Bump this thread when Indiana sucks

yoshukai

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Who was the ex-Hoosier announcer that shut down Jordan in college? Can’t think of his name . Always causing controversy. What ever happened to him ?
 
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RunninRichie

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Ole McCracken had some success, but yeah they haven't done much since Knight. Thinking of it, I guess it makes me more grateful for ole Joe B. Hall and what he maintained after Rupp here.
Before Knight, IU had 2 rather anomalous titles (40, 53) under McCracken, and not much else.

From 1938-39 (his first year) until Knight arrived (71-72), they won all of 6 Big 10 titles, had 8 losing seasons, and- aside from the two championship years- won a total of 3 NCAA tournament games, all of them in regional consolation rounds.


Then Knight arrived, and his first 16 years produced 3 titles and 4 Final Fours. Since then, two Final Fours in 33 years... and not much else.


The years before McCracken were even worse, with 13 losing seasons from the program's inception (1901) thru 1937, and only 3 Big 9/Big 10 titles.



IU was never a "power" program. Just a school that got lucky on a hire. They were basically U of San Fran before Knight.
 

jeffky

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It's official you're illustrious program has been downgraded to mid major status welcome to cupcake city Indiana you most certainly SUCK
 
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Yardeth

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This just in…..,,,Indiana basketball still sucks and everyone knows now thanks to national television.,,,,,,,That is all.
 
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onearmedjesus

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This just in…..,,,Indiana basketball still sucks and everyone knows now thanks to national television.,,,,,,,That is all.
IU basketball will be good again when Nebraska football is relevant. Weird that Nebraska football was relevant more recently than IU basketball.
 

*Fox2Monk*

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Jinx or not Indiana blows and they are gonna get blown out again.
Called it. Indiana continues to provide material for this legendary thread. It may never end. I’m 39 and I’d wager a lot of money that this thread makes it to 10,000 pages when in 59 before Indiana competes for another title.
 
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*Fox2Monk*

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This is the right answer. The best way to demonstrate this is to look at seasons in which the team was a legitimate contender for a title —as measured by at least reaching a Regional Finals—the Elite Eight.

In NCAA Tournament history Kentucky has reached that game THIRTY EIGHT times…

Indiana has reached the Elite Eight 11 times in that same time period.

They are somewhere between one fourth and one third as successful as Kentucky historically. The Hoosiers are on the level of programs like Oklahoma State and Arizona in terms of consistent tournament success and behind programs like Arkansas and even Louisville.

Tubby Smith went to four Elite Eights and won a national title. The last five Indiana coaches combined have made it as far as the Elite Eight once and haven’t even won a Conference title.
They have not won a conference tournament title but clappy won the regular season title.
 

*CatinIL*

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You have to give IUsed2Be credit for consistently sucking for so long...so they have that going for them.

Seriously IU, bring back CTC! It will make IUBB entertaining again.
 
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Runt#1969

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Kentucky beats Gonzaga, which just absolutely throttled the Hoosiers.

Confirmation that Indiana still sucks, Check.

Hoosiers still suck.

nothing to see here, move along to your next scheduled thread ....
thank you, drive thru please.

Go Big Blue !
 
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Richard Cory

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IU fans gotta be like this

pretty sure I heard the Nebraska crowd chant Whose Your DADDY