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A high academic achiever to serve as practice fodder and 5 fouls in the worst of emergencies. No problem with it.

Emails being received that inform season ticket buyers that they will receive their selection day/time & priority point statement in the mail. I'd bet those letters could be showing up in mailboxes tomorrow and/or Thursday (maybe even today?) and that the online selection system will go live very soon to allow buyers to familiarize themselves with the process. Best of luck to you season ticket buyers and GO HOOSIERS!!!!!!

No no, he’ll confuse opposing players with finite math and calculus problems during free throws. Free rebounds coming

Here's a projected highlight video of Dallas James in an IU uniform:

Remember when we used to like Barrel Ricks posts.

Not saying this affects anything, but can say as of today, Kentucky has offered the biggest NIL in this race by a rather wide margin.

This roster needed height. That was clear to see. This most likely is a “Walk-on 7 footer” situation. Sounds like a quality kid. Gives practice height to compete with. My biggest hope this season is Ballo stays healthy. This roster needs him to play huge minutes.

100% Regardless-- if you truly can't get anyone else, why wouldn't you take this kid for a year? I'm failing to see the drawbacks.

Less worried about the financial side than I would be Pope busting out cut ups of his offense at BYU and Braylon loving it as much as I do.

To make sure we top UK's offer, after IU matches I will throw in one more dollar.

https://x.com/ArtButSports/status/1818355352368562421 Dude is a genius

Dallas James has signed with IU

I’ll chime in if I may. My 17 year old is pretty good at school, and therefore put together 20 college applications for high-end schools all over the country. Looking for financial aid, weighing offers, writing applications and essays, visiting campuses, researching programs, taking classes at the local college to show that he wasn’t coasting…between that, varsity sports, music performances, and a heavy regular school load? It was a huge senior year effort and by far his most packed year. Very little free time for himself. He wasn’t under a microscope of people noticing him, but being a motivated high school senior with options is a full time job even when you’re not an athlete. At least Mullins doesn’t have to worry much about university academic acceptances.

There are so many unknowns this season with all the transfer portal movement. I do think that the IU we see in September will likely be much different than the one we see in October/November. But with all the talent brought in not just from a player standpoint but also with the new coaching staff; if we can stay healthy I see us winning 6-7 games and going to a bowl game. GO HOOSIERS! FIU - W W. Ill - W @UCLA - W Charlotte - W Maryland - W/L @Northwestern - W Nebraska - L Washington - L @MSU - L Michigan - L @OSU - L Purdue - W Total - 6 wins.

Kentucky still sucks by a rather wide margin.

Rimini is a coastal city on the Adriatic and the Emilia Romagna region of Italy has some of the best food on earth. Damn, it’s good to be Robert.

Adam Finkelstein on the NCAA Academy and a couple of names that may have IU interest. Luke Ertel, Indiana Elite After spending the grassroots season playing up with Indiana Elite's U17 team, Ertel made the move back to play with the U16 squad last week and his presence could have been the difference-maker in their championship run. It was also an opportunity for Ertel to be aggressive and show more of his individual offense after running alongside the likes of Braylon Mullins, Malachi Moreno and Trent Sisley for the last five months. He did just that, giving Indiana Elite a critical piece in the backcourt with his assertiveness, toughness, and overall presence. He plays strong with the ball, has a good skill-set, is a consistent floor-spacing threat from three and is particularly effective with his pull-up. On the recruiting front, he landed an offer from Butler, where both his parents went to school, last month and added offers from Purdue and Wake Forest this week. Deron Rippey Jr, New Heights Lightning The New York based program culminated their season with a run to the finals of the 10th grade championship. Rippey, who has been the leader of this squad from start to finish, continued to show more growth in his game. He's added some noticeable muscle mass to his frame in recent months and is also becoming a more consistent shooting threat from the perimeter. He's a well-known competitor, defender, and dribble drive threat. He's already one of the highest rated point guards in the national junior class, and his recruitment reflects that status with programs like St. John's, Illinois, Villanova, Georgia Tech, Rutgers, Maryland and Michigan all making him an early priority while the likes of UConn and Arkansas are also involved.

We're still in the hunt.

Thank you Mr. Mullins, sir.

I'm starting to suspect that your name isn't actually Barrel Rick.

So if you have a bad year? Fired/demoted. - This already happens. They ride the bench or transfer. Unionization is a bridge too far for me though. Once they demand double pay to play on holidays or strike to get a bigger share of the Adidas contract, I'll focus my time & attention elsewhere. - It's always confusing to me how the players getting paid detracts from someone's ability to enjoy the watching them play. Unionization would likely also lead to a collective bargaining agreement which might limit how much schools can directly pay the players, might limit NIL without actual work, and might restrict the currently unrestricted free transfers.

Haven’t posted here but enjoy reading, and I’ve been an IU football fan since my earliest days as a toddler in Bloomington. First off, Cignetti is the real thing. I’ve been around him in several settings and he’s extremely bright, highly focused, is personable without being a little over the top like Tom Allen could be, and has a young, enthusiastic staff. We really got it right by hiring him. When he spoke to one of our groups, he said they knew immediately they would have to overhaul the roster, as we couldn’t win with what we had. He didn’t elaborate, but I took it to mean we needed both a talent and attitude change, or the losing would continue. I’ve had some people say that we need to be patient and that’s probably true, but he never once said that. He said the players coming in will all either start or be big contributors, and he doesn’t care if that upsets the returning guys. He said the best guys play and that competition is what they want. They also want fan support. He talked about how much of it they had at James Madison, and that the players and coaches appreciated it very much. Said it was a family atmosphere, including the fans, and he wants that at IU. For the season, I’m predicting 5-7, with the three out of conference games as W’s and MSU and Northwestern as our conference wins. I think we’ll battle throughout and will be close in many of our games though, so we could do better, especially if we stay healthy. Injuries, particularly at quarterback, OL and DL, will be our Achilles. Go Hoosiers.

7 wins baby!