Official Indiana vs Illinois Game Thread

[IU Hoosier41 14,491]

Game Tips at 3:00pm ET so set your DVRs if you'll be working! Big Ten season comes and the Hoosiers lose a player. What say you Hoosiers?

Illinois is a 3 point favorite- which honestly seems low to me. Hope I'm wrong.

[KingPG21 6,591]

Interested to see how the game is called. If we want a real chance to win then Noah has to stay out of foul trouble, obviously. Even more so with Luke being gone

[All_Hoosiers 873]

The Jeff Howard Effect will decide this game. Kidding, of course.

 

Hoosiers have a good opportunity to open the conference slate with a solid road win. That said, I don't know if they can come out with a win today.

[JaybobHoosier 13,191]

This will be a tough, hard fought game.  Both teams are young, with a lot of new faces.  Illinois returned more, and is on their home court.  I'm not expecting an IU win, but I wouldn't be surprised either.  IU has to play tough defense, rebound, and stay out of foul trouble.  Yogi needs to get back to attacking the lane and letting the offense go from their.  Give in to Fischer because he will be able to take their bigs.  Hollowell and Sheehey really have to step up in this one. 

 

If Yogi can stop Abrams, IU has a very good chance at winning this one.

[Hovadipo 61,510]

I'm from Illinois, so naturally I hate Illinois more than I hate Purdue or UK (you understand if you ever have been around Illinois fans). Quite possibly the worst fans in all of sports, seriously. I was in Champaign last year for the buzzer beater and I was sick for a week, until Illinois lost again and their fanbase jumped off the bandwagon. This game makes me so nervous because I see a 40% chance of a W. Pull this one out for us, Hoosiers. Please.


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[FortWayneHoosier 6,930]

will be tuned in at work and listening to the fisch. I almost feel like this is sorta like the notre dame game, yet this is an actual road game. We all know we can win it, but i just think it will take them to keep pushing when they are fatigued. this is going to be an interesting game, with all this other "drama". Go HOOSIERS!

[mamasa 15,982]

I've been with the same office going on 5 years now- never have closed early on NYE.  When I saw we were playing UI at 3:00, I made the boss think we closed early every year, lol.  I went to his office and said "I think we've closed early on NYE before- 2:00 sound good this year?" 

[Hoosiers96 912]

Anyone else making the trip to Champaign?


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[IU Hoosier41 14,491]

[quote name="mamasa" post="26279" timestamp="1388507040"]I've been with the same office going on 5 years now- never have closed early on NYE. When I saw we were playing UI at 3:00, I made the boss think we closed early every year, lol. I went to his office and said "I think we've closed early on NYE before- 2:00 sound good this year?" [/quote]

Lol that's awesome! I started my day at 5am to ensure I'm home for game time!

[mdn82 26,344]

Damn 3pm gametime...  I work until probably about 5.  Set the DVR, and I won't be on until I watch it.  Please be good lol.  Pretty pretty please Charlie.  I want to enjoy the game or hate it?  I have the feeling even though Luke was in no way a distraction or cancer this transfer will refocus the staff and they will play out their ass.  I am honestly feeling the Hoosiers today.  Crean can spin things like no other.  You know on the way up to Champaign he is using this as motivation.  Lets get this!

[JaybobHoosier 13,191]

I'm from Illinois, so naturally I hate Illinois more than I hate Purdue or UK (you understand if you ever have been around Illinois fans). Quite possibly the worst fans in all of sports, seriously. I was in Champaign last year for the buzzer beater and I was sick for a week, until Illinois lost again and their fanbase jumped off the bandwagon. This game makes me so nervous because I see a 40% chance of a W. Pull this one out for us, Hoosiers. Please.


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Right there with you.  I'm from Illinois, right on the other side of Princeton, IN.  I can't stand most Illinois fans.  Unfortunately, the In-Laws (except my wife's immediate family), are all Illini fans.  It's crazy.  Luckily, one of her cousins lives in Indiana now, and has become an IU fan.  Much needed haha. 

 

If IU wins, it will make my life so much easier with the in-laws lol.  My wife's parent's don't really watch college basketball, but do enjoy giving me a hard time when Indiana loses to Illinois for fun.

[JaybobHoosier 13,191]

Oh, and I have to play catch up........  I get off work at Half-Time, so I'm not happy about it.  I wish I could get off work early, but my branch manager is on vacation.  So not far lol!!!

[KingPG21 6,591]

Do people think we'll see Noah for something closer to 30 minutes this afternoon? Luke being gone, and still don't think Hanner has shown much to trust him a ton in conference play. And playing Howard probably isn't a great option against B1G play either

[mamasa 15,982]

Just curious on this- if you have to DVR a game, do you follow the scoring on the game threads on here (or, blasphemy, a site like Yahoo! Sportacular), or do you avoid it so you can see the game on your own terms?  I'm 50/50, depending on who we play.  If it's a cupcake, I'll follow the thread.  If it's a game I need to see, I'll avoid all media like the plague!

[Dalton26 17,208]

Finally have TV and internet again. This has been a long 2 weeks.

I picked IU to win but I wing be shocked if we lose either.


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[Hovadipo 61,510]

[quote name="JaybobHoosier" post="26283" timestamp="1388508029"]Right there with you. I'm from Illinois, right on the other side of Princeton, IN. I can't stand most Illinois fans. Unfortunately, the In-Laws (except my wife's immediate family), are all Illini fans. It's crazy. Luckily, one of her cousins lives in Indiana now, and has become an IU fan. Much needed haha.

If IU wins, it will make my life so much easier with the in-laws lol. My wife's parent's don't really watch college basketball, but do enjoy giving me a hard time when Indiana loses to Illinois for fun.[/quote]

You have it way worse on the family side. My whole family is from Indiana and are IU fans. Family isn't the issue for me, it's that I'm from about 30 minutes from Champaign and all I ever hear about is "that one Illinois team that should've beaten UNC, or that other Illinois team, no thanks to Lou Henson blah blah blah".


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[JaybobHoosier 13,191]

Just curious on this- if you have to DVR a game, do you follow the scoring on the game threads on here (or, blasphemy, a site like Yahoo! Sportacular), or do you avoid it so you can see the game on your own terms?  I'm 50/50, depending on who we play.  If it's a cupcake, I'll follow the thread.  If it's a game I need to see, I'll avoid all media like the plague!

 

I usually avoid all media.  If it's a cupcake and I have to go somewhere, I will check my phone and watch it later.  However, if I have nothing going on, no matter who it is, I avoid all media.  I just like watching it on my own terms, and judging the game myself.

[JaybobHoosier 13,191]

You have it way worse on the family side. My whole family is from Indiana and are IU fans. Family isn't the issue for me, it's that I'm from about 30 minutes from Champaign and all I ever hear about is "that one Illinois team that should've beaten UNC, or that other Illinois team, no thanks to Lou Henson blah blah blah".


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Well, my entire family is completely IU.  They are in Illinois as well.  They are my refuge lol.  One thing I like being in Mizzou Country, the great dislike for anything Illinois :)

[southsidehoosier 5,149]

Just realized the tip was at 3pm, no wonder I couldn't find it last night to set the DVR. So I had to run home and set the DVR during the work day. I'll be off here until I watch the game tonight and off facebook as well.

[FortWayneHoosier 6,930]

Right there with you.  I'm from Illinois, right on the other side of Princeton, IN.  I can't stand most Illinois fans.  Unfortunately, the In-Laws (except my wife's immediate family), are all Illini fans.  It's crazy.  Luckily, one of her cousins lives in Indiana now, and has become an IU fan.  Much needed haha. 

 

If IU wins, it will make my life so much easier with the in-laws lol.  My wife's parent's don't really watch college basketball, but do enjoy giving me a hard time when Indiana loses to Illinois for fun.

the only two people in my family that follow basketball and are die hard fans are my grandpa who is a huge pUKe fan, and his son my uncle is a purdue fan. us three are  the only ones in the family that follow college hoops, so you can imagine the things i have to hear from them lol