(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

[Hoosier Guy 7,472]

7 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

Well, now you guys know about Hoosier Guy's eternal optimism. I for one hope he keeps it. It's a symbol of what we all have to look forward to with our program. I consider having a poster that's "too" optimistic or positively matter of fact a good problem, as opposed to the other way around.

If you're confused by his posts, just ask him. No need to jump his case. I don't feel he's ever intentionally led anyone on. His personality and post style is a confident one. No harm there.


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There’s no doubt I will. If people are offended, I don’t care. You always have those few that’ll complain about anything

[HinnyHoosier 4,363]

Unless you've been checking the board every day you wouldn't ever know he said that. So a less active user logs in and sees Hoosier Guy answer definitively that we get Romeo and Darius and, predictably, gets confused. You guys can change the titles under people's names, right? Might need to change Hoosier Guy to Team Cheerleader or Eternal Optimist or something.

....Then ask him. It's a message board. He shouldn't have to give a disclaimer with every single post just because others aren't familiar with him.


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[btownqb 8,577]

Unless you've been checking the board every day you wouldn't ever know he said that. So a less active user logs in and sees Hoosier Guy answer definitively that we get Romeo and Darius and, predictably, gets confused. You guys can change the titles under people's names, right? Might need to change Hoosier Guy to Team Cheerleader or Eternal Optimist or something.

Lol you're not serious... boo hoo man. Hoosier Guy is what makes a message board halfway enjoyable instead of every one trying to critique coaches. Get over it.

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[ElectricBoogaloo 4,297]

3 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Lol you're not serious... boo hoo man. Hoosier Guy is what makes a message board halfway enjoyable instead of every one trying to critique coaches. Get over it.

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The people who bring actual information and fun discussion make it enjoyable to me. 

[btownqb 8,577]

The people who bring actual information and fun discussion make it enjoyable to me. 

Good for you, bud.

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[iuswingman 1,940]

If a poster is sharing an opinion as if it was fact, then yes i think people have every right to get irritated by it. It is misleading.

It isn't that hard to present an opinion as just that, an opinion.

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[Jeff_Boy_Ardee 1,311]

The people who bring actual information and fun discussion make it enjoyable to me. 

Then don’t take everything on a free public fan forum as gospel. Everyone on here spews their opinions, some positive, some negative, and people discuss. Obviously none of us are directly tied to any of these recruits and these recruits are not going to call us up and say hey Hoosier Guy I’m going to IU if you want to tell the BTB guys. Sometimes people have legit info on here and they make it known in their post that what they are posting may be legit or may be gossip. But I wouldn’t recommend taking anything on any kind public forum for 100% fact. Hoosier Guy is very optimistic and gives his personal reasons why, nothing wrong with that.


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[Stuhoo 76,291]

18 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Good for you, bud.

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Calling people "bud" or "dude" is a sure way to piss 'em off btown!

just sayin'  :)

 

[Free Jurkin! 1,496]

49 minutes ago, Stromboli said:

Here's a start:

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Note, I did not compile this, and have spent zero minutes verifying any of it.  It's an oft-referenced list compiled by someone else.  I got it from this link.  http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/kansas-basketball-scandals-very-long-takes-time-read

 

Note, this was compiled in 2014.  The program has continued to have scandals.  I understand you separate the program from the individual players some, but at some point quantity has a quality all its own.  

And now the rest of my work day is going to be wasted reading about Kansas basketball scandals... :) Thanks for passing it along

[btownqb 8,577]

 
Calling people "bud" or "dude" is a sure way to piss 'em off btown!
just sayin'  :)
 

I'm not all that worried about it if it did. That wasn't my intent though.

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[Brass Cannon 24,069]

14 minutes ago, iuswingman said:

If a poster is sharing an opinion as if it was fact, then yes i think people have every right to get irritated by it. It is misleading.

It isn't that hard to present an opinion as just that, an opinion.

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This 

[Hoosierfan2017 19,997]

I wasn't expecting to come on here this morning and see all this hate. I thought we all knew that Hoosier Guy is optimistic and when he says these things that it's his opinion. I'd much rather someone post like he does than bring doom and gloom every day. He's not hurting anything. 

[Brass Cannon 24,069]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I wasn't expecting to come on here this morning and see all this hate. I thought we all knew that Hoosier Guy is optimistic and when he says these things that it's his opinion. I'd much rather someone post like he does than bring doom and gloom every day. He's not hurting anything. 

It's not hate but as somebody pointed out new posters don't know he's just being optimistic. 

[IUsince1980 315]

It's not hate but as somebody pointed out new posters don't know he's just being optimistic. 

That was my point. Not hating on the guy. Just that if you were someone newer, reading the posts for the first time, it certainly could come across as much more than an opinion as most posts did not point out it was just that.

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[ElectricBoogaloo 4,297]

41 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Good for you, bud.

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No need to get snotty about it. As I said, other people seem to enjoy it so I have kept quiet before now. As more people come back to the boards with the season ramping up, more people are getting confused by the misleading shtick. 

Any further bratty comments can be kept to yourself.

[Hovadipo 53,159]

I wasn't expecting to come on here this morning and see all this hate. I thought we all knew that Hoosier Guy is optimistic and when he says these things that it's his opinion. I'd much rather someone post like he does than bring doom and gloom every day. He's not hurting anything. 

 

“But it’s inconvenient! I need FACTS ONLY from this free message board!”

 

Here are a few facts:

 

1. This is a free message board that people are getting fooled or confused by. Yikes.

 

2. Other people are being whiny about something completely inconsequential on a free message board.

 

3. Romeo Langford couldn’t give less of a **** about what is said on this, or any other, free message board.

 

4. This recruiting thread has been derailed by people being confused and whining about the relevant (though not necessarily factual) posts on this free message board thread.

 

 

 

 

p.s. Sorry for using your post as my soapbox 🤷🏽‍♂️

 

p.p.s. Though the free message board is free for you all, it isn’t free for 41. Click on some ads! Donate some cash! Buy some Archie merch!

 

 

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[Bowhunter 2,674]

Nothing against positive thinking but speaking as if you know something when you don't is a little misleading.  That's how rumors get started and things are misinterpreted by others.  How many times have we read that someone on another board says this or that and if it's good news we run with it and if it's not we defend it? I'm not bashing just don't like the absolute talk unless a source is feeding them. However,  with the good vibes around Hoosier Hysteria, I don't see how we could miss out on both.

[Brass Cannon 24,069]

ASide from the confusingly aspect I do grow tired from reading what is essentially the same post 30 times a day. 

[MikeRoberts 6,842]

If that were ever the case, that’s a player that doesn’t need to be playing big time college basketball in the first place

So if a kid gets annoyed with an adult telling everyone what that kid is definitively going to do over and over when the kid himself hasn't made up his mind it is the kid that is not ready for big time basketball?

I don't understand that rationale


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[Stromboli 6,055]

Ah crap.  Now I'm weighing in on this, too.

 

I've long been on record as saying Hoosier Guy is one of my favorite posters, once you understand his communication style.  He brings flavor.  "Hoosier Guy's source" is a great joke to all the other "sources" that we analyze. 

I will also say, sometimes the volume of posts gets excessive, basically spamming the forum.  A daily affirmation of faith, maybe two, from Hoosier Guy would get the point across.

That said, some of you that don't appreciate his contributions are also some of my favorites.  ElectricBoogaloo has been hilarious at times; seems like a dude I'd hang out with.  Brass Cannon is awesome.  Others I'm sure I'm missing.

This forum is awesome.  Very little in-fighting.  Great information.  Excellent mods.  Fun banter.  Let's maintain it.  Maybe politely inform new people questioning Hoosier Guy's source, let them in on the joke.  Hoosier Guy, maybe cut down on the volume that rubs people wrong (but never change!).