Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

22 minutes ago, SlamaJamaSisley said:

With no returning players from last year, who shows these guys around to all of the beautiful sorority houses?

Is Luke Goode on campus?  If so, I think he'd definitely be involved in the on-campus recruiting.

[SlamaJamaSisley]

6 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Is Luke Goode on campus?  If so, I think he'd definitely be involved in the on-campus recruiting.

Trent's brother and sister would probably pitch in too!  lol

[Napleshoosier]

If some of you are bored or anxious just go over to X and tweak some WVU fans.  Easy to find and they’re happy with a little push to loose their minds.  

[Hoosierfanyuh]

52 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

were you expecting two commits yesterday, though? 

I was expecting Dorn 

[Jet812]

32 minutes ago, SlamaJamaSisley said:

Trent's brother and sister would probably pitch in too!  lol

I was impressed that CDD reversed Woody’s decision to allow Trent to live with his brother.

[eddy4iu]

7 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

I was expecting Dorn 

I’m curious why you were expecting a Dorn commitment yesterday?

[SlamaJamaSisley]

10 minutes ago, Jet812 said:

I was impressed that CDD reversed Woody’s decision to allow Trent to live with his brother.

Hadn't heard that yet.  So, will he or will not be living with him?

[IU Prof]

6 hours ago, Hoosier987 said:

I actually think Torvik had us ranked in the mid 40s. It was they pre-season hype and "stars" that made us preseason top 20 not the metrics...it seemed like the metrics surprisingly had us pegged pretty well prior to the season...Honestly, it was probably pretty easy  because last year's team -outside of Goode and maybe Mgbako -- didn't have have shooters.  You can't win if you can't shoot. This year we look to have an elite shooting team.

With that said, I wouldn't put all my eggs in these rankings. We really need to play first to get an idea of how it is going to go. Right now Torvik has OSU and UNC significantly higher than us, and frankly, I think we will be better than both of them by a significant amount. 

Went back and found this saying we were 21 on Torvik last May:

 

https://btownbanners.com/topic/14310-they-“retired”-coach-woodson-thread/?page=1082&tab=comments#comment-907023

[Jet812]

16 minutes ago, SlamaJamaSisley said:

Hadn't heard that yet.  So, will he or will not be living with him?

He will not.  Was told he needed to live with teammates.  Sisley's understand & are good with it, respect what he’s doing…but no surprise, in the bigger sense, they’re people who “get it.”

[Hoosierfanyuh]

31 minutes ago, eddy4iu said:

I’m curious why you were expecting a Dorn commitment yesterday?

Because since KJ has been hired everyone that has visited has committed lol

[SlamaJamaSisley]

4 minutes ago, Jet812 said:

He will not.  Was told he needed to live with teammates.  Sisley's understand & are good with it, respect what he’s doing…but no surprise, in the bigger sense, they’re people who “get it.”

I totally agree with living with teammates.  I played college baseball and couldn't imagine any other way given schedules, togetherness, etc..  

[Home Jersey]

7 minutes ago, Jet812 said:

He will not.  Was told he needed to live with teammates.  Sisley's understand & are good with it, respect what he’s doing…but no surprise, in the bigger sense, they’re people who “get it.”

Gross speculation / hyperbole warning:

Totally sounds like the type of thing that got casually floated at some point (like mom jokingly saying on a visit that if Trent goes to IU he could live with his brother, lol) and Woody jumping all over it like “Tell you what, if that helps seal the deal, we can make that happen” … willing to agree to something other coaches wouldn’t so he could check a box and get back to what he really loves doing. Lol… he knew how to compromise when it served him. Despite the fact they were well compensated, I do feel bad for the kids who thought they were walking into a completely different situation under Woody than it was in reality.

Very pleased to have a coach that seems to know how to build a program we can be proud of and will set kids up for success on and off the court. 

[eddy4iu]

41 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Because since KJ has been hired everyone that has visited has committed lol

HA! That explains it. LOL

[Okram]

I was somewhat surprised to hear Sidney Parrish say she didn’t live with teammates while at IU. 

Edited April 25, 2025 by Okram

[BA47591]

Any news on Stephen Payne III? I'm a fan of James Scott but haven't seen we're interested. Payne does have a nose for the oboards and defense. 

[BA47591]

I don't think we need anyone from last year's team touching any part of the new direction of the program, Luke Goode included. 

 

[Napleshoosier]

12 minutes ago, BA47591 said:

I don't think we need anyone from last year's team touching any part of the new direction of the program, Luke Goode included. 

 

Totally disagree ! Think what u want but…….

[newcastle12]

34 minutes ago, BA47591 said:

Any news on Stephen Payne III? I'm a fan of James Scott but haven't seen we're interested. Payne does have a nose for the oboards and defense. 

Is that Ball State's Steve Payne's kid?  I see everything only has his mother listed, and her name is not Payne. 

[mike vannice]

Is Trilly saying anything about weekend visits or a timeline for any of the bigs we have contacted ie Federico Federico, Baba Miller, Robert Miller, Stephon Payne III, or Leo Curtis? Was expecting intel from somewhere by now.

[str8baller]

1 hour ago, BA47591 said:

I don't think we need anyone from last year's team touching any part of the new direction of the program, Luke Goode included. 

 

I disagree with this. Setting his IU connections aside Goode would represent one of the very few players on the roster that have played and won at the high major level in a role requiring significant minutes. 
 

Add in his appreciation for IU and a year here under his belt and I think he’d be a value-add as a 5th year senior.