MemphisHoosier

Via Kevin Robson -
New England Revolution Academy midfielder Javaun Mussenden has committed to Indiana University. Mussenden, 18, has 1G & 1A for the #NERevsII this season. He’s considered a Top-10 prospect in the #NERevs Academy according to U.S. Soccer Collective's MLS Academy Rankings.

Speaking of tickets - those who opted to get paper tickets and parking passes in addition to mobile should expect to receive them in the mail this week.

Finally got around to watching a couple of games of Acimovic tonight. NFL exhibition games were tough to get away from(snark), but priorities are priorities. 
Couple of thoughts:
Yeah, he has no chance to meaningfully help this year, his body’s just not ready, but his skill level and his mental processing were better than I expected from just clips. He’s got soft hands. He can make catches in traffic. His feet are ok. His problem is that he doesn’t sink his weight naturally and right now he really, really lacks lower body strength, so when he gets banged around he has trouble maintaining balance. But that’s not bad feet. When he has some space he moves them ok. He has a drop step/counter that he executes and in 1 game he caught the ball mid-post and inside pivoted, Jack Sikma-style, and made a 12 footer. That was cute. He also faced a kid up, jab stepped, put down 1 dribble right and put up a sort of jump hook that he missed, but it was a nice efficient move. So he’s got some stuff in the post. Also made 1 read in each game where he found cutters, 1 from the weak corner and 1 down the lane, that he timed and hit perfectly for layups. Very good reads. 1 thing for sure, he is not gonna be a rim runner. Just doesn’t run great. But he’s got a pretty stroke and he’ll be able to help in a full court game as a trail shooter. Fully expect him to be a really good shooter down the road. As he gets stronger and fitter I’ll be interested to see how his defense develops. Right now he’d be pretty much unplayable. He would just get out-leveraged in the post by any decent big, badly. He’s not switchable at this point, not because of his shear movement so much as he just doesn’t bend his knees so he struggles to change direction. But he can contest some at the rim and he has good timing. So if the athleticism comes the defense will probably hold up eventually. Last thing, he he got busted dead in the mouth by an elbow and he got straight in the kid’s face and didn’t back down an inch. That was nice to see because he doesn’t carry himself that way. He really is a textbook redshirt candidate. Like that plan a lot. He’s got a chance to be a pretty interesting piece by maybe year 2. 

Both those guys tried.  Crean almost too hard.  Effort matters.  

Pete Thamel -
Kennesaw State QB Dexter Williams will be the starting quarterback and will debut against Wake Forest in the opener at Wake Forest on Aug. 29. He's a transfer from Georgia Southern and Indiana, where he spent 2020-23. Kennesaw plays at IU in Week 2.

Interestingly, the big boys that are successful mostly focus on high school and keeping those kids in their programs and developing them.  They use the portal, but in more limited spots where they have a need.
‘26 is one of our better classes the past 15 years.  Historically we might have one good class every 4-5 years with the rest being bad (like 50th+).
I think Cig can keep getting classes around #30, which is quite good for us and with those kids he can keep us in the top-25 range with playoff hopes.
But frankly, to level up much further we really need more NIL for football… like $10M more.  At the end of the day better players cost more.  Not sure where that $ comes from… need Scott to figure that out.

https://www.on3.com/teams/indiana-hoosiers/news/indianas-offseason-transfers-detail-what-its-like-playing-for-curt-cignetti-i-like-cig-a-lot/

Zach Browning -
Indiana RHP Gavin Seebold is expected to be granted an additional year of eligibility to return to Indiana for the 2026 season, a source confirms to @TheHoosierOn3
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Every day is a good day to #FireMikeWoodson. 

For old times sake…

In fairness, Hill wasn't a 'yes man'; that'd require being conscious.

Fire Mike Woodson!

Curry Hicks Sage’s Burning Sage podcast had a two hour interview with Crean. He was pretty open about his side. He also said he was not told how bad the situation was when he signed the contract and that had he known everything he’s not sure he would’ve done it. He talked about the 30 failed drug tests and 18 failing grades. But he said the IU fan base was and is incredible and kept him in it. He also suggested that the Syracuse NCAAT game left some insiders looking for ways to get him out. He feels he lost administrative support pretty quickly and most obviously when after winning the Big 10 outright in 2016–second time in four years—and IU was not willing to engage in contract extension discussions. He said he should’ve started looking for other jobs and it was clear his time at IU was up but he felt attached to the OG and TB team. It was a fascinating chat and pretty clear how Crean sees his time went down. Obviously it’s his perspective and I’m sure many on the board have countering opinions or rumors.

watched the fall training camp video....I think I am going to make it to my first ever IU football game! Very excited for this season!!!!!

https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/sports/college/iu/2025/08/13/indiana-football-safety-louis-moore-granted-temporary-injunction-against-ncaa/85644780007/
 
Highly recommend you review the X account of Michael Niziolek   @michaelniziolek     He's provided a great deal of the legal arguments made by both sides at today's hearing.

Lame. Witch-hunt. Plagiarizing isn’t ideal, but this is a nonstory if not for politics. And leads me to believe Indiana U can’t get out of its own way in many respects.


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At this point, what Cig wants I want.

5. The lady on the left side of the video is IU’s number 1 fan.
 
Edit: correction she is Wilkerson # 1 FAN!!   

Interesting stats for a Monday morning.

Woody would probably have already been on the 2nd tee.

Can you imagine how much confidence these past two games have given the players in their new teammates and coaching staff? That's going to build an awful lot of trust that pays dividends by the time the real season rolls around.
Can't. Come. Soon. Enough.

You don't foresee Ristic playing for the County Fair Community College Corndogs in the future?

I just blew the budget on a SuperMegaFuture on IUBB to make the Final Four. 

Cool to see Dolson right there in the video enjoying the result. 

@Hovadipo do we have enough in the btb budget so I can buy a new mouse?  I think I wore mine out today!  lol