Class of '66 Old Fart

Marquette offered.

Tipton Edits @TiptonEdits 2022 four-star Tarris Reed tells me he’s being recruited the hardest by: Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, Saint Louis, Iowa, Indiana, Purdue, Kansas, Missouri

Latest Rivals rankings IU offerees -- old and new regime. Obviously there are names on this list that are no longer being actively recruited but did receive an IU offer from Archie or Woody. 4 Chris Livingston (-1) 19 Zion Cruz (-3) 21 Julian Phillips (+7) 22 A.J Casey (-1) 26 Jalen Washington (-2) 29 Vince Iwuchukwu (no change) 32 Jalen Hood-Schifino (+32) 34 Seth Trimble (+75) 35 Justice Williams (-4) 42 Shawn Phillips (+19) 45 Tyrell Ward (+3) 48 Kyle Filipowski (+69) 54 Justin Taylor (+15) 55 Noah Clowney (previously unranked) 57 Rodney Rice (+20) 61 Favour Aire (-6) 90 Tarris Reed (-7) 96 Tyler Nickel (-5) 129 Kaleb Banks (-9) 130 Avery Brown (+5) 141 Alex Karaban (-4) 149 C. J. Gunn (-1) Unranked - Masai Troutman

Former IU player, Brian Plotkin, named head coach at West Point. https://goarmywestpoint.com/news/2021/5/27/brian-plotkin-announced-as-next-army-west-point-mens-soccer-head-coach.aspx

Fun facts from 2021.

Justin Byerly -- The historic Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions was held last weekend at Suwanee Sports Academy just north of Atlanta and we had one of our strongest fields to date. Atlanta Celtics small forward Kaleb Banks is one of the top recruits in the country and has started to plan out his visits for the summer. Banks is an elite level athlete out of Fayette County (GA) and currently holds offers from Miami, Indiana, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi State and Xavier. He is an incredible rebounder at his position and has a nice touch around the basket. Banks can knock down shots from the outside and can score off the dribble. He was named to our HoopSeen All-Georgia AAAA team earlier this year. The 6-foot-7 prospect tells HoopSeen he has confirmed visits for Alabama, Indiana and Georgia Tech. He is currently setting up plans to visit the others school that are recruiting him as well. He will visit Alabama on June 3rd, Indiana on June 10th and currently is looking at a date in the second week of June for Georgia Tech. "I like Alabama because I like the way they play and I think my game could fit in right along with the way they play." "I like Georgia Tech because they had a pretty successful season last year and I think they could build on that and it is a plus that they are close to home." "I like Indiana because of Coach Woodson and the new coaching staff they brought in and the style of offense they want to bring into there program will prepare me for the next level."

50 sec. clip. Rice is #1.

Alex Bozich story on Kopp - https://www.insidethehall.com/2021/05/27/a-closer-look-at-the-miller-kopp-addition-and-his-potential-impact-at-indiana/?fbclid=IwAR2Ej9OqrEUnQ60zpIsfpmvIi4fUk2OwGjgWVUPQEGEyuv1gCLuXqKyP6XI

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye. Reports are that Kofi Cockburn staying in the draft and will not return to Illinois.

Day 1 recap of men's regional -- It was a men's competition day as Indiana Track & Field saw one advance to the national meet and two others move on to Friday's quarterfinals in their respective events. In his first regional meet of his young career, Nathan Stone he punched his ticket to the final of the pole vault in Eugene, Ore. on Wednesday night. The Indianapolis, Ind. native cleared a height of 5.25m (17' 2.75") to finish in seventh overall. Rikkoi Brathwaite earned an automatic spot in the quarterfinal of the 100m with a personal best time of 10.21. Keeping the personal record streak alive, Parker Raymond also clocked a personal record in the first round of the 800m. The freshman crossed in a time of 1:48.11 to earn an auto qualifying spot in Friday's quarter final race. The Hoosiers will return to action on Thursday, May 27 where the women will kick off their time at the NCAA East Preliminary. Competition is slated for 3:00 p.m. starting with the long jump and pole vault.

Xavier Booker unofficial visits. PURDUE June 4th OHIO ST June 14th LOUISVILE June 16th INDIANA June 23rd KANSAS ST June 29th

Prime time @ WKU.

Judge dismisses Brian Bowen's suit against Adidas ruling Bowen could not prove he had been directly harmed by the shoe company’s actions and his suit lacks proper standing. https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/judge-dismisses-brian-bowens-lawsuit-against-adidas/article_34be03cc-be37-11eb-91f1-cffeec686007.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

Love to see a kid finish in traffic and use either hand.

Nice story on Emily Goodin. https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/sports/college/iu/2021/05/25/indiana-softballs-emily-goodin-shines-second-senior-year/7439407002/

2021 B1G fall schedule released today. 9/17 vs Rutgers 9/21 at Northwestern 9/26 at Michigan State 10/1 vs Michigan 10/12 vs Ohio State 10/17 at Penn State 10/24 vs Wisconsin 10/31 at Maryland

Just an off the wall comment but maybe Dane Fife was the glue that helped hold things together for Izzo possibly serving as a buffer for the players.

Dushawn London with an update - https://247sports.com/college/indiana/Article/Basketball-recruiting-UNC-Indiana-Syracuse-Virginia-UConn-Virginia-Tech-Justin-Taylor--165747159/

Tipton Edits @TiptonEdits 2022 Top-30 Prospect Julian Phillips tells me he’s being recruited the hardest by: Florida State, Ohio Sate, USC, Wake Forest, Kansas, Alabama, Clemson.

NCAA East Regional this weekend. https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/5/25/track-and-field-national-championship-spots-on-the-line-for-iutf-this-weekend.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2jwhSquPef38pYeJjusBlBgwwJcrWt3LQe8zc4Blva-6B6J0TFQEwz5ns

...Woodson made it clear that their relationship would extend past Bates’ playing days. But it was Woodson’s honesty that resonated most. “They didn’t make any promises, which is what stood out to me and my family,” Bates said. https://www.insidethehall.com/2021/05/25/freshman-focus-tamar-bates/?fbclid=IwAR1I6r3PyLEja-plLPEjBtyiiCMjCUiJMLIBDD3fpU4flR3OwpH42oSOsI4

https://247sports.com/Article/Seth-Trimble-scouting-report-Marquette-Michigan-North-Carolina-165728661/

From Andrew Slater - Justice Williams’22 of @TeamFinalEYBL & @MVABasketball said Miami, UConn, Ole Miss, Michigan, LSU, Minnesota & Purdue were recruiting him hardest. Will official to Purdue on June 22-24. Quick reminder Williams received a pre-CMW offer.

247Sports with an update but behind the paywall. Mike Schumann subsequently commented that we're 1 of 6 pushing hard for him.