2025 NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament Discussion

[jonz44 838]

He might turn out to be great coach. But this hire is a huge gamble. Why pay $6 million for a buyout to a coach that has won one play in game when you have a proven winner in beard who would also be cheaper? Not to mention beard has been practically begging for the job. He will be at Kansas or North Carolina now in the next 2 years now. Half of the coaches in the sweet 16 have previous scandals and guess what? Nobody cares!!! It’s all about winning and beard was the best coach available by a mile 

I'm with you on Beard. I thought they should have done a thorough background check on him, had extensive face- to- face conversations and unless something new and alarming was unearthed (I think the university and some of the fans have just a touch of "holier than thou" in them) then hired him BUT... they didn't. The guy they did hire seems to have quite a few positives and a pretty good track record at lower levels. I'm gonna give him a chance just like I gave Woodson a chance. I'm getting to old to dwell on what might have beens.

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[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,724]

This is a thread to discuss the 2025 NCAA tournament and not to discuss the merits of a coach we didn't even extend an offer to.  If you want to continue that discussion please take it to pms.  Thank you.

[TrueHoosier62 1,819]

Still dumbfounded that Maryland's player could walk from Ellettsville to Bloomington for a bankshot and the refs sat on their a$$es.

[TadQueasy 2,459]

18 minutes ago, TrueHoosier62 said:

Still dumbfounded that Maryland's player could walk from Ellettsville to Bloomington for a bankshot and the refs sat on their a$$es.

It definitely appeared to be a travel.  However the studio guys had their officiating expert on and he said since Queen bobbled the ball that his steps did not start until he had control of the ball and therefore he did not see a travel. 

[AZ Hoosier 10,679]

4 minutes ago, TadQueasy said:

It definitely appeared to be a travel.  However the studio guys had their officiating expert on and he said since Queen bobbled the ball that his steps did not start until he had control of the ball and therefore he did not see a travel. 

There was a time that moving your feet while bobbling the ball was traveling...

[TadQueasy 2,459]

Just now, AZ Hoosier said:

There was a time that moving your feet while bobbling the ball was traveling...

I agree, and it looked like a travel.   But things change.  

[LamarCheeks 21,950]

Legit question, considering Willard's public posturing. 

https://x.com/tommygodinjr/status/1904975522414956858

[go iu bb 9,005]

I guess I'm rooting for BYU tonight. Since we're trying to get Preston Murphy as an assistant, I want 'Bama out of the tournament sooner rather than later.

[eddy4iu 884]

23 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

I guess I'm rooting for BYU tonight. Since we're trying to get Preston Murphy as an assistant, I want 'Bama out of the tournament sooner rather than later.

Pull for BYU to eliminate Alabama tonight so that assistant coach target Preston Murphy becomes available. Probably want Texas Tech to lose tonight as well if Moikobu is a target. And then there's Drew Adams at Cincinnati who doesn't play until Tuesday in the CBC. Given that the assistants won't be announced until they're all in place we could be waiting a while longer. But, once eliminated from play any assistants we have coming on board will be able to focus on IU behind the scenes and word will get out.
Have to believe that the CBC wouldn't stop Adams from being announced - what a useless tournament. 
Chester Frazier is available now (maybe already on board?) and if Kory Barnett is a target we'll have to wait to see how his head coach interviews go.
Ostrum, while available now, is really redundant to either Adams or Barnett and seems that he wants to join Medved at Minnesota and go back home.

[hoosierbannerd 3,369]

 This BYU/Bama game is gonna go triple digits at this pace... wow!

[Jeff Flabjohns 2,619]

14 minutes ago, hoosierbannerd said:

 This BYU/Bama game is gonna go triple digits at this pace... wow!

I know DDv talked about scoring in the first 12 seconds of the shot clock…Bama goes for half that 

[Hoosier DaDa 3,743]

Am I the only one that’s tired of hearing about Queen’s game winner when it should’ve been called a travel?

[Hoosier DaDa 3,743]

Bama en Fuego

[Hoosier DaDa 3,743]

Knell from BYU broken nose?

[Jeff Flabjohns 2,619]

Bama 12/24 from three in fifteen minutes. Wow

[Home Jersey 15,338]

11 minutes ago, Hoosier DaDa said:

Am I the only one that’s tired of hearing about Queen’s game winner when it should’ve been called a travel?

You might be haha... one of the more exciting moments so far in the tournament. Looked like a pro move to me. 

And it led to the most common sense NIL deal of all time finally getting done 

[Pagoda 4,164]

4 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

You might be haha... one of the more exciting moments so far in the tournament. Looked like a pro move to me. 

And it led to the most common sense NIL deal of all time finally getting done 

Ha.  Good for him.  Rare instance of NIL that is actually NIL.

[Napleshoosier 10,750]

Twerps lookin like ****

[Home Jersey 15,338]

5 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Ha.  Good for him.  Rare instance of NIL that is actually NIL.

If Queen goes on to have the kind of career he is capable of having, DQ can totally make him the face of their brand. 

He's got such a baby face, if that comes to fruition it'll be fun to see that relationship grow over the years. 

Some Kelley kid will probably write a paper about it lol

[str8baller 7,286]

Cool. Another 10min stoppage because of a little slap fight under the basket. Grind a high octane game to a halt to watch 3 zebras play high priest. 
 

…and then don’t even get the call right. 

 

Ban replay!