(2027) PG - Chase Branham to INDIANA

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,695]

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,695]

 

[Coach Robby 551]

Hope all is well! Haven´t posted in awhile....life

Love this pickup, especially for CDD without even coaching a game here yet...sold his system....love it

If CDD was here last year, Mullins would be here IMO (dead horse, I know)

Football is better than last year, and looks to maintain that

High school hoops around the corner, can´t wait!

[8bucks 7,619]

I know we are a football school now but would have expected more info and discussion after a big get.  Any chance he reclassifies

[TheWatShot 15,691]

1 hour ago, 8bucks said:

I know we are a football school now but would have expected more info and discussion after a big get.  Any chance he reclassifies

As you said, football is cool at IU now, and last night was kind of fun. Also, I think after the Woodson years, some of us have forgotten how to react to a high school commitment. 

 

I hope he doesn't reclassify, unless he's a freak of nature who could make an immediate impact. The end of the Crean era and the Archie years, it felt like we were always hoping kids would reclassify because we needed them so badly due to our many underperforming players and failing coaches. I'd rather get back to being able to wait on recruits because we're fine with what we have. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,695]

10 hours ago, 8bucks said:

I know we are a football school now but would have expected more info and discussion after a big get.  Any chance he reclassifies

Been a rumor but one that doesn't seem to have any real legs to it.

[Demo 24,906]

40 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Been a rumor but one that doesn't seem to have any real legs to it.

Would be pretty surprised if that was the deal. He’s age-appropriate for ‘27 and he might be able to translate early skill-wise, but he’s not some kid who’s straight killing his age group. So I don’t really see the point of it. 

[eddy4iu 973]

On 9/20/2025 at 6:08 PM, Stuhoo said:

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSAAAAAAAARRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

yahoooooo

Was SO PUMPED to receive the 247 commitment text while sitting in Memorial Stadium while the game was being delayed due to ND/Purdue delay on NBC.  Certainly made the delay more bearable and as we know, our performance on the gridiron was worth the wait - GREAt day/evening/night in Bloomington!!!!!!!

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,695]

Hope @Lebowski doesn't mind too much if I interrupt his football posting frenzy and slip a little something in about a bball commit.   lol

https://x.com/i/status/1970209707228065818

[Demo 24,906]

4 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Hope @Lebowski doesn't mind too much if I interrupt his football posting frenzy and slip a little something in about a bball commit.   lol

https://x.com/i/status/1970209707228065818

That’s cute. Have we seen one of those before?

[Home Jersey 16,872]

10 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Hope @Lebowski doesn't mind too much if I interrupt his football posting frenzy and slip a little something in about a bball commit.   lol

https://x.com/i/status/1970209707228065818

I love our coach. I am all in on DDV. 

He's gonna do great here.

Excited to have Chase on board! 

[Lebowski 3,913]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Hope @Lebowski doesn't mind too much if I interrupt his football posting frenzy and slip a little something in about a bball commit.   lol

https://x.com/i/status/1970209707228065818

The Dude abides. I wasn't aware there was a basketball section on this thing. ;-)

[Hovadipo 62,292]

1 hour ago, Lebowski said:

The Dude abides. I wasn't aware there was a basketball section on this thing. ;-)

Gotta entertain ourselves between the CFP and spring practice somehow. 

[str8baller 7,822]

On 9/21/2025 at 9:26 PM, 8bucks said:

I know we are a football school now but would have expected more info and discussion after a big get.  Any chance he reclassifies

I always forget this board is over here and go to the main board looking for the news. Wasn’t much action on this front during the Woody years anyways. 

[Stuhoo 91,110]

We are a basketball school to our very core. Just like current basketball national champion Florida is 100% still a football school.

So welcome Chase Branham. The kid is talented enough to be a piece of a squad that brings the next banner to Indiana. So do that.

[Demo 24,906]

https://x.com/_jordanwalton11/status/1970612687295127720
 

Branham’s trainer. Has trained a fair number of D1 kids over the last few years.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,695]

Paywalled story on On3 contains these quotes.

“Indiana was always number one on my list. I had the gut feeling that this was the place when I went up for my unofficial in the spring,” Branham told TheHoosier.com. “I wouldn’t say I was 100% going to commit before hand but when I got to see the things I had questions about it made the decision easier for me.”