RaceToTheTop

Huh? Baldwin played 13 minutes.

And hideous game from an officiating standpoint. Lots of fouls not called and the ones that were called had some really bad calls mixed in.

He has had some open shots and won't take them.

ummm....where was the foul on Carlyle?

Wow. Bad call gets Baldwin his second

GOAL TEND

I like Leal but he has to show himself willing to take a shot.

Hint: guys that are in the game for their shooting and not their defense can play with two fouls. But once again auto bench. Goode can play with two fouls.

Any guess as to when they will actually call the first travel?

Ugh Carlyle. BTW, does anyone else hear the whistle in the stands?

He can't play long minutes at this level.....and if a team pushes pace it gets bad.

Not many whistles from the refs early. I assume this means the second half they will be calling everything on everyone.

Looks like quite a few red. Pretty mixed crowd.

Don't know if anyone caught the podcast with Goodman and Hummel, but Goodman talked about how Indiana was playing a little with Galloway 'in his proper place, coming off the bench now'. Hummel laughed and corrected him and said Galloway had started the last eight games.

I would prefer to see Leal start and Goode off the bench. We really don't have much scoring off the bench.

The Bryce Jordan center on campus has a seating capacity of over 16,500. They have yet to hit 10,000 this year. Their last conference game against Northwestern had 5,500 fans. Penn State basketball is not a draw even when the team is good.

We definitely picked up a lot of offensive skill positions in the portal. Defensively have only picked up two DTs (but pretty good ones) and two defensive backs. In terms of incoming freshman, it will be interesting to see if Byron Baldwin is ready to step in and start immediately -- safety, and he is the fourth highest ranked recruit IU has had in the past 25 years.

Don't know if it's been mentioned, but someone to watch out for: Washington's CB Jordan Shaw has entered the portal. 37 tackles and 6 passes defended last year. Transferred to Washington from INDIANA. Was limited to three games due to injury with IU but registered 12 tackles in those three games.

One stop shop for the portal additions: Last name First name Previous school position stats Mendoza Fernando California QB 3,004 yards passing, 69% completion, 16 TD/6 INT in 2024. Career: 4,712 yards passing, 67% completion, 30 TD/16 INT Wilson Grant Old Dominion/Fordham QB 56% passing, 507 yards, 4 TD/3 INT in 2024. Career: 57% completion, 2.749 yards, 23 TD/11 INT Hemby Roman Maryland HB 607 yards rushing, 273 yards receiving, 7 TDs in 2024. Career totals: 2,347 yards rushing, 921 yards receiving, 27 TDs. Beebe Jr. Lee UAB HB 885 yards, 30 catches for 219 yards receiving, 8 total TDs in 2024. Career 1,277 yards rushing, 44 catches for 317 yards receiving, 12 total TDs Morris Tyler Michigan WR 23 catches for 248 yards and 2 TD in 2024. Career: 39 catches for 470 yards and 3 TDs. Jackson Makai Appalachian State / St Francis WR 46 catches for 745 yards and 5 TDs; 5 rushes for 90 yards and 1 TD in 2024. Career: 158 catches for 2,154 yards and 15 TDs, 18 rushes for 134 yards and 1 TD. Nowakowski Riley Wisconsin TE 11 catches for 74 yards in 2024; 18 catches for 131 yards and 1 TD in career Michalski Zen Ohio State T 1 start, 34 total games Benson Khalil Colorado/Indiana T/G 4 starts last year, 21 career starts Ratcliff Dominique Texas St/Louisiana DT 22 tackles, 2 sacks in 2024. Career 67 tackles, 5 sacks. Wheeler Hosea Western Kentucky DT 65 tackles, 2 sacks in 2024. Career 108 tackles, 4 sacks. Knighten Amariyun Northern Illinois CB 13 tackles, 1 interception in 2024. Career 46 tackles, 1 interception. Moore Louis Ole Miss/Indiana S 37 tackles last season, 129 career tackles, 3 int, 1.5 sacks McCarthy Mitch Central Florida P 44.1 yards per punt in 2024. Career average of 43.0 yards/punt Franke Brandan Texas St/Nebraska K Kickoff specialist Lindsey Sam Georgia St LS

Even open fifteen to eighteen footers shouldn't be a priority. Shots at the rim and open threes are the shots you want. Current D1 shooting percentages: shots at the rim (within 4.5 feet): teams are shooting 63%. IU is at 71%. Shots in the paint but not within 4.5 feet: teams are shooting 41%. IU is also at 41%. Shots outside the paint but inside the arc: teams are shooting 36%. IU is at 41%. Three point corner shots: teams are shooting 35%. IU is at 32%. Three point above the break shots: teams are shooting 33%. IU is at 32%. ------------------------- The overall shooting percentages for IU aren't bad but the distribution is. Over 16% of IU's shots are coming inside the arc but outside the pain -- the shot that will produce the fewest points based on shot expectation. As a whole, the NCAA is taking only 11% of their shots there....so in essence, IU has taken those shots at a rate 50% higher than expected.

Considering getting season tickets for IU football this upcoming season (it's a three hour drive for me...ticket price isn't bad, though). Does anyone know the cost of a season parking pass?

Also a running back from Maryland. So that's four in conference acquisitions.

We also picked up a tight end from Wisconsin.

Indiana 82 Penn State 79

Personally, I don't think there is a guarantee that Wilson is QB2. Rather I think he'll be competing with Alberto Mendoza for that spot.