Who Would You Like to Play in the Gavitt Tipoff Games?

[Muskie]

With today's announcement at 12:30, who would you like to play?

[GoMuskies]

IU in Cintas

[Muskie]

I have a feeling that 3 choices are going to be run away smash and grabs.

[nuts4xu]

I have a feeling that 3 choices are going to be run away smash and grabs.

My guesses for the top 3 are OSU, MSU, and Michigan.

[BBC 08]

Voted MSU but also would like to play Illinois at some point during the years due to my dad being an Illini grad.

[Muskie]

No one wants to see the historic rivalry with Rutgers rekindled? I'm stunned.

Also, I'm not aware of any historic rivalry with Rutgers to rekindle.

[OH.X.MI]

No one wants to see the historic rivalry with Rutgers rekindled? I'm stunned.

Also, I'm not aware of any historic rivalry with Rutgers to rekindle.

Rutgers has a basketball team?

[muskiefan82]

MSU. If I never see Ohio State and Thad Matta again, I will be okay. Tom Izzo; however, would be awesome to welcome to the Cintas Center.

[NY44]

Rutgers has a basketball team?

It was a dodgeball team until Mike Rice left.

[MADXSTER]

IU because I hate IU

[Muskie in dayton]

Had to vote for a chance to beat Matta, but we've had some great games with IU, so that would be fun too.

Rutgers in the B1G is a joke.

[UCGRAD4X]

Had to go with Maryland - at least for a chance to see Dez - on the chance that he would still be around and they come to Cintas. A LOOOOOONG shot - buy hey if I can't go out on a limb here, where can I?

[X-Fan]

Voted to play tO$U, but I would not be sad to get MSU, Michigan, IU, or Wisc.

[LadyMuskie]

MSU. If I never see Ohio State and Thad Matta again, I will be okay. Tom Izzo; however, would be awesome to welcome to the Cintas Center.

I second this!

[MHettel]

14 teams to vote for. 69 votes cast.

8 of 14 received no votes (57%)

3 of 14 teams (21%) received 94% of the votes.


I'm expecting that most people will be let down with the matchup.....

[xubrew]

I'd like to play Nova or Georgetown. That would be most preferable.

That would mean we would have joined the Big Ten, but I'd be fine with that.

[BandAid]

14 teams to vote for. 69 votes cast.

8 of 14 received no votes (57%)

3 of 14 teams (21%) received 94% of the votes.


I'm expecting that most people will be let down with the matchup.....
Perhaps, there's a pretty good discussion about the desirability of playing Nebraska in the other thread.

We played Iowa this past year. There didn't seem to be a ton of excitement surrounding the match-up, but that game turned out to be critical come tourney time.

I trust the conferences to match the teams up rather fairly, and so I expect our match-ups to have tournament repercussions - which is ultimately what I would want.

[sirthought]

I get the whole "want to show up Matta" thing, but I think playing MSU would be much more fun. I somehow care so little about OSU, even when they have a good team.

[MADXSTER]

To me beating IU would be much more satisfying as well as helping our recruiting, thus future teams.

[bobbiemcgee]

Had to go with Maryland - at least for a chance to see Dez - on the chance that he would still be around and they come to Cintas. A LOOOOOONG shot - buy hey if I can't go out on a limb here, where can I?


Dez is a Senior this year. Unless he gets hurt, No chance.