OT: Badgers lose at the RAC

[MarquetteDano]

We know how that feels.  Haven't watched the game but Kaminsky doesn't appear to be playing?

Edit:  Rutgers with the upset 67-62

[PGsHeroes32]

Yeah he had concussion so didn't play.

Still Rutgers blows

[hairy worthen]

Wisconsin loses! Could this day get any better?

[Mr. Nielsen]

Marquette didn't lose at the RAC as a member of the Big East?

[Dr. Blackheart]

Choked away a 12 point halftime lead. Gurgle, gurgle.

[GooooMarquette]

Tough place to play.  Reminds me of old Alumni Hall at DePaul.

[statnik]

Wisconsin loses! Could this day get any better?

It couldn't get much worse actually, now all we get to hear about is Packers, Packers, Packers!

[wadesworld]

It couldn't get much worse actually, now all we get to hear about is Packers, Packers, Packers!

Heck yeah we do.  NFC Championship loss here we come.

[doc K]

Hey frank and Ben, THEY ARE....RUTGERS

[MUDPT]

I think we lost in 2006 against Rutgers but didn't lose to them again in the Big East?

[We R Final Four]

It couldn't get much worse actually, now all we get to hear about is Packers, Packers, Packers!

You sound like a whiny little Bear fan.

[MarquetteDano]

Marquette didn't lose at the RAC as a member of the Big East?

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=260430164

[hairy worthen]

You sound like a whiny little Bear fan.

Wait, are there any other kind of bear fan?

[willie warrior]

Wait, are there any other kind of bear fan?

Uh sorry, but Ditka doesn't whine.

[VegasWarrior77]

The bears still suck...!

[Dr. Blackheart]

Uh sorry, but Ditka doesn't whine.

I am now sipping on a fine Dikta Merlot.

[hairy worthen]

I am now sipping on a fine Dikta Merlot.

Is that what he calls his?

[Dr. Blackheart]

Is that what he calls his?

Blasphemy! 

[We R Final Four]

Ditka? Wasnt he the coach in the '80s?

[jficke13]

Why the unnatural carnal knowledge are we talking about this? Reveling in this?

1. Nobody cares what happens to the fools from the People's Republic... except;

2. We kind of want them to succeed because it helps our RPI.

So why is this a topic?

[77ncaachamps]

Tough place to play.  Reminds me of old Alumni Hall at DePaul.

Or the Rosemont Horizon.

[chapman]

I think we lost in 2006 against Rutgers but didn't lose to them again in the Big East?

The infamous game played in front of less than 500 due to a massive snowstorm.

[VegasWarrior77]

OT:OT:

Mark Miller ‏@WisBBYearbook  42m42 minutes ago
Interesting ... NBA Draft Express has Kevon Looney at No. 11, Frank Kaminsky at No. 14 and Sam Dekker at No. 16 in its current mock draft.

IMO Dekker = Adam Morrison.  Can't create his own shot over NBA 3/4s.

[wadesworld]

Why the unnatural carnal knowledge are we talking about this? Reveling in this?

1. Nobody cares what happens to the fools from the People's Republic... except;

2. We kind of want them to succeed because it helps our RPI.

So why is this a topic?

Why does anybody care about our RPI hit? Wisconsin's loss to Rutgers certainly isn't going to move us from a 3 to a 4 seed, and it won't be the difference between us going to the NCAA and us missing the NCAA.

[Johnny B]

The infamous game played in front of less than 500 due to a massive snowstorm.

Picture or Link thatd be a sight to see such an empty house.

[chapman]

Picture or Link thatd be a sight to see such an empty house.

Can't find any visuals.  The first link claims 2,012 of the 7,211 paid attendance showed up.  Also completely forgot that Rutgers was without their head coach because the weather left him unable to get a flight back to coach the game.   

http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021306aaz.html

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2006/02/rutgers-runs-past-marquette.html

[Johnny B]

Can't find any visuals.  The first link claims 2,012 of the 7,211 paid attendance showed up.  Also completely forgot that Rutgers was without their head coach because the weather left him unable to get a flight back to coach the game.   

http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021306aaz.html

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2006/02/rutgers-runs-past-marquette.html

Thanks for the effort

[keefe]

[JWags85]

OT:OT:

Mark Miller ‏@WisBBYearbook  42m42 minutes ago
Interesting ... NBA Draft Express has Kevon Looney at No. 11, Frank Kaminsky at No. 14 and Sam Dekker at No. 16 in its current mock draft.

IMO Dekker = Adam Morrison.  Can't create his own shot over NBA 3/4s.

Even on potential, I struggle to see Dekker going that high with his lack of meaningful production this year.  And Kaminsky is a fantastic college player, but I can't see him defending well at the next level and plenty of 4s will be able to stay with him out to the perimeter.  I can see them both in the 25-35 range.

Looney however is the real deal.  He was fantastic the other night against Stanford, 27 and 19, followed it up with 15 and 7 tonite against Cal.  UCLA is having their struggles but his NBA audition season is going swimmingly.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Why the unnatural carnal knowledge are we talking about this? Reveling in this?

1. Nobody cares what happens to the fools from the People's Republic... except;

2. We kind of want them to succeed because it helps our RPI.

So why is this a topic?

Do you understand the concept of a rivalry?

[MU82]

OT:OT:

Mark Miller ‏@WisBBYearbook  42m42 minutes ago
Interesting ... NBA Draft Express has Kevon Looney at No. 11, Frank Kaminsky at No. 14 and Sam Dekker at No. 16 in its current mock draft.

IMO Dekker = Adam Morrison.  Can't create his own shot over NBA 3/4s.

Bilas will be heartbroken if this draft turns out to be accurate because he loves him some Josh Gasser.

I'm a big Bilas fan, but he strains his credibility when he keeps touting Gasser as a future pro. Unless he means Gasser will be playing alongside Davante in France.

[Groin_pull]

A Packers win and a Vadgers loss. That's a damn good day.

[dbwarriors]

"House of horrors," per Todd Rosiak.

[hdog1017]

"House of horrors," per Todd Rosiak.

The fans are literally on top of the players

[keefe]

My favorite Rutgers story was the curious case of Coach Fred Hill...he was screaming obscenities from the stands at the Pitt coaches and players during a Rutgers - Pitt baseball game... (Hill's father is the Rutgers baseball coach.) After being warned to stay away from the stadium he went back and continued to swear at the Pitt people!

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/10447/rutgers-hill-what-was-he-thinking

[Golden Avalanche]

My favorite Rutgers story was the curious case of Coach Fred Hill...he was screaming obscenities from the stands at the Pitt coaches and players during a Rutgers - Pitt baseball game... (Hill's father is the Rutgers baseball coach.) After being warned to stay away from the stadium he went back and continued to swear at the Pitt people!

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/10447/rutgers-hill-what-was-he-thinking

Hill has landed quite softly, albeit with a terrible look, just to the right of Willard in Hall's Newark arena.

[Tugg Speedman]

All basketball season the BTN has been hyperventilating that Bucky could go undefeated in conference play.  Without saying it directly, the were strongly implying they were as good as Kentucky.

This is what BTN is supposed to do, ridiculously over-hype B1G teams.

I wonder how they are spinning this loss?

[MerrittsMustache]

All basketball season the BTN has been hyperventilating that Bucky could go undefeated in conference play.  Without saying it directly, the were strongly implying they were as good as Kentucky.

This is what BTN is supposed to do, ridiculously over-hype B1G teams.

I wonder how they are spinning this loss?

That's an easy one: Can't read too much into it since it was on the road and Kaminsky didn't play.

[Schmidtyfactor]

My favorite Rutgers story was the curious case of Coach Fred Hill...he was screaming obscenities from the stands at the Pitt coaches and players during a Rutgers - Pitt baseball game... (Hill's father is the Rutgers baseball coach.) After being warned to stay away from the stadium he went back and continued to swear at the Pitt people!

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/10447/rutgers-hill-what-was-he-thinking

Easy there, talking about my great uncle. His brother, Brian coached Shaq and Penny in Orlando before ending up in Memphis. Lot of coaching in their blood. And some Irish temper...

[Sheriff]

I am now sipping on a fine Dikta Merlot.

His wines are mediocre, and overpriced at $15 a bottle.

[willie warrior]

Is that what he calls his?

Can't imagine Ditka being a Merlot man. The only thing he would use a wine glass for is to spit his chaw in.

[willie warrior]

OT:OT:

Mark Miller ‏@WisBBYearbook  42m42 minutes ago
Interesting ... NBA Draft Express has Kevon Looney at No. 11, Frank Kaminsky at No. 14 and Sam Dekker at No. 16 in its current mock draft.

IMO Dekker = Adam Morrison.  Can't create his own shot over NBA 3/4s.

Where are Juan, Carlino and Derrick spotted at?

[TinyTimsLittleBrother]

Can't imagine Ditka being a Merlot man. The only thing he would use a wine glass for is to spit his chaw in.

That's pretty much what his wines taste like.

[Lennys Tap]

Where are Juan, Carlino and Derrick spotted at?

Same place occupied by Steve Taylor Jr. (2016) JJJ (2017) and Duane Wilson (2018). None make the list.

[muwarrior69]

The infamous game played in front of less than 500 due to a massive snowstorm.

Actually it was closer to 2000. I was there.

[keefe]

Easy there, talking about my great uncle. His brother, Brian coached Shaq and Penny in Orlando before ending up in Memphis. Lot of coaching in their blood. And some Irish temper...

Not throwing stones as all I know about him is this story. But you gotta admit, your boss tells you your job is on the line then you go out and behave like this then, after your boss orders you to stay away, you go right back???

He might have some Irish Temper but what he really needs is a brain

[statnik]

You sound like a whiny little Bear fan.

I actually am a non-football watching Wisconsin native who is tired of hearing about the Packers being higher than God.

[wadesworld]

I actually am a non-football watching Wisconsin native who is tired of hearing about the Packers being higher than God.

You've got it all wrong.  It's God, family, and the Green Bay Packers.

[keefe]

Packer

I flew F 16s with a guy named Packer. Call Sign: Fudge

[Chicago_inferiority_complexes]

I actually am a non-football watching Wisconsin native who is tired of hearing about the Packers being higher than God.

My separated at birth twin? Is that you?

[MuMark]

Jeff Goodman @GoodmanESPN  ·  10m 10 minutes ago
Wisconsin starting point guard Traevon Jackson has a fractured right foot & will have surgery Thursday, source told ESPN. Likely out 6 weeks

[TinyTimsLittleBrother]

Jeff Goodman @GoodmanESPN  ·  10m 10 minutes ago
Wisconsin starting point guard Traevon Jackson has a fractured right foot & will have surgery Thursday, source told ESPN. Likely out 6 weeks

Huge loss.  He is the one UW guard who can force tempo and push the ball into the lane.

[Groin_pull]

Sucks for the Vadgers.

[wadesworld]

Ehh.  I never thought he was very good to be honest.  But, neither is Bronson Koenig, so there's that.

[We R Final Four]

Yeah, I'm down with DWill.

[Sylvester78]

Badgers were really over rated before these injuries.  Koenig isn't good.

They'll lose 6-7 games in conference

[wadesworld]

Badgers were really over rated before these injuries.  Koenig isn't good.

They'll lose 6-7 games in conference

To who?

The B1G is bad.  They aren't losing 6-7 games regardless of Jackson's injury.

[JWags85]

Ehh.  I never thought he was very good to be honest.  But, neither is Bronson Koenig, so there's that.

I'll give Jackson credit in that he is pretty fearless at the end of games and wants the ball in his hands, something you don't see from other guys on the team.  But otherwise I agree, he's not particularly quick.

Koenig has been pedestrian.  I worry that he'll make that leap going into next year, but thus far he's been just ok.

[JakeBarnes]

To who?

The B1G is bad.  They aren't losing 6-7 games regardless of Jackson's injury.

However bad the Rutgers loss is, I don't see the badgers losing 6-7 games. The Bigish is just a bad conference. Too many bottom feeders and too many inconsistent teams.

[GOO]

Jackson is relatively quick for UW, however.  There will be a drop off in athleticism that cannot be afforded much by UW to stay at an elite level.  However, if had to happen,  now is obviously better for UW than in 6 weeks.  He will be back and should be fine by the time it really matters.