After being arrested for public intoxication and swearing at a cop.

But he corrected his image problems, was reinstated on the basketball team and then, drawing on his ability to set a pick, went on to become one of the worst college basketball coaches of all time.

So maybe X will get a third chance.

Now the Hoosiers have to buy one. Never ever take another transfer from Pittsburgh.

Malaki Branham was the 38th* ranked player out of high school, and has declared for the draft after one season at OSU. Tamar Bates was ranked 30th*, and after one season as a bench contributor for IU, he is not projected by most to start as a sophomore. Are the players to blame, or are the rankers?

Many argue that you can't rely on freshmen to contribute, but freshmen contribute all across div 1 basketball. Why is IU denied the same expectations from their recruits? Many here expect JHS to start because of the number beside his name on a website, but why is that reliable when we've seen our recent 5-star recruits struggle?

Galloway, ranked 157* out of hs was much more impactful as a freshmen than Bates was this year. How do the rankers miss so badly? CJ Gunn is a 6'5" triple-threat scoring machine, but only ranked 129*, suggesting our expectations should be held in check, yet Chucky Hepburn was a mere 127* and was the starting PG for the B1G co-champs. Why should we trust the experts?

"Expert, texpert choking smokers
Don't you think the joker laughs at you (ho ho ho, hee hee hee, hah hah hah)
See how they smile like pigs in a sty, see how they snide
I'm crying…"

*numbers taken from 247 for consistency

Dane Fife's popularity amongst the fanbase is apparent from the threads below. I feel for Dane whose mother is dying of stage 4 cancer and he left a secure 10 year job to go to his alma mater and moved his family to Bloomington and now has to find a new job and move his family again in disgrace. I think the way it was handled was rotten and lacked a lot of integrity. For all of us under 45, we dont remember Mike Woodson but we will never forget Dane Fife and his run to the National championship. I thought the press release was really poorly worded and insulting for such a stand up person as Dane and he deserved better than that. A good severance package making it worth his while to have uprooted his family to a new place and then a year later have to leave and speaking good words about what he did well and just saying it was not a personality fit would more than suffice. It wasnt that they fired him. It was how they did it that does not sit well with me. When his firing was followed up by having RabJohns write a blog slamming him after he was fired, I think that is about as low as you can go. If Woodson says jump, Rabjohns will say how high and he is owned by Woodson and IU. If he does not do what they say, they will cut his access and he wont have any "inside" scoops to blog about. So, a phone call from the athletic department to Rabjohns, and bam Fife is now the bad guy and leaves with a tarnished reputation when he spent 10 successful years at Michigan State with a stellar program and reputation only to take a lateral position to go back to his alma mater, a place he loves, and help bring the program back. When he left Michigan State, he left with honor and with a great reputation and resume with nothing a manager who had nothing but great things to say about him after 10 years. Now, after 1 year, he leaves the College he loves with a stained reputation and it did not have to do down like that.

So, going forward, if Indiana loses, this will never be forgotten. This whole situation really stinks and it is not the decision to let Dane go that stinks but how IU disgraced a loyal alumni in their communication of letting him go that does not sit right with me. The only way Woodson gets past this is to win and win big. Firing a popular Hoosier icon in disgrace after only one season while his mother is on her death bed and then justifying it by calling out his hit wimpy bloggers to write a hit piece on how bad he was for the program, has caused me to lose a lot of respect for Woodson. I was in full support until this happened and now I really question his character. The only thing that gets Woodson past this is winning and winning big because that is all it will take to make a majority of the fanbase forget about this but anything short of a shot for Big Ten title and a sweet 16 or better run and I think this situation will be like pouring lighter fluid on an already fired up fanbase anytime he comes up short.

https://sports.yahoo.com/way-too-ea...om-mcdonalds-all-american-game-210232073.html

Uh, okay. Is he in the portal to go somewhere he can actually get minutes? Because that seems like the most likely current scenario for him to get drafted in spring 2023.

Or maybe assume this means Woody isn't just playing/starting non-productive seniors (or 5th year seniors) next year over everyone else because seniority rules in old man ball.

And that Tamar and other youth will now be given the world's pathetically easiest non-con sched to get max minutes and get ready for the B10 spotlight (because apparently that wasn't the plan last year).

We'll see!

Anyone in the know...was he hurt? Zero minutes is a message.

Cav? Any info?

Great win, love it. Trey and Jordan came up big. TJD and X were huge in the 2nd half.

The horrible start, and Bates would be the only negatives.

Why do I I feel like we are gonna hear tjd is going pro right before we get to watch frigging unc and Kansas play for another national title tomorrow? That's how it works as an IU fan post knight, right?

Immediately after brackets are released he announces that he's coming back, taking airtime away from college athletes and smaller schools as sports outlets are forced to talk about him.

What a prick.

If you watch these games and still can’t understand why the Big Ten hasn’t won a title in 20+ years I don’t know what to tell you.

Got a chance to see Schifino play (other than highlights where everyone looks good) and was impressed.

The one thing that stood out was how well he handled the ball being 6'5'. He had no problems bringing the ball up against pressure. Seems to be a decent shooter and can really drive and score or dish. Add, 6'5' CJ Gunn at off guard and you have a very tall back court. Gunn has a very good shot outside and can slash to the bucket. A scorer which is what IU has been missing the last couple years. Hopefully their games translate to college. Let's hope we get lucky and add Schifino's teammate, Reneau who at 6'8 was also very impressive.

Do players have a deadline to announce for the portal? I wonder if this varies from school to school.

All teams in the final, wear blue. No Cinderella lasted past midnight (the elite 8)

Gold RR Tracks on Black, wear the wrong color, and lost to a flock of #15 blue peacocks.

One of the original blue bloods, hailing from Rupp Arena, are almost conspicuous by their absence.

On at 730 AM this morning on Moremax Cinemax channel. Hasn't been on in years that I know of. Great movie filmed in Bloomington and to me one of the ten best films in the last 50 years . Worth a watch if you have the time.

6’5” 235. lb TE from Bloomington North (soph).
Younger brother of Aaron.
Great size for a soph and great agility like his older brother.

if a recruit has peaked in high school or simply needs a few years to develop his college game?

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Never heard of her….but damn

One NYC cop dead, another critical from gunfire by a black male teen. Mayor Adams exclaims “stop the flow of illegal guns!” We need to repeal gun industry immunity now. Part of the reason we have it is because of gun-running in Chicago in which the gun industry acquiesced. Time to end the madness. The Black teen males are suffering enormous damage. Expose the entire gun supply chain to civil liability. That’s the only way.

VERY VERY Good news. Glad Ya is still on board. Like Walsh a lot

Indiana has extended an offer to Wheeler (Ga.) 2023 forward Arrinten Page.

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Is it worth $25?

Jalen Hood Schifino led the NIBC in assists per game (5.2) and was second in steals per game (2.2) this season.

A few weeks until GEICO Nationals for Montverde where JHS will go for a National Championship.

In the 4th, NU took the lead at 1-0 on two singles and a hit batter (2nd of the game) with one out. Brehmer then advanced runners to 2nd and 3rd on a wild pitch. Brehmer got a K for the 2nd out with runners still on 2nd and 3rd. A standup double to CF by Ethan O'Donnell, his second double of the game, scored two to make it 3-0. Brehmer then gave up a single to put runners on the corners with two outs. A K ended the T4th, as Brehmer who had two straight good outings, really struggled to get through the 4th and really added to his PC at 80. Brehmer also leads the B1G in hit batters with 9 counting the two today.

IU went down in order in the 4th with a ground out and two Ks, and for the 2nd straight day, IU is having trouble hitting the starting pitcher for the Wildcats up to this point.

Those three would be a great base with Cupps and Banks