IUrocker

Knowing what's about to go down in the IU recruiting world, and then the results that will follow because of it, got me pumped to watch the video on YouTube when Archie was introduced as the head coach at Hoosier Hysteria. Seeing (and experiencing since i was there) the response the fans gave him, and then the look of "holy heck, this is awesome" across his face as he waved to the crowd when he walked out and looked around, kinda got me teary eyed, lol. So excited about what he's going to be able to bring to the table here at IU.

It really is as simple as that. All this Kansas talk was bound to happen and no one is gonna come out and shoot anything down because they want the hype and excitement to build up leading people to really wonder what he’s gonna do. If his mind is made up and he knows he’s going to IU, there’s really no reason for Romeo or his family to come out and deny any anti-IU rumor. They let people talk and make the announcement when it’s time. As long as he knows hes coming to IU they will just let the hype and suspense build up.

Well if the Langford family are the type of people we all believe them to be up to this point, they would surely stay away from being involved with any type of bribes Kansas tries to throw their way. They should know darn well that in just a year or two’s time from now, Romeo will be making all the money his family could ever dream of once he’s drafted in the league. Why risk doing dirty business with Kansas for a one year fling? IU is going to propel him to new heights and he’s gonna be making bank when he’s done with the candy stripes.

I’m thinking if Self did indeed stop by to see him, then Romeo got his shot in person to say no thanks.

Yes please

Right, that’s true. I didn’t see anything on there about Bill Self being in New Albany, but have seen other people say they have seen or heard about it. Knowing everything we know pro-IU up to this point, lets say there’s truth to Self seeing Romeo...would it even be cause for concern at this point?

Yep, on the Kansas 247 site, someone said “there will be some new info on Langford coming out over the weekend.”

Not having to play at Wisconsin or at Ohio State will be nice.

The main thing I would be dealing with if/when that happens are the sore loser Ohio State and Purdue fans at my work accusing Archie of being a cheater.....they were already saying we are cheating just because of being in the running with Romeo.....really??!!

It’d be so cool to get commits from TJD, Brooks, and Watford all at about the same time after Romeo. Talk about making a splash...my excitement is starting to shift over to what happens AFTER April 30th.

Yep, there’s been things piecing together here lately that make Romeo to IU make too much sense to just be smoke. Like mdn82 mentioned, if all this leaked info that has been going around been about one of the other teams, we would be the ones thinking we don’t have him.

Same here. Most of my co-workers are all Purdue, Michigan, or Ohio State fans and dog on IU as often as they can, but when I told them we hired Archie and what he’s been able to do up to this point, they’ve been shaking in their boots..

Vandy poster: “six weeks ago Vandy was a done deal. Now the wind seems to be blowing a different direction. What happened?” ...you’re Vanderbilt and don’t have Archie...that’s what happened.

Yep, we are definitely going to have depth. Even if that ends up not being the starting lineup because of youth and experience, our bench is going to be full of talent no matter how Archie makes the starting lineup. I bet Green is buying into what Archie is selling and is going to be willing to be that all around playmaker since we’ll have several more capable shooters on the team. I also think the freshman will tune into Archie’s style of play quicker than this past team’s players because he himself recruited them to fit how he wants to play.

Love thinking of a starting lineup that would consist of: Phinisee, Romeo, Hunter, Smith, and Juwan....my deepest apologies rest of the Big10, but time to start getting used to it.

I wonder if they wanted to get the Romeo stuff ironed out and set in stone before they made the announcement. Romeo wanted to make sure Juwan was coming back, and Juwan wanted to make sure Romeo was coming. Once some more concrete info came out about Romeo to IU yesterday, they then went ahead with the announcement about Juwan. Now Juwan knows Romeo is coming, and Romeo knows he will be back, regardless of the draft entering news.

- 98% chance Romeo coming to IU - announces decision on the 30th, open to the public - TJD may reclassify to join Romeo at IU next year - Issac Haas is icky - Jerry Meyer changed his pick to IU

Yep! Jerry Meyer with the crystal ball pick to IU. Truth to this indeed! Says he changed it tonight at 8:53pm.

..and now it looks like getting the other half just became a lot easier just because of the first half being in the bag.

I’d greatly appreciate to get in on the action as well, if possible. Thank you!

If Romeo announces on the 30th, then maybe we will get a commitment from TJD the first week of May..

Garland will realize being successful at Vandy is going to be much harder than he’d like it to be and end up asking Drew for more money..

All Archie needed to be a big time success were the resources and prestige IU can provide him that a school like Dayton could not. He’s young enough to be able to build quite the dynasty for the next 25-30 years. Obviously it’s great to know we can now get 5 stars at a steady pace, but to be able to COACH them, too?? Heaven

Agreed. Brooks a 3, Watford a 4, TJD a 5, and then Banner a 6.

I also saw on the HSN site that a trusted source heard this morning that TJD is ready to commit to IU but his mom wants him to wait until his in home visits are done so he can be 100% sure. This is getting very exciting indeed.