Walking Boot of Doom

I mock the idea that we’re losing recruits because of locker rooms and drop ceilings. Pro-improvements. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

So we landed a recruit WITHOUT locker rooms. Imagine that. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

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He made it clear because this was literally the first question: Are you a lock to Indiana, like some recruiting analysts suggest? If not, what makes you open to other schools? "I’m not a lock to Indiana. I think people just assume that because where I am, being south of Indianapolis. Indiana has done a great job of recruiting me, but I’m nowhere near a lock to them. I wouldn't be wasting everyone’s time going on all these visits if I was just going to commit there." Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

We need to provide twitter 101 training to this board. Rule #1 Don’t tweet at the kids, Rule #2 If they aren’t verified or have a legit supporting website/company, don’t trust anything they tweet Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Confident this will continue to comment good relations in the state and that Archie will turn him into a 4 year stud. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

How about better weather, better coeds, better campus, better party scene? I’m going UCLA, Duke, Zona, UNC, and more over Louisville. Just saying. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Louisville certainly has it's unique and cool aspects. I completely agree with you that each place in the country/world has something to offer and appreciate. The perspective from which I was speaking was that of a recruit with options all over the country. I don't think Louisville would pop up on their "cool" list.

Damn that’s really sad. Hope he’s getting the help he needs. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Oh my. No one wants to replace AH. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Yeah... Louisville is not what I’d describe as a cool city. It’s pretty mediocre. There’s a long list of city’s I’d rather go to or college campuses that are more attractive than Louisville. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

It’s hard reading this board sometimes. I can respect opposing opinions, but I can’t respect baseless pessimism that ignores logic. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Probably not - do we believe that no former players were consulted in any of this? Seems unlikely, right?

Prove it hurts recruiting and I'll listen. Otherwise, this is complaining just to complain. As many others have said, winning is the only thing that will fix Indiana football.

You doubt that the same fanbase that freaks out any time there's mention of changing the basketball uniforms or having names on them won't buy into the same idea for football? Agree to disagree then. If you're a football player building a brand for yourself, people will recognize you for your play. I think people are overplaying the importance of a name on a jersey. Either way, I really don't think this matters. We're rebranding, great. Happens to every brand all the time. The negative reaction you see from current or past players is just because people don't like change. I think some here just want any reason to rip on the AD.

Maybe. Or maybe they recognize that most of the Indiana fanbase will eat up the “name on the front” business. USC, PSU, and Notre Dame all use nameless jerseys. Indiana isn’t any of those schools, but there’s actual empirical evidence that the nameless jersey doesn’t hurt recruiting unlike your stance. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

You did read that this is consistent with the new IU AD branding guidelines right? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Not bad! Two winnable games. Certainly not tune ups, but could have been much worse.

It’s like Tipton is trying to make the worst edits possible Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Literally said the same thing the other day. Must be someone connected, or hell, maybe he's paying for the opportunity. Either way... yeesh.

No way a P5 school, especially a B1G school, with the increased conference games and a SOS like ours will be an actual bubble team at 20-12. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Sounds like the tourist was being a real jerk and the coach made a bad decision that resulted in the worst outcome possible. Unfortunate situation. Enviado desde mi iPhone utilizando BtownBanners

247 has him as a 4 star #91

Yuuuuuup. I’d love to have the player, but i don’t like the background. All of these basketball schools feel shady. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

That in of itself creates a few: games less likely to be decided in the final minutes but fouls, less incredibly boring drawn out finishes, instead of fouling the behind team is forced to play ultra aggressive defense which has the potential to create a much more exciting end of the game, and I don’t know! There’s a 70 page report that you can read that breaks it down much more eloquently and detailed than I can. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app