2026 NCAA Tournament

[johnsoniu]

Internet outage in Lexington as 60,000 people simultaneously logged on to Rupps Rafters

[Stuhoo]

ISU 70

UK 47

The game has the exact same vibe as when IUFB played Bama.

[Demo]

Lipsey is just about a perfect college PG. Not stupidly talented but he just executes like crazy and he’s a total extension of the coach and keeps  everyone aligned and he defends and competes his a$$ off and he makes a play when you need a play and he’s been there 4 years. That’s it, that’s what you want.

[str8baller]

Good for Otz. You rarely see a coach completely flip the script on style. He went from grind it out mugging basketball to this high flying offense. Pretty impressive stuff. I wouldn’t mind seeing them win it all.

[BGleas]

Just now, str8baller said:

Good for Otz. You rarely see a coach completely flip the script on style. He went from grind it out mugging basketball to this high flying offense. Pretty impressive stuff. I wouldn’t mind seeing them win it all.

I love a coach that isn't tied to a specific style. Coaches the roster he has and builds around their abilities. 

Of the realistic options (though not sure he was actually realistic), I think Otz was my #1 hope last hiring cycle for Indiana. 

[skhoosier2]

1 minute ago, str8baller said:

Good for Otz. You rarely see a coach completely flip the script on style. He went from grind it out mugging basketball to this high flying offense. Pretty impressive stuff. I wouldn’t mind seeing them win it all.

He is a coach I really wanted at IU although I pretty much assumed he wasn’t attainable. Good halftime adjustments and their defense was terrific. Jefferson was a big loss. Impressed with them today. 

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Good for Otz. You rarely see a coach completely flip the script on style. He went from grind it out mugging basketball to this high flying offense. Pretty impressive stuff. I wouldn’t mind seeing them win it all.

I only filled out one bracket this year and that’s who I’ve got winning at all. Didn’t count on Jefferson being hurt, but if he comes back, look out.

[RoadRage]

The Oweh family can go back to shopping for cars, houses, and jewelry!

[Demo]

4 minutes ago, BGleas said:

I love a coach that isn't tied to a specific style. Coaches the roster he has and builds around their abilities. 

Of the realistic options (though not sure he was actually realistic), I think Otz was my #1 hope last hiring cycle for Indiana. 

Ditto. And unless you’re 1 of those programs like UNC or UK that don’t just want to win but want to do it with a certain sort of panache and you’d want probably an Oats-type how is Otz not what you want? That guy’s the whole deal and he’s gonna win every year anywhere. He’s gonna be like Sampson minus the awfulness. 

[Hovadipo]

33 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

ISU 70

UK 47

The game has the exact same vibe as when IUFB played Bama.

Of course with one glaring difference that at no point did Bama have more points than Indiana. ‘Clones have something to shoot for. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Nope!  There's no hope for Pope; he just can't cope.  That's the straight dope unless you want to mope. 

[Hovadipo]

I’m not sure how I stumbled on it, but this appears to be a non-AI photo of Malik Reneau in line for some pizza after their game today. Other tweets lead me to believe he ended up with chicken tendies. 

Either way, I find this extremely funny and am left with a bunch of questions. 

[str8baller]

27 minutes ago, skhoosier2 said:

He is a coach I really wanted at IU although I pretty much assumed he wasn’t attainable. Good halftime adjustments and their defense was terrific. Jefferson was a big loss. Impressed with them today. 

I was actually lukewarm on him. Figured he was Sampson-lite and just live and die with that aggressive defensive and brutal offense his whole career. I guess that’s maybe why I’m so impressed with what they’re doing now. 
 

If someone pries him away they’re getting a heckuva coach.

[LIHoosier]

 

[Hovadipo]

Just now, LIHoosier said:

 

My goodness. What a tweet. 

[str8baller]

St Johns shoot it like bad 1A HS squad. This is rough

[WayneFleekHoosier]

2 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

My goodness. What a tweet. 

It’s true. The Calipari guys are Calipari guys. Pope will need to carve out his own role if he’s going to succeed. 

[OliviaPope40]

Cronin or Hurley which one to pick?

[Hovadipo]

“They don’t believe we can shoot and we’re proving them right.”

[str8baller]

5 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

“They don’t believe we can shoot and we’re proving them right.”

It’s brutal. They’d be up 20 with average shooting.