Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Rico 3,584]

29 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

Didn't Payne visit IU last year?

And PAIN was with us the entire season.

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 12,109]

7 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

If we really have a chance at Pharrell Payne that would be amazing. I'd take him over Bidunga any day.

man idk... Flory should be on a college campus for 2 more years, at least. 

[AZ Hoosier 10,989]

1 hour ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

No, we have a fanbase that did nothing but ***** about dropping bags for kids who didn't want to be here.  Now, we've had a coach for less than 2 weeks, one guy he probably thought wasn't good enough to overpay for goes somewhere else, and people lose their f'ing minds and want to drop bags again.  I'm guessing Woodson and his family are realizing how fortunate they are to be rid of this nonsense.

Not nearly as fortunate as we are... 

[WRSMick55 261]

5 minutes ago, PartyintheVillas said:

This tribalistic rage is weird by some of you.

No rage, I just don’t root for or have any interest in following players not currently playing at IU. It does seem other state’s

premier players take more interest in staying in state than Indiana players though.

[HoosierHoopster 8,432]

Good to see a formal commitment, now maybe the dominos start to fall. Once guys start committing you get momentum. Let's go

[AZ Hoosier 10,989]

1 hour ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

why Rabby even brings it up then is beyond me lol

Rabby's trying to find significance/justification for his own existence...

[HinnyHoosier 6,633]

2 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

Yeah but the people who calling out the warning signs early had the benefit of being right. Sticking your head in the sand and hoping doesn’t help 

For you, is being right about being bad a silver lining or just a crutch to keep oneself from completely losing their marbles? 

What it really looks like is an inability to cope with possible disappointment and therefore a way to be in a win-win.

If the team sucks: "See? I was right, I was right! Go look at what I said!"

If the team has success: "Well I'm happy to be wrong. Yay! I still get to enjoy a good team!"

 

Don't take a crap on the fans who are willing to go out on a limb for their team.

[Hoosierfanyuh 7,041]

Rabby confirmed that elyjah freeman visited yesterday 

[DChoosier 9,848]

10 minutes ago, WRSMick55 said:

No rage, I just don’t root for or have any interest in following players not currently playing at IU. It does seem other state’s

premier players take more interest in staying in state than Indiana players though.

Duke, UK, UNC, Kansas etc rosters are stuffed, every year, with premier players that were not interested in staying in-state.

[hoosierbannerd 3,542]

17 minutes ago, Rico said:

And PAIN was with us the entire season.

 

[AKHoosier 7,743]

17 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

man idk... Flory should be on a college campus for 2 more years, at least. 

Does Payne only have a year of eligibility left? If so then yeah that may he a reason to pursue Bidunga instead.

I've just always been impressed with Payne. Such a beast.

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 12,109]

1 minute ago, AKHoosier said:

Does Payne only have a year of eligibility left? If so then yeah that may he a reason to pursue Bidunga instead.

I've just always been impressed with Payne. Such a beast.

Payne only has one year, yes. 

I'm not complaining, I'll take either... more than 1 yr is appealing though. 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 12,109]

Guy another site (an ILL fan) says Dix to ILL soon 

[DChoosier 9,848]

2 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Does Payne only have a year of eligibility left? If so then yeah that may he a reason to pursue Bidunga instead.

I've just always been impressed with Payne. Such a beast.

I used to be more interested in portal guys with two years left, instead of one, but have come to the conclusion that it doesn’t make any difference as players are increasingly moving pretty much every year.

[EasyEJay 806]

9 minutes ago, HoosierHoopster said:

Good to see a formal commitment, now maybe the dominos start to fall. Once guys start committing you get momentum. Let's go

If Enright is your starting PG (which I believe he can be ) then you need a lights out shooting 2 guard (yes Dix would fit perfectly but doesn’t seem to be happening) a well rounded scoring / shooting athletic wing . And a Big Man that can consistently get 12 and 9 to be a competitive Big Ten team in year 1 . 
 

Hopefully the dead period they get the chance to formally finalize and announce the staff and really zero in on guys in the portal who you need to put together a starting 5 then bench pieces . 
 

Gonna have to hit the ground running out of the dead period . Nice to have some good news feel a bit better but still a little shaky. Really thought we’d hit at least one HR before the April 7th date  not sure Enright qualifies but it is better than nothing . 

[Chris007 62,603]

16 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Rabby confirmed that elyjah freeman visited yesterday 

Is he finally reading other boards to get some info? 

[TrueHoosier62 1,859]

11 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Guy another site (an ILL fan) says Dix to ILL soon 

Well no one deserves Dix more than Illinois.

[Trish 14,479]

1 hour ago, Home Jersey said:

The timing of the dead period sort of sucks. When does it end again, a week? After the April 7 date where deals then need to be evaluated? Do we know of any other visitors today? While early in the cycle, we don’t have much of anything to actually discuss / analyze yet so of course people worry about the worst. No idea how feasible this is but… Add Tyrone Riley, Bidunga, Dix to Tucker DeVries and Trent. Add Trent’s HS teammate Dante Allen and the WVU decommits not tied to Frazier (Odih and Maclean). You need some more high end talent but that’s a decent starting point with a lot of youth. Of course we probably will be lucky to add 2 or 3 of those names. Which is fine… I won’t be freaking out over bringing in players not highly rated… as long as it makes sense after watching tape.

Dead period for the NCAA championship, it's the right thing to do as coaches migrate to the final four / enjoy a weekend off from visits.

 

 

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,523]

16 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Guy another site (an ILL fan) says Dix to ILL soon 

That would be frustrating.  Creighton would make sense with being close to home, etc.  Illinois less so, they would just have beaten us like Louisville did for Conwell.  

[Hoosierfanyuh 7,041]

19 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Guy another site (an ILL fan) says Dix to ILL soon 

Tbf it’s just a random dude on there saying that, no one reputable