(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

[GloryDays 5,918]

I graduated New Albany High school back in 2002 and it was much the case then. I grew up in New Albany and live here. Indiana fans are different here. We are mostly a Louisville market and out local news is Louisville based. There are a disgusting number of U of L and Cat fans. A lot of IU fans are more fair weather and the most tend to be the older ones who can remember when IU is revelant. This makes a big difference to younger kids and when most of local news coverage is UK and UL it's not shocking a lot of kids root for them. Heck go to a local store here you will find far more UK and UL stuff. I don't know if it's because IU markets itself poorly or store don't want it but that's the reality. I believe we get Romeo but it's only because of Archie and what he's selling.

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Ha Ha,You type faster than me.I should have just paste and copied your post!

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[JustWinWoody 3,385]

14 hours ago, dallas44~ said:

 

Have a feeling you'll see less UL hats moving forward...


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AND more IU gear after RoMeO commits!  (Yes, I am officially jumping on the train that it is happening ... just because.)  #stayhomeRoMeO  

[reconmkd 4,348]

5 minutes ago, Woodson1980 said:

Living in the Louisville market UL and KY dominate the media and the retail in this region.Its hard to find IU apparel until you get up the road a bit.
When Knight's team's were at the top of the heap they had no choice but to talk about us but that was a long time ago.20 years of irrelevance changed that.
Langford choosing us, along with winning would go a long way with changing the millenials view of us.


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I live in Harrison County and work in Louisville, I'm just glad that we occasionally get mentioned on WDRB and at least they have an IU section in the sports page on their website.

[IUHAHN81 2,176]

Who thinks that the fact Archie is only 39 yrs old makes him and IU more attractive?  Do u think the kids feel more in tune with him being younger than a 50+ yr old coach?  

[psychobat3 109]

I got into a email war with Cowghill at WLKY regarding his lack of coverage of IU.  He always responded with "sorry, ran out of time"  after hearing this several times I finally emailed him back and said "sorry, ran out of patience.......won't be watching WLKY local news anymore.  They actually cover Western Kentucky sports more than they do IU.

[GloryDays 5,918]

I live in Harrison County and work in Louisville, I'm just glad that we occasionally get mentioned on WDRB and at least they have an IU section in the sports page on their website.

I'm originally from Harrison Co.It's not near as bad as Floyd and Clark but getting worse with it being a bedroom comunity for Louisville.Thats why I'm officially a bug eater now.


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[reconmkd 4,348]

1 minute ago, Woodson1980 said:

I'm originally from Harrison Co.It's not near as bad as Floyd and Clark but getting worse with it being a bedroom comunity for Louisville.Thats why I'm officially a bug eater now.


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The ol' crawford county bug eaters, lol. I live just south of Ramsey, used to work for Davis Crushed Stone, so I am very familiar with Crawford County, even dated a crawford county girl in high school.

[GloryDays 5,918]

Who thinks that the fact Archie is only 39 yrs old makes him and IU more attractive?  Do u think the kids feel more in tune with him being younger than a 50+ yr old coach?  

I'm sixty and highly attractive!

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[Yogi's Picnic Basket 5,004]

Archie being 39 and playing pg for a power 5 really helps him relate to these kids. I have heaed glowing reviews on workouts he has helped kids with. Jalen Carey mentioned that he loved the ideas he gave to him even after we kinda lost interest. Also his big bro and Cal endorsing him has helped out a lot too. As much as I hate Cal he has helped Archie gain grounding. Some actually said he told Romeo if he don't go to UK he should let Archie coach him. Still hate the guy though. We got a good one and he will only make more of a name for himself when he wins and wins often and starts getting these 5 star kids. We made the right choice.

[Nick_Bragg13 382]

You guys act shocked that most of New Albany is Louisville fans lol. The Yum center is 10 minutes from NA high school..... what do you expect. Indiana University is nearly 2 hours. Yes it’s in the state but that just makes logical sense in my opinion


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[Dalton26 16,892]

Meyer is sticking with IU, he was asked yesterday where he thought Garland and Romeo were headed and he dropped a link to his IU predictions. So that’s a good sign.


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[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

1 hour ago, reconmkd said:

The ol' crawford county bug eaters, lol. I live just south of Ramsey, used to work for Davis Crushed Stone, so I am very familiar with Crawford County, even dated a crawford county girl in high school.

Did she chew?

[reconmkd 4,348]

2 minutes ago, HoosierHoops1 said:

Did she chew?

Fortunately no!!!!! LMAO.

[cthomas 6,386]

36 minutes ago, HoosierHoops1 said:

Did she chew?

Biters are bad enough, but chewers, good Lord!!

[Brass Cannon 24,456]

So hearing that Self isn't even coming to see Romeo. Kind of an odd move. 

[Hoosier Guy 7,529]

6 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

So hearing that Self isn't even coming to see Romeo. Kind of an odd move. 

He knows it’s over. There’s a reason Self tried to get him to commit during the in home visit

[ebridges24 2,425]

7 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

So hearing that Self isn't even coming to see Romeo. Kind of an odd move. 

maybe the Langfords didn't want him to come

[Bowhunter 2,693]

If they thought it was over why send anybody? 

[Brass Cannon 24,456]

8 minutes ago, Bowhunter said:

If they thought it was over why send anybody? 

Respect?

[Chris007 43,626]

5 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Respect?

They still want to make the top 3 even if they have no shot. Whoever is 3rd Vandy or KU really doesn't have a shot for Romeo but it's still nice to be one of the finalists.