Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Artie86]

3 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said:

10 stars.  We are about to go on a historical run.

I love cryptic things....lol!

What about the 5 "red" balls compared to the 4 "grey" balls? ..... probably just filling space. lol

[Golfman25]

15 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Sends tweet about "locking down the state" while we have 2 in-home and 1 school visit with 3 in-state recruits today... and it confuses some? I can't think of many more direct ways of tweeting that Adam Howard could have in this situation. Mercy. 

He could have just tweeted:  "locking down the state" while we have 2 in-home and 1 school visit with 3 in-state recruits today.  

It's called English.  I know it's tough for the young folks.  

[Golfman25]

12 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said:

They lock those 3 down in quick order then I will go and track down the crow.  Still not warming an oven until we start playing (and winning) games.

So you're a no show to the "Winning the Offseason" banner ceremony?   

[str8baller]

2 hours ago, lillurk said:

Illinois went 7-3 in the ten career games Goode played 25 or more minutes, and two of the three losses are @ #1 PU this year and the E8 blowout L to UConn.

That’s a high-floor piece to have as your ~7th guy.

I think you mean high-ceiling. We can—and did—manage blowout losses to Purdue and UConn by ourselves, thank you very much!  
 

All kidding aside I’m for bringing him in for the reasons usps stated. 

[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

So you're a no show to the "Winning the Offseason" banner ceremony?   

And you're apparently diving into the same insults that Purdue fans randomly chuck at IU.

I'm pretty sure that everyone here is aware that great roster additions or recruiting gains are not a guarantee of on-court success, but for IU fans to be pleased that we have opportunities to build successful rosters? That is a cause for optimism.

[CSP]

33 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

He could have just tweeted:  "locking down the state" while we have 2 in-home and 1 school visit with 3 in-state recruits today.  

It's called English.  I know it's tough for the young folks.  

So he should tweet for old people to understand? yeah no thanks, he's fine in the way he goes about things currently. 

[steubenhoosier]

1 minute ago, btownqb said:

So he should tweet for old people to understand? yeah no thanks, he's fine in the way he goes about things currently. 

Hey! I'm old and I understood his message 

[CSP]

Goode on campus Thurs and Fri!! 

[cleeter]

Goode is visiting Thursday and Friday

Edit - @btownqb beat me to it. 

[moyemayhem]

30 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

He could have just tweeted:  "locking down the state" while we have 2 in-home and 1 school visit with 3 in-state recruits today.  

It's called English.  I know it's tough for the young folks.  

[Golfman25]

23 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

And you're apparently diving into the same insults that Purdue fans randomly chuck at IU.

I'm pretty sure that everyone here is aware that great roster additions or recruiting gains are not a guarantee of on-court success, but for IU fans to be pleased that we have opportunities to build successful rosters? That is a cause for optimism.

Not so sure about that.  With the amount of sunshine being pumped, need SPF 100 for protection.

I am done with "optimism."  Optimism gets you 0.  I am seeking results.    

Granted, Woodson did better than predicted in the portal with 3 top 25 guys.  That's Mount Rushmore territory.   But let's see where it goes on the court before we start steaking thru the quad.  

[LamarCheeks]

Anybody in the portal from Yale? 

That looks to me like a Yale padlock!!! 

[IUc2016]

8 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Not so sure about that.  With the amount of sunshine being pumped, need SPF 100 for protection.

I am done with "optimism."  Optimism gets you 0.  I am seeking results.    

Granted, Woodson did better than predicted in the portal with 3 top 25 guys.  That's Mount Rushmore territory.   But let's see where it goes on the court before we start steaking thru the quad.  

We are all seeking results, but you can't win games in the offseason. So, what results are you expecting currently?

Most who are "optimistic" are simply enjoying the roster overhaul. Of course there are a few extreme pumpers and extreme dumpers on both ends of the spectrum.

I have seen a large majority excited about the additions, but guarded about what it means for next year (me included). Not sure what else you are looking for at this point.

[Feathery]

1 hour ago, Golfman25 said:

Or it means we are locked out of the state????  

Got to give you props on your commitment of positing the downside to every topic. Well done good sir. When I see you post I always want to read it bc I get a chuckle out of it. So thanks for that. 

[Stuhoo]

2 hours ago, Golfman25 said:

Not so sure about that.  With the amount of sunshine being pumped, need SPF 100 for protection.

I am done with "optimism."  Optimism gets you 0.  I am seeking results.    

Granted, Woodson did better than predicted in the portal with 3 top 25 guys.  That's Mount Rushmore territory.   But let's see where it goes on the court before we start steaking thru the quad.  

Not sure that sunshine being pumped is a thing that I'm reading.

Yes ... people are really happy about the additions of Ballo, Tucker, Rice, Carlyle, and likely Goode. That's not sunshine pumping; that's acknowledging that those are good additions.

I guess for me the ultimate "sunshine pumping" is when someone says that given these additions, their expectations now are (and I quote) "No more than 3 Bigten losses."

Anyone that thinks that given these player additions we should be at a minimum 17-3 in a P5 conference is way overly-optimistic for me.

[IUc2016]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

Not sure where sunshine being pumped is a thing that I'm reading.

Yes ... people really happy about the additions of Ballo, Tucker, Rice, Carlyle, and likely Goode. That's not sunshine pumping; that's acknowledging that those are good additions.

I guess for me the ultimate "sunshine pumping" is when someone says that given these additions, the expectations now are (and I quote) "No more than 3 Bigten losses."

Anyone that thinks that given these player additions we should be at a minimum 17-3 in a P5 conference is way overly-optimistic for me.

[Golfman25]

2 minutes ago, Feathery said:

Got to give you props on your commitment of positing the downside to every topic. Well done good sir. When I see you post I always want to read it bc I get a chuckle out of it. So thanks for that. 

Some can't take a joke.  

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, Feathery said:

Got to give you props on your commitment of positing the downside to every topic. Well done good sir. When I see you post I always want to read it bc I get a chuckle out of it. So thanks for that. 

I will say some of the people carrying the most water right now were some of the loudest critics back in January. The offseason has been a home run but still a long way to go. 

[IUCrazy2]

54 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

So you're a no show to the "Winning the Offseason" banner ceremony?   

Correct.

Being honest, Woodson's approach hasn't been great the past 3 years IMO.  He pissed me off last year.  I think the burner on Twitter isn't helping the case by spiking the ball on the 50 yard line either.  So I am still very much wait and see.  All that being said, just looking at the roster in a vacuum, I am pleased with what we got.  If they figure out how to start really incorporating the HS recruits into this, then ok, we are good on roster construction (even though I don't think this was some master plan, but sometimes it is better to be lucky and just stumble into things...)

Hopefully the play on the court finally matches the personnel.

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Some can't take a joke.