Lame Hoosiers

This may be an overreaction, however the coaching search needs to begin. This team may win only one or two games on the road this year. They just lost to two teams they should've beaten. They just aren't getting it done and it is time to start thinking about next year and the next coach. Clearly they are not in that top tier of teams in the Big 10, let alone the country. I have no confidence left in them. I thought that they would come out against Minnesota hungry from how things transpired in Iowa. They didn't show me anything. They are toothless. Granted, they did fine the first 5 minutes. It was the other 15 in the 1st half that sucked. I really like Mike Davis. And I thought this would be the year. Losing DJ was too much. Marco isn't the answer.

Hey guys you don't have to always settle for an open 3! Does any one shoot a pull up jumper anymore? It seems like Vaden does every once and a while, but that's it. Ratliff would be a 1st round pick at the next level if he could handle some point guard duties. He is a big disappointment. He should be taking it to the hole every time! Of course it is kinda hard when Killer is camping out under the basket, clogging the lane. Hey Killer, if they can't feed you in the post, how about throwing some screens or maybe a pick and roll?!

IU Comes Up Lame Against Iowa

Wow! Too many homer calls were made by the refs!! How does Ratliff foul out by playing 9 minutes?!! Nine minutes! Suhr fouled out, too. I am glad to see Kline play more. He deserves it and he knows his role. Other than Vaden the rest were lame. How many layups can Wilmont miss in a game? Kinda curious what finally made Davis sit Marco for the 1st 12 minutes of the 2nd half. Man, was Ratliff pissed last night! That's good to see. Hopefully, IU will come out with some passion Sunday against Minnesota. That would be great to see! It's IU against the world!!

Good Home Win

IU won a big game on their schedule last night beating Illinois 62-60. While it was a good win, there are a few things that I didn't like:

1. IU started the game having 3 points 6 minutes into the game. If that happens on the road, they might as well pack it up.
2. The Hoosiers let a 15 point lead with 8 minutes left dwindle to 1 in the last minute. Great teams go for the kill.
3. Marco's behavior was inexcusable. I have heard he was elbowed and pushed right before he put his elbow to the throat of an Illini. Either way, just play the game.

A couple things I did like:

1. Roderick Wilmont. He jump-started the team last night and picked up Vaden's slack. He overall made things happen. I didn't know he could dunk! All I have seen from him were layups.
2. IU fixed what happened at MSU and rebounded the ball. We had an +8 advantage 39-31. That's what wins in the Big 10. Its a rough league and you can't give the other team more chances to score than you.
3. IU almost made as many FTs as Illinois attempted. I remember back to a time when this was a common occurence and it needs to happen more.

Next is PU at home. Should be a blowout but it probably won't. I hope it is!

Weis happy Trojans lose

I hear that the day after the championship game he was quite chipper that USC lost. I guess this is not surprising news. However, it goes it against the grain of what he said to USC after the ND game.

I am torn. On one side, I was hoping that ND would be the ones to break the USC streak. On the other side after ESPN has been total homers of USC this past month, I am glad the Longhorns beat them. I don't know if I could take ESPN saying that this team would beat all past teams for the next eight months.

The Laura Quinn Bowl

Did you get to see it? Was a football game going on? I couldn't tell. Tostitos should ask for their money back b/c she had more airtime than they did. OK!!! We get it! She is the older daughter of Brady and the girlfriend of Cro-Magnon Man. Can we focus on something more relevant to the game? I'm hating the way that the sports media is going. Part sports, part Hollywood, and part gossip. Me? I just want the sports part. Forget the rest.

Anyways, the Irish end up losing 34-20. And we can now hope that some of these freshman coming in will help in the speed dept. ND is in dire need of some on both sides. My god! Hmm, lets see we will just let Smith sit back in the pocket and freaking pick the D apart. Um, that is what ND does. Not the other @#$%^&* team! Something was not right. The O was not in rhythm the whole game...Shark had more drops than he had all season...frustrating. Here's to next season!