Five Prime

Man this thread is depressing. It's still a ballgame but apparently everyone on here thinks we already lost...

A simple lob to the rim probably would have won that game too, but a wins a win.

Say whatever you want about Leal but I'm happy for the kid. Game winner!

Refs are calling trash both ways honestly.

A bit hyperbolic. At least the Hoosiers are playing with some pride

Great response from the Hoosiers

Next 4 minutes will tell how tough these guys are.

Agree on that one

Penn St is going to keep throwing up 3s. At some point they will make a few in a row. How we respond to that will probably determine this game.

Strange the line would move that much in IUs favor with it known Gallo is out.

I tried to watch but it's just too awful.

Hope Gallo is OK, will be difficult to see a path without him.

I prefer peacock over BTN. I hate all things BTN.

If Galloway is out it will be difficult to win one game. Nice built in excuse for BTT failure.

And I'll add: There are only 2 ways the results can eventually line up with the money; 1) Indiana basketball program becomes a top 5ish program again or 2) fan interest wanes and subsequently revenu decreases. Current trajectory has #2 as more likely.

Enough of this fan banter. Indiana is a top 5 revenue basketball program. This is directly attributable to its large fan base. When is the last time Indiana was considered a top 5 basketball program? I'd say probably 20+ years ago, maybe 30. So until the results line up with the following and revenue generated by the fan base, there will continue to be loud disappointment with mediocre (at best) results.

Fans are all this program has left. It's the only thing separating Indiana basketball from Penn St basketball. Better be careful what you wish for.

Say whatever you want about Woody but the optics of this are horrible for the program.

It's pretty obvious Woodson is not the underlying issue with the program's incompetence.

I do think we are all overreacting a bit. This is pretty much status quo IU basketball in the last couple decades.

Right, in other words, it's a sh!t show

To be clear, I don't want Woodson either. I think IU should move on now, not even wait until the end of the season. I'm just providing some alternative perspectives.

That may be true, but this is what college sport has become. It's not Woodsons fault that NIL and transfer portal exist. If he embraces it differently than traditionalists believe he should, that's not his fault either. If he doesn't win....that's his fault.

Why? If you look at it objectively they are pretty similar.

Is that how pro sports work?