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If anything like that is true I find it hard to believe Wilson is still at IU. Not doubting you because crazy happens but you just cannot do that today, even in football. Hope this team can turn things around this year but 2 bad losses are already draining any hope for the season. It is early and it is a crazy year but Indiana under Wilson has not typically seemed to be playing a lot better by seasons end. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Not good when the defense knows what you are going to do before you snap the ball. Yeah blame the fans. “I think it was discouraging them a little bit because we were calling out the plays they were going to run all the time,” Farrand said. “The film study helped, we knew what was going on and I think that is what led to us having such a good defensive game.” Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

It gets uncomfortable when the seat gets hot. You say dumb things when you are uncomfortable. Been recruiting really well for IU but the results are not there. You cannot turn on the fans and expect to keep a job. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I wish we had a football team. So many years with false hope. I was in school during the Mallory years, even road tripped up to MSU when we could have won the BT. We don't need to be great. Just good. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Well "are you in the gym"? Cuz the one in the gym seemed pretty adamant he was going to MSU and he has been pretty accurate. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I assume there are rankings for these kids too. How are we stacking up with that. I see a lot of Indiana commits but since I do not follow I have no idea of they are highly ranked kids or not Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Honestly we still have things to prove. If anything, our only consistency the last few years has been inconsistency. I would prefer more doubters at this point to help provide an edge. If you heard Wilson after the Mizzou game they clearly heard and read the media and fan doubts. They clearly used that to help provide focus and that needed edge. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Any idea how the math works on that. For example if you pick Hawaii first and then pick UK a day before a kid announces are you 100% accurate? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I agree. We may struggle early but this team has a lot of talent. If last year did not happen many on here would expect a top 5 finish in the BT and the national guys would be much higher too. I expect a top 5 BT finish and a team that is in the bottom half of the top 25 the last half of the year. Not enough talent/experience to get to FF but enough that I would be very disappointed with no NCAA. Less interested in saying where we bow out of NCAA but instead want this team to be playing very well at the end of the year. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Missouri 45 Indiana 10 Man I hope I am wrong. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Well I meant national TV not regional or local. I am not sure he gets there but I can see how it is possible Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Let's say Troy averages 14 and 6. Probably not obvious NBA numbers but say he has three or four big games late in the season, maybe in the tourney, where he scores something in the high twenties. If those big late games are on TV then I think his draft stock jumps way up. Seems a plausible scenario. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

It's Indiana. 6:23 is code. Keith Smart #23 took the game winning shot in out last championship at :06 seconds. He is saying he is coming to IU to bring a championship. [attachment=1153:ImageUploadedByBtownBanners1410315186.758114.jpg] Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I just hope he does not come out wearing the soccer shin guards Jurkin used to wear. If he does, he has to transfer immediately. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

A lot of second round picks do not make NBA rosters. So just because he is projected to go second round all that really does is give him a chance to walk on the stage and a small chance to make a team. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Actually we are the team that makes too many comebacks. Would rather see us start games better though. Luck has what 8 fourth quarter comebacks in 2 years. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

He posted on the 247 site about 3 hours ago. Some of the posters there poked fun at him because he had made his selection the same day as JM so it is possible he is just following. I just think he would share some of the optimism we have being an Indiana insider but apparently not. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Alex McCarthy said... (original post) Morgan told me he's announcing Wednesday, likely between Vanderbilt and IU, but I still expect it to be Vanderbilt, as we've put on the Crystal Ball. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I wonder if, assuming he does not know anything for certain, that this might stem from that. Sort of similar, we led for Morgan and have recruited him a long time. Hopefully we can close it out. I am a little more concerned that the Inside Indiana insider also CBd for Vandy and reiterated those thoughts tonight Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Didn't JM kinda go against us when we started missing on guys like Pinson and Goodluck? I kinda remember him commenting about something going on at Indiana. We had led for several guys then lost in the end and he commented on it. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Yeah. That is not the end all but a little concerned we have had no picks go our way this weekend Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I don't think this is true. I doubt most guys that have been critical of Crean are very good with signing Morgan. Morgan was a guy we targeted early, is a four star and is listed as a PF. If he comes in and is slow to develop initially like HP was then yeah people may get impatient but that has more to do with our desire to win. Crean needs both immediate contributors and guys than can develop over time. If Morgan is a develop over time guy that is fine but being a 4* kid you would assume he should be further ahead and can contribute in year 1. I would have more of a problem if we lose yet another guy we have targeted and prioritized. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

"Kind of like IU recently". Mike Davis had 6 years and were trending downward big time his last two. Sampson came in as a cheater and still cheated here. He also brought in kids that did not fit the IU standard. Crean is in year 6. We have not been a program that quickly turns over coaches unless you think we should have given Sampson more time. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Is PT really something another program can offer that we cannot? We have a need for guys who can compete down low. The way Crean substitutes you know he will get time. I do not understand how PT could be a realistic factor for us. Now had it been two years ago I would see it but we had no postseason play last year. We are considered by many to be a mid to lower team in the BT this year. We have not added any high end bigs yet. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

We should be top 25 without a legitimate big and could be top ten if we had a stud in there. We should be top 25 regardless due to out talent but I am fearful we do lot get there. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners