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The entire Big Ten conference just loved that poster.

McGary is really coming on at the end of the year.

Um, probably the best buckeye bball player ever.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 01:50 PM) People who schedule fall weddings are assholes. +1. Mine was on NYE, people really liked that.

Evans needs to try another sport.

QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 01:48 PM) There is the flaw in your family. In the South, the football schedule is reviewed before fall weddings are scheduled. Typically only done days of bye weeks, road games or cream puffs. Every once in awhile someone screws up and attendance is low. lol Thats generally the goal, the bye week. IN this case it was taken and she planned a night time wedding only to have the game moved to 8pm. They then had a day time wedding and had tv's in the reception.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 01:26 PM) I may have gotten back from the gym at 12:03 EST for some reason. Thats awesome. Sometimes you gotta plan ahead. Football season is worse. We have family weddings that have gotten moved because the game got picked up on prime time.

Im pretty stoked for this game. Also just hit my workout at noon so I can make the 5:30 OSU/Neb.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 01:22 PM) It was more that they seemed to be forcing 3s (especially long ones) when they could have tried to move the ball a little more to get more open shots. Basically whenever it hit 10 points, that possession they shot a quick 3 in an attempt to get the game close. IMO I am always more in favor of trying to use defense to reel in the other team instead of 3's but I think Groce is of the other school.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 01:18 PM) Well it isn't like we have a post threat (in fact throwing the ball inside to our big men is a terrible idea and I would flat out ignore them if I was a guard) and only Abrams and Paul can break someone down off the dribble on even a semi-consistent basis and neither is great at it. Not a ton of offensive options on this team other than to take and hope to make a lot of threes. I just hope that in the tourney against teams that don't have Illinois as well scouted they can have a couple of hot shooting games and maybe make the second weekend. Thats how I am going to pick them. They have the chance to knock down threes but also get into trouble against teams that are inferior to them. Ill be looking at post presence of the team they face for sure.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 01:15 PM) Yes. Wow. I am guessing you arent one of them.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 01:14 PM) Wisconsin. Hard to beat a team three times in one season. And as bonus, I want to get rid of that terrible streak against the Badgers. If they do play Michigan I would think they would have Oladipo on Burke from the start. Thats essentially what turned it around last time.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 01:11 PM) Wisconsin. Michigan has more talent. Just impossible to believe that Crean after like 10 tries cant figure out a coaching plan to beat Wisconsin. Indiana match ups should just kill Wisconsin. Thats what I woud think. They also dont want McGary beating up on Zeller.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 01:07 PM) INDIANA IS BACK BTT QUARTERFINAL CHAMPS #1 HOOSIERS!!! #BANNERSIX #BTOWN4LYFE Legit question, do people really call Bloomington btown?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 01:05 PM) Think about what a blowout this would be if Indiana actually had a decent coach. He Gawn is that you? Not every poster can relish in a #1 seed beating a #8 like that.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 11:43 AM) The problem is even Illinois doesn't get the superstar type recruits (ie Parker, Rose, et all) and the top-75 type recruits will get offers from every other Big Ten school. They're pretty much never going to beat OSU, Illinois, Wisconsin, hell even Purdue for recruits without some major changes. I really don't think the system is the issue either. Georgetown and Michigan both use it and the swing at Wisconsin has a lot of the same principles. I'm not talking about those guys. Look at the state tourney this year, there are plenty of good players with only MAC level offers that would be great at NW. I am just saying I dont think NW will be a tourney level program unless they bring in someone who can really recruit. And I dont think Michigan runs Princeton.

QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 11:40 AM) How crazy is it that Zeller and DeShaun Thomas were not unanimous 1st Team All-Big Ten? That may have been the craziest sequence I've ever seen when nothing happens! Did Zeller really travel there? I'm not sure he did. It was probably coaches with a bone to pick with the other one.

QUOTE (He_Gawn @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 11:38 AM) It's unfortunate no one on Indiana has improved but Oladipo or we'd be up 30. Hahhhhhhh Yes, bringing up an old argument based on the first half of the conference tourney against the #8 seed. Impressive.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 11:36 AM) Take the Orange sunglasses off there for a minute. Been some bad/missed calls both ways. Let the game play out. This syle of play usually doesnt favor IU, fortunately for them UI is even weaker on the ball. I'd be more than happy to have a physical game.

Pocket picked by a center? For shame.

Suntimes busy retracting its "Groce just wins in march" article.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 11:30 AM) do the fans for each team get a certain section of the UC or is there just that much crimson in the crowd? People group together from my experience. Because really there isnt that many people there yet.

ILL has poor court spacing constantly. Why have a guy run through 3 screens on one side of the court?

Screams more when going to the basket: Zeller or Boozer?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 11:25 AM) Gracias. I figured I'd have to find one of those rebroadcast illegal versions. WATCHESPN or ESPN3 works. I almost forgot this was the early game until I saw a bunch of older IU fans at breakfast on their mac laptops posting on peegs at palace this morning.