Class of '66 Old Fart

Same here and if we don't put up a solid fight tomorrow night that's probably it for me. I do not expect to win at Iowa but if we roll over and play dead..............................!

Indiana men's soccer head coach Todd Yeagley announced the 2020-21 schedule on Wednesday morning. The 10-match slate features five home games and five road games with all 10 matches coming against Big Ten Conference opponents. "In a year that that has been challenging on many levels, the ability to compete and play matches is exciting," Yeagley said. "This group is ready for competition." HOME MATCHES Wisconsin (Feb. 19), Penn State (March 7), Michigan State (March 15), Northwestern (March 23), Maryland (April 4) AWAY MATCHES Ohio State (Feb. 23), Northwestern (Feb. 27), Wisconsin (March 11), Rutgers (March 19), Michigan (March 27) The Big Ten Tournament will be held from April 10-17. The location of the event is to be determined. The 2021 NCAA College Cup will be contested from May 13-17 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. All playing sites, start times and dates are subject to change. Consistent with IU Athletics' ongoing efforts to protect the health and safety of students, coaches, staff, spectators and the local community, men's soccer matches will be played without fans indefinitely. IU Athletics' decision is in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and is consistent with what has transpired on all Big Ten campuses.

Chaminade (8-1) defeated DeSmet (7-4) 56 - 51. Reed put on quite a show with 23 points; 19 reb; 2 blks; 5 TO. I scored him as 10-16 on 2s; 0-1 on 3s and 3-5 on FT. The more games I've seen him play, I'm noticing he seems to have trouble holding on to the ball when receiving passes or grabbing rebounds but if only TJD had his baseline turnaround jumper. Game story mostly focused on Reed's performance. https://www.stltoday.com/sports/high-school/boys-basketball/reed-displays-new-weapon-to-help-chaminade-knock-off-de-smet/article_a2e5f482-5ad6-11eb-9e27-83617bd8b254.html#tracking-source=in-article

Tyler Nickel had 36 points and seven boards as @EastRockHoops defeated Fishburne Military Academy 76-53.

Operators are standing buy!

And with his shoulder lowered like a football running back. That memory is forever etched in my mind.

Imagine if you will, an NCAA tournament played entirely in the State of Indiana including an opening round game played on our home court featuring PUke while we can only watch the entire tournament on TV. One of Jon Rothstein's favorite phrases: "The epitome of brutality."

Recruiting Update https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/isaac-mckneely-remains-focused-on-eight-finalists

From Borzello - The NCAA announces the dates for the men's basketball NCAA tournament: - First Four: Thursday, March 18 - First Round: March 19-20 - Second Round: March 21-22 - Sweet 16: March 27-28 - Elite Eight: March 29-30 - Final Four: April 3 and 5

The Big Ten issued an institutional fine of $10,000 and a public reprimand of Penn State's Jim Ferry for violating its Sportsmanship Policy, per release. Incident occurred Sunday versus Purdue. https://www.collegian.psu.edu/sports/men_basketball/article_6fd8dd0a-5a88-11eb-b7fe-1fbe18a7615f.html#:~:text=Penn State interim head coach,Jan. 17%2C 2021.”

The university is never going to hire a coach that's got a questionable history with the NCAA so you can forget about Calipari, Pearl and several others.

Some good stuff on Paige Price and Kiandra Browne and a short update on Keyarah Berry. http://www.hoosiersportsreport.com/2021/01/iu-women-postponed-again-foreign-faces-joining-forces/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

If the powers that be don't want our basketball coach to become "bigger than life" then you don't hire Alford because IMO it would be "all about me" and he'd be doing his best to emulate RMK. Not an Alford fan whatsoever. I'm 72 and I know we have other posters older than me. I would love to see another banner hung before I check out but not at the expense of the university's and the program's integrity. Steve Alford has no integrity in my mind and I want nothing to do with him.

Montverde keeps on winning 70 - 59 over Wasatch Academy. Williams played 16 min. scoring 8 pts. on 3-8 FG; 2-5 on 3s; 1 asst; 1 stl. Jalen Hood-Schifino played 12 minutes scoring 2 pts. on 1-1 FG; 1 reb; 2 asst; 1 TO.

Montverde keeps on winning 70 - 59 over Wasatch Academy. Hood-Schifino played 12 minutes scoring 2 pts. on 1-1 FG; 1 reb; 2 asst; 1 TO. Justice Williams played 16 min. scoring 8 pts. on 3-8 FG; 2-5 on 3s; 1 asst; 1 stl.

Of course we're a tourniquet team. We're bleeding badly.

Don't like the idea of not playing, but it does give more time for Penn's ankle and Cardaño-Hillary's eye to heal.

I consider myself a pretty average IU fan and I don't want Alford.

You can watch Meister's first game of the season at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwxOAl0-JK0ujDJ9-MLI8rw Don't know if they regularly stream the girl's games or not. Advance to the 40:00 minute mark to get to the start of the varsity game. If you watch, Meister is #52 in the dark uniform. Also note, they play 18 minute halves. Her full stat line from the comfort of my recliner was 35 points on 12-21 on 2s; 1-4 on 3s (one a 3/4 court heave at the end of the game); 6-9 FT; 7 reb; 2 asst; 5 stls; 6 blks; 4 TO. 2 of her TO's were stepping on the baseline when driving to the bucket. There aren't any sophomore year stats for her on MaxPreps but as a freshman she averaged 16ppg and 10rpg. Keep in mind I have zero qualifications to judge high school talent so FWIW: There's only one other girl on her team who really demonstrated any particular skill level. Katie Hurt who is quite possibly a sister to former IU target Matthew Hurt. Meister's righthanded but demonstrated the ability to use her left around the basket. She really hasn't learned that she needs to leave her feet. She's 6'2" and until reaching high school probably always much taller than her opponents and didn't have to jump to get rebounds. Although she had 6 blocks in this game, several were just standing in place while much smaller girls tried to shoot over her outstretched hands. Obviously that won't work in college. She allowed herself to get pushed around and off her spot. Her primary defender was just as tall and bodied Meister throughout the game even though she still scored 35 points. Players have to wear masks even when on the court. It was obvious that hers bothered her a great deal as from the opening tipoff she constantly kept using a hand to pull it away from her face.

For the third time this season, Grace Berger earns a spot on the Big Ten Player of the Week honor roll! 22 points 8-for-13 from the floor 7 assists 5 rebounds 5-for-5 at the FT line

To avoid conflict with March Madness IHSAA Commissioner Paul Neidig announced today that this year’s IHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals will be played on Saturday, April 3, one week later than the previously scheduled date.

Braeden Moore 6'8" attends Christ Presbyterian HS in Nashville, TN. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-class-of-2022-names-to-know-forward-braeden-moore/?fbclid=IwAR2USZtGX2jDRhfggSxgZtkhUf-i07I_263j2CEc242F1Wf1Mjs4nGcjBG0 247 Rivals Hudl MaxPreps

DeMatha moved to 4-0 with a 74 - 63 win over Baltimore Panthers a/k/a St. Frances Academy. Rice played 25 minutes scoring 7 pts on 3-5 FG; 1-2 on 3s; 5 reb; 3 asst; 2 TO.