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Sparty looking good early.

Yeah Uconn. Which also scares me because of what you said and everyone picking them. I think their path is pretty favorable though.

I have the same final four. Arizona worries me the most though.. Idk if I trust Caleb Love as the go-to guy. I may tweak mine another 14 times in the next four hours though, so.. lol

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I think the goal is before his senior season.

Updated to include a link for the Women's Bracket Group.

Bump. Everyone join!

I’m sad. Gonna go grab another Miller.

Also, in regards to Team Rankings. They currently have us as the first team out, with by far the highest chance of making it in comparison to the others on the outside looking in. Indiana State is shown as the second team out, with a 19% chance of an at large bid, compared to our 45% chance.

Yeah, let’s get this back to Transfer Portal discussion gents.

IU up to... 94 in the NET from 96. We were 93 the day after the MSU game. 5 Big Ten wins in a row and IU hasn't made much of a move in the NET. LOL. Up a couple spots to 84 in Kenpom, and I believe 6 spots to 73 in Bart Torvik.

4 in a row has me believing in a possible run. Hope Galloway is good to go, we need him. LETS MAKE SOME NOISE!

Another year, another HSN Bracket Challenge! Mens: https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/mens-basketball-bracket/group/22957/invitation?key=4e5eabe2fbe29a03 Womens: https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/womens-basketball-bracket/group/2227/invitation?key=d08a37cb1f9ab019 Let me know if there's any issues joining through the link above.

I like Team Rankings. I posted this in another thread, but I do think they are more optimistic than reality in regards to our chances. Bart Torvik's sim if you have us making a run to the BTT final, and give us a 10 spot jump in Torvik's overall rankings, puts us as the fifth team out of the tournament with around a 25% chance of making it, while Team Rankings gives us an 89% chance of making the tournament in that same situation. It's a shame our metrics suck because we would already be in the conversation if we were top 70 in the NET.

Walsh is the lead guy here. Howard and Hulls were involved a lot at the beginning of IU’s pursuit. Woodson here and there. I just mean Indiana as a whole. Point is, when I say “proper work”, I really just mean IU staying in consistent communication throughout the entirety of his recruitment. Head Coach involvement specifically is definitely important. For example, Shrews has a good long time relationship with Braylon’s dad. He’s very involved in ND’s pursuit. It matters in every recruitment. Woody going to see Braylon in person during sectionals was good, and I think there was good conversation on his visit Sunday. I actually think Woodson has done a decent job in that regard here. I get the vibe that there are mainly concerns regarding Woodson’s age, and obviously after the struggles the majority of this season and fan outburst, his job security long term. The family as a whole loves IU and the brand of Indiana Basketball, and I believe he loves the idea of being a Hoosier. I think there’s just some hesitancy because of what I listed above, and it doesn’t mean IU can’t win the recruitment, because they can.. I just don’t feel as good as I did in the past.

So happy for TJD. Dude is killing it. Can’t believe that many teams passed on him in the draft.

Our NET ranking (93) is mainly so low because of our performances compared to expectation in our buy games early in the year, and our sizable double digit losses. At least that’s the easiest way I think I can explain how I understand it. Which if you go back and look, there is a pretty big pool of games in which those 2 things apply. While I think it’s helpful, it’s flawed, and I do think the NET is overvalued. If Indiana were to make a run to the BTT final and be left out with 21 wins (12 Q1/Q2) and winners of 7 of 8 in the Big Ten to end the year soley because of their NET.. Whereas an MSU team with the same record as us before the BTT at 18-13 is in the field probably with just one win in the BTT, we will all be pretty bummed. I recommend this video below from Galen of CrimsonCast for anyone who’s interested. He does a very good job of explaining things in regards to IU’s metrics and the overall explanation on how it all works:

I do believe the committee factors injuries into their selection.

In contrast to this, with a run to the BTT final, Torvik's sim has us as the 8th team out of the tournament. Safe to say we probably need to win the BTT to get in, but I feel like we'd have to at least be considered if we get to the BTT final. I think the NET is overvalued. MSU should not be in if we're not even in the discussion.

On a more positive note compared to my last post, hearing he really enjoyed his visit yesterday. Like I said, I believe Braylon wants to go to IU. I was probably too doom and gloom in the moment saying I'd be "very surprised" if he comes with Woodson as the Head Coach (even though that’s basically how it was described to me). I still feel if we continue to put the proper work I believe we will have a strong chance regardless, but I do think this recruitment will be more difficult than I thought it would be a couple months ago with our recent struggles and overall negativity that we're all aware of surrounding the program. Bottom line is, this staff should be able to land him with how much he likes IU, which has been the case for a while.

Well, maybe it wasn’t updated. Bumped up to a 31.9% of getting in this morning. - 37.7% with one win in BTT. - 65% with 2 wins in BTT. - 89.9% with 3 wins in BTT. I think these percentages are more optimistic than reality, but it’s still fun to look at and have some hope. One game at a time!