lillurk Posted October 18, 2023 Posted October 18, 2023 What were the best pre-1998 CBB hoops preview magazines? Or more accurately, who were the most trusted recruiting analysts/rankers during that period? I have a pretty meticulous IU recruit spreadsheet that has, I think, every scholarship player from the HS class of ‘98 forward, since that’s what’s readily available online. Quote
Josh Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 19 minutes ago, lillurk said: What were the best pre-1998 CBB hoops preview magazines? Or more accurately, who were the most trusted recruiting analysts/rankers during that period? I have a pretty meticulous IU recruit spreadsheet that has, I think, every scholarship player from the HS class of ‘98 forward, since that’s what’s readily available online. Athlon and Lindys were the two options. I was always partial to Athlon. I probably still have a lot of those pre 1998 copies somewhere lillurk 1 Quote
IUHoosierJoe Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 46 minutes ago, lillurk said: What were the best pre-1998 CBB hoops preview magazines? Or more accurately, who were the most trusted recruiting analysts/rankers during that period? I have a pretty meticulous IU recruit spreadsheet that has, I think, every scholarship player from the HS class of ‘98 forward, since that’s what’s readily available online. Back in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, I always bought Street & Smith. Even way back then, they’d have probably a first through fifth team All-Americans (25 players) and then they’d have several pages listing high honorable mention and honorable mention. It was the most comprehensive I knew of back then. J34, lillurk and Tom White 3 Quote
Rico Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 10 hours ago, IUHoosierJoe said: Back in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, I always bought Street & Smith. Even way back then, they’d have probably a first through fifth team All-Americans (25 players) and then they’d have several pages listing high honorable mention and honorable mention. It was the most comprehensive I knew of back then. OliviaPope40, LIHoosier, ALASKA HOOSIER and 1 other 4 Quote
Loaded Chicken Sandwich Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 The only sports magazine I've ever bought... ALASKA HOOSIER 1 Quote
Rico Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 14 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said: The only sports magazine I've ever bought... How long has that been around? 15 years? Quote
Rico Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 13 hours ago, lillurk said: What were the best pre-1998 CBB hoops preview magazines? Or more accurately, who were the most trusted recruiting analysts/rankers during that period? I have a pretty meticulous IU recruit spreadsheet that has, I think, every scholarship player from the HS class of ‘98 forward, since that’s what’s readily available online. I graduated HS in 1985. SPORT, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, and Street and Smith's is what I read back in the day for everything college basketball. I don't really recall any recruiting analysts/rankers pre-Damon Bailey. I got most of my recruiting news from local TV and newspapers. lillurk, ALASKA HOOSIER and Dave from Dayton 3 Quote
Scotty R Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 13 hours ago, lillurk said: What were the best pre-1998 CBB hoops preview magazines? Or more accurately, who were the most trusted recruiting analysts/rankers during that period? I have a pretty meticulous IU recruit spreadsheet that has, I think, every scholarship player from the HS class of ‘98 forward, since that’s what’s readily available online. I always bought Street & Smith, Athlon and Lindey's lillurk and Tom White 2 Quote
Loaded Chicken Sandwich Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Rico said: How long has that been around? 15 years? Would have came out 11 years ago. Would love to find this year's. Quote
Uspshoosier Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said: Would have came out 11 years ago. Would love to find this year's. they merged with sports illustrated and stopped making them last year. mamasa and Loaded Chicken Sandwich 2 Quote
Loaded Chicken Sandwich Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said: they merged with sports illustrated and stopped making them last year. That's actually depressing. I blame the Internet. Uspshoosier 1 Quote
Josh Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 I was just looking through all my old Athlons and found this gem: Hovadipo, Demo, lillurk and 1 other 4 Quote
RaceToTheTop Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said: The 12 final four teams from 2001-2015 really isn't that bad -- that would be 20% of the final four teams. The zero champions and only 2 final four teams in the last 8 (technically 7 because of covid) is bad. lillurk 1 Quote
OliviaPope40 Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 11 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said: The only sports magazine I've ever bought... I had to look every time I went to Barnes and Noble could never find it and I wanted it too. Loaded Chicken Sandwich 1 Quote
OliviaPope40 Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 6 hours ago, Josh said: I was just looking through all my old Athlons and found this gem: Does he have eligibility left? Quote
str8baller Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 5 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said: As much as that stinks for the B1G, we are now 20 years without a Final Four and 35 years without a title. That has to be as bad of a streak as any “Blue blood” can lay claim to. Rico 1 Quote
Loaded Chicken Sandwich Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 7 hours ago, str8baller said: As much as that stinks for the B1G, we are now 20 years without a Final Four and 35 years without a title. That has to be as bad of a streak as any “Blue blood” can lay claim to. Well hopefully Woody can get us back. Indiana sitting at 21 years since last F4. 36 since last title. Only other blue blood to go that long between titles is Kansas. They went 36 years between title #1 and #2. Longest F4 drought is 14 years. UCLA is sitting at 28 years since their last title. Longest F4 drought was 18 years after the 1980 F4 was vacated. UNC went 25 years between title #1 and #2. Longest period without a F4 was only 11 years. Duke went 9 years between title #2-#3 and between #3-#4. Actually sitting at 8 since #4. And longest period between F4s is 12 years. Kentuckys longest period without a title was 20 years between #4 and 5. And longest F4 drought was 13 years between 98 and 2011. Stuhoo, HoosierTrav, thebigweave and 1 other 4 Quote
str8baller Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 Good research @Loaded Chicken Sandwich Most of our fans at this point—say 40-45 yrs old and under—have not experienced rooting for a championship level blue-blood program. Bringing it back to the original graphic, I think our futility, more than anything, is what makes the B1G look so inept. If that graphic has another IU championship or two and a couple more FF’s in that 25 yr span, the conference doesn’t look so bad. Quite frankly, Illinois, Ohio State, and Wisconsin aren’t the programs that should be representing the B1G on the national stage. We are. I’ll tip back my morning coffee to Woody rectifying that fact. And soon…even though I don’t think it’ll be this year. thebigweave and Loaded Chicken Sandwich 2 Quote
choosierred1 Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 Does he have eligibility left?His covid year?Sent from my SM-S916U1 using Tapatalk Quote
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