The times, they're good.Much chest-thumping has occurred around these parts after the Buckeyes wrapped up their third Big Ten Triple Crown1 in the past five years. And rightfully so -- no Big Ten program had ever won football, men's and women's basketball championships in the same school year and the good guys (and gals) have now managed to do it in three of the past five years.
The teams have amassed an amazing 172-42 record over that span with Jim Tressel (36-4) and Jim Foster (75-13) looking to add their sixth-straight conference crowns when the new school year begins in the fall. In the three most-attended sports in the conference, the Buckeyes have been nothing short of dominating since 2005.
One thing that's been out of their collective reach, however, has been a Big Ten flush full house, so to speak. That is, winning the regular season conference crowns in the three sports while also tacking on league tournament titles for the two hoops teams.
In 2005-06 and 2006-07, the program came tantalizingly close, taking four of the five crowns. In 2006, the three teams won regular season championships with the women going on to win the Big Ten tourney, but the men losing to Iowa in the tournament championship game. The next year, it was flipped: Matta's team, powered by Oden and Conley won the tournament, but Foster's crew lost in the finals after compiling a 15-1 regular season mark.
Will this be the year?
We'll get the turn card today when the Lady Bucks take on Iowa (4:30PM ET/ESPN2) in a bid to repeat as tournament champions. If things go according to plan, we'll have something a little more than a potential one seed to cheer for when the men hit the court in Indy Friday to take on the 8/9 winner.
- 1 H/T to Nik for giving the feat a proper name.
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i dont think the b-ball men will end up winning the tourney, but overall, yeah, this has been some crazy domination on our part. the women's b-ball team is quietly beating the living hell out of the rest of the conference, and it isnt even close
I think today's game is on ESPN2 as well/instead of.. Go Bucks!
theyve lost 3 conference games by a total of 10 points
The only team that can beat them is Sparty. I can a win this year.
Congrats to the men's swim & dive teams for Big Ten titles as well.
I think the men's basketball team will win the Big 10 tourney because a potential number 1 seed is on the line. K-State pretty much took itself out of contention with anything short of a Big 12 tourney championship. That puts Duke and OSU as the 2 favorites for it. If Duke slips up in the ACC tourney, OSU has a great shot to get that number 1. I think the team knows they have something pretty important on the line. I wouldn't be surprised if they get it done.
Boiled Sports would like to inform you that you're a moron, Purdue is the victim of an international conspiracy of Purdue hating knee ligaments everywhere, and that Ohio State can never be a true one seed due to not having the same caliber of fan support they do. JUSTLIKEFOOTBALL /DERP
Duke will get the 1 seed over Ohio State every time, even if they lose first round and Ohio State wins the tournament.
Purdue = bad sports, good engineering. It's always funny (and a little sad) when someone starts talking smack with nothing really to push. Wow, they have a good junior class that's made them relevant in basketball for the first time since the mid-90's. They were relevant in football with Drew Brees for a year or two in the late 90's, before that you're talking Mike Phipps. The fan support that they've enjoyed for their admittedly good Men's Basketball teams is largely due to the "Halley's Comet fan phenomena", where when something (in this case a B10 regular season CO-championship) happens so rarely that it's an absolute must-see, so one can tell future generations about it, as they may never see something similar. How many classes have gone through Purdue without personally witnessing a victory over OSU in football? Sadly not this one, but probably quite a few.
I dont think duke plays first round just like ohio state they have a bye. If Ohio State gets to the championship game and duke doesn't they have a good chance at the 1 seed. 2 seed just as good imo.
Might want to put this in GS, http://twitter.com/clubtrillio...
I'm watching!
You're right, thanks. Post updated accordingly.
should be a Big Ten Full House, not Flush (3 regular season champs. and 2 tourny champs.)
First round = first round they play.
The committees rarely take a strong look at the tournament results.
Resume for Duke:
Good wins (top 50 KenPom):
ASU (35) #
UConn (44) #
Gonzaga (48) #
Clemson (15)
Wake Forest (43)
@ Clemson (15)
FSU (18)
GT (29)
Maryland (8)
VT (28)
Bad losses (50+ KenPom):
@ NC State (70)
Good losses (top 50 KenPom):
@ Wisconsin (3)
@ GT (29)
@ Georgetown (19)
@ Maryland (8)
Ohio State Resume:
Good wins:
Cal # (17)
FSU (18)
@ Purdue (10)
Wisconsin (3)
Minnesota (40)
Michigan State (24)
Bad losses:
UNC # (63)
@ Michigan (62) - without ET
Good losses:
Butler (31) - without ET
@ Wisconsin (3) - without ET
@ Minnesota (40)
@ West Virginia (7)
Purdue (10)
Winning @ Wisconsin would have been tough even with ET. Michigan and Butler would have likely been wins.
Duke has a decent edge and 2 fewer losses. I suppose there is a chance (get wins against Wisconsin and Purdue/Michigan State), and they lose right away, giving us roughly equal resumes, assuming the roster strength right now.
2 seed is pretty much as good, although you have to play a 3 instead of a 4 to get to the Elite 8. Shouldn't be a huge difference.
Kinda fun watching UM quit on their coach today.
Amazing what a good deal West Virginia got out of losing their two retard coaches.
That certainly works.
Huge comeback for the Womens BBall Team.
I'm too lazy to look this up:
When is the last time a D1 college produced a top ten finish in football and both basketball teams in the same year?
So wait, you are telling me that Louisville winning the Big East tournament had nothing to do with them getting the number 1 overall seed last year? They were probably a number one prior to the Big East tourney, but no way there were the number 1 overall.
Probably 2007 when OSU and Florida played each other in both national championship games.
I don't follow bball closely enough, but I'd imagine either Texas did it last year or USC did it the year before as well