DChoosier

Don’t be negative. Our class is only 4 behind University of Massachusetts and 9 behind Western Kentucky :) On the other hand, TJD/Brunk/Franklin would be a decent class if we could add a shooter.

Agree. He showed some potential and I think he will fit in better in a conference that does not have a ton of true “big men”.

To be fair Holtman also went to the tourney his first two years, as opposed to our zero, and our “green grass side” has gone from saying Archie would get us in the tourney right away to “Crean guys suck”, “it takes three years to learn the defense”, “Coach K went 0-1,000,000 when he started” etc. I hope Archie makes things happen but so far I think HR would say Holtman has over achieved while Archie has underachieved.

I’ve never seen either play but, if they are Big Ten talents, want the one that best fits IU. Even though I have not seen either player I will admit that I am puzzled, rather than negative, about potential Windham interest. Most seem to agree that D1 coaches know more than us or the recruiting services. In Leal’s case 3 COACHES from Big Ten teams, Stanford, Xavier and Butler have all already offered him (as a junior). Windham is already a senior, played in a very visible conference and on a visible AAU team. and had Georgia State and MAC offers. After opening up his recruitment his first home visit was with Kent State with strong interest from Middle Tennessee State, Tulane etc. My question continues to be what does Archie see that no other prominent basketball school sees? The comeback usually is that the kid is hard nosed etc but don’t all schools need that? Maybe I’m just gun shy because when Crean thought he was the smartest guy in the recruiting room (Priller, Galon, April, etc) he usually wasn’t.

He is 27 and through the end of this season (his 6th) his total career earnings are 14,250,000. I’ll have to check old pay stubs but I think that is at least double what I made by the time I was 27. :)

Yes, I agree but it sounds like LSU is picking up steam so I was curious to see if distance could be a motivating factor (which does not seem to be the case). It would be disappointing if he goes to LSU because Wade is clearly guilty/slime. On the other hand there is a ton of smoke coming out of Arizona but Sean currently has the 2nd highest rated recruiting class in the country.

I figured the Watfords would not be very excited about once again making the drive to Bloomington, over and over, but was a bit suprised to see that the drive to Baton Rouge is only a hour less than Bloomington (5 1/2 vs 6 1/2).

Aside from my smartazz comment/joke......Jake always seemed to have a very positive, upbeat attitude on the bench and I wish him the best. Being a relatively slim “big”, with a ways to go, I hope he ends up at a Temple/VCU etc type conference and has a good/enjoyable experience.

Agree totally. I bitched and moaned on posts about the NCAA taking so long to act on UNC, in spite of a mountain of evidence, and kept getting replies basically saying be patient, and I just did not understand the process, etc, etc. Well....we know how that ended.

I am STUNNED that Hurt committed to Duke even though he knows they are looking at Jake. Guess he is all about the team and not worried about available minutes.

He met with seven coaches in one day? Did they set it up like a drive thru with each coach, sitting in their car, getting 15 minutes to plead their case ? Too bad Will Wade was not there. He could have said “I would like to order an Anthony Harris”, they could have replied “that will be $100,000” and at the drive up window Wade could have then handed over a Nike bag with 100k inside.

He should not be “dogged”, as he played well for a freshman, was injured, and may be viewed as a turning point for good Indiana players going to IU but on the other hand it’s hard to have a legacy when you only play one year and the team does not even make the tournament. Multi-years, and defining moments, create legacies. Romeo does not have either.

He injured his knee the summer (after high school) before he enrolled at IU. It was a shame as he was a great high school player and Kentucky, UNC etc recruited him.

Came out flat against Wichita State and also in the virtual tourney play-in game vs. OSU. I just can’t get over that OSU game. If the tourney doesn’t motivate you ?!?!? Agree about the shooting. There were plenty of issues with the offense (ie as an example where on the court Romeo would get the ball ) but we did have a number of open opportunities that we did not cash in. A three point threat would have put us in the tourney.

Smith was talking about not being used properly on the perimeter. I think he sees himself as a 3. I am NOT saying I agree with him. Agree with you that we should not feel compelled to fill all 13 slots no matter what.

I’m with you to a degree but Rob was also offered by Butler, VIrginia, Georgetown and Purdue. Leal (3 BT schools, Butler, Stanford and others) and Galloway ( 4 BT including MSU and Butler/Notre Dame) both have multiple good offers. Windham, several MACS, IUPUI and Ga State. Maybe he would be great but makes you go hmmm (basing this on other coaches opinions/offers, not stars). If we pick him up wish him the best and hope it works out.

I did not really watch TT prior to the tourney. Their defense and intensity is great to watch. What a start for Beard. 2nd year at Texas Tech he takes them to the Elite 8. Third year they go the the Final Game....At Texas Tech! The oilmen better load up the $$ truck.

Is there a “not like” button ?

For us to face Anthony he would have to stick around for his sophomore year. We are going to Maui in November of 2020, not next season.

Lotto would be nice but all of the 30 first rounders have guaranteed two year deals with another two years at the teams option. In the 2018 draft the first year pay for the 10th pick was 3,553,000, 14th pick (last lotto pick) $2,894,000 and the 18th pick got $2,357,000. Dropping from 10th to 18th would cost him 1.2 million, the first year, but he would still be able to afford an apartment without a roommate:)

Yes, Archie knew we needed help/depth underneath, we were in the midst of losing 12/13 which I assume Archie desperately wanted to stop, but he still did not give Moore or Jake decent playing time. There was a reason (or many reasons) that Archie felt they were not ready. On top of that Race comes back after missing 80% of the season and immediately gets more time than either of them. Race will be one of our “get old” guys (hopefully) and I don’t think we will miss Moore or Jake at all ( I wish them them the best).

Nearly all of us, from varying eras, sat through a lot of bad teams when we were at IU........:(

He does need to turn around football (to the relatively limited extent that is possible). Maybe it is more correct to say he has to strive to make incremental improvements. Wilson improved the program somewhat as the offense improved and then, as DC, Allen was instrumental in improving the defense. The result was that we scared some good teams but Wilson very rarely beat any good, or even average, Big Ten teams. Yes, we went to bowls his last two seasons at 6-6 each time. A big factor for squeaking into the bowls is that Purdue was historically terrible. The “improved” Wilson teams won a whopping total of 7 BT games in his last three seasons and 3/7 of those wins were against Hazell at PU (Hazell’s BT record was 3-24 ). One of Wilson’s major weapons was being lucky enough to be the coach when PU was dreadful. As Old Friend mentioned our division is a virtually impossible mountain to climb and the QB situation really hampered Allen. I think the jury is still out on Allen but think we have to realistically look at who Wilson beat in his tenure. A lot of asterisk wins (ie we almost beat UM, wow we scared OSU) but very few actual good wins.

I agree. Maybe we should pull TJD’s offer and go after Evansville Bosse’s back-up center...LOL

Cash Cal perfectly leverages going to UCLA for even more $$$ from two-tooth nation.