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I know its four hours long, but if you haven't gotten a chance to listen to Hoosier Hysterics podcast with Mike Davis, it is worth every second. The stories he tells about his time at IU are awesome, and the boys leading it make it seem as if every question is organic, natural and they all put you in the room with them. https://247sports.com/college/indiana/Article/Hoosier-Hysterics-Podcast-Mike-Davis-137001455/ (Man, I feel like I should get paid to plug Hoosier Hysterics. And no, I'm not Eric or Ward -- just an avid fan).

I hope you're right, but "IU basketball still matters" to the fans doesn't mean it matters to the players. I know NOTHING about what it takes to coach/win basketball games, but if we want to return to competing for Big Ten championships and making the NCAA tournament, we need to find a coach who can simply recruit and coach HIS players, not necessarily recruit Indiana and/or 5 star players.

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I wouldn’t rule us out, but yes, I believe Nova will be the choice Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Hey [emoji1312] my high school! Go Elks! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Would take this all day, every day and twice on Sunday Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I know no one asked, but here’s my opinion. Archies start to his tenure at IU has been less than most have expected/wanted. But, he’s the coach we have so he’s the coach I support. This year, the team is right where I thought we would be. Most knew how tough the big ten would be. Everyone knew that we lost our two top scorers and, in J-Mo, the leader of the locker room. Not many thought that this team would be ‘better’ or more skilled than last year. Still, Archie and Co. have raised their win total both overall AND in the big ten. They have played well enough to (probably) earn an NCAA birth and be one of the 68 ‘best’ teams in the nation. Let’s focus on the Nebraska game, and then whatever comes next. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

This quote from Hoiberg makes it sound like they are shut down for the season. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

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Indiana’s likely BTT opponent Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Nah. Their 25-6 ranking is deceiving. Two games against non-D1 and of the remaining 29 games, 22 were Quad 3 and 4. No way they are realistically in the field as an at large without SERIOUS bubbles bursting Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Or for teachers who strategically plan tests so they can watch college basketball :) Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

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Found this graphic interesting. Thought I'd share: https://twitter.com/KevinPauga/status/1235599616453693440?s=20

Bracketville also has IU at a 9 seed and the 35th overall seed https://bracketville.wordpress.com/s-curve/ Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Thank you USPS for helping keep this thread on track lol Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

nah, the loss to Illinois was on the road...Quad 1 road games span from NET 1 - 75. Illinois is currently 36 in the NET. Although (now that I have learned this exists), it could turn a Quad 1a loss into a Quad 1b loss, if they were to drop below 40...

Its important to note because, if they had lost, their original win over Iowa at home would've stayed as a quad 1 win. Now that Iowa dropped to 35 in the NET, their original quad 1 win against them dropped to a quad 2. In addition to the number of Quad 1 wins a team has, the committee has stated before that they also look at the number of games played in quad 1 as well.

you know, I never paid any attention to why they were separated. Thanks for the info, as always.

I might be behind the 8-ball on this one, but what is a "Quad 1a" win/game? Are quad 1 games further subcategorized? If so, please explain for the uninitiated.

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I definitely don’t disagree with you. My line of thought wants us to avoid playing the first day so we have zero chance of having a ‘bad loss’ going into selection Sunday (if it were to matter). Playing the Thursday would guarantee a good win/not a bad loss Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

On top of that, if Illinois beats OSU, we get 8th. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app