Indiana Hoosiers Look to Tighten Grip on Share of Big Ten Lead Tonight

January 6, 2010 By 4 Comments

Stop scoffing at the headline…ass.

I know that there are three teams who have played and won two games this season, while Indiana has only won one. And I know that the Hoosiers didn’t really accomplish all that much by beating a struggling Michigan team at home, in what was essentially payback for a game IU should have won last year.

And, most of all, I know that Indiana has as much a chance of winning the Big Ten this year as this song has of winning a Grammy.

Still, ask any IU fan and they will tell you that, all things considered, this right here looks about as beautiful as this right here. (Yes, we take our basketball very seriously in Bloomington.)

[simple_thumbnail]

The Hoosiers will most likely have a much tougher go of it tonight in Columbus than they did last weekend in the friendly confines of Assembly Hall. This is will be especially true if the Buckeyes’ all-everything player Evan Turner returns to the lineup, as it is now being reported that he will do.

I think I speak for Tom Crean all Hoosier fans when I say that Turner should not rush back. He suffered a very serious injury and should be extra cautious in making sure that he is totally healthy. Sure, we’d be disappointed not to get to marvel at his all-around brilliance, but we’d get over it.

Tonight will tell us a lot about this year’s Hoosiers. If we compete and make it a game on the road (Evan Turner or not), I’ll have a lot more faith in a possible 6- or 7-win Big Ten season. If we lay and egg and get blown out, it’s back to expecting 3 or 4 wins.

Looking forward to it. I think the Hoosiers will lose…but play well.

Tonight, Indiana @ Ohio State, 8:30 ET, Big Ten Network

Peegs Gameday Page

Share This Article:


Email Article Email Article
Filed Under: CBB Tagged With: Big Ten Basketball, big ten network, CBB, Evan Turner, Indiana Hoosiers Basketball, ohio state buckeyes basketball
About Jerod Morris

A proud graduate of Indiana University, Jerod Morris founded Midwest Sports Fans in August of 2008 and has been its Managing Editor every day since. Follow him on Twitter (@JerodMorris) for MSF updates, sports discussion, and a compelling daily assortment of funny and interesting links.
In addition to his work at MSF, Jerod hosts the fast-growing Indiana basketball postgame show The Assembly Call and provides regular music recommendations at IndieChristmas.com. He also helped develop the Synthesis Managed WordPress Hosting platform on which MSF and all of his other sites are run.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/KVB KVB

    Despite your hopes for IU tonight, I am sure you agree it is good to see Evan Turner maybe close to playing some minutes again. He had that terrible fall and if he can get up to game speed again soon that is a good thing for tOSU and Big Ten basketball.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/KVB KVB

    GO BUCKS!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/JerodMSF JerodMSF

    It is good to see Evan Turner back. He's a hell of a player and I always like to see Big Ten teams that aren't Illinois and Purdue do well. I'd just rather see him come back for their next game. IU is undermanned as it is.

  • http://clementsblog.freedomblogging.com/ Ron

    Go Badgers!