Pregame: Illinois vs Indiana, Friday, March 11th, 10:30am CT, BTN

[pruman91]

What to know about Illinois vs. Indiana

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ILLINOIS VS. INDIANA

When: 10:30 a.m. Friday
Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Series; Last meeting: Indiana leads 93-91, Illinois 74, Indiana 57, Feb. 5, 2022

Records: Illinois 22-8, Indiana 19-12
TV, radio: Big Ten Network, KFNS (590 AM)

more info inside

 

[grantlab]

Liking the pathway of IND, RUT, and PUR.

The winner on Sun gets the #2 seed.

You better like IOWA in that 2nd spot instead, because I can’t remember a more lopsided sided spread in a 4/5 game favoring the 5…

 

[altgeld88]

pre-game meal @ 9:00 am..............................

2 eggs / over easy
3 pieces of bacon / Wright's Thick Cut
Biscuit's & Gravy
Arbor Mist Peach Moscato Wine
vap / Cheese and Chong...........smooth
sloppy kisses and groping.....................

till game time ..............Go Illini............................................

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Alas, I'll have a grope-free morning. The best I can manage is watching the game over lunch and a beer at the bar downstairs.

ILL-

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

It's like an away game for them so ...

While somewhat true, there will be a lot of orange in the stands today, count on it!

If we beat IU, the crowd on Saturday will be 3:1 Illini fans, regardless of whom we play.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Indiana played very well in their comeback yesterday, but we DID beat them handily in Bloomington. Wouldn’t it be awesome to lay a 17-point beatdown on the Hoosiers today, with a large spattering of orange outcheering the crimson crowd??

 

[hodgesonfire]

The 3.5 point line shows you how much parity there is in the big ten this year. It's kind of crazy literally anyone can beat anyone in this league. I'm most concerned about the early start. Don't want to have to play catch up.

Finally if we do end up playing Perdue the coaches need to really use some type of zoning to keep Ivey from driving to the basket. I honestly don't know who on the team can keep him from driving the lane. Otherwise play Jordan rules and don't help at all and force him to take midrange?

 

[the juiceman cometh]

Alas, I'll have a grope-free morning. The best I can manage is watching the game over lunch and a beer at the bar downstairs.

ILL-

That sounds downright delightful. My wife came home from a conference earlier this week and felt sick the next morning, sure enough tested positive for Covid, so definitely no groping for me either. I'll be working from home and parenting my kids (who can't go to daycare until this is resolved since they're too young to be vaxxed) while I watch. I figure the attention breakdown will be 60% game, 35% kids, 5% work.

 

[altgeld88]

That sounds downright delightful. My wife came home from a conference earlier this week and felt sick the next morning, sure enough tested positive for Covid, so definitely no groping for me either. I'll be working from home and parenting my kids (who can't go to daycare until this is resolved since they're too young to be vaxxed) while I watch. I figure the attention breakdown will be 60% game, 35% kids, 5% work.

Hope it's just the Omicron head cold for her and passes quickly (and not onward to you.)

In olden times, I'd have to be disciplined not to linger too long at the bar during the first couple Thurs/Fri's in March before heading back upstairs to the office. My firm, however, doesn't go back to the office en masse until the end of March so, like last year, I can take liberties.

 

[sully]

Indiana played very well in their comeback yesterday, but we DID beat them handily in Bloomington. Wouldn’t it be awesome to lay a 17-point beatdown on the Hoosiers today, with a large spattering of orange outcheering the crimson crowd??

Yeah I wasn't able to watch the IU/Michigan game but I think I read that IU needed a 31-9 run in order to get the comeback win. My buddy who did watch the game said the IU players looked absolutely gassed when the game was over with. Now they have to play this morning against a pretty well rested hungry Fighting Illini team that features the likes of King Kofi, Trent Frazier/ Damonte Williams, Curbelo, Plummer and a whole slew of studs ready to ball out.

 

[ChiefIllinois]

Liking the pathway of IND, RUT, and PUR.

The winner on Sun gets the #2 seed.

Beating our biggest long term rival, avenging the beat down at Rutgers, and finally beating Purdue would be such a story book way to enter the tournament

 

[pruman91]

Alas, I'll have a grope-free morning. The best I can manage is watching the game over lunch and a beer at the bar downstairs.

ILL-

Alas , sorry to hear.........I'm knee deep in grope right now.............just sayin...........................

 

[ILLFAN67]

Let’s go beat Indiana! Then worry about Saturday. More wins we can compile the better I like our chances for 3/2 seed. Hopefully Grandison is back!!

 

[altgeld88]

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Alas , sorry to hear.........I'm knee deep in grope right now.............just sayin...........................

Pru... brother, whenever you post that Walken GIF in response to one of my ramblings I wonder whether it implies fascination or pity.

 

[LvilleILL]

Take care of buisness today and then tomorrow. Then we get a top 3 seed

 

[The Sprouting Divot]

I really hope we beat IU badly enough that we knock them off the bubble.

 

[the juiceman cometh]

Take care of buisness today and then tomorrow. Then we get a top 3 seed

I know a lot of people are speculating about what it would take to get a 2-seed, but the difference between a 3 vs a 4 is much bigger than the difference between a 2 vs a 3, as far as potential match-ups go. I will be perfectly happy with a 3.