Indiana built a 16-point first half lead last night, lost it very quickly, and righted the ship to win by seven over Big Ten leading Iowa. If you went to bed and 9:30p, you think Indiana can go to the Final Four. If you watched from 9:30p to 10:30p, you think IU would be lucky […]
Basketball is Indiana’s game, and rarely have we enjoyed a season across levels as competitive and fun as this one. Regardless of the level, basketball in Indiana has never given fans more reason for hope as the season heads toward its third act. The Pacers could win multiple playoff series, or miss the postseason entirely. […]
So there I stand at Drake’s on 82nd Street in Indianapolis picking up some carry out, and the Indiana game against Penn State starts. A guy I met because he listens to my radio show asks, “Are you sticking around for the Indiana game?” “Nope, just picking up some food,” I tell him. As I […]
Tonight will be a great night of college hoops for those of us in central Indiana who view it as one of America’s four major leagues, and the scheduling gods have smiled on us again as the two big games don’t conflict with one another. Butler hosts Georgetown at 7p (FS1), and Indiana will take on […]
Indiana held serve through its first seven Big Ten games against sub-par team this season – a season where coach Tom Crean is fighting to keep his job despite the gravity of fan dissatisfaction. Early season losses to Wake Forest, UNLV, and Duke showed the same variety of difficulties (defensive deficiencies in both scheme and […]
You see them every game at the end of the bench, cheering for their teammates. They enthusiastically greet the starters and key subs every timeout. Every once in awhile – a little bit more often recently as IU has won three of its last four by at least 25 points – they get a couple […]
If Indiana beats Illinois tonight at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, the Hoosiers will have put together a 6-0 Big Ten start for the first time in the Tom Crean era. There was a bit of panic among Hoosiers fans after a two-loss trip to Maui and a less than competitive trip to Duke, but Indiana […]
Weekend after weekend, we sit in front of the TV for hours and hours watching sports. How fortunate are we in central Indiana that there is so much drama ahead this long holiday weekend? The Colts, Pacers, Hoosiers, Boilermakers, Bulldogs, Fuel, Cardinals, Jaguars, and all the great high school basketball teams in the area thrill and […]
Whether or not the men and women who play or coach our favorite teams, everyone deserves a stocking stuffer that can bring a better 2016. Here are the top 10 Christmas wishes for those working in Indiana sports with the greatest needs: 1 – A higher draft pick for Colts GM Ryan Grigson. After three […]
Indiana University’s basketball program is not where anyone wants it to be – not fans, not coaches, not administrators, and not players. You can tell coaches aren’t happy with where Indiana is in the present because they spend a lot of time and effort selling everyone on a future filled with accomplishment and success. […]