BADGERVOL

13 minutes ago, 94Bulldog said:

My using rationale theory is taking a beating…. He doesn’t follow Indiana’s basketball page but does follow Duke, UConn, Kentucky, and Alabama’s.  🫤 

Oh silly that’s just a part of his plan to surprise us 😜😎

5 minutes ago, Bville_Hoosier said:

For those interested in instagram follows, Boogie and a girl who is a reporter from the IU Media School just started following each other. She is followed by Adam Howard, Malik, and Kaleb Banks as well.

Well, well, well… 😎

I like the vibe on this board. Makes me feel better so therefore it must be true! 😜

No seriously tho I buy the logic. Reading the leaves I think it certainly points in our favor on many fronts.

5 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

The timing... 

Big Blue Madness was last weekend...

Hoosier Hysteria is the same day as the announcement...

If you were Boogie, and you had ANY modicum of respect for Mike Woodson, would you announce UK before our big day? That'd be kind of a kick in the marbles, wouldn't it? 

In Woody I trust... 

 

I agree. This whole process seems to show Fland likes and respects Woodson, so it doesn’t seem as though he’d announce UK with this timing. Obviously we don’t know. It’s possible he picked that day for other reasons and it just happened to fall on Hoosier Hysteria. It’s possible he didn’t even know that it was Hoosier Hysteria. But I think both of those points are highly unlikely.

IF he does announce UK on this day then yes that’s a little sketchy. Waiting even one day would be much more respectful IMO.

2 hours ago, Drroogh said:

Case in point, Geronimo.

And Luka is FAR from explosive and doing just fine. In fact he could take on a few less cheeseburgers and beers. As good as he is he looks like a young dad playing at the YMCA. (Of course until he starts playing 😂)

8 hours ago, IUfaninIllinois said:

Gonna be honest if Queen comes fine but I won’t be sad over it. He has absolutely zero explosion or athleticism 

Neither does Jokic.

(NOT saying Derik is Jokic, making a point that explosiveness doesn’t automatically equal a good player)

Time to jump on bud!!!

1 hour ago, IUfaninIllinois said:

I don’t think Liam and boogie will be here when he gets here which is ok because it means our staff developed them and recruits will notice if it’s happening year after year. Then we will start winning recruiting battles over UK because he hasn’t been developing the players that come in as fringe First rounders like he used to

I forgot he’s 2025 🤦🏻‍♂️

If we could land this kid with Derik, Boogie and Liam I’m gonna geek and freak. IF we have room or even want to add anyone else it would be gravy.

But I really want this kid because an athletic shooter who’d likely stick around four years brings some of the core stability we need to build around.

Add him to Cupps and we have stability in the backcourt for a few years to plug one and done‘s around 

1 hour ago, IUwins0708 said:

Missed all you guys.  Not going to lie when Mile left us this place was just different for me.  Hope everyone is well especially all of you past Hoosier crazies like myself!  Let’s get Boogie now!

I actually just kinda came back…so it’s good to have you back also 💪🏻

2 hours ago, IUwins0708 said:

IU 

You crazy old nut…welcome back sir 😎

53 minutes ago, Maedhros said:

I don't believe there's any chance of Harper coming to Indiana. But I don't hate that we are still officially a finalist for the kid who was the number one recruit in the country until Flagg reclassed. Every time there's an article like this one, wondering where Harper will go, Indiana gets a mention and some praise for all to see.

 

Couldn’t agree more. It can only help!

SOP:

-we backed off

-he’s overrated

-he’s got dumb reasons

-out coach can’t close

💪🏻😎

8 hours ago, DC2345 said:

And he’ll be at IU again for Hoosier Hysteria.

What? You attempting to me level headed??? Pfft…this is a recruiting board. We go 🦍 💩 about EVERY. THING. It’s just how we roll.

1 hour ago, bluegrassIU said:

I am all in for this obsessive connecting of the dots. Especially when we have the uncontrollable urge to spin it in our favor. 

I am with ya!   😁

Heck yes!!! That’s 3/4 of the fun!!! 💪🏻😎

And my wife just asked “what good does doing all that accomplish?”

1.) it allows any coaches who interview to decline, their AD knows so they might get a raise, but when they decline it they can say they never even considered it.

2.) the university can back that up and declare they got their first choice making them look good.

3.) It keeps the fan base in such circles they are shocked when the coach is announced which prevents the base from forming opinions before the announcement and sometimes creates excitement thru the surprise.

”Why would you do it for recruits?

I. Have. No. Idea. 😂 

37 minutes ago, DC2345 said:

I’m not sure how much they frequent sites like  this one and brown banners but I know they are watching peegs constantly. They probably check out the others sites with some regularity. 

I know as a UT fan in coaching searches the school would literally fly to city X, then fly to city Y, fly in a prospective coach from Z so they weren’t even near where the candidate was from, then go to city A that had a candidate that we THOUGHT was a potential and stay there for hours and never even interview the person and never had interest.

It was ALL because of message boards and Twitter.

13 hours ago, DC2345 said:

Oh they definitely pay attention. They have staff members that monitor about message every board. 

Absolutely they do. Rabid fan bases have to have someone keeping an eye on message boards. And yes I’m being DEAD serious 

Just now, Coach Robby said:

Boogie boogie boogie can’t you see? Sometimes your commit might beat mcneely?

drag Queen along

Sweet Moses dude…

you on 🔥 

On 9/16/2023 at 7:56 PM, bluegrassIU said:

Recruiting momentum doesn't change drastically in a week. Our perception does.

Let me add to this quote…

Recruiting is a bunch of grown ups trying to figure out the head of 16-18 year olds when the kids can’t figure out what’s in their own heads.

10 minutes ago, Between2Halls said:

I heard the same thing. 

I swear up here in WI I have an odd connection to the situation, he has heard the rumor and didn’t deny it. Said it’s consistent with what he’s been hearing.

Just wish McNeely wouod get on board because I feel like that might help a little bit drawing Queen and Fland. Certainly wouldn’t be a seal the deal, but think it would help a bit

On 9/22/2023 at 7:18 PM, FKIM01 said:

@dgambill, since you're confused, let's hear it. 

I'm not saying this kid is Larry Bird and I think I made that abundantly clear, but when I hear scouting reports that say a non-guard is a smooth shooter with a great stroke from distance, excellent passer, crafty and while not a real natural defender, is pretty good at positioning himself on defense, I don't think it's unfair to get a bit of a Larry Bird vibe.  Someone mentioned it sarcastically earlier and my first thought was, yeah, that's who the kid sounds like.  

For the third time, and it pisses me off that I feel a need to do this but I know someone will overreact and put words in my mouth, I'm not saying the kid will be Larry Bird.  What I AM saying is that when Larry Bird was in high school, no one thought he'd be Larry Bird either.  Fair enough?

You’re fine. I swear it’s in people’s DNA today. We can’t engage in what the actual statement is or was, we must characterize the person’s position into something that makes us feel so “right” and them “so wrong.”

I understood your point. It’s potentially valid but I wasn’t old enough to read what Bird’s descriptions were coming out of HS exactly. Anything I know of him is tainted by what I know he became. 🤷🏻‍♂️

That’s fine but I just do NOT get why Gonzaga continues to be viewed in the way they are.

Gosh let’s get this kid locked down already so we can build a class around him 😩 maybe he can be the Recker I was hoping Luke would be