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I wish they would have kept the agreement for other sports. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Basketball or football? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

No survivors? That's a little harsh. Everyone survives while Boeheim and Williams are concussed leaving them incapable of lying. In a press conference days later Williams says, "the NCAA needs to reinvestigate because we cheated way more than they initially discovered." Boeheim is heard in the locker room telling reporters they should have been giving the death penalty and he should have been forced to retire. One can only hope. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I could get behind that. TB as a sophomore without foul trouble... Yes, please! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

A few years back there was an agreement for an B1G/Pac-12 challenge but it fell through, not sure why. I do agree that would be nice to have the Hoosiers playing on the left coast. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

He is a great coach. There are plenty of basketball experts, not media talking heads, who recognize him as great. He is the next coach K or coach Pop depending on what level you want to compare him. I would be willing to put a lot of money on him being a top 3 coach at either level the next 5 years. He's pretty much there at the pro level now. Coach Stevens at IU would probably have multiple championships in an 8-10 year span. He almost did that at Butler in two years. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I could see IU getting Syracuse at home next season, at UNC the filling year, and then Duke at home after that. I have no idea on the Gavitt Tipoff games. I'm not even sure IU will play in it next season. I would like to see some neutral site games against Georgetown or one of the NE schools at MSG. That would be nice for some of the alumni in those areas to get to see the Hoosiers. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Nova played a really good half. Oklahoma will make a flurry of outside shots to get it closer in the second half. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I predict "arm around shoulder." Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

(Apologies for a really long post. Bottom line we should have a really good non-con schedule that has me a bit giddy) We could potentially have the non-con schedule most of us have been wanting for several years. The losses in Maui cost us seeding more than our opening BTT loss to Michigan. It hurt losing but also impacted our RPI due to the competition. Instead of a matchup with Vandy (RPI 62) we got St. John's (RPI 245) and then UNLV (RPI 102) instead of UNLV (RPI 147). Next season we're playing guaranteed games against KU and UL instead of a tourney. Here is a glance at games that have been announced already. Armed Forces Classic: JBPHH (Nov. 11) Opponent: Kansas (RPI - 1, KenPom - 4) (Possible) Gavitt Tipoff: (See below) Fort Wayne Memorial Coliseum (Nov. 22) Opponent: IPFW (RPI - 71, KenPom - 133) B1G-ACC Challenge: Home game (See below for possible opponents) Crossroads Classic: Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Dec. 17) Opponent: Butler (RPI - 56, KenPom - 35) Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Dec 31) Opponent: Louisville (RPI - 17, KenPom - 10) Gavitt Tipoff: As stated above B1G teams are guaranteed 4 games over the 8 year contract with the possibilty of a 5th game for 8 B1G teams. MSU, pu, Wiscy, OSU, Northwestern, and Minnesota did not play in the 2015 version of the Gavitt Tipoff series. Seton Hall and Butler did not participate for the Big East in last season's games. If IU does participate possible games include @Xavier (RPI - 7, KenPom - 12) Seton Hall (RPI - 19, KenPom - 23) @Georgetown (RPI - 106, KenPom - 64) B1G/ACC Challenge: IU was on the road this past season with the Debacle in Durham against the Dukies and should have a marquee opponent at home next season. My uneducated guess for IU's opponent next season include UNC (RPI - 5, KenPom - 2) Duke (RPI - 8, KenPom - 14) Syracuse (RPI - 72, KenPom - 22) IU will have at minimum two quality opponents in the top 25ish range in Kansas and Louisville at neutral sites. There is a real possibility to add a third with a home game against a top ACC team in the challenge. A fourth isn't out of the question with a possible road game against a Big East team. The Crossroads Classic will give another opportunity for a quality win against Butler on a neutral court. The game at the Fort Wayne Memorial Coliseum against an instate mid-major in IPFW seems like a good idea to give fans in that region a chance to see the Hoosiers. It's also good for a solid RPI game as opposed to a 200+ RPI cupcake at Assembly Hall. That's a total of three neutral site games, one home game, and at least one true road game. I've been an advocate of a tougher non-con schedule than we've played in the recent past. I'm happy with this schedule but we still need to resist the urge to play a handful of those RPI 250+ home games. If we could 2 games against opponents in the RPI 100ish, 4 in the RPI 150ish, and a couple against RPI 200+ we will have a really good non-con SOS that could help our seeding next season. Edit: I would also like to see us continue to play mid to low majors in the surrounding states with an emphasis on playing teams trending up. Here are a few examples of teams who had pretty good seasons that we've played recently. (2015) IPFW (RPI - 71, KenPom - 133) (2015) Morehead State (RPI - 127, KenPom - 124) (2013) Evansville (RPI - 93, KenPom - 68) (2013) Oakland (RPI - 117, KenPom - 82) (2012) Ball State (RPI - 179, KenPom - 150

I'm agreeing his points were important but it's when players get their points. Are you scoring in the opening minutes to push your team to a hit start, are you scoring while up or down big without pressure, or are you scoring in crunch time with the game on the line. Troy got most of his points while IU was down double figures. He also had his normal turnovers and lack of concentration on defense that directly lead to UNC points. Troy is who he is, a talented player who is wildly inconsistent. I believe for the majority of the time in his junior year he was more likely to start runs for the other team than to put his team on his back and will them to wins. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

If we have a scholarship I would go after this kid. I wasn't all for three guard lineups in previous years but with Simon and Durham in 2017 they could both play on the wing with their wingspans. I'm not sure Simon would want to compete with senior Newkirk, senior RoJo, senior JBJ, CuJo, Green, and Durham. If he does we could see a seamless transition from 2016-2017 to 2017-2018 in the back court. 2017-----------2018 JBJ Simon RoJo CuJo Newkirk Green Simon Durham CuJo Scruggs (?) Green That would be a ridiculous amount of talent at the guard position. If they all bought in and played their hardest in the minutes they see it would be special. Basketball at all levels is dependent on talent. If he wants to wear the candy stripes and there is a scholarship available sign him up. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I agree he wasn't the reason we lost. He did give up an open three to Paige when he left his man hunting for an impossible steal. Troy scored a bunch of points against a Final Four team in the 2nd half when Carolina maintained a comfortable lead. There is scoring when it matters to propel your team to a win and scoring in a blowout or garbage time. Troy got his but it did nothing to help IU win. He did have a game changing second half against Notre Dame that was a turning point for the team though. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I believe his show could be fixed. Unlike Troy, it appears McSwain's form is similar each time he shoots where Troy's form is different every time he shoots. If McSwain can combine his athleticism with s junkyard dog type mentally, similar to Tate of O$U, I would welcome him. A lot depends on what Troy does though. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I hope Thomas Bryant declares for the draft. He would be doing himself wrong if he doesn't go through the process. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

UNC's men's basketball program won't be nailed with harsh sanctions. The athletic department will push to make the issue an academic and university issue. Listen to some of the talking heads who have already been lobbying for the basketball program. There will be a crap ton of CBB fans of all programs who look at the punishment and laugh. The NCAA is a terribly corrupt organization who has played favorites for decades. Unfortunately, the punishment won't for the crime. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Best of luck on the recovery RoJo! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Mike and Mike lighting up Michigan and Beilein about recruiting over Spike and restricting his transfer. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Add Green as well Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Threads aren't being cleared as "read" on the app for me. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners edit: also seeing threads I responded in being marked as unread.

So basically B1G teams will play in half of the games over 8 years with 8 B1G teams playing in 5? (I think my math is correct on that)

Yeah Newkirk has two left. Newkirk and Simon would only have one year to potentially play together though.

Yogi just lit it up in the first round with a total of 22 hitting every money ball.

I like Ol Roy saying it needs to be about the kids and these teams. That it shouldn't be about the past. Huh? Just drop the past because your program cheated to win? Yeah, that sounds like a doggone good idea. I think every time UNC and Syracuse are talked about in Houston it should include how much they lack the student in student-athlete.

Yogi coming up ESPN in the 3-point contest. Get the W, Yogi!