HoosierFan1994

I'm not worried. If he's going to have an off game let it be against Nebraska. He was All-B1G good against Xavier and UNC.

I know..but he's got to be careful. He will learn like Trayce and Race have.

I was about to say. I'm done with Big Ten Refs. Kevin Warren needs to wake up!!! Nobody wants to play this bully ball Rutgers/Wisconsin crap.

Good bounce back win. I agree with most of you..don't overlook ANYONE in conference play. But..if we had somehow lost this game..glad they won with ease. Never apologzie for winning! 1) Some may argue the Griesel kid being out played a factor..but IU was without JHS. Evens out. 2) Trayce is playing like a national player of the year. Right now it's between him and Edey. It is early. 3) I'm not surprised X didn't play as well. I hate to say this but I think that's who he is. I remember how off he looked against Morehead State. A week later he showed up against Xavier and then UNC. He will be fine. 4) Gallo and Scoop were awesome! Just need them to do half of that on the road. If Jalen is out long these next two games, those two have to step up. 5) Malik will be fine but he's going through a bit of a phase. He's got to limit his fouls. I love his aggressiveness. 6) B1G refs..it's getting bad. Good for Woody for speaking up during the game. I was surprised how calm he was during the UNC game. It's been awful the last 3 games. 7) Last night if you take Kopp out IU was 10 of 21 (48%) from 3. Saturday they were like 1 of 16 (6%). They have to start being somewhere in the middle of the 30s... they are so capable. No such thing as a must win in December. I can take an IU loss Saturday IF they play hard for 40 minutes. Don't get Rutgers'd. I think Arizona is a very good team. Kind of like us, they've played well outside of one game. I think it will come down to the last couple of minutes. Just play hard and it'll all work out. IU belongs in games like this. Kudos to Woody for scheduling this kind of game. I feel all our coaches since Knight have been afraid of these kind of games for the most part.

SHOULD be fine tonight without him..worries me with Arizona and Kansas.

Yep..can't lose to Nebraska at home if we have Big Ten Title chances. Need to rebound.

Finally finished the rest of the game.. 1) Really thought IU was going to take off when they took the lead early in the 2nd half. 2) I'm not hitting the panic button. It's pathetic they played like this and scored only 48 points. But, I could tell once I heard JHS was out and that Mulcahy was playing that was a plus for them and a minus for us. 3) Pikiell has built a great culture at Rutgers. I can't stand them like Wisconsin. I hate their style of play. Indiana has to figure out how to beat them, especially after a big win. Note: IU Plays Purdue February 4 and Rutgers February 7..come ready this next time. 4) Literally everyone outside of Miller was terrible. Odds of that happening again are very slim. Indiana was very very bad today. The Purple Aces of Evansville could have beaten them today with the way they played. 5) Something to chew on..X and Trayce really carried IU offensively against Xavier and UNC. The other players to really contribute were Malik against Xavier (he's been terrible the last two games) and Jalen (out today). I hate they wasted what will probably be Miller's best game of the year. But, someone else has to step up and be a consistent force on offense. We can't always play Morehead State and Jackson State... 6) Not bashing Race but I'm not surprised his numbers are going down. I never thought he was as good as the minutes he was getting. I hope he rebounds but that's not a performance you want to see from a 6th year senior. It looked like he was just moping around...and it reflected with the whole team. I know this is Trayce's team but he's #2 as far as leadership goes. He needs to wake up. Won't be a fun few days in Bloomington I'm sure. Little bit of reality hit them today. Move on to Nebraska and get ready for the big games ahead. No need to panic, but things need to be addressed. This team was pretty much perfect in November. You could not have asked for a better start. We as fans need to be happy about that while also realizing this is a marathon not a sprint. I'll take being 7-1..would have rather lost at Xavier and beaten Rutgers though..

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