HoosierFan1994

I like Trey Galloway coming off the bench. Wish coach would've started Tamar. Would it have made a difference? No..I know Trey played a great game Wednesday but again, love his energy off the bench.

Very disappointed. You can't have a big win and follow it by this performance. I could take a hard fought loss but this was unacceptable. That being said, it's one game. Let's rebound Wednesday and step up for two big games against Arizona and Kansas. I didn't watch as much due to being out with the family. It looked like Kopp only showed up. Indiana played as bad as they could have today. I don't see 8 of our 9 guys all playing bad as they did today. Time will tell.

IU 73 Rutgers 66

For sure. However, if it was a Michigan or Purdue player saying it I wouldn't mind. But Geo Baker won one NCAA tournament game at Rutgers..good for their sorry a** program. But nobody was afraid of Rutgers either lol.

100% thank goodness. I know Baker was on the Field of 68 and said something like "nobody in the Big Ten is afraid of Indiana". That was true the last 5 years...not now. I don't think our guys took that comment lightly.

IU's social media page gave us a look into the locker room after the UNC win. He made it very clear to the team to stay humble and asked multiple times who they had next. I think even Trayce said on to the next one.

Yes. He's pretty high on IU all of a sudden. Not sure if it's because of his daughter or not. I'm glad he admits he was wrong with his Woodson takes from when he was hired. I like the field of 68. I didn't know Mack was on. Not the biggest fan of him but I like hearing the perspective from a coach. A little disapointed that they/ESPN.com all start off by talking about what's wrong with UNC. How about what's right with IU!

Yes..he was banged up and still had a double-double. Props to him for playing.

Yep. I don't see how anyone could watch that game last night and think UNC is the better team. I think IU would've won at the Dean Dome.

Not that it matters..but UNC fans don't think much of Indiana. A few of the ones I've talked to or seen think we got "lucky".

Bingo!! I said that a few weeks ago. Assembly Call guys were a little worried about it. I''m not as much. It's because there is a lot more talent on this current team.

That was so much fun last night. The whole Assembly Hall was full about 30 minutes before tip off. You could tell when you walked in how crazy the place already was! 1) I think this is a team that can win it all this year. It was more so the defense that stood out. They stopped UNC in transition which was huge. 2) I think UNC is going to be fine. Come March they'll be tough. People forget they were a bubble team before they went into Duke last year and won. 3) Trayce Jackson-Davis has to be front-runner for NPOY. If Xavier Johnson keeps playing like this in big games he could join Trayce on 1st Team All-B1G. 4) Someone said this earlier this week..feels confident for us to say IU will have a big 3 every game. It was Trayce and X but Jalen showed up big in the first half. 5) Trey Galloway is awesome. Perfect guy coming off the bench. I thought Geronimo and Tamar played really well. Malik will be fine. He missed a few under the basket. 6) Refs were horrible. Really felt IU won by 20 or something. Was this an ACC crew? I'm not saying IU didn't commit fouls but call it both ways. If you've never been to a BIG game atmosphere at Assembly Hall, do yourself a favor and go sometime. I have to think the next one will be Purdue in a few months. It was money well spent. I'm biased but I think when Indiana Basketball is rolling there is no better program in all of college basketball.

I bet 9:30 lol

I remember thinking at the time that his commitment was going to be more valuable than Romeo's. It hasn't been easy, but it looks like Trayce has a chance to play for a special team this year. I think if he can lead IU to a B1G title at minimum, we are looking at him as one of the best in this program.

I think this is going to be a very good game regardless of health. Bacot and TJD are going to give it all they can My keys: 1) Stop them from scoring in transition. I remember watching Davis/Love just kill teams last year in the tournament. 2) Bench mob be ready! I said it earlier, if Malik, Tamar, and JG all have an average typical game, I don't see how UNC wins. They really only go a few deep. Puff is the only one that has impressed so far. I'll be a little disapointed if UNC wins. Tells me Indiana wasn't ready to play. They have a huge advantage: Home court (IU fans and even players have waited a looooooong time for a game like this), UNC playing 3 games in 4 days (travel, 4 OTs..may not matter but IU has had more rest). I think Indiana is a superior defensive team. Deeper as well.

Wow..I didn't realize it was this long but the last time IU was ranked and played another ranked team at Assembly Hall was Wisconsin in January 2017...Almost 6 years. Biggest game at Assembly Hall since the last UNC game.

What a dumpster fire Louisville is..I think Kenny Payne so far is what the College hoops "experts" thought Mike Woodson was going to be.

IU 78 UNC 68

Saw Hoosiers are a -6.5 favorite. Sounds about right.

I got new seats...section A row 23. I guess the seller had issues with the bar code. Stub hub just like me upgrade for free. I'll take it!

Yeah no way he misses what is one of the biggest IU games of his career. I just hope this is something that doesn't get worse over time. Might be a solid idea to sit him against Nebraska if needed...again, not ideal but of the next 5 games that one is the least challenging.

Mine is Syracuse lol...but yes, UNC just dominated that game. I don't think IU played bad. UNC was just better. Back to back years they made the title game. I feel like the 2012/2016 teams had a bad draw...in 2012 they got UK and 2016 UNC.

We will see. Guy I talked to today was helpful. Not sure if it's on them or the seller. Hope it's an IU win. Normally I go see IU play non-conference games. Saw my first Big Ten game at Assembly Hall last year against Wisconsin. I want to see what it looks like when it's rocking for a big game.

I don't blame you. I get it. I'm not on board that this is a National Title contender yet. I think IU is very good. One of the best teams in the B1G and a second weekend NCAA Tournament team. 3 point shooting concerns me a little still. I'm getting greedy but I'd really like for them to win two of the UNC, Arizona, and Kansas games. We will know more about this team on the afternoon of December 17 after the Kansas game. Overall if they go 3-2 in the next 5 games (need to win both B1G Games), I feel good.

Yeah that is what I thought too. Woody sounded very confident last night about them all playing so I'm not too worried.