Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[AZ Hoosier]

1 hour ago, MikeRoberts said:

I love the optimism but this is really a reach at this point in time. We don’t know that DeVries is ten times the coach Woodson was….

we don’t know that DeVries is building a team of compatible parts instead of collecting stars and handing out bags etc etc.

Without going back to read your posts from last year I would be shocked if you were calling Woodson out for the players he was bringing in and the amount he was paying them. In fact I bet you were wildly excited.

the fact is most of us know very little about our coach or these players. I’m excited we are landing some players coach is prioritizing (5) but none of this factual yet

 

You will never see me "wildly excited" about any thing Woodson did, short of "retiring". Please do go back and review my posts... I said from the start that no matter who Woodson got from the portal, nor how much talent they had on paper, the proof would be in the coaching - that no matter what the collection of talent looked like, Woodson was still the coach and that it would not end well. Turns out that I was a freaking Nostradamus on the subject.

DeVries is proven to be a better coach that Woodson. He resurrected two D1 programs in short order. DeVries seems to have a clear plan about his portal work, and appears to be building a team of parts... and it's true, we don't know how this will turn out, but I am way more optimistic about this team than I was for the past 8-10 years.

All Woodson ever did was look bewildered and make excuses for the poor performance of his team. Without TJD, Woodson would have missed the tournament all four years...

[AZ Hoosier]

37 minutes ago, realTomCrean said:

AZ is a glass half full guy now that Woodson is gone. I don’t believe anyone here disliked him as coach more than AZ. Don’t rain on him! IU 2026 B1G Champs

Word. The sky is blue. The sun is shining and Woodson is nowhere to be seen. It's a great day to be a Hoosier! :D 

[Cd71]

Just get a bunch of guys with something to prove and let's roll.  It will be so much more enjoyable than last year.  

[AZ Hoosier]

20 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

So you are saying that Devries will get IU over the hump

I don't know if DeVries even believes that there is a hump,  now that the hump has "retired". 

[go iu bb]

56 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

I bet the money is calling. Honestly didn’t think he had eligibility 

He doesn't. He played 1 year at D2 then 3 at D1. 

There is a lawsuit trying to get time spent at D2 to not count but I don't think that one will win, since D2 is still part of the NCAA. That is different than JUCO and NAIA not counting against eligibility since they are not part of the NCAA.

Swope would need that lawsuit to win or win a lawsuit of his own to get another year of eligibility. I'm highly skeptical that happens.

[Cd71]

[Hoosierfanyuh]

If Swope does get another year, it sounds like he would be interested in Indiana, even if he has to compete for a main spot.

[jermhoosierfan]

6 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

I don't know if DeVries even believes that there is a hump,  now that the hump has "retired". 

CDD blowing up that hump

[HoosierKnight]

35 minutes ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said:

I went to Castle, i always need money

Went to Castle as well. Always need money too! HA

[68Hoosier]

9 minutes ago, Cd71 said:

Who was the prediction?

[HoosierInParadise]

Went to Castle as well. Always need money too! HA

Lots of Newburgh/Castle representation on this board....that's awesome!

[BA47591]

1 minute ago, 68Hoosier said:

Who was the prediction?

Has to be Conerway right?

[BA47591]

16 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

He doesn't. He played 1 year at D2 then 3 at D1. 

There is a lawsuit trying to get time spent at D2 to not count but I don't think that one will win, since D2 is still part of the NCAA. That is different than JUCO and NAIA not counting against eligibility since they are not part of the NCAA.

Swope would need that lawsuit to win or winning a lawsuit of his own to get another year of eligibility. I'm highly skeptical that happens.

Brzovic is arguing that case currently in court.

[68Hoosier]

3 minutes ago, BA47591 said:

Has to be Conerway right?

That was my first thought but was wanting to make sure.

[Cd71]

6 minutes ago, 68Hoosier said:

Who was the prediction?

Tayton Conerway - 60% confidence

[BA47591]

37 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

I don’t know that we’ll see another defensive minded player as good as Reynolds play in Bloomington again. Very limited offensively, but an elite defender.

He, Buckner and Wilkerson were the best defensive guards to wear the Candystrpes in my lifetime 

Great post. Greg Graham and Reynolds on the floor together was the best defensive back court we've had since 76. Wilkerson and Buckner were so damn big. They would catch ball handlers the second they crossed mid court and just converge on them. 

[jermhoosierfan]

10 minutes ago, HoosierInParadise said:

16 minutes ago, HoosierKnight said:

Went to Castle as well. Always need money too! HA

Lots of Newburgh/Castle representation on this board....that's awesome!

It doesn't surprise me as there are a lot of IU fans and alumni in Newburgh from my travels in the tri-state area as a carpet cleaner years ago.

[MikeRoberts]

39 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

You will never see me "wildly excited" about any thing Woodson did, short of "retiring". Please do go back and review my posts... I said from the start that no matter who Woodson got from the portal, nor how much talent they had on paper, the proof would be in the coaching - that no matter what the collection of talent looked like, Woodson was still the coach and that it would not end well. Turns out that I was a freaking Nostradamus on the subject.

DeVries is proven to be a better coach that Woodson. He resurrected two D1 programs in short order. DeVries seems to have a clear plan about his portal work, and appears to be building a team of parts... and it's true, we don't know how this will turn out, but I am way more optimistic about this team than I was for the past 8-10 years.

All Woodson ever did was look bewildered and make excuses for the poor performance of his team. Without TJD, Woodson would have missed the tournament all four years...

All good, you might have been one of the few people that wasn’t gushing over the haul we had this time last year. It was almost unanimous that we won the off-season, best team we’ve had in a decade etc. I’m seeing these almost verbatim posts here again much like the 2021 and 2025 coaching search posts.

i hope this one is different and that the pieces do work well together but that’s tbd. On paper it looks good so far but it did last year too so I am in wait and see mode. Glad to see you are feeling good this go around! 

[Victor]

16 minutes ago, jermhoosierfan said:

It doesn't surprise me as there are a lot of IU fans and alumni in Newburgh from my travels in the tri-state area as a carpet cleaner years ago.

Hello everyone. New here but I’m on other boards. 
lived in Newburgh since 2015. Kids go to Castle. Bloomington born and raised. Going to lurk for awhile if you don’t mind. 

[FortWayneHoosier]

Just now, Victor said:

Hello everyone. New here but I’m on other boards. 
lived in Newburgh since 2015. Kids go to Castle. Bloomington born and raised. Going to lurk for awhile if you don’t mind. 

Welcome Victor, we are glad to have you!!!