2022-23 IUBB Schedule

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

17 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I think this is the last year of the original deal. Haven't seen if it's getting re-upped or not.

I can only hope that it ends. 

[HoosierHoopster]

26 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I can only hope that it ends. 

You can hope for more. Believe in yourself!

:)

[DChoosier]

59 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I can only hope that it ends. 

Wouldn’t bother me either but I really don’t care either way if the BT-Big East matchups continue.

When it comes to the BT-ACC challenge I watch, of course, the IU matchup and each night also watch other BT-ACC games and monitor how the BT is doing overall vs the ACC.

For some reason, when it comes to the Big East matchups, I watch the IU game and don’t really pay any attention to the other games nor to which conference is winning overall. Just doesn’t have the same “juice”.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

3 hours ago, DChoosier said:

Wouldn’t bother me either but I really don’t care either way if the BT-Big East matchups continue.

When it comes to the BT-ACC challenge I watch, of course, the IU matchup and each night also watch other BT-ACC games and monitor how the BT is doing overall vs the ACC.

For some reason, when it comes to the Big East matchups, I watch the IU game and don’t really pay any attention to the other games nor to which conference is winning overall. Just doesn’t have the same “juice”.

We have proven already to be able to replace the horrid Crossroads Classic with a great game against Kansas. Having the flexibility to add yet another game and getting rid of the Gavitt Games we have no control over would be great for scheduling. 

[TheWatShot]

4 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

We have proven already to be able to replace the horrid Crossroads Classic with a great game against Kansas. Having the flexibility to add yet another game and getting rid of the Gavitt Games we have no control over would be great for scheduling. 

The Gavitt games are so early in the season that I think it's more likely we'd end up with a game against a Sam Houston State-type team than the kind of game the fans want. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

2 hours ago, TheWatShot said:

The Gavitt games are so early in the season that I think it's more likely we'd end up with a game against a Sam Houston State-type team than the kind of game the fans want. 

I think this staff and AD are a bit more open to playing those big time games than in the past. I'd rather go move some stuff around to push in a Kentucky game and not play a St. John's or Marquette again. 

[lillurk]

I could go either way with the Gavitt games. Maybe we’d replace it with a marquee game, but part of the reason it hasn’t been marquee is that IU just hasn’t been great during their run. Other B1G teams have gotten the prime matchups. I assume this year will be different.

Its also not during a schedule window that makes IU miss a bigger chance. Later than the tip-off events, earlier than feast week.

[HoosierHoopster]

50 minutes ago, lillurk said:

I could go either way with the Gavitt games. Maybe we’d replace it with a marquee game, but part of the reason it hasn’t been marquee is that IU just hasn’t been great during their run. Other B1G teams have gotten the prime matchups. I assume this year will be different.

Its also not during a schedule window that makes IU miss a bigger chance. Later than the tip-off events, earlier than feast week.

Yeah i see it the same. We are already adding marquee games to the schedule. If we continue to climb back up into a contending team again, as we look to have started into, the marquee games will come anyway

If you build it, they will come

[Southside]

9 hours ago, lillurk said:

I could go either way with the Gavitt games. Maybe we’d replace it with a marquee game, but part of the reason it hasn’t been marquee is that IU just hasn’t been great during their run. Other B1G teams have gotten the prime matchups. I assume this year will be different.

Its also not during a schedule window that makes IU miss a bigger chance. Later than the tip-off events, earlier than feast week.

Personally, I'd like to keep it. And like you mentioned, it's likely our own fault we haven't got the better matchups.

If the BE and B10 don't extend, I hope the B10 will look for a similar deal with another conference for 5-8 years like the GGs. I do like the idea of two conferences cycling through each other on a regular basis (like the B10/ACC-C and GGs). I think I'd like to see an SEC/B10 Challenge if we can't get a regular IU/KY rivalry restarted. 

And I'd like to keep something early too. 

[Hovadipo]

Ohio State as a home-only opponent is awesome. I have a gut feeling they're going to be very good. Minnesota and Nebraska single plays are unfortunate.

[Stuhoo]

18 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Ohio State as a home-only opponent is awesome. I have a gut feeling they're going to be very good. Minnesota and Nebraska single plays are unfortunate.

That's a really tough conference schedule. 

Two bright spots:

1. The three single play 'home only' games are vs a tough OSU team, avoid a miserable and exhausting place to get to in the winter: Nebraska, and avoid the misery of a Kohl road game at Wisconsin.
2. Except for Ohio State, the whole upper half of the conference gets to have their @$$ kicked by us twice.

[LIHoosier]

A big SOS bump only playing the perceived bottom four a total of 5 games.

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[Stuhoo]

1 minute ago, LIHoosier said:

A big SOS bump only playing the perceived bottom four a total of 5 games.

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This guy is gonna curl up into a weepy ball at the sight of two games against Race Thompson:

[vemmeistars]

Illinois

Home: Michigan, MSU, Rutgers

Away: Iowa, Maryland, Purdue

Home/Away: IU, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, OSU, PSU, Wisconsin

Anybody have odds on Illinois winning the BIG in their sportsbook?

[Stuhoo]

Just now, vemmeistars said:

Illinois

Home: Michigan, MSU, Rutgers

Away: Iowa, Maryland, Purdue

Home/Away: IU, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, OSU, PSU, Wisconsin

Anybody have odds on Illinois winning the BIG in their sportsbook?

In my personal sportsbook Illinois has about a zero chance of winning the B1G.

Besides us? Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan State, Rutgers have a shot.

[Brass Cannon]

Extremely favorable single plays.  Win those and split our home and away and go 9-5 beating Northwestern and Rutgers and we are in great shape. 
 

I was wrong we didn’t get hosed with a schedule. 

[Brass Cannon]

https://mobile.twitter.com/umichbball/status/1537497756356513792?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet

 

Michigans is probably less than idea as well

[vemmeistars]

11 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Extremely favorable single plays.  Win those and split our home and away and go 9-5 beating Northwestern and Rutgers and we are in great shape. 
 

I was wrong we didn’t get hosed with a schedule. 

I come away with the opposite take. Fewer lower quality opponents to sweep and more games vs top half of Big Ten (outside of OSU on road). If Woodson gets IU a share of the BIG this year, he'll easily deserve BIG Coach of Year.

[Stuhoo]

15 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Extremely favorable single plays.  Win those and split our home and away and go 9-5 beating Northwestern and Rutgers and we are in great shape. 
 

I was wrong we didn’t get hosed with a schedule. 

One doesn't wish for favorable single plays.

A winning schedule has favorable double plays.

That having been said, if either Dickinson or Edey has a pulled hammy Purdue and Michigan are crap.

[Brass Cannon]

4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

One doesn't wish for favorable single plays.

A winning schedule has favorable double plays.

That having been said, if either Dickinson or Edey has a pulled hammy Purdue and Michigan are crap.

Being favored in all your single plays is very favorable. Switch those single plays home for aways and 4-2 would be the projection. As is it’s 6-0 almost certainly