After knocking off Illinois and Ohio State on the road, Indiana climbed one spot to No. 12 in the latest ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll. IU’s next three opponents are all among the Top 25: Michigan State is No. 9, Wisconsin ...
I read as much or more sportswriting than anyone I know, and I have some pet peeves. One of the major ones I’ve developed happens when, in the course of the season, writers lose perspective. They forget the ebb and ...
Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson addressed the media at the Value City Center following IU’s 59-53 win over Ohio State. You can listen to the audio below: [audio:sampsonohiost2.mp3] More audio: Ohio State freshmen Jon Diebler and Kosta Koufos Ohio State coach ...
Indiana (20-3, 9-1 Big Ten) took sole possession of second-place in the conference with an impressive 59-53 win over Ohio State in Value City Arena on Sunday afternoon. After several ESPN analysts hammered the Hoosiers on Saturday night for their ...
Huge win. 9-1 in the Big Ten. First home conference loss for Ohio State. Is there any doubt D.J. is Big Ten POY? Did my best to capture Koufos getting pwned for your viewing pleasure. Recap and more coverage coming ...
Opponent: Ohio State Date: Sunday, February 10, 2008 | 1:06 p.m. EST Arena: Value City Arena (19,049) – Columbus, Ohio Line: Ohio State by 2.5 All-time series: Indiana leads 99-72 Previous meeting: Ohio State won 74-67 on January 2, 2007 ...
From Illinois Director of Athletics Ron Guenther and Basketball Coach Bruce Weber: Champaign, Ill. – “There was a great college basketball game played Thursday night between the University of Illinois and Indiana University, but the game has been somewhat diminished ...
Come again, Bruce? Something about fisting? As my victorious, gloating post just demonstrated, I am incredibly happy to have won tonight. At some level, it’s not about winning in a quality way, or looking good while doing it; it’s just ...
It’s been fun. You stay classy! /fistpumps /smiles widely
Opponent: Illinois Date: Thursday, February 7, 2008 | 9:00 p.m. EST Arena: Assembly Hall (16,618) – Champaign, Illinois Line: Indiana by 2 All-time series: Indiana leads 82-77 Previous meeting: Indiana won 62-58 in Bloomington on January 13 TV: ESPN (Rece ...
Despite what most people will tell you, Indiana-Illinois has always been a rivalry, at least to some extent. That whole familiarity-breeds-contempt thing? I’m pretty familiar with Illinois fans; Illinois fans were pretty familiar with Bob Knight. The rivalry here is ...
When Eric Gordon and the Hoosiers invade Assembly Hall tonight in Champaign-Urbana, the Orange Krush will be eagerly anticipating their arrival. In what has become a dismal season for the 10-13 Illini, tonight’s game marks a “new beginning” of sorts ...
Better late than never, here is audio from Monday’s conference call with Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson: Also, everyone’s favorite coach, Bruce Weber of Illinois:
We’re essentially at the halfway point of the Big Ten season and that means it’s time to handicap the conference race and try to figure out how it’s all going to shake out. I like to think of this as ...
The lovely lady to the right. Word is the usual trio of Brent Musberger, Steve Lavin and Erin Andrews will be minus the rock star herself when the World Wide Leader rolls into Champaign-Urbana. Replacing Andrews as the sideline reporter ...
I had planned to handicap the Big Ten race in this space as we approach the halfway point of the conference season, but that changed with the retirement of Bobby Knight last night. Rest assured, I’ll have that for you ...