Overshadowed this week by UNC-Duke, the best rivalry in college basketball and Syracuse-Georgetown, the greatest in the Big East, is Illini vs. Hoosiers, a great rivalry in itself. The all time series was tied at 83 entering tonight. However, Illinois was 5-1 in their last 6 versus IU. And that one loss in Bloomington last year was extremely fluky to say the least. After … [Read more...] about Hoosiers’ rivalry with Illinois moving more towards Indiana’s Favor
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Big 10 Power Rankings 1-27-11
Ohio State or Michigan State? Who's number one? Welcome to the Big Ten power rankings. Go here for our most recent Big East Power Rankings, which are probably more informative and accurate than the rankings below will turn out. … [Read more...] about Big 10 Power Rankings 1-27-11
Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 1-11-12
I've always said that doing power rankings is only fun (and worth reading) when the hierarchy is rather grey and things are up in the air. PRs are kind of stupid and pointless when you get towards the end of regular season and close to conference tournament time- if you're the sort who has rankings similar to the standings. But doing them now is rather fun! Are things grey … [Read more...] about Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 1-11-12
Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: Many Happy Returns Edition
Since Christmas fell on a Sunday this year, today is a day NO ONE is at work. There's no Federal services, no trading on the stock market this Monday. It's December 26th, so if you're a mindless-zombie-worker bee-corporate drone-lemming, I know exactly where you are today- at the mall making your Christmas gift returns. (Remember to take the receipts!) I'm guessing I know … [Read more...] about Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: Many Happy Returns Edition
Cody Zeller Key to Indiana Hoosiers Rebirth, Undefeated Season
When college basketball season started at Big Ten media day on Oct 27th, you would have been very hard pressed to find any journalist who believed the Indiana Hoosiers would become the final Big Ten team to lose this season. No one saw this renaissance happening this year, and certainly not in this convincing manner. Their 10-0 record includes a win over then #1 Kentucky, … [Read more...] about Cody Zeller Key to Indiana Hoosiers Rebirth, Undefeated Season
Indiana University Attempts to Get CRAZY Hoosiers Fans Studying
Can you feel the excitement for the Saturday match-up of undefeateds between the Indiana Hoosiers and #1 Kentucky Wildcats? You can in Bloomington. The insane college basketball fans who wait outside the stadium to get in have been told to go home and hit the books- by Indiana University officials! Student season ticket holders who have been standing outside Assembly Hall … [Read more...] about Indiana University Attempts to Get CRAZY Hoosiers Fans Studying
Hoosiers Crush Butler, IU 6-0 while Bulldogs Rebuilding
The sixth victim for the Indiana Hoosiers this season is a much more impressive name than the first five. That's right, IU college basketball is 6-0 this young season; although they beat all nobodies in their first five. Last night Will Sheehey scored a career-high 21 points and Cody Zeller added 16 as Indiana crushed in-state rival Butler 75-59 in the title game of the … [Read more...] about Hoosiers Crush Butler, IU 6-0 while Bulldogs Rebuilding
Tom Crean Tweets His Disgust for Early Tip off with Illini
I just gained a lot more respect for Indiana Hoosiers Coach Tom Crean. This is the highest amount of college basketball sensibility I have ever seen him display. For INEXPLICABLE reasons, the Big Ten decided to make his March 5th contest at border rival Illinois an early Saturday morning tip-off. Now 11 A.M. doesn't sound ridiculously early, but to a good portion of the … [Read more...] about Tom Crean Tweets His Disgust for Early Tip off with Illini
How Did Indiana Hoosiers Basketball Become This God Awful?
Hands down, the Indiana Hoosiers are probably the worst team in the Big Ten right now. It's very unfamiliar territory considering the storied Hoosier tradition. In all college basketball, they're third all-time in national titles, fifth in tournament appearances, sixth in tourney wins, seventh in Final Fours, and 11th in wins. But since Tom Crean took over, they're a lowly … [Read more...] about How Did Indiana Hoosiers Basketball Become This God Awful?
Indiana Hoosiers First Big Ten Victim for Northwestern
Two teams entered 0-3 in the Big Ten; one emerged with a tremendous burden removed from their shoulders. Since the injury to star forward John Shurna, the conference's leading scorer, the Northwestern Wildcats have been struggling mightily. But they took care of IU 93-81 Sunday night, to improve to 10-4. The Indiana Hoosiers got off to a 6-0 start against some really … [Read more...] about Indiana Hoosiers First Big Ten Victim for Northwestern