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Jan 1, 2017, 07:55 PM
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Admin
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Illinois at Indiana
Saturday, January 7th
4:00pm CT
ESPNU
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Jan 1, 2017, 08:02 PM
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#2
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The Hot Seat Classic
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Jan 1, 2017, 08:08 PM
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Man would it be nice to hand the Hoosiers another L.
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Jan 1, 2017, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by foby
The Hot Seat Classic
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It would be nice to send the Hoosiers to a 0-3 start and an overall 4 game losing streak including the loss to Louisville. Sadly, in the Louisville game the one thing I DID see them doing well was driving to the hoop for either a bucket or a foul. They'll do that to us and probably win by 20 plus. That's what I'm expecting. But maybe we can channel our inner Huskers in this one lol.
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Jan 1, 2017, 08:24 PM
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Banned
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Hoosiers play the Badgers this Tuesday iirc.
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Jan 1, 2017, 08:41 PM
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We need some of that sauce that Nebraska is having
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Jan 1, 2017, 08:48 PM
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Captain 'Paign
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Expecting a blowout loss, but the good news is it shouldn't hurt our RPI much.
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C-U/UIUC Historian and Lover of all Things Illini
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Jan 1, 2017, 09:13 PM
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How in the hell did Indiana get 3 home games in a row to start off the Big Ten season?
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Jan 1, 2017, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by zoggle101
Hoosiers play the Badgers this Tuesday iirc.
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Yep. 6:00 PM CT on ESPN.
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Jan 1, 2017, 09:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jkat00
How in the hell did Indiana get 3 home games in a row to start off the Big Ten season?
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They pay for it on the back end of their schedule with 4 of the final 5 on the road. They travel to Minnesota and Iowa, host Northwestern, and travel to Purdue and Ohio State to end the season.
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Jan 1, 2017, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Jkat00
How in the hell did Indiana get 3 home games in a row to start off the Big Ten season?
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I would hate that as our schedule. Three games without students. No thank you
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Jan 2, 2017, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by BananaShampoo
Expecting a blowout loss, but the good news is it shouldn't hurt our RPI much.
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Indiana's RPI is 130 
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Jan 2, 2017, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by JoseyWales83
Indiana's RPI is 130 |
And I was hoping it was a shot for a quality win.
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Jan 2, 2017, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by JoseyWales83
Indiana's RPI is 130 |
Indiana's RPI is 120 but their KenPom is 24
Our RPI is 21 but our KenPom is 70
I don't pay a ton of attention to RPI, but I can't remember ever seeing a discrepancy like that, that's pretty crazy.
KenPom is a much much better measurement, and we will be significant underdogs in this game.
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Jan 2, 2017, 08:30 AM
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You're right, S&C.
We're a 10 point dog right now on KenPom.
Might change by a point, based on their game with Wiscy, but that is probably the max change. Solid underdog.
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Jan 2, 2017, 08:41 AM
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IU played a very strange non-conf schedule. UNC, KU, Butler and Louisville and the rest against some of the worst teams in the country. In the end RPI won't matter for their post season chances and the best example you can find as to why you shouldn't use it to rank teams.
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Jan 2, 2017, 09:54 AM
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This game, along with @Purdue and home against Wisconsin, are the only 3 games on the B1G schedule that I've viewed as pretty much guaranteed losses. Even with the Hoosiers' struggles of late, I still feel that way. So I'm really not going to be overly upset with a loss. I just hope our boys can go out there and give it their best effort, not disappear on defense for large stretches, and get blown out like they did last year and like they did at Maryland last week. Make the Hoosiers have their hands full for 40 minutes, make it close or at least respectable, and I won't complain. A win? I'd be ecstatic.
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Jan 2, 2017, 10:37 AM
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Expecting a loss. Not as concerned with this game as I am with the following two at home.
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Jan 2, 2017, 10:42 AM
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I'll jump in early. Home game for IU. Significant talent/athleticism gap. Porous ILL defense. Hoosiers cover. (Hope I'm wrong.)
IND 86
ILL 66
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Jan 2, 2017, 10:47 AM
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Banned
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Won't be pretty. Loss by 15+. We won't be able to stay with their guards defensively.
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Jan 2, 2017, 11:10 AM
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Indiana by 11.
This IU team turns it over far too often and is brutal on D. I doubt they are in the Top 25 going into the NCAAs
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Jan 2, 2017, 12:35 PM
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Play a competitive game and lose and I'm okay with it.
Repeat of Maryland or WVU absolutely not.
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Jan 2, 2017, 12:40 PM
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Hopefully the team is on from the field. IU may be the only B1G team with a worse defense than UI. They are also absolutely atrocious in both forcing TOs and giving up TOs. Maybe get lucky and win 97-94 or something.
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Jan 2, 2017, 12:45 PM
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Quote:
@JohnGasaway
Indiana is shooting 45 percent on its 2s against major-conference opponents, 64 against everyone else.
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Jan 2, 2017, 01:29 PM
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Location: Central Illinois
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I'm guessing that Blackmon and Johnson go off. I just don't know which Illinois team shows up so I think we end up losing by somewhere between 12 and 25 points.
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