Hoosiers face rough road ahead
There's an old coaches cliche, especially when conference play begins, that goes "you've gotta take care of home and maybe steal a couple on the road." While coach-speak can sometimes border on the generic (eg "take it a game at a time"), this statement is used so often in college basketball because it is a genuine truth. And the Big Ten is no exception to the rule. The No.14 Hoosiers (14-3, 4-1 Big Ten) will soon experience the tough atmospheres of their conference foes' arenas and, quite possibly, learn how tough they themselves are in the process, playing seven of their next nine games on the road. The only break they will get from their midwest tour comes on Feb. 8 and 12 when they host Michigan State and Michigan respectively.

