Many of you probably saw the great Ken Pomeroy and his rankings that were released last month with the Hoosiers coming in at #26. Honestly speaking, I was somewhat surprised and took a couple days to think about what we should really expect this season. As a fan of Indiana basketball I expect our team to make the tournament every year. I feel that the bar has been continually lowered by our fans but it's time for everyone to realize this tradition and program garner so much respect around the nation and we should expect nothing less. Heck, I think a Sweet 16 appearance is wonderful, but this program's expectations should be well beyond that phase of the tournament. That said, let's see the hand we have been dealt below and what my predictions are:
B1G Play- 8-10.
Overall- 19-12
Tournament Outlook: VERY suspect. Depends how B1G play & conf. tournament pan out. Need some big wins to solidify the season.
If the Hoosiers are able to get a few major wins in the B1G and improve the conference record, we could definitely make it in. Furthermore, weak as it may be, they must take advantage of the out-of-conference schedule and take care of business in that category. If Louisville can go down in the Hall it would be a massive boost for a tournament resume and certainly a confidence boost for this young team. I'm predicting a loss against PITT but you never know. I think by then we will have a very good indication of where this team is heading down the road and into conference play.
Of course, I absolutely dread making predictions on our team, because I don't like predicting losses…but if I played on emotion I feel my prediction would be far off to say the least...Feel free to share your thoughts and comments on the schedule & predictions as well. Sleep tight Hoosier faithful.
*Schedule pulled from ESPN
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT/TIME | RECORD/TICKETS |
| Fri, Nov 14 W | 7:00 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets | |
| Mon, Nov 17 W | 6:00 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets | |
| Thu, Nov 20 W |
| 8:00 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets |
| Sat, Nov 22 W |
| 8:00 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets |
| Mon, Nov 24 W | 7:30 PM ET ESPNews | Conversation | Tickets | |
| Fri, Nov 28 W | 9:00 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets | |
| Tue, Dec 2 W |
| 7:00 PM ET   | Conversation | Tickets |
| Sat, Dec 6 W |
| 7:30 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets |
| Tue, Dec 9 L |
| 9:00 PM ET  | Conversation | Tickets |
| Sat, Dec 13 W |
| 5:00 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets |
| Sat, Dec 20 W |
| 2:30 PM ET FOX Sports 1 | Conversation | Tickets |
| Mon, Dec 22 W |
| 7:00 PM ET | Conversation | Tickets |
| Sat, Dec 27 W |
| 12:00 PM ET | Conversation | Tickets |
| Wed, Dec 31 L |
| TBD Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets |
| Mon, Jan 5 L |
| 7:00 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets |
| Sat, Jan 10 W |
| TBD  | Conversation | Tickets |
| Tue, Jan 13 W |
| 7:00 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets |
| Sun, Jan 18 L |
| 1:00 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets |
| Thu, Jan 22 W |
| 9:00 PM ET | Conversation | Tickets |
| Sun, Jan 25 L |
| 1:30 PM ET CBS | Conversation | Tickets |
| Wed, Jan 28 L |
| 9:00 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets |
| Sat, Jan 31 W |
| 3:15 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets |
| Tue, Feb 3 L |
| 7:00 PM ET | Conversation | Tickets |
| Sun, Feb 8 L |
| 1:00 PM ET CBS | Conversation | Tickets |
| Wed, Feb 11 L |
| 9:00 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets |
| Sun, Feb 15 W |
| 7:30 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets |
| Thu, Feb 19 W |
| 7:00 PM ET | Conversation | Tickets |
| Sun, Feb 22 W |
| TBD | Conversation | Tickets |
| Wed, Feb 25 L | 7:00 PM ET Big Ten Network | Conversation | Tickets | |
| Tue, Mar 3 W |
| 7:00 PM ET | Conversation | Tickets |
| Sat, Mar 7 L |
| TBD |
Wonder if the buyout would seem as big if Indiana would miss the tournament again. Things I hope we never know...
ReplyDeleteIt would still be significant (of course), but in my personal opinion, justified. It can't go on any longer after this season. I'm not bashing by any means but facts are facts
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