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Pretty good stuff. Obviously knows the game. Really could see him as a studio analyst on ESPN.

They are recognizing it as a 3-way tie for the SAC title between Carroll, Luers, and Snider, even though Snider won one less game due to not being able to play FW South (COVID).

Bellarmine was everyone’s original guess, but it’s actually against Belmont.

No idea at this point.

Carroll’s best OL prospect is currently only a freshman who is playing LT on varsity. Of course, Hiller couldn’t talk to him yet but made a point of shaking his hand “in passing,” lol. Hiller was also looking at a LB, DB, WR, and K. Fort Wayne is Hiller’s recruiting area so he recruits all positions.

North Side wasn't the only Fort Wayne school IU visited today. Darren Hiller was at Carroll's practice looking at a few players.

He was probably concerned about playing time since we already have Scoop.

A kid from Warren Central visited yesterday as well. I have no idea who it was, but his family sat next to us.

Jeff Becker is Carroll’s QB. He’s committed to South Dakota State, a top FCS (Div. I) school.

Looks like Dane Fife might be a bit taller than Mike Woodson. I guess they measured differently back in the 70s, ha ha

Apparently Trace didn't hit a 3. They've taken it away from him and now show him with 11 points.

Behind Mike Woodson's first summer as Indiana's head coach, where a foundation is being built - Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis I didn't know where to put this. Didn't want to start a new thread in case it was posted somewhere and I just missed it. But I thought this was a really good article, especially the player quotes.

Not to my knowledge. I have no idea what would have happened if he would have waited and had a really great senior year. His offers were Penn, Illinois State, Indiana State, South Dakota State...

Allen and Brohm both visited Carroll last year but neither seemed like they were ever going to offer.

Jeff Becker, QB for FW Carroll, committed to South Dakota State Monday evening.

While I'm not sure why there are pages of debate and hand-wringing over something that hasn't happened and probably won't happen, I tend to agree with your take. I think a contributing factor to Archie's recruiting problems was that he held scholarships open indefinitely for guys like Brooks and Kaufman and let both of them him-haw around until we couldn't get anybody else. and then, of course, they went somewhere else. Fife hinted at this in his media availability, but if kids want to play basketball for this prestigious program, they need to make a decision about their scholarship offer while it is available. If not, then we move on, get somebody else, and win without them. So until somebody voluntarily leaves, which certainly may happen, my opinion is the roster is full and the kids who passed on their offers are out of luck.

Thanks. I do too but I haven't heard anything.

Yes, it's a great job at a growing school. I would think it would draw a lot of interest.

Was shocked to hear Coach Marty Beasley is leaving Carroll (Ft Wayne) after 16 years to take the DeKalb job. Anybody know who might have the inside track to the Carroll job?

I wonder which Duke player was tampered with.

Well, if there's one thing he has experience in, it's building a program up from little to no scholarship players. Unfortunately, he will be doing that in year 4 of his current job, lol.

First round upsets happen, but if you look at the DNA of teams that often lose before their seeding says they should, it's because they lack quickness and can't guard in space. They're susceptible to teams who open the floor, drive, and have a shooter or two get hot. And it's bound to happen in the tournament, if not in the first round then by the second or third. Purdue is a solid program that would probably have a lot more post-season success if each game in the bracket was a best of 3, but there is a reason Purdue hasn't been to a Final Four in 42 years.

Woodson, Fife part of strategy to connect to disenfranchised IU alumni - Indianapolis Business Journal (ibj.com) SIAP, great article.

I'm not sure either. Just seems from what I've heard the search was narrowed down to 1 or 2 guys from the beginning, and neither were college coaches.

Or another point guard that played a few years earlier.