ranked teams. Games remaining vs Ranked(and I'm including Wisconsin) teams Mn - 6 Ill - 7 UW - 8 Mich - 8 Indy - 8 OSU - 9 MSU - 10 And if you don't count UW then it looks like this Mn - 4 Mich - 7 Indy - 8 So seriously, JUMP off the bandwagon, I HATE bandwagon idiot fans, GET OFF, the ride is much more enjoyable without your stupid asses on board.

Wow, you are in a stew.....I am glad you counted Becky, cuz they will/should/might be a ranked team IMO...Have a good night!

 

[Cayman]

I'm liking the general reaction on this thread. I went with 13-5 or better because that was the closest option to 16-2. There are no games left on the schedule that we are incapable of winning. To start the Big Ten schedule, there were no games that this team was incapable of winning.

 

[#1nHkyCfbBsbDncSolarDebat]

I did include Illinois, and the reason I did, was partly because of what you see in what I posted, only 7 games left vs ranked teams. I still figure them as finishing in 7th in the conf, and sitting pretty comfortably IN the Big Dance, and maybe possibly out of the rankings, but they're free fall is going to level off, and they will hang out around the getting votes part of the rankings, meaning only an upset away from moving into the Top 25 or an upset loss from disappearing altogether, or at least temporarily.

Maybe I should say games left vs tourney bound teams?! But thought that would have people questioning my saying that these 7 are definitely in the tourney?!


One thing I didn't mention, if you don't include Wisconsin, then the Gophers only have TWO road games left vs ranked teams.

So that would be, remaining ROAD games vs ranked teams(not incl Wisconsin)

Minn - 2
Mich - 4
Wisc - 4
Indy - 5

Incl UW it would be

Minn - 3
Wisc - 4
Mich - 5
Indy - 5

No matter how you look at it, we have a favorable scedule ahead of us.


Our BIG THREE games @OSU, @MSU & vs IU.

Our next biggest 3 games @UW, vs UW & vs Illini


I am sorry for my optimism, but I consider the home game vs the Illini as given. So if we just take care of Bucky and avoid dumb road losses to horrible teams, a 13-5 conf record is hardly unrealistic, and in fact, its probably being too conservative, assuming we'll lose to IU, OSU and MSU. Those are not definite losses. But I just figure assuming those are losses makes up for assuming we'll win all our games vs unranked teams and that we'll sweep Bucky.

 

[Gopherpride13]

UNbelievable to me that people are already saying that the most wins we can pull off in conf is 11. Six total idiots in my opinion. The question was what is this team's CEILING. Maybe I'm being too hard on them, maybe they are not idiots, maybe they are instead just LAZY and didn't take the time to actually read the question. It's not asking for people's predictions for how they think they WILL do, but what is the best that they COULD do. Heck, I would have voted for finishing out 13-0, without a moments hesitation. Have any of those, lazy *&^!#*&^!#*&^!#*&^!#s looked at the scedule?! We have ZERO road games remaining vs Top 10 teams. We have only 6 games left by ranked teams total. Every other Big Ten team has AT LEAST EIGHT!!!!! Mich St has TEN games remaining vs ranked teams.

Games remaining vs Ranked(and I'm including Wisconsin) teams

Mn - 6
Ill - 7
UW - 8
Mich - 8
Indy - 8
OSU - 9
MSU - 10

And if you don't count UW then it looks like this

Mn - 4
Mich - 7
Indy - 8

So seriously, JUMP off the bandwagon, I HATE bandwagon idiot fans, GET OFF, the ride is much more enjoyable without your stupid asses on board.

Calm down.

 

[Winasota Gopher]

I did include Illinois, and the reason I did, was partly because of what you see in what I posted, only 7 games left vs ranked teams. I still figure them as finishing in 7th in the conf, and sitting pretty comfortably IN the Big Dance, and maybe possibly out of the rankings, but they're free fall is going to level off, and they will hang out around the getting votes part of the rankings, meaning only an upset away from moving into the Top 25 or an upset loss from disappearing altogether, or at least temporarily.

Maybe I should say games left vs tourney bound teams?! But thought that would have people questioning my saying that these 7 are definitely in the tourney?!


One thing I didn't mention, if you don't include Wisconsin, then the Gophers only have TWO road games left vs ranked teams.

So that would be, remaining ROAD games vs ranked teams(not incl Wisconsin)

Minn - 2
Mich - 4
Wisc - 4
Indy - 5

Incl UW it would be

Minn - 3
Wisc - 4
Mich - 5
Indy - 5

No matter how you look at it, we have a favorable scedule ahead of us.


Our BIG THREE games @OSU, @MSU & vs IU.

Our next biggest 3 games @UW, vs UW & vs Illini


I am sorry for my optimism, but I consider the home game vs the Illini as given. So if we just take care of Bucky and avoid dumb road losses to horrible teams, a 13-5 conf record is hardly unrealistic, and in fact, its probably being too conservative, assuming we'll lose to IU, OSU and MSU. Those are not definite losses. But I just figure assuming those are losses makes up for assuming we'll win all our games vs unranked teams and that we'll sweep Bucky.

I read like 1/10th of all of your posts on here.... Of the ones I see, because they are just waaay too long.

 

[SelectionSunday]

Ceiling of 13-5, but sticking with preseason thought of 11-7.

I want that bye at the Big Ten Tournament. Let's sit on the sidelines in Chicago on Thursday. Let 8 other teams play that day.

Beat Northwestern, and 4-2 is not a bad place to be 1/3 of the way through the B1G season.

 

[Jeshurun]

Ceiling of 16-2. Realistically, the Big Ten is so deep and good this year that I think we go 12-6 or 11-7. In a normal Big Ten year, this team would be a favorite for the title.

 

[gopherbadgerman]

Ceiling of 16-2. Realistically, the Big Ten is so deep and good this year that I think we go 12-6 or 11-7. In a normal Big Ten year, this team would be a favorite for the title.

2 or 3 other teams feel the same way

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

The ceiling is a national championship. There are more teams this year that look like they have what it takes to win the tournament than I can remember. I can easily name at least a dozen teams that have the backcourt/frontcourt horses to win those 7 games from mid-March to early April.

 

[Dr.Don]

"What's the ceiling for this team this year?"

I never predict a ceiling because it is over my head. BTW, I never predict a floor because it is below me. I predict our season will be a pasture, because of all the bull$hit that will result.

 

[Gopher07]

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