Make no mistake about it....this is about the Indiana Hoosiers, nothing more

What's the SEC going to say now. The team that just beat Tennesse we beat by 53. Suck it!

BREAKING: Everyone who is anyone is expected to go to the transfer portal.

Here’s the original video I screenshot the pic you posted from, which I took during the game. Unfortunately not AI slop.

Indiana plays basketball today. Whose excited! LFG!

It was at this point that Iowa knew they had flucked around and found out

Fernando to Saracha.....I know a bit of a stretch but this is what happens when you drink and post! Lessgo Hoosiers!

Guess which song I have in my head all night

Almost there!!

Get this sold out!!

Two weeks out from #iufb Still a ton of tickets available 😮‍💨Buy them and Pack the Rock! OD - 9,043 Kenn St - 11,067 ISU - 10,430 Mich St - 5,496 UCLA - 5,542 Wisc - 7,774

Candid Coffee Conversations 8-16-25 Good morning CCC followers. We’re inching closer to kick off. 14 more days! Hoosiers are primed for another great season! Grab a cup of Joe and your breakfast of choice and let’s dive in! FOOTBALL -Injury report. Ponds (ankle), Hardy (groin). Hoosiers projecting to be full strength going into week 1 against Old Dominion. -Remember, Old Dominion pushed South Carolina (17-21) in the home opener last season. No slouch and can’t be overlooked. -Mini season ticket holder. Pack the Rock for game one. Ticket prices dropped. Candid will be in the house! -Ferrell’s mother passed away. Prayers to him and his family. Can’t imagine losing a parent at such a young age. AP Poll #20 as expected. I projected IU would be somewhere between #16-#20. Again, on field results matter. -Someone explain Michigan to me #14? I usually feel like I have a good grasp on returning talent and outlook in the College Football landscape. I know there is usually elite brand and program biased in pre-season rankings. Also, I know Michigan recruits at a high level. BUT, they lost their top 3 defenders, top 3 offensive play makers, and multiple OL starters to either the NFL draft or graduation. They are starting a freshman quarterback, who is highly touted. I just feel there are so many question marks with this team to be able to rank them in the top 15. I’m not saying they won’t be good, I just believe they’re a lot of questions versus a team like Indiana or Illinois. -Another player that has caught my eye lately is Riley Nowakowski. He is projected to be a TE/H-back type and is seen as a blocker. However, based on clips released by the program, he’s been targeted in the pass game and looks to help replace Zach Horton’s role. -Last week, I projected my breakout player on the team this season to be Omar Cooper Jr. The last couple of clips the football social media accounts have released of Mendoza making a big play downfield have been to……COOOOOOOOOP. These type of reps and comfortably translate into games on 3rd down and end of quarter situations. x.com/indianafootball/status… x.com/indianafootball/status… Basketball -Great trip Puerto Rico. Injury free. Grit, bonding, excitement, and undefeated. Notable description of style of play. Spacing, ball movement, guards screening each other open, pushing the pace with a “broken floor” and trying to get a shot within 12 seconds, team rebounding, shooting 3s and FT % was strong. -HALF TIME ADJUSTMENTS! What a relief for all IU fans. A coaching staff that actually coaches for 40 minutes of hoops! -92/212 shot attempts were 3pt shots. 43% attempt rate from behind the arc. Last year, the Hoosiers' 3pt attempt rate was 33%. 3 is more than 2. -I was impressed by this team and how resilient they are without playing much together. This is the edge and attitude that has been missing in Indiana Basketball for quite some time. It’s going to translate into the regular season, and will be even better when the team is more comfortable with both their offensive and defensive system. -When Aleksa Ristic committed to Indiana, a lot of media analysts said that he probably wouldn’t find much time in the lineup. This trip showed he can play. DeVries played him big minutes when Enright got into foul trouble. He had a stretch of big plays on both sides of the floor during a big run for the Hoosiers. For being with the team for roughly a week, he played well. I expect him to get minutes this year, especially as he gets acclimated to the system. He’s smooth, handles the ball well, and understands spacing. -Sisley continues to impress me as a true freshman and will be in the top 7 rotation. You can tell that him spending a season at Monteverde and his off-season work with Tucker has expanded his game. He has expanded his game from predominantly playing a PF position to a stretch 4 perimeter player. -I had a question from a follower regarding recruitment last week. They asked, “For favorite basketball recruits, you seemed to list a lot of guards/wings... Are there any big men targets you're interested in?” -I think Almond can fit into DeVries' scheme, running the horseshoe and elbows extended. He has the handles and driving ability in these spots. He will also be able to step outside the arc for spacing and shoot a 3 (this can be improved). However, I really like Ethan Taylor. He has a natural ability to be around the ball off the glass. Great lob threat and finishing ability. Rim protector who can run the floor at 7 feet 240 lbs. youtu.be/XXLwDEHv4gs?si=1G8W… -3-0 going into November. Please retweet and recommend a follow to others. Turn on notifications to see when I post! We are trying to get to 1000 followers by football season! Looking forward to continuing to build this account with CANDID CONVERSATIONS about IU basketball and football from a fan and coach perspective. GO IU! 🔴⚪️🔴⚪️📈🤌🏼 #IUBB #IUFB #Hoosiers

Candid Coffee Conversations 8/9/25 CCC is back! I hope you are sitting down and enjoying a scone with a nice cup of coffee, however you like it. We have made it to football season with a lot of buzz and excitement around this season! Additionally, basketball is down in Puerto Rico, where players are getting in some much-needed team scrimmages and bonding time to build camaraderie. Let's get into it! Football -Let’s talk about rankings and polls briefly…….NONE OF IT MATTERS. On-field results matter. The national media and large media corporations don’t like it when a team like Indiana breaks into the good ‘ole boys club of the upper echelon of college football. They are all betting on IU to go back to their historical woes. Cig and Co. will use all of the negativity and lack of hope to fuel the team's approach and mindset. It will be interesting where IU falls in the AP Poll, which is released Monday. Hoosiers are ranked #19 in the preseason Coaches Poll. I bet the Hoosiers will fall between #16 and-20 in the AP. We shall see! -There have been a lot of polls or chatter asking, who is going to be the 'breakout player” this year for IU? I said this during Spring Camp, and I still stand by it. Omar Cooper Jr. is going to have a big season. His route-running ability in the middle and outside of the field is superb. He can be used in the slot, which was proven during the spring game. His ability to use his strong frame to leverage defenders to create space is impressive. He can play all positions on the field, which complements Waffle House’s game. He will have more targets and receptions this season with the attention to Sarratt, and this will already add to his red-zone touchdown ability. He’s the most underrated WR in the conference and maybe even nationally. He will have a steady pro career. -Freshman to watch this season to make an impact. Lebron Bond (shifty, gadget, YAC ability), Kyler Garcia (he has a BIG/SEC body), and Byron Baldwin (sideline to sideline coverage/speed, ballhawk) are impressive and all had production during the preseason game. Cig has been complimentary of their play as well. I expect to see all three players in the rotation at their positions. -Cig’s stance on scheduling and what he said to the media is spot on. We are in the most competitive conference with back-to-back national champions and multiple College Football Playoff programs. Until the SEC goes to 9 conference games, there is no need to schedule Power 4 non-conference opponents. There are plenty of big games on the schedule. Use the non-conference to build confidence and develop depth, and prepare for conference season. Playing two top 10 teams on the road, a top 20 team at home, and at Iowa is not an easy feat. Take care of business on the schedule you have, and you're back in the playoffs. -My #IUFB season prediction: Schedule breakdown: Home-Old Dominion- W Home- Kennesaw St- W Home- Indiana St- W Home- Illinois- W 35-28 Away- Iowa- W 28-21 (trap game. Tough environment. Oregon next week) Away- Oregon- Here me out on this! I think the Hoosiers win this game if they are healthy after games against Illinois and Iowa. Hoosiers are also coming off a bye week to prepare. Oregon will be coming back across the country from playing at Penn State. I think Penn St. wins against Oregon. I think Cig and Co. showed that traveling out west is not an issue last year. Oregon is very talented. However, they’ll have a young QB growing through adversity next year. This is a coin flip. I like the Hoosier 31-28 on the road! Home- MSU- W 42-17 Home- UCLA- W 35-21 Away- Maryland- W 28-7 Away- Penn St.- L 14-28 Home- Wisc. - W 31-17 Away- Purdue- W 35-10 Hoosiers will either be 11-1 or 10-2 going into selection weekend. For this to happen and to get a second consecutive CFP bid, they will need to win at least 2 of the following games: Illini, at Iowa, at Oregon, at PSU. To me, they need to beat ILLINI at home and win either at ORE or PSU to secure a bid. SEC SOS is just naturally more difficult (Media Darlings). They have to get big win in conference to wipe off any doubt vs. a 9-3 or 10-2 Florida, LSU, or even a 11-1 Miami. Here is my CFP prediction per the napkin. 1. PSU 2. Texas 3. Clemson 4. Georgia 5. Notre Dame 6. ASU 7. Ohio St 8. Bama 9. Indiana 10. UF 11. Oregon 12. GROUP of 5 (Boise st. or Tulane) Left out: LSU (I don’t trust B. Kelly), MIAMI, BYU, SMU Possible Bid Stealers to watch: UOFL, IOWA ST., Illinois, TTECH. -Lastly, the national media has made a talking point out of, “Who will be this year’s Indiana?” There is, there will be no “This year’s Indiana.” I don’t see a program going from two seasons of 4-8 and 3-9 to 11-2 with a CFP birth. However, if you’re looking for a team to sneak into the CFP, that team is Louisville. Brohm is a good coach and has his most talented team since he arrived back home in Louisville. Miller Moss can sling it, and they arguably have a top 5 backfield in the country. Additionally, they have a favorable schedule. I think they can win at Miami. They play Clemson at home at night. Then they go on the road at SMU. Their schedule has plenty of opportunities for quality wins, for being in a weak ACC conference. Basketball -IU is currently down in Puerto Rico getting much-needed time as a brand new team to scrimmage and spend quality time together. Early information feels positive about how the team is coming together. What we have learned from the first scrimmage is that Indiana is going to get up the floor fast, share the ball, and shoot from behind the arc. Sounds like we could be bringing back the old nickname “Hurryin’ Hoosiers” with the DeVries era. -Though the competition was not great, the stat line in the first scrimmage was promising. Sisley leading all scorers on 9-12 shooting is great! We need him to be in the rotation. Great to see him settled in early. -Tayton Conerway has the ability to be an ALL BIG player at PG as well as be a part of the ALL BIG Defensive team. Conerway shooting well from 3 is promising and is helpful in many aspects for his position. If he is able to knock down 3s, then this opens up his ability to get to the rim/dive and dish to shooters. The last time the Hoosiers had a PG with the ability to shoot from deep was Yogi. -I am looking forward to the next few days, scrimmage-wise, against tougher competition. All reps are good reps for this team to continue to gel and find their footing offensively and defensively. I am most interested in seeing how IU plays against a team with more size. How will they play them offensively? So many unknowns with a new team and new system that there is a lot of interest in many different aspects. Recruiting: My favorite out-of-state prospects currently are: Anthony Thompson Jr. - x.com/inthegymhoops_/status/… Ryan Hampton- youtube.com/watch?v=69J2hb1H… Latrell Almond-youtube.com/watch?v=FRK2EkK4… Jordan Smith- youtube.com/shorts/wjyOY0lY5… Taylen Kinney- youtube.com/shorts/XMjbrVF_k… Chase Branham- youtube.com/shorts/-ZRVnwW5Y… Please retweet and recommend a follow to others. Turn on notifications to see when I post! We are trying to get to 1000 followers by football season! Looking forward to continuing to build this account with CANDID CONVERSATIONS about IU basketball and football from a fan and coach perspective. GO IU! 🔴⚪️🔴⚪️📈🤌🏼 #IUBB #IUFB #Hoosiers Candid Coffee Conversations 8/9/25