Any word if Thorne is playing tonight?
I saw him at Quiznos and he said, "he good to play." [emoji106]
Any word if Thorne is playing tonight?
I should have figure he was good to go after watching his dance moves at Canopy Club
I love Dakich in any game that doesn't involve his lovechild IU. He will be a complete Indiana Homer in this one, and you heard it here first
Don't feel good on this bet but took Illinois getting 7
I've heard him be plenty critical of IU in games. He definitely didn't seem to be favoring them when purdue made a comeback in their game last Saturday
We get the win, Groce cools off his seat.
Illini 80 - Indiana 78
We shoot lights out and stay even on the glass. Yogi has a bad game.
Time to get back to defending our home court!
Yeah i don't think he's a homer. But with IU and his son playing at Michigan, he's just a lot more connected to those teams than others so he sometimes talks in a lot more detail about those 2 teams. When IU and Michigan are playing really well, Dakich gets a bit frustrating. But he will be the first one to criticize them if they're playing poorly.
I think we can win with just these two things.
From living in Indy before, I can vouch for the fact that Dakich isn't that bad. He has a mid-day radio show in Indianapolis during the week and takes calls from delusional IU and Purdue fans during (and even not during) basketball fans talking about how great their teams are. Anyone would have a tough time dealing with those fan bases on a daily basis.
I agree...he also points out a teams flaws.I'm one of the few who look forward to listening to him call a game.He says what he thinks.Dakich is a polarizing guy, which may be part of his professional shtick. I happen to like him, because he does not hesitate for a second to point out incompetence by the officiating crew. Some commentators appear to be more hesitant to do that, even when it's obvious.