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  1. 7 points
    Hovadipo

    IU Football Off-Season

    I’m sure you’ll tell us how it won’t regardless of the answer.
  2. 6 points
    I didn't think it at the time and had agreed with some others that Phinnissee hadn't been tripped....but then saw this video. That's a play that gets called all day as a trip.
  3. 6 points
    Expected this. It’s been no secret here in Fort Wayne. Kaufman the next to pop for IU?
  4. 5 points
    Stuhoo

    (2021) PF Caleb Furst to Purdue

    Yeah - for me I sincerely hope he is overrated and sucks donkey cajones as a college player.
  5. 5 points
    Solid tweet from whoever runs the btownbanners twitter account. I hate the idea that it's good for "top recruits to stay in-state." If a top recruit doesn't want to come to IU, I want him as far away as possible. Purdue is the last place I want to see them go.
  6. 5 points
    Would have been nice to see him in candy stripes. Go get Kaufman.. And Mohammed! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners
  7. 5 points
    I don’t think he has announced a date. Maybe these ‘21 kids aren’t in to the drama of a big announcement? I’m good with that!
  8. 5 points
    Stuhoo

    Negativity Thread

    So ... We were arguably better than Michigan State last year and this year!! Yay? Cause, ya see, we were better than MSU, Nebraska and FSU this year, and Purdue was better than MSU and worse than FSU and Nebraska this year, and Purdue was better than us. So it is clear to me that: MSU is horrible this year; the worst of all of them! (wait, what?)
  9. 4 points
    Lebowski

    IU Football Off-Season

    I'm not sure I agree. Keep in mind a couple of things here. The defensive stats in general were better than 2018 and the offensive stats produced more points, more rushing TDs, more passing yards and relied less on the run game than the previous year. Now that might be due to a number of factors, SOS, new OC and DC etc. etc.. But the bottom line is that compared to the two years the younger front 5 and front 7 produced more wins and a bowl appearance. This team is young. I'm a firm believer that the strengths of any team in any conference at any level of football is and will always be at the front 5 and front 7 level. That's football. Without either you just got a really bad football team. Games are won and lost in the trenches.
  10. 4 points
    Stuhoo

    IU Football Off-Season

    Lose EveryOne ;)
  11. 3 points
    IUc2016

    College Bball Thread

    Adam Miller will be a freshman. Andre curbelo will be a freshman. They will not have the same impact a sophomore Ayo had this year. Not saying they won’t be good players, but we routinely see that freshman guards cannot lead a team in the big ten. I mean look at Illinois last year when Ayo was a freshman. And I disagree on Giorgi. I would take race all day, as he is a much better defender. We saw what Illinois interior defense looked like with giorgi in the middle. They lost more than20 games Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app
  12. 3 points
    Also gives them a chance for a bad loss, and for a team like IU who’s been horrible in the tournament, I wouldn’t want to take that chance. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app
  13. 3 points
    TheWatShot

    Bracketology and Team Resumes

    It was actually 2016, but that draw was criminal. We were outright Big Ten champs that year and had to play the SEC champs in the freaking second round. I'd wager that a second round matchup between Power 5 champs had never occurred that early in the tournament until then. It was total horsesh*t.
  14. 3 points
    Sometimes bracketing rules force them not to use the S-Curve. This year for instance since BYU is going to be in the field they have to fit them in the bracket so that they play in the Thursday, Saturday games since they can’t play on Sunday. Multiple teams are probably going to be effected by this. I always like to see the S-Curve list and see why they moved teams seed lines Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app
  15. 3 points
    Alford Bailey

    IU Football Off-Season

    He went from IU football to ALABAMA football. The farthest thing from a lateral move there is.
  16. 3 points
    Uspshoosier

    Bracketology and Team Resumes

    Bracketology 2020 1 seeds- Kansas, Baylor, Zags, San Diego St Kansas has by far the most impressive resume so far this year. They are number 1 in pretty much every metric, sos, and have the most impressive wins. 11 Q1 wins(6 of those Q1a) and all their losses to Q1a teams. Eye test tells you they are the team to beat going into the tournament and the numbers back that up 2 seeds- Maryland, Seton Hall, Dayton, Kentucky Many probably have Dayton as the first 2 seed but I just couldn't put them ahead of the other 2 in front of them. I think Dayton is a legit final 4 contender but their limited Q1 games hold them back a little and I think the committee will hold them back a little as well. Kentuckys Q4 loss could end of costing them a seed line in the end. Personally I think Seton Hall has the team to make the Final 4 depending on matchups 3 seed- Creighton, Louisville, Florida St, Nova If you haven't gotten a chance to watch Creighton play this year I highly recommend watching them in these next 2 weeks before the tournament starts. By far one of the best offensive teams and one of my favorite teams to watch. Their numbers are really good as well and stack up to anyone on around them. I would of had them on the 2 line if they would of won at St Johns. 4 seed- Duke, Oregon, Sparty, Auburn Duke a 4 seed? don't tell espn I have them on the 4 line they might find a way to delete this thread. While I personally think they are better then a 4 seed this is where they are for now. They need to face Florida St and Louisville in ACC Tourney and win them to gain a couple more Q1 games. ACC being down has caused a lack of Q1 opportunities for the upper tier teams. Oregon has Pritchard so I would not count them out. They have stumbled a bit from what I thought they would be this year but I think they have a run in them 5 seed-Penn St, Iowa, Ohio St, Wisky All B1G 5 seeds with the top 6 a B1G team as well. Put those teams in a hat and draw them out would probably be a better way of looking at them. Not a lot of separation between them as of today but luckily the last week and B1G tournament will give some of these teams a chance to improve their resumes or provide a chance to tumble. 6 seed-Michigan, BYU, Marquette, Colorado BYU is my sleeper team to make a run to the final 4. Most their losses came without their best player Childs. They have the shooting and they have the big man down low. Haws isn't afraid of being the go to guy and take the big shot and he has hit a couple of them this year. Byu/Creighton would be a heck of a matchup in the tourney 7 seed-West Virginia, Butler, Virginia, Illinois West Virginia was once in the committee's top 16 reveal but they have fallen quite a lot since then. Their offense especially their shooting has been abysmal(sound familiar) Butler has fallen as well. I might of dropped them too much to be honest but for Hova's dislike for Butler I decided drop them to a 7. 8 seed- Zona, LSU, USC, St Marys After the 7 line it really gets hard separating some of these teams. Actually this year that could probably be said from seeds 5-12. This tournament is going to be wild and I can not wait for the chaos. Throw the seeds out the door 9seed-Houston, Oklahoma, IU, Arizona St IU needs to take care of business on Wednesday and for me with the resume they already have IU will be in this tournament despite the results of the games after Wednesday. Ive said 19 regular season wins would get them in since January and they have given me no reason to change that line of thinking today Top 45 SOS( I know ken pom is lower) and 0 losses outside the NET top 50 plus 6Q1wins and at the least 2Q2 wins gives IU some breathing room going into the B1G tournament as long as they get to 19. Unlike some resumes iu can afford a bad loss and still have a feel confident about their chances. Even if the worst happens iu would still be18-13 heading into the B1G tourney and would be at least 4 games over .500 which if you follow me on here is a big deal for teams trying to make the tournament. 10 seed-Texas Tech, Xavier, Florida, Providence Ed Cooley is one of the most underrated coaches in the game today. The guy can flat out coach. a couple years ago he was apart of the first all access games where the mic'd the coaches. Since that time I have been a big fan of his. His team was dead in the water after non-conference play and everyone including myself wrote them off. Big turn around and now they are in a position to get an at-large bid even with 4 Q3-4 losses. 11 seed- Stanford, ETSU, No Iowa, Rutgers I think ETSU and No Iowa cannot have any slip ups in their conference tournaments. ETSU can only lose to Furman or maybe Greensburo and still feel safe about an at large bid. While it might not be fair to mid majors this is the system and since their Q1 and Q2 chances are slim they have less margin of error. it didn't help that they could of scheduled just a little stronger in the non conference but this is where we are. Rutgers needs to win some games away from home and that means @Purdue or in the B1G tourney or this feel good story all year might end up a nightmare for them and they go to the NIT Last 4 In- Wichita St, Utah St, Rhode Island, Cincy Wichta St dodged a bullet yesterday but it didn't save them from being near the cutline. They have 2 Q1 wins(non tourney teams) and 7 Q2 wins(1 against a tourney team) Oklahoma (9 seed)is their only win against the NET top 50. I know some are worried about iu being on the cutline but these are the types of resumes that will be compared to IU's if they fall to the bubble. FWIW iu has 6 top 50 wins Teams that are close NC State, Texas, Richmond, UCLA, Miss St, Arkansas, Memphis, Bama, Tenn, Purdue mid major teams to watch ETSU- This team is really good and has a bunch of seniors. if they make the tournament they will win their 1st game and possibly make the sweet 16 No Iowa- They have a superstar in their pg Green who is a high major player without question. His dad is the assistant coach at No Iowa Furman, UNC Greensburo, SF Austin, Yale, Liberty Conference Tournaments start Tuesday The tournament you guys need to watch is the SoCon tournament. This tournament is going to be just as good as any high major tournament. I will post one more update right before selection Sunday. Things will change and the seeds will need scrubbing before then but until then enjoy the madness that is coming. 1 more week of work then this mailman is on vacation for 3 weeks. as always if you have any bracketology questions just ask them in this thread
  17. 2 points
    http:// https://www.insidethehall.com/2020/03/03/bracketology-ncaa-tournament-projection-as-of-march-3-2020/ Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app
  18. 2 points
    Stuhoo

    College Bball Thread

    I may be oversimplifying it, but for me Illinois will be pretty good next year with Cockburn, and pretty bad without him. i would imagine he’s a two year player, so they should be pretty good.
  19. 2 points
    That is the one that ticked me off. It's one thing to not use the S curve, but you can't tell me that year that Kentucky and Indiana weren't underseeded so they would meet each other in round two. IU was 25-7 and 15-3 in the Big Ten and Kentucky was 26-8 in 13-5 and won not only their conference title but the tournament title as well. Most people thought UK was a 3 seed and IU was going to be a 3 or 4....instead UK was a 4 and IU was a 5.
  20. 2 points
    Brass Cannon

    College Bball Thread

    I hope Cockburn does leave Lolz will be had
  21. 2 points
    I’ll say it if Chris won’t. :) Except I wouldn’t yet call it a “heavy” lean. But I like our chances.
  22. 2 points
    As long as you will also say Kaufman is a heavy lean to IU, I'm ok with this.
  23. 2 points
    Chris007

    IU Football Off-Season

    So much for LEO this off season.
  24. 2 points
    Aaron

    IU Football Off-Season

    Now I think some questions need to be asked. Up until now the losses were at positions we had plenty of depth and were not likely to play much baring injuries. Running back outside of Scott we have no one left and James was going to be a huge contributor next season. Someone needs to question Tom Allen why all these players would want to leave after such a great season if they supposedly love him so much? Something stinks here.
  25. 2 points


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