September 2008 Archive

A quick read of IU’s NCAA response

  • Eamonn Brennan 09/30/2008 12:43 pm  
 

So, doing my offseason Dagger due diligence, I tried to summarize today the logical arguments at the core of Indiana’s response to the NCAA about the Kelvin Sampson allegations. I wrote: Indiana’s main arguments are, simply, that the “failure to ...

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Indiana responds to NCAA allegations

  • Alex Bozich 09/29/2008 7:10 pm  
 

Via The Hoosier Scoop, Inside the Hall has obtained IU’s response to the NCAA as well as a statement from Athletic Director Rick Greenspan. Here is the statement from Greenspan: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University has submitted a written response ...

Hoosiers looking forward to Hysteria on October 17

  • Alex Bozich 09/27/2008 10:37 pm  
 

October is almost here and that means it’s just about time for the season to kick off with Hoosier Hysteria. Tom Crean’s club will take the floor for the first time in front of the Indiana faithful on October 17 ...

Bawa Muniru now a Hoosier, so sayeth Scout.com

  • Ryan Corazza 09/26/2008 1:11 am  
 

Rejoice, Hoosier fans. According to Scout.com (via the Hoosier Scoop), this man is now an Indiana Hoosier: Despite what he told Jody Demling about wanting to go on other visits and that his mind was far from made up, looks ...

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare your questions for Tom Crean

  • Alex Bozich 09/24/2008 4:19 pm  
 

In what should be viewed as a breath of fresh air for the Indiana basketball program, Tom Crean will address the student body on October 6th and then participate in a Q & A session. Here is an excerpt from ...

Is Bawa Muniru the final piece to the 2009 puzzle?

  • Ryan Corazza 09/23/2008 10:19 pm  
 

So, I think if there’s anything we’ve asked for, it’s a legit big man in the 2009 class. Or any class, really. (Perhaps it’s just me that’s asking for that. But outside of D.J., we’ve struggled up front in recent ...

Van Tresse Headed To Louisville

  • Ryan Corazza 09/17/2008 2:14 pm  
 

Oh hey, guys. In case you hadn’t heard from everywhere else under the sun, one-time IU go-to recruit turned afterthought Stephan Van Tresse will not be suiting up in the cream and crimson and instead will take his basketball services ...

Weird: The NCAA gives IU nine more days to respond to allegations

  • Eamonn Brennan 09/16/2008 3:53 pm  
 

The Hoosier Scoop has the, ahem, scoop: The NCAA faxed a letter to IU today telling the school it was being granted an extra nine days to send its response to the NCAA’s allegations that Kelvin Sampson did some very ...

Non-conference schedule TV and times released

  • Ryan Corazza 09/15/2008 1:21 pm  
 

If you were wondering just what channel and when you can catch IU’s non-conference schedule this coming season — which is not too far away now, may I add — you no longer need to wonder. This is because IU ...

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Best Bob Knight quote ever

  • Eamonn Brennan 09/11/2008 10:54 am  
 

I’m not exaggerating: The closest we got to juicy was when Maurer asked a general question — not a Sampson-related question — about cheating in recruiting. “If you get caught cheating, they should shoot you,” Knight said. “Because you’re too ...

Notes from Tom Crean’s press conference

  • Alex Bozich 09/10/2008 10:46 pm  
 

Two of my favorite IU scribes, The Indiana Daily Student‘s Matt Dollinger and The Herald Times’ Chris Korman, were in attendance and taking diligent notes for Tom Crean’s press conference on Wednesday. I would suggest checking out both links, but ...

Watford makes the call: It’s Indiana

  • Alex Bozich 09/09/2008 7:47 pm  
 

As speculated, Christian Watford wasted little time after a visit with Tom Crean to decide where he’ll be playing come the fall of 2009. The 6-7, 215 pound forward from Birmingham’s Shades Valley HS pledged to the Hoosiers on Tuesday ...

Is Christian Watford ready to commit?

  • Alex Bozich 09/08/2008 10:42 pm  
 

Editor’s Note: There was some confusion on the timing of Crean’s visit with Watford. According to Chris Korman of the H-T/Hoosier Scoop, Crean will visit with Watford on Tuesday, not Monday. The already stellar 2009 recruiting class for Tom Crean ...

Tom Crean speaks at Lucas Oil Stadium

  • Eamonn Brennan 09/08/2008 11:27 am  
 

In case you didn’t notice, the NFL started up yesterday, and a hot topic around these parts, given our readership — Bears vs. Colts — went about as well as I could have possibly imagined. It doesn’t much make up ...

IU Schedule Breakdown: Man, that’s a lot of losses

  • Eamonn Brennan 09/04/2008 12:45 pm  
 

Last year, right around this time, I made a relatively bold prediction about our Indiana Hoosiers. I predicted — nay, demanded — that they win 25 games in the regular season. That was, of course, before the nonsense derailed the ...

IU announces 2008-2009 men’s basketball schedule

  • Alex Bozich 09/03/2008 2:11 pm  
 

Here is the complete release from IU Media Relations. You can view the complete schedule here. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University men’s basketball team could play as many as 11 teams which played in the 2008 NCAA Tournament during ...