#IUMS @ Wisconsin - 4 pm/BTN

[ccgeneral 38,084]

We open B1G play against the Badgers. Finally some TV time. Go Hoosiers!

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SCOUTING THE BADGERS
• The Wisconsin Badgers enter Sunday's match with the Hoosiers with an overall record of 2-3-1 on the season.
• Last Sunday, the Badgers battled Bradley to a 0-0 draw in Peoria, Ill.
• Wisconsin has wins this season over Hartford and Valparaiso.
• In a preseason poll conducted of the league's coaches, Wisconsin was tabbed to finish fifth in the Big Ten.
• MF Mitch Guitar, MF Noah Leibold and D Robin Olofsson were all named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• In the overall series between the Hoosiers and the Badgers, Indiana leads 37-5-9.
• The Hoosiers are 11-4-5 all-time in Madison, with the team's last win at Wisconsin coming on Sept. 25, 2009 (1-0).
• Last year, Indiana beat the Badgers, 2-1, in double overtime in Bloomington in the regular season, but saw Wisconsin win the Big Ten Tournament Championship in a penalty kick shootout.

[Aaron 4,147]

I wish they had asked me before they ranked Wiscy 12th preseason. These preseason polls rely way to much on previous yr and do not take into account player loses (especially in Soccer). Nobody lost more than Wiscy to graduation and when I saw that ranking I laughed my head off and predictably they lost it fast.

Wiscy already had an average D but last yr had 4 legitimate scorers (Segbers, Catlano, Mueller and Barlow) that made them the most dangerous offense in Big Ten (think of it as 4 Mason Toye's). Now they graduated everyone of those guys and predictably their offense has gone in toilet to go with their already average D since they don't have elite guys waiting on the bench like an IU or Maryland.

Given our D and this now lackluster Wisconsin O I expect a rather easy shutout. The only question will be when Wisconsin parks the bus early like most inferior teams if we can score on them early and then the game will be basically over. I could see either a 0-0 tie or a 2-0 nothing win or higher. Last yr Wiscy didn't park the bus since they were not afraid to give up goals since they knew they would quickly match them. Now with a lackluster offense they're back to that mostly since giving up a goal is deadly to them.

Remember game is on BTN. Also I got a roku stick so I no longer have to use my computer to Watch BTN so I can post as we go must easier as game goes on.

 

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Let's do this!

 

[ccgeneral 38,084]

GOOOAAALLL! Thomas gets us started early! His first of the season.

IU 1-nil, 4'

[Brass Cannon 24,064]

5 minutes ago, ccgeneral said:

GOOOAAALLL! Thomas gets us started early! His first of the season.

IU 1-nil, 4'

Gracias for the update

[Aaron 4,147]

Perfect shot by Thomas from just outside box! Again IU giving clinic on how to move parked buses.

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Muse with a HUGE save!

[Aaron 4,147]

Got to watch Mitch Guitar who is their one good player back from last yr. Thank god Muse bailed us out. Don't let him lose again.

[ccgeneral 38,084]

2-nil! Gutman with the header off a Swartz free kick. His team leading 4th.

 

[LIHoosier 24,997]

Wisky keeper made a mess of that one

[Aaron 4,147]

Goal! Schwartz sends a free kick into box that is flicked on and Gutman heads it in. We see that a lot.

Wiscy does not have the horses to remotely deal with Gutman anywhere on the field.

[ccgeneral 38,084]

IU 2-nil @ half.

Shots: IU 10-2

SOG: IU 7-1

[Aaron 4,147]

We ran circles around them and were unlucky not to have a third as Wiscy cleared a ball off the line mid half.

Wiscy also lost their goalkeeper Schilling from last year who was able to mask a pretty bad D (Butler has had the same issue this year losing their goal keeper from last year who hid a bad D which has caused them to struggle as well) which worked fine with their ability to score.

With none of that this year this Wiscy team looks listless and we are appropriately running them over. Our ability the last couple years too un-park the bus quickly and score early against vastly inferior teams has been huge and continued into today. 

[Aaron 4,147]

Note to announcers: Grand Park is not on the south side of Indy. Its in Westfield which is about as far north in the Indy area as you can go near me. Whoops

[Brass Cannon 24,064]

This team is a machine on a mission. Losing last year the way they did has them focused. 

[ccgeneral 38,084]

We need more Palazzolo.

[ccgeneral 38,084]

3-1! Gutman strikes again.

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Hoosiers win 3-1! We travel to Evansville on Friday.

#6inarow

[LIHoosier 24,997]

I want a GIF of Gutman running through the only beach in Wisconsin that's oddly behind a soccer goal.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,957]

9 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

I want a GIF of Gutman running through the only beach in Wisconsin that's oddly behind a soccer goal.

Ask and ye shall receive.