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I'm assuming this means the Packers will no longer be on television. Looks like I am headed for an afternoon at Rookie's instead of one in my basement.

Illinois is probably has the most underage kids in the bar, but it is nowhere near Wisconsin in terms of partying. Penn State has been ranked pretty highly lately. I hate all things IU so I can't really comment, but I did almost get in six fights in a 24 hour span just for telling people I went to Illinois circa Eric Gordon's year on campus. I think it's safe to say wherever you go in the Big Ten not including NU will be a good time.

Although the new stadium in Indy is great, the championship game must be played in Chicago. Chicago has the largest hub of Big Ten alumni, and is the cultural center of the mid-west. If the Big Ten does this they cannot small town it. Do it right or don't do it at all.

If there is a prop bet for a Woodson interception of Cutler, I am totally taking it. Williams really looked like crap last night so they might not even throw in Woodson's direction.

Offense much improved from last year. Defense much worst than last year. I'm scared to see what the Big Ten has in store with the defense as poor as it is right now. Luckily we have a soft early run in conference

Saw that this morning and it is pretty much spot on. I don't think Lick is going to last too much longer.

I'll be floored if he leaves for anywhere besides Michigan. The guy grew up in Palo Alto. Leaving Northern CA, and coaching in a state rich in HS football talent vs. coaching football in Kansas? Seriously, is there any decision to be made here? Is Kansas really a better job than Stanford? I think that's highly debatable.

That was crazy. He somehow released that between the clock hitting zero and the light going off. Seeing Bob Knights ugly Christmas Sweater was the true highlight of that game. Really was a weird play.

I think Randle will end up at Purdue. He has been their number one target all along, and Illinois has been distracted with Beal. I also wouldn't discount Iowa State in that recruitment yet. Going hard after Langford seems to be the next move, seeing as he reached out to the staff about coming to Illinois (read this somewhere, too lazy to find source), and he wants to play in the Big Ten.

I'm pissed off, but this isn't the end of the season. Weber gets a pass for 2007, but if this crap continues this season then his seat begins to get warm. We will make the tournament, don't jump ship yet. Just call it a horrible weekend and move forward. Clemson just got a lot more interesting.

source? a momentary lapse of reason from a premium rivals member. i don't know the rules about posting the name of the guy who originated the info, but it's solid. i happened to be on the board for the 2 minutes the info was up before it was pulled down. Nova's gonna have kittens over that. lol. There's also a rumor floating around that Jerrance has an in home today. Either way I'm glad this is going to be over soon.

LewJack did not play. Purdue didn't look that bad. Completely manhandled St. Jo's in the 2nd half. What is that trophy in your sig? It's the 1932 National Championship trophy. The picture accompanied and article about how the team was driven to make the Final Four in Indy this season. Eyes on the prize. Alrite I was very confused. I knew it was not the BTT trophy, and then I though why would the NCAA start giving out trophy's for the Sweet Sixteen. Suddenly it all makes sense.

LewJack did not play. Purdue didn't look that bad. Completely manhandled St. Jo's in the 2nd half. What is that trophy in your sig?

Ridiculous banked three. Eric Gordon says "Hello." lol. yeah, if not for that banked 3, i would have gotten over my hatred for indiana a lot sooner. I'll never forget being at that game and being within an arm's length of the Gordon family. Getting flicked off by his father was one of the greatest moments of my heckling life.

Yes. If JB redshirts his scholly is occupied for five years.

Ridiculous banked three. Eric Gordon says "Hello." lol.

Missed the game last night, I don't have Big Ten Network in St. Louis, and I was swamped with work last night. Only three weeks until the end of finals, but I watched the highlights this morning and Paul's dunk was sick.

I'm not sure Crean ever had a great big man at Marquette. But I could be wrong.

guys, this isn't a 3 million brick house we're putting together one brick at a time. It's not like you have to build a minor leauge system to build the program. You need 9 or so good players to compete. Two good recruiting classes gets you back into the mix of things, and Crean has already acquired one good class. Why doesn't he have interest from a talented post player all the way through the 2011 class? I wasn't expecting the man to have IU back in the top 25 this year or next year......but I do expect them to be close by the 2011-2012 season. You use Kentucky and Bama as examples. Are you trying to tell me that Calipari won't have UK back into the top 10 by 2010-2011 if it doesn't happen this year? Are you trying to tell me that Coach friggin Nick Saban didn't bring Alabama back to where they were accustomed in 2 years? No my point is that IU fans should not think they are entitled to success just because it is IU. IU has been largely irrelevant as a national or Big Ten power since Knight left. Comparing Tom Crean to John Calipari (a known cheater, that's how bad Kentucky wants to get back on top, much like IU with Sampson) and Saban (a national title winning coach) is a joke. Crean went to one Final Four on Dwayne Wade's back, he is not a top ten coach in the game like Calipari and Saban are. Plus my comparison of Bama was centered around the fact that they went through coaches every couple years or so (Price, Franchione, Shula, etc). Same with ND (Davey, Willingham, Weiss). Look at UK, they ran a guy out of town who was one of the most successful coaches in the game. Crean needs time to build the program. Rome was not built in a day and neither will the IU program. Even with the good 2009 class, none of the players are spectacular surefire NBA lottery talent, and there is little upperclassmen leadership to help bring them along. You simply cannot go from dressing a manager to being on top of the Big Ten in less than five years, with the level of coaching and recruiting that is currently going on in the league.

IU's fan base needs to avoid the ND football, Kentucky basketball, Bama football line of thinking. Yes, IU is a historical program, and yes they were elite at one point, but the fact is that the program was in shambles and cannot be put back together quickly. Keep the sense of entitlement away, because the more pressure you put on Crean to get you back quickly, the quicker he will be gone. Give him time and you will be fine. What is the status of the new practice facility? I know that Sampson was complaining about the lack of one while he was at IU.

Ok, so after watching a half, watford, creek, jones, and rivers look like they may become decent players. The freshman are fine, but can someone tell me why IU is having such a lousy recruiting year presently? I just checked rivals, and they ZERO players in the top 100 and only 2 in the top 150.....This isn't really acceptable. You can't rebuild with one good class and then nada... Give him time. You can't rebuild from the state the IU program was in, in under five years. IU is simply not the destination it used to be, and with Purdue's recent success will make recruiting in Indiana much harder. The 2012 class in Indiana is loaded, land a few players from there and you will be closer to your expectations. Edit: Grammar

Any Kansas fans have an idea how Self's face time went with Beal on Tuesday?

Tonight I was reminded of my true feelings for Mike Tisdale. If you look up stiff in the dictionary you will see his picture. He just flails his arms at rebounds, and when he does get a hand on them he can't secure the ball. Not thrilled with the way we played tonight, but damn is it nice to have guys that can get to the rim again.

and i did. you guys are/were hilarious. what is that from, two years ago? IU did nothing with Gordon. Sampson is effectively banned from coaching NCAA forever. IU is an absolute train-wreck. you pretty much got everything you wanted. why are you still mad? I'm guessing you missed the entire 2007-08 Illinois Basketball Season, and Illinois never forgets just ask Iowa.

Big fan of the first two jerseys in the gallery. Like the Grey's a lot.