College Bball Thread

[NashvilleHoosier 3,634]

10 hours ago, IU Scott said:

I saw Andy Katz put out his first bracket and he has IU as a 5 seed playing 12 seed Cleveland State.  If this happens I hope it has a better outcome than lady time.

Look buddy, speak for your own lady time outcomes. I for one hope it's the same outcome as lady time!

[Uspshoosier 44,265]

Minny fans probably not going to like hearing that 

 

[Stuhoo 75,711]

16 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Minny fans probably not going to like hearing that 

 

 

Wow

 

[Uspshoosier 44,265]

Sounds like Belmont is headed to the MVC

https://www.midmajormadness.com/2021/9/24/22691320/conference-realignment-belmont-bruins-ohio-valley-mvc-missouri-valley

[Rico 2,911]

36 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Sounds like Belmont is headed to the MVC

https://www.midmajormadness.com/2021/9/24/22691320/conference-realignment-belmont-bruins-ohio-valley-mvc-missouri-valley

Appears the OVC is in a tad bit of trouble?  Good move by the Bruins.

[Demo 17,434]

44 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Sounds like Belmont is headed to the MVC

https://www.midmajormadness.com/2021/9/24/22691320/conference-realignment-belmont-bruins-ohio-valley-mvc-missouri-valley

Big step up.

[Hovadipo 52,966]

7 minutes ago, Rico said:

Appears the OVC is in a tad bit of trouble?  Good move by the Bruins.

OVC is a sinking ship. They’ve lost something like half their membership now. 

[Rico 2,911]

10 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

OVC is a sinking ship. They’ve lost something like half their membership now. 

Losing Belmont is/was a major kick in the nut sack.  I wonder if the OVC will raid The Summit?

[Hovadipo 52,966]

10 minutes ago, Rico said:

Losing Belmont is/was a major kick in the nut sack.  I wonder if the OVC will raid The Summit?

They lost their best football school (Jacksonville State) and EKU too. I kind of wonder if Murray also heads to the MVC at some point, but yeah they’re going to need members from somewhere and fast. 

[Rico 2,911]

20 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

They lost their best football school (Jacksonville State) and EKU too. I kind of wonder if Murray also heads to the MVC at some point, but yeah they’re going to need members from somewhere and fast. 

Speaking of Murray St......

https://whopam.com/2021/09/24/murray-state-ad-saal-issues-statement-today-concerning-conference-affiliation/

[Hovadipo 52,966]

1 hour ago, Rico said:

Speaking of Murray St......

https://whopam.com/2021/09/24/murray-state-ad-saal-issues-statement-today-concerning-conference-affiliation/

Translation:

Buh bye. 

[Rico 2,911]

20 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Translation:

Buh bye. 

The Racers to the AAC?  Hmmmmm

[LIHoosier 25,013]

1 hour ago, Rico said:

The Racers to the AAC?  Hmmmmm

Their football program isn't at the level their b-ball program is. If they feel they can get that program to FBS status, their best options realistically are either Conference USA or the Sun Belt. They could play ho-hum football there and perenially be a contender in basketball in those conferences.

[Hovadipo 52,966]

1 hour ago, LIHoosier said:

Their football program isn't at the level their b-ball program is. If they feel they can get that program to FBS status, their best options realistically are either Conference USA or the Sun Belt. They could play ho-hum football there and perenially be a contender in basketball in those conferences.

The other OVC schools have been going to the ASun, which I believe is currently working on a move to FBS. 

[Rico 2,911]

13 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

The other OVC schools have been going to the ASun, which I believe is currently working on a move to FBS. 

Here is a dated article discussing such...

https://forgotten5.com/2021/01/30/the-atlantic-sun-wants-fbs-football-whats-it-mean-for-the-d1-landscape/

[Class of '66 Old Fart 81,091]

More fallout in PUke's women's bball program.

Purdue WBB asst. coach Terry Kix resigned on Sept. 16—same day Sharon Versyp announced her retirement; investigation concluded that "Kix's conduct toward former student-athletes violated the University's Anti-Harassment Policy"; Kix disputed the findings.

 

Official statement from Purdue

 

[Uspshoosier 44,265]

https://www.athleticdirectoru.com/articles/college-basketball-transfer-portal/
 

interesting read on the transfer portal 

[Uspshoosier 44,265]

https://thefieldof68.substack.com/p/field-of-68-to-produce-star-studded
archie going to contribute to the field of 68 

[WayneFleekHoosier 46,814]

4 hours ago, Uspshoosier said:

https://thefieldof68.substack.com/p/field-of-68-to-produce-star-studded
archie going to contribute to the field of 68 

Interesting.  Very curious where he ends up.  Seems to be following a Crean-like path, but with much less Crean-like success.  

Edited September 29, 2021 by WayneFleekHoosier

[Stuhoo 75,711]

Just now, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Interesting.  Very curious where he ends up.  Seems to be following a Crean-like path.  

 

A year off to be very wealthy, semi-employed commentator and then back into coaching seems about right.