Popular Post 5fouls Posted October 14, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 I'm ready to see the Candy Stripes I'm ready to see Woody on the sidelines I'm ready to hear Don Fischer on the radio I'm ready for the William Tell Overture I'm ready to see the banners hanging in the rafters I'm ready to pick a 'favorite' player, like I do every year I'm ready to watch IU games on the tv in the man cave with my son I'm ready to hear Gus Johnson refer to Assembly Hall the 'Carnegie Hall' of college hoops I'm ready for the number on IU's side of the scoreboard to be bigger than the one on the opponent's side I'm ready for Assembly Hall to literally shake during the Purdue game I'm more ready for IU hoops than I have been in a long time 21 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 I'm ready to watch kids that are playing fun and passionate basketball. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluegrassIU Posted October 14, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 47 minutes ago, BGleas said: I'm ready to watch kids that are playing fun and passionate basketball. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 2 hours ago, 5fouls said: I'm ready to see the Candy Stripes I'm ready to see Woody on the sidelines I'm ready to hear Don Fischer on the radio I'm ready for the William Tell Overture I'm ready to see Another banner hanging in the rafters I'm ready to pick a 'favorite' player, like I do every year I'm ready to watch IU games on the tv in the man cave with my son I'm ready to hear Gus Johnson refer to Assembly Hall the 'Carnegie Hall' of college hoops I'm ready for the number on IU's side of the scoreboard to be bigger than the one on the opponent's side I'm ready for Assembly Hall to literally shake during the Purdue game I'm more ready for IU hoops than I have been in a long time Fixed it for you. No I don't expect it but feeling really good about the future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier51 Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 I am simple man so i will just say that i am ready to win. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 I am ready to drink in victory...been way too much drinkin' in sorrow these past years. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JABBATHEHOOSIER Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 13 hours ago, 5fouls said: I'm ready to see the Candy Stripes I'm ready to see Woody on the sidelines I'm ready to hear Don Fischer on the radio I'm ready for the William Tell Overture I'm ready to see the banners hanging in the rafters I'm ready to pick a 'favorite' player, like I do every year I'm ready to watch IU games on the tv in the man cave with my son I'm ready to hear Gus Johnson refer to Assembly Hall the 'Carnegie Hall' of college hoops I'm ready for the number on IU's side of the scoreboard to be bigger than the one on the opponent's side I'm ready for Assembly Hall to literally shake during the Purdue game I'm more ready for IU hoops than I have been in a long time 100% agree with everything. I'm ready to look forward to games again I'm ready to look forward to watching all games in the season. The last few years, I just simply quit watching. It became to painful and irritating to watch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 I haven't been this pumped for IU basketball since the Zeller years. I really think we're gonna have a good year. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedtoIU Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 We're finally ready to travel the road we never did before. That is to hire a former Hoosier and let him instill Hoosier pride in those young players. It's regrettable IU had to wait this long to make it happen, but it's way better late than never. Jury's still out, but I gotta say I'm more than optimistic. Coach Woodson is probably the best coach we've had since the departure of Coach Knight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefftheref Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 I am ready to watch a game and not feel like I am going to a funeral. I am ready to see hustle, enthusiasm, intensity and pride. I am ready to see some personality in both the team and players. I am ready to hear the crowd screaming their lungs out. I am ready to watch a game and not feel is if he lost before we played. Lastly I am ready to see a Hoosier leading the Hoosiers and all of us Hoosiers being on board! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 Of course I want us to win, but if we play with real effort, hustle, and not take possessions off, or walk the friggin' ball up the court, I'll be happy. I'm sure it won't be as smooth of a transition as many (including me) think, but I can sure hope like hell we kick some B1G a$$ this year. And not just win the squeakers. For once in a very long time I'd like us to dominate some teams in the B1G... Woody has the know how. Question is will the guys actually put it into games vs just in practice. I think they will. We'll see. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchenry34 Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 1 hour ago, addictedtoIU said: We're finally ready to travel the road we never did before. That is to hire a former Hoosier and let him instill Hoosier pride in those young players. It's regrettable IU had to wait this long to make it happen, but it's way better late than never. Jury's still out, but I gotta say I'm more than optimistic. Coach Woodson is probably the best coach we've had since the departure of Coach Knight. I can agree if you are taking all aspects of the program into account, but maybe Sampson is a better coach on the court? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 6 hours ago, rico said: I am ready to drink in victory...been way too much drinkin' in sorrow these past years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 I agree with all the sentiments shared in this thread. Last season I felt like I was tuning into games out of duty and obligation. I’m ready to get back to looking forward to games and not dreading them. I’m also ready to be back in the Hall in person as much as possible this season. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 7 hours ago, rico said: I am ready to drink in victory...been way too much drinkin' in sorrow these past years. We have been like a country music song. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, BobSaccamanno said: We have been like a country music song. Yeah, we happy like HSN on a game night Got that Bourbon, Scotch, and beer with our Indiana gear Got some Gus J on the tube too From the Carnagie Hall at Indiana U Bougie like Natty in the styrofoam Squeak-squeakin' in the man-cave so I don't have to roam Some Indiana-jamma, it's my Hoosierland delight Ayy, that's how we do, how we do, happy like, oh Happy like, oh Happy like, oh Happy like, oh Edited October 14, 2021 by IUFLA 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedtoIU Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 2 hours ago, mchenry34 said: I can agree if you are taking all aspects of the program into account, but maybe Sampson is a better coach on the court? I thought about Sampson too, and certainly he's a proven coach. He was just not the right man for a school like IU. Also it's fair to ask the question whether he's the right leader and mentor for young men. Woodson, on the other hand, is known as a man of high character and well-respected and understands what basketball means to IU. While he wasn't some legendary NBA coach, he improved his teams wherever he coached. I think his coaching can be more than 'good' at the collegiate level. We'll find out in a few months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euroclydon Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 I'm ready to see an IU team that has depth and actually uses their scholarships, which means I'm ready to see a team that can sub at all positions when the play is not up to the standard I'm ready for guards who know what they are doing and don't have to stop and look at the bench on virtually every possession I'm ready for a defense that is in your face and an offense that moves at something other than a snail's pace I'm ready for Assembly Hall to become a nightmare for every opponent I'm ready for a team that has more than one player who can shoot and they shoot it consistently I'm ready for a team that doesn't wilt like a flower for most road games I'm ready for a team that has an edge - better yet, a team that plays with a bit of a nasty streak I'm ready for a team that is not physically overpowered and annually one of smallest team's in the B1G I'm ready for IU to return as an annual NCAA tournament team and national title contender I'm ready for IU basketball to start 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inequality Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 The IU womens team returns all 5 starters. Should be fun to watch. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 48 minutes ago, Inequality said: The IU womens team returns all 5 starters. Should be fun to watch. @snowling would give you a like! 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 5fouls Posted October 15, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 Matt Norlander at CBS counting down the Top 68. Check out that last sentence. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-no-1-358-rankings-preseason-countdown-concludes-with-top-68-teams-for-2021-22-season/ 23. Indiana: Take a scan of the teams I've got in my top 30. I don't think there will be one with a greater shock to the senses -- in terms of what fans are used to seeing -- than IU. Mike Woodson is going to flip this thing in year one. Will it sustain for five or more years? I don't know. Will it work right away? I think so. IU, by my eye, has top-three pure talent in that league. Woodson recently admitted he is grinding his players in practice and working them into a level of conditioning they've never encountered before. It's likely awful right now, but if they can look up in mid-January and still see themselves ranked, much of it will be worth it. Trayce Jackson-Davis is now an obvious top-10 player in America, so it starts with him. It's the little things that add up, though, like keeping former highly touted prospect Khristian Lander and ensuring Rob Phinisee stuck around in Bloomington. Pitt transfer combo guard Xavier Johnson could be a revelation in the Big Ten if he can clean up his flawed habits from his hot-and-cold spell at Pitt. Can't wait to see this group in less than a month; after all, they are my national champion dark horse pick. 7 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 I get excited every year, but especially so this offseason. I have said it before, but I cannot express how much I was impressed with Trayce this offseason. It's not just that he came back. He is obviously an excellent player (Norlander has him in the top ten nationally). But, what separates him is his leadership and attitude. He accepted what Woody told him about improving certain aspects. He's not here to be pampered or play BMOC. He wants to be better and better. It's also that he was the pied piper with the rest of the team. He talked to them all. IMO, we are talking about rare level of maturity for his age (and especially considering what a great player he is). I have been a fan since the mid 1970s. Been blessed to see a ton of great players come through here. But if I name my favorite 13 players, I am going to have Trayce. To me, this is a kid with a heroic level of pride in IU and leadership. I would have guys like Steve Eyl and Tom Coverdale on my roster too, because I loved how they played and what they brought. Of course, I am going to have the obvious studs like Isaiah, Alford, Buckner, May, Cheaney, Turner, Benny and on and on. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Robby Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, BobSaccamanno said: I get excited every year, but especially so this offseason. I have said it before, but I cannot express how much I was impressed with Trayce this offseason. It's not just that he came back. He is obviously an excellent player (Norlander has him in the top ten nationally). But, what separates him is his leadership and attitude. He accepted what Woody told him about improving certain aspects. He's not here to be pampered or play BMOC. He wants to be better and better. It's also that he was the pied piper with the rest of the team. He talked to them all. IMO, we are talking about rare level of maturity for his age (and especially considering what a great player he is). I have been a fan since the mid 1970s. Been blessed to see a ton of great players come through here. But if I name my favorite 13 players, I am going to have Trayce. To me, this is a kid with a heroic level of pride in IU and leadership. I would have guys like Steve Eyl and Tom Coverdale on my roster too, because I loved how they played and what they brought. Of course, I am going to have the obvious studs like Isaiah, Alford, Buckner, May, Cheaney, Turner, Benny and on and on. Always love your posts sir 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier51 Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, BobSaccamanno said: I get excited every year, but especially so this offseason. I have said it before, but I cannot express how much I was impressed with Trayce this offseason. It's not just that he came back. He is obviously an excellent player (Norlander has him in the top ten nationally). But, what separates him is his leadership and attitude. He accepted what Woody told him about improving certain aspects. He's not here to be pampered or play BMOC. He wants to be better and better. It's also that he was the pied piper with the rest of the team. He talked to them all. IMO, we are talking about rare level of maturity for his age (and especially considering what a great player he is). I have been a fan since the mid 1970s. Been blessed to see a ton of great players come through here. But if I name my favorite 13 players, I am going to have Trayce. To me, this is a kid with a heroic level of pride in IU and leadership. I would have guys like Steve Eyl and Tom Coverdale on my roster too, because I loved how they played and what they brought. Of course, I am going to have the obvious studs like Isaiah, Alford, Buckner, May, Cheaney, Turner, Benny and on and on. I started watching IU in the late 80s andTrayce is easily up there with guys like Cheaney, Greg Graham, Yogi and Alan Henderson as some of my favorite players. Edited October 15, 2021 by Hoosier51 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 23 hours ago, bluegrassIU said: Home video of you when you played against Alan Houston? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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