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Indiana Basketball – why do IU fans torture themselves by continuing to watch?
March 10, 2021
March 10, 2021
Why do I watch every Indiana game from start to finish? Indiana fans are among the most ardent in college basketball. After a monotonous and historic run of mediocre basketball, Hoosiers still block out two-plus hours of their lives to watch. No matter the opponent, stakes, or apparent level of futility, we still show up wearing red […]
Indiana Basketball – Since Knight, winning hasn’t been worth the hassle for the University
February 17, 2021
February 17, 2021
Do you watch Indiana Basketball and wonder why it is on a never-slowing treadmill of mediocrity? Here is the answer – Indiana University is punishing its Basketball program and its fans for the success it reaped during the Bob Knight era. Three national championships, five Final Fours, 11 Big 10 titles, and a 659-242 record […]
Idiots on Twitter pay attention! Six social media myths about Indiana Basketball fans debunked
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Indiana Basketball fans are probably as tired of being painted as dopes as they are of the way their favorite team fails to compete. Twitter can be an echo chamber of idiocy, reducing people and groups to their lowest common denominator. Stereotypes are embraced and proffered as absolute truths. This has happened to IU alums […]
Tom Crean invents positionless basketball, and his Georgia Bulldogs get blasted by Dayton #iubb
November 25, 2019
November 25, 2019
Tom Crean is a curious individual. And he is hard to write about. I always feel cruel when I point out some of his foibles. Crean wants so badly to be liked and respected that any effort to point to something that runs contrary to that narrative seems mean spirited. During the beatdown Crean’s Georgia […]
ESPN’s “Chasing Ghosts” looks at those who followed Bob Knight, and fail to grasp what “right guy” at IU means
May 21, 2019
May 21, 2019
Today, it’s Indiana’s turn in the crosshairs of the “Chasing Ghosts” series at ESPN.com, and the regurgitation of the last 19 years since Bob Knight was fired is not pretty. Mike Davis, Kelvin Sampson, Dan Dakich, Tom Crean, and Archie Miller are discussed as unworthy successors to Knight’s throne as the King of Bloomington, and […]
Tom Crean gets screwed in Georgia loss – and #iubb fans should feel no joy because of it
February 21, 2019
February 21, 2019
A Georgia fan threw a small stuffed bulldog toward a Mississippi State player about to shoot a free throw with 1/2 second left in a tie game. Georgia coach Tom Crean ran to the scorer’s table, grabbed the PA microphone, and admonished the fans. The referees convened and assessed a technical foul for fan behavior. […]
Indiana Basketball – Five people to blame for Indiana not really being Indiana since 1994 #iubb
February 1, 2019
February 1, 2019
Indiana’s Basketball team has lost seven straight games, and people are wondering why a promising season has spun wildly out of control. Injuries, scheduling, effort, coaching, and toughness are among the many guesses being proffered by fans and media. All are correct to one extent or another, but Indiana Basketball has been a consistently mediocre […]