The Big Ten released the schedule for conference basketball games. IU's conference schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, Dec. 1 vs. Rutgers
Monday, Dec. 7 at Iowa
Saturday Jan 2. vs. USC
Wednesday Jan 6 at Oregon
Saturday Jan 9 at Washington
Tuesday Jan 12 vs. Maryland
Saturday Jan 16. vs. Michigan
Wednesday Jan 20 at Minnesota
Sunday Jan 24 vs. Illinois
Wednesday Jan 27 at Northwestern
Saturday Jan 30 vs. UCLA
Tuesday Feb. 2 at Penn State
Saturday Feb 6 at Nebraska
Tuesday Feb 9 vs. Northwestern
Saturday Feb 13 at Maryland
Tuesday Feb. 16 vs Purdue
Friday Feb 19 at Wisconsin
Tuesday Feb 23 vs. Michigan State
Sunday Feb 28 vs. Ohio State
Friday March 5 at Purdue
Initial thoughts
- IU has a nice runway in Big Ten play to set up well for a tough final five games
- Plenty of weekend home games this year
- Really don't want to be heading to Mackey needing a win for a Tournament berth.
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We can definitely go 3-2 in that final stretch and 4-1 isn't out of the conversation. I like the schedule.
My only rub is that it's a pretty short turnaround coming off Purdue at home on a Tuesday and traveling to Wisconsin to break that losing streak on a Friday.
Maybe one or hopefully both have folded up shop at that point in the season.
So circle Tuesday, December 8th, as the big day. The forum debate on firing or extending DeVries. Depending on whether he beat McCollum or not.
I have a feeling word will get around.
We better be good this year.