Class of '66 Old Fart

Bottom of the 4th in game 2 and Hoosiers lead 7-1.

In a district semifinal game in the Ohio state tournament, Moeller pounded Middletonw 51-22. First game Moeller has played in nearly 2 weeks as their first 2 tournament opponents had to forfeit due to COVID. I haven't seen any final game stats for Duncomb only what he had at halftime -- 7 pts; 3 reb; 1 asst.; 3-3 FG.

He later signed an extension at New Mexico and then almost immediately bolted for UCLA.

Hoosiers take the first of 2. Second game underway with IU leading 1-0.

I'm sorry but I just can't help myself.

Happens more than you think but just doesn't necessarily make big headlines. Boston College fired their coach mid-season and then have gone on a 4-game winning streak. New Mexico announced today a mutual parting buyout with their coach who is in year 4 of a 6-year contract. Dollars certainly not of the the magnitude of Archie's buyout but in terms of impact on athletic dept. budgets probably just as great.

And with each game that we're losing in a non-competitive fashion may keep loosening donor purse strings.

Terrific win. Many thanks to all of you who kept the thread updated today.

Holmes is back going 7-9 on FG; 7 reb; 4 blk. A really nice double double from Cardaño-Hillary 16 pts. and 11 reb.

We weren't going to beat either MSU or PUke with a healthy Armaan. With him out of the lineup..................................

This is embarrassing. Tom Crean had a .438 win percentage in Big Ten play. That includes rebuilding seasons in which he went 1-17, 4-14, and 3-15. Archie’s win percentage is .440.

Whitney Young defeated Thornton 67-51. Casey with 17 pts; 8 reb; 6 asst.

On the post-game, Archie said Armaan likely done for the year. "Armaan has a right foot injury, not his original injury. It seems to be a bone bruise more than anything. Nothing structurally wrong. It's a pain tolerance thing."

I covered that on the first page of this thread but I obviously don't have a good connection.

I just want this pathetic season to end. I have no interest in any post-season tournament to watch us get beaten by a podunk school from a podunk conference.

Saw this elsewhere captioned: Any volunteers to help pack and carry?

The New Mexico job opened today as the university and head coach Paul Weir negotiated a buyout of Weir's contract. He's in year 4 of a 6-year contract. No $$ announced but it can be done. From Archie's perspective, his career won-loss record isn't going to improve by staying another year at IU.

Without Armaan, Gen. George Pickett had a better chance of taking Cemetery Hill from the Union forces in the Battle of Gettysburg than we have against Michigan today.

John Marshall over Century 46-36 in a horrid shooting night for Meister. She finished with 13 pts; 10 reb; 3 asst; 2 stl; 1 blk; 0 TO. On her 2-point attempts she was only 6-19 with the vast majority all being attempted within 6' of the bucket. She was 0-1 on 3s; and 1-2 on FT.

Recruiting update from Stockrisers - https://stockrisers.com/s/312/four-star-junior-justin-taylor-talks-his-busy-recruitment What’s Indiana’s staff pitching to you as far as playstyle? “With Indiana, I could play a three-guard offense where they’re running off a lot of screens which would definitely complement my game and style of play.”

Indiana Swimming Remains in Third Heading into Final Day MINNEAPOLIS – The No. 21-ranked Indiana swim team held steady in the third spot in the team standings through the fourth day of competition at the 2021 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. 100 BACKSTROKE Freshman Anna Freed improved on her seed spot in a career-best swim in the C Final of the 100 Backstroke. She finished 19th overall with a time of 53.93. 100 BREASTSTROKE Junior Noelle Peplowski was the first Hoosier to touch the wall in the Championship Final of the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 59.66. Sophomore Emily Weiss finished just behind her teammate in fifth with a time of 59.79. Junior Abby Kirkpatrick took 13th with a time of 1:00.62 in the Consolation Final. Freshman Catherine Graham set a career-best with a time of 1:01.52 to finish 19th out of the C Final. 200 BUTTERFLY Sophomore Carla Gildersleeve finished in the 11th spot in the 200 Butterfly out of the Consolation Final with an NCAA B Cut time of 1:58.89. 200 FREESTYLE RELAY The Hoosier team of sophomore Ashley Turak, senior Laurel Eiber, freshman Ella Ristic, and freshman Elizabeth Broshears hit an NCAA B Cut time of 1:29.12 to finish fourth overall in the 200 Freestyle Relay. TEAM SCORES 1. Ohio State – 1,139.5 pts. 2. Michigan – 940.5 pts. 3. INDIANA – 705 pts. 4. Northwestern – 694.5 pts. 5. Wisconsin – 511 pts. 6. Minnesota – 427 pts. 7. Nebraska – 382 pts. 8. Iowa – 354.5 pts. t-9. Penn State – 309 pts. t-9. Purdue – 309 pts. 11. Michigan State – 181 pts. 12. Illinois – 145 pts. 13. Rutgers – 60 pts. NOTABLES • Turak led off the 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 21.99, making her the second-fastest performer in school history. The time is the third-fastest mark ever by a Hoosier. • The relay team also posted the fifth-fastest mark in program history. • Peplowski matched her career-best finish in the 100 Breaststroke. She has been in the Championship Final in all three of her seasons with a fourth-place finish in 2020 and a sixth-place effort in 2019. • Weiss earned her second-straight podium in the 100 Breaststroke after winning silver last season. • Freed established career bests in the 100 Backstroke in both the preliminary heat and the C Final. Her time of 53.93 also ranks her as the 20th-best performer in the event in program history. FINALS RESULTS 100 BACKSTROKE 19. Anna Freed – 53.93 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best) 100 BREASTSTROKE 4. Noelle Peplowski – 59.66 (NCAA B Cut) 5. Emily Weiss – 59.79 (NCAA B Cut) 13. Abby Kirkpatrick – 1:00.62 (NCAA B Cut) 19. Catherine Graham 1:01.52 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best) 200 BUTTERFLY 11. Carla Gildersleeve – 1:58.89 (NCAA B Cut) 200 FREESTYLE RELAY 4. Ashley Turak, Laurel Eiber, Ella Ristic, Elizabeth Broshears – 1:29.12 (NCAA B Cut) UP NEXT The 2021 Big Ten Championships will close out on Saturday, starting in the morning with preliminary rounds of the 100 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, and 200 Breaststroke. The 1,650 Freestyle and 400 Freestyle Relay will also be contested throughout the day.

Indiana Diving Scores Big on Friday The Hoosier men's and women's diving teams sent four to Championship Finals on the Friday from the diving well at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center at Purdue. MEN'S 3-METER DIVE After winning the 2021 Big Ten Championship on the 1-Meter springboard, redshirt junior Andrew Capobianco finished one spot off the podium in the 3-meter event with an NCAA A Standard mark of 414.80. Junior Cole VanDevender set a career-best mark of 390.20 in the preliminary round to reach the final round. He rounded out the night finishing sixth in the event with a score of 384.05. Both are NCAA B Standard marks. Senior Mory Gould charted the second-highest score in the preliminary round with an NCAA A Standard mark of 395.20. He missed his two middle dives, but finished strong with two dives sniffing the 70-point range to finish in eighth with 340.10 points. Senior Seamus Scotty finished 16th out of the Consolation Final with a score of 307.80. He hit an NCAA C Standard mark of 333.30 in the prelims to advance to the finals. WOMEN'S PLATFORM DIVE Freshman Tarrin Gilliland improved on her seed entering the Championship Final with a career-best, NCAA A Standard score of 269.75 in the Platform competition. She placed seventh. NOTABLES • The men's 3-meter competition marked the first time this season in which Capobianco did not win a springboard event during the 2002-21 season. He held a record of 5-0 on the springboard in the regular season and won the 1-meter competition on Thursday night. • Hoosier divers registered a total of nine NCAA Standard Scores, including three A Standard marks. • Gilliland, competing in her first Platform meet of the season, notched an NCAA A Standard mark in the finals. RESULTS MEN'S 3-METER DIVE 4. Andrew Capobianco – 414.80 (NCAA A Standard) 6. Cole VanDevender – 384.05 (NCAA B Standard) 8. Mory Gould – 340.10 (NCAA C Standard) 16. Seamus Scotty – 307.80 WOMEN'S PLATFORM DIVE 7. Tarrin Gilliland – 269.75 (NCAA A Standard, Career Best) 21. Anne Fowler – 198.40 22. Alyssa Wang – 187.30 UP NEXT The diving portion of the competition will wrap up with the third and final day of action. The men will tackle the platform dive and the women will compete on the 1-meter springboard.

A win today would certainly make for a wonderful birthday present.

Aljami Durham @aldurham01 All love coach thank you for 4 the past 4 years.