IndianaSconnie90

Sweet Lou this couldn't have worked out better. I would expect IU fans to make that trip easily, no excuse

I'm almost hoping for some drama to spice this season up at this point

Fixed it for you

*checks notes again* nope, never said it was a disaster. *returns to notes with highlighter* appears the word i used was indifferent. But carry on my son, spread the cheer

This team is going to get throttled in league play

I'm very indifferent to their performance in general. I'm not bashing them nor am I giving them credit for their performance based on the reasons given. They beat a team that doesn't move the needle whatsoever and all they had to do was wait for them to stop shooting out of their @$$. I'm willing to admit that perhaps my expectations are a little higher than what I just saw against *checks notes* Miami..............of ohio

Eh, that's a reach considering the team they were playing were only capable of winning this game from the arc. Water finally found it's level just by natural odds and you saw what happened once Miami couldn't hit the broad side of an Indiana barn

I refuse to give this team ANY credit this evening

This team needs B1G play right now like I need a solid kick to the pills. I smell a Pandora's box worth of problems during league play. Sweet Jesus

I think this has become the "undecided but maybe perhaps leaning towards not keeping Mike Woodson" thread.

Was just gonna say, putting Beard to the side, after how much cheddar they spent on the CTA buyout, I can't imagine they'll be restricted, from a financial position, to go after whoever they want. Hopefully the Woodson fiasco we've had to witness these painful years will teach some hard lessons in the AD and BoT

Guess you were in a coma for the RMK years lol he didn't exactly have the greatest track record either. Point is, I'm not going to debate instances from back in the early 2000s with you. When we were winning, nobody cared about the behind the scenes issues. Same thing with a HOF coach who also coached at IU, I believe you know the one. For whatever flaws Sampson had here, he sure as hell seems to have found out how to put winning teams on the floor, and IU couldn't be further from putting consistent winners on the floor

I was actually referring to the "up and comers" of right now that seem to be circulating among the fanbase. The BMs, Buckys, etc. Look, I get why some people would have a problem with Beard's baggage. However, since getting another shot he seems to be doing well to this point, to my knowledge. I'm just saying, if he were able to maintain good behavior off the court it would be hard to defend not hiring him. He's one of the few coaches who moves the needle instantly, along with Pearl. I wouldn't be opposed to McCollum at all. With all the success we've had with Woodson however, I could be in a state of constant delirium and not entirely sure about anything at this point.

No, I believe the fiasco he's referring to was the tampering. The "thugs" as you so eloquently put it and the "not caring" didn't seem to matter when we were winning. It only seemed to matter when he was found to be breaking recruiting rules

Yes he probably would. Unfortunately, there's a faction of the fanbase/athletic department who are unwiliing/unable to allow IU to be a redemption opportunity for virtually anybody with any legal baggage. Just have to keep banging away at those "up and comers"