(2024) - PG Boogie Fland to Kentucky

[IUFAN1976 2,852]

21 minutes ago, Rico said:

Been over 20 years since we have been to a FF.  Woody needs to change that.

It’s hard to do with 5-Star freshman who want to be 1 and done unless you have good experienced role players to play beside them.  That leadership is hard to get out of freshman and sophomores.  But I like the recruiting the Woodson has done in his short time there.  We need some of these freshman to stay more than 1 year though!

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,235]

20 minutes ago, mamasa said:

Do we know if it's televised, streaming, etc.? 

Haven't seen anything yet but fully expect there will be some kind of stream announced later this week.

[AZ Hoosier 6,697]

2 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Because Ledlum truly was as much of a 'done-deal' as there could be. And then he proved that there is no such thing as a done deal until the official announcement NLI is signed and delivered.

Fixed that for ya.

[Tasmanian Devil 1,526]

1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

Would be cool but not sure it is possible but who knows.

Both players would have to pay for the visit.

[Artie86 1,883]

53 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Personally, I think Crean and Archie wanted to, but they were prevented by the athletic department. 

Within 2 years of being at UGA, Crean landed top-5 Anthony Edwards. I doubt he got him for free.

They wanted to and tried with some positives results, but neither one could walk the walk. One of the biggest asset IU Basketball has right now is a former successful NBA coach with credentials and a former IU All American stud who lived, lives and breathes Indiana BB. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,092]

18 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

They wanted to and tried with some positives results, but neither one could walk the walk. One of the biggest asset IU Basketball has right now is a former successful NBA coach with credentials and a former IU All American stud who lived, lives and breathes Indiana BB. 

We seem to be able to offer everything in recruiting right now.  NBA experience, NIL, Family Atmosphere, Connections to big time players in basketball and life, Agents, etc, etc.  The only thing we are lacking so far is a history of recent winning.  Everything else, we appear to be right there.  

[Artie86 1,883]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

We seem to be able to offer everything in recruiting right now.  NBA experience, NIL, Family Atmosphere, Connections to big time players in basketball and life, Agents, etc, etc.  The only thing we are lacking so far is a history of recent winning.  Everything else, we appear to be right there.  

Well said, but also Coach Woodson has got SWAG!..... The kids like that about him! lol

[Stuhoo 79,944]

1 minute ago, Artie86 said:

Well said, but also Coach Woodson has got SWAG!..... The kids like that about him! lol

^^This^^

Archie was 'swagless'

Crean needed to calm the swag-hell down.

[Artie86 1,883]

9 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

^^This^^

Archie was 'swagless'

Crean needed to calm the swag-hell down.

^^This…^^ lol

[GloryDays 5,918]

27 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

^^This…^^ lol

39 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

^^This^^

Archie was 'swagless'

Crean needed to calm the swag-hell down.

Archie had the personality of a dried up dog turd.

Crean looked like a sociopath.

 

[Hardwood83 4,763]

 

2 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Was there even modern day recruiting rankings in 1989?

Oh, you youngsters. Once we were discussing what to watch for family movie night. I said "Let's watch an 80's movie!" My (then) 10yr old son said "I don't wanna watch a black and white movie!" Little weasel, the 80's were the peak of human civilization. 

Back to Boogie-  I think he draws other big time players to IU. Likely even ones that aren't on our radar right now. 

[Aaron 4,268]

FYI  I have no idea if this is accurate but Kent Sterling said on his afternoon YouTube video that he has a source saying Boogie is going elsewhere towards the end of him talking:

No idea how accurate this is but definitely the first I have heard that this is going against IU. 

[Tasmanian Devil 1,526]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

^^This^^

Archie was 'swagless'

Crean needed to calm the swag-hell down.

I laugh about Crean because it is so true.

[Stuhoo 79,944]

18 minutes ago, Aaron said:

FYI  I have no idea if this is accurate but Kent Sterling said on his afternoon YouTube video that he has a source saying Boogie is going elsewhere towards the end of him talking:

No idea how accurate this is but definitely the first I have heard that this is going against IU. 

Interesting...

[Dave from Dayton 3,056]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

^^This^^

Archie was 'swagless'

Crean needed to calm the swag-hell down.

Archie walked on water in Dayton.  Got teams to overachieve.  

Then went to IU.  Don't believe he got the green light that Woody has.  

For example...the recruiting staff, the ability to go after recruits no matter where they are.  And the freedom to get rid of players that were...ahem...counterproductive to teaming....was limited severely...apparently.

Sure he did not produce.  But the administration seemed to not support him.  One example was the PG he had recruited...and allegedly was told that IU did not want someone that Archie had inked for Dayton.  

Archie seemed to me to be neutered by the AD.  Never got over that.  

Woody is the right guy at the right time.  Maybe.  I hope.  If we start competing at the highest levels.  If we get a PG that is competitive...at the highest levels.  Let's see.

Come on Boogie.  We really think you are special.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,092]

9 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Interesting...

I trust our staff and Trilly D.  Unless something shocking has happened and Kent has some sources in strange places I’m still confident. 

[Rico 2,995]

32 minutes ago, Aaron said:

FYI  I have no idea if this is accurate but Kent Sterling said on his afternoon YouTube video that he has a source saying Boogie is going elsewhere towards the end of him talking:

No idea how accurate this is but definitely the first I have heard that this is going against IU. 

[Brass Cannon 24,372]

11 minutes ago, Dave from Dayton said:

Archie walked on water in Dayton.  Got teams to overachieve.  

Then went to IU.  Don't believe he got the green light that Woody has.  

For example...the recruiting staff, the ability to go after recruits no matter where they are.  And the freedom to get rid of players that were...ahem...counterproductive to teaming....was limited severely...apparently.

Sure he did not produce.  But the administration seemed to not support him.  One example was the PG he had recruited...and allegedly was told that IU did not want someone that Archie had inked for Dayton.  

Archie seemed to me to be neutered by the AD.  Never got over that.  

Woody is the right guy at the right time.  Maybe.  I hope.  If we start competing at the highest levels.  If we get a PG that is competitive...at the highest levels.  Let's see.

Come on Boogie.  We really think you are special.

So far Archie has underachieved at Rhode Island as well fans were less than pleased.  Might be an Archie thing more than an administrative thing 

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,199]

Time to start worrying? Sure, IU landed McNeeley but that was a whole hour ago and Fland still hasn't committed. Let's face it, Woodson has lost it and can't recruit. Who has he landed in the last hour since McNeeley? No one!
 

Either there needs to be a different color/ font for sarcasti posts or I need to get more sleep

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[cthomas 6,370]

6 minutes ago, Dave from Dayton said:

Archie walked on water in Dayton.  Got teams to overachieve.  

Then went to IU.  Don't believe he got the green light that Woody has.  

For example...the recruiting staff, the ability to go after recruits no matter where they are.  And the freedom to get rid of players that were...ahem...counterproductive to teaming....was limited severely...apparently.

Sure he did not produce.  But the administration seemed to not support him.  One example was the PG he had recruited...and allegedly was told that IU did not want someone that Archie had inked for Dayton.  

Archie seemed to me to be neutered by the AD.  Never got over that.  

Woody is the right guy at the right time.  Maybe.  I hope.  If we start competing at the highest levels.  If we get a PG that is competitive...at the highest levels.  Let's see.

Come on Boogie.  We really think you are special.

I was a big fan of the Miller hire. I thought he was a young, second coming of CBK. Didn't work out for whatever reason. CMW is the right guy at the right time. He understands IU basketball in a way that no one has since CBK. He is making the people who questioned if he could transition to college basketball look stupid, including me. It has been 40 years of wandering in the desert, well not quite, to finally find our way again. I feel really good about IU basketball again and it has been a long time since I could say that.