Class of '66 Old Fart

BTB is a microcosm of the IU fan base, but although a small percentage, I'll venture that we're a representative sample.  I've no doubt there are still CTC supporters out there but after what we've witnessed thus far this season, they surely are dwindling in number.  I'm a relative newcomer to BTB but the transformation I'm seeing among our followers is mind numbing.  It's progressing past the point of disbelief and anger over our on (and off) court performance into a defeatist and totally apathetic attitude about our Hoosiers.   Frustration levels have escalated and we’re bickering among ourselves.  And from the comments made by our coach after the Debacle in Durham, he's living in an alternative universe.  Nationwide, IU basketball has become a laughingstock in the sports community which is an embarrassment to our entire university.  I'm still not on the terminate mid-season bandwagon, but if we lose any 1 of our next 3 and/or lose soundly to ND at the Crossroads Classic looking like the Washington Generals against the Globetrotters then I'm all in.  I believe Glass has already made the decision and the feelers have already been extended.  Nothing is going to save CTC's job because this team will be lucky to even make it into the Big Dance let alone advance beyond 1 game.  Nothing has changed from last season and in many respects this year’s performance is even worse and this team is not about to experience a sudden epiphany and start playing fundamentally sound basketball.  CTC is history; only a question of when.  Just two cents worth from a cranky Old Fart.

I'm nervous about this game.  Morehead St., has put up some pretty good defensive numbers and if we show up with the mindset that it's just a cakewalk this could be the 2015 version of last year's Eastern Washington game. 

Yeah, I agree on no Dakich.  I think he'd always put himself in the spotlight and not actually fill an assistant coach role.  Spend too much time angling for the head job himself.  Finally, I don't think he'd accept the position of being in a subservient role.  He's got his radio gig and TV gig.  He gets more spotlight now than he would as an ass't.

12/4 McCutcheon defeated Lafayette Harrison 82 - 64 and will play Lafayette Jeff tonight in the J & C Classic.  Phinisee with 17 points; 7 assists and 4 steals.  

On 12/4 Marion defeated Lawrence North 79 - 70.   Blackmon with 15 points only 3 of 10 from the field; 2 of 7 on 3's; 7 rebounds; 5 assists; -0- steals; 1 turnover.    Next games:  12/11 vs. Richmond; 12/12 at Zionsville

11/25 against Maconaquah (3A):  18 points on 7 of 15; 1 of 3 on 3's; 6 rebounds; 3 assists; 1 steal; 6 turnovers.   12/1 against North Miami (1A):  29 points on 12 of 19; 5 of 10 on 3's; 5 rebounds; 3 assists; 1 steal; 2 turnovers.   Next game 12/4 against Lawrence North.

Even Kravitz has thrown in the towel:  http://www.wthr.com/clip/12051006/kravitz-last-call-ius-tom-crean

Just saw a stat that in its last 2 games Morehead St., has given up a TOTAL of 92 points - 46 each to St. Louis and to So. Miss.

Anyone who has read Dante's Divine Comedy - a great read by the way, will recall the words above the entrance to Dante's hell, "Abandon hope all ye who enter here."  Once upon a time those would have been words of advice to our Assembly Hall opponent.  If our ship doesn't get righted ASAP, those will be words of advice to the IU faithful.   There have been several clamoring for CTC's immediate ouster which I can't agree with quite just yet.  To me, the question is who do you replace him with?  Typically, a mid-season replacement is an assistant coach who gains the tag of interim head coach.  But, what do you gain other than a different face doing the interviews?  Apparently, the assistants are 110% in lockstep with CTC's coaching philosophy and have been, or surely by now we would have seen some evidence of input from them to change our m.o.

Advice from an old geezer:  keep your day job!!  :laugh:

Or Larry Brown, Jim Boeheim, Roy Williams, Todd Bozeman

Absolutely agree.  There would be any number of schools who would happily hire him based on name recognition alone.  I mean, there are schools who actually hire known NCAA violators; some with multiple NCAA infractions.

  I think the answer is that there are no leaders at all.   Yogi, JBJ and Troy have already checked out of the college game and are getting measured for what they think are their NBA uniforms.  Max and Z aren't native to the IU program so may be hesitant plus they're gone after this season as well; the freshmen still feeling their way.  Process of elimination kind of dumps it on Colin and RoJo.   Someone early on asked where do we go from here.  After what we've seen from the 'Owie in Maui' and 'Debacle in Durham' it's getting close to calling in our resident theologian, Parakeet, and ask him to administer last rites on this season.

  Crean has his supporters but he isn't anywhere close to the godlike status Knight had (and still does with many).  And, I believe CTC's supporters are far fewer in number and would be far less vocal.  Even they can't be pleased with the product we've been seeing on the court for far too long.

Totally off the wall thought, but if for some hard-to-imagine circumstance Bill Self was interested in getting back into the B1G, would/should we hire him?

After Maui and last night, I'm resigning my commission to accept a position in the Salvation Army.  They've promised me I can be the lead tambourine player.

I'm old and my hearing isn't as good as it once was, but did anyone else by chance hear the breaking of a camel's back in the latter stages of the game?  I just can't picture this team making anything productive out of this season or making anything much more than a whimper in any kind of post-season tournament be it B1G, NCAA or NIT.  The product we saw in Maui and again last night is what we have to look forward to for the remainder of this season.   It simply isn't going to get any better under CTC.  It's the same old, same old.

Another 'W' for the ladies as they defeat Ga Tech  69 - 60  led by 22 points from Tyra Buss.  Gassion and Anderson also in double figures and Anderson with 7 rebounds.

End of 3rd and the ladies are hangin' tough leading 47 - 46 on a Buss runner at the horn.

Halftime and the Lady Hoosiers lead 29 - 28.

We ended the season on a positive note; we're going bowling and there's genuine optimism for next season.  This can't be Indiana football can it?  Been a long time coming.

Ah yes, billables.  There's the time spent dictating the letter; the secretarial time for typing the letter and finally the billable time for calling the client to tell him the contents of the letter he/she's going to receive.  Pretty accurate?   :biggrin:   I'm a retired banker and I know all about your billable hours.   Been out of the job a long time, is the time spent still billed in 15 min. increments?  Just curious. 

To me, the first 5 minutes will tell us what to expect.  If we're moving the ball, hitting open shots and not turning it over, I think we'll give them a heckuva game.  BUT, if we're turnover city, clanking iron and playing matador defense then it will be a looonnnnng night.

From Tuesday night:  Phinisee ended the game with 23 points, eight steals and five assists. He shot 10 of 14 from the field.  McCutcheon defeated Lafayette Central Catholic 114 - 44.  CC was shorthanded because a number of the b-ball squad hadn't met the minimum number of practices requirement because they were playing on CC's state championship football team.   The following is a general interest article about Phinisee:  http://ny2lasports.com/article_one.aspx?articleid=3241

Cousin with an engineering degree from Purdue.  Decided didn't like the profession.  Came to IU for Masters and PhD and is now a department head at Notre Dame.  How's that for covering the Indiana bases!