The Morning After: Iowa
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008Given the difficulty inherent in any Big Ten road game, we should probably just be thankful that IU won last night. After all, the Hoosiers have a history — at least in the past few years — of struggling in Iowa’s decrepit Carver Hawkeye Arena, of coming out flat and staying that way and giving [...]
Indy Star reveals names involved in three-way calls
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007Through a public records request, the Indianapolis Star has obtained the names of the parties involved on the impermissible three-way phone calls with Kelvin Sampson. The original report had the names omitted, but the Star requested the report again with the stipulation that only the names protected by law be omitted. Here’s a summary of [...]
Sampson, Thomas and Ellis address media
Thursday, December 20th, 2007Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson and juniors DeAndre Thomas and Jamarcus Ellis addressed the media this afternoon. Here are some highlights from the press conference, courtesy of IU Media Relations. A full transcript is available here.
Kelvin Sampson
On the status of the five guards:
“I was really hoping at least four could play. But you guys are going [...]
The Morning After: Southern Illinois
Monday, December 3rd, 2007First, apologies for the day-lateness. Thanks to an overeager waitress at Duffy’s in Chicago on Saturday night, I never wanted for a fresh Fat Tire, which, as you can imagine, is not the best way to avoid drunkenness if you’re trying to sit and watch the IU game. Many beers and a pretty tremendous [...]
The Morning After: Xavier
Sunday, November 25th, 2007Losing early in the year is never as bad as it feels — last night, it felt like anger with a capital ANGER — but the next day comes and the frustration wears off and you start to focus in on reality again. And after a couple viewings of last night’s game (I’m going to [...]
The Morning After: UNC-Wilmington
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007We’re only two days removed from the Longwood blowout and, predictably, some patterns are forming. Onward:
– First, a quick observation about Eric Gordon: What sets Gordon apart from the average highly touted freshman is his sheer athleticism. He doesn’t need to rely on his athletic ability; without it, he’d still likely be a very effective [...]
