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Indiana waives additional hearing, promises to take its medicine this time

August 7th, 2008 | Posted in college basketball

Just saw this pop up on ESPN: According to reports out of Bloomington, the Indiana University administration has decided to not request an additional hearing with the NCAA, in response to the NCAA slapping an additional charge of “failure to monitor” the basketball program.
As the ESPN story notes:
University spokesman Larry MacIntyre confirmed the decision Thursday. [...]

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Your Friday/weekend Bob Knight moment.

August 2nd, 2008 | Posted in college basketball

So we’re a day late. Sue us.

This picture is of a young Bob Knight, but also (as you see in the caption) Larry Crewell, a photographer for the then-Bloomington Herald-Telephone (now the Herald-Times). Crewell died in May 2007 at the age of 70, but in the three decades he worked in Bloomington (many as the [...]

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Former IU player Thomas going … where? Really?!?!

July 17th, 2008 | Posted in college basketball

Remember DeAndre Thomas? Big forward for Indiana, the size of a mac truck, made former Michigan star Robert Traylor look like a peanut. Moved better than he looked, but still only averaged 3.6 points and 1.8 rebounds a contest.
Anyhow, he joined just about everyone at IU in fleeing the minute Tom Crean became coach. So [...]

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Hoosiers sign Story (as well as Story’s “Incident”)

July 1st, 2008 | Posted in college basketball

So the big news from Indiana basketball (not involving resignations, mind you) centered on the Hoosiers’ signing of 6′5″ swingman Malik Story.
Story, who was formerly committed to USC, seems to have a rep as a good jump shooter, which is useful for any team whose roster currently consists of a walk-on and a former walk-on. [...]

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And then there were none…

June 11th, 2008 | Posted in college basketball

Multiple sources are now reporting that Indiana University sophomore-to-be Jordan Crawford will not be back in red and white for the upcoming season.
Crawford was the team’s lone remaining recruited scholarship player from this past season.
This leaves the 2008-09 version of the Hoosiers with a roster that consists of Kyle Taber, some freshmen, and that’s really [...]

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Podcast: Tom Crean edition

April 1st, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized

Cast: Galen Clavio, Scott Caulfield(part 1), John Koluder (part 2)
Topic: We talk about IU’s recent hire of Tom Crean. Galen likes it. Scott likes it. John likes it. Yes, all three of us like it. We haven’t had this kind of unanimity since our discussion of Maria Sharapova. Listen in and find out why.

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Riches to Rags: Bennett not coming to IU

March 30th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized

SportsLink is reporting that Tony Bennett, the current Washington State head coach, has declined to pursue the job at Indiana University.
According to the link above, here’s how it went down:
“I had an exploratory conversation with Indiana,” said Bennett Sunday afternoon, “and I am not going to pursue the Indiana job.”
Bennett said Indiana called Saturday evening [...]

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TMC Podcast - Sunday, March 30

March 30th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized

Cast: Galen Clavio, Scott Caulfield
 
Topic: IU basketball coaching search-o-rama. Scott and I break down the Tony Bennett situation, talk some Mike Montgomery, some Lon Kruger, and go through a bunch of other names (both realistic and unrealistic), before deciding that no one has a damn clue what’s going on with this situation.

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REPORT: IU offers Bennett

March 29th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized

Interesting news to wake up to on a Saturday morning! Fox Sports’ Jeff Goodman is reporting that two anonymous sources have informed him that Indiana University offered Washington State head coach Tony Bennett the head coaching job on Friday.
Bennett, who just finished up his second season in the Palouse with a Sweet 16 appearance, [...]

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Indiana hopes to steal Obama security to protect is president

February 27th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized

Coach cheats, school pushes cheater out the door, rioting fans try to decapitate school president. That’s how it usually goes, right? Umm …
Well, Indiana University thinks so. Despite no specific threats, IU has increased security for president Michael McRobbie following basketball coach Kelvin Sampson’s resignation. The school cited concerns because of the 2000 firing of [...]

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