Author: Mike Schumann

Don’t let that final score fool you.  This was Indiana’s worst performance of the season.  By far.  And the repercussions could last a decade.  Or more.  The 95th ranked Purdue rushing offense steamrolled Indiana’s previously stout running defense.  This is the same Indiana defense that held Heisman hopeful Saquon Barkley to 56 yards.  Markell Jones went for more than 200 and Purdue collectively ran for 272.  Purdue’s running game is not that much better than Indiana’s run defense.  This was about game planning and heart.  Purdue had a better plan and they wanted it more. Tom Allen and Jeff Brohm…

With 14 minutes remaining Indiana was in yet another tight game with yet another mid-major, leading only 51-47.  Eastern Michigan is an above average mid-major that the Hoosiers would need to take seriously, but the fact remains — if this team was going to show progress it was going to have to put teams like this away. The game had been tight up to this point.  Indiana had a brief 9 point lead early in the second half only to see Eastern Michigan cut it back down to one.  Indiana’s defense was getting gashed with dribble penetration, including a segment…

In our preview for this game, we gave several reasons why the Hoosiers had better not look past Eastern Michigan. Irrespective of the final score of tonight’s game, the Eagles are a good team.  We’d be surprised if they aren’t at or near the top of the MAC when it’s all said and done. But Indiana had its best game of the year.  Honestly, they had their best game since January before the wheels fell off last season.  The Hoosiers did it all tonight — low turnovers, perimeter shooting, intensity.  They even saw the return of one of their senior…

The Indiana University men’s soccer team will host the New Hampshire Wildcats in the round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament.  The match is set for Saturday, November 25 at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.  Kickoff for the match is at 7:00 p.m. ET. A free live-stream of the match is available on BTN2Go.com. See our summary of the Hoosiers’ season here. See our NCAA tournament match summaries here. See the live NCAA College Cup bracket here.

The (5-6) Indiana Hoosiers travel to West Lafayette to play the (5-6) Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday at Noon.  The game will be televised on ESPN2.  It is one of the more meaningful Old Oaken Bucket games in recent history, as it is a “win or go home” scenario, with both teams needing the win to ensure bowl eligibility.  While it is at least possible to qualify for a bowl game with a 5-7 record, that isn’t something that either program is likely to feel good about.  Perhaps someday these programs will meet in a Big Ten title game.  Until then,…

It is understandable that Hoosier fans are already thinking ahead to next Wednesday’s home tilt with #1 Duke.  Assembly Hall will be electric, and after Duke’s rocky first half against Portland State, many are likely now believing that IU can pull off the upset.  Hopefully Indiana’s players aren’t falling into that trap because before they see the Blue Devils they need to take care of business at home against a 4-0 Eastern Michigan team.  Sure, EMU’s strength of schedule hasn’t been stellar and they haven’t left their home court yet, but they have played two common opponents, and there is…

Happy Thanksgiving!  Today Hoosier fans can give thanks that their men’s basketball now has a winning record at 3-2 and has worked itself back from the cliff that was the season opening 90-69 home court loss to Indiana State.  This team still has a long way to go but there are reasons to be optimistic, including: A star is emerging in Juwan Morgan.  This is a level of play that we always thought might be there, but he had previously played in the shadows of other stars and struggled with various injuries. Turnovers, perhaps IU’s biggest nemesis over the last…

Don’t let that final score fool you.  Similar to the South Florida game, this one was tight.  Uncomfortably tight.  For too long.  Let’s face it — when Robert Johnson goes 4-12 overall from the field and 1-6 from the 3-point line, this Indiana team is going to struggle to get separation from anyone. But for the second game in a row Juwan Morgan did it all and willed the Hoosiers to a win.  This time that included a  career high in points.  Did anyone ever see Morgan having a 28 point game?  This guy has taken his game to another…

As we detailed yesterday, Indiana has not lost a football game to Purdue since November 2012.  In fact, no player on IU’s roster has ever lost a game to Purdue.  In our ongoing series on the Old Oaken Bucket Game, today we take a look back to the 4 most recent games — which collectively have matched the Hoosiers’ longest winning streak in the series.  The other Hoosier 4 game winning streak was from 1944 to 1947.  That was one of the better eras in IU football.  Led by head coach Bo McMillin, the Hoosiers amassed a 27-9-2 record during…

GAME INFORMATION Opponent:  Arkansas State (KenPom #211) Tipoff: 7:00 p.m. ET Date: Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017 Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall; Bloomington, Indiana TV:  BTN Indiana is a 12.5 point favorite. The teams have played a common opponent in Howard.  IU beat Howard 86-77.  Arkansas State beat Howard 92-78. The Red Wolves play in the Sun Belt Conference.  Last season they finished with a 20-12 record.  All-time, Arkansas State has made one NCAA tournament (1999, first round loss to Utah) and four NIT appearances (1987-89, 1991). ROBERT JOHNSON CAREER STATISTICAL PROJECTIONS Robert Johnson passed 1,000 points in the Seton Hall game last week.  He…