JerryYeagley23

Wow. Didn’t see that scoreline coming when I got home and checked the scores. Okay. Well. Nebraska isn’t a total pushover, so a road win keeps us on a good track. Not sure I will watch the replay if I can even find one though. Maybe just the first quarter.

Away from the house, but looks like we came out with some fire in our bellies. Like the box score with everyone getting involved. Still feel like by tournament time we need Gulbe/Holmes to be able to make larger contributions against teams with the quickness to stay with our guards. Would make us more balanced and prepared for different teams we will potentially face.

I’ll try to remain cryptic, but those who may or may not be involved in this decision do not have plans to target an up-and-comer should there be another change at the top of the men’s program. They understand that they have shot and missed using this philosophy and the next hire will need to be a home run hire that has a “triple” floor. The list is short, and their preferences already know they are wanted, and how much ($) they are wanted. To think that today’s singular performance is in any way a catalyst, or that anything changed after today’s game that wasn’t already being worked on behind the scenes, would be near sighted. There seems like there is one or two others on these boards with access to people in the same loop, saying the same thing in not so many words if you are paying attention.

We could cut the electric bill for a few days over Christmas break in Cook Hall and probably come up with that. IU took in $123M in revenues in 2018. A year in which we lost 12 straight games. We made a PROFIT of $6.6M. That’s without even having to tap into an eager donor base who would gladly chip in to put us back on the map. The money is there. It’s an administration decision right now not to spend it to turn things around. https://amp.indystar.com/amp/2815129002

Bingo.

Respectfully, and without outing sources, Stevens is not attached to coaching the Celtics and knows his place historically will still be as a hall of fame college coach in the not too distant future. He has learned to tolerate the NBA, but he’s not an NBA talent personality and doesn’t enjoy dealing with them. I stand by my statement based on conversations, that if the administration wanted to, they could open the wallet and get the right guy. They know who “those guys” are, and the number it would take to get one of them tomorrow. They have chosen not to take that route because they don’t see the basketball program being a national power as a priority. Take that for what it’s worth.

It isn’t a secret or rocket science. The administration just doesn’t want to prioritize being a blue blood basketball program anymore. If you really believe that there is no amount of money that could convince Mark Few to leave Gonzaga you’re not living in reality. UK refused mediocrity and went out and bought Calipri, UNC refused mediocrity and bought Roy Williams. If IU reallyyy wanted to, they would open the wallet and go get Brad Stevens, Billy Donovan, Mark Few or Tony Bennett. It’s only about the money. That’s it. If you don’t believe that’s the case you aren’t informed. We could be elite tomorrow. Our administration doesn’t see the need to be, even though the money is there. I hear people talking about Archie’s buyout clause being $17M, like that’s a driver. Do you really think that amount of money is even statistically significant to our basketball program??? One or two boosters could cut a check for that tomorrow if it meant Final Fours. Bottom line, our admin stopped caring about being a blue blood basketball school and instead feel like being a top Business program, ballet school and communications school are what’s more important.

What did you guys see? Did I miss something that has something to do with TJD coming back, I’m confused?

Honestly, I’m so thankful that I have a 16-month old and a wife that I love these days. Makes it easier to turn off a game like that and move on to what really matters. Used to be this game and day would have made me furious until the next game. Now, I just make myself an old fashioned, and go upstairs and watch my wife wrestle around with a baby with marker on his face and feel fine. Agree that it’s nearing time to start floating the idea out there to a few coach’s agents to gauge interest. This isn’t a strong program and it won’t get better without support, which it has lost. Toast to all the other 38+ year olds that are lucky to have other things in their life other than IU basketball to make them happy. To the younger guys, it’s coming, and it’s called perspective and it feels great.

A lot of blame to go around, but he shouldn’t get a pass, TJD played a terrible game today. Five-star, best player on the team and he played soft. Be nice to see him play with a little more fire. “We don’t get him the ball” - so demand the damn ball. At least look upset and let your teammates know you want the rock.

Actually he had interest, but we wouldn’t pay him what he wanted. Calipari money and he would have been at IU.

Turnover out of the timeout, Archie should have yanked him immediately if he was a good coach. Unacceptable.

I don’t care if that’s who started the game, that lineup was 100% not the lineup that should have started the second half down 11 points.

Al Durham playing little to no defense whatsoever.

Agreed. WTF. Give the man a mic and let him say a couple words for the love of god.

How do I find ESPN News on Apple TV??? I can only find the game in Spanish and it’s brutal.

Looks on my Apple TV like we are gonna have to watch the beginning of the game in Spanish.

Juwan Howard May end up being a good coach, he’s already showing he can recruit. But he’s got to learn how to get after the refs in the B1G. Couple different times a bad call or no call from the stripes, and he stood there looking confused. If you want the make up call or for it to be called the rest of the game you have to learn how to throw an Izzo/Fran fit so the refs know. Especially at home.

Give me a 8/9 seed for IU in that East region all day long.

I saw Syracuse picked up a five-star commitment today for the class of 2022. How do they keep getting these recruits? Boeheim is like 80 years old and has had mediocre teams for years now. And didn’t he announce he was retiring a few years ago, or am I remembering that wrong?

Just out of curiosity, because I have not kept up with women’s hoops recruiting or followed the game that closely until recently, I went and looked at the roster of Maryland. Talk about a talent discrepancy. They have easily 8-9 McD’s All-Americans on that team, and some girls that didn’t even play that were Top 50 recruits. Lordy. That’s a tough gap to close. Especially in the women’s game where height and athleticism is such a differentiator.

Yeah, so Aaron hit the nail on the head. We don’t have the talent to hang with Maryland as it stands right now. Primarily in the length department. Came out playing hard, but just don’t have the horses to beat that Maryland team over 40 minutes.

Man, Whoo Whoo “biggie smalls” for Maryland. Can somebody square your and keep her in front of them on D??

Agreed that Maryland has superior talent and length. I will day though, they set a moving screen almost every possession they have the ball and it’s not being called.

Our lack of depth and size is rearing it’s ugly head in the third quarter. Maryland just too much length on both ends of the floor. On a 24-7 run. Moren still not playing Any two of Holmes/Gulbe/Allen on the court at the same time and our lack of stature is getting exposed.