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  2. LamarCheeks

    IU Basketball News and Notes

    LamarCheeks replied to Stuhoo's topic in Indiana Men's Basketball

    Up to No. 22 in AP AP rankings And No. 19 in coaches poll Coaches rankings
  3. HoosierHoopster

    IUBB at Minnesota - Wednesday, 12.03.25 @ 7:00 ET on BTN

    HoosierHoopster replied to Class of '66 Old Fart's topic in Indiana Men's Basketball

    I’m in England right now, which is 5 hours ahead — this of course means I will know the result of this game before it even starts for you poor suckers. Can’t wait to enter my “prediction” in the prediction thread!
  4.    Pagoda reacted to a post in a topic: 2025-2026 IUBB Schedule
  5. Home Jersey

    2025-2026 IUBB Schedule

    Home Jersey replied to Class of '66 Old Fart's topic in Indiana Men's Basketball

    Dick Vitale and Charles Barkley will call our game against Kentucky
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  8. Magnanimous

    Indiana’s success is breaking college football

    Magnanimous replied to Magnanimous's topic in Indiana Hoosiers Football

    Hopefully his success is just enough to prove me right, doesn’t come at IU’s expense, and he high tails it out of town when Kansas comes knocking.
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  13. Stuhoo
    Try to get the next Curt Cignetti. End up with the current Barry Odom. Yipee-skippy!
  14.    Pagoda reacted to a post in a topic: Indiana’s success is breaking college football
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  16. Lebowski
    The only other coach I can think of that might be remotely close is Ben McCollum. We'll find out soon enough. I have a feeling we are going to hate Iowa basketball for a long long time.
  17. Lebowski
    The only other coach I can think of that might be remotely close is Ben McCollum. We'll find out soon enough. I have a feeling we are going to hate Iowa basketball for a long long time.
  18.    sirhoosierlot reacted to a post in a topic: Indiana’s success is breaking college football
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  20. Class of '66 Old Fart
  21. IUHoosierJoe

    Indiana’s success is breaking college football

    IUHoosierJoe replied to Magnanimous's topic in Indiana Hoosiers Football

    This is spot on. There is nobody else coaching right now at any level that has the ability to demand what Cignetti demands and keep everyone bought in. There is no “next Cignetti” out there right now. The answer he gave in yesterday’s press conference about whether the loser of the OSU-IU game deserves a bye is very telling. We know how every other coach in the country would have answered that question. Cignetti said his team needs to go out and earn it. Because he knows they will. Enjoy and appreciate what we have right now, my friends. We are the envy of every fan base in the country.
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  23. Old Friend
    Personally, I love that the rest of the country - the SEC in particular - believes that "if Indiana can do it, so can they." Cignetti was a perfect storm and was both beneficiary and master of the portal and NIL. He brought 13 starters from a ranked team with him. He brought culture and expectations. He brought a familiar, successful, and experienced staff. The turnaround was rapid because of it and much bigger than any of us had a right to anticipate. What he did here cannot be duplicated. Ever. It was a one time event, managed perfectly with a very defined and singular set of circumstances. He was the perfect fit at the perfect time at the perfect place with the perfect circumstances. Lane Kiffin isn't going to do any more at LSU than he did at Ole Miss and LSU paid $70 million to find out. That will happen all over the country. And here we'll sit with everyone else wondering how in the hell we did it. They aren't paying attention to the why or the how. They care only about the "what." And we will watch them all go crazy trying to figure out what we already know. Curt Cignetti - first of all - is one of one. He's Bob Knight reincarnated....football version. The circumstances under which he came here and succeeded won't ever exist again. And it will never be "spending" that succeeds. You have to have what he does....an acute understanding of "how" and the discipline to stay with it. Anyone think Lane Kiffin can do that? He also got every move right when he got here and has continued. He is a leader and he builds leaders. I wish I had a daughter so I could introduce her to Aidan Fisher and others. I wish I were hiring and needed young people to grow and run my company. How many kids on that team will kill it professionally? I am going to truly enjoy the rest of college football chase and try to emulate what Indiana has done. The fools will never understand and I promise we will be the beneficiaries of the craziness.
  24. Stuhoo
    Two years from now with a senior Beaumont and Zania, junior Caffey and Makalusky, and two big time sophomores? That reads like a national championship contender to me.
  25. Lebowski
    Hands down the toughest opponent (including CFP opponents) IUFB will play the entire year. They're the real deal. The silver lining though, our D isn't too bad. If healthy, Ponds and company in the secondary will neutralize weapons they're used to using. The game will be won in the trenches by the front 7. Defense wins this game.
  26. Lebowski

    2025 IUFB Season

    Lebowski replied to Lebowski's topic in Indiana Hoosiers Football

    Games 11 and 12 in the books. IUFB 31 Wisconsin 7 and IUFB 56 School up north 3 I dropped the ball posting game 11. More than likely it was the last home game of the year. Another performance by Charlie Becker and the D did what it has done all season. Game 12, the bucket stays and we got to see reps from players we might see next season. Next game: O$U
  27. Aaron
    This team will be fine. Playing against one of the two best centers in the country in Crooks yesterday (Lauren Betts is the other on UCLA) without your post player and you hung in the game tells me team will be solid. Also, most importantly Ciezki is thriving in the second year in this system as a transfer similar to Scalia's trajectory. This tells me Big Z and Phoenix while solid this year, will really thrive next year. These two players are the legit transfers of this class and just need to mature into their role here. The other transfers were last minute fill in's I don't see much more coming of. Team will finish similar to last year as back end tourney squad this season. They should really make hay up the Big Ten in 2026-2027 with Beaumont, Big Z, Phoenix, Caffey, Makalusky, and the two stud freshman coming in Gigi Battle and Addy Nyemchek who will be even more game ready than Caffey and Makalusky are now with more athleticism. That's a nice core along with any transfers to really hit another peak in 2026-2027 and beyond.
  28. go iu bb
    Yes, IU will secure the #1 seed when they win.
  29. HoosierCoop
    85-67 Stripes!
  30. Demo

    Bracketology and Team Resumes

    Demo replied to Uspshoosier's topic in Indiana Men's Basketball

    Very nice. Being ahead of the sticks for once is certainly a nice change. Also saw that Torvik’s November only ratings has IU #7.
  31. IUHoosierJoe

    Bracketology and Team Resumes

    IUHoosierJoe replied to Uspshoosier's topic in Indiana Men's Basketball

    There is a long way to get there with lots of scrolling, but Inside The Hall posted a direct link a little bit ago, and that is the fastest way to get there.
  32. jermhoosierfan
    Hoo Hoo Hoosiers - 87 Minny Gophers - 65
  33. AZ Hoosier
    It's also making a lot of coaches wealthy. Guys like Kelly getting $54M to not coach LSU. Stoops got $37M to not coach Kentucky. It's crazy. The expectations for the coaches and the programs are unrealistic and literal tons of money being paid out. Athletics is a zero-sum game. Only half of the teams can win any given game, and of course the other half loses. So when Indiana goes 23-2 over 2 seasons where they were previously 7-17, that means other schools had to absorb those losses.
  34. str8baller

    Bracketology and Team Resumes

    str8baller replied to Uspshoosier's topic in Indiana Men's Basketball

    Makes a little bit of sense that we’d over perform the efficiency metrics because they give you credit for wins and we haven’t lost yet. Still, that’s a nice start. Where did you see these at btw? I’m just seeing the old ones on cbs and ncaa’s site.
  35. NashvilleHoosier

    B10 Championship & CFP tickets through IU

    NashvilleHoosier replied to eddy4iu's topic in Indiana Hoosiers Football

    If anyone else is interested like me, I confirmed with the ticket office that IU's ticket allocation is, "sections 101 - 110 all the way to the top". Based on what's been available on secondary markets to date, I don't think that includes the 600 level. I'll be refreshing seatgeek continuously this week looking for 2 and agonizing over the price. If anyone ends up with a pair available in the IU section and doesn't want to take the chance that buckeye fans will snag them, hit me up.
  36. Stuhoo

    College Football Thread

    Stuhoo replied to Hovadipo's topic in Indiana Hoosiers Football

  37. Demo

    (2027) - SG Marcus (MJ) Curry, Jr.

    Demo replied to Class of '66 Old Fart's topic in Indiana Basketball Recruiting Forum

    Kid is a smokin’ athlete. The move at :19 when he faints left and leaves that kid going right is just nasty.
  38. Jeff Flabjohns

    Bracketology and Team Resumes

    Jeff Flabjohns replied to Uspshoosier's topic in Indiana Men's Basketball

    That’s incredible. No more having to fight our way up after (understandably) being slotted in the 50s
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