OGIUAndy

The almighty Orange God will rise again from his golden liar!!

That being said, this is when I come around the boards the most, to get the pulse one way or another. Recruiting or hiring/firing are the most "forum" topics you get. The other times is to celebrate a big win. I stay away from the forums after a loss, when it's all gloom and doom, while others dive deeper into the abyss.

I love the insider information, but I would guess it's all very speculative unless the source is the actual kid or an immediate family member. I would also guess some leaks are planted to see who's leaking. If nothing else, we're talking about kids here, their minds change and they are highly influenceable, in ways you might not ever know. Could simply be meeting a player he bonds with, who knows. It still amazes me how many people get angry about this stuff. Some on another board are already saying this is "concerning", like can we at least let the new regime play a GAME first before the negativity train starts up again. Winning is the elixir for a program. If they recruited all 400 ranked players and won, who would really care? And if you don't like rumors, why would you ever be on these boards?

Injuries have played a huge part in this season's results. Preseason rankings don't mean sh*t until games are played. Allen is the perfect guy for this team. Our schedule is brutal. Made some strides today on offense (finally) but the defense couldn't get off the field at the key moments. IU's normally reliable kicker missed a 40 yarder but made a 55 yard bomb. If we were a bit healthier we beat MSU and Maryland, and maybe even Cincy. But injuries are apart of the game and so will be transfers. This season sucks, but I like the effort and McCulley looks legit, very smooth and a good arm, he's just playing like a Freshman.

Losing Matthews was huge. He was the best player on offense when he went down.

Chance to change the tide a bit.

I am hoping for a team that looks like they are having some fun. And of course, running a watchable offense and defense.

I would say some of the replies are a bit harsh. What type of real news did anyone really expect from him, especially after the comments about 7ish. It was pretty obvious it was about his podcast. Not sure what real news they really thought this dude would have? So I don’t really get the insistent negative replies. Can’t they just come here to complain about him like the rest of us 😀 and leave Rob and Xavier out of the Twitter hostility.

Anyone who fell for it though, like come on.

In case anyone missed the HUGE news:

It’s definitely his podcast if you saw my previous post. 7ish every Tuesday is his podcast. Plus, as far as I can remember, he’s never provided any insider info.

Look above 👆 Nope.

He said this too, so I’m skeptical that’s anything too big.

IU is out recruiting Purdue. Since they beat us out on Kaufman, IU has landed Bates #30 '21, Hood-Shifino #20 '22 & possibly Newton #67 '23. Best guy Purdue had landed since then has been Colvin #80 in '23 (a Purdue legacy). Hopefully, MW can do something with the talent. But so far (without coaching a game) what Woody has done is impressive.

Yeah, last time this was mentioned in another thread/post (I was a part of the discussion) there were a few "you're not a trainer so you have no idea what you're talking about" replies. I believe one person mentioned the old wives tale about basketball and lifting not mixing, the other part of the thread raised legitimate questions because a lot of the players seemed to have very similar back injuries. I don't really mind the blowback, but why can't we question this part of the program like any other? Last time I checked, most on the forum haven't coached or recruited in the Big Ten either, but those aspects of the program are regularly questioned.

Or take a dump by a dumpster. https://www.instagram.com/p/CU-8BAQFjdB/

But following recruiting was a little less intense before the interwebs

There's just a better vibe around the program these days, so I am not as concerned about landing the top guys as I was with Archie. With Archie and really with Crean, it just seemed liked when we missed on guys it was a gut punch. I think with the coaches we have now, when we whiff, it won't be as "catastrophic" as it was in years past. Semi-long story short, I am not nearly as nervous or anxious about recruiting as I was the past few years.

Agreed.

https://247sports.com/player/brauntae-johnson-46117117/ Also a very good basketball prospect.

I mean legit missed calls.

How many targeting calls were not called against PSU? I counted at least 5.

Who you got (long term), Duke or UNC? https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/candid-coaches-who-will-be-better-five-years-from-now-duke-after-coach-k-or-unc-after-roy-williams/

Any news on Matthews injury?