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Welp. Guess I’ll be syncing the tv to our radio broadcast. Can not stand his constant chatter. If I wanted a basketball coach’s clinic I’d go find a good one and attend.
Pregame: Illinois at Indiana, Tuesday, February 2nd, 8:00pm CT, ESPN
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Oklahoma on the ropes right now. Iowa has 3 tough games this week, OSU being one of them. We could potentially climb to 6/7. Get the Hoosiers tomorrow night and go from there. I really hope Michigan doesn’t get postponed.
Why? Bardo has done 75% of our games and some say that he goes too far the other direction so he doesn't show a bias. I've found Dakich to be pretty good. He can be a bit overbearing, but he shows love in both directions and if someone is stinking it up, he has no bones about calling it out. Yes, he's an Indiana guy, but he's also a Big Ten guy.
Most of Hoosier land can’t stand Dakich. Like Bardo he usually goes overboard not trying to sound like a homer
I’d take Dakich over Bardo any day,
I have always been a Dakich defender, but, Bardo is better IMHO.
Either way, it could be much, much worse.
Exhibit A) Fran Fraschilla - lord almighty, I am going to start muting Big12 games. "This is what these guys get paid for, these late game situations. They're the best at it. Special Teams. They work on this all day long. Like a punt return unit. I don't know of any coaches that do it better" - literally the end of every game he's called this year.
Exhibit B) Bill Walton - it is like psychedelic nails on a prog rock chalkboard. I swear he's on molly and going to make out with one of the cardboard cutouts in the stands before the year is over.
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Grandison shining in his new role for the Illini
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It’s a dirty job but somebody has to do it.
“Last year, I was there observing and of course I envisioned myself on the court, but I didn’t have a set mindset of what my role was going to be,” he said. “It has come into itself. For me, I’m trying to live in the moment. I’m not too worried about looking too far ahead and (thinking) this might happen, then this might happen. I’ve got to chop the wood and keep hacking at it and hope something good happens.”
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Dakich is that guy behind you in the stands who just won't shut up and feels he must comment incessantly on every play. Give me Robbie Hummel. Color commentators need to know when to comment and when to let the audience enjoy the game some.
I like Dakich in general but can’t tolerate when he’s either doing the hoosiers, or one of his son’s games.
This is the wrong year for it, but I wish they gave a commentary free audio feed as an option; just the ambient sounds of the stadium.
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I'll take "Schmack" over Dakich
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Can't forget the " Boom goes the dynomite "guy...
This is difficult to watch.....doubtfull you will see him on ESPN anytime soon.....
This won’t end well.
Vegas line has gone wacky. Originally had Illinois at -5 and now consensus is down to Illini -2.5 with a few places showing -1.5 My guess is that even though Amaan Franklin (IU's 2nd best player) is showing questionable, he will give it a go. He had an ankle injury. This game is going to end up close to a pick it!!
As an Illinois fan I prefer Bardo over Dakich. Dakich is very knowledgeable but does not know when to back off. There are times during most games, where I have to hit the mute button for a period of time.
Dakich is my favorite color guy of guys we regularly get Hummel is probably #2.
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About the only color guy that's annoyed me this season is Brian Butch. Dude never stops talking.
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Dakitch is the worst because he makes at least one ridiculous take per game. For example during the Mizzou v Auburn game, he said Sharife Cooper is the best PG in the country...
Whoever is playing that night is the best in the country....tries to spread the love....but not always genuine in his analysis of talent
I've always found color commentary to be pretty much universally bone-headed (with some rare exceptions). And that's why it's hard to get worked up about, for me at least. It's filler. Nobody's watching to hear these guys. It's just there because it would feel strange without it. Maybe this is why I actually like Bill Walton. Will I get anything of substance from hearing him opine about volcanoes? Probably not. Will I get some entertainment from the outlandishness of it all. Definitely.
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