QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 22, 2010 -> 05:00 PM)
There was a game between SIU/UI scheduled for last season but cancelled at the very last second due to scheduling conflicts. Weber has actually always been open to playing SIU, but Lowery always wanted a return game. I'm not sure if that's the exact reason it has always been held up, but there's no reason for the Illini to give a return game. They're doing the favor of playing SIU to begin with.
You act like Illinois is some big consistent national powerhouse program that should pick their schedule as they please and get whatever they want. Jaded City, population 1.
Indiana wasn't too big to do home and away with us in the past.
Never heard anything about a game being close to being scheduled and I follow things with SIU pretty close.