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Rancik looks like a legit ball handler. Not a high flyer, but a fluid athlete. Looks like he has great vision for someone his size. The 86% free throw shooting implies he could become a good 3 point shooter. The low shooting %s are concerning, but the talent is there and he could have serious upside. He reminds me of a less developed David Mirkovic.

It would be fun to see what it looks like if both programs are successful at the same time. I’d guess that football has an advantage as long as Cignetti is around.

This guy obviously.

Reading comprehension was never a strength of mine.

Honestly, I like the simplicity of a 64 team tournament, probably because it’s fun filling out a simple bracket and offers a nice mix of teams. More teams means a more complex bracket that might impact casual interest. Additionally, I’ve rarely seen a bubble team that I thought was compelling enough to expand the tournament for. When you add in that many of the new teams will likely be power 5 teams with losing conference records, I just don’t see how this improves the tournament product. It just seems like we are adding a bunch of uninteresting games between marginal teams. To me it’s simply a money grab that may damage the product and end up being a money loser in the long-term.

Did anyone watch any of IU’s bubble teams the last 3 years and think: 1. This team deserves to be in the tournament. 2. This team can compete for a title. 3. Including this team will make the tournament more compelling. 4. Watching this team play in the tournament will give me joy.

I received mine a couple weeks ago. It’s a nice book, good recap, pictures are great. Very happy with the purchase.

I was returning home in the car with the family after attending a memorial for my uncle. My wife was nice enough to drive so I could watch the end of the game, but she regretted that decision after a broke the review mirror celebrating the catch.

If we don’t bring in an experienced TE from the portal (and at this point the cupboard is looking pretty bare) I have to assume that is because Cig has high confidence in someone on the current roster. The top 3 TEs, Nowakowski, Staes, and Bomba are gone. Schott is a nice prospect, but I’d be surprised if Cig is already pencilling him in as a starter with virtually no college experience and no time working with our coaches. The only other TEs that we are bringing back from the current roster are Thiry (who may have some upside) and Barker (who looks like more of a block first type). Could there be someone else who they are in the process of converting to TE? I guess the only logical conclusion is that either Thiry or Barker has really impressed the coaches. In Cig we trust.

According to this the #3 state in ticket sales is Illinois at over 11%. I believe it was third in ticket sales at the last two IU playoff games as well, and we can safely assume the ratio for that group will be 99% Indiana fans. https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/heres-much-tickets-miami-vs-190238932.html?guccounter=1

These guys will be hungry. We are going to see some Dino Tucker and Hjelle snadwiches.

This guy has NFL level punting stats. A 46.2 yard avg, with 25 punts inside the 20, and only 2 touchbacks is very impressive.