mamasa

Man, you guys are like news pumas!  Fast and deadly!

Prayers for those affected by the senseless shootings in Virginia.

Very nice addition!  I hear Thomas Bryant and Emmitt Holt are going to buy him a congratulatory drink!

August 23   Field Hockey vs Iowa   11:30 am (Exhibition, Louisville, KY)   Women's Soccer vs SIUE  2:30 pm  (Bloomington, IN)   August 28   Women's Volleyball vs Bowling Green  1 pm  (Murfreesboro, TN)   Women's Soccer vs Missouri  4 pm  (West Lafayette, IN)   Field Hockey vs Missouri St.  4 pm  (Louisville, KY)   Men's Soccer vs St. John's  8 pm  (Bloomington, IN)   Women's Volleyball vs Cleveland St.  8:30 pm  (Murfreesboro, TN)   August 29   Women's Volleyball vs Middle Tennessee St.  1 pm  (Murfreesboro, TN)     Links: Field Hockey http://www.iuhoosiers.com/index.aspx?path=fhockey&     Women's Soccer  http://www.iuhoosiers.com/index.aspx?path=wsoc&   Women's Volleyball  http://www.iuhoosiers.com/index.aspx?path=wvball&   Men's Soccer  http://www.iuhoosiers.com/index.aspx?path=msoc&                  

Could not disagree more. These kids play for Indiana University. If you want IU mentioned in the same ilk as UK or UNC, I can't attempt to reasonably debate this.

So, are you ok with zero graduation rate?

"Must've left them at Calipari's house!"

I do have to say, having been to 200+ concerts/festivals, One Direction put on a great concert. Those kids are actually talented. They had a blast on stage, which is refreshing from the professional, by the script bands I see a lot. Plus, they were really humble and appreciative of their fans (and parents, lol). Not saying they're my favorites, but I had more fun (and it was a better overall show) than a lot of "legends" I've seen. Having said that, I feel like I need a drink and to hang my head in shame

It's official- Icona Pop is the worst band I have ever seen live. One girl is playing a freakin' kazoo.

Let's keep this on track about De'Ron, not Crean or fan's expecations

I followed them pretty closely last year, but honestly couldn't tell what kind of offense/defense Moren wanted to run, given the players she had.  I'm excited to see them!

We were 44th the year before.  10 B1G teams in the top 50 (Purdue 9th, MSU 10th, Nebraska 11th, Iowa 14th, Maryland 15th, Penn St. 18th, OSU 19th, Wisconsin 23rd, Minnesota 25th, IU 46th).  I really hope that we start off strong and get momentum.  The fans were really starting to get into the team w/ Coach Miller.  Coach Moren has begun to put together the team that she wants, and I hope that the team is more comfortable in her scheme this year.  Lots of new faces and added maturity from our returners!

Love the Hoosier Hysteria shirt right behind the bench :)

Alkins

Prayers for her safety, and her family's peace.

Absolutely agree ^^ (can't quote on here)!  I was just poking around trying to see how many other schools have the same problems that we're experiencing now.  Lots of info out there!

http://arrestnation.com/2015-stats/     Very interesting site that goes along with our discussion

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/antonio-allen-arrested-on-drug-charges/ar-AAbGBFJ   Just clicked over to msn.com to get some news- Allen is on the headline slide show.

Along the same lines, I was just in Florida, talking with some in-laws from Winter Springs.  They had been told that there was a major heroin highway from Mexico to IU.  They had no idea that I was an IU guy, so they weren't saying it as a jab to me.  Very sad.

Oh wow, no words. Prayers for you and family!

The Boogeyman checks under his bed for MSB at night

  Loved watching Dunbar.  Actually bought a San Francisco Demons XFL jersey for him!

YardBarker has Coleman going to the Cardinals at pick 55

Hoping that the cohesiveness is there again.  Last season, there was no energy or sense of teamwork. Also saw that we have 3 scholarships open and we're still recruiting heavily.  Love to get an athletic bruiser in the middle!

Transcript from HoosierScoop (yeah, I know), by Andy Graham.  Some talk on Coach Miller, Brian Agler, Coach Moren.  Other topics included at link, but moreso interested in the IUWbb talk.   http://scoop.hoosiershq.com/2015/04/fridays-live-chat-transcript/   Friday’s live chat transcript Posted by Mike Miller in Just sayin' on Friday, Apr. 24, 2015 at 3:33 PM. QUESTION: MODERATOR: Good morning and welcome to today’s IU sports chat. Thanks for being here. Andy, Mike and Jeremy: How are you today? Ready to get started? JEREMY: As ready as ever this Friday. Let’s dive in. MIKE: Hey, everybody. Doing well. Let’s chat. ANDY: Sure looked and felt like football season last evening as IU concluded its spring sessions with a public practice, with a ton of other IU athletes from sundry sports present for the festivities. Got one in the mood to … chat. QUESTION: With the circus that was IUWBB this offseason, what should fan expectation be for next year? Lost two huge assets for next year including Brooks and Stratman! Robert, Bloomington   JEREMY: Robert, Good question, and keep in mind that IU may not be done adding pieces for next season. The spring signing period runs through May 20. That said, I think you have to expect progress. For one, because the roster is at least a little more balanced in terms of guards and bigs. For two, because this will be the second year under Teri Moren’s system and with players who theoretically suit her preferences. That said, there won’t be a senior on the roster, so still a very young team overall. The full schedule hasn’t been released yet either, so maybe we can revisit some actual numbers then. MIKE: Tempered. They still don’t have a post player that can help them achieve the kind of conference breakthrough that they need. I expect they’ll do fine in November and December, but I’ll be curious to see what the non-conference schedule looks like when it’s released this summer. It’s been embarrassingly soft the last few years, something that is partly — maybe mostly — attributable to coach Jack. I know Miller wanted to beef it up a bit down the road, so I imagine we might see a game or two of his choosing this year. Personnel wise, I don’t think they’ll have a single senior. So I don’t know, but I’m not expecting a much different win/loss record than this year’s. Best case scenario is getting rid of all the drama that followed this team from beginning to end and giving Teri Moren an opportunity to try again with players who have bought in to a system they feel comfortable with. ANDY: Robert: Circus, maybe, who was the ringleader for the circus? I’m hardly an expert on the women’s program, but I sense this team perhaps had a clique or two. I find it intriguing that Brooks and Agler both ended up at Texas Tech. And that Agler’s dad, Brian, reportedly angled for the IU job and didn’t get it (and if so, just guessing here, perhaps due to some NCAA transgressions while at Kansas State in the mid-1990s). And that Agler’s dad just hired Curt Miller with the LA Sparks. All of that at least implies, to me at least, that Coach Moren probably had some issues to confront upon her upon arrival in Bloomington, both overt and covert. Could she and her staff have handled situations better? Maybe. I’m just looking in from the periphery. But I also don’t know that I’d lay all of the off-season “circus” at her feet. I imagine Stratman, who ended up never playing a second for Indiana, will head back to Butler. Muensterman, who seems like a great kid, wasn’t going to be a great fit, given the style Coach Moren wants to play, and Belmont seems a good avenue for her. As for expectations next season, well, the roster almost certainly isn’t set as yet. But there will obviously be some growing pains as Coach Moren rebuilds the program and reshapes it in the image she prefers. The hurdle got a little higher with the transfers, to be sure, but in the long run the program might be better off with players who are happy in Bloomington and anxious to play for Coach Moren.