Stuhoo Posted August 3 Posted August 3 Here's an off-season IU topic if there ever were one: Name your all-time starting five of IU alums. Not neccesarily sports alums! I'll try: Mark Cuban Mark Spitz Hoagy Carmichael Sherman Minton (When there's a Supreme Court Justice as a choice? Gotta add him) Mike Pence Quote
Home Jersey Posted August 3 Posted August 3 Fun topic: Cuban, Ernie Pyle and Booker T Jones have to be on my list. Joe Buck another good one. Some other fun ones... -John Thompson (inventor of the Tommy gun and supervised the development of the Colt .45) -Jeff Sagarin (creator of Sagarin ratings system) -Johnathan Banks aka Mike Ehrmantraut from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul Many famous IU alumni WayneFleekHoosier and Dave from Dayton 2 Quote
Napleshoosier Posted August 3 Posted August 3 A few more names… David Letterman, Gayle Cook, Jane Pauley, and Sage Steele. Quote
Stuhoo Posted August 3 Author Posted August 3 22 minutes ago, Napleshoosier said: A few more names… David Letterman, Gayle Cook, Jane Pauley, and Sage Steele. WayneFleekHoosier and Napleshoosier 2 Quote
Dave from Dayton Posted August 3 Posted August 3 Somehow, it seems that Dr. Kinsey should get an 'honorable' mention. No, he wasn't an alum...so what?! Muskie plays the four 1 Quote
Popular Post Hovadipo Posted August 3 Popular Post Posted August 3 8 minutes ago, Dave from Dayton said: Somehow, it seems that Dr. Kinsey should get an 'honorable' mention. No, he wasn't an alum...so what?! He falls somewhere between 68 and 70 on my list. WayneFleekHoosier, pumpfake, Old Friend and 5 others 2 1 5 Quote
Stuhoo Posted August 3 Author Posted August 3 49 minutes ago, Dave from Dayton said: Somehow, it seems that Dr. Kinsey should get an 'honorable' mention. No, he wasn't an alum...so what?! Right there with Jared from Subway and Jim Jones? FWIW, I have Tijan Jobe ranked higher than many of the names I'm reading. Old Friend 1 Quote
OliviaPope40 Posted August 3 Posted August 3 Here's what I got from ChatGPT: Isiah Thomas Lilly King George Taliaferro Steve Alford Calbert Cheaney Honorable Mentions Cody Zeller Scott May Mark Spitz (attended IU before transferring; not typically counted as an IU alumnus) Amanda Beard (trained at IU) Quote
jermhoosierfan Posted August 4 Posted August 4 I am here to nominate the voice of sports in my childhood, Dick Enberg. Old Friend, J34 and pumpfake 3 Quote
Magnanimous Posted August 4 Posted August 4 20 hours ago, OliviaPope40 said: Here's what I got from ChatGPT: Isiah Thomas Lilly King George Taliaferro Steve Alford Calbert Cheaney Honorable Mentions Cody Zeller Scott May Mark Spitz (attended IU before transferring; not typically counted as an IU alumnus) Amanda Beard (trained at IU) Mark Spitz’s wiki says he graduated from IU in 1972. Joe Buck didn’t graduate, and as of now, neither has Fernando…I’m sure he’ll have an IU graduate degree to his name when it’s all said and done. Old Friend 1 Quote
Magnanimous Posted August 4 Posted August 4 His social commentary aside, James Watson is top 5 in terms of significance. str8baller, moyemayhem and Stuhoo 2 1 Quote
AZ Hoosier Posted August 4 Posted August 4 That list has to include Will Shortz... the university created a major just for him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Shortz In addition to names already mentioned, I'd add: Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia co-founder) Michael Higgins (president of Ireland) moyemayhem and Stuhoo 2 Quote
Stuhoo Posted August 4 Author Posted August 4 4 hours ago, AZ Hoosier said: That list has to include Will Shortz... the university created a major just for him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Shortz In addition to names already mentioned, I'd add: Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia co-founder) Michael Higgins (president of Ireland) The world’s first enigmatologist! That’s an outstanding wiki page read. AZ Hoosier 1 Quote
str8baller Posted August 5 Posted August 5 On 8/3/2026 at 2:19 PM, Stuhoo said: Right there with Jared from Subway and Jim Jones? Both great salesmen! Stuhoo and Josh 2 Quote
str8baller Posted August 5 Posted August 5 20 hours ago, Magnanimous said: His social commentary aside, James Watson is top 5 in terms of significance. I had no idea he had an IU degree. Taken together with his partner Crick, they were easily one of the top 10 most famous scientists of the 20 Century. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted August 5 Posted August 5 17 hours ago, AZ Hoosier said: That list has to include Will Shortz... the university created a major just for him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Shortz And today's New York Times crossword puzzle answer for 57 and 58 across -- Indiana Hoosier AZ Hoosier, Stuhoo and LIHoosier 3 Quote
OliviaPope40 Posted August 5 Posted August 5 Jane Pauley? I'm surprised no one mentioned her not even Cuban or Sage Steele. Quote
rayl456 Posted August 5 Posted August 5 1 minute ago, OliviaPope40 said: Jane Pauley? I'm surprised no one mentioned her not even Cuban or Sage Steele. Broadcast& Network News Napleshoosier did for Pauley and Steele. And Cuban was surely mentioned by someone. Quote
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