TheStillman

Playing against former Hoosier Ori Velasquez http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/velasquez_orianica00.html

I saw Thomas Bryant walking on campus yesterday.  dude. is. huge.

Absolutely agree ^^ (can't quote on here)!  I was just poking around trying to see how many other schools have the same problems that we're experiencing now.  Lots of info out there!

Those are interesting stats although I am not sure what conclusions you can make when the range of arrests for schools only goes from 0 to 5 even if IU is at 4.  Yes we are close to the top but I would guess if you dug into long term trends the schools that get 0 arrests and the schools that get 5 arrests is pretty much random.  
 
We are talking about hundreds of student athletes at each school.  These are 18-22 year olds, many of which come from tough socio-economic backgrounds.  The underlying issue of these arrests goes much deeper than anything the administration is doing at any school.

We've had a McDonalds All American in 5 straight classes. What are you even talking about?

Yeah because we haven't signed any elite recruits in recent years.

We've had a McDonalds All American in 5 straight classes. What are you even talking about?

We've had a McDonalds All American in 5 straight classes. What are you even talking about?

Yeah because we haven't signed any elite recruits in recent years.

Yeah because we haven't signed any elite recruits in recent years.

Yeah because we haven't signed any elite recruits in recent years.

Yeah because we haven't signed any elite recruits in recent years.

Gonna put a couple of links here you to peruse.  He has honored the past with enthusiasm throughout his tenure.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEFOc5GMU6c  - From his first Hoosier Hysteria
 
http://btn.com/2011/11/20/indiana-to-honor-1987-national-title-team-dec-4/  - Honored 1987 team in 2011
 
http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111312aad.html - Honored 1953 team in 2012
 
He also brought the old players back for this year's Hoosier Hysteria to present the new players with candy stripes.  
 
In one of his first years he brought back the 1983 fan banner.
 
Before every game there is a video tribute to the history of IU Basketball.  This video was instituted under Crean.

This. He was originally 2011 and reclassified to 2012. IIRC our interest in him was for 2011 not 2012.

You clearly have not been paying attention the past 8 years.

I think it was the opposite.  We offered for 2011 and he decided to be 2012.  Regardless there was mutual interest.

I think where you give the coach credit, and the AD too, is for creating a culture that values the history of the program. Not every coach does that. While Crean might not be sitting in the brainstorm session discussing the next "honor the past" event, he's helped create a culture that puts an emphasis on it for his administrative staff.
 

Didn't see this posted anywhere else but thought it was worthy of its own thread.  There are some great pictures of the IU Basketball reunion from this weekend on the Indiana Basketball Facebook page.  It is great to see Hoosiers from all eras come together to celebrate the program.  Looked like a great event.
 
I remember a certain conversation on a certain former basketball player's radio show earlier this year about how IU under Crean isn't doing a thing for former players of the program.  If I had to guess he won't bring that up today.  

Maybe, but Crean also did this his first summer as IU coach so I don't think he did this because of anything Dakich or Landon said in that conversation.  He also has brought back and honored a number of championship teams before games in addition to having a large group of players at Hoosier Hysteria for multiple years.  

Didn't see this posted anywhere else but thought it was worthy of its own thread.  There are some great pictures of the IU Basketball reunion from this weekend on the Indiana Basketball Facebook page.  It is great to see Hoosiers from all eras come together to celebrate the program.  Looked like a great event.
 
I remember a certain conversation on a certain former basketball player's radio show earlier this year about how IU under Crean isn't doing a thing for former players of the program.  If I had to guess he won't bring that up today.  

That picture above is mostly 2002 guys but that was not from the event and must be a dinner from earlier in the weekend.  Hopefully this link works but you can see guys from every era here http://www.iuhoosiers.com/view.gal?id=181313
 
At least one player from every B1G and National Championship team from 1953 to present was in attendance for the reunion.

Didn't see this posted anywhere else but thought it was worthy of its own thread.  There are some great pictures of the IU Basketball reunion from this weekend on the Indiana Basketball Facebook page.  It is great to see Hoosiers from all eras come together to celebrate the program.  Looked like a great event.
 
I remember a certain conversation on a certain former basketball player's radio show earlier this year about how IU under Crean isn't doing a thing for former players of the program.  If I had to guess he won't bring that up today.  

Didn't see this posted anywhere else but thought it was worthy of its own thread.  There are some great pictures of the IU Basketball reunion from this weekend on the Indiana Basketball Facebook page.  It is great to see Hoosiers from all eras come together to celebrate the program.  Looked like a great event.
 
I remember a certain conversation on a certain former basketball player's radio show earlier this year about how IU under Crean isn't doing a thing for former players of the program.  If I had to guess he won't bring that up today.  

Didn't see this posted anywhere else but thought it was worthy of its own thread.  There are some great pictures of the IU Basketball reunion from this weekend on the Indiana Basketball Facebook page.  It is great to see Hoosiers from all eras come together to celebrate the program.  Looked like a great event.
 
I remember a certain conversation on a certain former basketball player's radio show earlier this year about how IU under Crean isn't doing a thing for former players of the program.  If I had to guess he won't bring that up today.