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Agree completely, I would love to see the team take a road trip to Ft. Wayne, Evansville, Terre Haute, etc. each year. Away games in friendly-ish environments can be great for the team's confidence leading into the B1G season.

Any feedback, thoughts from the visit Pap?

Love the idea of playing in Colorado...I wonder if we could tie this into a homecoming for our incoming Colorado Mr. Basketball. UNC offered a similar homecoming to Marcus Paige when the team traveled to UNI during OOC this past fall. I would love to see the team creatively schedule to provide graduating seniors an event when possible. Maybe a roadie at Colorado/Colorado St. (Davis), VCU? (Jones), St. Johns (Green), etc. in four years...fun way to honor seniors and infuse meaningful road games into the schedule.

Darius Latham is gone as well, surprised by the move.   Matthew Weaver ‏@MB_Weaver  2m2 minutes ago Matthew Weaver Retweeted Indiana Football #iufb DL Darius Latham declares for the NFL Matthew Weaver added, Indiana Football @HoosierFootball #iufb wishes @BigBusiness_25 the best as he declares for the #NFLDraft. http://bit.ly/1Tpz6eV  0 retweets0 likes Reply   Retweet         Like       More

  DJS, any thoughts on the 2 deep going into Spring Ball?

  I have the utmost faith in Redding, but there were moments during Howard's absence throughout the season where the team could have used a power back for third and one-type situations.  Maybe CKW sees Wilson and Rodriguez filling that role in the future? (In my mind, Majette is in the APB/Redding mold.)   Congrats to J How, it truly was a pleasure watching you stomp a mudhole in Michigan's rush defense.

  This.  If he is looking to play in Jan '17, a program that currently has an open scholly would probably have a leg up.

Doubt it happens, but we do have an open scholly this year (thanks Emmitt) which could open the door for a mid-season addition.

Suspect play calling on the drive...is Suds alright?

  Pap, do you feel this speaks to the staff's view on how they sit with available higher priorities (Davis, Brown, and Kegler)?

Zags is reporting Toledo or St. Bonny, could be a force at either IMO   https://twitter.com/AdamZagoria

First commit for 2016 per Scouts.   http://www.scout.com/college/basketball/recruiting/story/1573544-grant-gelon-commits-to-indiana

  I believe Rowan is a former Pitt recruit that reclas'ed to '15 from '16 and was thought to be a heavy Louisville lean earlier in the summer, and Papagiannis was rumored to be headed overseas (Greece?).  I haven't seen us connected to either to this point, but CTC never stops recruiting so who knows?     Side note, I saw Austin Nichols former post from Memphis transferred to Virginia yesterday, I was hoping that we would have gotten involved in the recruitment.  The Junior-to-be would have had to sit out the 15/'16 season, but he led Memphis in points and rebounds and was Burger Boy coming out of HS.  

Of note, there are four programs (Penn State, SMU, Temple, and Maryland) that overlap between Carr's Top 5 and Stevens's Top 8.  I am curious to see how OV shake out for each prospect given that they have voiced a desire to team up in college.  

  Read that Drake will be performing at BBM this year.  Hate to say it, but as a recruit that is a strong sell.

Different player and different situation, but in some ways this recruitment is reminiscent of Theo Pinson's from a few years back, hopefully the results are different!  Does anyone else get that vibe?

  This.  The only reason to follow a 2015 recruitment thread, the potential for MSB musings.

  Interesting comment by Kris Wilkes about half way down the twitter screenshot...     "Me you trae and Paul.  That would be Nasty"   Imagine a class of Wilkes, Porter, Trae Young and Paul Scruggs...that would indeed be nasty.   ::Takes Deep Breath::

I may be in the minority here, but I like what Ty Rogers brings to the table.  Yes, he can be a little wonky at times and I generally have no idea what he is talking about, but I can't remember a time when recruits posted graphics and artwork from the school prior to his arrival.   I have absolutely no idea what "Glo'd Up" means, but if De'Riante Jenkins likes it...I am on board!    Crimson Quarry retweeted De'Riante ‏@ImThat_Dude15  May 27 Picture IU Made

I generally do not put a whole lot of weight into the 247 Crystal Ball, but we picked up two predictions over the last two hours from Jerry Meyer and Drew Messmer.  Hopefully the commitment materializes!

Impressive set of offers for the kid-Nebraska, WVU, Iowa, and Cincy- as well!

  That will leave the program a few spots to go after the Bruce Brown's, Lamar Stevens's, and the Quentin Goodin's of the world...'16 is a great year for a 5/6 man class-lots of talent!

  Given the issues we have had in recent years retaining walk-on's year-to-year (not meant to flame anyone, just a casual observation), this sends a great message.  Come in, work hard, and if the chips fall...the program may be able to offer you a  B1G scholarship your senior year.

  Could be wrong here, but I get the impression that the program, like many others, has intentionally stayed out of Chicago due to the nature, $$$$$, of recruiting the region.  This is not to say recruiting in NY, Maryland, etc. is any cleaner, but dirty recruiting in Chicago seems to be a more accepted belief.     Izzo commented about recruiting the area earlier in the year, and his thoughts, in my mind, were very telling...   http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2015/03/10/tom-izzo-michigan-state-recruiting/24709699/   "MSU reportedly was the longtime leader for the Chicago big man, but Alexander abruptly cut off contact in the fall of 2013 and committed to Kansas. Shortly after that, Izzo was asked at Big Ten basketball media day in Chicago about recruiting in that city. (He also had lost out on Chicagoans Jabari Parker (Duke, class of 2013), Jahlil Okafor (Duke, 2014) and Tyler Ulis (Kentucky, 2014)). "Good players, a lot of coaches, a lot of coaches and good players," Izzo said of recruiting Chicago, then added: "There's a lot of middlemen."

Mike Miller ‏@MikeMillerHT  3m3 minutes ago Lyonel Anderson named IU men's basketball strength coach. Comes to IU from University of Houston football. #iubb   Quick Bio... http://www.uhcougars.com/genrel/lyonel_anderson_881618.html Lyonel Anderson joined the Houston Sports Performance Department in January of 2014 as Associate Director of Sports Performance. Job responsibilities include training football and cross country groups and assisting in all aspects of the Cougar Sports Performance Department. Anderson arrived in Houston after spending two seasons as Assistant Strength Coach at the University of Indiana. Prior to Indiana, he spent two years in the same capacity at Rice. A tight end at Kansas from 2003-04, Anderson caught 43 passes for 485 yards and three touchdowns in 21 career games. Anderson signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals and was a member of the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants practice squads. He also played for the Arena Football League's Colorado Crush. His career in strength and conditioning began in 2008 as a graduate assistant at Kansas before a seasonal intern assignment with the Denver Broncos in 2008. Following his time in Denver, Anderson spent the 2009 season as Assistant Strength Coach for Football at Youngstown State. He earned his bachelor's degree in sociology from Kansas in 2008 and has one son, King.