Dawg Bawls Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 2 hours ago, SawatchHoosier said: Let's start Sparks, Walker, Gunn, XJ and Banks. The refs will foul them out in the first 5 minutes and think the reserves are coming after that. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 WI -11.5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDPU95 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, 13th&Jackson said: WI -11.5 Sadly, I'd put my money on the Badgers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, 13th&Jackson said: WI -11.5 Yikes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Hoosier Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, NotIThatLives said: Yikes Exactly what I thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaHoosierFan Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 12 hours ago, NotIThatLives said: Yikes i assume that means they are picking WI by 11.5 points over IU. So take the under? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 17 minutes ago, IowaHoosierFan said: i assume that means they are picking WI by 11.5 points over IU. So take the under? I mean, if you want to give money away. I would take Wisconsin and the over. I'm guessing we lose by 18+. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 I wonder when the last time was that IU was a double-digit underdog in back-to-back games? Maybe during Crean's first season or two? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Bawls Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 8 minutes ago, BGleas said: I wonder when the last time was that IU was a double-digit underdog in back-to-back games? Maybe during Crean's first season or two? Do we have any soccer or baseballplayers wanting to play as well... so sad our State of affairs are in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 10 minutes ago, BGleas said: I wonder when the last time was that IU was a double-digit underdog in back-to-back games? Maybe during Crean's first season or two? Will very likely be three straight. I suspect it will be 10+ at Illinois, as well 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCHoosier32 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 37 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said: Will very likely be three straight. I suspect it will be 10+ at Illinois, as well yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdhoosier Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 40 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said: Will very likely be three straight. I suspect it will be 10+ at Illinois, as well I will say I like our chances against IL, much more than Wiscy. If our chance to win against Wiconsin, per Kenpom, is 10%, then I'd put our chance to win against IL in the 30's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyhoosier29 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, tdhoosier said: I will say I like our chances against IL, much more than Wiscy. If our chance to win against Wiconsin, per Kenpom, is 10%, then I'd put our chance to win against IL in the 30's. Neither is very good or likely to happen, but it is entertaining seeing the optimism of some. And please don’t take offense to that because I’m the opposite and need a more balanced perception sometimes that makes me think “maybe it could happen”. Nah, who am I fooling? 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, BGleas said: I wonder when the last time was that IU was a double-digit underdog in back-to-back games? Maybe during Crean's first season or two? Well if we don’t turn things around this team will be the worst team we’ve had, sans those first few Crean years, since before Knight was coach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 This is what WI does very well. Identify and develop players like this that IU would never look at due to ranking The main name to know off the bench is true freshman John Blackwell, a 6-foot-4 guard from Brother Rice in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Ranked just 212th nationally in the final 247Composite rankings, Blackwell had a lot of mid to low-major interest, but Wisconsin saw a shooter and slasher who could make an impact. Blackwell is 15-for-31 on 3s and has attempted 60 free throws despite just playing 18.6 minutes per game. Blackwell is shooting 83.3 percent from the line. https://www.insidethehall.com/2024/01/19/what-to-expect-indiana-at-wisconsin/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 16 minutes ago, tdhoosier said: I will say I like our chances against IL, much more than Wiscy. If our chance to win against Wiconsin, per Kenpom, is 10%, then I'd put our chance to win against IL in the 30's. If we are using KenPom for both, we have an 11% chance tonight and a 9% chance against Illinois. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 14 minutes ago, kyhoosier29 said: Neither is very good or likely to happen, but it is entertaining seeing the optimism of some. And please don’t take offense to that because I’m the opposite and need a more balanced perception sometimes that makes me think “maybe it could happen”. Nah, who am I fooling? 😂 No matter how pessimistic I'm feeling, I always try to post something positive in the pre game thread. I try to find a reason to give myself hope and pass that on. This is my first post in the pre game thread for this game because I just can't find anything positive to feel about heading into it. I'll be watching, cheering, screaming like always, but it's hard to see this one going our way. Hopefully they surprise us. Go Hoosiers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaHoosierFan Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 21 minutes ago, kyhoosier29 said: Neither is very good or likely to happen, but it is entertaining seeing the optimism of some. And please don’t take offense to that because I’m the opposite and need a more balanced perception sometimes that makes me think “maybe it could happen”. Nah, who am I fooling? 😂 My earlier quote and question about the odds was out of ignorance. I don't gamble and never learned what all the +- mean when it comes to betting. Sorry if it was an ignorant post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euroclydon Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 Nothing we've seen so far this season suggests this will be a game or in any way close. I'm just looking for signs of life on both ends. Where's the defense and rebounding? Do they even get open looks on offense? Does it look like they have a clue of how to run the offense I'd expect the typical parade to the foul line for the badgers. Really no reason to belabor the point. They either figure it out or they don't. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtsensetwo Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 I predict my pre-game cocktail will be refreshing, my steak will be perfectly medium rare, and that the Big Ten referees will continue with their orchestrated campaign against us. And the Negative Nancy Whine & Cheese Club will conduct another exercise of whining disguised as factual posting, whatever the outcome. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, KoB2011 said: Well if we don’t turn things around this team will be the worst team we’ve had, sans those first few Crean years, since before Knight was coach. I have been going through this in my mind as far as my lifetime. This team is far worse than Knight's 76-77 or 84-85 teams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoyeCowbell Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 On the bright side, at least the football team has won in Madison in the last 20 years! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 Dietary Comparison Colonel Sanders is from Indiana Jeffrey Dahmer is from Wisconsin 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCHoosier32 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 9 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Dietary Comparison Colonel Sanders is from Indiana Jeffrey Dahmer is from Wisconsin maybe that's why they're so much tougher than we are? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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