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What a nice surprise!

This game is a perfect example how this team would need to play moving forward. 

• Play tough defense every posession because our offense sucks
• TJD has to bring it offensively every night
• Keep the opponent under 60 points/game; otherwise, we pretty much lose

And the coaching staff needs to continue to groom X Johnson. 

I've lowered my expectation quite a bit these days. But will still see if the team and the coaching staff can turn things around moving forward. 

Seriously our team hasn't really beat any team good this season...YET. 

Yeah...I thought that was pretty lame too. UL's got nothing good going on right now. 

One more cupcake to close out the year.

Glad that we got a W. This is one of those must wins. Winning this game doesn't pad our resume that much, but if we lost, it would look really bad. Soon heading into the Big 10 gauntlet, I'm lowering my expectation a bit. I wouldn't be surprised if we would get .500 in Big 10 and be one of those  bubble teams in March. Of course anything can happen. 

Ok, on to the next game. ND's confidence must be way up there now beating UK. This could be a dangerous game. 

Yeah Marrimack!! Guaranteed win!!

Seeing how IU and Wisconsin have been progressing up to this point, it's hard to predict a W in this game, and it's an away game. Of course, I'm expecting a nice surprise. 

7-44? Just shut it down. Even the famous 'LEO' couldn't save the team from humiliation. Or is there still 'LEO' left in the team?

Whew...TJD's career game saved the team. Marshall was no joke, but this shows our team is a work in progress, and there are lots of things to learn. On to the next game!

Without TJD, this game was lost long time ago. What a mosterous game he's having tonight.

18 minutes ago, Hippopotamo said:

Rumor is drug test

Seriously? He just started college. Did he smoke pots in high school?

Certainly preseason injury news doesn't give me warm and fuzzy feelings, and I'm a bit concerned too. But at the same time, I feel fortunate none of our guys suffered serious injuries. I see once every week or so so-and-so sustained a season ending injury during scrimmage. I'm sure the coaching staff wants players to go hard in practices to maximize learnings, but also they're closely watching players' overall health and conditioning level. I like to trust our coaching staff; I think we got a really good team of coaches.   

2 hours ago, mchenry34 said:

I can agree if you are taking all aspects of the program into account, but maybe Sampson is a better coach on the court?

I thought about Sampson too, and certainly he's a proven coach. He was just not the right man for a school like IU. Also it's fair to ask the question whether he's the right leader and mentor for young men. Woodson, on the other hand, is known as a man of high character and well-respected and understands what basketball means to IU. While he wasn't some legendary NBA coach, he improved his teams wherever he coached. I think his coaching can be more than 'good' at the collegiate level. We'll find out in a few months.

We're finally ready to travel the road we never did before. That is to hire a former Hoosier and let him instill Hoosier pride in those young players. It's regrettable IU had to wait this long to make it happen, but it's way better late than never. Jury's still out, but I gotta say I'm more than optimistic. Coach Woodson is probably the best coach we've had since the departure of Coach Knight. 

Ugly loss, but we still got almost a whole season left.

Reflect, regroup and attack. That's what the team's gotta do. Go Hoosiers!

10 hours ago, kyhoosier29 said:

I don’t know man. As much as I hate UK,  (and I mean HATE), I can’t say I agree. 
 

Duke

@Notre Dame

Ohio St

Louisville

@Kansas

Definitely better than our non-conf. Our SOS will eventually be better playing in the Big10, but we don’t have near the quality non-conf they do. 

After reading the article, that was my impression as well. UK will have enough marquee matchups in non-conference. Replacing Michigan with High Point...well that's bit of a weak-a$$ move but their non-conf schedule is still tough. 

With that said, I just had to laugh at the UK beat writer's comment that UK fans can have undivided attention on UK football game on that day for SEC championship game. 

Just found this thread. I'm saddened by the loss. He was a true fan and a great guy. He will definitely be missed. 

Rest in peace Mr. Clark.

On 8/14/2021 at 10:09 PM, Steubenhoosier said:

He gave 4 years of his life.

Everything you said made sense to me even though I didn't fully agree with you, but this sentence was just flat out wrong. He took this job for his own benefit and success. He didn't take this job because he loved IU. He was indifferent. If you said this for Tom Crean, though he wasn't my favorite IU coach, I would've agreed. Sure Crean took this job for his own success too, but at least he tried to embrace 'Indiana'. Archie didn't. 

53 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

 

Sounds like an automatic death penalty. 2 really good assistants and 2 top players left the program. We're going to have a lot of fun beating them next season.

Xavier is a good place to continue and have a fresh start. Also much closer to his home. 

Wish him all the best. I still think if he's got a good tool to be successful. What he needs is the right mindset and greater efforts. 

3 hours ago, Steubenhoosier said:

 Rocket Watts from one MSU to another. Commits to Mississippi State

So after all, Watts has shown his love for MSU.

His next destination 👉 Montana State

On 5/12/2021 at 6:31 PM, MSHoosier said:

Makes me think Keith wants to get his college experience and come home when Coach Woodson steps down. Maybe

Dane Fife's got competition.

26 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

"Why Kansas over Illinois, Cliff?'

Cliff: "You're sh***ing me, right?"

These kids never thought about why Bill Self left UI for KU. 

Yeah Tom Crean can sell his experiences at Marquette and Indiana and brag about all his lottery and first round picks. That's gonna give him a few years at new positions. But he eventually will have to save himself.