NOLA Hoosier

Illinois not looking great at all. Missed 7 of their last 8.

Archie Miller’s garbage has officially been purged from the Hall.

I watched a lot of 80’s and 90’s games during the lockdown in 2020, and man those Knight teams are so fun to watch. Just shining examples of fundamentally sound basketball.

Nothing really to gain (but a road win) and everything to lose here. Hate hate hate this game. It’s a trap!

That’s exactly what I was gonna say

Ole Miss not giving up. Really fun game

The Bruce Pearlies charging back in the 2nd half. Ole Miss was on fire earlier but just doesn’t have the depth.

Ole Miss looking fantastic. Beating up on Auburn.

Dirty, dangerous foul on UNC while a GT player was dunking. Just nasty, nasty stuff. Big flagrant incoming (hopefully)

I have slight basketball knowledge, but I think I was born with it since I’m a native Hoosier (more of an instinct thing). I can watch and recognize plays, screens, etc, but for the most part I don’t have any idea and just watch for fun. It’s a good balance that leaves me not overly critical. It’s frustrating that we are one missing piece away from having a deep tourney team. Feels like we haven’t had a complete one since Zeller was here.

Can’t string together two halves. They refuse to do it.

Got a sinking feeling about this half. Hope I’m wrong! Spoiler: I usually am.

Fran’s T’ed up!

Comical

They are going to live at the line this game. Gotta knock them down.

Absolutely beautiful pass

I thought it was a logo rebrand. Must’ve been a bad stencil or something.

Bama deserves to lose every game until the kid cuts his hair (unless it’s for religious purposes, which I doubt). Sorry, I can’t even with the hair. And I love a good ‘fro, but that’s wayyyyy extra.

Mizzou stepped on the line. Wow, horrible mistake when you’re only up 5 to Bama with 30 seconds left

I predict: 1 amazing half and 1 mind-boggling half. X gets 4 or 5 fouls. TJD dunks. Stewart makes some trés. We win by single digits.

Guys…this is getting really ugly.

Something tells me this could get as close as 15ish before it’s all over. Starting to look a little sluggish and really sloppy

God Durr and Geronimo are just an awful combination, like the anti-Trayce/Race

Good eye on the ball, refs. WTF

Oh I agree. I just meant in a perfect world, if the rivalry HAD been still going, they wouldn’t have thought twice about scheduling us and us them, had this happened in a different scenario. But as it is, you’re right…if they don’t want it (AKA Calipari being “they” as I’m sure the boosters as well as the AD and definitely the fans), then oh well. It’s just hard to reconcile since as a kid in the 80’s and 90’s the IU-UK rivalry was the biggest thing going here in southern Indiana. I remember those “Big 4” games well. Now THAT would be an epic replacement for the Crossroads Classic (but Kansas is amazing too).