Comments on: Know Thy Opponent: Cornell Big Red

By: silkyslim

silkyslim — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:55:50 +0000

Hey Stumpy, a poofter is someone who is soft & spoiled. The sweater thing is quite cliche, (& don't forget your fraternity pin, cue the scene from Animal House.)
And it is not the Carb days, it is the smell popcorn & the sound of the basketball in Assembly Hall that gets my bball fever up and I lose rational thought.
Your team will do well this year in the Ivy, I really liked Wittman's son, how did so many miss that hot hand? There are many top 25 teams that could use his shooting.

By: silkyslim

silkyslim — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:55:50 +0000

By: Sallad

Sallad — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:55:43 +0000

Honestly, if we lose every other game this season, but beat Illinois at home, I'll be thrilled.

By: HoosierSmitty

HoosierSmitty — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:49:28 +0000

Any win is basically an upset for this year's band of Hoosiers. We'll see how they fare today. I'm hopeful that being in Assembly Hall helps them out.

By: Kelin Blab

Kelin Blab — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:57:58 +0000

Thanks for the D. Moore love….going to see IU at Lucas Next weekend….saw Gonzaga last night…..might get ugly, they are good….

By: JerryCT

JerryCT — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:00:59 +0000

Now that would make my season. Still, of the things we can most control we need those three things to improve to have a shot.

Not sure we can really improve turnovers , rebounding and man to man D , especially on the ball enough to add more wins.

Did I say you were right about Moore ?

By: Kelin Blab

Kelin Blab — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:15:36 +0000

I think we beat Illinois at home based on the whiners mouth this summer and IU fans will produce that win for the team….

By: Kelin Blab

Kelin Blab — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:12:27 +0000

HG..I agree with you, that is what I was saying…..an IU win on sunday would be huge for these kids………I think it is on BTN

By: JerryCT

JerryCT — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:12:39 +0000

If “CARDS” is out there I hope he streams the game on SUnday for those of us w/o BTN like he did with the ESPNU game.

I too am havign a hard time seeing 10 wins on the schedule unless we radically improve 1) FT %, 2) 3 pt %, 3) ability to contest the perimeter

By: HoosierSmitty

HoosierSmitty — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:16:50 +0000

Sunday will be an interesting test. Let's not discount what playing at home can do for a team. I think that will help us stay competitive, but it looks like this will be a tough match up.

Hopefully the guys learned a few things in Maui and have had enough time to rest and acclimate to Bloomington again.

Go Hoosiers!

By: Ryan_T

Ryan_T — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:01:46 +0000

are you kidding me? have you seen the bigs coming in next year? Jobe will ride the pine harder than Ahlfield. In fact, I think we'll probably end up giving away Jobe's scholly to one of the new guys coming in next year.

By: cooper

cooper — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:46:32 +0000

by my count we have 8 winnable games left and that is including PSU and Northwestern, which I'm not sure are that winnable. I really don't see this team getting 10 wins. Thats not pessimism either its just not being a homer kool-aid drinker. though its early at this point figure out who will be able to play next year and play them constantly so they can learn. Everyone else should be warming the bench. The only exception would be Jobe as a big man he might be needed next year. Plus watching him play is hilarious

By: MikeinNC

MikeinNC — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:21:40 +0000

Wow, interesting about all the IU ties at Cornell…this will be a really interesting match-up. Looks like they can hurt you inside and outside. We'll see how much progress Pritchard has made.

By: stumpy

stumpy — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:47:42 +0000

What is a “poofter” exactly? And what is so wrong with wearing a sweater around your neck? Silky, maybe you've done one too many Carb Days at the 500!

Speaking as a Cornell fan, I couldn't be happier that we drew Indiana on our schedule this year. Any other year would certainly be an IU win. This year, we can win.

Looking for info on Cornell: Google “Cornell Basketball Blog”.

By: Hoosiergirl

Hoosiergirl — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:23:27 +0000

I am quite sure that it is not boilergirl – pitty anyone who has to live with that. lol Sorry, the last games have been hard…. hoosier nation wants to win…..!!

By: silkyslim

silkyslim — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:32:32 +0000

hoosiergirl,
with that attitude are you sure your name isn't boilergirl? )

I believe that the Hawaiian sunshine (& the tough opponents) have gave our boys a metaphorical 'good shot of coffee' to improve their BBall senses and they will surprise the ivy poofters. Is Bif with a sweater tied around his neck, their cornell team captain?!

By: jgongora86

jgongora86 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:58:46 +0000

If you guys want something to root for, Saturday the IU soccer team is playing michigan in the NCAA tournament. Lets go hoosiers! Bring back the dynasty.

By: Ryan_T

Ryan_T — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:39:34 +0000

Pessimism has no place here.

By: JerryCT

JerryCT — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:30:30 +0000

No game this year is a gimme and this one is no exception.

Another Cornell tie to IU basketball of course was Dave Bliss, an ass't under Knight

By: Hoosiergirl

Hoosiergirl — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:46:45 +0000

Are you kidding? It would be an incredible upset for Cornell