WayneFleekHoosier

All similarly ranked teams. Just feeling out your confidence on our roster and coach. We probably should be ranked above both of them by a fair margin by seasons end in NIL expectations. On paper we are near equals to start. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app

Can’t wait to see it in action. Hope the doubters and I get proven wrong straight away. Also hope we are securing NIL investments to stay on our rung of the ladder or advance a bit. I absolutely love Football being elite and want that to stay and I’m curious if we can straddle both sports. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app

Not at all, it’s case dependent. I think the margin for error is much bigger for the mid major kids. P5 kids, you see it against like talent. I like the mid major gamble on some kids. I LOVED Knecht that off-season. I love Wilkerson this off-season. (I like Reed a lot). A couple others as well. However a roster full of them that haven’t been in it, to me is a big gamble. Not that it can’t work. It very well could. I feel like the gamble is bigger than a school like Indiana with our Nil budget should risk. I don’t rate Indiana and Maryland as equal Jobs. My expectations for us are higher than what they would be if I was a Maryland fan. In the end for me everything is measured against expectations. Who do you think finishes the season ranked higher, Indiana or NC State? Genuine question. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app

It’s the culmination of the moves he’s made in short time. Not this move individually. But attacking my lukewarm Indiana basketball takes is en vogue. I’m hoping for a Cig like surprise from our roster this fall so we can all celebrate victories together.

I rather enjoy the Panthers. Gritty, tough team. A real hockey team. Florida Edmonton will be a fun finals. Clash of styles. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners

Incredible run by the Cers…. Let’s keep it going. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners

It’s not just posters. All my patients that are IU fans that come in are generally underwhelmed with the hire and the roster. Most are much more of casual fans than I. I actually try to pep them up this is going to work. Believe that or not. Yeah, we aren’t Duke or Kentucky. Or maybe UConn or Kansas. But we are next. We have a top 5-15 name and top 5-15 NIL. We should be able to build top 5-15 rosters. To me, that’s the standard. Underachieve that and then end up 30-40 in down years. That’s the idea in my head. Or just be happy we field a team at all and have no expectations. (Speaking of which, PFW is dropping Baseball and Softball due to budget cuts and that’s unbelievably sad for college sports). Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app

Isn’t a crashout. Just making observations. If DeVries is a Cig level genius we will all be ecstatic. Yeah, I’ve said a million times I want a different brand of ball on offense and defense and we are for sure going to get that. This approach doesn’t instill confidence in me or the basketball community but DeVries makes the big bucks to get big results. And if he does with this roster he deserves all the flowers. But the big boy schools are loading up and we aren’t on that stratosphere with this roster. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app

Does it matter? They will be a relevant team every year and it all works out. Indiana has tried to do it every which way. Maybe DeVries is a miracle worker. We will find out in 6 months.

Lol. Wilkins and Dame Sarr in the last 2 days. Indiana is far off next year. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app

I keep saying Buzz is gonna win. And he will quickly. Indiana has an UPhill battle this year. Glad the W/Ls aren’t on paper because we are getting killed there. Felt like DeVries is just trying to skirt into the tournament with this roster. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app

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I guess we haven’t hired the person responsible for updating the website yet. lol.

Kentucky is loaded. Likely won’t see the court. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners

I get that. But accountability falls on the leader of the program. I don’t think he’s a bad coach necessarily but he isn’t winning enough and that’s the bottom line. Eventually you lose faith and want to see what someone else can do with the reins. Hopefully he figures out winning baseball games. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app