TTT

Will Indiana win 1 big ten basketball game this season?

Yes that’s right. They have to be in top 15 teams in big ten.

Z being out will probably be a month of day to day game to game, and then after a month she is practicing and hopefully can play near big ten tournament time…..kinda T. Moren pattern.

IU Ladies are not in that bad of shape. Just need to execute high % of 3 pointers, rebound and play defense. However, most of team is physically over matched at this level of competition.

No third quarter excuse in this one…really never has been…usually it’s a combination of any or all four quarters….maybe, a third quarter comeback in this one.

Z OUT AGAIN…probably, not probably but make that need 2 from transfer portal (another accomplished big/taller forward or post player…..there are to many players taking up room on the bench that just are not good enough to consistently play at this level.

IU Ladies get their first big ten win. :). Yeah!!! It’s a sad state of affairs for IU Ladies depending on game with Purdue for first big ten win….as the 2 Purdue games are the IU Ladies 2025-2026 Championship for this season. To get back on the right track….the current underclass impact IU Ladies and recruits coming in….must have at least 1 highly rated impact high production player (like being best player on team) from transfer portal (not just roster fillers that try to play). The incoming recruits along with current roster without at least 1 from transfer portal is total nonsense and just kicks the can down the road a couple years as being a young team and IU Ladies will get them next year….some same reasoning the football program used many of the years before the current Cig era.

Most improved defense (and offense) Team in the country.

Love in a different way is the Transfer portal, NIL……along with players who play at the same school for 3 or 4 seasons at a much smaller rate…..fans still get to feel the love and attachment in a much different way to the team/players at a faster rate that is compacted into one or two seasons based on if transfer portal and NIL is a winning process. VS. For the most part…..3 and 4 year players at the same school before transfer portal and NIL…..Fans and players and coaches relationship develops over a much longer time period. Either way coaches are going to be liked or loved based on their character and winning success.

March 25, 2024. IU. 75. Oklahoma. 68 and Sweet Sixteen. January 22, 2026. Oklahoma 94 vs South Carolina 82 Ohio State 81. IU 67 and 0 big ten wins. in the words of T. Moren….it’s one thing to win but it’s another thing to sustain success. “The Times They Are A-Chagin”

3rd quarter has been a problem, however if you get run off the floor in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th quarter or a combination of all 4 quarters….they still get run off the floor. Lack of stamina.

At Maryland vs Iowa and Iowa leading throughout game the game goes into overtime with Iowa continuing their winning ways.

EVEN AI KNOWS. Miami committed several plays that many observers, including former referees and commentators, believed were uncalled penalties, most notably a potential targeting hit on Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza and holding penalties during a Miami touchdown run. Summary of Uncalled Penalties on Miami Targeting/Personal Foul on QBMiami defensive back Jakobe Thomas delivered a helmet-to-chin hit on Fernando Mendoza in the first quarter after a fake handoff, which left the quarterback with a bloody lip. ESPN rules analyst Bill LeMonnier and former NFL ref Terry McAulay both stated it should have been a targeting call, which would have resulted in Thomas's ejection. Other QB Personal Fouls Indiana coach Curt Cignetti claimed there were three obvious personal foulson Mendoza during a single drive in the first half that went uncalled, including another late hit. Offensive Holding During Mark Fletcher Jr.'s 57-yard rushing touchdown for the Hurricanes, some analysts and fans argued there was a missed holding penalty that helped spring the run. Defensive Holding/Pass Interference Throughout the game, particularly in the fourth quarter, some fans and commentators suggested that Miami's defensive backs were getting away with defensive holding and pass interference against Indiana wide receivers. False Start One social media post alleged a missed false start penalty on Miami's offensive line during a touchdown play. These missed calls were a significant point of controversy and discussion following the national championship game on January 19, 2026. EVEN AI KNOWS… THAT IU HAD TO BEAT BOTH, MIAMI AND THE REFS GIVING MIAMI ADVANTAGE TO KEEP THE GAME AS CLOSE AS IT WAS. INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE FOR POSSIBLE BETTING WETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY WITH SO CALLED FRIENDS.

Maybe, there just might have been more than one play of wizardry including a wizardry defensive play. At any rate IU had to contend with officiating that gave Miami an advantage. The no call on targeting…. Even before targeting rule that definitely was a personal foul plus a few holds and PIs favoring Miami. That really set the tone in Miami’s favor plus giving them confidence and disrupted IU play allowing Miami to stay within striking distance. BOTH TEAMS DISRUPTED EACH OTHER (IU got away with some as well but to a lesser extent as they were letting them play) BUT TOWARDS END OF GAME THE REF REMEMBERS TO THROW THE FLAG WHEN SHARPE TOOK HIS HELMET OFF FOR EXCESSIVE CELEBRATION which is the rule….the refs should have remembered other rules as well and threw the flag maybe a couple times against IU but also 5 or 6 more times against Miami. IU DESERVEDLY WAS ABLE TO PLAY THROUGH THE LOPSIDED OFFICIATING THAT WENT AGAINST THEM.

It occurred to me…How did DD get through the interview process….what questions did he answer to make someone oh yeah! Let’s hire that guy. Answer: DD “I am going to let you know that Brad Stevens is just not coming to IU.”

TD 7-0….game off.

LlHoosier, Thanks, for the fun and excellent job…so well done of running the Prediction Thread.

2025-2026 College Football National Champions 16-0

Offense keep going and score a td and no turnover.

And pounding Miami with the run and it’s sweet beating Miami at some of its own game, THE REFS as Miami getting benefit of no calls against them, creating ways to score, and there is no question who the Heisman winner is, and MVP Ponds in this one, and the all time greatest college football team in the history of college football (at the very least one of the top teams).

Time for Miami turnover. They haven’t made enough mistakes.

Time of possession. 18+ minutes to 11+ minutes. IU keep pounding away on offense to open up a couple passes. Miami defense will be huffing and puffing. Refs call some personal fouls. Turnovers? Who? Where is Miami turnover?

IU pounding Miami defense in first half with run will pay dividends in second half and gets ball in second half to start after a little bit of clock wasted to close out first half.

Marcus Freeman calls them the Miami Dolphins. Lol.