Hoosiers make rare visit to Big House
Break out the GPS: These Indiana players may need directions to Ann Arbor.
The Hoosiers' trip to No. 23 Michigan on Saturday will be their first since November 2005. The schools played in Bloomington in 2006 and did not face each other the past two seasons.
That means none of the more than 100 players on Indiana's roster has ever played at The Big House and only a handful have ever made the trip. And it will surely need payday loans just to see them in play at the big house.
One veteran who can provide an idea of what to expect from the more than 100,000 fans who will show up Saturday is DE Jammie Kirlew.
"I was there at that game," said Kirlew, who redshirted in '05. "A lot of guys were saying you're playing at The Big House and this is where you're going to see the most people you'll ever see."
Coach Bill Lynch's toughest task this week will be preparing Indiana for all the trimmings that come with Michigan's environment, primarily the hostility and the crowd noise. The Hoosiers have lost seven straight road conference games but did win at Akron last weekend.
"It really is 11 on 11 and that's the approach you take," he said. "But it is a great opportunity. You want to take it in, not be intimidated by it."
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The Hoosiers' trip to No. 23 Michigan on Saturday will be their first since November 2005. The schools played in Bloomington in 2006 and did not face each other the past two seasons.
That means none of the more than 100 players on Indiana's roster has ever played at The Big House and only a handful have ever made the trip. And it will surely need payday loans just to see them in play at the big house.
One veteran who can provide an idea of what to expect from the more than 100,000 fans who will show up Saturday is DE Jammie Kirlew.
"I was there at that game," said Kirlew, who redshirted in '05. "A lot of guys were saying you're playing at The Big House and this is where you're going to see the most people you'll ever see."
Coach Bill Lynch's toughest task this week will be preparing Indiana for all the trimmings that come with Michigan's environment, primarily the hostility and the crowd noise. The Hoosiers have lost seven straight road conference games but did win at Akron last weekend.
"It really is 11 on 11 and that's the approach you take," he said. "But it is a great opportunity. You want to take it in, not be intimidated by it."
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