LamarCheeks

Perhaps they should start shooting free throws underhanded (or granny-style), like Rick Barry -- or Ollie from "Hoosiers."

It finally started. I guess BTN2GO dispenses with all pregame stuff. Basically it came on and they tipped off. .. Thanks.

Didn't work -- not a subscriber to that. I've never had a problem watching IU stuff on BTN2GO, but for some reason, it's not working tonight. I'm getting pissed.

Anybody trying to watch this game online? I'm at a place where there's no BTN on the TVs. I'm a subscriber, so I've tried BTN2GO through my computer and my phone and I'm getting nothing on either.

Where is the Prediction League thread for Garland's choice? I want to make sure I get my pick in before tomorrow.

Oh well. I'd rather have a 9th NCAA title than a 13th B1G title. ... We got our loss out of the way. Now, let's get back on track and get No. 9!

Damn!

Blech. Hate PKs.

Would love to find the back of the net in these final 10 minutes. Don't want to go to PKs.

shoot that ball!

I see that he's gonna announce at 3:45 tomorrow afternoon. Does anybody know if it's gonna be streamed anywhere?

Have a question -- I've been following this thread on and off for a while, but there's so much here, I can't absorb it all. Is it concrete that Garland actually is announcing his selection tomorrow (Monday), or is that just speculation? And if so, is he making that pick on ESPN, or live in such a fashion that it will be streamed? I grew up in NW Indiana, so I saw his pop play in high school. I also saw Bryce Drew play and generally, think he is a pretty good dude. So while I certainly hope Garland picks IU, if he doesn't, I'd rather see him play at Vandy for Bryce than at a place like UNC or Louisville or Kansas.

I think a big reason why many of us have soured on Lagow is that he's big, he has a huge arm and he's not terribly mobile -- much like the quarterback he replaced. We all want(ed) him to be another Nate Sudfeld. Even though the best we did with him behind center was 6-6, Sudfeld had a monster senior year (by IU standards): 27 TDs, 7 picks, over 3,500 yards passing. Since Lagow was remarkably similar to him in many ways, we expected the same since he's the one who replaced Nate. But unfortunately, he's not remarkably similar in skill level or decision-making -- or in anything, for that matter. In fact, it's not even close.

By the time this season is done, the number of different helmets we've worn will be > our number of victories.

This is some really, really bad football. I can't imagine there's a worse P5 match-up today.

We need 7 yards, so we throw a 3-yard pass. Have we not learned ANYTHING this season??? I've lost count of how many times we've done that.

I just hope our guys don't get intimidated by the crowd. It looks as if there could be as many as 15,000-20,000 people there.

IU 76 Howard 60

That was one of the things that frustrated the bejabbers out of me about Crean. He spent several years with Izzo, yet while MSU was tough and physical and played defense, we were soft and played no D. And while Izzo was always able -- even after so-so regular seasons -- to get his teams to peak in March, Crean's always seemed to fade out. I guess he didn't learn much.

At least they didn't hit triple digits!

Any truth the the rumor that Fred Glass left at halftime and boarded a plane for Oklahoma City?

So, I'm working and decided not to pay for BTN-plus. I go to IU's website, click on game stats and see we're down by 20 points. The person running the stats app must have things backward, eh? Good grief!

Damn. I thought Moore scored on that one.

IU 24 Illinois 16

I have a scoop: My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Darius at Mother Bear's last night. I guess it's pretty serious.