Hoosier fan from birth... They are back on the national spotlight!!! Any thoughts or predictions out here in BH world?
IU Hoosiers suck. Good movie though. People from Indiana suck at driving. You shoot Illini colored arrows... You should probably do something about that. I used to watch "Hoosier Lottery" on tv when I was a kid. ...Just some random thoughts pertaining to "Hoosiers"...
I predict that their return to prominence is short lived. Probably top 25-50 team from here on out, but rarely a top contender (next year excluded, Zeller is the real deal). Kentucky is right back where they need to be, super talented and ready to play. Doubting a repeat (just too hard to pull off with all the luck involved), but I see no team that stands out as better than them either though.
I predict UNC starts from scratch and will struggle big this year. They pretty much lost an NBA team .... to.... the NBA
UNC can reload very similar to Kentucky... But its a shame we wont be seeing the IU Kentucky games anymore...
Clappy Crean is to blame for that series. Cal offered to play the next few games in a row in Indianapolis to get back to the neutral game sites they had for over 20 years. Clearly home and home isn't an option currently with fan behavior at assembly hall. Top 6 program all time storming the court in December, while flattering for the team knocked off is actually quite embarassing! I think the series will pick back up in a few years. UNC/uk series should be picked back up next year. Baylor at home, duke in Atlanta, at Louisville, at notre dame makes for a decent ooc schedule.
See everything ive read puts blame on CAL... IMO home and home series are the best for college sports... off campus games do nothing for the students. Although I will say the aircraft carrier game UNC and MSU was pretty darn cool!!! The students that stormed the court have seen the bottom of the barrel at IU... Some of them weren't old enough to see the better IU teams. They didn't storm any other games... Probably wont happen ever again.
Cal said he wouldn't continue a home/home after this past year, but would love to revisit the neutral site match up they had for 20 years or so in the 90s. It was the fan behavior not just the court storming. My friend took his daughter to the game and was spit on in the face for wearing a uk blue shirt. Until its not so hostile of an environment, the uk ad and cal won't send the team back there. Neutral sites offer equal access to both fans, more seating, and better tv exposure as well. It's not just Cal, Pitino tried to start a u of l series w IU but couldn't get Crean to come to an agreement either. Cal is just a great scapegoat for when things don't work out. I'd love to have seen IU in rupp this year, but the schedule they have is very tough regardless
