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I agree but this is not a case of that. This is a case of Rabjohn's trying to get his own info out there on outside chance he is right even though it differs from everything else despite the original report probably being accurate. At least though Rabjohns is reporting what he is told (albeit probably not accurate) unlike Justin Albers who just flat out makes things up so I can't be to mad.

Rabjohn's is trying to be a big shot. He's gone and the family is just not admitting it yet. Rabjohn's has to reports what he is told but Rothstein's report of him leaving is 100% accurate in my mind and family just didn't want it leaked yet so they are denying it. I personally will not be mad either way given Blackmon's star crossed play in time here.

I actually think its more like 1 nba player, 1 potential nba player and 1 d leaguer. Also can you please update your chart to reflect Bryant and JBJ's departure in your original post to start this thread?

I have no 'roster boosters'. I know one influential person indirectly who knows a friend of mine well. That is it and I never asked him for these changes to be made and all I said to him through my friend was that I was not happy with team's direction and we made need a new coach if things do not change by end of season. Never once did I mention Lemonis' issues with removing pitchers. I can promise you nothing was done because of me. Period. I know your joking though but that is 100% the truth.

Kind of unrelated to this thread but Zeller's excellent character clearly shows again to come back to IU and finish degree and graduate. Not many people in Zeller's position do that given his relative NBA success and shows what a high class individual he is and how much he was raised right and values his education. Again shows between him, Hulls, Oladipo, Watford and Elston how strong leadership was on that team and why it was so successful. Than it all got away from Crean and why he is gone now.

I believe Blackmon was content to get out of IU hell or high water even if it means playing in Europe or D-league (I'm not criticizing him just making an observation). In end we get exact same roster Crean would of had in Archie's first year. All scholarships now accounted for next year and days of roster crunches, over signings and allegedly forcing people out are gone for good!

I don't mean to get on "Brass Cannon" at all as I like him as a poster but he still has not updated the chart in his original post to reflect Bryant and JBJ's departure. Understandable with JBJ since it happened this morning but I would of thought Bryant would be updated in the chart by now.

Again very happy to see Lemonis' flexibility to not start Hobbie who has been awful and go in a different direction. As I said yesterday, lately Lemonis has been much better at getting his pitchers out of there when they struggle or not using them at all. This was a huge problem early in the year that has been corrected for now. Well done and a big reason why team is playing much better.

Again Lemonis managed beautifully removing Herrin immediately when he got into a jam in 8th inning and going to Lloyd to close which won the game and held the lead. Lemonis in last couple weeks has been much better at removing struggling pitchers much quicker which is huge. Hope we keep rolling and team suddenly team looks solid!

Huge series win! Suddenly in great tourney position after taking 2 out of 3 from 1st place team at time each of last 3 weekends! Just win games we are suppose to now and I think we punch our ticket. Would not of thought that after PU disaster.

Sorry for confusion. I remembered when my team previously took lead top half and bottom half never happened so we lost. Apparently I was not only one. Glad I was wrong.

It shall be a regulation game if called by the umpire at any time after five innings have been completed, and the score shall be that of the last equal inning played, except that in the following circumstances the score of the game shall be the total number of runs that each team has scored: 1) If the team second at bat has scored more runs at the end of its fourth inning than the team first at bat has scored in five completed innings; 2) If the team second at bat has scored in an unequal number of innings more runs than the team first at bat; or 3) If the team second at bat is at bat when the game is called and has scored in the incomplete inning the same number of runs or more runs than the team first at bat� 4) By conference rule, or mutual consent of both coaches before the beginning of the contest, a game may be stopped after seven innings if one team is ahead by at least 10 runs� Each team must play an equal number of innings unless shortened because the home team needs none or only part of its half of the final inning� c� Rule seems to favor a walkoff in 7th. Any interpretation?

I'm sorry I worked college baseball for a team for 3 years and ran into this rule that I knew it before everyone else. This will bring a fun debate in IU circles in coming days but it's been a rule a long time at all levels. Its been the rule at all levels of baseball for many years but it sucks for IU today.

You have to complete inning or it reverts back to previous inning like 7th never happened. I've run into this before working college baseball games. Its tough but that's the rule I'm almost sure and we are likely to fall victim to it:(. Announcers don't seem to know rule either and twitter just confirmed it.

Were in trouble by mother nature. Lightning delay and rule reverts back to last inning if game can't restart so Dedlow's grand slam won't count and IU will fall 3-2 in 6. What an awful turn of events. Game can't resume after 3pm. Mother nature just won Maryland the game probably. ouch

That HR was absolutely crushed by Miller! Beyond the bullpen down the line in left probably halfway between bypass on grass (camera lost it because it went that far)! That was Schwarber like with distance except hit by a right handed hitter to left unlike Schwarber who crushed them to right as a left handed hitter.

Fun game. First clean game of the 3 I've been to this year where IU played reasonably well in all aspects. Other than Cal Kreuger who got banged around the 1st 3 innings (his defense saved him on some really hard hit balls in 1st 2 innings before imploding in 3rd) pitching was good. I have criticized Lemonis for a slow hook on pitchers this year but he was much better tonight about getting them out of their in a timely manner and especially Kreuger which was huge. The rest of the staff was solid all game and the tying double in 9th was a soft hit down 3rd base line that was barely fair for a double. Also very impressed our hitters were not swinging for fences every time like I have seen in past and successfully banged out 10 singles by just looking for clean singles (as a matter of fact I don't believe we got a single ball to the warning track tonight). Hopefully team is finally getting it together and this was certainly much better than the Nebraska and PU game I saw. Side note: Despite the post card weather attendance was down to 6,000 this year (it was 6,600 last year on a rainy night and over 8,000 on gorgeous night 2 yrs ago). While this is certainly a great crowd by any measure it does signal that fan support will go down if IU falls off anymore I believe.

This game is an example of why it is important for IU to maintain a high level. As of now about 3-4k in tics have been sold it looks like so in end you will probably have a crowd of 5k tonight maybe. This is a very good number except you had over 8k 2 yrs. ago and over 7k last year. I will be there but clearly attendance for this yearly game is moving in wrong direction whether it be the novelty wearing off, IU's inconsistencies or Ball St not being the draw ND is (although crowd was down from first to second year also).

I am all in favor of the Baseball rule of either going straight out of school or going to college for 2 or 3 yrs. Also the NBA as a business has a legal right to set whatever requirements they want to for players to be employed by their league. My job requires at least a college degree to be eligible for the position I hold. My point is the NBA is on perfectly firm ground as an employer to set whatever standards they want to make people eligible for a job with them.

For what It's worth (and it's worth a lot more than the nameless poster on Facebook) the Assembly Call guys say they have been hearing Bryant could be signing with an agent. It's at the 20 minute mark of the video below and than again more about it at the 1 hour mark. I thought when Archie was pushing so hard for Moore that maybe there was at least a decent chance Bryant was gone. Again nothing final but this appears to be a case of whatever was posted on Facebook was at least partially correct as these guys will only put nuggets like that in the show if they think they are saying something credible.

This series shows talent is not an issue as I said before since we just took 2 of 3 from 1st place team. Execution is the issue as is the in game focus and decision making. Time to make Milto our Friday starter who has clearly been our best pitcher in conference play all 4 weekends. Your best pitcher starts on Friday not Sunday.

As someone who's worked around Baseball players and learned from some coaches I can promise Lemonis is recruiting the right guys and doing a good job there. However, he's just not properly developing the talent. Guys like Fineman, Dedelow, and Sowers are very talented but very poorly coached. Same problem with some of our young pitchers. These are guys that under Tracy Smith would be top 10 rd picks and developed correctly instead of struggling mightly. Smith was an excellent recruiter but more than anything he also knew how do develop players to their potential. Lemonis' issue is he can recruit the right guys but doesn't know how to develop their talents correctly. Lemonis is looking very much like Crean who was bringing in high level players (Blackmon, Bryant etc) but not developing them correctly. Hiring an assistant is always a risk but can be golden. Dan McDonnell at Louisville had not been a head coach a day in his life before Louisville and has thrived there after being Mississippi State's top assistant. Unfortunately, his top assistant in Lemonis is not doing the same. Hiring an assistant is a risk that can either be fantastic or failure but you never know and in this case it looks like its not working. I have done my part to alert some boosters of Lemonis' issues they were unaware of and I hope they will pay more attention like they say and it will lead to some change if program keeps heading in this direction. As I said at Purdue last week a full stadium was a shock to them vs. at IU its a regular occurrence most weekends (we are only Big Ten Team besides Nebraska to be in top 40 in attendance each yr since new park opened I believe). I'd like that to stay a regular occurrence that we play in front of a full stadium usually but games like this will drive people away fast.

I'm leaving now for the day. IU leads 8-1 halfway home. Someone else can take over if they want.

IU having a huge Top of the 5th with 2 3 run HR's from Milller and Dedlow and we now lead 8-1 and still batting! Apparently game being broadcast for free at this link and requires internet explorer: https://video.iscsportsnetwork.com/videodetail.html?view=live

Since no one is updating today I'll provide a few but am leaving soon and no TV today so I am doing this from the live stats and only for a bit. it's 1-1 after 3.5 innings.