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.)

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

Gus Johnson Joins Big Ten Network To Announce Mens Basketball

October 28, 2008 By 4 Comments
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gus johnsonI am a die-hard IU basketball fan, so last season ended about as horrifically and pathetically as I could ever imagine. Since the end of last season, however, there has been a succession of good news including the hiring of Tom Crean, a great recruiting class coming in next season, and my realization that Verizon is now carrying the Big Ten Network in Dallas.

But not even the aggregate of all of this positive news could compare with what I just found out when I went to the Big Ten Network’s official website: Gus Johnson has joined the Big Ten Network to announce mens basketball games for the 2008-09 season.

Let me try to express how I feel about this:

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Indiana Hoosiers – Big Ten Network HD on Verizon Cable in Dallas

October 7, 2008 By 3 Comments

I woke up this morning disappointed that there would be no more Chicago White Sox games to watch this season, although I am still proud of their season and optimistic for the White Sox future. However, my disappointment was quickly transformed into pure, unbridled joy when I was scrolling through the recently updated channels on my Verizon cable at home.

What was it that gave me such a huge pick-me-up?

Well, the title of this post probably gave it away: the Big Ten Network is here in Dallas! This, of course, means that I will be able to watch every Indiana Hoosiers basketball game this year (as I now live in Dallas). I indiana hoosiersgrew up going to IU games in Assembly Hall, I went to Indiana University, and after a few years away I moved back to Indiana last year. Naturally, I rarely if ever missed a game when I lived in the Hoosier state. I have also lived in Miami, Fl and now Dallas, and for some reason these unenlightened sports fans are not as passionate about their IU basketball as I am. I suppose the rational part of my mind understands this, but it didn’t provide any solace during those winter nights when my Hoosiers were playing and I had to listen to it online sitting in front of my computer if the game wasn’t nationally televised.

It did give me a chance to enjoy the soothing sounds of Don Fischer, but still; I want to see the games! Now that the Big Ten Network is here in Dallas (and in HD!), I will get to enjoy pretty much every game of the 2008-09 IU basketball schedule.

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