Indiana may be the most poorly coached team in the entire country. Huge NIL budget netted them a first round pick and a top 10 recruit and they won't even come close to making the tournament. Woodson is cooked.
Tough day for EIU hoops hopes
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Indiana may be the most poorly coached team in the entire country. Huge NIL budget netted them a first round pick and a top 10 recruit and they won't even come close to making the tournament. Woodson is cooked.
It's ridiculous. That hire was absolutely awful. They need to stop big name shopping and get an up and coming young guy from a mid-major or even poach a young coach from somewhere else in P5-P6.
Indiana basketball = Nebraska football
And they'll probably get destroyed by whatever mid to low major got pushed down the list by the new system lolIowa is pretty much an NIT lock under the new rules. The top 2 teams based on NET rankings from each power conference get NIT bids regardless of win-loss record. So Iowa (#60) would have to get passed up by Ohio State (#73) and Maryland (#81). Or Nebraska (#58) and/or Northwestern (#59) would have to finish with a higher NET than Iowa but not make the tourney.
NIT announces changes to tournament selection format - NCAA.org
The NIT Board of Managers has announced changes for the 2024 National Invitation Tournament that impact how teams qualify.www.ncaa.org
Illinois has all that in both sports and rarely does anything. DePaul in big east is an insane underachiever since their 70s/80s run. Illinois should be a blue blood in college hoops by now if they could even get the third best kid in their state every year.
Throw the bag at Scott Drew again to see if he bites (probably not).
More realistically Dusty May is an Indiana graduate and from 40 minutes outside of Bloomington.
Louisville will probably start looking too as a similar comparison.
Right down to the Red and White colors and the fans nostalgia for the 70's 80's history.
Yup and other P6 leagues like ACC and Pac 12 aren't doing well at all. Gotta fill the bracket somehow but I wish they'd give more at large to a league like the MVC
Drake ruined their chances for an at-large bid after losing at Missouri St. If the other ISU finishes strong and Drake wins the tournament, maybe they sneak two in this year. Assuming it’s ISU vs Drake in the championship.
I think MW and AAC teams might be better than the MVC this year.
Musselman wants out of Arkansas bad (because the shelf life on his schtick in 5 year max) and he just feels like a natural for that program since it looks like Ben Johnson might get another year at Minnesota.. Ole Miss has cash, Beard can build a program there if he stays.
Iowa fans are excited for two reasons.,
1.) Leistekow
2.) All of their games have been on the BTN propaganda machine.
Iowa is pretty much an NIT lock under the new rules. The top 2 teams based on NET rankings from each power conference get NIT bids regardless of win-loss record. So Iowa (#60) would have to get passed up by Ohio State (#73) and Maryland (#81). Or Nebraska (#58) and/or Northwestern (#59) would have to somehow finish with a higher NET than Iowa but not make the tourney.
NIT announces changes to tournament selection format - NCAA.org
The NIT Board of Managers has announced changes for the 2024 National Invitation Tournament that impact how teams qualify.
Meh Iowa still has a lot of L's on the schedule.
I just don't get the Hok obsession with Harding, Dix, and Freeman.
Harding - too small, can't score (or even do anything against better competition).
Dix - too unathletic for this level.
Freeman - no strength or defense.
Harding - too small, can't score (or even do anything against better competition).
Dix - too unathletic for this level.
Freeman - no strength or defense.