IU Classic?
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The "Indiana v. Three Teams You'd Never Want To Watch Classic".
Wouldn't Valpo, Evansville, and BSU be more interesting?
Depends. For IU fans living in IN, yes.
otoh, this does give IU exposure to new fans, and perhaps helps from a recruiting standpoint.
Lee Corso ounce quipped. "Invite 3 teams you can beat and call it a classic!"
At one time RMK scheduled 2 of them per year, one at AH and one at Market Square.
At one time RMK scheduled 2 of them per year, one at AH and one at Market Square.
I don't think any of these teams expands IU's recruiting footprint.
If they felt the need to have one of these types of events...I wonder if inviting 3 HBCUs might have had more benefit than these 3 teams? Or as has been mentioned, 3 smaller Indiana schools?
Obviously there are a ton of things that go into these schedules, that none of us have a clue on. This group of teams seams random, and not overly beneficial in any way though?...
Not sure. Are there connections (former assistants, etc.)? RMK scheduled a bunch of games against former assistants to help out their programs.
Miami has a guy on staff from Bloomington South, Jonathan Holmes. Maybe an additional link with his Dad JR?
Ark Little Rock HC Darrel Walker was with Woody in NY
I don't know of a connection with Jackson State.
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in the words of Freud... sometimes a cigar is just a cigar... Sometimes a couple games are just a couple games.
It's just a scheduling loophole. There's a restriction of 29 regular season games without playing a multi team event, which gets bumped up to 31 if playing in a multi team event. NCAA doesn't care if a school hosts their own or takes part in a 3rd party event (eg Maui).
It allows IU to schedule cupcakes that it would have regardless, but condense it down into a back to back days around finals/holidays when player schedules are a bit tighter, and allow greater flexibility with the rest of the OOC schedule and get the maximum game allotment.
It allows IU to schedule cupcakes that it would have regardless, but condense it down into a back to back days around finals/holidays when player schedules are a bit tighter, and allow greater flexibility with the rest of the OOC schedule and get the maximum game allotment.
It’s totally random and a complete joke. These guys have no clue what to do since Woodson has only coached in college for a year and this is all rocket science. This staff should all be fired for this atrocity
What will the format be? One source I read looked like three games in five days which if true is a decent prep for quick turns in league and in tournament.
Not only fired but hung upside down and set on fire.
DITTO your opinion. Schedules are complicated for sure. So I wonder if postponing the Classic a year to expand possibilities for a better product would be a good move. I do like the aggressive posture of the program to make changes from the past. KU and Zona prove good things can be made to happen. Hopefully the Classic year 2 will show an upgrade. Improvement is the goal. But it does offer an opportunity for people who would not normally get to see the Hoosiers.
It would be good to have any Indiana team play IU. But we can't have Ft Wayne because they keep beating us. Leave them out.
You’re right! I didn’t go far enough. My tendency to be lenient got the best of me…
At the end of the day, your heart of gold got the best of you.
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