Biggest weekend of the year so far coming up vs. #6 PSU. Sounds like Linus is very iffy to play. Tony talked about possibly just getting him on the PP if he can go at all, which sounds like an odd plan. Seems like if he can go he should go, and if he can't, he should be held out. Too many big games ahead in the second half to risk anything with him. But then again, I'm not privy to what the doc has to say about his injury.
So important to get a win this weekend. I have thought all along that if the boys can be somewhere within striking distance of .500 at the break, they would be in good shape. Splitting MI on the road was a good step. 6 of the next 8 games are vs. #'s 6, 7 and 8 in the country so there is plenty of opportunity to make up ground. To get their heads above water and have a shot at an at-large tourney spot they would just have to keep playing well and then get on a little roll of 4 or 5 in a row somewhere. The chances of doing that with a young team are usually better later in the season, provided they have been growing the whole time. They showed some good growth last week, so now the task is to carry that into this week and get a little better again. If they can they'll be in a good place.
