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Wait. I missed something but what is the story with people treating Romeo badly? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I think it will depend a lot on what Romeo thinks of all this. If Romeo stands behind Archie and Indiana after all this then that says a lot and Brooks will listen. If he has regrets then it does not matter. I am sure they have talked some. So, anyone know what Romeo thinks of all this? I like how he is still signing autographs and thought he played very good D last night. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Watching the PU huddles there was an assistant doing most of the talking during TOs when it appeared PU was setting up for an offensive possession. Maybe we need and offense guru to help Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I think it it was too early to know what type of player he likes. With Creat folks from Marquette came and told us about his love for wings and even over recruiting. With Sampson we got some warnings about his players but it was more along the lines of off court behavior. With Archie, unless you watched multiple teams of his at Dayton then we are all just guessing. All he has told us he plans to recruit the state pretty hard but that does not indicate what type of player. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Curious to see what “changes” Archie implements. If those include Romeo’s time then I would love to hear what the Brooks think of that. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Pretty sure he called Romeo to IU early and kept it that way. I started following them then. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Is he making Bradley into a great program. We can do better than an IU grad with experience. Hopefully he has done great things at Bradley, if not keep looking. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Anyone know who the great ADs are out there? Not sure we need to let someone learn on the job again. At this size school we should be able to go and find someone who has been killing it at their current school for a reasonable period of time. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Not saying I know anything but if your current prize recruit is struggling to play as hard as you want. Does benching him hurt your chances with other high end recruits? Can you risk that? But then again, if you have lost 10 of 12 or something like that then can you risk not doing it. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Really glad to see Archie’s comments post game but he has to act on them. Fans need to see something different. Not sure who he is speaking of but are we ready if he benches Romeo? Can’t imagine it would be JoMo but what if he were benched. Do we want Archie to take a stand even if it sends a conflicting message to 5 star recruits? I will be glad to see him take a stand but things could get worse before they get better. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Good thing is most become apathetic instead. Like me we just check in occasionally but tune out mostly. Don’t care. If the team starts winning many will check back in more regularly Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I agree. After that win at MSU, and a great road win that was, the team struggled every game. Losses to teams we should not have lost to and the wins were unimpressive (remember Temple). It goes way beyond Syracuse but that Syracuse game topped off a terrible month or so of basketball. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I think there is a rumor out there about Crean asking then asst coach Calbert to teach how his teams used to attack a zone. Cal worked on this then after presenting it to the team Crean made light of it and said basically well we aren’t going to do that. Calbert left after that year I believe. Not sure if true but it is an interesting story Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I agree. Today’s Morgan would have been a starter (Crean recruited him ha). Morgan at the beginning of last year may not have been Morgan is a great #2 or #3 guy on a strong team. But he is not a strong #1 guy. But on that team, he would have started or got starter minutes. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I agree. Most of this exercise for me in this thread has been cathartic. I was pretty discouraged with what we have on paper after Romeo and JoMo leave but if those 4star guys develop, and buy in to Archie, then next year is not necessarily going to be worse. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Here is a season preview for that 2011-12 team. While there was hope, there was also a lot of doubt. I had forgotten but Watford was often a mismatch his first 2 years and had not lived up to his ranking. https://www.btpowerhouse.com/platform/amp/2011/10/27/2514228/2011-12-indiana-preview Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I saw where Rabjohns was suggesting that no one who knew anything felt this years IU team was going to be a strong team. He points out that the BT was really strong this year and the roster was not constructed well. Flashback to Cody’s freshman year. I cannot recall the BT strength in 2011-12 but the following year IU, Mich and OSU spent time as #1. I am assuming the conference was strong in Cody’s freshman year too. That year we finished very strong and had a nice run in the tournament. Going into the year we hoped for a big year from Cody but we did not have a strong roster then either. Mo Creek had been lost I think the year before and his absence was a huge hole. Vic was good but not great like he was in 12-13. So why did we do well then vs now? I would argue our roster now is better than then, on paper. My guess is that paper is just a poor way to value a team. Maybe those guys fit the Crean system better than our guys now do Archie’s. I am hoping that is the case. Next year, on paper, we look weaker than this year. But, maybe we are better positioned with Archie guys to do better. Not ordinarily a Pollyanna guy, but when considering Purdue before the year most of us laughed at their chances. On paper they looked terrible. But as a team they are excelling Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Fischer is a good guy but he is paid by IU and always seems to stop short of anything that would damage that. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I am not ready to fire him but these dadgum red flags keep poppin up. So I ordered a pitchfork just in case I need it next year. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

They actually showed him and Franklin on the big screen at the game and Chuck Crabb made a comment on the PA welcoming them to the game Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

That could be but he had been getting in much earlier than Forrester except yesterday Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I tried to find it but could not. If you go back to his initial press conference or one of the early interviews Archie said it would take 3 years to install his defense. So what we see out there now is not necessarily going to be what it is when installed fully. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Anyone hear why Moore did not play much yesterday Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

And they thought it was random even though it was not random at all. I got tired of Dakich and don’t follow him or listen to his show anymore but some folks just jump past the facts to feed their narrative about him being an IU hater. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Did he separate the shoulder. I missed that part and never heard anything definitive on it. I was encouraged he was not icing it but he when he did not come back in it was obviously something of concern Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app