Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Home Jersey 15,888]

Can the state quality of life conversation be moved to PMs and this thread get back to transfer portal plz? Thx lol

[IndianaSconnie90 806]

2 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

Not sure of your point. You said that the state is not an attractive place to live for pro athletes. I pointed out that there are some who find it a good place to live. Was not trying to compare to anywhere else. 

My point still stands and anecdotal accounts don't disapprove what my point is 

[hoosierpatriot22 201]

8 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Newburgh? Plenty of the outskirts of Evansville are very nice. 

I would prefer to live in Evansville than Bloomington. 

Everyone is sleeping on Chrisney, the true gem of the Hoosier state

[hoosierbannerd 3,503]

44 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Ha.  Human nature I guess.

Also, be careful over there on Rupp Rafters.  Too much exposure to UK fans is not good for any sane human being.

nor unfortunately for your favorite mammal.. toothless and a chain smoker is no way to go through life kids.

sigh...

 

[IndianaSconnie90 806]

4 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Can the state quality of life conversation be moved to PMs and this thread get back to transfer portal plz? Thx lol

God i love this board

[steubenhoosier 1,796]

4 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Can the state quality of life conversation be moved to PMs and this thread get back to transfer portal plz? Thx lol

I guess.

You were pretty active in the Storrs conversation that was not relegated elsewhere. 

[IU5355 883]

Anywho...what's the latest on Wilkerson? 

[moyemayhem 1,746]

Where someone would like to live is subjective and completely based on personal preferences.  This argument over Bloomington vs. Carmel vs. Evansville vs. San Francisco is ridiculous.  Different strokes for different folks.

With that said, I think Bloomington is certainly a net positive compared to most college towns.

[str8baller 7,447]

14 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Bad post.  Indiana is just fine and Bloomington is very nice.

And my point is Bloomington is reasonably accessible, just an easy 50 min drive from a great midsize airport that is close to most of the US population.  Nothing like getting to Lincoln, NE.

Yea, the Nebraska football comparison fails because Indiana the state is a fertile recruiting ground to be in. Nebraska isn’t for football. Osborne had a good pipeline into California that wasn’t maintained or was overtaken by schools like Oregon. Also Osborne was literally bringing in Murderers and rapists. It’s slim pickings over there in a way IU basketball doesn’t have to deal with. We’ve been terrible but still landed the Gordons, Jeffries, Zellers, and TJDs even though we had nothing going for us at the time other than being Indiana. 
 

That is probably less of a selling point in the portal  though unless kids want to move closer to home.

[IndianaSconnie90 806]

Just now, IU5355 said:

Anywho...what's the latest on Wilkerson? 

Been no word one way or the other yet

[Asha’man 1,069]

17 minutes ago, IndianaSconnie90 said:

I'm not straying into a state comparison here kiddo. Again, I lived in Indiana long enough to know that "Indiana is a fantastic place to live" is nonsense lol

lol Kiddo! Thanks for thinking I’m much younger than I really am. I’ll be sure to tell my wife who wants me to dye my grey hair. lol. Indiana is a great place to live. It provides me with a good standard of living at a low price. Which then allows me to travel the world and have disposable income. I have friends who spent $1.5 mil on a 1200 sq ft home in the Bay Area in last couple years. Add in the crime and homelessness compared to Indiana, it’s not close. You may not like Indiana, but I love it here. People are friendly as well. Say hello to a random person in the Bay Area and they will think you’re trying to scam them. So I kindly say we will never agree on Indiana being a great state if you don’t like generally friendly people, low cost for standard of living. 

[IU Prof 2,337]

17 minutes ago, IndianaSconnie90 said:

I'm not straying into a state comparison here kiddo. Again, I lived in Indiana long enough to know that "Indiana is a fantastic place to live" is nonsense lol

Different strokes for different folks, then. Way more people statistically would prefer to live in California, NY, Texas, and Florida. You literally couldn't pay me to live in any of those states.

And having said that, Bloomington is also the only place I'd live in Indiana.

[IndianaSconnie90 806]

3 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

lol Kiddo! Thanks for thinking I’m much younger than I really am. I’ll be sure to tell my wife who wants me to dye my grey hair. lol. Indiana is a great place to live. It provides me with a good standard of living at a low price. Which then allows me to travel the world and have disposable income. I have friends who spent $1.5 mil on a 1200 sq ft home in the Bay Area in last couple years. Add in the crime and homelessness compared to Indiana, it’s not close. You may not like Indiana, but I love it here. People are friendly as well. Say hello to a random person in the Bay Area and they will think you’re trying to scam them. So I kindly say we will never agree on Indiana being a great state if you don’t like generally friendly people, low cost to live for standard of living. 

Yeah, again, I'm not doing a state comparison here. I stated my argument that Indiana is not a great selling point to athletes. It isn't and that's factual. You love Indiana, great, but unless you can play guard or the 5 better than anybody on the team I don't really care about your personal feelings towards living there 

[Asha’man 1,069]

Just now, IU Prof said:

Different strokes for different folks, then. Way more people statistically would prefer to live in California, NY, Texas, and Florida. You literally couldn't pay me to live in any of those states.

Weather. But I can visit weather.

[SlamaJamaSisley 3,601]

15 minutes ago, hoosierpatriot22 said:

Everyone is sleeping on Chrisney, the true gem of the Hoosier state

Gentryville is the mecca my friend!  

[IndianaSconnie90 806]

2 minutes ago, IU Prof said:

Different strokes for different folks, then. Way more people statistically would prefer to live in California, NY, Texas, and Florida. You literally couldn't pay me to live in any of those states.

And having said that, Bloomington is also the only place I'd live in Indiana.

To be fair, I did say that Bloomington was ok lol folks seem to be overlooking that 

[Asha’man 1,069]

Just now, IndianaSconnie90 said:

Yeah, again, I'm not doing a state comparison here. I stated my argument that Indiana is not a great selling point to athletes. It isn't and that's factual. You love Indiana, great, but unless you can play guard or the 5 better than anybody on the team I don't really care about your personal feelings towards living there 

How is it not a great place to sell a recruit? Hey come get out of the inner city to a place that provides safety and security and we will give you money that will actually go further than if you go to UCLA or St John’s. What you’re saying isn’t fact it’s your opinion that you are calling facts. Notre Dame is also in our state is always kills it in recruiting. And South Bend sucks compared to Bloomington. 

[IndianaSconnie90 806]

2 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

How is it not a great place to sell a recruit? Hey come get out of the inner city to a place that provides safety and security and we will give you money that will actually go further than if you go to UCLA or St John’s. What you’re saying isn’t fact it’s your opinion that you are calling facts. Notre Dame is also in our state is always kills it in recruiting. And South Bend sucks compared to Bloomington. 

No, its a fact

[iu eyedoc 4,422]

39 minutes ago, IndianaSconnie90 said:

That's debatable depending on your thoughts of the state as a whole. Sure, Bloomington is ok but it's a **** hole otherwise 

 

32 minutes ago, IndianaSconnie90 said:

When the day comes when we've got recruits choosing between Indiana and San Fran, this comparison will mean something, as it stands, Indiana the state, is not a strong selling point for most recruits 

BTB has

[Asha’man 1,069]

Just now, IndianaSconnie90 said:

No, its a fact

Wrong. Your opinion. Where do you live if I may ask?