Aaron

Yup. The standings are put an random when tied. Don't use it for tiebreakers. First tiebreaker is head-to-head results and IU beat Michigan so they win any two-way tiebreaker with Wolverines.

Not at all. I am as critical as anybody usually but Stanton has made softball very competitive every year she has been here. They have not been elite but they are a very competitive team in the Big Ten now. Before she got here they were a bottom feeder in the conference. Don't get expectations out of whack. As long as team continues to be competitive and compete in the middle of the conference as they are since she has been here that is all anyone can reasonably asked for softball and anything else is a bonus.

It was addressed with Cockburn if you listen to the podcast.

What's this "University Of Indiana" she played at? Not familiar with it. LOL In all seriousness horribly done research by the person putting it together not to know that.

A discussion about how kids are mentally fragile these days is absolutely needed from all directions. Kids mental health is suffering more than ever. Partly because there are so many people like Aird who drive kids to insanity and partly because kids are entitled more than ever in this generation. If you can't acknowledge that I am sorry. Mental health is a serious issue in society for multiple reasons and is something society is not dealing with as well as it should.

Ok I'll play along. Lets look at our women's ports at IU and see what makes sense: 1. Women's Basketball-Moren is tough but many players can't say enough nice things about her. She is not everyone's cup of tea, but the players who play regularly can't say enough good things about her and how they want to play for IU forever. Because a few players at the end of the bench are offended and transferred, you are not discipling the best coach in program history and not blowing up your best program overall outside men's soccer because some players think she is the greatest and others don't. If 'abuse' in this program were terrible the team would not win at such a high level. Truly abusive coaches like Aird can't get players to respond and the program falters on the field. 2. Cross Country and Track And Field- Ron Helmer has coached for years and is retiring. He coaches both genders and his retirement is because he is an old man with serious health issues. If he were abusing players he would not of been here as long as he has been. 3. Field Hockey-Know nothing about Kayla Bashore but she has not been here that long. Whether this program has abuse I could not begin to say. 4. Golf-Clint Wallman 'retired' suddenly after years earlier this season. Was it for abuse? I don't know, but no one ever uncovered anything and he had been there two decades. If allegations suddenly arose then this would definitely make sense given the mysterious circumstances behind his departure. 5. Rowing-Steve Peterson has turned around a doormat into a solid program. I know nothing about him, but again if abuse were terrible there is no way he would be producing a winner in the water after so many others could not. 6. Women's Soccer-This is probably the number one candidate outside women's golf where abuse could be taking place. Erwin Van Bennekom has not won all that big and have never heard the players say anything good about him. Also, as someone who is European, cultural differences may make him do uncomfortable things to the players. 7. Softball-Players can't sat enough nice things about Shonda Stanton and she has won not at an elite level, but certainly at a better clip than anyone in a long time. 8. Swimming and Diving-Ray Looze, Like Helmer has been here forever and coaches both genders. If any problems existed we would of known by now. Also, you have an elite swimming program again for the first time since the Spitz era after so many years trying to get back there. Given players respond to his coaching and win at a high level abuse would not be suspected. 9. Tennis-Ramiro Azcui I know nothing about similar to Bashore. Have absolutely no idea if abuse occurring in this program. 10. Water Polo- See Azcui and Bashore. I know nothing about Taylor Dodson so couldn't say if anything bad is happening. After looking at this logically Women's Soccer and Women's Golf would be prime suspects for issues, while Field Hockey, Tennis, and Water Polo are possible only because we know nothing about them. The other programs everything would logically be OK even if not every player likes them. As I said I am not condoning Aird and clearly he has crossed a line, but people need to understand that young kids these days are incredibly mentally fragile and as someone with parents who are psychologists this needs to be taken into account as well. The Florida coach you mentioned and Aird have crossed the line but other coaches struggle with the fact that young people today are hard to criticize and coach now without their mental health being affected and this needs to be taken into account as well.

You can't lob allegations of abuse unless you know for certain and then you need to be more specific on how you know this and what you have seen. Clearly it is not as bad with other sports or it would of been uncovered. As volleyball shows, when something is rotten in the program it will come out eventually through investigative journalism or other means. Since nothing else has been uncovered in other sports I have to assume nothing that egregious is happening anywhere else. If there were issues in other sports similar to volleyball the IDS would of uncovered it just like they did here.

This is a golden chance for the pitching to continue to be a little better. Nebraska cannot hit at all. Literally IU's pitching and Nebraska's hitting have been so bad they have singlehandedly caused the major struggles relative to expectations for each team.

Love it.

IU won easily 3-1

I did also, but when possible first round WNBA money will probably be thrown at her you never know. Naz Hillmon left without using her COVID year to be a fringe first round pick. I have no idea if she felt as loyal to UM as Holmes does to IU, but when you can be a high pick things can change. If Holmes were not a WNBA talent I would say 100% she is using her COVID year and I think that is her plan now, but she is in great position to be IU's highest ever draft pick either after 23 or 24 season.

Is this Mac confirming she is using her COVID year and we have two more years of her?

Blau long left the HT. It is Seth Tow who does the Women's stuff now and he is a good follow on twitter.

And because Dale Davis is his dad who was a legendary Pacer player in the 1990's.

Is this part of a trade with Butler;)? IU sends them Matta and Butler sends IU Lukosius who was the most promising player on the Bulldogs last season.

I will give Shonda Stanton credit. While she has by no means set the world on fire at IU, she has made them a decent team since she has been here instead of the conference doormat they were prior to her tenure.

Highest ranked recruit in program history and first top-10 player in her class ever to join the team.

Good for Thad who deserves this chance and hopefully he is healthy enough.

To me Stewart being in the car is what raises my eyebrows. Kid has lived a troubled life but has contently been setting a bad example this year for everyone as an upper-class man and wonder if he has been a bad example for X. Wonder if him leaving team doesn't improve X's troubles and teams run-in with trouble in general.

This was confirmed to be an April Fools joke.

As long as they replace Celentano adequately should be a title contender like usual. Confident Redmon and Henderlong can replace Glass and Bezerra and everyone else is back. Another year of Sam Sarver and Tommy Mihalic should make them best one-two attack in conference.

Hopefully we get that tomorrow. If you broaden your mind IU has the last remaining team in the state in the tourney tomorrow. You should be just as happy for that win as any.

100% true. Woodson deserves a small part of the blame, but Fife most of it and needs re-evaluate how he handles himself in a job if he doesn't want to keep moving on every couple years.

As I have said I feel pretty good in saying he wore out his welcome at MSU and would not of been there much longer. Fife needs to look in the mirror.

This may or may not be true on the 'yes' man which can work. As I said though there is a line between yes man and acting like a know-it-all and Fife crossed it. He wore people out at MSU as well and would of been out there pretty quickly if IU doesn't take him. Constructive criticism is good but Fife needs to find the line and not cross into being a jerk and he has last few years. Needs to look in mirror and humble a bit because he has a lot to bring.