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This keeps up and the dreaded + Assessment of Former Posters tag is going to get added lmao

Well it’s all but official now. Immediate eligibility for multi year transfers as long as they actually went to class and are eligible to pursue a degree at the next stop. NCAA seems to be using academic standing as the new “penalty” not that it sounds like much of a penalty. It was official in all but name, but the NCAA is making unlimited transfers without penalty policy. 2+ schools is going to start to be the norm I would guess until some financial rules are in place. It is one more official step towards college sports as we all knew it being dead. (Yes, I know they haven’t been challenging multi transfer guys really at all since the last court ruling).

I wouldn’t say I am optimistic or pessimistic right now. Maybe just a little mistic

I mean is it that much of a stretch though? 24/7 has them as the 13 and 17th best players available. 5 and 7 at the guard position. And they would be in the same backcourt.

Preface with I prefer Conwell....buttttt Rice and Kanaan would probably be the best backcourt in the country, not just the B1G.

Remember when spring was for baseball season and the spring game? Yea, me neither. Portal season is nothing if not entertaining.

Soooooo we getting any work done today or just hammering F5 all day waiting for Ballo?

That stings being that he’s local, but I’d rather take a run at Conwell.

He will fit right in here with that percentage lol

Walsh following Ballo now on IG, if he was earlier I missed it.

That is why I believe it is not sustainable. Eventually the money people are not going to keep pumping funds in and the current rate. That is just simple math, when that happens there will have to be a shift in where the money comes from and how it is distributed. IMO this will be some sort of profit share based on the TV contracts for football, and to a lesser extent, March Madness. Then again, maybe not, but I just do not see how the current large donation based system can sustain itself. I do not think the crowd sourced small donation model can support this going forward. Who knows, Fire Mike Woodson

At some point there are going to have to be other models of profit share and contracts. Exactly what you are saying is why I don't think the current model is sustainable. Unlimited transfers, no collective bargaining, not caps on spending, etc. It is a pro model without the constraints of contracts and salary caps. I am all for players getting paper, but sooner than later in my opinion there are going to have to be rule changes. Step one is universities stopping with the farce of the student athlete and just call them employees with the rights of employees.

Money available aside, it would seem like there are plenty of minutes to be had in that situation. With Malik still playing out of position I would expect the foul issues to continue. Ballo was at 28 minutes a game. But I agree with you I do not think he is looking for backup money or role. Our track record with bigs has to be enticing though. If I could see any players taking less or a diminished role at IU it would be there, not at guard.

Ballo, MR, MM, Carlyle, Rice with Gallo/Tucker/Hickman/Cupps and maybe Newton off the bench sure looks like a B1G title level roster. Still not a huge fan of the two big offense, but that would be a really really talented roster on paper.

Gotta think we would be trying to get him to commit before leaving tomorrow? Based on the numbers involved seems like it would be crazy to have his NIL share pending/in limbo while he takes more visits. That is one piece of NIL that has always been perplexing. With seemingly finite-ish numbers to work with, having a guy slow walk a commitment would seem to hamper other recruitments in not knowing exactly how much cash on hand was left so to speak. ITH has UL, KSU, UNC, and Florida down as intended visits for Ballo.

Seems like it would have to come with some sort of program access if not actual input. I have wondered if say someone were to tell the AD I will give you 500K specifically for a player(s) they like and no one else or if it is simply added to the pool without any qualifiers on if it can be used.

Based on the targets and potential gets. It isn't a crazy thought when we have visits from this many guys for one spot. They would presumably all be looking for starter minutes. I seriously doubt the pitch to all of them is commit and compete for one spot. With Rice already committed, some combination of Conwell/Hickman/Carlisle are going to be jockeying for the other spots. Respectfully, would you rather have Hickman starting over Conwell? I am not sure I would rather have him start over Kanaan. I say that more on the assumption we land Ballo. If that happens we aren't starting 3 guards. Unless the money is so good they can't turn it down, all these guys are looking to transfer and start somewhere. I am just conjecturing on if Woody hits a grand slam with the guards and how the minutes would play out. I want Hickman, but not at the expense of landing Conwell. Now if we only land one of them, the entire discussion is moot. I am just spitballing here.

Would it be with the understanding hed be off the bench?

With all the visits and interest I really have to wonder who the odd man out is. Rice, Carlisle, Conwell and Ballo are not transferring to come off the bench, and one would assume Hickman would have to be talked into it. I am not sure where Gallo fits in the puzzle. That said, a lineup of Ballo, MR, MM, Rice and Conwell with Gallo/Hickman/Tucker off the bench would be pretty exciting. Pie in the sky hypothetical of course, but it seems like we have serious traction with all these guys. I wonder if Kanaan/Conwell are an either or situation. I cannot imagine any world where we land both and one comes off the bench, but who knows.

This is why I said “being Indiana” doesn’t matter anymore. Kentucky just found that out during their coaching search. Everyone has resources to use even for basketball. The whole “I could win a championship there” advantage that places like IU, KY, UNC, Kansas and Duke used to enjoy simply does not exist in the current iteration of college sports. And it is entirely football driven. It’s one of the reasons you have to pull the trigger on a Pearl or a May, because it is quickly becoming a world where everyone is committed to basketball. Not just a handful of “blue bloods.”

Sheeeeet I doubt they’re even paid. I’ve got a whole gang of cousins and friends I could use to start a social media campaign in my favor. I’ll bet it’s mostly just friends and family close to the team. My wife has been in my ear about Bahamas to watch IU and beach since we were announced. I’m very tempted lol.

Yea he just seems to have fallen off from 3 at the end of the season. I’m not reading too much into it, we need him creating for others and getting to the rim. If he’s around 30% on low ish volume I’m happy with it

It’s okay to get excited for good players. I’m not rooting for Woody, I’m rooting for IU basketball. I know he will be back if we are decent next year, but I have zero control over it. Woodson isn’t landing the players. Our money is. Not that I think it happens, but I’ll take a purchased FF eight days a week. Won’t make Woody a good coach but it is what it is.

This may be pure insanity on my part, but missing on ballo but getting rice and conwell is so much more exciting. That would be the best back court in CBB from the jump.

This kid is an absolut DUDE. Huge get