Jerseys4Hope

Gonna be a fun game! Wanna say thank y'all again for your support through my struggle with epilepsy! I like dropping in to check in on the teams and enjoy a game with their fans. Especially important during Epilepsy Awareness Month.

All I know is the B1G is doing better than the Pac12 (Where I live), which seems doomed to be a 1-bid league when they lose UCLA, USC and Arizona. I'm looking forward to one day moving out there to the Indy area.

If I ever get the chance to move to Indiana then I gotta know what the best restaurants are. Had a really rough morning with the seizures today but I always enjoy reading the banter here. Gonna be a fun team next season!

Pelicans completely collapsed.

Having a deep bench is vital anymore. Even just a really reliable 6th man goes a long way with the right coach.

5 hours ago, FKIM01 said:

This statement I completely agree with.  Teams like Wisconsin have ruined the offensive beauty that used to be in college ball and referees who swallowed their whistle are their accomplices.

It’s so frustrating watching the refs allow the self-fulfilling prophecy to happen with Wisconsin and their lack of fouls. Refs let that reputation get into their heads.

In the Pac12 you’ll often see the refs arm go up to call the foul before the player even makes contact esp with UCLA at home it’s very annoying when the Bruins get into the double bonus with 10 mins to go in the ballgame…

I’m glad I can bring all sides of the political spectrum to the table. 🙏🏻🏀

3 hours ago, BobSaccamanno said:

I wonder if Michigan would go back to Beilein?  I am not saying the folks at Michigan think this way, but one school of thought is if someone bails on you once, you're not re-hiring the person.  There are some people that feel that way (I have seen it outside of sports).

I feel like their fans would be fine if he was a stopgap in a way, but obviously they need someone longer-term.

I feel like a reasonable take is a non-top 25 team but still an 8 or 9 seed in March Madness next season.

4 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

Yep....and I'd point to our friends from Champaign for that model. They've won plenty in the regular season the last 2 years....Ayo returning and losing...and Kofi returning twice and losing in tourney again has made life tough for Underwood on the recruiting trail.

Wish Coach would still post on here. He could explain better than I.

Do y'all have a lot of good analysis here? The boards for MBB out here in the Pac12 are always dead, especially this time of year.

4 hours ago, rico said:

We need a Pac-12 Challenge.

Get something like UCLA vs Michigan, Arizona vs Michigan St, Oregon vs Wisconsin and USC vs Indiana or something and so on down the list.

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan1215 said:

Or buy a loss lol

That's what Oregon State does haha. Cuts a check for a team to come and beat them XD

Hopefully not too many buy games.

Thanks for all the support!! Really enjoying reading y'all's banter and I hope I'll fit in here. My wife might tell me we won't ever be able to afford to move to Indiana but I'm making it a priority. My mother in law who owns our house here had a heart attack but survived and I need to be able to take care of her with both her kids close by instead of just 1 since I'm here all day with her and I live in a 1-bedroom flat that's like walking through a submarine lol.

I'm trying to convince her to retire and sell this place. My disability and my wife's income might not be enough yet, but I've told them that I'm gonna find some other source of work if I can keep my brain working during the day.

This UNC team had some bad losses earlier but put it together when it mattered most. I truly believe the Hoosiers are gonna get back there.

40 minutes ago, HoosierMama said:

Welcome!  Greenwood is a nice area and once they finish the construction on 69 it will be a quick trip down to Bloomington!

The street view pictures really don't do it justice according to the family there. It's gonna be a nice freeway. Wish we had more of those in Oregon. One of the reasons I want to move.

2 minutes ago, Inequality said:

Welcome @Jerseys4Hope. Thanks for sharing your incredible story. Glad to have you around.

Happy to be here and grateful to make more connections with people. Figured one of the best ways to get motivated to move is to keep chatting with people from Indiana and especially Hoosier fans. Things feel like they're kinda going downhill where I'm at and Indiana is far more affordable and there is so much basketball happening, that I can focus on that and have a lot fewer seizures.

2 minutes ago, Indykev said:

If you get to BTown your IU game ticket is on me. But if you have a Purdue jersey, we would need a picture of it on fire first. . Welcome to the best IU forum going.

I am gonna do my best. We have family in Greenwood just south of Indy so it wouldn't be super far away. 

Thanks y'all my venmo is @Jerseys4Hope so if any of y'all have connections I would love to come to a game this next season! I'll make sure to wear the glasses so you see me on TV!!

12 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

Welcome. I'll work on getting you a jersey. Any certain number you'd like?

12 would be awesome! Wow thank you!! I'm a big guy so I usually wear XXL.

Yeah this group is awesome! You seem to have a very objective viewpoint of things.

Main thing is to find guys that are good shooters, even if it's from a transfer. The defense was good but shooting really needs to be better. It looks like it could be a pretty senior-laden team next season.

17th ranked recruiting class for now. I still feel like things will be good next season.

3 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

This post is indicative of the reason XJ's issue should have had it's own thread.  Important nuggets on the off season are getting lost and they have nowhere else to go.

It's always unfortunate when something happens with a player and it overshadows other important things happening in the offseason or how the depth chart might look next season etc.