Dave from Dayton

Heard that this guy is available.

IU will lead going in at half. Ye of little faith.

Never give up! The fouls will go the other way. Woody will send in some plays. IU will get some stops. I will hit the lottery twice. My gf and my wife will never meet.

Go inside. Stop the 3. Defend 13 and 0.

POTFB

Doesn't look like an excuse to me. We are not a top team with or without X. His excuse is the hump. Or _________________ gotta work on that.

I've got mixed feelings about this game. A lot like the mixed feelings I have had about IU basketball games since IU recruiting whiffed on getting guards...and the Auburn game stuck a pin in our bubble. Well, at least we swept OSU this season and chased their head coach out of town. We had best be way ahead in this game near the end. Not only does Northwestern keep games close but they...hit 3's....and cause turnovers. That plus, I have my daughter's birthday dinner planned for just after the game...across town. May miss the end of the game. Well, the big wheel keeps turning. Hope the pendulum swings our way for a bunch of seasons. Right? Go IU! Hope the team plays defense well.

Ask me! Glad you asked. Well, change is inevitable. I'm thinking that lots of young people may have been clamoring for IU teams to sport black unis. So I just hope that they look better on the court than in these promo pictures. I didn't like the dirty looking new uniforms. And I wonder about the font being used. Looks digital. I have asked my daughter, the graphic designer, what she thinks. My 30-something year old nephew says they look like an 80's digital alarm clock numerals. Says everything is painted black in his neighborhood just south of the circle in Indy. I could now dial up the snark. I could ask if the players if they'd wear the face shields during the game. And, maybe the helmets would be a good idea playing in the Big Ten. I read on that other site when one fan posted that he'd give a hard pass...but IU doesn't do hard passes. I feel like the Wizard of Oz when I say that the one thing that we do have is tradition... Wonder if the candy stripes will fit over that. So I won't say anything until I see it on court. Hope it looks great. And I hope IU is learning to get over that hump. The have been working on it.

North by Northwest 70 Indiana 75 Put me in, coach... I've a secret weapon~

The ole 'Picket Fence'. Whoa! Would never have thought of that. So very original. Actually, it was more like the IU defense was doing 'The Wave'. Timed perfectly to let Smith get to the rim. Probably practiced it lots. Choreographed... For a couple of them it may merely have been the matador defense. Ole! Maybe not. I'm not going back to review any darned win by other teams in Indiana that are up near Laffy ette.

Any AD worth their salt would already have plans and contingencies laid out and vetted. The AD would have talked to the Trustees and to the President of the U to ascertain their perspectives and would have tested one's plans on them. The buyout is a thing. Coach Woody's plans and details are things. How the team and the season went is a thing. The long-term plan for the athletic department and men's basketball program is another thing. One does not wait until the end of a season to make up one's mind. A prospective new hire for HC coach would have already had some off-record talks with consultants directed by the AD or a cutout. There would be minimal surprises in all of this at the end of the season. In theory... But, I think that Woody's plans are vitally important. That and how the AD perceives that they are realistic...considering.

The issue here is not that we got a few flagrant fouls, made a lot of turnovers, missed free throws, didn't defend, had a simple offense, had a flawed roster, and dodged debris falling while watching the Hoosiers at home, or took a few liberties with our female supporters, we did. But you can't hold an entire season as being the responsibility of cheap @$$ drop ceilings or a team or a coaching staff, or referees, or the NIL, or money buying players and coaches. For if you do, Chicken Little, then you are indicting this university and all universities and the NCAA and cheap @$$ sports arenas and others that love basketball and the chasing after the almighty dollar all over the world. Well, you can do whatever you want to do with those drop ceilings. But we're not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth architectural decisions, the lack of building maintenance in SSAH, and international finance. I will be at the bar. No not that bar. The one down on the corner. With the really huge flat-screens showing the KC Chiefs' and the tight end.

Wake me when IU becomes good again. Said Rip Van Winkle.

Rally!!

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Beer run! Can I get you something?

Is Taylor Swift cheering for IU?

Other than a bad defense the last 10 minutes of the first half... And can't hit frees or threes... And bad matchups... And... I mean, other than that we would only be down by... uh... What is the foul count?

Indiana is a great 2nd half team. This game is ours!!

Sparks cannot put the ball on the floor in the middle. Holy crap.

Stop their guards with that give and go...

I do hate Purdoo. Beat em like you mean it.

No one will get called for living in the paint.

How is Xavier? I want all our arrows in Coach Woody's quiver. IU needs a guard that can get the ball across the timeline in under 8 seconds. And then get the ball in play soon thereafter. If Cupps starts and Galloway doesn't take over the PG duties and Ware gets a foul within 3 minutes of the start... Coach needs to be screaming about Edey planted in the paint for over 3 seconds. If any of the above happens, I will... I do think that IU has a really good opportunity to stay within 10 points of lil bro. If IU hits free throws, then I will ... (Spoiler alert: watch the second half.)

Not sure how to stop him...either: 1. Xavier or Sparks get a Flagrant 2...take out their big; 2. Swarm him. IU wins against POTFB in the paint(er).