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Re: Report: Moses Morgan commits to DePaul

fergrad — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:31:00 -0000

Thanks, that guy was annoying

Re: Kyrie Irving “postpones” Indiana official, may not visit at all

jgongora86 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:34:21 -0000

I agree. Take a chill pill Russellbaxter.

Re: Kyrie Irving “postpones” Indiana official, may not visit at all

fergrad — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:23:04 -0000

Cmon man. That kid's recruitment has a long way to go. I'm not saying he's coming for sure but I'm also not saying that he's not already. Don't make unfounded pessimistic comments.

Re: Kyrie Irving “postpones” Indiana official, may not visit at all

russellbaxter — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:59:29 -0000

too many big time programs in on J. Davis. Sorry.

Re: Kyrie Irving “postpones” Indiana official, may not visit at all

fergrad — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:56:11 -0000

Forget this kid. We'll be fine at the point with hulls and rivers for the next few seasons and can hopefully land j.Davis in 2011.

Wouldve been nice to have but if he doesn't want to be here then we don't need him. Kinda lame that he gave iu so much love in his comments then pulls this. Oh well.

Re: Victor Oladipo has arrived in Bloomington

fergrad — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:48:19 -0000

Moves well without the ball, super athletic and my favorite is that he finishes well at the hole. Would like to see him create his own shot and what that shot would look like. Seems like a good prospect, especially if you have a heady guard finding him in the open floor....maybe someone like Hulls.

Re: Inside the Hall turns two years young

fergrad — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:59:29 -0000

Happy birthday! Thanks for everything! Great new look!

Re: State of the Hall: May 22, 2009

fergrad — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:19:29 -0000

I check this site at least 3 times a day. It's the best and thank you for all you do.

Re: Kyrie Irving dunk at the adidas May Classic

fergrad — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:02:43 -0000

Nice!

Re: Hoosiers land first 2010 commitment: Jacksonville’s David Williams

fergrad — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:46:54 -0000

Don't really get this one. Kinda disappointed.

Re: Darius Smith commits … to UConn

fergrad — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:08:48 -0000

Doesn't matter. Hulls is our man.

Re: Is this the end of the road?

fergrad — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:32:21 -0000

Amen.

Re: The Indiana Daily Student’s brilliant basketball guide cover

fergrad — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:51:02 -0000

Nice.

Re: IU appoints Jenna Jerden as Director of Compliance

fergrad — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:34:11 -0000

Jenna has had past experience working with the IU athletic department and worked with the NCAA throughout law school. She is highly qualified to take the job. I believe that Rickerby is her direct superior, so it is likely that he was the one behind the hire more so than Greenspan. Jenna knew most the people in the athletic department and most of those people will be staying on staff after Greenspan, so I believe they hired someone who is highly competent and will work well with others that she knew from past experience. Again, I don't think that Greenspan was the driving force behind this hire

Re: IU appoints Jenna Jerden as Director of Compliance

fergrad — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:20:23 -0000

I spent the last 3 years attending law school with Jenna. She is an awesome person who will do a great job. Congratulations Jenna!

Re: It’s official: Crean inks 10-year deal with Indiana

fergrad — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:13:25 -0000

I don't even read Indy star comments anymore. They are complete nonsense and are typically written by people who thought for a full 5 seconds before they wrote their message. They're even less thought out than ESPN comments, and that's saying a lot.

Re: It’s official: Crean inks 10-year deal with Indiana

fergrad — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:31:11 -0000

I'm all for the contract. Its a lot of money, but its not too far off what the top schools pay their coaches now. If we want to succeed, we have to pay $ for a good coach who is committed to getting us there. I can only hope that Crean turns out to be that guy. As for the length, I think its fine. It gives Crean security to let recruits know that he will stay. With the players coming in through the next 2 years, I really think that IU will have a shot at winning the Big Ten by 2010.

Re: Bennie Seltzer rockin’ the candy striped pants in Vegas

fergrad — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:42:41 -0000

Can't say I know much about Seltzer, but if he's trying to make a favorable impression on the Indiana fan base, consider it done. I don't know how much it will help with recruiting, but its great to see the coaches out there with the gear on!

Re: IU’s second semester GPA: Not so hot

B_MD — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:10:26 -0000

Don't know if it's any more reliable, just bringing a different perspective.

I just take it a little personal and tend to relate with the athlete a little when I read people on some of these boards totally writing these players off with the "don't let the door hit you on the way out, good ridance" attitude. I don't condone skipping classes for two straight weeks or anything like that, but I think some people are so harsh toward college athletes when they don't always know the real situation.

You did not do that, but your original post just seemed like a place where I could state my case. Good discussion fergard...Sites like InsidetheHall are why it's fun to be a sports and IU fan!

Re: IU’s second semester GPA: Not so hot

fergrad — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:42:48 -0000

Well put B_MD. I'm sure your perspective is much more reliable than mine on the subject. Props to you for playing ball while maintaining a family and your school work. I'll keep your comments in mind next I time I discuss the subject.

Re: IU’s second semester GPA: Not so hot

B_MD — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:36:07 -0000

I'm probably going to get blasted for this, but here goes...

I'm just thinking back to myself and some of the challenges I went through. I played D2 basketball and it was tough sometimes. I lived with two kids that didn't play sports and it wasn't always easy.

I'd wake up at 7:30 and eat breakfast on my way to class (my roommates wouldn't have class until 11 or 12). After 3 straight classes I would grab lunch on the run as I headed to practice. After practice I'd get home around 4:30-5:00 and find my roommates asleep on the couch resting up for a big night of partying. Well I hadn't even done any homework/studying yet or eaten dinner and I still had to go study hall that night (which sounds like extra help from the ath. department but after a long day and knowing your friends are out partying it's tough to get anything done). I'd get home from study hall at 9:00pm, maybe watch a little TV, wishing I could meet my buddies out, but that wouldn't be smart since we had a game the next night. Then I'd usually be woken up by drunken roommates and the rest of my friends at 2am.

I don't bring this up to sound like I'm whining or complaining. I had an awesome experience playing basketball at school, and also did find time for my fair share of partying, but I struggled academically my first two years, before finally adjusting and maturing my final two years. So I try to relate with where these guys are coming from, and they're at a much higher level than I was. I didn't have to deal with media, 17,000 fans/national TV, bloggers and message boards.

I'm just trying to bring a little perspective of what athletes go through sometimes. Again, not specifically the players from last year (apparently they didn't go to class at all, which is sad given the opportunity they had).

Re: IU’s second semester GPA: Not so hot

fergrad — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:15:24 -0000

that's a good point, but one of my buddies was an academic advisor to student athletes and he made it apparent that they do get a LOT of help to compensate for their time commitment. What should also be considered is that these kids were likely in general studies or other non-challenging majors, not exactly the finance program or anything like that. I did typically note last year when players were shooting free throws and their stats and majors popped up on tv that the majority of them were studying bullshit. I don't think they have any excuse to put up a 2.13 personally, other than they just didn't give a damn.

Re: IU’s second semester GPA: Not so hot

B_MD — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:34:31 -0000

Yes they have tutors and study halls available to them, but you also have to take into account the time commitment of playing a very visible sport at a major university, and the pressure that comes along with it.

I'm not being an apologist for the players, just saying your inference that it's easier for basketball players to get good grades than regular students is not accurate.

Re: IU’s second semester GPA: Not so hot

fergrad — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:50:12 -0000

It's pretty bad. i was drunk and stoned at all times and still graduated with a 3.3, and I obviously did not have a student helper. Oh well...guess we don't have to worry about it anymore with these guys. seriously, a 2.13 at IU with athletic department help is essentially a 0.5 for a normal student. terrible.

Re: Bruce Weber: ‘Indiana Will Suck’

fergrad — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:37:52 -0000

Stay classy Bruce. And should you really be talking about other programs sucking when you inherited the best team in your school's history 4 years ago and have turned that national success into a 5-13 big ten squad? Do us all a favor Bruce and just let Eric Gordon go.