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https://247sports.com/article/indiana-football-recruiting-tom-allen-top-propsects-visit-215037530/ Umm...

That's what I heard the first time but I certainly wouldn't say he clearly says that. He says it pretty quickly and I can definitely hear how some people would think he said 6'6". The confusion is from him not saying it clearly.

That would be great but I think he takes all the visits. I hope IU sits well enough that the Kansas and Texas visits would have to be exceptionally great to pull him away from IU. Kansas is Kansas so you can't completely rule them out but I think they're on the outside looking in. I think it's more between IU and Texas with IU in a stronger position right now.

I wonder if having the name Dylan already taken on the team will make Harper go somewhere else. /grasping_at_straws

I heard 6'8" but it could easily be heard as 6'6".

At this point, why would any respectable coach waste time on him?

I think there was pressure from DV survivors who were not pleased that he received such light punishment. I can't blame them, especially since it sounds like it was a vicious incident. It probably shouldn't have been plead down to a couple of misdemeanors. He slapped the lady, punched her multiple times, and smothered her with a pillow. He was initially charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, strangulation, unlawful restraint, and false imprisonment. I'm just surprised this didn't happen sooner and it's not a good look for Capel letting him stay on the team in the first place. It just took the school longer than it should have to do the right thing. Capel thought winning was more important. I don't feel sorry for him as I think it was deserved and that he should've gotten a stronger legal punishment. He totally exploded over being upset about getting his phone and himself wet. Such a violent reaction to something so trivial is no joke. This is likely not the first time and probably won't be the last time.

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2023/08/25/pitt-panthers-dior-johnson-leaving-program-jeff-capel-heather-lyke-acc-ncaa-college-basketball-domestic-incident/stories/202308250103 https://www.on3.com/college/pittsburgh-panthers/news/pitt-basketball-announces-freshman-dior-johnson-no-longer-attending-school/ https://larrybrownsports.com/college-basketball/dior-johnson-kicked-out-of-school-pitt/619545 According to those he was kicked out of Pitt but not by the coaching staff. I can't blame the school, that attack sounds pretty vicious.

https://gbmwolverine.com/2023/08/25/michigan-basketball-insider-suggests-juwan-howard-leave-2023-24/ Trilly Donovan thinks Howard will leave UM after this upcoming season.

He's seems to have matured quite a bit in the last year.

It uses machine learning so I'm not surprised the employees don't understand it. Looking at the list makes me even more skeptical though. Asa Newell: IU 25%, Georgia 16% => I really doubt IU is in the lead for him. They obviously have a chance but I don't think he chooses IU. At best those percentages are probably reversed. Liam McNeely: Texas 52%, IU 30% => Even if Texas leads (which I don't think they do), I don't think the difference is that much. I know he's from Texas but his HS choice shows he isn't opposed to playing far from home. Again, it would make more sense if they were reversed. Those are just some IU targets that have questionable predictions like Queen's.

I agree on Galloway and have had similar concerns about his playing style leading to injuries in the past. I doubt Newton will play much this year. His injury was a joint injury and has had setbacks with recovery. Freshmen tend to have an adjustment period to the college game and that injury probably sets back his timeframe for acclimation. That's assuming he's even recovered enough to play in the first place. He would also have to overcome rust from not playing much his senior year. As far as the guard situation, I see basically 3 players who can play the PG position. For the other position, I look at that as just a wing position meaning that in many situations using players that are considered a "3" would work if needed.

https://www.on3.com/db/derik-queen-34919/recruiting/122883/rpm/ ~63% chance Queen chooses IU according to on3's predictive algorithm (RPM). I'm pretty skeptical of its accuracy unless anyone has some numbers to show it's reliable. I think IU has a good chance at landing him, but I'm not convinced this algorithm can predict that.

I can understand the concern but Johnson's season ending injury was just a broken bone instead of a ligament or tendon injury. So there isn't any reason to think that he won't be fully recovered, will have the same injury again, or have a similar injury.

He's Australian and didn't play last season so no college stats to see.

Hahaha. Seriously, though, I wouldn't be surprised if IU has 4 road games on the west coast and home games against OSU, UM, PSU, and Wisconsin. Or maybe IU will have 5 road games and one of those last 4 will be on the road.

There's a lot of positive vibes coming from this thread. All earned.

Coin doesn't lie. Oh, wait, that's the ball that doesn't lie. Never mind.

It's not as though they didn't try. They did. The players just chose to go elsewhere. It happens. Woodson is obviously not like Crean in that he doesn't fill a scholarship just to fill a scholarship. He knows what he's looking for and couldn't fill the scholarship with that type of player so it'll sit unused.

Looks like I typed his usual rankings wrong. 30s and 40s was what I meant. I was thinking top 40 and top 50.

You must be remembering old rankings. I don't remember him being that low, usually ranked in the 40s or 50s until somewhat recently. They have him as a 4* at 27 with a composite ranking of 5* at 22. While I think those are inflated by who his daddy is, the most likely rankings to really be huge difference makers in year 1 are top 5 or top 10. His classmate is much more likely have a huge impact than him. That's if he even plays this year. https://247sports.com/player/bronny-james-46058619/

Bronny James is on that list. - Like many other honors he's gotten, would he be if his dad wasn't Lebron? Doubtful. He's good but not great from everything I've read of him. Sounds like he's getting overrated and overhyped. - Will he even play this year after his cardiac arrest? Seems pretty risky. Damar Hamlin (NFL/Bills) is playing again but his cardiac arrest was ~9 months ago and could be attributed to getting hit in the chest. It hasn't been nearly as long form Bronny and I don't think it was caused by contact. Also on that list is Booker. I think he's very overrated. Has a ton of talent but doesn't seem to have the mentality to be great. I guess we'll see. IU will play against at least 2 of the players on that list.

Recruiting is also a numbers game. If you're getting only 2 visits per year, most years you'll miss on both of those players. With 10 visits, the chances are much better of landing at least 1 of those players. Talent also likes to play with talent so getting that 1 player can also lead to more.

It probably had more to do with his depending on freshmen especially when combined with those freshmen increasingly becoming good but not great.

Not necessarily. It could also mean that Booker didn't impress in the game/games that was/were actually seen.