The Other Meet and Greet Thread or Something

[IndyHutch 1,718]

Meaning behind user name:  I live in Indy and my nickname is Hutch.

 

Approximate Age and Location:    Late 20's plus 30 years. I live on the northeast side of Indianapolis.

Are you a born and raised IU fan?  No. I lived in Southern California until I was 28.
 

When you first knew you were an IU fan?  Moved to Indiana in 1986 and went back to school at IUPUI. At that time we could get student season tickets to IU basketball. So for five bucks a seat we went to most of the home games and that was the '87 national championship season. Pretty good introduction to IU basketball.

What sports did you play in High School and College?   Basketball and Baseball in high school. Cross Country early on until I got smarter.
 

Besides IU, favorite sports teams?   Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Indianapolis Colts.

Did you attend IU?   My degree is from the IU School of Journalism but I got it at IUPUI.

What is your favorite IU Basketball Memory?   Had to be 2002 and being the lead writer from the Indianapolis Star covering the Hoosiers in Atlanta. We had eight reporters at the Final Four but I was running the show and handing out assignments. I even got to tell Bob Kravitz what to do (to a point).

Who is your favorite basketball player of all time?    Magic Johnson but Ivan Renko would be a close second.

What is your favorite IU Football memory?  Austin Starr's field goal to beat Purdue in 2007 in the Play 13 season for Hep.

Who is your favorite IU Football player?   Antwaan Randle El. Anthony Thompson would be a close second.

Best IU Sports game ever attended?   Probably IU beating Duke in the Sweet Sixteen in 2002. Beating Michigan to win the outright Big Ten title in Ann Arbor in 2013 is right up there, too.

What brings you to this board?  A great opportunity and an invitation from Jason Eadie to try to help take this site to the next level. My experience in the end with Scout left a bad taste in my mouth but in many ways I feel as if I've experienced a rebirth here.

[darkwingj 3]

Meaning behind username: darkwing duck lets get dangerous
Approx age 21 and location: Indianapolis,
Born and raised an IU fan: yes
When you first knew you were an IU fan: watching games on tv and cheering
Which sports did you play? Didn't play any...
Besides IU, favorite sports teams? Colts, Pacers, Braves, Fighting Irish football, Indy Eleven, Indy Fuel,
Did you attend IU? No
What is your favorite IU basketball memory? Kentucky buzzer beater a few years ago.
What brings you to this board? Wanted to meet IU hoops fans

[WilJos3390 284]

Name is Josh Wilson - hints the username lol

Born and raised in Terre Haute, IN

Spent my first year of college at Indiana State, working out and rehabbing an ACL injury. Received a basketball scholarship at a JUCO school and off I went.

I've been an IU fan since day 1. Runs very deep in the family. A lot of favorite moments in IU basketball history. I've been to a lot of great games. The 2002 sweet 16 game against Duke will always be a favorite, the WatShot definitely.

Oladipo has to be one of my favorites, along with Bracey, AJ Moye.

I now reside north of Lafayette. Wrong part of the state unfortunately. Mid 20's.

I used to be a contributor to the site early on. A 15 month old daughter, another on the way, and a new job kinda some time away from writing topics on here. But I'm always on here surfing in the forums. The best site out there for sure! So glad to be apart of the Btown family!!

Lastly, had to get a new Twitter... Followed a lot and had a strong following from Btown members.. @WilJos3390 is the new handle. Give me a follow! I'd like to reunite with former followers and new ones! The Twitter convo is always good on game night and during the season!!

Thanks to all for making this the best IU sports site!

@WilJos3390

[Hovadipo 56,066]

Speaking of meeting and greeting...I just met 2 IU fans in PCB and we talked for about an hour. IU shoulder tat and all. Was that one of you guys?!

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

Speaking of meeting and greeting...I just met 2 IU fans in PCB and we talked for about an hour. IU shoulder tat and all. Was that one of you guys?!

You are about to get a 48 hour BtownBanners ban for not talking about and sharing your love of BtownBanners with them

[JaybobHoosier 11,843]

You are about to get a 48 hour BtownBanners ban for not talking about and sharing your love of BtownBanners with them

Exactly what I was thinking. Definitely hoping to make it to a football and basketball game this year. Would really like to do a tailgate.

[Hovadipo 56,066]

You are about to get a 48 hour BtownBanners ban for not talking about and sharing your love of BtownBanners with them

I think it might have been a member. Don't ban me please. ❤️❤️❤️

[WilJos3390 284]

Exactly what I was thinking. Definitely hoping to make it to a football and basketball game this year. Would really like to do a tailgate.

I think we should definitely pick a date to do a BtownBanners tailgate at a football and basketball game this year. How fun would that be?!!! Probably a lot of fun lol!

[Str8Hoosiers 2,965]

Meaning behind user name: Growing up me and my friends always said dumb stuff like straight balling, straight buckets, etc... I came to find that usernames with Str8 were really available so starters using it if different fashions... Then for here HOOSIERS WAS DUH

Approximate Age and Location: MID 30s. I live in Southern Indiana.. Right by the river.

Are you a born and raised IU fan? No. Father is a UK fan but I always felt smarter than that..

When you first knew you were an IU fan? At a young age I wanted to have some fun rivalry with my dad and IU was it. Very vagurly remember the last championship run, but I love RMK.

What sports did you play in High School and College? Football in high school.

Besides IU, favorite sports teams? Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Braves, Orlando Magic

Did you attend IU? The Southeast campus (IUS)

What is your favorite IU Basketball Memory? Had to be IU v Duke, the AJ Moye block. Watshot a close second, along with attending some IU UK games in freedom hall

Who is your favorite basketball player of all time? Favorite Hoosier is Calbert Chaney... Favorite ever probably Anfernee Hardaway.

What is your favorite IU Football memory? Never really followed college football

Who is your favorite IU Football player? Antwaan Randle El.

Best IU Sports game ever attended? IU Michigan a few years ago when we were #1, Vic almost throwing down a dunk that would have brought down the Hall...

What brings you to this board? randomly found it based on a tweet or something I believe a year or so ago.. Love the chance to talk with fellow HOOSIERS. Especially stuck around all the UK & UofL fans around me.

[Bryan Medema 1,488]

Meaning behind user name:  It means I am the least annonymous person on here.

 

Approximate Age and Location:    Mid-20s, currently in exile in Kentucky

Are you a born and raised IU fan?  No. Grew up in Illinois, became an IU fan my senior year of HS.
 

When you first knew you were an IU fan?  When I'd decided to go to IU and thought "I should probably start watching them play."

What sports did you play in High School and College?   Swam competitively, a little bit of football, virtually everything pick-up/intramural
 

Besides IU, favorite sports teams?   Cubbies, Blackhawks, Bulls, my fantasy team.

Did you attend IU?   Yes I did.

What is your favorite IU Basketball Memory?   Jumping from the third-row, behind the (opposite) basket for the Wat-Shot and running into a KY Security guard trying to keep us off the floor. Having my arms around T-Pritch and Zeller and thinking "Good Lord, I'm short." (6'1).

Who is your favorite basketball player of all time?    Scottie Pippin.

What is your favorite IU Football memory?  The tailgates mostly.

Who is your favorite IU Football player?   ....

Best IU Sports game ever attended?   IU/KY will probably never be topped, but IUvMichigan (#3/#1) where Oladipo had the dunk of the year (despite missing) is up there.

What brings you to this board?  The double whammy of living in Kentucky and the Army's love of SEC football. I needed a place where sane people could discuss their insane fandom.

[SixSigma 12]

SixSigma - Why is that my name? Because my name on Scout is Battlinbob and I just wanted to hang out incognito and see how this place was for a while before deciding to jump in. Seems like a decent place. Looking forward to participating.

[JaybobHoosier 11,843]

SixSigma - Why is that my name? Because my name on Scout is Battlinbob and I just wanted to hang out incognito and see how this place was for a while before deciding to jump in. Seems like a decent place. Looking forward to participating.

 

NOW it's a party! We finally meet again good sir. :)

[JSHoosier 20,178]

Jaybob told me there was free, cold beer.  I'm starting to think he lied.

[KelleyHoosh 2,263]

Meaning behind user name:  Was a DA to Kelley, took my first semester of business classes and realized a degree in it is not what I wanted. Couldn't stand A100. Took Journalism classes and loved it. Now probably going to major in strategic communications/PR/journalism (undecided) and minor in management from Kelley. 

 

Approximate Age and Location:  19 and from New Jersey

Are you a born and raised IU fan?  My original college sports love is a couple hours north of Bloomington in South Bend. Still to this day a huge Notre Dame football fan. My grandfather and great uncle went there, dad verbally committed to Dan Devine before having a knee injury in his senior year of high school and getting the offer pulled. Die hard ND fan. Also loved Duke basketball growing up, my father is a huge sports fan and instilled a love of football basketball and baseball in me from birth. He loved the way Coach K ran his program at the time. My dad also loved Bob Knight and would often tell me stories about him/read his books. I eventually read those books and was a fan of Knight before I was a fan of IU. Always had a fondness for IU and some cousins went there during the 70s championship years, so at family reunions they encouraged me to look there. I visited campus and was sold. 
 

When you first knew you were an IU fan?  After I visited it was my clear cut first choice. 

What sports did you play in High School and College?   Football, basketball and baseball. 
 

Besides IU, favorite sports teams?   Notre Dame football. Not a huge fan of pro sports. 

Did you attend IU?   Currently do. 

What is your favorite IU Basketball Memory?   My favorite moment was the first time I walked into Assembly Hall. The court took my breath away. As a college basketball junkie, I've thought of Assembly Hall as a mecca of the sport. It did not disappoint. As far as actual moments, the Pitt game was pretty great. I was in GA and Emmitt Holt had his coming out party. 

Who is your favorite basketball player of all time?   J.J. Redick no doubt. 

What is your favorite IU Football memory?  The Penn State game. We didn't win, but the defense played well if I remember correctly. Plus a lot of my friends go to PSU so there was some good natured ribbing going on.

Who is your favorite IU Football player?   ​Tevin Coleman. Beast. 

Best IU Sports game ever attended?   IU vs Pitt at Assembly Hall. Had tickets to SMU which I couldn't go to because of a flight home, and Maryland because my girlfriend and I had long standing plans to go to a concert in Chicago. Still kicking myself in the butt for that one

What brings you to this board?  No better place for serious IU athletics discussion

[jmsgws 2,181]

Meaning behind user name:  No real meaning.  It is the very first user name I made on the internet.  It is a combo of my initials and my wife's initials.  It used to have goiu   at the end, but when I joined scout that was to long of a name; so I kept it short

Approximate Age and Location:    50 ish   Living in the land of the Badgers.

Are you a born and raised IU fan?  Yes

 

When you first knew you were an IU fan?  When I was a wee tyke and I used to listen to IU football on the radio with my father.

What sports did you play in High School and College?   Cross Country and Golf

 

Besides IU, favorite sports teams?  The only pro team I follow is the team from Green Bay.

 

Did you attend IU?   Yes I did.  Graduated from Kelley in 1987.

What is your favorite IU Basketball Memory?   The aftermath of Smart's shot in 1987.

 

Who is your favorite basketball player of all time?   Bird.  

What is your favorite IU Football memory?  Being in Wisconsin when Randle El ran roughshod over the Badgers.  Also seeing the Hoosiers beat UM and OSU in the same year!

Who is your favorite IU Football player?   Trent Green

Best IU Sports game ever attended?   When Bob Knight threw the chair!

What brings you to this board?  Got tired of the Scout Board being a ghost town.

[IndyHutch 1,718]

 

Meaning behind user name:  No real meaning.  It is the very first user name I made on the internet.  It is a combo of my initials and my wife's initials.  It used to so goiu   at the end, but when I joined scout that was to long of a name; so I kept it short

Approximate Age and Location:    50 ish   Living in the land of the Badgers.

Are you a born and raised IU fan?  Yes

 

When you first knew you were an IU fan?  When I was a wee tyke and I used to listen to IU football on the radio with my father.

What sports did you play in High School and College?   Cross Country and Golf

 

Besides IU, favorite sports teams?   Cubbies, Blackhawks, Bulls, my fantasy team.

Did you attend IU?   Yes I did.  Graduated from Kelley in 1987.

What is your favorite IU Basketball Memory?   The aftermath of Smart's shot in 1987.

 

Who is your favorite basketball player of all time?   Bird.  

What is your favorite IU Football memory?  Being in Wisconsin when Randle El ran roughshod over the Badgers.  Also seeing the Hoosiers beat UM and OSU in the same year!

Who is your favorite IU Football player?   Trent Green

Best IU Sports game ever attended?   When Bob Knight threw the chair!

What brings you to this board?  Got tired of the Scout Board being a ghost town.

 

 

I know what you mean about the Scout board. That was my biggest frustration in two years at Scout. There was no one there and yet management expected us to interact all the time. I found myself going to Big Ten opponents' boards and seeing if I could answer IU questions over there. Very sad actually. Being over here as truly been a breath of fresh air.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,704]

Obviously I can't speak for everyone but I'm sure the overwhelming majority would agree that we're very glad to have you.  You've already provided some excellent insight into IU sports not to mention questions you've thrown out that have led to still further discussion and comment from this august body of IU sports nuts. Keep it comin'!

[JaybobHoosier 11,843]

I know what you mean about the Scout board. That was my biggest frustration in two years at Scout. There was no one there and yet management expected us to interact all the time. I found myself going to Big Ten opponents' boards and seeing if I could answer IU questions over there. Very sad actually. Being over here as truly been a breath of fresh air.

 

Sorry about that ;)

[Iufan2324 158]

Meaning behind username:
I'm an IU fan obviously. And my basketball and baseball number was 23 and 24


Approximate Age and Location:
17, southern Indiana

Are you a born and raised IU fan?
Yes and couldn't have it any other way.

When you first knew you were an IU fan? Watching the coach knight video of throwing the chair.


What sports did you play in High School and College? Basketball Baseball (currently in highschool my senior year

[Flash3 77]

Meaning behind username: Big time Dwyane Wade fan. Loved it whwn he was called flash and Flash is my favorite superhero.
Age and location: 21 and Southern Indiana
Born and raised IU fan?: Yes. Even have the picture of being in an IU onesie.
When you first knew you were an IU fan: There was never a choice to be anything else of course.
What sports did you play in High School?: Basketball
Besides IU, favorite sports teams?: Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat (as long as Wade is there)
What is your favorite IU basketball memory?: Wat shot.
Who is your favorite basketball player of all time? Dwyane Wade
What is your favorite IU football memory? Listening to Austin Starr's game winning FG against Purdue.
Who is your favorite IU football player? Tracy Porter or Tevin Coleman
Best IU sports game ever attended? Indiana vs Bowling Green 2013. Indiana didn't allow a single offensive TD.
What brings you to this board? I like talking to people. I can talk basketball 24/7 365.