With the season coming to an end whom do you think has the best shot at winning the conference crown?

[caveman99]

With his professional potential, I doubt if Christo ever reaches the campus.............

I forgot who it was, could have been Matt Sautter, said on 1620 the other day that word is his asking price is above where teams are willing to pay and he is leaning towards going to NU and betting on himself, but you are right he is a top end talent so who knows for sure.

 

[Nebraska55fan]

This is a very wide open race between Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska and Iowa. Maryland is in it- but doesn't have much of a chance. 

This is going to come down to the final weekend. My take teams with most likely path to the title.

Indiana needs 6 wins, they have 2 games against NU and 3 against MI- say they win 3 of those- 1 of 2 against OSU and 2 of 3 against Maryland. Indiana is 13 games above .500 this would put them at 13-15 over .500 A BIT of a tougher schedule than NU. Second toughest schedule of the group. Indiana has the most likely path to the title. Indiana has 3 QUALITY starters with 2 having opponents batting less than .175 against them. Not great with the bats, but timely and efficient hitters.  They will have to stub their toe a bit to lose it. 

Nebraska 12 games above .500.  They win 2 or 3 of the 5 games against Indiana and MI. Win 1-2 against OSU and 2 of 3 against NW. That Puts NU at 12-14 games over .500. They have the third hardest schedule of the 4 and a very tough row to hoe. These guys find ways to win. Great fielding team, aggressive on the bases. Adequate pitching, they usually dont walk a bunch of batters. Bullpen was flawless early but seems to be faltering of late.  They cant bunt to save their lives and Schwellenbach seems to be wearing down in the stretch.  Doable, but unlikely. 

Michigan is 11 games over .500. Say they win 3 or 4 of the 6 games with Indiana and Nebraska. Then win 2 of 3 against Maryland- puts MI at 12-14 games over .500. Michigan has the toughest schedule of the 4. If they beat Indiana 3 of the 4, they have a chance. Tough schedule- probably doubtful. 

Iowa is 7 games over .500 and has by far the easiest schedule of the 4. Against Northwestern, MSU and Illinois. Say they go 6-3 or even 7-2 that puts them at 10-12 games over .500. They have very very low chance. Indiana, NU and MI would need to implode for this to happen. 

 

[Loe Doesnt Know]

 


 


 


 


INDIANA'S SCHEDULE:





Fri, May 14


at


 Michigan


 


 




Sat, May 15


at


 Michigan


 


 




Sun, May 16


at


 Michigan


 


ESPN2




Fri, May 21


vs


 Nebraska


 


 




Sat, May 22


vs


 Nebraska


 


ESPNU




Sun, May 23


vs


 Ohio State


 


 




Mon, May 24


vs


 Ohio State


 


 




Fri, May 28


at


 Maryland


 


 




Sat, May 29


at


 Maryland


 


 




Sun, May 30


at


 Maryland








 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


MICHIGAN'S SCHEDULE:





Fri, May 14


vs


 Indiana


 


 




Sat, May 15


vs


 Indiana


 


 




Sun, May 16


vs


 Indiana


 


ESPN2




Fri, May 21


vs


 Maryland


 


 




Sat, May 22


vs


 Maryland


 


 




Sun, May 23


vs


 Maryland


 


 




Fri, May 28


at


 Nebraska


 


 




Sat, May 29


at


 Nebraska


 


 




Sun, May 30


at


 Nebraska








 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


NEBRASKA'S SCHEDULE:





Fri, May 14


vs


 Northwestern


 


 




Sat, May 15


vs


 Northwestern


 


 




Sun, May 16


vs


 Northwestern


 


 




Fri, May 21


at


 Indiana


 


 




Sat, May 22


at


 Ohio State


 


Bloomington, IN




Sat, May 22


at


 Indiana


 


ESPNU




Sun, May 23


at


 Ohio State


 


Bloomington, IN




Fri, May 28


vs


 Michigan


 


 




Sat, May 29


vs


 Michigan


 


 




Sun, May 30


vs


 Michigan








 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


CURRENT CONFERENCE STANDINGS:





Team


Record


 Win %


 GB


Overall


 Overall % 


Streak






 Indiana


23-10


0.697


-


 23-10


 0.697


W1




 Nebraska


23-11


0.676


 0.5


 23-11


 0.676


W2




 Michigan


23-12


0.657


 1


 23-12


 0.657


L1




 Iowa


21-14


0.600


 3


 21-14


 0.600


L1




 Maryland


21-14


0.600


 3


 21-14


 0.600


W2




 Ohio State


17-14


0.548


 5


 17-14


 0.548


L1




 Rutgers


17-17


0.500


 6.5


 17-17


 0.500


L4




 Illinois


16-18


0.471


 7.5


 16-18


 0.471


L2




 Northwestern


12-16


0.429


 8.5


 12-16


 0.429


L5




 Penn State


13-20


0.394


 10


 13-20


 0.394


W1




 Michigan State


13-22


0.371


 11


 13-22


 0.371


W1




 Purdue


11-20


0.355


 11


 11-20


 0.355


W1




 Minnesota


4-26


0.133


 17.5


   4-26


 0.133


L13








 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


B1G is turning into a very interesting race indeed. Poor Minnesota and their 4 wins. Kind of feel for them if I'm honest.




 


 


 

 

[BigRedBuster]

I think we win 7 games at get to 30.  We obviously need to take care of business this weekend and get the sweep.  OSU is going to be interesting because they beat us early, but they haven't had as good of season.

Michigan is the one that is the most interesting.  They haven't played us or Indiana.  So, is their record that good because they have avoided those two teams till now?

 

[Nebraska55fan]

Michigan has 2 of the top 6 pitchers in the league. They are no joke. They also have the highest batting avg 

For NU to sweep Northwestern NU that may be a tall order. Indiana and Michigan didnt BUT NW has lost 5 in a row and havent played in 18 days. That may help. A sweep would be huge. NU does that and most likely back in first with Indiana and MI playing this weekend

 

[BigRedBuster]

Michigan has 2 of the top 6 pitchers in the league. They are no joke. They also have the highest batting avg 

For NU to sweep Northwestern NU that may be a tall order. Indiana and Michigan didnt BUT NW has lost 5 in a row and havent played in 18 days. That may help. A sweep would be huge. NU does that and most likely back in first with Indiana and MI playing this weekend

I'm not saying they are a joke.  They are obviously a good baseball team.  But, a lot will be learned about all three teams over the next couple weeks.  Is Michigan's pitching really the best?  Or, will they be exposed when playing Indiana and Nebraska?  Will their batters be as successful against the best teams in the league?

It's going to get interesting.

 

[Nebraska55fan]

Yes it will. Plan on being there Friday and Sunday.

If NU can find a way to sweep a rusty NW team- then 30 wins is very doable and that probably wins the league. Going 3-2 against Michigan/Indiana and Splitting against OSU. 

Maryland may be the kicker. No one has swept them, pretty fair team. Michigan and Indiana play Series against Maryland- we have Northwestern. 

 

[BigRedBuster]

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[FrantzHardySwag]

Don't blame the NCAA at all here. B1G locked this in when they decided to play conf only. Basically needed one B1G team to run away with the conf this year to host. 

 

[Loe Doesnt Know]

I've been saying it all year. The B1G didn't deserve to host and frankly, I'll be surprised if the B1G gets more than 4 invites. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if they invite only 3 B1G teams.

 

[Nebraska55fan]

Looking at the remaining schedule, Iowa's road to 30 wins is by far the easiest path. Personally I have them going 12-3 at worst over their last 15. Nebraska, Indiana and Michigan all have to play one another over the same stretch so I ask, who you believe wins the title and why?

Edit: I chose Michigan... as I believe their path is less daunting than Nebraska's or Indiana's and Iowa, even if they go 12-3 still is only at 30 wins. I think Michigan reaches 32 wins.

Iowa has already lost 5 games so far during this stretch. With 6 more to play- which means they will most likely double up your worst case scenario of 3 losses. What happened?

 

[BigRedBuster]

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[Nebraska55fan]

The BIG site didnt even show Indiana playing Illinois today. 

I wonder who we need to call to make sure they have the standings right LOL

Ive seen T ball leagues run more professionally than this nonsense Kevin Warren is in charge of

https://admin.bigten.org/schedule.aspx?schedule=535

 

[Nebraska55fan]

Looking at the remaining schedule, Iowa's road to 30 wins is by far the easiest path. Personally I have them going 12-3 at worst over their last 15. Nebraska, Indiana and Michigan all have to play one another over the same stretch so I ask, who you believe wins the title and why?

Edit: I chose Michigan... as I believe their path is less daunting than Nebraska's or Indiana's and Iowa, even if they go 12-3 still is only at 30 wins. I think Michigan reaches 32 wins.

You had Iowa going 12-3 at WORST over their last 15 games. They have 23 wins now with 3 left- they are going to fall well short of 30. 

Iowa is 5-7 over their last 12 with 3 games to go- wow you missed that one by a country mile. 

You had Michigan sweeping Maryland. Maryland won the series 2-1. Michigan is at 26-15 with 3 games left with NU- looks like they fall well short of your predicted 32 wins. 

Make sure you stay away from the betting windows when it comes to BIG baseball- because your take on the conference is way off it seems. 

 

[Loe Doesnt Know]

You had Iowa going 12-3 at WORST over their last 15 games. They have 23 wins now with 3 left- they are going to fall well short of 30. 

Iowa is 5-7 over their last 12 with 3 games to go- wow you missed that one by a country mile. 

You had Michigan sweeping Maryland. Maryland won the series 2-1. Michigan is at 26-15 with 3 games left with NU- looks like they fall well short of your predicted 32 wins. 

Make sure you stay away from the betting windows when it comes to BIG baseball- because your take on the conference is way off it seems. 

lmao.. i don't bet and now you know why :facepalm: