IUWBB @ Ruger - Saturday, 12.09.23 @ 4:00 on BTN

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

IUWBB ( 7-1) opens B1G play on the road in that armpit of the nation, cesspool of the world Ruger U. (6-5).   Record is suspect but they are on a 3-game winning streak.  After this game, the IU women have a 9-day break before hosting Evansville on the 18th.

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[Stuhoo]

5 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

IUWBB ( 7-1) opens B1G play on the road in that armpit of the nation, cesspool of the world Ruger U. (6-5).   Record is suspect but they are on a 3-game winning streak.  After this game, the IU women have a 9-day break before hosting Evansville on the 18th.

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The level of professional sports reporting with your pregame preview is outstanding! Lol

Much like their men’s team last night, Ruger is likely to be emotionally inspired knowing that Dylan Harper will be one of them

[CSP]

Ruger!!! 

[J34]

Ruger is good,  but I prefer Smith & Wesson 

[Aaron]

2 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

IUWBB ( 7-1) opens B1G play on the road in that armpit of the nation, cesspool of the world Ruger U. (6-5).   Record is suspect but they are on a 3-game winning streak.  After this game, the IU women have a 9-day break before hosting Evansville on the 18th.

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Did you see who they have beat in the last three? None are very good at all. Rutgers also has a blowout loss to (albeit a solid mid-major) Fairfield at home as well as Auburn and Seton Hall with the latter two being the ones IU is most closely related to in talent and profile. 

This game is all about the Hoosiers. If the team brings the top effort and passion they have had at home and on neutral sites they win easily. If they bring the level of intensity they did to the first two road games it will go to the wire.

Scarlet Knights have one really good player in Kaylene Smikle who could start anywhere in country (think of her like Sara Scalia when she was on Minnesota but with different skill set), and then a bunch of others who really are not good enough to be playing at this level. Focus on shutting down Smikle or let her score 25 and keep everyone else in check and this game should be no problem. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.si.com/college/indiana/basketball/indiana-womens-basketball-to-play-rutgers-saturday-big-ten-opener

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Barring a total collapse by Nebraska, our game should tipoff as scheduled at 4:00.  Nebraska leads by 16 with 5:21 remaining in the 4th.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Nebraska tried to collapse but survived 80-74 in spite of their best (worst) efforts.

[mamasa]

No energy from the team

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

1 minute ago, mamasa said:

No energy from the team

 

Must be contagious.

[LIHoosier]

Damn, should've gone to Rutger to avoid having to see that abomination I just witnessed.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

After 1Q of ugly basketball we trail 10-9.   We already have 6 TOs and have allowed 3 offensive rebounds which is becoming a recurring problem for the women.

[mamasa]

The announcers sound like the NPR schwetty balls sketch on Saturday Night Live 

[mamasa]

11 turnovers for Ruger and we’ve only scored 18 total

[mamasa]

Defense is awful 

[mamasa]

Hope Garzon can get to last season’s level

[mamasa]

49-41 end of 3

[LamarCheeks]

Announcer at the break ... 

"IU looking to go 1-0 in the Big Ten season." 

Interesting way to put it ... 

[mamasa]

Announcers talking just to hear their own voice annoys me to no end (looking at you, Sloane Martin)

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Had to leave and get back home to see the last 37 sec.  Assuming we didn't play particularly well?  But an ugly win is still a win.