Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 11,330]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Anon said Dix decision by EOD, didn’t say where to 

I thought that acct was deleted 

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1 minute ago, IUCrazy2 said:

To be clear, I still support.   Even if I am underwhelmed by the end of the offseason I am still going to give him a chance to do his thing.  I just think that he has to get off to a solid start and that isn't all his fault.  Frankly this has been a compounding problem that started with Myles Brand.  Each new guy is dealing with mistakes that have been compounding over 25 years.  The shadow of Dusty May along with Purdue being on a historic run (for their program) doesn't help either.

Hopefully some stuff starts shaking out soon so we can stop worrying about hypotheticals.

Totally agree. Especially with Dusty in mind… I can’t imagine DDV was just completely unaware of how that all played out. That he embraced the challenge here knowing the mood among fans / state of the program, makes me really want to root for him. Like you said hopefully some new developments shake out soon and we have more to be excited about. 

[Chris007 61,484]

9 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Reneau got 1.8 last year. Probably should’ve given Conwell 2 unless they have a few aces up their sleeve.


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To me, that means we have some other options we're excited about. 

[Chris007 61,484]

9 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Agree.  If Reneau was getting 1.8 million then IU was spending over half their NIL on Reneau and Ballo alone.

I was told that Ballo was the most at 1.2. Then Reneau, Rice and couple others in the 800K-900K

[Artie86 3,428]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

To me, that means we have some other options we're excited about. 

....I think last year's "Big Dollar Bust" was a perfect example of throwing over-priced "bags" at players with zero care about team chemistry. I just don't think Coach DeVries will be "bullied" or intimidated when guy are asking too much for their services. jmo

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,019]

5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I was told that Ballo was the most at 1.2. Then Reneau, Rice and couple others in the 800K-900K

Yeah, hadn’t heard the Reneau number before.  Dakich said it. But it may be what he’s being offered by the next school. Would make sense actually.  

[mark1981 1,429]

6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

To me, that means we have some other options we're excited about. 

Hope so....Im six feet from the edge...

[Artie86 3,428]

1 minute ago, mark1981 said:

Hope so....Im six feet from the edge...

....you must listen to Creed too much! lol

[Chris007 61,484]

Just now, mark1981 said:

Hope so....Im six feet from the edge...

Well, when we don't get Dix, don't let that get closer to the edge. I'm giving you all day to prepare yourself. I have no idea if we are getting him or not, but it seems that IU fans do better when we assume the worst. 

[jbeaman9 1,256]

13 hours ago, Chris007 said:

@jbeaman9 said something but that guy is crazy and didn’t know if I should believe him or not. Really it was his info and didn’t want to steal it. But he told me about this yesterday morning. 

Just now catching up to this, I am crazy but what's that saying about a blind squirrel or something? 

[HinnyHoosier 6,536]

2 minutes ago, mark1981 said:

Hope so....Im six feet from the edge...

Don't go all Scott Stapp on us here 

 

[Hoosier987 2,625]

41 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Lville fans didn’t expect it because they had no frame of reference. Last season was nearly uncharted territory. But now we have 3 good data points from local rivals(ish). I guess it took 72yr old Pitino at St John’s 2 years.  
 

But so far the early returns are in and there doesn’t seem to be any excuses for good coaches at elite programs needing time. Everyone starts over and recruits their whole roster every year.
 

Woody did it last year and we put expectations of top of the conf and S16 on him. Why would CDDs expectations be lower than Mike freaking Woodson?? That’s crazy to me. 

Yup…hell, CDD had to build WVU from scratch last year and frankly should’ve made the tournament. With our resources and CDD coaching ability, comfortably making the tournament and winning a game or two should be the expectation next year..and I still think that’s what we will get. 

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1 minute ago, mark1981 said:

Hope so....Im six feet from the edge...

From a number of comments over the last 24 hours, I’d say that you’re not alone.  Amazingly, some individuals seem to have already jumped.  So, don’t worry because it’s a big ledge.  LOL.  

[str8baller 7,291]

14 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

To me, that means we have some other options we're excited about. 

I think so. I like Conwell and think he would’ve been a really good fit. But he isn’t the end-all, be-all of portal guards. He’s still a little undersized and isn’t going to take over games with his athleticism.  
 

We have top level money, any coach worth anything is going to put together a top roster. We’ll see DDVs plan start to come together after a few signings. The mystery is killing people now. 

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It's not who you don't get.

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[OldBuddy67 307]

1 hour ago, TTT said:

IU men’s basketball 2025-2026 Record Over and Under 

Overall:  19 wins  13 losses 

Conference 10 wins.  10 losses 

No!!! With all due respect, Louisville and Michigan all were coming off awful seasons and had an immediate turnaround to relevancy. Even Kentucky had a coaching change and roster turnover and was a 3 seed. All of their rosters turned over. CDD and staff expectations with the portal and NIL should be for next season. No time for a long rebuild!

[GP711 1,975]

Would expect dix to be heading to Illinois. Not money related i do believe iu was at least matching other schools if not more, so not sure what the driving force is, but its portal anything can happen

[HoosierBoiler 357]

11 hours ago, Chris007 said:

We have plenty of money and we’re going to get good players. I wanted Conwell to but we’re acting like he was the second coming Jordan or something. It’s still the beginning of April. 

1-3

im not worried yet

[jbeaman9 1,256]

2 minutes ago, GP711 said:

Would expect dix to be heading to Illinois. Not money related i do believe iu was at least matching other schools if not more, so not sure what the driving force is, but its portal anything can happen

Was told late last night that IU was trying to up their offer to get him to pick IU but NIL is not the factor. Being closer to home where his mother is very sick may have won it over in the end. 

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3 minutes ago, jbeaman9 said:

Was told late last night that IU was trying to up their offer to get him to pick IU but NIL is not the factor. Being closer to home where his mother is very sick may have won it over in the end. 

If thats the case than good on him