Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[RaceToTheTop]

Rowan Brumbaugh is currently visiting Cincinnati

[Josh]

5 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

Yes the team that won  the national championship added a piece quickly  and was able to keep their pg that won MOP of the final game and IU who finished 10th and who has only had 4 winning conference records in 18 years is struggling to get any traction with top level kids 

I wonder if hiring the wrong coaches and then keeping them too long had any impact on that lol

[tyappleg]

3 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Rowan Brumbaugh is currently visiting Cincinnati

Who did you DM to get this news?

[MikeRoberts]

43 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Yeah that’s not exactly what I want at all. I don’t want people tweeting at recruits. It’s as bad as The Dorks sticking a camera in kids’ faces on visits when they were still allowed to be around.

I get what you are saying but how do you think anyone gets their info? Someone has to cover a story and do the work to get the info and share it. 

its 2026 and there is little to no difference between ESPN and a Twitter account and in fact info usually comes faster from the independents vs main stream news sources.

honest question, what would be an acceptable way to get updates on recruits if nobody is allowed to reach out to them?

[Hovadipo]

5 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

I get what you are saying but how do you think anyone gets their info? Someone has to cover a story and do the work to get the info and share it. 

its 2026 and there is little to no difference between ESPN and a Twitter account and in fact info usually comes faster from the independents vs main stream news sources.

honest question, what would be an acceptable way to get updates on recruits if nobody is allowed to reach out to them?

I think the line between some random moron with a timeline full of asshattery and a verifiable media member is pretty clear. 

I can’t believe I have to justify saying “don’t tweet at/DM recruits”. 

[str8baller]

33 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I think the line between some random moron with a timeline full of asshattery and a verifiable media member is pretty clear. 

I can’t believe I have to justify saying “don’t tweet at/DM recruits”. 

While I would never talk to any of these kids (and that’s what they are to me) and that’s a big reason I no longer even care about recruiting. I think the line between some random moron on twitter and Jeff Goodman is a lot thinner than we’d all like to believe. In fact the line between that guy and Rablohns probably doesn’t even exist.  

[RaceToTheTop]

1 hour ago, tyappleg said:

Who did you DM to get this news?

LOL.

Tipton posted the info.

[Uspshoosier]

[Hoosierfan2017]

1 hour ago, Josh said:

I wonder if hiring the wrong coaches and then keeping them too long had any impact on that lol

You can suck worse than any other school in the country for 125 years and then win a title two years later if you hire the right coach. IU has had a rough 21st century but that’s increasingly irrelevant in the NIL/portal era. Devries just has no motion so it’s back to the same excuses we saw for the past two coaches. 

[AH1971]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

You can suck worse than any other school in the country for 125 years and then win a title two years later if you hire the right coach. IU has had a rough 21st century but that’s increasingly irrelevant in the NIL/portal era. Devries just has no motion so it’s back to the same excuses we saw for the past two coaches. 

Good God.

If hiring the next championship winning coach could be done at the snap of the fingers, Cignetti would have been hired 25 years ago. 

[Pryght]

I guess I'll be the one to ask it, is Aiden Sherrell worth 4M?  What is it about his game that impresses everyone the most? 33% from 3 for a 6'10, 255lb guy is pretty impressive. 6.2 rebounds while averaging 24 minutes is good.  That said, he's not athletic at all, and perhaps it's partially due to the odd way he runs, but looks out of shape (bad weight).

Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
Career					70	34	16.1	2.5	4.7	.532	0.6	1.7	.336	1.9	3.0	.647	.594	1.6	2.4	.653	1.7	2.8	4.5	0.7	0.4	1.2	0.7	1.7	7.2
2024-25	Alabama	SEC	FR	F	36	0	8.8	1.3	2.4	.511	0.4	1.2	.333	0.9	1.3	.674	.591	0.5	1.1	.463	1.1	1.8	2.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.4	1.3	3.4
2025-26	Alabama	SEC	SO	F	34	34	23.9	3.8	7.1	.539	0.8	2.4	.338	3.0	4.7	.640	.595	2.7	3.8	.713	2.4	3.8	6.2	1.1	0.6	2.2	0.9	2.1	11.1

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 02:00 AM by Pryght

[Hoosierfan2017]

2 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Good God.

If hiring the next championship winning coach could be done at the snap of the fingers, Cignetti would have been hired 25 years ago. 

There’s a huge gap between winning a NC and losing twice in two weeks to a 15-18 Northwestern team to blow a tournament appearance. IU just can’t seem to find someone within that gap. 

Devries screwed up last offseason, which in turn made this past season a complete waste. Now we’re likely bringing only one player back and Devries has lost the “new coach momentum” an IU coach gets before they inevitably fizzle out. 

[AH1971]

1 minute ago, Pryght said:

I guess I'll be the one to ask it, is Aiden Sherrell worth 4M?  What is about his game that impresses everyone the most? 33% from 3 for a 6'10, 255lb guy is pretty impressive.  That said, he's not athletic at all, and perhaps it's partially due to the odd way he runs, but looks out of shape (bad weight).

Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
Career					70	34	16.1	2.5	4.7	.532	0.6	1.7	.336	1.9	3.0	.647	.594	1.6	2.4	.653	1.7	2.8	4.5	0.7	0.4	1.2	0.7	1.7	7.2
2024-25	Alabama	SEC	FR	F	36	0	8.8	1.3	2.4	.511	0.4	1.2	.333	0.9	1.3	.674	.591	0.5	1.1	.463	1.1	1.8	2.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.4	1.3	3.4
2025-26	Alabama	SEC	SO	F	34	34	23.9	3.8	7.1	.539	0.8	2.4	.338	3.0	4.7	.640	.595	2.7	3.8	.713	2.4	3.8	6.2	1.1	0.6	2.2	0.9	2.1	11.1

 

 

 

To a team like Duke or Michigan State? Probably not. But that’s why he might end up at a place like Indiana or LSU.

[AH1971]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

There’s a huge gap between winning a NC and losing twice in two weeks to a 15-18 Northwestern team to blow a tournament appearance. IU just can’t seem to find someone within that gap. 

Like winning multiple B10 titles and reaching the S16 three times in 5 years? Other than that, I agree. But this isn’t the thread for that.

[Uspshoosier]

Just now, Hoosierfan2017 said:

IU just can’t seem to find someone within that gap. 

Maybe it’s more than just hiring the right coach that is holding back IU from getting back to where they want to be.  Easy excuse is to blame it  all on coaching and nothing else.  This program is broken 

[RaceToTheTop]

Just now, AH1971 said:

To a team like Duke or Michigan State? Probably not. But that’s why he might end up at a place like Indiana or LSU.

Yes.  BTW, the player he describes — 6’10”, capable 3 point shooter, runs funny is the EXACT description of Myles Turner when he was at Texas.

i’m not sure why either would be called ‘non athletic’ — both are excellent rim protectors.

[Hoosierfan2017]

4 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Like winning multiple B10 titles and reaching the S16 three times in 5 years? Other than that, I agree. But this isn’t the thread for that.

IU Crean in the portal era certainly would’ve been interesting to see. 

[AH1971]

7 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Devries screwed up last offseason, which in turn made this past season a complete waste. Now we’re likely bringing only one player back and Devries has lost the “new coach momentum” an IU coach gets before they inevitably fizzle out. 

The fact that we’re already talking about firing another basketball coach at this juncture is a you problem.

[tyappleg]

6 minutes ago, Pryght said:

I guess I'll be the one to ask it, is Aiden Sherrell worth 4M?  What is it about his game that impresses everyone the most? 33% from 3 for a 6'10, 255lb guy is pretty impressive. 6.2 rebounds while averaging 24 minutes is good.  That said, he's not athletic at all, and perhaps it's partially due to the odd way he runs, but looks out of shape (bad weight).

Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
Career					70	34	16.1	2.5	4.7	.532	0.6	1.7	.336	1.9	3.0	.647	.594	1.6	2.4	.653	1.7	2.8	4.5	0.7	0.4	1.2	0.7	1.7	7.2
2024-25	Alabama	SEC	FR	F	36	0	8.8	1.3	2.4	.511	0.4	1.2	.333	0.9	1.3	.674	.591	0.5	1.1	.463	1.1	1.8	2.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.4	1.3	3.4
2025-26	Alabama	SEC	SO	F	34	34	23.9	3.8	7.1	.539	0.8	2.4	.338	3.0	4.7	.640	.595	2.7	3.8	.713	2.4	3.8	6.2	1.1	0.6	2.2	0.9	2.1	11.1

 

 

 

6'10, very, good interior (2.2 blks/game) defender who can step out and shoot the 3 and is strong and well built?  Yes. For Indiana in the B10?  Double yes. 

 Took a huge leap from freshman to sophomore year. In line for another leap this year.  Was a key part in a Nate Oats system that is as run and gun as it gets so I am not too worried about his athleticism and him staying in shape. 

As soon as I saw he entered, I thought, man that's the guy I want IU to get.  (This was before I knew we were linked at all to him)

[Muskie plays the four]

11 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Maybe it’s more than just hiring the right coach that is holding back IU from getting back to where they want to be.  Easy excuse is to blame it  all on coaching and nothing else.  This program is broken 

Humpty dumpty broken and all the Woody and Archie players couldn't put it back together again .