Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Jeff Flabjohns]

1 minute ago, Herotime said:

Sherrell would be a MUCH better get than Estrella imho.

No question 

[OGIUAndy]

13 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

If our first two signings are Olsen and Darren Harris this place is going to be a comedic goldmine. 

Isn't it already? 

[BlueDevil]

Darren Harris has potential to be a good shooter just never got a chance to get in a rhythm with super low minutes at Duke. Mediocre defender at best. 

[Hoosierfanyuh]

LSU, Michigan st, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri Is the short list for him. 

[ronzo4IU]

22 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

It’s not.   IU basketball isn’t a thing anymore.   Is this the year some of you realize it and treat them like the mediocre  program they are or just going to still hold out hope and think they are relevant in college basketball?  I hear the football program is rolling though. 

Since when has Iowa, Illinois, St.John, Iowa St.,  Arkansas, Alabama etc.. been a thing until they got a good coach and some financial backing?  
 

[Home Jersey]

I don't think the ITH preview is particularly meaningful considering no mention of a visit and the do not contact tag and they just profiled Estrella yesterday. 

Would love to eat crow about that in this case, though. 

[Unexpectedflash]

5 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Michigan and Michigan St were the perceived leaders due to his hometown. What’s Michigan State planning to do?  They don’t usually spend huge in the portal.  They’d be the obvious choice otherwise.

Michigan st has Ethan Taylor coming in but not much at center after that. Who knows if they can afford whatever Sherrells price tags is with Carr, Jordan Scott, cam ward, and fears all coming back

[Alford Bailey]

Sherrill has a do not contact tag. I believe that means he would have to reach out to us.

[Unexpectedflash]

2 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

LSU, Michigan st, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri Is the short list for him. 

lol dusty is about to get an Estrella, Sherrill, juke harris front court isn’t he 

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, ronzo4IU said:

Ok, we get leftovers..

Is this a revelation?

It’s a Captain Obvious thing: we have been a mid program for decades. Not sure why a player that is wanted by UM or Duke would choose IU.

[Demo]

11 minutes ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

Holy cow. That would be an insane get

It would also almost certainly be a pretty insane overpay. But if the kid came in with the mindset that Wilkerson brought last year to earn every penny I’d be down. He’s a really good player and a really good system fit. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

3 minutes ago, Unexpectedflash said:

lol dusty is about to get an Estrella, Sherrill, juke harris front court isn’t he 

Seems likely.  Wouldn’t that be a swift kick.  That or Michigan State.   ITH posting that article with that timing won’t help matters when it ends up being a Michigan school.  
 

Let’s pay bank to the Cincinnati Center.

[IU Prof]

50 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

It all started last season when we didnt sign a good enough class.  I knew it. You have to build momentum.  Prove system works. Provide value. We did none of that because we wanted to save a few million. Now the job is infinitely harder. And we will do it again. We might have more talent on paper but we won’t step up a level enough to make an impact. It’s not that hard to figure out. 

If the NIL donations aren't there, it doesn't matter whether the AD wants to save money or not. You can't spend what you don't have.

In hindsight, any NIL advantage we once had appears to have dried up once Woody was forced out.

We really needed to ramp NIL up during DDV's first couple years to lay a foundation, but I'm guessing the $$ for a UK level $18-22 million budget just wasn't there.

[RaceToTheTop]

22 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

Is Darren Harris anything to get excited about?

He’s a wild card.  Top 40 kid out of high school who couldn’t crack the rotation at Duke.

[Pagoda]

5 minutes ago, IU Prof said:

If the NIL donations aren't there, it doesn't matter whether the AD wants to save money or not. You can't spend what you don't have.

In hindsight, any NIL advantage we once had appears to have dried up once Woody was forced out.

We really needed to ramp NIL up during DDV's first couple years to lay a foundation, but I'm guessing the $$ for a UK level $18-22 million budget just wasn't there.

Yea, though I do think NIL is a net benefit for us... even though we haven't figured out how to use it well yet.

If we have ~$12.5-14M for IUBB and that's #10-15 in the country and that's not enough to make the tourney and start building a program... we've got the wrong staff and we're toast even if we had more.

Our national title football team has a roster this upcoming season probably around #10 in the country.  We've only got so much money at IU like you said, unless there is a money tree in the Arboretum I don't know about. 

[Magisterium]

10 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

Sherrill has a do not contact tag. I believe that means he would have to reach out to us.

It probably means he already had a verbal agreement in place with a specific school before he officially entered the portal 

[ronzo4IU]

13 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Is this a revelation?

It’s a Captain Obvious thing: we have been a mid program for decades. Not sure why a player that is wanted by UM or Duke would choose IU.

No revelation, but isn’t that why our athletic director finally got to have his choice  and pay a coach millions of dollars to navigate through that? 
We have a major brand after all.

[Henryville Hoosier]

 

[iu eyedoc]

10 minutes ago, ronzo4IU said:

No revelation, but isn’t that why our athletic director finally got to have his choice  and pay a coach millions of dollars to navigate through that? 
We have a major brand after all.

The people that recognize IU as a major brand, do the same with Ensure and Geritol.

[Demo]

3 minutes ago, Henryville Hoosier said:

 

Nice fit for everyone concerned. Incredibly similar system to Belmont’s