(2026) - Anthony Thompson

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15 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Because they spent big in the portal. Both team had huge portal hauls that made them top5-top10 teams.

Indiana if we want to be good next year also aren’t going to be great getting 2 or 3 solid freshman which we don’t have yet. We will need another portal haul if we are trying to be a top 25 team.


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This doesn't look like a portal class that was paid a whole lot. They only had a couple of players from high major programs 

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14 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

Did UL pay big in the first class of transfers. I am not sure but they didn't have to many many high major transfers 

 

Year to year?  UL and Indiana acted similar in the transfer portal year 1.  Mid major kids and some under recruited guys. UL swung big in year 2.  This next class will be DeVries year 2 plus the portal to end the season.  Time will tell. 

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14 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Year to year?  UL and Indiana acted similar in the transfer portal year 1.  Mid major kids and some under recruited guys. UL swung big in year 2.  This next class will be DeVries year 2 plus the portal to end the season.  Time will tell. 

UL did well in the first year with that approach and think Devries will do better in year 2. He is off to a good start with the 2027 with the commitment of Branham 

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3 hours ago, Scotty R said:

I think they were favored. What was funny was Billy Packer kept saying that IU can't run with UNLV and need to slow it down. IU ran with them and won 97-93. Packer said that about IU all the time thinking RMK always slowed the game down but that isn't the case

My favorite IU game to watch. If the rumors are true RMK started the practice before the UNLV game with them running the break and Alford hit a 3 on one of the first trips down and RMK stopped practice and said that’s it. Practice over

[Hoosierfanyuh 7,295]

Eric Bossi with an update this morning of “don’t give up on him just yet, he is the Hoosiers #1 priority”

 

I still feel good about this one and will continue to. 

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Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but had Thompson set a date for his announcement? 

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11 minutes ago, ziggyiu said:

Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but had Thompson set a date for his announcement? 

Not a specific date just sometime next week.

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Also trilly update:

he thinks he likes IU more but OSU is offering more money. 

 

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5 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Also trilly update:

he thinks he likes IU more but OSU is offering more money. 

 

I feel like that's very similar to the Allmond situation as well - likes IU a ton but Maryland (which he has not yet even visited) is coming in at the last minute with big $$$

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Just now, HoosierDevils said:

I feel like that's very similar to the Allmond situation as well - likes IU a ton but Maryland is coming in at the last minute with big $$$

Sort of. Don’t think we were ever going to get both of them anyways. 
 

Allmond has a really good relationship with one of our assistant (Kenny) and equal relationship with one of OK states assistants. Maryland is dropping a load for him- which makes the relationships part sort of similar to the situation I described above. But more for OK state rather than us.

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Wonder just how much more OSU is offering

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13 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Not a specific date just sometime next week.

Date announce for October 21: https://x.com/TiptonEdits/status/1976337178000310666

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2 minutes ago, HoosierDevils said:

Date announce for October 21: https://x.com/TiptonEdits/status/1976337178000310666

Asked a few minutes too early haha 

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5 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Wonder just how much more OSU is offering

They are usually spenders. I would assume if we don’t get Allmond / Taylor our offer may rise some. I know I’m a broken record at this point but you’ve got to assume adidas wants him at IU. They should / need to help us out.

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18 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

They are usually spenders. I would assume if we don’t get Allmond / Taylor our offer may rise some. I know I’m a broken record at this point but you’ve got to assume adidas wants him at IU. They should / need to help us out.

Imagine you’re right about a Thompson offer going up under those circumstances. Would also think a Diane offer would get really spicy. And, yeah, Adidas needs to start taking care of this program rather than continuing to treat it like East Bumphrey Nowhere State.

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3 hours ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Also trilly update:

he thinks he likes IU more but OSU is offering more money. 

 

Hey Anthony you will be making a ton of money in the NBA soon enough. Take a little less now and be a Hoosier. You will be well coached and the fans will love you.

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15 minutes ago, mike vannice said:

Hey Anthony you will be making a ton of money in the NBA soon enough. Take a little less now and be a Hoosier. You will be well coached and the fans will love you.

Gotta love getting outbid on all of our primary targets. 

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Just now, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Gotta love getting outbid on all of our primary targets. 

Trilly latest update day is it’s turning into a bidding war but we are playing the game 

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3 hours ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

They are usually spenders. I would assume if we don’t get Allmond / Taylor our offer may rise some. I know I’m a broken record at this point but you’ve got to assume adidas wants him at IU. They should / need to help us out.

Wonder the dynamics that’ll happen when Bill Self retires.  Will the Kansas name still garner top Adidas attention?  I think Louisville might be slightly ahead of us in Adidas eyes. Maybe we are 3rd?  I’m not sure. 

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Just now, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Wonder the dynamics that’ll happen when Bill Self retires.  Will the Kansas name still garner top Adidas attention?  I think Louisville might be slightly ahead of us in Adidas eyes. Maybe we are 3rd?  I’m not sure. 

Rumor is this is his last year and that’s why they’re loading up with HS recruits this year for his successor. Vaughn something I’m forgetting his name