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So Indiana has missed on some recruits. Was it Indiana's fault? Tom Crean's? Dirty Recruiting? or a LOADED roster? I'm leaning on the latter playing a significant role in the decision of 2014 recruits. Before we examine our lineup now, let's consider what happened in 2009. Indiana landed a top 10 class with Creek, Hulls, Watford, Elston, Hulls. This is a group that played from Day 1. Therefore going into the following season, it was safe to say playing time would more difficult to come by. The 2010 recruiting class was a down class (many thought) of Victor Oladipo and Will Sheehey. This "down" class has turned out pretty darn good hasn't it? Did future playing time affect this class and some of the higher ranked prospects? The 2011 recruiting class wasn't much different than 2010 with the key exception being Cody Zeller. Indiana *missed on a lot of good recruits both of these years. With another year under their belt, did the 2009 class affect other top commit's decisions on becoming a Hoosier? Then the 2012 class of Ferrell, Hollowell, Perea & Jurkin comes in. This class, as freshman came into a senior dominated team. Now that those seniors are gone, it is this groups turn to take over. Indiana followed the Top 5 2012 class up with another top 5 class in 2013. -Noah Vonleh -Troy Williams -Stan Robinson -Devin Davis -Collin Hartman -Luke Fischer - This class is LOADED. They might not have gotten as much hype as "The Movement" but they are a better class than the 2012 group in my opinion. This class is dynamic and has Indiana sitting very nicely for the future. Now let's look at our Roster when the 2014 kids get here... (Assuming no attrition) Seniors: Austin Etherington Juniors: Yogi Ferrell, Jeremy Hollowell, Hanner Perea, Peter Jurkin Sophomores: Noah Vonleh, Troy Williams, Stan Robinson, Devin Davis, Collin Hartman, Luke Fischer. That roster is loaded with talent and experience. A 2014 commit will have to deal with two SOLID classes for their first two years in Bloomington. The third season in Bloomington will contend with this 2013 class as seniors... It's a bleak picture for any player to look at. Think about this, in 2014... Yogi - Entering his 3rd year as a starter Jeremy - Entering his 3rd year as a key contributor Noah - Possibly entering his second and final season in Bloomington Troy - Possibly entering his second and final season in Bloomington Stan - Will be entering his second season as a contributor Devin / Collin / Luke - Harder to project, but they will have another year of experience. In 2015 not much changes. Players get more experience, and get better. It becomes even harder to gain minutes. This post turned out to be a fair bit of rambling, but I hope the point comes across that without ANY 2014 recruits, Indiana is set up for a VERY promising couple of years. When you land a large class, especially two back to back, you will miss on some bigger name talents. Guys want to play, and that is important to them when they view themselves as 1 or 2 and done guys. It will be harder to crack Indiana's lineup moving forward as these players gain more experience. I would imagine a lot of you are thinking of Kentucky right now. Their model doesn't apply to this logic as they basically turn the whole program over every season. Therefore they don't run into the issues that Indiana is facing today. These "issues" that fans are pointing out, are GREAT "issues" to have in my opinion. We are stocked, and ready to contend in 2015.

Hoosiers across the country are upset with the 2014 recruiting class. What was once was hyped as the start of the best class in the country, things have slowly declined from there. Why did this happen?So Indiana has missed on some recruits. Was it Indiana's fault? Tom Crean's? Dirty Recruiting? or a LOADED roster? I'm leaning on the latter playing a significant role in the decision of 2014 recruits. Before we examine our lineup now, let's consider what happened in 2009. Indiana landed a top 10 class with Creek, Hulls, Watford, Elston, Hulls. This is a group that played from Day 1. Therefore going into the following season, it was safe to say playing time would more difficult to come by. The 2010 recruiting class was a down class (many thought) of Victor Oladipo and Will Sheehey. This "down" class has turned out pretty darn good hasn't it? Did future playing time affect this class and some of the higher ranked prospects? The 2011 recruiting class wasn't much different than 2010 with the key exception being Cody Zeller. Indiana *missed on a lot of good recruits both of these years. With another year under their belt, did the 2009 class affect other top commit's decisions on becoming a Hoosier? Then the 2012 class of Ferrell, Hollowell, Perea & Jurkin comes in. This class, as freshman came into a senior dominated team. Now that those seniors are gone, it is this groups turn to take over. Indiana followed the Top 5 2012 class up with another top 5 class in 2013. -Noah Vonleh -Troy Williams -Stan Robinson -Devin Davis -Collin Hartman -Luke Fischer - This class is LOADED. They might not have gotten as much hype as "The Movement" but they are a better class than the 2012 group in my opinion. This class is dynamic and has Indiana sitting very nicely for the future. Now let's look at our Roster when the 2014 kids get here... (Assuming no attrition) Seniors: Austin Etherington Juniors: Yogi Ferrell, Jeremy Hollowell, Hanner Perea, Peter Jurkin Sophomores: Noah Vonleh, Troy Williams, Stan Robinson, Devin Davis, Collin Hartman, Luke Fischer. That roster is loaded with talent and experience. A 2014 commit will have to deal with two SOLID classes for their first two years in Bloomington. The third season in Bloomington will contend with this 2013 class as seniors... It's a bleak picture for any player to look at. Think about this, in 2014... Yogi - Entering his 3rd year as a starter Jeremy - Entering his 3rd year as a key contributor Noah - Possibly entering his second and final season in Bloomington Troy - Possibly entering his second and final season in Bloomington Stan - Will be entering his second season as a contributor Devin / Collin / Luke - Harder to project, but they will have another year of experience. In 2015 not much changes. Players get more experience, and get better. It becomes even harder to gain minutes. This post turned out to be a fair bit of rambling, but I hope the point comes across that without ANY 2014 recruits, Indiana is set up for a VERY promising couple of years. When you land a large class, especially two back to back, you will miss on some bigger name talents. Guys want to play, and that is important to them when they view themselves as 1 or 2 and done guys. It will be harder to crack Indiana's lineup moving forward as these players gain more experience. I would imagine a lot of you are thinking of Kentucky right now. Their model doesn't apply to this logic as they basically turn the whole program over every season. Therefore they don't run into the issues that Indiana is facing today. These "issues" that fans are pointing out, are GREAT "issues" to have in my opinion. We are stocked, and ready to contend in 2015. Click here to view the article

Jaquan Lyle will be a Hoosier by the end of the week IF: - He gets to Bloomington - His scores are within passing range - Indiana accepts his commitment. There is a long way to go for Lyle to qualify for Indiana. Many steps need to happen for this to take place. If Indiana accepts his commitment, I would guess the academic side is shaping up nicely. Lyle will be a Hoosier. 100%. Not even up for debate if he qualifies... Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

We owe it all to Jaybob for setting the record! On second thought... JBJ might have had something to do with all this. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Lol. It will probably work out nicely for them this year though. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

#10 will definitely be open. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

He's pretty darn good! The future is looking quite nice this evening. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

So many countless minutes wasted typing away on my ipad... Damn waste of time. I'll write something like this for every commitment day if I can guarantee the same results! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Haha just be happy he picked IU... The wrath of IU isn't quite so becoming.... Passionate one way or the other Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Submit your votes. For the record, 24/7's Crystal Ball has it 100% UK. JBJ just took a visit to Indiana this past weekend which could have been good for IU, or it could have been JBJ telling Coach Crean his is going to attend Kentucky. The other wrinkle in all this is Kentucky is projected to land Booker, a 2014 SG, approximately 2 hours before JBJ makes his decision. Could Booker's decision affect Blackmon's? Most analysts will say no, but you never know on these things. Either way, it should be an interesting day for Hoosier Nation. All we ask at BtownBanners, is to play nicely and wish Mr. Blackmon luck should he go down south to UK. HIs decision, His life, His missed opportunity to be a Hoosier! You can Read up on Blackmon Here: https://btownbanners.com/index.php?/topic/3134-Blackmon Submit your vote: (App Users may need to visit this link from their browser to VOTE. To do this, Click the Arrow in the lower right hand corner of the screen, then select the Safari Logo.)

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Welcome back JBJ!!!! Jaquan is next! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

STOP MILKING THIS... Damn you ESPN Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Blackmon will commit to Indiana. Writing is on the wall and Rabjohns is at the announcement. A private announcement in Indy... Rabjohns hasn't posted much because he knows and will get the exclusive interview. No need to worry now folks Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Popular Kentucky site Kentucky Sports Radio posted an article saying Kentucky's hardest / most talented team they will face all season is Kentucky's Second Team.... You seriously can't make this up. So UK has already played their toughest opponent, they've got that going for themselves. Hopefully they won't get burnt out playing that tough competition all year long in practice. Why do they make it so easy to hate them? http://kentuckysportsradio.com/1/just-how-strong-of-an-opponent-was-the-white-team/ Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Rabjohns just posted this pic, if he took it and is there, I Like that a LOT. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Jerry Meyer says why he switched "primarily leaks that Indiana is the pick. Intel flowing through reliable connections and sources." Nobody knows. This could still go any direction. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I'd be shocked. As would everyone else haha Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

So many different angles on this thing. From Blackmon 100% to UK at 8am to Blackmon to IU at noon. Just seems crazy that everything was held so tight until today... Maybe not, but it does seem bizarre the way this has all played out. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Looks like an off night for CWat. Really hope he's still working hard to get to the NBA. This summer has to be better than last summer Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Smooth recovery LOL Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

yea just copy paste. That's all u gotta do. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Brian??? If so, welcome back man. It's been a long time! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

HUGE Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

No dice. Just drag down. Start doing drag down finger practices Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app