Stuhoo

Looks like it's going to be time to start monitoring the "who Marni Mooney is following" vigil.

Jeremy Hollowell's game with A+ academics and character would be a fantastic player to have.

^^This^^ For OG not to go, he would have to regress from last year. And that's. Not. Happening.

Our starting backcourt looks like ZZ freakin Top.

Justin Smith is exactly the type of young man that we would be proud to see in a Hoosier uniform. No handlers here! Just an excellent family, an excellent student, and an excellent basketball player.

I don't know about "good", but here's a cheesy meatloaf for you:

Per IUHoosiers.com, below is the list for favorite meal of each player on this year's team. Personally, I'm with Quentin Taylor's Thanksgiving dinner, and I'm also a fan of TB going with the same staples as many of the others, but insisting that it be "cooked by Grandma." Feast on this: OG Anunoby — SpaghettiJames Blackmon, Jr. – Steak, Mashed Potatoes and AsparagusThomas Bryant – Fried Chicken, Mac-n-Cheese, Fresh Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Collard Greens and a nice Pound Cake cooked by Grandma.De’Ron Davis – Spaghetti with Garlic BreadGrant Gelon – Ribs and Sweet PotatoesDevonte Green – Steak and Mac-n-cheeseCollin Hartman – Beef StroganoffJohnny Jager – Steak and PotatoesRobert Johnson – Crab Cakes, Shrimp, Mac-n-Cheese, and Mashed PotatoesCurtis Jones – Fried Chicken, Mac-n-Cheese, Mashed Potatoes and LemonadeZach McRoberts – Chicken and Noodles with Mashed PotatoesFreddie McSwain, Jr. – Meat Loaf, Corn, Mashed Potatoes, Mac-n-Cheese, homemade Pie.Juwan Morgan – Ham, Greens, Cabbage and Potato Salad.Josh Newkirk – Spaghetti with Garlic BreadTim Priller – Chicken Fried Chicken, Mac-n-Cheese, Garlic Mashed PotatoesQuentin Taylor – Thanksgiving meal: Turkey, Stuffing, Sweet Potatoes, Rolls and Collard Greens

We will not slow-play a player as good as Smith

Nah. Wilkes knows he will start wherever he goes, and that we'll have enough room for J Smith and him. A class of Durham, Smith, Wilkes, Waters, and a big would be a huge home run.

By the end of the weekend, we may have a two player class!

Him and Yogi are both gonna be coaches someday.

That is freakin' awesome.

Run? Sure. Press? Nope...CTC teams at IU do not press. Especially with JBj at one guard spot.

The last time I saw Marni single out a new freshman for public appreciation, it was for OG. When Marni Mooney likes you, You are good people: Marni Mooney ‏@MarnOnTheMoon Aug 22 I'm so glad we have Freddie! Follow Marni Mooney‏@MarnOnTheMoon @Mcswain_swain -- so proud of you Freddie. #KeepWorkingHard

MSB looks like he's about to hurl.

Some people are going to complain no matter how well things are going. IU fans are people. Some IU fans are never going to complain no matter how well things are going.

Fixed that for ya', Nips.

What program dominates with in-state recruits? Maybe UCLA? Not sure ANY program does so, including all blue bloods.

Before the season, many of us (myself included) believed that the success of the season greatly depended upon whether we have a quarterback. We have a quarterback.

I feel better now. Too much caffeine for Stuhoo?

Only the finest in bovine haberdashery for our friend Baltimore.

Why stop there! We also didn't get John Wooden, Rick Mount, Frank Kendrick, Joe Barry Carroll, James Blackmon Sr... Well shucks, looks like ole Branch McCracken and Bob Knight couldn't lock down Indiana!

Bullshirt. You prefaced and outlined your entire rant by starting with: "I encourage people to do some research to find out how high school coaches in the state feel about Indiana and Crean as opposed to Painter or Holtmann. There are several articles floating around about how the connection isn't there and Crean hasn't developed the relationships.. " So, If I started a post with "I encourage people to do some research to find out why people don't like Btown Banners poster Baltimore Hoosier. (And then immediately followed with) "Unlike Peegs and the 247 guys, Btown Banners has had real problems with lying, cheating posters that pull facts out of their backside." that'd be okay by you because the disparaging remarks in the second line were about Btown Banners and not you specifically? I'm glad you'd be okay with that. (and... you're damn straight it was a good try; it was a good try that should encourage you to cut the crap).

Sorry to call you out a bit, Baltimore, but much of what you posted above is absolute nonsense. Your list of who Crean Coulda/shoulda gotten but didn't? Hummell? Committed to Purdue two years before Crean was at IU. Dawson? Arrested this year for felony domestic assault. Punched Travis Carroll in a MSU/PU game. Good player, but not a good guy, to say the least. Teague? Never should have been a "student-athlete". Lyles? Puhlease, we've been through that one with Papa Tom Lyles and the de-commit many times over. Swanigan? His adopted father is a pro player agent, and a Purdue grad. Really? DeShaun Thomas? ONCE AGAIN as Inside The Hall quoted "committed to OSU long before Tom Crean arrived at IU." JuJuan Johnson? FOR A THIRD TIME!! Committed to Purdue about two years before Tom Crean arrived at IU. Blueitt? Nice player...by all accounts, him and Yogi were never going to go to the same school. Robinson? The son of Purdue's all-time great, and UM committ Mitch "Cheech and Chong McGary's" bestest buddy? That leaves Gary Harris and Zak Irvin; I'd throw Kellen Dunham in there too; we would have had a good shot at Dunham, though him and Irvin are far from 5 star program changers. You sir, have mastered the art of the straw-man argument with your post. Good day, sir.

In-state recruits present an inherent advantage for IU: those kids can have their family and friends at games. Otherwise: Character, Athleticism, Shooting ability, and Work ethic... Those are the qualities I'm looking for, and I don't care if we get them from a kid in Indianapolis or Timbuktu.