(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

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34 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

http://vigilantsports.com/victor-oladipo-on-romeo-langford-hopefully-he-makes-the-right-choice/


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I'm going to post this here, it's more to do with Oladipo, but some to do with Langford and recruiting though... 

Victor could be (will be) instrumental in our in-state recruiting going forward and it doesn't even have to be him talking to that recruit or this recruit. Archie says "look at how big Victor is in our state, it's no coincidence he went to IU".. when talking to recruits and it's over. VO has a chance to be bigger than Reggie in this state, I can't believe I'm typing that having grown up in the 90s and early 2000s. The bottom line is the goal for these kids is the NBA, as it should be.. and they'll be seeing Victor 82 games a year for their hometown team. I realize not every kid is a Pacers fan, FS Sports IN is on nearly every cable provider we have, especially in Indy where IU needs more of a presence. His character and personality are second to none. If you're a parent and you see a guy like Victor came from IU.. wouldn't you want your son to follow his example? I believe the state will soon be enamoured by him and all those kids 5-14 years old currently will soon fall in love with him as we, as IU fans, have for these past 8 years. As a Pacer fan and an IU fan, I realize there are better players then him.. but there is no one I'd trade him for.. and I mean that. 

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7 hours ago, johnsoniu said:

Damezi's coach up until this year was Mark Johnson, and he is top shelf ( and no we're not related lol)

He resigned last year because of some bull**** with the school board and administration trying to run the program behind his back. The coach this year is decent enough, but was put in a tough situation because most of Riley's team has played together since they could dribble. He pretty much took the hands off approach during games and let them police themselves, but he did challenge them in practice. Damezi and the team respected him and liked him.

 

Thank you for sharing.  I thought you might be connected and able to give a concise answer to the question.  Much appreciated.

Pretty sad the board forced him out when the team was on the cusp of greatness, and commendable the new coach was able to hold it all together in the turmoil of the transition and still make a run for the title even so.

My interest is picqued and would like to hear more details about the board and admin trying to run the program, and making the job unbearable for the coach who built the program.

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I'm going to post this here, it's more to do with Oladipo, but some to do with Langford and recruiting though... 
Victor could be (will be) instrumental in our in-state recruiting going forward and it doesn't even have to be him talking to that recruit or this recruit. Archie says "look at how big Victor is in our state, it's no coincidence he went to IU".. when talking to recruits and it's over. VO has a chance to be bigger than Reggie in this state, I can't believe I'm typing that having grown up in the 90s and early 2000s. The bottom line is the goal for these kids is the NBA, as it should be.. and they'll be seeing Victor 82 games a year for their hometown team. I realize not every kid is a Pacers fan, FS Sports IN is on nearly every cable provider we have, especially in Indy where IU needs more of a presence. His character and personality are second to none. If you're a parent and you see a guy like Victor came from IU.. wouldn't you want your son to follow his example? I believe the state will soon be enamoured by him and all those kids 5-14 years old currently will soon fall in love with him as we, as IU fans, have for these past 8 years. As a Pacer fan and an IU fan, I realize there are better players then him.. but there is no one I'd trade him for.. and I mean that. 

This is seriously very insightful. I’ve been excited about Victor and how incredible he has been being a Pacer now. But definitely never thought of the “Peyton Manning” like effect he can have for iu recruiting going forward. ESPECIALLY in state. Well put!


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Haven’t been to this thread in 3-4 days, so my apologies if already posted. Liked this lil video

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Really cool for vic to support iu as well as he is even though they fired his coach. Hope he has a long career and keeps helping iu with recruiting. He has a great shot at being my all time favorite hoosier if this continues

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54 minutes ago, chicagoHOOSIER said:

Thank you for sharing.  I thought you might be connected and able to give a concise answer to the question.  Much appreciated.

Pretty sad the board forced him out when the team was on the cusp of greatness, and commendable the new coach was able to hold it all together in the turmoil of the transition and still make a run for the title even so.

My interest is picqued and would like to hear more details about the board and admin trying to run the program, and making the job unbearable for the coach who built the program.

I'll keep it short, so as not to derail the thread, even tho we have 2 weeks til the announcement lol.

Principal and a couple board members were trying to dictate exact roster size and make up, and making their displeasure known for the playing time of certain players. One board member accused him on facebook of being a racist. Superintendent was spineless and wouldn't back the coach, the AD was even worse. Coach said screw it. There's a pending lawsuit the coach filed against the school corporation. Bad situation all around, kudos to the kids for having the success they did  this year with that as a backdrop.

Back on topic, sure hope Romeo picks IU

Go Hoosiers

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8 hours ago, Chris007 said:

If you ever see him there and he is playing basketball ask him if he wants to play a game. He loves to play one on one, two on two or three on three. Just don't get in the way of one of those elbows. He's got a strong back to the basket game.

He and my dad go back to AT’s high school days. Whenever we see him he does 2 things: Asks how my grandma is doing, and shakes my hand nearly to powder. 

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Really cool for vic to support iu as well as he is even though they fired his coach. Hope he has a long career and keeps helping iu with recruiting. He has a great shot at being my all time favorite hoosier if this continues

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I don’t think anyone will top Calbert Cheaney for me but Vic is up there for sure


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I don’t think anyone will top Calbert Cheaney for me but Vic is up there for sure


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Calbert was here for four years and had a great run. You can't top him imo.

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Calbert was here for four years and had a great run. You can't top him imo.

 

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I love CC, but it's Quinn Buckner who can't be topped for me. He and his teammafez5are the reason. I became an IU fan over Illinois when I was 8 in 73/74 season and when he graduated when I was 10. Been an IU fan since

 

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9 hours ago, johnsoniu said:

I'll keep it short, so as not to derail the thread, even tho we have 2 weeks til the announcement lol.

Principal and a couple board members were trying to dictate exact roster size and make up, and making their displeasure known for the playing time of certain players. One board member accused him on facebook of being a racist. Superintendent was spineless and wouldn't back the coach, the AD was even worse. Coach said screw it. There's a pending lawsuit the coach filed against the school corporation. Bad situation all around, kudos to the kids for having the success they did  this year with that as a backdrop.

Back on topic, sure hope Romeo picks IU

Go Hoosiers

Hey thanks for the details.  Much appreciated.  So, classic hostile work environment.  Too bad.  That is a no-no.  I hope the coach gets paid for the troubles they caused him even tho money can't replace the glory year he earned that they took from him.  Sad.

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I don’t think anyone will top Calbert Cheaney for me but Vic is up there for sure


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Calbert is mine but if vic goes out of his way to help us recruit for years or publicly praises iu he could top calbert on my list

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Can you imagine Romeo telling everyone “this is my state” after winning a game for us. 

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Splitting the players/Crean stuff out into its own thread.

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1 hour ago, Blackmon_for_3 said:

Can you imagine Romeo telling everyone “this is my state” after winning a game for us. 

Oh lord... YES

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16 minutes ago, Dalton26 said:

Splitting the players/Crean stuff out into its own thread.

Should be an interesting couple weeks in here lol

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So I made the mistake of visiting a Kansas board,  and on top of them having an "insider" telling them their source is saying Romeo is picking Kansas, they also don't think too highly of IU, and what kind of team IU could be with Langford next season to the point of being dismissive of IU legitimately having a shot at Romeo.  The few KU posters who think he may choose IU think it's only due to pressure to be the hometown hero, and not that Romeo would actually want to play for IU otherwise. 

It's when I see things like that that I really hope Romeo Langford chooses to don the candy stripes on April 30th.

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8 minutes ago, HoosierSadaseci said:

So I made the mistake of visiting a Kansas board,  and on top of them having an "insider" telling them their source is saying Romeo is picking Kansas, they also don't think too highly of IU, and what kind of team IU could be with Langford next season to the point of being dismissive of IU legitimately having a shot at Romeo.  The few KU posters who think he may choose IU think it's only due to pressure to be the hometown hero, and not that Romeo would actually want to play for IU otherwise. 

It's when I see things like that that I really hope Romeo Langford chooses to don the candy stripes on April 30th.

I read some of the Kansas boards the other day as well. SMH talk about a self-righteous bunch of a-holes! They have no respect for any team other than themselves, and there is no hiding it at all! Rational conversations were interrupted with ridicule and claims of being a "homer" for the other schools mentioned. Dollar Bill is apparently the right hand of God and can do no wrong, and IU is a washed up, has-been-never-gonna-be-again blue blood. That's what I gathered from just about 15 min of reading.

 

 

This is literally one of their topics: Why the fug would anyone go to Indiana? Started by: MountOreadJayhawk

 

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4 minutes ago, reconmkd said:

I read some of the Kansas boards the other day as well. SMH talk about a self-righteous bunch of a-holes! They have no respect for any team other than themselves, and there is no hiding it at all! Rational conversations were interrupted with ridicule and claims of being a "homer" for the other schools mentioned. Dollar Bill is apparently the right hand of God and can do no wrong, and IU is a washed up, has-been-never-gonna-be-again blue blood. That's what I gathered from just about 15 min of reading.

IU hasn't won a title in 30 plus years and we STILL have more banners than them. UK, UNC and Duke have all passed or tied IU but not them. Don't get me wrong they are a great program but for all the hype they should have more titles. Although they have won a ton of Big 12 titles in a row, that conference is equivalent to the AFC East. 

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There are a bunch of homers on a Kansas board?  :) :O

Look, all of us want Romeo.  He's a definitely a game changer, perhaps a program changer.  We'll all be looking at things from our own perspective probably reading way into things that are coming third, fourth and fifth hand.  It doesn't matter what fans are saying.  No one really knows.  Of course people from Kansas are going to be dismissive of us.  Truth be told, they're kind of got us on that one.  Romeo wouldn't be coming to Indiana because of what we've done in the recent past, it'll be because he'll want to be a part of remaking our future.  If he picks Kansas, he'll be another in a long line of guys who've had recent success there.  I was 10 the last time we won the NC.  I'm 41 now.   

Apr 30th it's all over and we can all move on.  Either way, us Indiana fans will move forward (not backward).  I have confidence that Archie is building the program in the right direction.  Romeo will certainly speed things up, though!  But we'll move forward either way.