Together at last: Armon Bassett and Mike Davis

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Armon Bassett will finally suit up for the coach responsible for bringing him to Bloomington - Mike Davis - as the former IU guard announced his intentions to transfer to UAB in today’s Birmingham News.
“I’m good friends with Robert (Vaden). Coach Davis put Robert in a good situation and he’ll probably be a top […]

Must be a slow news day in Birmingham

Monday, June 9th, 2008

For reasons unbeknown to yours truly, Birmingham News scribe Kevin Scarbinsky felt compelled to write a column today about IU fans and their unwillingness to let go of our feelings towards Mike Davis.
Funny thing is, a significant portion of the Indiana fan base couldn’t wait for Davis to hit the road. Two years later, some […]

Going nowhere fast

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Now that I’ve had a couple of hours to digest the debacle earlier this afternoon at Penn State, I’ve collected my thoughts on the game, the direction of this team and the program.
E will weigh-in with more in The Morning After, but this was a game the Hoosiers needed for NCAA seeding purposes as well […]

The weekend that was: Robert Vaden edition

Monday, December 17th, 2007

- The Hoosiers played a laugher of a game Saturday night as they whipped Western Carolina, 100-52. Coach Sampson thanked the fans (including me) for braving the elements to watch a blowout. The only important thing we learned from the game is that Eric Gordon is back and ready to go. Gordon looked to be […]

There’s no place like home

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

One of the story lines that I’ll be watching closely is the 17-game home court winning streak that the Hoosiers will take into the 2007-2008 campaign.
My interest in this statistic was piqued by my co-worker, who is a huge Kentucky fan. In his defense, he’s the only tolerable UK fan I’ve ever encountered. I know, […]

Robert Vaden arrested for disorderly conduct

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

In case you were wondering how Indianapolis Pike product and former Hoosier Robert Vaden is doing these days, the Birmingham News has an update for you:
Five UAB Blazer basketball players were arrested and jailed early Friday morning by Birmingham police.
Edward Berrios, 23; Keenan Ellis, 18; Walter Sharpe, 21; Channing Toney, 21; and Robert Vaden, 22, […]