Richard Council (6) gets nine-month-old Jaydon Hill to smile during the Indiana University football team’s visit with patients at Riley Hospital in Indianapolis Tuesday. Jaydon’s mother Sarese Smith was also at Jaydon’s bedside. Chris Howell | Herald-Times
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- On a trip to Riley Hospital for Children, a group of IU football players visited 175 rooms — including one with a 16-year-old that was, 60 pounds ago, an offensive tackle at Franklin Community, Dustin Dopirak writes.
- The Big Ten’s brazen path towards expansion changes it public image and the face of college athletics, Chris Korman writes.
IT’S INDIANA
- Tom Izzo is expected to be at Muncie Central today, and Tom Crean is a possibility, the Muncie Star-Press’ Thomas St. Myer writes. The interesting part? The suggestion that Matt Carlino’s decommit “perhaps prevented a backcourt logjam in the mind of Davis.”
- The Teague family plans on waiting until Thursday to tell colleges who is going to get Marquis, the Indy Star’s Kyle Neddenriep writes.
- Roshown McLeod took over one of the country’s top prep basketball programs, New Jersey’s St. Benedict’s, Tuesday, the Newark Star-Ledger’s Matthew Stanmyre writes.
- Dane Fife told the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette’s Steve Warden that he did not get the open IU assistant coaching position and that he turned down Michigan.
BIG TEN FOOTBALL
- Ohio State quarterbacks Joe Bauserman and Kenny Guiton are fighting for the No. 2 job, but both know that does not mean any playing time, the Columbus Dispatch’s Tim May writes.
- Purdue picked up a JUCO safety to fortify its defensive secondary this fall, the Lafayette Journal & Courier’s Mike Carmin writes.
- Illinois has a rookie at quarterback — bad news, since the Big Ten is tough on first-year quarterbacks, the Champaign News & Gazette’s Loren Tate writes.
- Michigan safety Vladimir Emilien said the game has slowed down for him after his freshman season, AnnArbor.com’s Dave Birkett writes.
- Two backs are fighting to be Minnesota’s No. 1 guy in an increasingly run-focused offense, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune’s Myron P. Medcalf writes.
BIG TEN BASKETBALL
- Michigan’s open assistant position seems to have focused on guys from Western Michigan, Oakland and a former Iowa/Butler assistant, the Kalamazoo Gazette’s Graham Couch writes.
TAKE A LOOK
Bruce Springsteen and Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon singing “No Surrender.”
Nice shot there of the guys in the hospital. I know a lot of it is PR stuff, but the smiles are genuine.
By the way, what the hell is up with the Assistant Coach situation? Why is there no confirmation yet?
I don’t want to lose this McClain guy and have to settle for some also-ran.
Hopefully it fell through….
Hopefully you don’t miss your flight to Chechnya this afternoon..
This just in: Dustin, Korman, and Hugh have been granted an audience to speak with the Heavenly Father 4guards..
Did anyone have a chance to read the MSU rivals article about Davis?
Sounds promising huh?
I would like to hear more from Hoagland…. He doesn’t post much, but has some very interesting things to say.
He’s out butchering pigs for Zeller wieners.
4guards, if I post to much, I just get pissed off about things not being ideal and realize im trying to defend myself to people who possibly fit the profile of ‘Lives in mom’s basement’ better than ‘knowledgeable about basketball’ .
As for my thoughts, people will get upset if I put them all down and cry its too long, and I refuse to just post all day to get everything across in 20 posts, rather than just put it in a few and move on.
I don’t agree with you on Fife, Alford, or Knight coming back for that matter, however I do find it interesting that I’m more annoyed with everyone else’s post that just non stop try to jab at you when you haven’t said anything extreme in a long time. I think we differ on a lot of things, but I at least see your points, and am most times closer to them than the excuses put out for Crean. I think Crean can get it done, but to this point, I’m underwhelmed. I need less spin and excitement and more fundamentals and coaching (getting more with less instead of wait till we land ‘this guy’). That is all however IMO, which is the beauty of blogs and comments is that we all get our own. Keep fighting for what you believe man, and I will try to step it up to get your back on the issues I feel you have the right idea on.
A very John McCain like respose, Hoagie. I mean that in a semi-complementary way. Here is a nice picture to describe the special Hoagland/4guards relationship. Hoagland is the guy in back. He’s on the tardcycle, but he isn’t totally convinced that the guy knows how to drive or where he is going. He likes the ride, though – no question.
Good to hear from you. I am with you on wanting to see more fundamentals and coaching.
We need more fundamentals like I just watched in some of my classic knight videos. Dribbledrive doesn’t get the job done and crean can’t do anything without Wayde.
Phil Jackson should be washing dishes instead of coaching because he accomplished everything with the 2 best players in NBA history.
Rhoidian Slip-
Nice tardcycle pic..I loved that movie.
wonder if the little guy gave Council some advice on how to play CB???
just wondering…
I’ll see everyone here in a week or so…I’m out. I’ve had too much fun of late. Have fun with Tards and Friends. Let’s hope for some positive recruiting news soon…
Husky/Fluffy Tom
4farts..its time for your daily Zen..feet crossed, deep breath, repeat after me… I love I.U….I love coach Crean…I will learn patience …see you for another session next time.
Sitz bath time?
Phil Jackson is actually the greatest coach to ever coach in the NBA.
The above posts are not me but my impersonator. I’m flattered. Wayde would have been a NBA star regardless Crean had nothing to do with his success.
Could you at least spell Wade correctly?
A blind clapping Crean unable to squat or sit down because of a severe case of grape clustering hemorrhoids could have coached the Jordan Bulls to SIX CHAMPIONSHIPS..
Nice pic. I loved that movie for sure.
JPat- I hope so, hes up tight on the penguin and has the monkey on lockdown. He needs to watch the rabbit slipping on that screen, but he probably knows hes the nurses responsibility. We need another Tracy Porter ASAP.
Time to go ‘slappa de bass’
Today’s Tom Sawyer,
Hoagland
Doug Collins couldn’t…..
Crean couldn’t even make it to 1 championship with D Wade, Diener, Novak, and Jackson.