IUBB vs Michigan State - Sunday, 03.01.26 @ 3:45 on CBS-TV

[hoopsta007]

5 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

Yeah, no it’s not fair game. We had a big time recruit there today. Why the hell do you think he’s gonna come play for this POS fan base after experiencing that today. So good luck with all the recruiting you guys want to do. 

POS fanbase?  Don’t like getting booed then go back to the mid majors.  Fans are sick of the last two decades and have every right to boo whoever they want.  No accountability or toughness. Bring more effort, play hard and smart and it takes care of itself.  The fans/donors are the only reason that a recruit may consider us.  It certainly wouldn’t be because of our mid major coach and players

[IUHoosierJoe]

1 minute ago, hoopsta007 said:

POS fanbase?  Don’t like getting booed then go back to the mid majors.  Fans are sick of the last two decades and have every right to boo whoever they want.  No accountability or toughness. Bring more effort, play hard and smart and it takes care of itself.  The fans/donors are the only reason that a recruit may consider us.  It certainly wouldn’t be because of our mid major coach and players

Yeah, POS fan base. Thanks for the additional evidence. Maybe the “I’ll do whatever I want crowd” should learn that has consequences. Consequences like chasing off a good recruit. 

[IUHoosier5]

Tonight three guys showed up on the box score. One any given night you’ll see this team lacks a third productive scorer or like tonight, no one else shows up. Both ends were difficult to watch, and I look at the coach and players and see no answers. DeVries better get to it this offseason and beyond because the optics right now are not good. 

[hoopsta007]

4 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

Yeah, POS fan base. Thanks for the additional evidence. Maybe the “I’ll do whatever I want crowd” should learn that has consequences. Consequences like chasing off a good recruit. 

Gonna take more than a good recruit to fix what is going on.  Decades of bad decisions and screwing up something that should be easy tends to build up frustration.  Add in a coach that most didn’t want along with players who are getting rich off of losing and it does have consequences 

[JSHoosier]

5 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

Yeah, POS fan base. Thanks for the additional evidence. Maybe the “I’ll do whatever I want crowd” should learn that has consequences. Consequences like chasing off a good recruit. 

With the raging dumpster fire this program has been atleast the fans still show up. The coaches and players should try giving the fans something to cheer for for a change. 

[IUHoosierJoe]

2 minutes ago, hoopsta007 said:

Gonna take more than a good recruit to fix what is going on.  Decades of bad decisions and screwing up something that should be easy tends to build up frustration.  Add in a coach that most didn’t want along with players who are getting rich off of losing and it does have consequences 

lol. How many recruits do you think we’re getting when they’re sitting in Assembly Hall listening to our “fans” boo our own players? Is it really that difficult to understand? I guess it must be.

[HinnyHoosier]

31 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

Yeah, no it’s not fair game. We had a big time recruit there today. Why the hell do you think he’s gonna come play for this POS fan base after experiencing that today? So good luck with all the recruiting you guys want to do. 

You can make an argument both ways here. But the fact of the matter is if that big time recruit hasn't already realized playing in a big time program lends a solid chance of being criticized for not performing, then I'm not sure that lack of awareness bodes well for him.

[hoopsta007]

2 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

lol. How many recruits do you think we’re getting when they’re sitting in Assembly Hall listening to our “fans” boo our own players? Is it really that difficult to understand? I guess it must be.

Mike Woodson is that you?  Here we go blaming the fans again….

[IUHoosierJoe]

4 minutes ago, hoopsta007 said:

Mike Woodson is that you?  Here we go blaming the fans again….

Yeah. Right. I’ll tell you what…I understand there probably aren’t enough smart people still around to make up a smart fan base, but surely you can figure out that booing your own players with recruits in the stands is program suicide, right? You can call me whatever you want and pretend whatever you like, but you understand that a high level recruit, even if he’s from this state, has a lot a better choices than what he witnessed today, right?

[Uspshoosier]

59 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

but you understand that a high level recruit, even if he’s from this state, has a lot a better choices than what he witnessed today, right?

For sure however most recruits think they are the reason stuff can get turned around.   If you are the coach you make that connection and point out to him the big hole in the middle a show tape of that whole all year and show him where he can be plugged in and help turn this thing around.    

[str8baller]

I remember last year when McNeely didn’t come because he heard IU fans boo. Wait…it was actually because he didn’t like what he saw on the court from the coaching staff, wasn’t it?  Weird how that works. 
 

I’d be less worried about what the recruits heard in the stands today and much more about what they saw on the floor. 

[hoopsta007]

35 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

Yeah. Right. I’ll tell you what…I understand there probably aren’t enough smart people still around to make up a smart fan base, but surely you can figure out that booing your own players with recruits in the stands is program suicide, right? You can call me whatever you want and pretend whatever you like, but you understand that a high level recruit, even if he’s from this state, has a lot a better choices than what he witnessed today, right?

In all fairness you called us all “POS fans”. I’m actually one of the more traditional fans that hate court storming and profane chants but am tired of the fans being scapegoated into what has clearly been malpractice handling of our program.  I don’t love that they target one of our own players but also understand the frustration and when you miss the tournament annually thing can boil over.  Our fans are the only thing that still separate us from Rutgers and Penn State.

[Shooter]

1 hour ago, cbp4iu said:

IU social media accounts are mad that students are booing Reed Bailey…. The guy got 1.5 million dollars. He’s set for his future… It’s fair game. The expectations were set when you got the heavy deal 

Could not agree less. I just want to win games... do we think booing Reed Bailey makes him play better? His confidence is completely shot.

It wasn't just today, and it wasn't just after a bad play. For at least two games, the student section has booed every time Bailey enters the game, and cheered every time he gets subbed out. Today he catches the ball in the post and before he even does anything, the crowd is groaning. It's not helping.

[Shooter]

2 hours ago, TheWatShot said:

Adjusted defensive efficiency continues sinking like the Titanic. Dropped another 10 spots today. It's rare to see that big of a change this late in the season. 

Yep, it's become a complete disaster. We don't force turnovers, we give up a lot of offensive boards, and we foul a lot. Basically we do nothing well defensively. 

Including only games vs Quad 1 and 2 opponents, our defensive efficiency is not even in the top 100 nationally.

[IUHoosierJoe]

43 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

For sure however if most recruits think they are the reason stuff can get turned around.   If you are the coach you make that connection and point out to him the big hole in the middle a show tape of that whole all year and show him where he can be plugged in and help turn this thing around.    

The big selling point DeVries used to recruit this team was playing in front of a great fan base. That’s recruiting pitch went out the window today for a kid today. 

[Jeff Flabjohns]

37 minutes ago, str8baller said:

I remember last year when McNeely didn’t come because he heard IU fans boo. Wait…it was actually because he didn’t like what he saw on the court from the coaching staff, wasn’t it?  Weird how that works. 
 

I’d be less worried about what the recruits heard in the stands today and much more about what they saw on the floor. 

Mullins too. 

[hoopsta007]

12 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

The big selling point DeVries used to recruit this team was playing in front of a great fan base. That’s recruiting pitch went out the window today for a kid today. 

Genuine question, no snark intended and our prior discussion notwithstanding, do you know or have a connection to someone who knows this recruit?  If not and he hasn’t said publicly then we really don’t know if anything changed for him today

[Uspshoosier]

4 minutes ago, hoopsta007 said:

Genuine question, no snark intended and our prior discussion notwithstanding, do you know or have a connection to someone who knows this recruit?  If not and he hasn’t said publicly then we really don’t know if anything changed for him today

IU was behind the 8-ball with him to begin with even before DeVries stepped foot on campus.   painter has been on him for the start.    Still ways to go but IU is playing catchup 

[American HoosierX]

1 hour ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

Yeah. Right. I’ll tell you what…I understand there probably aren’t enough smart people still around to make up a smart fan base, but surely you can figure out that booing your own players with recruits in the stands is program suicide, right? You can call me whatever you want and pretend whatever you like, but you understand that a high level recruit, even if he’s from this state, has a lot a better choices than what he witnessed today, right?

There’s always at least one “blame the fans” guy.

[RoadRage]

Driving back from vacation today and missed the game, forgot to set my DVR.....I am beyond disappointed in this loss, I thought for sure our Hoosiers would rise to the occasion with their backs pinned against the wall. I hate seeing this team go out like this, hopefully they put it all together against Minny and get a dominate win to close it out at home!