define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Nick Fuller – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 05 Nov 2015 10:49:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Three Ways the Big Ten’s Bottom Tier Can Move Up http://rushthecourt.net/2015/11/05/three-ways-the-big-tens-bottom-tier-can-move-up/ http://rushthecourt.net/2015/11/05/three-ways-the-big-tens-bottom-tier-can-move-up/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2015 16:01:15 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=109886

Along with Rutgers, Minnesota, Penn State and Nebraska finished among the bottom four of the league standings last season. Unfortunately for the Scarlet Knights, they appear to have more than one fix they need to make in order to climb out of the Big Ten basement. The other three cellar-dwellers, however, are in better shape, with each having a reasonable chance to move up the ladder if a few things break their way this season. Here are three things that, if enabled, would allow the Gophers, Nittany Lions and Cornhuskers to make their way into the middle of the pack.

Richard Pitino needs heavy contributions from his freshmen to exceed expectations. (Getty).

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