Dave from Dayton

Really? That would help clean up lots that's wrong about IU fans going there.

Agreed. That is a big concern. Dolson won't let Allen go without having an ace in his pocket. (Or one would think.)

How about spending for a coaching staff...DeBoer? Maybe Penix will come back as a 5th-year senior. A facilities upgrade? Really? Improvements to the tailgating area?

That looks like the perfect prediction. Hope you win. (And it is my prediction, too.)

It's Indiana! Can Coach Woodson pull a rabbit out of his hat? Right now, no, we are not very good.

Oh. H. J. Thanks for the onsite observations from MSG last evening. But I was so pumped and looking through rose-colored glasses that I put IU over UConn at the last minute. Stoopid me. I can't help but hope IU does better. But without a stable of stable guards, IU is playing uphill all year. And I just wonder about Coach Woodson. This is his team. And right now, it looks dysfunctional. They are not getting any separation against lesser teams. And they are too easy to defend.

If Louisville does the rope-a-dope effectively on Xavier and Ware, Indiana is toast. That is if IU's defense doesn't improve significantly. And someone besides Reneau gets some production. That is all I have.

All along I have been emphasizing that IU needs a seasoned and effective point guard and shooting guards to compete. Xavier Johnson took himself out of the UConn game. UConn effectively did the rope-a-dope. Cupps just isn't fast, strong, big, experienced enough to take on the top guards in the D1. Shooting guards don't shoot. Guards don't rebound. Perimeter help defense doesn't help. And since Ware got weighted down and hacked with no fouls being called...game over. IU, right now, is a one-trick pony. Get into X's head and hang onto Ware...game over. Long year coming.

IU 73 70

That just might be it. Or, IU does not have the dollars to spend on a buyout and a new coach. And/or Dolson does not have a prospective and agreeable head coach candidate in the wings of the stadium. Or the Trustees and/or the top administration are not in agreement because they love LEO. I have more...

We hit one.

The refs will start calling in favor of IU. X will score 10 points from here out. IU gets all of the rebounds and frees. IU wins 74 - 72.

Did you see Klingon swinging those elbows?

How many moving screens don't get called on UConn?

Don't step on the rake, againl

Need to box out. Stop those offensive rebounds by UConn. Ware needs to go up and shoot underneath as soon as possible. Galloway should distribute and think.

Yet.

Ware got fouled, no call

Doubled Ware...

ESPN shows tip is 1:05. Go IU!

Changed my prediction! IU prevails and is back....takes the crown from UConn! IU 74 UConn 72

Presently, I have UConn winning by 3. Oh...should I switch to IU? IU by 2 IU 74 Losers 72

A Freudian slip is when you say one thing and mean your mother...

True. But there sometimes are reasons for the shifting of the betting. Xavier participating might have something to do with it. Or it could just be that the original lines were skewed too far one way. I think that betters are seeing that a lot of the press/pundits are prejudiced to the east coast and what happened last year. UConn has just as many unknowns as the other teams at this point. That and IU has not covered the spread. Earlier I asked if Coach Woodson will tighten his substitutions. And, I think that the team is starting to get 'it'. Let's stop with the cup is half empty stuff. I'm a cup is half fool...

Thanks Home Jersey. So, when you get there and observe Xavier and the team, let us know, please, your thoughts. Is he moving well? Is he starting? I am more concerned with the guards and the perimeter than the inside game. Take UConn down! Hit free throws, rebound and defend well.