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• Great Hep Coverage

  The IU student newspaper (above) is doing a great job covering the passing of Coach Hep and what's next for the program. Go to its site for a blog, photos, stories, and even video from the groundbreaking to the new facilities at Memorial Stadium. [...]
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  Posted: June 22, 2007, 10:21am EDT
  by Ryan Gunterman

• IU's greatest loss

  Indiana University and the Hoeppner family suffered its greatest defeat at 6:50 a.m.
  Coach Hep passed away after a long battle with brain cancer.
  While it is a cruel joke around the IU community that losing is nothing new to the football program, today's loss cannot [...]
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  Posted: June 19, 2007, 3:57pm EDT
  by Ryan Gunterman

• The way I like it

  I know I haven't been on here for a while. However, I don't know about you, but that's just the way I like to spend my off-season.
  
  As I stroll through the stories of Billy Gillispie (which called by the way), Bob Huggins, John Beilein, and [...]
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  Posted: April 07, 2007, 8:00am EDT
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Good for us. Screw Doyel

  This isn't about IU, but Tubby Smith coming to the Big Ten certainly has some effect on the entire league.
  
  He's a good coach that didn't meet the unrealistic expectations of Kentucky's unrealistic fan base (regardless of what the toolbag Gregg Doyel gets overpaid to think). Apparently [...]
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  Posted: March 23, 2007, 7:32am EDT
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Dose of reality

  Leave it up to reality to serve a reminder as to what is actually important in the world.
  
  Coach Hep is going to be missing spring practice due to his health.
  
  Yet again we're reminded as to how valuable life is and how sports is anything but. [...]
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  Posted: March 19, 2007, 7:37pm EDT
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Zero Tolerance

  I wanted to take a little time after last night's loss to UCLA to write this post so I could, you know, calm down.
  
  And stop punching inanimate objects.
  
  I also wanted to have a more-positive outlook on Indiana's tournament exit. Last night I was doubting everything [...]
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  Posted: March 18, 2007, 5:55pm EDT
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Balancing act

  Number of comments: 2
  How funny is it that IU plays better when a player doesn't score in the 30s?
  
  That's what we like to call balance.
  
  Based on how last night's win over Gonzaga started, I though this was going to be another performance where Wilmont, Ratliff, and Bassett [...]
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  Posted: March 16, 2007, 7:43am EDT
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Initial tally

  My results from first set of games:
  
  Record: 3-0
  Pieces of pizza: 6
  Beers: 2
  Number of miles it will take to run off what I eat today: Not worth discussing
  
  I'm really not surprised UofL pounded on Stanford like it did. The Pac 10 is as overrated [...]
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  Posted: March 15, 2007, 1:20pm EDT
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Testing. 1, 2, 3.

  I've heard a lot about the importance of coaching during my three-day pre-tournament TV marathon. I think most of that had to do with the fact the commentators couldn't remember the names of anyone besides Kevin Durant and Greg Oden.
  
  But I also think a lot of it is [...]
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  Posted: March 15, 2007, 8:42am EDT
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Who knew?

  If you don't want to know how IU is going to win/loose tomorrow night's game, please go to another website. Here's the not-so-much-of-a-secret to Indiana's success or lack thereof:
  
  Threes.
  
  It must have been the topic of conversation yesterday as several stories in today's papers discuss Indiana's [...]
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  Posted: March 14, 2007, 7:49am EDT
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Broke down

  I woke up this morning thinking of breaking-down IU's first-round game against Gonzaga.
  
  But fellow IU and IDS alum Terry Hutchens of the Indy Star already beat me to it. It's great stuff.
  
  Another great article is in today's CJ about Armon Bassett. Apparently the higher [...]
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  Posted: March 13, 2007, 7:54am EDT
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Out there

  Number of comments: 9
  I'm putting myself out there for you people.
  
  Here is what I have for the local teams in my bracket from my Yahoo! group:
  

  • IU beats Gonzaga then looses to UCLA
  • UofL gets by Stanford then falls to Texas A&M
  • Kentucky bows out to Villanova in the first round (Tubby vacates [...]
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  Posted: March 11, 2007, 9:19pm EDT
  by Ryan Gunterman

• First Reaction

  Number of comments: 1
  My first reaction to IU's placement in the big tournament was mild shock, mixed with pleasant surprise, and then quelled with solid realism.
  
  I was shocked Indiana received a seven seed. Not only is this further proof that ESPN's resident bracketologist (I wonder if people that legitimately have [...]
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  Posted: March 11, 2007, 8:04pm EDT
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Last thing

  Number of comments: 1
  This is the last thing I'll say about Friday's loss to Illinois.
  
  Bob Kravitz makes an excellent point about IU's play when it was eliminated from the Big Ten tournament. Usually not a fan of his, but he's been dead-on this basketball season.
  
  Happy Bracket Day. Spend [...]
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  Posted: March 11, 2007, 10:23am EDT
  by Ryan Gunterman

• So many words

  Number of comments: 5
  Sorry. Pathetic. Effortless. Lazy. Careless.
  
  A.K.A. Last night's loss to Illinois.
  
  It was just bad. Indiana couldn't shoot, couldn't get a rebound, couldn't hold onto the ball...
  
  ...and couldn't get a win.
  
  The Hoosiers are a better team than Illinois. That has to be obvious. [...]
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  Posted: March 10, 2007, 9:10am EST
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Movin' on up

  Last night was just what was needed for the Hoosiers. Even Adam Ahfeld built some confidence.
  
  Now it's time to think about positioning.
  
  Indiana is the third seed in the Big Ten tourney and will play the winner of Penn State (how'd IU do against the [...]
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  Posted: March 04, 2007, 8:35am EST
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Conference Bracket

  Good news everyone. You don't have to pull a Ferris Bueller to watch IU's first game in the Big Ten tournament.
  
  The Hoosiers play the winner of Illinois/Penn State Friday night at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Find your favorite watering hole now.
  
  Here's the bracket for those [...]
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  Posted: March 04, 2007, 8:30am EST
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Blowout time

  Number of comments: 3
  I never understood the people that always want to see "a close game" when watching their team play. Not me.
  
  I want to see my team win by a margin so big the loser considers dropping the program.
  
  Today is one of those days.
  
  Indiana needs [...]
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  Posted: March 03, 2007, 9:54am EST
  by Ryan Gunterman

• IU @ Northwestern Second Half

  Number of comments: 7
  Halftime show was a mental makeout session between Linda Cohn and Kevin Durant.
  
  Who wants to see that?
  
  Glad IU was starting to play better toward the end of the half. Not so much for the team, but more for my friend Sam. She's a student at Northwestern [...]
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  Posted: February 28, 2007, 6:48pm EST
  by Ryan Gunterman

• IU @ Northwestern First Half

  Number of comments: 1
  I've been somewhat slacking on the blog lately, so what's the best way to make it up?
  
  Live blog I say.
  
  Screw editing. I'm letting this one go as the game goes. To the game...
  

  • NASCAR Now is currently on ESPN2. Anyone wondering why ESPN thinks this NASCAR [...]
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  Posted: February 28, 2007, 5:55pm EST
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Best of the rest?

  Number of comments: 2
  I know this is an IU blog, but I just can't get over how well UofL is playing right now.
  
  I was back in New Albany to watch Bloomington North (my employer that pays my bills) play my NAHS Bulldogs. But I had several people, all varying in ages [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2007, 11:19am EST
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Disappointment

  Number of comments: 2
  Not really a whole lot to say about last night's lost to Michigan State except for how disappointed I am in some of the Hoosiers.
  
  I could have used the word "impressive" if IU would have continued to play the way it did in the first half. The [...]
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  Posted: February 25, 2007, 4:05pm EST
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Consider this

  I had intended to go to work early this morning. Got up at 5 a.m., showered, hammered a couple cups of coffee, warmed up the car, and was on my way out the door.
  
  Then my wife, who was thrilled I had woken early so she could watch the [...]
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  Posted: February 21, 2007, 5:56am EST
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Wanna be?

  Did anyone think IU fans would want to be where UofL is right now?
  
  I swore, even put on this blog, that the Cards couldn't even upgrade to awful. Now, they're nowhere in the same time zone.
  
  Matter of fact, after yesterday's win at Marquette, they're right [...]
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  Posted: February 18, 2007, 10:19am EST
  by Ryan Gunterman

• Signature

  While we're waiting for IU to not lose a road game, we keep witnessing the Hoosiers being on the wrong end of a "signature win."
  
  First it was Iowa. Then it was Purdue. You can even argue the first Illinois game was of the "signature" variety for the Illini.
  [...]
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  Posted: February 18, 2007, 7:59am EST
  by Ryan Gunterman