IUBB vs Alabama A&M - Wednesday, 11.05.25 @ 8:00 on BTN

[Class of '66 Old Fart 94,921]

11 hours ago, Hoosier DaDa said:

Serious question everyone what you all think about the Bison mascot?

Would you prefer a banana slug named Sammy?

[Stuhoo 92,511]

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

Would you prefer a banana slug named Sammy?

Ooooh ...yes!

[iu eyedoc 4,547]

2 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

https://x.com/indianahq/status/1986261472649887869?s=46

shot didn’t go in but it should of because of the ball moving like it did.   Ball keeps moving like that and IU fans will be happy.  

Thanks for posting. I was looking for a clip of this. It might have been my favorite IU possession in the last 8 yrs.

[AZ Hoosier 11,382]

2 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

https://x.com/indianahq/status/1986261472649887869?s=46

shot didn’t go in but it should of because of the ball moving like it did.   Ball keeps moving like that and IU fans will be happy.  

Wait, is the ball supposed to move like that?

I haven't seen anything like that in the past 25 years from IU.

[Hovadipo 63,229]

I’m ready for that first string of 3-5 straight deep balls from Tucker and Lamar that causes AH to absolutely melt down in a big game. They even got a pretty good pop at one point last night. 

[southsidehoosier 5,361]

https://x.com/indianambb/status/1986284677259202849?s=46

[Chris007 62,635]

A few things I saw last night that I haven't seen in a long time, and not even sure are legal.

Back cuts

Made free throws. (Got rid of Cliff :-)

Sharing the basketball and great passes

Shooting 3's and not giving up 3's.

Just very fun to watch and can't wait till Sunday.

[HoosierHoopster 9,193]

43 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Ooooh ...yes!

I knew you were a fetish guy.... :)

[HoosierHoopster 9,193]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

A few things I saw last night that I haven't seen in a long time, and not even sure are legal.

Back cuts

Made free throws. (Got rid of Cliff :-)

Sharing the basketball and great passes

Shooting 3's and not giving up 3's.

Just very fun to watch and can't wait till Sunday.

Ball movement, kickouts w/wing actions, P&R, low TO's with points in transition, the list of actual basketball stuff just keeps growing. So, so refreshing.

[AZ Hoosier 11,382]

11 minutes ago, southsidehoosier said:

https://x.com/indianambb/status/1986284677259202849?s=46

Now, if they would only sing, like the football Hoosiers!

[Hardwood83 5,221]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Spot on! Active players wore stripes on the bench and injured players wore sweats. Per this picture Andrej was in sweats last night:

That means we only had eight scholarship players available last night and five; Dorn, Drake, Ristic, Harris, and Acimovic were out with injuries.

 

I know about Dorn & Drake. What's going on with the other 3? 

[Stuhoo 92,511]

11 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

I know about Dorn & Drake. What's going on with the other 3? 

Apparently Harris - ankle, Ristic - ankle, Acimovic - ??

[Pagoda 6,354]

9 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Now, if they would only sing, like the football Hoosiers!

Ah one, ah two, ah you know what to do!

This is totally harmless, but it does crack me up how Scott likes to celebrate small things in the locker room the coach doesn’t really want to — usually with a game ball. He did the same thing early on with Cig.  But both CDD and Cig just grin and bear it lol.

[Hovadipo 63,229]

29 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

A few things I saw last night that I haven't seen in a long time, and not even sure are legal.

Back cuts

Made free throws. (Got rid of Cliff :-)

Sharing the basketball and great passes

Shooting 3's and not giving up 3's.

Just very fun to watch and can't wait till Sunday.

[pumpfake 4,587]

On 11/5/2025 at 9:31 AM, pumpfake said:

A little tip for fellow cheapskates like me: Fox has a new streaming service called "Fox One" for $20/month that gets you FOX Sports, FS1, FS2, FOX Deportes, and BTN (Big Ten Network).  You can also bundle ESPN for $20 more.  With most of our games on BTN, FS, Peacock, or network (antenna), this seems like the cheapest route to get access to most games (sans a couple on ESPN and stupid BTN+).

An update: I signed up.  When our game was bumped to Fox Sports app I couldn't login.  Today they explain that Fox One doesn't include FS App access.  Since BTN seems to always run over like last night, I cancelled today (still in the 7 day free trial).  Back to sling like last year.

Sorry for any inconvenience this caused.

[Brass Cannon 26,364]

9 minutes ago, pumpfake said:

An update: I signed up.  When our game was bumped to Fox Sports app I couldn't login.  Today they explain that Fox One doesn't include FS App access.  Since BTN seems to always run over like last night, I cancelled today (still in the 7 day free trial).  Back to sling like last year.

Sorry for any inconvenience this caused.

They genuinely have made watching sports so difficult it boggles the mind 

[Hardwood83 5,221]

1 minute ago, Brass Cannon said:

They genuinely have made watching sports so difficult it boggles the mind 

Absolutely. I am likely cancelling YT TV. Partially because of the ABC/ESPN boon-doggle, but also it's too expensive now. Was $45/mo when I initially got it in place of cable, it is $83/mo now. And every couple of mos there is some drama with XYZ network about contract negotiations.

I have several streaming services too, mostly with various promos or discounts from credit cards. It's like a freaking part-time job keeping track of it all on a spreadsheets. Yes, I can afford full price, but I am a tightwad that likes to work the system. Which is still pretty stupid since I don't watch 99% of the content anyway.  

[triple 485]

28 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

They genuinely have made watching sports so difficult it boggles the mind 

No kidding.  While Peacock is always annoying at least those games are clustered this year.

If they offer their usual cheap annual deal around black Friday, I'll do that, but otherwise, I have a reminder in my calendar to get it for one month starting January 13, which will cover all five men's games on Peacock, and two women's games as well.  

[Home Jersey 17,312]

Laughing my *** off watching this game back and seeing Wilkerson firing off Trae Young kinda 3s then Conerway throwing it off the backboard to Bailey...

We'll see how challenging the Big Ten is, not sure how the roster will match up vs. some... but this team is really fun. And I think could really surprise some people. 

3 days til Marquette 

[rcbowla 8,422]

Can someone explain what was different about the court? Didn't notice anything