Dear 13-year-old me - This is the much older version of yourself writing to prepare you for a sport that somewhat resembles the NBA that you know. In the year 2015, there are now a whopping 30 teams in the NBA. That's not even then most shocking thing about this year's league, wait until you... Continue Reading →
Indiana departures
With the confirmation that Austin Etherington and Jeremy Hollowell are leaving the Indiana Hoosiers basketball team, there has been quite a flurry of emotions stirred up again among those in the Hoosier Nation. There are many that want Coach Crean's head on a stick again (see the past uproar when the Hoosiers had their end-of-season... Continue Reading →
Indiana Basketball season 2013-2014 post-mortem
I posted the following on Facebook on Monday, 3/17/14: The Hoosier basketball season is over and I'm strangely OK with it. I'm going to miss seeing Will Sheehey in the candy-stripes. He has been one of my favorite Hoosiers to don the cream and crimson. I hope the off-season is full of a lot of... Continue Reading →
Recruiting your own problems
The other day I was listening to the Big Ten media day speeches from the Leaders division (really, what is up with those names?) and while waiting for Coach Kevin Wilson to speak I listened to Wisconsin's coach Bret Bielema. He was an absolute pleasure to listen to. I sensed a passion for the game... Continue Reading →
When coaching and social media meet
As a fan of Indiana basketball, I started following Coach Tom Crean as soon as I heard that he had a Twitter account. I can tell you that his posts are some of the best posts that come across my timeline (no offense to the other Twitter users I follow). It's really amazing to get... Continue Reading →
The most wonderful time of the year…for four schools
This magical time of the year is when the fans of four schools across the nation have reached the point where bragging rights have been earned. It's Final Four time! The combination of the Butler Bulldogs reaching the Final Four for the last two years (who saw that one coming?) and the rebuilding state of... Continue Reading →
Missing: Hoosier Hysteria
We went to the Auburn A-Day game this weekend and enjoyed the game with over 63,000 of our closest friends. I was reading this morning how the Indiana University version of the same game (the Cream & Crimson game) had a record turn-out, which is awesome for our football program. The kind of sobering detail... Continue Reading →
White Noise 