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Indiana-Kentucky series: Calipari rejected Fred Glass's compromise.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on May 30, 2012 4:53 PM EDT
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While it appeared that the Indiana-Kentucky series was dead when the schools announced their impasse on May 3, but it should be no surprise to anyone who is familiar with IU athletic director Fred Glass's background that the deal-maker continued to negotiate with Kentucky even after the negotiation had supposedly ended. Dustin Dopirak of the Herald-Times submitted a document request to IU for all correspondence and other documents related to the negotiation, and click over to see what he found. (While the letter was produced to the H-T because of an Open Records request, it pretty transparently was written for public consumption. I wonder if Glass went so far as to solicit the Open Records request?)
Here's a quick rundown:
Big Ten Basebrawl ruling hits both Indiana and Purdue.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on May 29, 2012 10:01 PM EDT
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IU falls to Purdue, 3-0, faces elimination day.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on May 26, 2012 9:37 AM EDT
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The Hoosiers had some scoring opportunities last night, but they fell 3-0 to Purdue and play Michigan State in the final game of the losers' bracket at 3 pm today. The winner of that game turns around and plays Purdue at 7 pm tonight. If Purdue wins tonight, it is over. If Purdue loses, then there would be a rematch, at noon Sunday, of this evening's game. So, IU remains alive for the Big Ten Tournament title and an NCAA bid, but the Hoosiers will need to win three games in a 24 hour span to do it.
Former IU head basketball coach Lou Watson dies at 88.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on May 25, 2012 8:01 PM EDT
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It doesn't appear to be on any of the news sites yet, but Jeff Rabjohns of Peegs is reporting via Twitter that Lou Watson, head basketball coach at IU from 1965-1971, has died at age 88. Watson, a star basketball and baseball player at IU, graduated in 1950 and became an assistant to his mentor, legendary IU coach Branch McCracken, in 1958. Watson replaced McCracken as head coach when Mac retired in 1965.
Indiana-Purdue is the highlight of day 3 of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on May 25, 2012 12:00 PM EDT
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#2 Indiana v. #5 Michigan State in Big Ten Baseball Tournament at 3:30 today.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on May 24, 2012 2:42 PM EDT
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The Big Ten Baseball Tournament continues today. As I post this, #4 Nebraska is on the cusp of making #3 Penn State the first team out, holding a 12-2 lead in the 9th. At approximately 3:30, #2 IU plays #5 Michigan State (doesn't it seem like the Old Brass Spittoon should be a baseball trophy instead of a football trophy?). At approximately 7 p.m., #1 Purdue plays #6 Ohio State. If both IU and Purdue win, then that will set up the #1 v. #2 showdown at 7 p.m. Friday. If IU loses this afternoon, then IU will play in the loser's bracket on Friday afternoon. All of these games are available on BTN.
Big Ten Baseball Tournament begins with IU as the #2 seed.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on May 23, 2012 1:04 PM EDT
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Big Ten football schedules for 2015 and 2016 released.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on May 22, 2012 9:16 AM EDT
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Here's a quick recap of how the process now works:
Indiana to host UNC in Big Ten-ACC Challenge.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on May 14, 2012 7:37 PM EDT
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Is Matt Roth being wronged?
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on May 7, 2012 12:51 PM EDT
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A sure sign of IU's resurgence on the basketball court is that covering IU basketball is once again a twelve month proposition. Today's Indianapolis Star includes a straight news article about Matt Roth. Roth, as all IU fans will recall, has been at IU for four years, participating in Senior Night (see above photo), earning his bachelor's degree in 2011, and finishing off a master's degree this year. Although Roth saw game action in all four of the seasons that he has spent at IU, in 2009-10, his sophomore year, Roth played in only two games before a foot injury sidelined him for the rest of the season. Roth has applied for and has received a medical redshirt year for that season, so he has one remaining year of eligibility. The above-linked article makes clear what hadn't been entirely apparent before: Matt Roth really wants to play for IU next year.
Indiana and Kentucky will not play in 2012-13.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on May 3, 2012 2:25 PM EDT
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According to an IU release, reproduced in full by the Herald Times, Indiana and Kentucky will not play each other in the 2012-13 regular season. IU and UK had played annually for 43 consecutive seasons, beginning in 1969-70. As has been discussed publicly, Kentucky was insisting that the series be moved to neutral courts, while IU was adamant that the series be played at campus venues.
One-class high school basketball in Indiana: will it return? Should it?
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on May 1, 2012 1:41 PM EDT
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The four-class IHSAA boys' basketball tournament structure is now 15 years old. Yogi Ferrell, Jeremy Hollowell, and other members of the high school class of 2012 were toddlers when Bloomington North defeated Delta in the final one-class state championship game on March 22, 1997. No current Indiana high school student has any more than a fleeting recollection of an event that was an Indiana institution for 87 years. Most current high school freshmen were born during the 1996-97 school year. Of course, none of that means that this contentious issue has faded from consciousness. During the most recent legislative session, some members of the Indiana General Assembly threatened to get involved in the issue via legislation, and the IHSAA staved off any immediate action by agreeing to conduct a number of town meetings around the state to discuss the state of Indiana high school basketball.
Unquestionably, when IHSAA commissioner Bobby Cox and State Senator Mike Deph visit Milan High School tonight, it will draw more publicity than most of the others. Milan, for those who don't know, is a small town in southeastern Indiana with a tiny high school, but led by Bobby Plump and an anomalous number of college-bound players, the Indians upset Muncie Central in the 1954 championship game. The movie "Hoosiers" was very loosely based on Milan's amazing run to the title. In the 43 tournaments that followed, plenty of small schools made deep tournament runs (Springs Valley in 1958, Tell City in 1961, Cloverdale in 1966, Loogootee in 1970 and 1975, Argos in 1979, Shenandoah in 1981, Southridge in 1985, and Whitko in 1991 advanced to the state finals; many other small schools won surprising sectional or regional championships), but no small school replicated Milan's feat. In the mid-1990s, a majority vote of the principals of Indiana's high schools led to the institution of the four-class setup that continues today.
Indiana basketball awards celebration is tonight at 6 p.m.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Apr 26, 2012 3:41 PM EDT
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IU will host its "Men's Basketball Awards Celebration" at 6 p.m. tonight in Assembly Hall. I think the best way to describe this event is as a banquet without the banquet. From 6 to 7 p.m., there will be an autograph session, with Calbert Cheaney, Kory Barnett, Christian Watford, Victor Oladipo, Daniel Moore, Jordan Hulls, Remy Abell, Tom Pritchard, Derek Elston in the north concourse and with Tom Crean, Austin Etherington, Maurice Creek, Will Sheehey, Verdell Jones III, Raphael Smith, Jeff Howard, Matt Roth, Cody Zeller in the south concourse. At 7 p.m., the awards presentation will begin.
For those of you in or near Bloomington, this sounds like a great way to thanks the players and coaches for a memorable season, and the price is right. Also, there is no suspense about who the Colts will select when the NFL Draft begins at 8 p.m.
Tom Crean meets the media.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Apr 25, 2012 9:32 AM EDT
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Tom Crean held a press conference yesterday and addressed a number of offseason items of interest. You can find a complete transcript at the official IU site. Some highlights:
Big Ten football prime time schedule announced: IU to host three night games.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Apr 24, 2012 1:49 PM EDT
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62nd annual Little 500 begins at noon today.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Apr 21, 2012 10:23 AM EDT
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Is it possible to overstate IU football's historic ineptitude? Yes.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Apr 17, 2012 12:46 PM EDT
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Those of us who are hopelessly devoted to IU football know all the particulars: one winning season in the past 17 seasons; a losing record against every Big Ten program (except Nebraska, for now); the fewest bowl appearances of any Big Ten program; the second-most losses in college football history (and we're only seven behind Northwestern for the dubious honor of leading that category); ahead of only Wake Forest in all-time losing percentage among major conference programs. It would therefore seem that it's impossible to overstate IU's historic ineptitude.
Hoosiers wrap spring practice with weather-altered spring game.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Apr 16, 2012 8:36 AM EDT
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After an unseasonably warm and dry spring in Indiana, heavy rain and thunderstorms moved the Cream and Crimson game into Mellencamp Pavilion after the first quarter. Unfortunately, that means that those of us who were hoping to see the whole thing on BTN apparently will not see all of it, although there will be highlights, and perhaps the entire first quarter, on BTN tonight. Nevertheless, here is the official wrapup. Individual performances of note:
- sophomore Isaiah Roundtree, a transfer from Morehead State, impressed at running back.
- Sophomore juco transfer QB Cameron Coffman looked good as well, apparently.
Indiana's spring practice concludes with Cream and Crimson Game tomorrow.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Apr 13, 2012 9:29 AM EDT
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Indiana basketball schedule intrigue: is the Kentucky series in jeopardy?
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Apr 10, 2012 9:38 AM EDT
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After a couple of decades of what mostly was Kentucky dominance, the IU-UK series returned to national prominence in 2011-12. In December, of course, Christian Watford gave IU the win with what may have been the most memorable shot of the entire college basketball season. The teams met again in the NCAA Tournament and played a competitive and eye-pleasing game that UK mostly had in hand in the second half. Every preseason poll I have seen places both the Hoosiers and the Wildcats in the top 5. Despite all that, it seems that the series, which has been an annual even since December 1969, might go away, at least for a while.
Mark Lenzi, Olympic gold medalist and NCAA diving champion at IU, dies at age 43.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Apr 9, 2012 1:10 PM EDT
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Mark Lenzi, who won the Olympic gold medal on the three meter springboard in Barcelona in 1992, has died. In addition to his memorable win in the Olympics, Lenzi was a two-time NCAA champion on the one meter board while at IU. It's not entirely clear what led to Lenzi's death, but this blog entry from a Fredericksburg, Virginia newspaper suggests that Lenzi had been hospitalized after a series of fainting spells and dangerously low blood pressure. Lenzi returned to IU briefly in the 2000s as an administrative assistant to the swimming and diving program.
A number of IU alumni have won individual golds in swimming and diving, particularly in the Doc Counsilman glory days of the 1960s and 1970s, when IU won six consecutive team NCAA championships, but Lenzi, who was coached in college and for the Olympics by IU legend Hobie Billingsley, is IU's most recent individual gold medalist. Lenzi retired following the 1992 Olympics, but returned to competition soon thereafter and won the bronze in Atlanta in 1996.
A few years ago, Lenzi spoke to IUhoosiers.com about what his IU ties meant to him:
2012 Indiana All-Stars: IU recruits Ferrell, Hollowell, Patterson make the cut.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Apr 9, 2012 9:01 AM EDT
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A day after Gary Harris was named Mr. Basketball, the roster of the 2012 Indiana All Star team has been announced:
Gary Harris wins Mr. Basketball; IU recruit Yogi Ferrell finishes second.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Apr 8, 2012 7:41 AM EDT
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Hamilton Southeastern's Gary Harris, who is Michigan State-bound, won Indiana's Mr. Basketball, as announced in today's paper by the Indianapolis Star, which sponsors the award. Park Tudor's Yogi Ferrell, IU's prized point guard recruit, finished second in what the Star says was the closest vote since 2005. I really thought that after Harris's HSE team lost in the first round in the sectional and Ferrell led Park Tudor to its second consecutive 2A state championship, that Yogi would have the advantage. I think Harris probably was helped by the fact that Carmel, the team that upset HSE in the sectional, won the 4A state title. In any event, it's hard to argue with the choice, although I certainly hoped Ferrell would win.
Indiana is number one in absurdly early preseason top 25.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Apr 3, 2012 8:29 AM EDT
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It's crazy early for such a thing, Christian Watford and/or Cody Zeller could decide to leave for the NBA, and if Kentucky adds some additional five star recruits it wouldn't at all be a surprise to see UK at the top again. All that said, as of today, ESPN's Andy Katz says that Indiana is the preseason number one. Regardless of whether that is where the Hoosiers stand in October, the meteoric rise of this program seems set to continue, and it is obvious that the program will be dealing with sky-high expectations for the first time in Tom Crean's tenure.
Other notes:
Final Four open thread.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Mar 31, 2012 5:00 PM EDT
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A banner for the 2011-12 Hoosiers?
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Mar 29, 2012 8:58 AM EDT
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I know I am a couple of days late on this, but Twitter has been all a-twitter for the last couple of days with discussion of whether there is some way that the 2011-12 Indiana Hoosiers should be honored in Assembly Hall in a permanent way, with most of the conversation focusing on whether this team deserves "a banner." Much of the discussion apparently arises from this prolific post by Jerod Morris. Whie Jerod anticipates and addresses nearly every possible argument, I still feel compelled to weigh in.
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Bowling Green's Curt Miller named Indiana's new women's basketball coach.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Mar 28, 2012 12:49 PM EDT
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One of the news stories I neglected during IU's NCAA Tournament run was the firing of Indiana women's basketball coach Felicia Leggette-Jack. I was on vacation when the story broke, and with all the NCAA excitement I never got to it. I suppose it's emblematic of the problems with IU women's basketball that it hasn't come up over the last three weeks. Coach Jack began relatively strong, qualifying for the WNIT in her first three seasons, but the program has been in steady decline, culminating in a 6-25/1-15 record in 2011-12. Fred Glass has now filled the vacancy by hiring Curt Miller, who spent 11 seasons at the head coach at Bowling Green, his alma mater.
I'll admit that I had never heard of Miller until an hour ago, but his resume is very impressive. As I mentioned above, Miller has been at BGSU since 2001, and he has a fantastic record. Miller has a career record of 258-92 (73 percent) and a MAC record of 135-41 (76 percent). Bowling Green has won a division title, a regular season conference title, and/or the MAC Tournament in each of the past eight seasons. Miller led the Falcons to four NCAA Tournament bids, and in 2007, BGSU advanced to the Sweet 16 as a 7 seed with a win over 2 seed Vanderbilt. According to Miller's BGSU bio, linked above, BGSU was the first MAC team to advance to the Sweet 16.
Kentucky 102, Indiana 90: Hoosiers' comeback season ends in shootout.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Mar 24, 2012 12:02 PM EDT
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If, before the game, IU fans had known that IU would score 90 points, would shoot 52 percent from the field, would have its best turnover performance of the season (11 percent), and that Anthony Davis would have another subpar performance, most of us would have thought that the Hoosiers stood an excellent chance of winning. As it stood, however, Kentucky beat IU in a way that IU has handled many of its opponents this year: by taking it to the rim and finding their way to the foul line. UK shot an excellent 35-37 from the line, dominated the offensive boards at their end (44 percent, compared to 33 percent for IU), and the nation's number one team avenged its earlier loss to IU and ended the Hoosiers season.
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NCAA Regional Semifinals: Indiana v. Kentucky (game thread).
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Mar 23, 2012 6:45 PM EDT
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(I'm posting this early, so feel free to use for commentary on the early games as well).
NCAA Tournament: Indiana v. Kentucky, the rematch (preview).
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Mar 23, 2012 12:28 PM EDT
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Kentucky Wildcats
Current record: 34-2 (16-0 in SEC)
Current RPI:2 (IU is #17)
Current Sagarin: 1 (IU is #8)
Current Pomeroy: 1 (IU is #11)
2010-11 record: 29-9 (10-6), lost to Connecticut in Final Four
2010-11 RPI: 7
2010-11 Sagarin: 5
2010-11 Pomeroy: 6
Pomeroy scouting report
Series: Kentucky leads 31-24
TV: 9:45 Friday, CBS
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