Pregame: Illinois at Penn State, Wednesday, February 21st, 5:30pm CT, BTN
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Boo Buie, Tyson Walker, and Jamir Young in the rearview mirror. Nervously checking under the bed for Jalen Pickett
No need to worry. He's in the NBA now.
Fighter of the Nightman
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One thing is for sure … we won’t have the atmosphere we faced at NU, MSU, Maryland or even Ohio State. Let’s win by double digits and keep this streak goin’.
TSJ legacy game. He wants this one.
Brad Underwood’s Victory To-Do list
Indiana — Assembly Hall
Iowa — Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Maryland —Xfinity Center
Michigan — Crisler Arena
Michigan State — Breslin Center
Minnesota— Williams Arena
Nebraska — Pinnacle Bank Arena
Northwestern — Welsh-Ryan Arena
Ohio State — Value City Arena
Penn State — Bryce Jordan Center
Penn State — Rec Hall ____
Purdue — Mackey Arena
Rutgers — Jersey Mikes Arena
Wisconsin — Kohl Center
With this arena curve ball, gotta complete the list next week!
Indiana — Assembly Hall
Iowa — Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Maryland —Xfinity Center
Michigan — Crisler Arena
Michigan State — Breslin Center
Minnesota— Williams Arena
Nebraska — Pinnacle Bank Arena
Northwestern — Welsh-Ryan Arena
Ohio State — Value City Arena
Penn State — Bryce Jordan Center
Penn State — Rec Hall ____
Purdue — Mackey Arena
Rutgers — Jersey Mikes Arena
Wisconsin — Kohl Center
With this arena curve ball, gotta complete the list next week!
2019-2020 I thought we won at Penn State when they were ranked top ten?Brad Underwood’s Victory To-Do list
Indiana — Assembly Hall
Iowa — Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Maryland —Xfinity Center
Michigan — Crisler Arena
Michigan State — Breslin Center
Minnesota— Williams Arena
Nebraska — Pinnacle Bank Arena
Northwestern — Welsh-Ryan Arena
Ohio State — Value City Arena
Penn State — Bryce Jordan Center
Penn State — Rec Hall ____
Purdue — Mackey Arena
Rutgers — Jersey Mikes Arena
Wisconsin — Kohl Center
With this arena curve ball, gotta complete the list next week!
Nevermind. I see they have two homecourts.
Are we sure about that? Its getting played in a tiny arena. Fans will be right on top of the court, likely a full house due to the limited capacity and the small area will amplify the noise.
Need to bury PSU early and take the crowd out of it.
Honestly seems like a classic trap game after a big win on the road.
Penn State is not good and if Clary doesn't play they are not a great offensive team that will lack more firepower.
Come out focused, bury them and never let the crowd in a unique environment get involved.
Penn State is not good and if Clary doesn't play they are not a great offensive team that will lack more firepower.
Come out focused, bury them and never let the crowd in a unique environment get involved.
There will be no Orange in that dinky little “arena” other than what the team brings. Penn State will allow no one but season ticket holders in rec Hall. What is Rec Hall? Think Huff Gym with more seats. It’s quaint. Built 1921 or such. I’ve been there for volleyball.
But I had bought tickets via SeatGeek—presumably from a season ticket holder—and SeatGeek took them back. I asked what the deal was, and SeatGeek said the seller was told he couldn’t sell them.
So the only way Illinois fans might be able to get tickets would be directly from the ticket holder.
All that said, Rec Hall seats 6,000, which is more than Penn State has averaged in the Bryce Jordan Center this year. And that includes single game tickets, season tickets sold on resellers, and whatever.
But I have Penn State fan friends, even with connections, who couldn’t get tickets. So it will be interesting to see how Penn State fills that arena. Dragoon students off the street?
My Penn State fan friends agree it’s not a good look for PSU.
But I had bought tickets via SeatGeek—presumably from a season ticket holder—and SeatGeek took them back. I asked what the deal was, and SeatGeek said the seller was told he couldn’t sell them.
So the only way Illinois fans might be able to get tickets would be directly from the ticket holder.
All that said, Rec Hall seats 6,000, which is more than Penn State has averaged in the Bryce Jordan Center this year. And that includes single game tickets, season tickets sold on resellers, and whatever.
But I have Penn State fan friends, even with connections, who couldn’t get tickets. So it will be interesting to see how Penn State fills that arena. Dragoon students off the street?
My Penn State fan friends agree it’s not a good look for PSU.
The FAU game at MSG earlier this season was a 5:30 start. Our game against Penn State in the BTT last season was a 5:30 start as well. Last time we played a conference regular season game with a 5:30 start was also at Penn State a couple days before Christmas 2020.
Fighter of the Nightman
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Shoot, good call! Totally forgot they moved it. Agree with your last point, of course!
There is no such thing.
December 10th...we're good
What about in the month of February?
4 years ago tomorrow, also at Penn State.
Double digits, if you ask me.
I must have missed it. Why have they changed venues for this game?
Our defense on the road has been really bad. Tonight's game at Maryland was our worst defensive performance of the year according to Torvik.
In B1G play, our AdjD at home is 93.8 which is equivalent to a top 10 defense.
On the road however, our AdjD is 104.8 which is the equivalent to being ranked ~150th.
Our B- game should be enough to win this game, but with two crucial Q1 road games coming down the stretch, I'd love to see us come out with something to prove on the defensive end.
In B1G play, our AdjD at home is 93.8 which is equivalent to a top 10 defense.
On the road however, our AdjD is 104.8 which is the equivalent to being ranked ~150th.
Our B- game should be enough to win this game, but with two crucial Q1 road games coming down the stretch, I'd love to see us come out with something to prove on the defensive end.
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