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00:00Gary Palm is the great braggatologist from CBS Sports and a regular here on Coast to Coast. He's going to
00:08Mackey tonight to see Purdue play, Michigan in a battle of two ranked teams. They got a couple of seven footers
00:15They mean business Dusty Mays doing a great job
00:18And I couldn't believe my eyes when Purdue lost Ohio State at Mackey
00:24They never lose at Mackey
00:26They had a I think a 26 27 game something home winning streak there and in West Lafayette
00:32They lost and that was after Indiana had beat Ohio State in Columbus in overtime by a point and Indiana's awful
00:39So I couldn't make you know
00:43Anything of it. I don't know what to think of what I saw other than disbelief now tonight
00:48You got your hands full with this Wolverine team
00:51Yeah, the Ohio State game
00:54I think just came too soon after the this cross-country trip that Purdue was on it
01:00You're out at Rutgers
01:01Then you come home for a home game
01:03Then you're out in the Pacific Northwest and the Oregon game is a particular rock fight
01:07And I just think they caught you know, Purdue with tired legs
01:11And especially in the second half of that game
01:13They couldn't hit a shot to save their lives and that was and even still they had a shot at the end to try and
01:19Then catch it they just they just didn't look like they had their legs and and then we'll see now three days later
01:24They're playing Michigan. Although they haven't had to travel now Purdue. So maybe they're they'll be a little more comfortable on the home court tonight
01:32What's their?
01:34Slot, do you still have them? What's their seed right now in your latest bracket ology? Yeah, the one I did today. There's still a three
01:42but obviously, you know, they've got a
01:45Advantageous schedule right here. They've got four out of five at home three in a row
01:50They lost the first one to get Michigan and then next Friday is Indiana. So I think that's their week off
01:57in their schedule and then
01:59They're on the road
02:01And then they come back home again
02:02So four out of five at home for Purdue and it's a time where they really have to take advantage of it
02:07The Ohio State game not a very good start to that but still a chance to do really well here over the next couple weeks
02:14They'll kill Indiana. They're awful
02:17Tennessee and Auburn tomorrow at Neville is broom gonna play
02:22Well, Ruth Pearl said he was a game time decision and to me game time decision means he's probably gonna play
02:29You know, that's and that's you know, obviously that would be great for Auburn if he can go
02:34You're probably gonna need him in a game like this. So
02:38yeah, I think it sounds like a
02:40Game time decision is always sounds positive to me. You don't I think most of the time game time decision means good
02:48Georgia's playing in Gainesville this weekend and then they get I think a bunch of home games in Athens after that
02:56Are they in decent shape the Bulldogs?
02:59Well, they don't have to win in Gainesville
03:01But then they do have to start taking advantage of the schedule as it gets a little bit wider
03:06I mean the SEC only gets so light. I have 13 teams from the SEC in my bracket today
03:12So you're playing at least one a week
03:15Tournament quality team or at least potential tournament quality team
03:18But Georgia has to take advantage after this game of a schedule that's going to be a little bit more friendly
03:25Because lately it hasn't been friendly and they've been getting beat so they need to get things turned around
03:31They're fortunate that they don't have to win in Gainesville, and there's still plenty of season to go
03:35But they do have to take advantage of the chances that are ahead
03:39Auburn's the number one overall seed Duke the number two overall seed Duke at Winston-Salem tomorrow a place where the Deeks are
03:47I think unbeaten this year
03:50mistaken
03:51Will that be a hard game for the Blue Devils?
03:54Well, it can be you know, they're gonna play with confidence and they've had their moments this year. They just beat, North Carolina
04:00Now this is not, you know your typical, North Carolina, but still, you know, they play with confidence on their home floor
04:07This would be a huge feather in their cap. This is the team that's got a really low net ranking
04:13Which is really more about margin of victory than it is, you know your record or your strength of schedule
04:19But still, you know Wake Forest can't really afford to get blown out
04:23They need to be competitive and maybe even step up and get the win
04:27How do you think Houston will do at Fog Allen this weekend?
04:31About the same as everybody does, you know, you go home with a loss now West Virginia won there earlier this year
04:38But for the most part if you go into fog, you're probably going home with a loss and you know
04:42Houston still does not have a quad one win. They're number three in the net
04:48They do not have a quad one win as we speak
04:51So, you know, this is a chance to obviously, you know
04:54Make a statement that this Houston team is actually the Houston team that we're used to seeing
04:59Because they really haven't had too many chances to try and prove that yet
05:04You know, I watched that Illinois Michigan State game at Breslin
05:08I thought it was terrific, but Illinois is kind of cracking a little bit at the seams right now
05:14Maryland just beat their ass and now Maryland I think plays Indiana next is that about right?
05:20Yeah, I believe at IU
05:23This weekend Sunday. So yeah, Illinois had had the flu bug going through the team if it's itch didn't play
05:30I think he's arguably their best player
05:31He's their second leading scorer, but I think he's their best player
05:34And so, you know
05:36You're if you're sluggish because you've got this thing going through your team
05:39It shows up in a game like this and Maryland really took advantage
05:44In particular of their seven-footer not being on the floor. So great win for Maryland, though
05:48They really needed something like that. Now. They need to go into Indiana
05:52That's a game basically of two teams that would be right around the cut line
05:56so, you know
05:57it's an important game for both of these teams because
06:00You're trying to separate from each other and the winner is going to take another step in that direction
06:06Indiana's they played three or four on the road. They lost three or four. They wanted Ohio State now
06:12They're home for this game. Then they play the three of four on the road again
06:16My god and the games that they play on the road or a Purdue, Wisconsin and Michigan say they're gonna lose all three of them
06:23Yeah, I mean that's that is a rough
06:26Stretch of schedule that it's three out of four on the road
06:28I mean if that's never going to be great, but when the three are those teams Purdue, Wisconsin, Michigan State
06:34What at home games really important in that in that stretch of games because it might be the only one you have a chance to win
06:41So yeah for Indiana did not get a very favorable schedule in this part of it because what it ends up being
06:48Six out of nine on the road now, obviously, it's gonna get softer because it does even up eventually
06:53But you have to survive this part of your schedule for the rest of your schedule to have a chance to be meaningful
07:00so
07:01Nebraska did they fall out of the tournament with that lost to USC right now for the time being?
07:06Yeah, that's their fifth loss in a row and the worst of those five losses
07:10So yeah, Nebraska fell out of my bracket today. Finally, I forget who they're playing this weekend
07:16Oh, they're at Wisconsin
07:18So another a chance for them to to take a big step in the right direction because Wisconsin is having a surprisingly good year
07:25I've got him as a four seed in the bracket
07:27So, you know, this would be a big win if Nebraska can get it
07:30But they just need to get something positive going because five losses in a row. I saw him at Purdue
07:35They were never in that game. That was as bad a game as I bet they play all year
07:40But they've got to get something positive going if they're gonna make the NCAA tournament, you know, I gotta be honest
07:46you know, Alabama you have a
07:48One seed in Iowa State as well, and they both are very deserving and they both have just been kicking teams asses lately
07:57Yeah, I mean that's partly why they're there, you know
08:00It's they've been dominant in the games in which they should be dominant and you know, that's I mean, you know, Tennessee
08:07They've got you know, Auburn at home this weekend. We already talked about that
08:10You know, Iowa State is is winning that league and Duke is those four teams have really they haven't entirely
08:17Separated themselves because that the second SEC team on that line kind of rotates around a little bit
08:24It could eventually be someone that's not in the SEC, but you know for now
08:29You know, there's there's two SEC teams on that top line and Alabama, Tennessee
08:33You know those teams keep trading back and forth, Florida
08:36Maybe Kentucky have been up there for a bit too. So the top of this league is really really strong
08:4218th in the top 16 of the bracket from the SEC
08:46So you have st. John's and a they're automatic this year after they got left out last year
08:51But Tina's done a hell of a job with this team
08:53Yeah, they have there's nothing automatic about it unless they win their league
08:57But they're on a good track to make it so that the committee doesn't have to really make a decision about them this year
09:04All right. Listen Jerry. Have a great time at Mackey tonight
09:07Enjoy that great game with Michigan and Purdue should be awesome. Have a fantastic weekend