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Note the 31st game against Purdue is in Bloomington and then the game at Purdue is Feb. 17 in West Lafayette. There was an error on initial release by IU has since corrected on its own site. However, the Daily Hoosier link provided used the initial incorrect info and has not been updated there.

For sure. Goalkeeping is so much better from him and D in general this year is vastly improved and that save was exactly what team was not getting last year in big moments. The only time Indiana had goalkeeping that was as bad as in 2025 was in 2013 and 2019 to begin year with veterans Michael Soderlund and Sean Caulfield respectively. Fortunately in those two seasons Colin Web and Roman Celentano were young freshmen waiting in the wings and Yeagley was able to make change to them midseason and things improved by leaps and bounds and both became elite guys in net throughout their career. Unfortunately last year when veteran Holden Brown was struggling in job, IU went to their projected young hot shot again in Judewellin Michel and the switch didn't work and he was just as bad and for first time in Yeagley's tenure he had no good answers between pipes. That's why he went and got Mroz in portal. Interestingly Michel seems to have gotten a lot better as Wiscy's goalkeeper this year but Yeagley took no chances and wouldn't give him the job so he transferred. In retrospect either choice would have worked for the Hoosiers seemingly, but I don't blame Yeagley for hitting the portal and its tough when every goalie had shined as freshman in past here and Michel did not. Generally goalies play well here from the word go as freshmen and give you 3-4 years of elite play in net starting with TJ Hanning as a freshman in 1997 which is when I began watching. If you look at the run of guys since its been almost all hits: 1. TJ Hannig 1997-01, Championship level goalie from start who won two national titles 2. Jay Nolly, 02-05, Championship level goalie from start who won two national titles 3. Chay Cain 06-08, Solid goalie who could have been better if anyone but Mike Freitag was coaching him 4. Luis Soffner 09-12, Almost ruined by Freitag but Yeagley got him to his potential last couple of years and got team a national title in last hurrah 5. Colin Webb 13-16, This is where IU went with Soderlund who was Soffner's backup only to bench him midseason after worst goals against average in school history for Webb which saved NCAA Tourney streak that remains to this day and then had solid four year career despite being smaller than ideal 6. Trey Muse 17-18, Best goalie Hoosiers have had since Nolly to this day and a tragedy he didn't raise final hardware after leading IU to back to back College Cups as top ranked team in country throughout his tenure allowing 20 goals TOTAL in two years before going pro with 38-4-7 record 7. Roman Celentano 19-21, Only guy who comes very close to Muse and came in mid 2019 after Muse's backup Caulfield was benched and again a tragedy Celentano didn't get that final hardware for IU getting the team to College Cup and now a high level pro who is fringe guy always for USMNT 8. JT Harms 22-24, Like Webb was smaller than ideal and became an issue in PK shootouts that lost IU a national title in 22 and Elite 8 in 23 after Muse and Celentano excelled here but still a really solid career who led Hoosiers on deep runs in December 9. Holden Brown 25, This is where luck ran out as the last guy's backup again struggled but this time the young hotshot in Michel was not ready and for first time in history Hoosiers had no good choices in net, hence why Mroz is here and appears to be at least a decent answer but ceiling still being written and last season was first time since 2013 Hoosiers gave up way more then about a goal a game on avg at worst

Very nice win and you beat a solid borderline top-30 Texas A+M team who has no resemblance to team who national title last year and replaced every single player in main lineup. The #12 is a paper ranking based on last year and they have lost big to all three good teams they have played so far in blowouts and tonight is closest they came to beating a power-five squad and 3-4 record overall now. Definitely a really solid victory against a squad of similar talent on a neutral floor that will help resume. Just don't conflate last years championship squad with this one. TAMU did a fairly poor job of rebuilding after hoisting their banner last year.

First 70 minutes IU was lucky to be tied on most ridiculous Easton Bogard goal ever after an equally insane goal from Louisville on an indirect free kick a bit earlier and Cardinals dominated most of night. Last 20 min Hoosiers were stronger and all those six shots but the goal I believe occurred then. Going on before that, the Hoosiers got one more goal then they deserved, but unlucky to not find a winner near end. Overall though a fair result as games are won playing well all 90 minutes and you can't rely on being good for final 20 only. Good test for Big Ten and postseason play for Indiana against an equally talented side on road and much more fun to watch both teams go all out then the one way traffic against parked buses IU encounters against inferior squads.

I believe it would still be guaranteed, but the fact there would be one year left at 400-500k over 2 years at nearly 1 million right now is a game changer after 2027. Athletic departments rarely let coaches go into the final yr of deal so its basically put up or shut up for 2027 and either extend or fire him after that. Without results next spring, extending him would be indefensible as it wouldn't cost that much more to make a change. Now it can be argued it is a poor financial choice to make a change even if many disagree. There is no such argument after 2027.

Its almost certainly a combo of both and whether paying a one million dollar buyout for a baseball coach is a good ROI in athletic departments mind. You can certainly disagree but that is almost certainly how IU is looking at it.

That is not a fixed price though (see above) and this one could genuinely go higher or lower with novelty of Evansville game. Primary and secondary markets operate same and change prices based on demand.

Don't disagree that it def causes uneducated people to pay way more than needed by jumping when tickets come out without thinking if they are likely to go up or down closer to game. Reality though is 99% of teams have been using this exact dynamic pricing model for a decade and IU was one of very last hold outs till last year. For people who don't want to check everyday, one can set their smart phone for Ticketmaster or whatever secondary app being used to ping an alert as soon as prices drop for a specific game tickets are wanted for. New system every place uses is def less user friendly (especially for non-tech savvy people), but can lead to getting much cheaper tickets later when hand is played right and its the model we have that every single entertainment event has gone to. Its also very possible to decide you are going to an event and mark it into your plans and buy the actual tickets whenever price seems right whether day of, at release, or in between. I don't disagree its an annoying guessing game and many have had a hard time adapting. However, since its the new reality, best thing to do is work within it for when to purchase and never treat a high price as final amount one will have to pay unless its a premium event.

The athletic department held out longer than anyone with dynamic pricing on basketball tickets and it only went to that last year. They bowed to reality of what everyone else was doing 5-10 yrs later so in a way they left old way in as long as they could. I got tickets for $25 in club level day off for Baylor. Same tickets started over $100 when released. Just have to be patient and both UNC and Syracuse games will likely come down if one waits it out. I certainly agree with the annoyingness of this model everywhere uses now. The key is not to jump on a price the second tickets are released and treat it as the final cost as they are likely to come down if they seem to high. Its all about evaluating in the moment if value seems right and if not waiting it out. Whether we like it or not, athletic departments have to squeeze as much money as possible out of fans now with rev sharing to remain competitive. If they don't, they will not compete in this environment. They have to rely on a few fans to pay the overpriced amount upon release to meet budget and then the smart ones will get a better rate with patience. Its all about knowing how to work within the current system with tickets and then a fair price will be paid. Its why I am hesitant to buy season tickets anymore unless I am sure they will have high value like football right now.

I'm going to slightly disagree here. While on the surface the prices are absurd, the market will decide if that is to high. With dynamic pricing on everything, if they don't sell at that price they will come down (this goes for primary and secondary market). Teams and venues always start at the highest prize and bring it down if no one bites. To me UNC and Syracuse games in Indy are to high right now and few tickets have sold. If they continue to move at slow pace price will come down. Its why one cant jump at tickets anymore the moment they are released and have to evaluate if prices will likely go up or down closer to time based on demand. I put in for Kentucky basketball tickets and IU football season tickets already at $100 and $500 respectively since I don't see it getting any lower. However, UNC and Syracuse are overpriced right now with plenty of tickets available so I am waiting it out. Key is not jumping anymore as soon as tickets are released and evaluating if they will likely go up or down closer to time. Its a bit of a guessing game but one has to use best judgement and jumping on every ticket as soon as they are released is worse thing one can do with current model. Its certainly arguable its a more difficult model to get a hold on when to buy and annoying, but if played right, it is possible to get tickets for cheaper then previous system when prices were fixed till event.

Probably because IU can't justify a nearly one million dollar buyout at moment with two yrs left on deal. On the bright side, Denny confirmed he is coming back. Outside Owen ten Over, not sure there is any other player on this roster that is a must keep after losing Hanley. Just a bunch of avg. after that. That Mercer extension in 2023 which looked necessary at time given you lost two coaches previously, is now an anchor around IU's neck. Going to have to grin and bear with it for one more year in 2027 unfortunately then likely a change as no way they let him go into last year of deal.

Shay made her WNBA debut against the Fever here in Indiana for the Mercury last night and hit a 3 late in the game after playing in a blowout in the final two minutes.

Looks like May’s assistant Mike Boynton gets the interim job. Can’t give him the job full time next summer under ANY circumstances no matter how well he does with Dusty’s guys this year if you are Michigan. Already shown he cant run a program at Oklahoma St. From a selfish standpoint I hope Wolverines are dumb enough to give Boynton job full time to remove an obstacle for IU. From a pragmatic stand point would be dumbest thing UM could do a yr from now.

Ann Arbor seemingly didn’t care they won a title. My family was on that campus the day after the title game and said you couldn’t tell a championship had been won. Combine that with the lack of enthusiasm I saw by Michigan fans at the national title game and it’s not hard to see why Dusty left. Michigan will need to decide if they are serious and care about basketball or program will continue to see extreme swings. Also for IU fans who wanted Dusty, you have to wonder if being treated like a king in Bloomington rather than an afterthought in Ann Arbor would have kept him around longer or lure of NBA would have been to strong after a couple of years?

2028. UGH. Wondered why IU had not made a move and this reporting of the unannounced contract extension on that twitter account now explains it and makes sense. Definitely speaks to one sided nature of coaching contracts after a really good season as 2023 objectively was and administration feeling need to keep them long term. Oh well.