Category Archives: Hoosiers

Hoosiers face first BIG test

Tonight, Tom Crean and the Indiana basketball team will face a quality Maryland team in the Big Ten/ACC challenge at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers are coming off a solid victory over Northwestern Sate on Saturday in which they put up 90 points in their 90-72 win.  Maryland on the other hand, went 1-2 at the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

This will be a very good …

Some Thankful Thoughts on this Thanksgiving

On this Thanksgiving day, I thought it would be appropriate to give thanks to those that deserve it.

Family and friends of course for always being there. Military—those brave men and women putting their life on the line to protect the integrity and people of the United States. Tom Crean for redirecting the Indiana basketball program—acknowledging and learning from the past, while continuing the tradition.…

Joe Buck Returns to Bloomington after 18 Years

Joe Buck returned to Bloomington, Indiana for the first time since 1991, after not returning for his senior year of college to replace his dad, Jack Buck as the play-by-play voice of the St. Louis Cardinals for local television and KMOX radio.

The night began with Tim Franklin, director of the National Sports Journalism Center welcomed Buck to the stage. Then one of the best …

Wisconsin Takes Advantage of Indiana’s Turnovers

The Hoosiers fell just short to Wisconsin 31-28 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Indiana continued to struggle rushing the ball, especially in the first half. Redshirt-freshman Darius Willis found no open holes on his 6 carries for only 6 net yards. He left in the game in the second quarter with what appeared to be an injury to his right leg. Bryan Payton picked it …

IU’s Muniru Cleared to Play

The NCAA finally came out today and announced that Indiana 7-foot freshman center Bawa Muniru has been cleared to play. The NCAA was examining his tests scores and until a verdict was announced, Muniru was unable to play.

Tom Crean today said via his twitter account, that “Our Coaching staff and every person that works with us in compliance and eligibility went the 2nd mile …

A New Year, a New Team.

It’s that time of year. The start to a new basketball season. For some Hoosier fans, they’ve been waiting for this day since last March. Tonight, Hoosier fans will get their first look at the highly-ranked 6-man recruiting class. Tonight the men’s basketball team will make their 2009 campaign debut with an exhibition contest vs. Grace College (Near Warsaw, south of Fort Wayne). Head Coach …

Hoosiers Loss Still Unsettling

Still two days later, the 42-24 loss at Iowa is still hard to take. I hate to pin games on officials but after the Michigan, Northwestern, and now Iowa game, it is clear they have got it wrong. For the life of me, I cannot understand what the referee saw in the replay booth. Demarlo Belcher clearly picked up the yardage for a first down. …