I definitely see Michigan State and Illinois as the two favorites going in with Indiana a step behind them.  I think IU has the potential to be right up there, but they will have to prove it, playing tough teams every week.

I Think IU is better than most think and are going to be in the thick of things right down until the wire. With White coming back, they are one solid team, especially if Marco continues his ridiculous play.

I Think IU is better than most think and are going to be in the thick of things right down until the wire.  With White coming back, they are one solid team, especially if Marco continues his ridiculous play.

 

The kiss of death.

according to internet reports, this kid just joined eric gordon and bill cole in illinois's 2007 class.

 

mike tisdale

 

tisdale is 6-11/7-0 and 195 pounds. very small. but he's also 16 years old and has a nice set of skills. the kid's a sure shot to redshirt, so we probably won't see him for another three years.

according to internet reports, this kid just joined eric gordon and bill cole in illinois's 2007 class.

 

mike tisdale

 

tisdale is 6-11/7-0 and 195 pounds. very small. but he's also 16 years old and has a nice set of skills. the kid's a sure shot to redshirt, so we probably won't see him for another three years.

 

Gordon, Cole, Tisdale, Rose?

The kiss of death. 

all you have to do is get jason to reply and we'll cancel each other out.

Tisdale is official to the Illini btw, per Rivals (Illini page).

Edited December 31, 200520 yr by whitesoxfan101

all you have to do is get jason to reply and we'll cancel each other out.

Good to see the Hoosiers kick some ass tonight. Up 25 as of now. Marco was in foul trouble all night and only scored 7, but the three pointers were dropping. Overall, a good, solid pre-conference run. Only bad loss was to Indiana State. Gave Duke a run for their money without DJ. And pretty much killed everyone else, including Kentucky.

Edited January 1, 200620 yr by ilsox7

Good to see the Hoosiers kick some ass tonight.  Up 25 as of now.  Marco was in foul trouble all night and only scored 7, but the three pointers were dropping.  Overall, a good, solid pre-conference run.  Only bad loss was to Indiana State.  Gave Duke a run for their money without DJ.  And pretty much killed everyone else, including Kentucky.

 

Much better than last year, that's for sure.

 

Indiana's offense is just looking great (leading the nation in Field-Goal Shooting and 3-Point Shooting percentage), and the defense has been on since the Kentucky game.

 

IU closes out the non-conference w/ an 80-56 road win over Ball State to put the record at 8-2. Our first conference game is against Michigan in Bloomington on the 3rd.

Heh, Lunardi projects Illinois as a 2 seed against Middle Tennessee State....the 7-10 as ISU vs. Syracuse.

 

Tell me that pod wouldn't be fun to watch.

ESPN/USA Today Poll 

 1. Duke (30) 12-0 774 

 2. Connecticut (1) 11-0 731 

 3. Villanova 9-0 716 

 4. Memphis 11-1 672 

 5. Florida 12-0 647 

 6. Illinois 14-0 635 

 7. Michigan State 12-2 540 

 8. Louisville 11-1 491 

 9. Gonzaga 10-3 473 

10. Washington 11-1 472 

11. Boston College 10-2 386 

12. Maryland 10-2 353 

12. N.C. State 11-1 353 

14. Oklahoma 8-2 346 

15. Indiana 8-2 312 

16. Texas 10-2 305 

17. UCLA 11-2 292 

18. Ohio State 10-0 262 

19. George Washington 8-1 215 

20. Pittsburgh 11-0 211 

21. Kentucky 9-3 194 

22. Wake Forest 10-2 95 

23. Arizona 9-3 93 

24. Wisconsin 10-2 80 

25. North Carolina 7-2 69
 

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Syracuse 66, Nevada 52, Colorado 40, Iowa 24, West Virginia 23, Air Force 22, Michigan 20, 

Tennessee 18, Bucknell 12, Cincinnati 10, Northern Iowa 10, Colorado State 7, Buffalo 7, 

Texas A&M 7, Iona 7, Iowa State 7, Notre Dame 6, Vanderbilt 5, Indiana State 5, 
 

Florida State 4, Arkansas 3, Wichita State 2, California 1.

Neither Texas or Memphis has been impressive through the first 25 minutes of this game.

Thursday on ESPN, #3 Villanova vs #8 Louisville followed by #6 Illinois vs #7MSU, two sweet games. Aboz should be on pins and needles all night

AP Top 25 

 1. Duke (63) 12-0 1,789 

 2. Connecticut (7) 11-0 1,727 

 3. Villanova (2) 9-0 1,664 

 4. Memphis 11-1 1,554 

 5. Florida 12-0 1,475 

 6. Illinois 14-0 1,449 

 7. Michigan State 12-2 1,305 

 8. Gonzaga 10-3 1,235 

 9. Louisville 11-1 1,144 

10. Washington 11-1 1,057 

11. Boston College 10-2 999 

12. Oklahoma 8-2 826 

13. N.C. State 11-1 812 

14. Maryland 10-2 793 

15. Texas 10-2 778 

16. Indiana 8-2 679 

17. UCLA 11-2 615 

18. Ohio State 10-0 585 

19. Kentucky 9-3 572 

20. George Washington 8-1 512 

21. Arizona 9-3 367 

22. Pittsburgh 11-0 360 

23. Wake Forest 10-2 298 

24. West Virginia 8-3 195 

25. North Carolina 7-2 171 

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Nevada 114, Syracuse 52, Wisconsin 48, Iowa 47, Cincinnati 38, Tennessee 36,

Oklahoma State 14, Northern Iowa 13, Vanderbilt 13, Bucknell 11, Michigan 9,

Wichita State 7, Buffalo 6, Air Force 6, Colorado 6, Arkansas 4, Texas A&M 4, 

Indiana State 3, Iowa State 3, California 2, Xavier 2, UAB 1. 

I love to watch Memphis play. This is the worst I've seen them play this year and they're leading Texas by 1.

Thursday on ESPN, #3 Villanova vs #8 Louisville followed by #6 Illinois vs #7MSU, two sweet games.  Aboz should be on pins and needles all night

Cheering for Nova and MSU.

 

I think Villanova should run over U of L, then MSU and ILL should be a good one.

MSU-Illinois is gonna be a treat to watch.

62-55 Texas 2:01 to go. Hmm..

62-55 Texas 2:01 to go.  Hmm..

Basically over now. Big win for Texas, like I said before this is the worst I've seen Memphis play all year.

Basically over now.  Big win for Texas, like I said before this is the worst I've seen Memphis play all year.

 

Yep. Texas gets some huge MO going into conference play.

 

69-58 final score.

Yep.  Texas gets some huge MO going into conference play.

 

69-58 final score.

Ya, Texas needed that win.

Boo, stop voting for Oklahoma State and Northern Iowa.

Boo, stop voting for Oklahoma State and Northern Iowa.

No way, the mvc is where it's at.

I'm sick and tired of the Northern Iowa man-love.

I'm sick and tired of the Northern Iowa man-love.

SIU will take care of them for you.