I will put in a vote for the home loss to Maryland in February 2020. There is a recency factor but to me it was frustrating because giving up a 7 point lead in a minute due to poor fundamentals is inexcusable.
Worst IU loss in last 10 years
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the way IU has played against Purdue over the past 2 yrs has been embarrassing. Some of the ugliest, least inspired ball I've ever seen out of Bloomington. I'm still hanging with CAM, by a thread, for now, but those games have caused me to question my resolve. If you can't motivate your team to play with passion against an opponent and fan base who revels in shouting "IU Sucks" at every home game, then you have some problems in the locker room that need to be resolved.
good choice. The end of that game was the difference, in my opinion, between being an NCAA lock and a bubble team. A, B, C...always be closing. We had that game, but failed to close it.
Surfboard proudly announcing the crean extension was the final nail. The tepid applause following the announcement said it all. SbF really blew that decision.
as much as I love Cody, his commitment locked us in with CTC for several more yrs.
I will agree with you on that point. That team peaked at MSU, got bailed out by Cody and luck vs UM, then didn't play well again.
I'd agree with that, there was no reason we should have lost that game beyond complete coaching incompetence. Or Maryland, I think we were up 6 with like four minutes left and blew it. I still say Syracuse, because that was on coaching, not players choking
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PU indeed sucks. Losing to them is embarrasing and sucks even more.
Speaking of embarrassing...do you remember the pregame clip when they were out in Maui and Crean was shown shooting a free throw on a basket outside? Let's just say, it wasn't pretty.
That and the Crean defense signs, I can't even remember who it was against or a W/L, but it was hugely embarrassing and a final sign that it was time to cut him loose, should have happened 6 years previous IMHO and Stevens would probably be here, winning
This is true.
That said he tried to move on TC a year earlier than they did but was throttled by the BOT.
interesting comment and will cause me to throw out an idea I've had for yrs. Note- i'm only floating this theory out because we've got nothing better to discuss right now, with the caveat that I'm going against my own stance of not mentioning Stevens anymore. But boredom will drive you to do stupid things.
That said...if Cody doesn't commit to IU in Nov 2010...does that put CTC on the hot seat at IU and increase the chances that Stevens finds his way to Bloomington soon after?
as for whether or not the NBA would have lured Stevens away, that's another topic.
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So you didn't enjoy the improvement in the team? I loved it. Now granted I loved it more because Cody was from my hometown of Washington IN.
while Cody was here....absolutely. As soon as he left...not so much. His last IU game (Syracuse) was a glimpse into the program's future.
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