IowaHoosierFan Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 18 hours ago, IU Scott said: On Bozich podcast he had picked IU 7th on the conference. i mean, until we prove we're not a mid pack team, its a pretty easy pick to pick us top middle. Every year we look and say there is no reason we're not a top 4 and we just don't do it. I truly we are a top 4 team this year and prove it to everyone. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 21 minutes ago, IowaHoosierFan said: i mean, until we prove we're not a mid pack team, its a pretty easy pick to pick us top middle. Every year we look and say there is no reason we're not a top 4 and we just don't do it. I truly we are a top 4 team this year and prove it to everyone. I agree. I think before it was mainly that our coaching staff was a complete joke and I now believe we have one of the top staff's in the country. But until we prove otherwise we don't deserve to be near the top even though on paper we probably have as much talent as anyone in the league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 All I know if that I'm with Bobby on this one...I'm sick and f%$#!%$@g tired of losing to Turdue. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybergates Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 hour ago, FKIM01 said: All I know if that I'm with Bobby on this one...I'm sick and f%$#!%$@g tired of losing to Turdue. I keep applying a line from this legendary speech as CMW's motto (paraphrasing): "I'm not here to f*** around, now you maybe, but I'm not." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdhoosier Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 5 hours ago, IowaHoosierFan said: i mean, until we prove we're not a mid pack team, its a pretty easy pick to pick us top middle. Every year we look and say there is no reason we're not a top 4 and we just don't do it. I truly we are a top 4 team this year and prove it to everyone. In Alex's (ITH) defense, his pessimism towards our he has been more or less accurate these last few years. If I recall correctly, he didn't have anybody from last year's team other than Trayce in the Top 25....and the end of the season proved him right. I believe he also predicted us to finish 8th last year and we finished 10th. That said, eventually water will find it's level and the Hoosiers will eventually outperform their expectations. Hopefully that season is not too far off in the future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaHoosierFan Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 17 hours ago, tdhoosier said: In Alex's (ITH) defense, his pessimism towards our he has been more or less accurate these last few years. If I recall correctly, he didn't have anybody from last year's team other than Trayce in the Top 25....and the end of the season proved him right. I believe he also predicted us to finish 8th last year and we finished 10th. That said, eventually water will find it's level and the Hoosiers will eventually outperform their expectations. Hopefully that season is not too far off in the future. I agree completely and my post was aimed at no one at all. I just believe its a valid assessment of where were are this year. New Coach, new player and some returning player from a less than successful team the last couple years. 7th is right about where i expect us to be. I would love to be a top 4 team this year but i won't be surprised to be more around the 6-8 spot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) I'll just say this... Last year the predicted order of finish for the top 8 in the B1G by Lindy's was... Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Michigan State Ohio State Rutgers Indiana Michigan Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports had them like this... 1. Iowa 2. Wisconsin 3. Illinois 4. Michigan State 5. Rutgers 6. Ohio State 7. Indiana 8. Michigan 9. Purdue 10. Maryland 11. Penn State 12. Minnesota 13. Nebraska 14. Northwestern Actual order of finish... Michigan Illinois Iowa Purdue OSU Wisconsin Rutgers Maryland MSU Indiana Penn St Northwestern Minnesota Nebraska Notice anything? Based on the 2019-2020 standings, they had totally ignored Michigan...Who had brought in Grad transfers Mike Smith (PG) and Chaundee Brown (SG/SF) and landed an impact Freshman (Dickinson)...The other crucial parts of their team (Livers, Brooks, Wagner, and Davis) were already there... Purdue was underrated too.... I'm just saying...we've added 3 grad transfers that addressed need (shooting, frontcourt depth), and what I think is an impact freshman...Plus the maturation/development of the players we already had here...I see a lot of parallels... I guess the wildcard is Coach Woody...And I'm very optimistic on his ability to coach college kids and win at a high level in the B1G... I say underrate us at your peril... Edited September 17, 2021 by IUFLA 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rico Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 28 minutes ago, 02Hoosier said: 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, rico said: Very first post on their board says it all! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Very first post on their board says it all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 "it helps with recruiting when it appears as though the coach isn't going anywhere for a while" Even if the coach is a total D-bag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 2 hours ago, IUFLA said: Very first post on their board says it all! This post was great too The extension helps with recruiting. Contracts are broken all the time. Top 10 ? Ummm, I don't think so. "You know what would have really helped with recruiting? Being prepared to play Loyola." 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_iu_bb Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 13 hours ago, IowaHoosierFan said: I agree completely and my post was aimed at no one at all. I just believe its a valid assessment of where were are this year. New Coach, new player and some returning player from a less than successful team the last couple years. 7th is right about where i expect us to be. I would love to be a top 4 team this year but i won't be surprised to be more around the 6-8 spot. 11 hours ago, IUFLA said: I'll just say this... Last year the predicted order of finish for the top 8 in the B1G by Lindy's was... Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Michigan State Ohio State Rutgers Indiana Michigan Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports had them like this... 1. Iowa 2. Wisconsin 3. Illinois 4. Michigan State 5. Rutgers 6. Ohio State 7. Indiana 8. Michigan 9. Purdue 10. Maryland 11. Penn State 12. Minnesota 13. Nebraska 14. Northwestern Actual order of finish... Michigan Illinois Iowa Purdue OSU Wisconsin Rutgers Maryland MSU Indiana Penn St Northwestern Minnesota Nebraska Notice anything? Based on the 2019-2020 standings, they had totally ignored Michigan...Who had brought in Grad transfers Mike Smith (PG) and Chaundee Brown (SG/SF) and landed an impact Freshman (Dickinson)...The other crucial parts of their team (Livers, Brooks, Wagner, and Davis) were already there... Purdue was underrated too.... I'm just saying...we've added 3 grad transfers that addressed need (shooting, frontcourt depth), and what I think is an impact freshman...Plus the maturation/development of the players we already had here...I see a lot of parallels... I guess the wildcard is Coach Woody...And I'm very optimistic on his ability to coach college kids and win at a high level in the B1G... I say underrate us at your peril... I agree with both of you. It's understandable for IU to be picked where they are and for the media to not have high expectations them. There are also many reasons for optimism from the fan base heading into the season. Time will show which is correct but I certainly hope it's the optimistic view and I really, really hope they're not both wrong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceDouglas Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 9/17/2021 at 1:10 PM, IUFLA said: Very first post on their board says it all! Wow, won't even ask how you managed to stumble across The Cesspool board. 🤣 The polar opposite to the Illinois Loyalty board where everything is sunshine and rainbows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 58 minutes ago, BruceDouglas said: Wow, won't even ask how you managed to stumble across The Cesspool board. 🤣 The polar opposite to the Illinois Loyalty board where everything is sunshine and rainbows. I put "Delusional Illinois Basketball Fans" in the search engine and it was the first site that came up... I think Illinois Loyalty was the second 😁 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted September 23, 2021 Report Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 9/22/2021 at 5:08 PM, IUFLA said: I put "Delusional Illinois Basketball Fans" in the search engine and it was the first site that came up... “Hey Siri, show me delusional Illinois basketball fans.” ”Showing you every Illinois basketball fan in existence…..” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 9/23/2021 at 6:31 PM, Zlinedavid said: “Hey Siri, show me delusional Illinois basketball fans.” ”All Illinois basketball fans in existence are delusional …..” Corrected it for you…. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted September 25, 2021 Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Drroogh said: Corrected it for you…. Eh…close enough. I’m the only backwards nut job that has Siri disabled completely. Hate that damn thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted September 25, 2021 Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 10 hours ago, Zlinedavid said: Eh…close enough. I’m the only backwards nut job that has Siri disabled completely. Hate that damn thing. When I say Hey Siri, she doesn’t answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 25, 2021 Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 I'm not an ESPN+ subscriber but I'd think the picture would indicate we're in there somewhere... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyhoosier29 Posted September 25, 2021 Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 51 minutes ago, IUFLA said: I'm not an ESPN+ subscriber but I'd think the picture would indicate we're in there somewhere... Yes, we’re mentioned as a sleeper. Essentially, capable of being much better than people outside of IU fans think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 25, 2021 Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, kyhoosier29 said: Yes, we’re mentioned as a sleeper. Essentially, capable of being much better than people outside of IU fans think. If it had been sportswriters saying those things, I wouldn't have posted it...But coaches know... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlboiler23 Posted October 6, 2021 Report Share Posted October 6, 2021 Preseason award/standings just came out. Thoughts? Big Ten preseason media poll 1. Michigan, 373 (13) 2. Purdue, 373 (12) 3. Illinois, 320 (3) 4. Ohio State, 316 5. Maryland, 269 6. Michigan State, 262 7. Indiana, 219 8. Rutgers, 208 9. Iowa, 150 10. Wisconsin, 149 11. Nebraska, 105 T-12. Northwestern, 81 T-12. Penn State, 81 14. Minnesota, 34 Big Ten preseason player of the year Kofi Cockburn, Illinois (11) Also receiving votes: Jaden Ivey, Purdue (5); E.J. Liddell, Ohio State, 4; Hunter Dickinson, Michigan, and Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana, (3); Trevion Williams, Purdue (2). Big Ten preseason freshman of the year Caleb Houstan, Michigan (20) Also receiving votes: Max Christie, Michigan State (7); Bryce McGowens, Nebraska (1). Big Ten preseason all-conference team Kofi Cockburn, Illinois (27) E.J. Liddell, Ohio State (26) Hunter Dickinson, Michigan (25) Jaden Ivey, Purdue (21) Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana (20) Also receiving votes: Trevion Williams, Purdue (10); Eric Ayala, Maryland (4); Andre Curbelo, Illinois, and DeVante' Jones, Michigan (2); Geo Baker and Ron Harper Jr., Rutgers, and Caleb Houstan, Michigan (1). https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/2021/10/06/big-10-basketball-poll-michigan-purdue-illinois-ohio-state-kofi-cockburn-ej-liddell-hunter-dickinson/5999293001/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePaulieWalnuts Posted October 6, 2021 Report Share Posted October 6, 2021 Unless the shooting improves drastically, 7th sounds about right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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