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My Preseason Big Ten Hoops Power Rankings:

1. Purdue
2. UCLA
3. Rutgers
4. Michigan St.
5. Indiana
6. Northwestern
7. Nebraska
8. Michigan
9. Ohio St.
10. USC
11. Illinois
12. Wisconsin
13. Minnesota
14. Iowa
15. Maryland
16. Oregon
17. Washington
18. Penn St.

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@BTBallknower I hope so, until they show they can be competitive against Iowa, I will object.

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People acting like this matters, we would lose to Iowa if they had Kevin Hart as their quarterback

[On3 @On3]

NEW: Iowa will start QB Jeremy Hecklinski over Hank Brown against Minnesota, Kirk Ferentz announced.

(h/t @HuesmannKyle)

https://t.co/TYMgBcAHTi

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@McneilMadness I’m 1000% serious but wouldn’t be mad if they pull it out.

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@perspectsports @BDanKman52 If that’s the case we lose by 30

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@JeffreyTheGreek Got me there

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@LukeThoen What position are we better at besides QB?

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@BDanKman52 I don’t even see a world we lose by less than 21, they’re better at everything besides throwing the football, and that doesn’t matter in this game when their defense is 10x better

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@ThomasJ17883210 @BiasedBadgrFan Is that why Wisconsin didn’t offer Isaiah Santos because he was a Minnesota lock? They must’ve knew he wanted to win at a real program.

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What’s going on in Madison? The only thing they are good at is recruiting tall white guys from Minnesota and now those kids don’t even want to play for Wisconsin. Gard’s seat is getting warm!

[Jeff Borzello @jeffborzello]

NEWS: Four-star center Jack Thelen has decommitted from Wisconsin and is reopening his recruitment, his agents at WME Basketball told me and @PeteThamel. The 7-foot-1 Minnesota native averaged 8.5 PPG and 6.0 RPG on the 3SSB circuit, ending the summer as ESPN’s No. 14 center.

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@BiasedBadgrFan Minnesota didn’t offer him at all, nice try though

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@jtoll17 @Evan_Flood If he is committed to Wisconsin he is a 4 star, if he isn’t then he is a 3 star, this is common Badger fan etiquette.

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@HOHBigPhil This is going to be their worst year since 2023 and I would put a lot of money on it. Would be shocked if they get a singe-digit seed in the tourney.

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@Scouting_Col Congrats on being wrong!

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@triaxmax Look at KenPom man, don’t argue with me

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My Big Ten Basketball Preseason Rankings:

1. Illinois
2. Michigan
3. Michigan St.
4. Nebraska
5. Purdue
6. Indiana
7. UCLA
8. Ohio St.
9. Minnesota
10. USC
11. Oregon
12. Maryland
13. Wisconsin
14. Iowa
15. Washington
16. Northwestern
17. Rutgers
18. Penn St.

[Big Noon Kickoff @BNKonFOX]

PJ FLECK IS CROWD SURFING AT BIG NOON KICKOFF 🏄‍♂️

@GopherFootball | @GopherSports

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@drewxnorton Got it, so being unavailable to play makes you better

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Saying this while having a player from a 12-21 Maryland team ahead of him is hilarious and contradictory.

Cade Tyson is at worst a top 10 player in the Big Ten this season.

[Drew Norton @drewxnorton]

@DoyleMaguire05 I can see your side, my question would be, can a successful Big 10 team have Tyson as a feature player?

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@BadgerNationHQ @JasonDally1 Yup that’s why and not because you lost your best player

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@JasonDally1 I would say a bubble team but in the field by at least a few spots

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@BadgerNationHQ @JasonDally1 Interesting, so Minnesota with 7 healthy players finished 11th, but with a full team of healthy players they drop at least 2 spots? Most genius Wisconsin fan!