IU Women's Basketball has partnered with Hoops4ALS to raise awareness and support for ALS research. Their December 1 game against Maine will officially be a Hoops4ALS game. Some of you might know that my brother was an IU basketball manager under Coach Knight and that he passed away in the summer of 2023 after a 4 year battle with ALS. We were co-founders of Hoops4ALS, so it's good to get a game in Assembly Hall. All the players will wear our shooting shirts, coaches will wear pins and there will be some in-game recognitions. Hope as many of you as possible can make it out to the game.

If you're not able to go to the game and you still want to join in on the fun, we're hosting a pre-game event and watch party at Upland Brewery in Bloomington.

We're also doing a bunch of games all over the place. We'll be at the Indiana State-Ball State game in Muncie this coming Saturday.

Here's the full list of our games this year:

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It goes without saying that we struggled pretty mightily against the athleticism and physicality of Michigan’s defensive line in the second half on Saturday. My initial thought was we may be in trouble vs Ohio State’s equally difficult front given a blueprint had finally been established. But the more I think about it, the more I see this as a potential benefit. It gave us experience matching up to that (in a win still!) and now it gives our awesome offensive coaches two weeks to scheme accordingly (not to mention what the extra rest will do). My trust in their preparation in the expanded timeframe is enormous! LFG!

Game on FOX.

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Post funny X or social media posts for some good laughs. I’ll start.

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I re-watched the UM game focusing on Stephens at the LG position. It looked to me that he held up well. He did get bowled over twice (an outside run in the 1st half, and on the TD throw to Sarratt), but otherwise seemed to hold up pretty well. He's slow but has some strength. What I also noticed was that RG Lynch got beaten a lot. It appeared to me that he had a very poor game. Just my observations.

Just a matter of time before these assistants get snatched up.

Got this today:

“What an exciting time to be part of the IU Athletics family! We are enjoying a historic level of success this fall, and we are looking forward to continuing the level of success into the winter and spring seasons as well.
This level of achievement would not be possible without your support, and we are excited to share an opportunity to help make sure we continue these accomplishments for years to come.
Today Hoosiers Connect is hosting an NIL Day of Giving to generate as much support as possible to provide great opportunities for our student athletes. The Varsity Club National Board of Directors has approved to give non-accumulative priority points for NIL contributions made to Hoosiers Connect. These points are used for the allocation of men’s/women’s basketball and football season tickets as well as neutral site events (bowl games, NCAA tourney, etc.). Starting today we will offer Priority Points for NIL contributions made to Hoosiers Connect. These points will be calculated during the football priority point run (March 31) and again with the women’s/men’s basketball point run (June 30). Please see the membership levels and points associated below. Gifts to Hoosiers Connect are not tax-deductible, but do qualify you for some great member benefits. NIL has fundamentally changed college athletics, and we are proud of our leadership role in this space. If that is to continue, maximizing this opportunity will require support from Hoosiers everywhere. Investing in Hoosiers Connect is a win-win. You provide an opportunity for a student-athlete to profit on their Name, Image and Likeness, while also ensuring IU is positioned to continue its rich, championship tradition.

Membership Levels / Points

$50,000+. 2,500 points
$25,000 - $49,999. 1,250 points
$12,000 - $24,999. 600 points
$6,000 - $11,999. 300 points
$3,000 - $5,999. 150 points
$1,200 - $2,999. 60 points
$240. - $1,199. 20 points


* I’m sure that several posters in this board will have those 2,500 points sitting in their accounts by the end of this month….if you catch my drift.😜

I turn off the TV sound and sync Fisch using The Varsity Network app.
I replayed the TV coverage yesterday. Toward the end of the game the announcer (not GD) said "Michigan came in here looking for an upset".
WOW, how this season has gone.
GoHoosiers

How much will average seats cost if we host a home playoff game?? Are we talking $500 a pop? Thanks!

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Big developments appear to be on the horizon on the Dephi murder case.

ISP has been conducting a huge search of the Wabash River for the last two weeks or so. The search is continuing.

The search is thought to be connected to Kegan Kline (TK)'s negotiations with ISP/Carrol County SD.

KK is a pedo incarcerated in Miami Co. on a huge # of child porn counts. He set up the 'Anthony Shots' social media page wherein he pretended to be a 'hot' young male, seeking to catfish young teens. One of his targets was Libby German, one of the Delphi child victims. The other was Abby Williams. They were 13 & 12, respectively, when murdered.

KK lived with father, Tony Kline (TK) until he was incarcerated in 2019. Immediately after the murders, their Peru house was searched in connection with the Delphi case, because the AS account was known to have been in prior contact with Libby. He was known to have had internet contact with Libby's phone at 8:00 am on the date of the murder (which happened between 2:30-3:00). Nothing of consequence to Delphi was found. AA was interrogated concerning the murders (TK never was), and was soon dropped as a real suspect in the case. it is now known that the FBI and ISP/Carrol Co. had strong disagreements who likely committed the crimes. The FBI was convinced early on that it was Ron Logan (RL). RL was the 70+ owner of the land 'across the creek' on which the bodies were found. "Bridge Guy" dressed like RL liked to dress. And, there is evidence that RL's phone 'pinged' at 2:00 am on the morning of 2/14/22 within 20(?) feet of where the bodies of Libby and Abby were found at app. 12:30 pm on 2/14/22. Finally, RL was found to have manufactured an alibi by asking a relative to have lied about his whereabouts on the afternoon of 2/13/22.

It appeared to be a lay down case, except for the fact that Bridge Guy ("BG") looked to be more like 30-40 years old, and that RL's voice did not appear to be that of BG, although the FBI claimed in a search warrant otherwise. Logan's property was searched 2-3 weeks. after the murders, but nothing of consequence was found. Thereafter, RL, who had been on probation for OWIs and DWS, went to prison for a few years due to having driven multiple times while on probation. RL had his local supporters, and ISP & Carroll Co. were apparently never fully convinced of his guilt. Eventually, he was semi-dropped as a suspect, and he died a couple of years ago.

Gotta run for now....will pick up later

I'm guessing around 10

UCLA (4-5) plays at Washington (5-5). We have played both so I am not sure which helps our strength of schedule the most. Maybe getting Washington up to bowl Eligibility with win #6?
OSU plays at NW. Hanging a second loss on OSU would be great. It would really put us n the drivers seat to play in the big ten championship game. Unlikely for sure, but root hard for NW.
MSU at Illinois. A win for MSU helps our strength of schedule.
Penn State at PU. A second loss on Penn State again increases our chances of reaching the big ten championship game. I know this will be tough, perhaps near impossible for some, but root hard for PU.
Nebraska at USC. We did not play USC so a Nebraska win improves our strength of schedule.
Rutgers at Maryland. Root for Maryland for same strength of schedule reasons.
Oregon at Wisconsin. Greatest reason to root for Wisconsin? If we could win out and Wisconsin could beat Oregon, we could be untied big ten champ.
Good bye week timing wise I think. Should help with normal nicks and bruises, Rourke’s thumb, and help our new LG get in the flow.

It was said that TJD grew an additional 1" in hieght over the summer. They still list him at 6'9". Maybe the extra inch just brought him up to an actual 6'9".

I realize you’re all excited about the playoffs and/or the B1G Championship game. Even if you happen to lose in Columbus on 11.23 - you’re in the playoffs. The only scenario I could see that would put that in peril is a blowout loss at the Shoe….but that’s not going to happen. You certainly have the team that can win that game. If not it will still be a close hard fought loss. So enjoy the times, enjoy what you’ve accomplished and look forward to bigger games ahead.

OSU ‘87

Since evangelical (and what does that term even mean anymore?) Christianity and Trump have become inexplicably woven together, I’m curious how many Trump voters truly read and study the Bible. I’m not being judgmental at all if you don’t. Mine has collected dust for many years at a time through the years. There are great Muslims, great Jews, great atheists, etc… so this is not a proselytizing post. But I’ve read and studied a lot the past few years and I truly don’t see how there is a connection with Trump and Christianity. The words and teachings of Jesus, regardless of what your religious and philosophical thinking in, are in general mostly diametrically opposed to everything Trump says and stands for. I’m sure if anyone answers this will likely turn into a sh!t show like most every other thread, but I’m truly curious and trying to get some clarification so don’t say I don’t try

That Mercedes Schlapp has a really nice set of (can we say boobz here)! Always pay attention to the one in the back of the room, off to herself. It's like that quiet little calf in the corner, to a rancher. "hmmmm why's that calf over there? lets go look".

Time to start climbing the poll just like the football team did!

After watching IU football pull out another win I keep thinking about our basketball program and reality. The reality is the ceiling for IU basketball is the sweet 16. We are not going to win a league championship with Woodson. We have seen player after player at the guard position that is a high level recruit choose to go elsewhere. There is a reason for that and it’s not from a lack of cash. I realize it’s only November and I am dumping on the program after only 1 game played this season. BUT……we have seen all we need to see out of Woodson. I respect him and appreciate him leading our program his way. But if Cig proves anything, it shows having the right guy leading the team can take a program far. Save this post for the end of the season and hopefully I am dead wrong and get roasted. But I highly doubt it.

Congrats, @snarlcakes Your wealth has increased tremendously lately.

Remember us little people on your way up.

Chaston Smith?

He is a Top 100 player. Would love to have him slide into DeAngelo's spot, as Ponds heads to the NFL. We could 8 straight years of NFL quality play in that one spot.

I just feel like we are a bit late to the recruiting party.

If someone already has a similar thread going, my apologies. Haven't had time to read everything that's been posted today.

I missed the Washington game and the ESPN Game Day that morning, but I can't imagine a more electric environment than what I experienced yesterday. There was literally a buzz around the stadium that you could hear walking up Dunn when we were still a distance from the stadium and the lots, and long before the game started.

After too many seasons of "nobody cares" football, this is so incredible to see.

The weather couldn't have been better. The sun broke through just before kick and it was tee-shirt weather the first half. The temperature dropped after sunset but it never got cold.

I have spectacular phone video of the white adidas towels against a sea of red, and have to think this played really well on TV. (I DVR'd the game but haven't had time to play it back yet).

There were plenty of UM fans scattered throughout the stadium but, at least from my vantage point, it looked like they were treated respectfully (mostly) and they, in turn, were fine.

This isn't a complaint (our fans were great throughout the game) but an observation, and my son noticed it as well. Despite the packed house and the amped-up crowd, it didn't seem exceptionally loud in the stadium. Before the game, I anticipated deafening crowd noise that might contribute to some false starts or otherwise disrupt Michigan's offense (which isn't great to begin with), but I didn't see any evidence of that. Maybe I'm simply off base here, or maybe it was a function of where we were sitting (or, more accurately, standing, as we were on our feet for most of the game). I'd like to hear what other people in attendance noticed about the noise level.

The game itself was too close for comfort, and Michigan must have made some nice halftime adjustments because they dominated the second half at the LOS and otherwise. I have to admit that when UM closed the gap to 17-15, I started thinking this is going to end 18-17. (How many times have we seen developments like that over the years?!). But this is the NEW Indiana, and we held on for the W.

This was the first time all season where the outcome was in doubt late in the game. Someone in our group said that maybe, in the long run, a nail-biter will help the team. As the competition gets tougher in two weeks and then in the post-season, a close game won't be a new experience for IU and they'll be better equipped to handle the pressure.

Go Hoosiers!