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We are shooting 90% as a team from the FT line. Made 36 of 40 in our two games. Don't necessarily expect to continue at that pace, but wow -- what a difference from years past. HATE leaving free points out there ...

Happy Veteran's Day to all my fellow Vets on BTB. US Army here. 1984-2006 11C Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

Ohio State isn’t really vulnerable to anything on defense; they give up like 80 yards a game on the ground. It’s one of the best defenses in college football this year and probably in the last 10. Assuming we play them in Indy, we’ll need our best game of the year.

20 rebounds in a Heat win last night. 20. That’s a lot.

https://x.com/johnherrick10/status/1988023485239545950 2 things here: 1) Yeah, if you’re fortunate enough to see this team live, hang until the end and cheer the living hell out of them because this is just insanity and nobody in IUFB history has experienced anything remotely like it and, 2) It’s Fisch. Nobody says no to Fisch.

Which one is Tuck?

By the time BYU sends him on a two year mission, he will be finishing his senior season at 27 years old.

I think you have those opposite

Couple of comments from tonight's radio show. Status of injured players was not discussed. Darian DeVries, today at his radio show, on Conor Enright: “He’s so fun to coach, and he just does not care. He just competes at a high, high level all the time. There’s no shutoff button with him.” Darian DeVries on Trent Sisley's play so far: "Trent's done a really good job....he does a really good job of coming in and playing hard and doing his role." Said the coaching staff is "really excited" for Sisley's growth over the next few seasons. Darian DeVries said that Tucker DeVries won the MVP of the Goth Invitational in the win vs Marquette however, the real trophy was stolen at a concert the night before so the people that sponsored the game found a random object for Tucker DeVries to hold.

UTSA .500 USU .500 Auburn, Florida, LSU, Arkansas: Fired coaches MS ST, SC Home games bottom of league @ Mizzou - Mizzou starting Qb out. Decent win @ND tough game, good win They played 1 of the top 8 in the SEC. A&M are the true schedule merchants!

I can’t believe mini-Pitino and Xavier getting run out if the gym last night by Santa Clara escaped everyone’s attention. Rough start!

Needs a cigar in one hand with a glass of wine in the other.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46928742/sources-mavericks-expected-fire-general-manager-nico-harrison Where do we begin? He trades his best player when he is just entering his prime. He doesn't just trade him, but he didn't even offer him around to get the best deal that he could. He gets an aging AD and some other player with a pick, and he says that Luka is out of shape and doesn't play defense. Luka gets into shape over the off season, and he has the Lakers at 8-3 while the Mavericks at the bottom of the Western Conference and lucked out to get Flagg. He pretty much deserved this.

Hopefully the results will mirror the ranking.

And be the 1st IU fans to ever witness an 11-0 team

https://youtube.com/shorts/qvCslVLRYoI?si=iZpaDOk1aig4wmvJ Ha, this is good drama. Ya know LSU and Brian Kelly really deserve each other lol. Also, another not good look for coaches considering that job. They won't have much clarity on who they're working for given the interim AD, etc. and now there is risk of not getting paid a the buyout.

And the plot thickens in Baton Rouge. Dan Wetzel - In a legal filing obtained by ESPN, Brian Kelly’s lawyers state that LSU is saying it never “formally terminated” Kelly and are now seeking to fire him “for cause” which could impact his near $54 million buyout. Kelly is seeking a declaratory judgement that LSU did fire him and he is entitled to “full liquidated damages.” LSU declined comment. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46924174/brian-kelly-lawsuit-says-lsu-claims-not-formally-terminated-coach-now-seeking-fire-cause-avoid-buyout

Dorn too, hopefully. So maybe 4 guys returning if Ristic cracks the rotation.

I’m interested to see how we go about roster building from here on out. Redshirting, without injury, in modern NIL seems almost like an anachronism. If Ristic or another injured guy can crack the rotation we could at least say we have 3 guys with PT returning in Miles, Sisley, and 3rd person. If we bring in 5 more seniors in the transfer market we put ourselves in similar situation going into yr 3 though.

Homefield

Just thinking about it. December 6th could be a huge day in Indy for IU

Looking like we might need some prayer for the forum. It was down for most of the Penn State game, and just had a hiccup or two...

Well yeah. Everybody knows that don't they? Even I do now!

Is visiting West Virginia at the end of the month, best guess is that he is going to commit somewhere at or around the early signing day.

https://x.com/Lane_Kiffin/status/1988249103424164230 In other news, Lane Kiffin is still a sissy little *****.

With a break from the Football Gods sprinkled in here or there as well. It'll be 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 either. If healthy, Ponds will neutralize weapons they're used to using.

My take on LSU screwing themselves:

Loaded slate today Michigan/Wake Forest Florida/Florida St Dayton /Cincy Kentucky/Louisville Texas Tech/Illinois Memphis/Ole Miss Creighton/Zags

They will very likely match the rankings. You already see it with Caffey and Makalusky being higher ranked than previous recruits and two of next years are even higher. Those rankings are not perfect but very good guides similar to a weather forecast and with two top-40 players this year and two top-30 next year the difference will be noticeable. This is how it is supposed to work with recruiting when winning and it took Moren coming to terms that her culture was not an end-all be-all for recruiting and NIL is needed and also replacing an ineffective assistant with effective one. Most coaches when they start winning don't have to look in mirror at how they run things. Moren did and glad she made the necessary changes or this program was heading off a cliff. Now it's in good hands again.

The good news is if IU is getting beat up in the post we can make a move before the trade deadline

There aren’t many better examples of a guy believing he’s the smartest guy in the room than this deal. But I’ll never get over that ownership signed off on trading a 26yo top 5 player in the world because they thought he was too fat for a supermax. Don’t care if the dude was eating BBQ during time outs, you just don’t.

How can he have "between two and three years" remaining? The NCAA is basically pushing the leagues to make a new entity to take their place.

We all know this, but LSU is fighting a losing battle and making things worse. Interesting comment below from an attorney specializing in college coach buyouts — LSU could be creating another problem here with the offset.

Hammy is ready for retirement.

On3 released its weekly Heisman trophy poll. On3’s national analysts — Andy Staples, Ari Wasserman, Chris Low, Brett McMurphy, Pete Nakos, JD PicKell, and Charles Power — submit ballots ranking their top 10 Heisman contenders. Points are awarded 10 for first place, nine for second, and so on. Fernando 65 pts. Simpson 58 Sayin 57 Reed 38 Pavia 36

Man, is this gonna get entertaining. The only shame is that they both can’t lose.

Wisconsin has scored a TOTAL of 54 points in their seven games against P4 teams. That’s an average of about 7.5 points per game. Their defense is solid; probably even above average for a P4 team, but we would have to score about two touchdowns less than our worst performance of the year to make this a close one. And it’s going to be played in excellent conditions.

THIS^^^^^ I got a 100 bucks that says you won't walk out of there without a few things in the bag. LOL!!

Wisconsin have been used to playing good teams all year and just like PSU, they'll give us their best. Playing home is a big time bonus.

FYI Milwaukee beat Little Rock 92-72....they went 14 for 30 from 3 point land. Here is the box score.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A three-game homestand rounds out on Tuesday night when Indiana faces off with Marshall at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in a 7 p.m. ET tip. GAME DAY INFO Indiana (2-0) vs. Marshall (2-0) Tuesday, November 11, 2025 • 7 p.m. ET Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind. Broadcast: B1G+ Radio: B97 (Austin Render) Live Stats: Statbroadcast Social Media: Facebook | X | Instagram ABOUT THE COACHES Indiana Marshall Teri Moren Juli Fulks Career Record: 447-242 (23rd Season) Career Record: 417-162 (21st Season) Indiana Record: 228-112 (12th Season) Marshall Record: 17-20 (2nd Season) ABOUT THE THUNDERING HERD Marshall is off to a 2-0 start with wins over Buffalo (59-39) and Northern Kentucky (68-53) last week. Freshman guard Olivia Olson led the Thundering Herd in opening week, averaging 14.0 points per game. Senior guard Timaya Lewis-Eutsey also contributed a double figure average with 10.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Senior forward Meredith Maier, a preseason All-Sun Belt third team honoree, added 7.0 points in the first two games of the season. SERIES HISTORY Indiana leads series, 3-1 LAST MEETING 1/3/81 – W, 90-59 (Bloomington, Ind.) NOTES Indiana opened up the season 2-0 with wins over Lipscomb and UIC. It marks a two-game win streak to start the season since 2022-23. Senior guard Shay Ciezki scored 25 of her 35 points in the second half as she set a new IU career-high against UIC on Friday. The Buffalo, N.Y. native knocked down seven 3-pointers in the win, going 7-for-10 from beyond-the-arc. In two games last week, she averaged 28.5 points, shot 52.6 percent from the floor, 56.3 percent from the 3-point line and a perfect 1.000 from the free throw line (8-for-8). Sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen also impressed in her opening weekend for the Hoosiers, as she averaged 19.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in a pair of games. The Silver Spring, Md. native recorded the team's first double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 boards against UIC on Friday night. In her two starts, she shot 73.9 percent from the floor. The Hoosiers are holding opponents to just 18.8 percent shooting from beyond-the-arc in their first two games of the season. UP NEXT The Hoosiers head to Tallahassee on Sunday, Nov. 16 in a matchup with ACC foe Florida State. Tipoff is at 5 p.m. ET on ACC Network.

Hammy the Hamster is getting a little long in the tooth and just can't keep the wheel spinning as fast as he used to. This is Hammy early in his career and he's definitely lost a step or two.

Mick Cronin’s UCLA team is ranked 15th, but they’re only up five at the half against West Georgia. They also start Xavier Booker and Skyy Clark, so I’m betting on them disappointing as long as that’s the case.

Going to be epic. And expensive. :)

Wisconsin’s only two choices at QB for this weekend? This guy: https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4878912/hunter-simmons But that guy has been so, so bad in his four years at Wisconsin, that it is more likely to be this (QB rating 30.6) true freshman: https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/5141687/carter-smith OH THE HUMANITY!!

That’d be a fantastic hire for Penn State, and a nut punch to the Purdump fanbase, some of whom have been convinced that Brohm only left them because UL is his alma mater. lol