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I met Tim Miles for the first time nearly 10 years ago at a Jamba Juice in Fort Collins. He bought me an Apples and Greens smoothie with a soy protein boost. I loved Tim then, and I still want the best for him. However, if this game plays out the way I expect, and if Penn State beats us Wednesday in DC, this is going to start to feel a lot like the last gasp of the Danny Nee era. I was solidly behind Tim three weeks ago because I thought these players deserved a chance to grow and improve in the system. But their inability to complete simple basketball plays — catch the ball, dribble, make open shots, close out on the shooter — has almost convinced me that it's time to blow it up. These men have three halves of basketball to change my mind. Beat Michigan! (Of course, what I think means nothing, but you already knew that.)

Quite honestly, I'm shocked that last-second three didn't bank in. I feel that abused.

Complain all you want about the early departures and the abundance of Jeans in the stands, but what other major college fan base would show up like this one, both in person and on a long-suffering forum like this? I'm not one to seek pity, but for f*ck's suck, the basketball gods owe us. B1Gly.

Did we make a 3?

FIFY.

Yes.

Of course, we need to defend better, BUT . . . if we had those same looks, we'd be 2 of 9, maybe 3 of 9. So frustrating how easy good teams make it look to put the ball in the basket.

Ooops. Sorry. Michigan on pace for 24 threes.

Michigan on pace for 22 threes.

That's not going to change, playing the final conference game (for everybody) on Sunday night, then turning around and playing a Wednesday first-round game. Not feeling super optimistic at this point.

One team played like it had four full days off. The other played like it had half that.

I'm just sad. And pissed. Now sad. Now pissed. Now sad. Yeah. Sad.

4-22 vs. Maryland 6-19 vs. Ohio State 6-17 vs. Indiana 9-14 vs. Michigan 7-22 vs. Maryland 3-17 vs. Purdue 2-12 vs. Michigan 9-19 vs. Iowa 8-22 vs. Penn State 5-21 vs. Wisconsin 4-22 vs. Minnesota 8-19 vs. Northwestern 8-17 vs. Penn State 9-25 vs. Iowa 6-18 vs Northwestern 13-26 vs. Nebraska The Illini still have three more to go to beat their season high of 16 three-pointers vs. (wait for it) McKendree. We guard better than McKendree.

Abrams, Hill and Coleman-Lands 9 of 12 from deep.

I'm hoping for a better non-conference record, and a slightly easier slate, though without the RPI killers in it.

SO that lottery thing might happen, right?

Gardner-Webb up next on the U. You ESPN bastards.

Bravo, my good man. Bravo.

But TIzzo looked unhappy, so, you gotta call that, according to the B1G rule book.

That's SO Nebrasketball, NK.

Empty the bench, get ready for Illinois. That's a must-win.

The most interesting game right now is guessing who loses by more. Men -24 Women -25 4:40 left in women's game. Who loses worse? Go.

And 2. They're better.

Well, when the visiting team doesn't show up, that's 25 fewer people.

Who knew this Miles Bridges guy would be so good? Oh, yeah. Everybody.