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IU Baseball Sitting Pretty in Big Ten Tournament

The Crimson Quarry — The Indiana Hoosiers are in great shape heading into Saturday games for the Big Ten Tournament. IU is likely safely in the NCAA tournament already but it would be nice for them to guarantee their spot by winning this weekend. They've put themselves in a good place to do exactly that. After last night's blowout of Ohio State (11-3), the Hoosiers are sitting without a loss with only three teams remaining. Ohio State now has to face off with Nebraska to see who goes home and who gets a shot at beating IU in two straight games. Ohio State sent Nebraska to the losers bracket in the first ...

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Theo Pinson Rejects Indiana: What Now?

The Crimson Quarry — Theo Pinson of Greensboro, North Carolina opted to stay closer to home than taking his talents to the Midwest. The very talented SF made his only official visit to Indiana this past winter, but it wasn't enough to land the potential McDonald's All-American. Pinson's list whittled down to Duke, North Carolina, Indiana, Louisville and Georgetown although the latter two weren't considered much of a contender towards the end. When it all came down to it, Pinson selected the home state Tar Heels over the Hoosiers. Indiana is now left trying to recover and focusing more on the guys left on t...

May 22, 2013

Top Target Theo Pinson to Decide Today at 12:15

The Crimson Quarry — Tom Crean and the Hoosiers are in heated battle #3 with North Carolina over a recent commit. First it was Cody Zeller, then it was Troy Williams. Will Theo Pinson be victory #3 for the Indiana Hoosiers? Pinson will announce today at 12:15 where he's headed. Reports for the longest time said he was a lock to pick Indiana but there is uncertainty galore as we're starting to get down to it. The most knowledgeable on the situation think its 50-50. Stay tuned to see where he winds up. If Theo Pinson picks the school that recruited him hardest then he goes with Indiana. They worked him w...

May 22, 2013

Big Ten basketball 2013 Review, Pt. II

The Crimson Quarry — The what and why can be found here, but my efficiency stats, in a nutshell, try to value each players' contributions (points, rebounds, assists, etc.) and efficiency (how many missed shots, turnovers, etc.). I calculate both per-game and per-possession rankings by taking the box scores from Big Ten teams' regular-season conference games and running them through my player efficiency ratings to determine the individual worth of 127 players. For the findings below, I trimmed anyone who played less than 9.5 possessions per game (like say, Hanner Mosquera-Perea or Amadeo Della Valle) to eli...

May 20, 2013

Pinson Decision Set For Wednesday

The Crimson Quarry — Theo Pinson will announce his college decision this Wednesday at 12:15 pm. According to this Sporting News article, his final five are Duke, Georgetown, Louisville, IU, and North Carolina. In case you aren't aware, Tom Crean and his staff have been recruiting Pinson hard for awhile now. He is a five star recruit on all 3 major recruiting networks: ESPN, Rivals, and Scout. Basically, the kid is a consensus top 15 recruit, and would be another piece in my coveted 2014 class (Blackmon, Pinson, Exum, and Okonoboh). I'm feeling pretty good about Theo's decision. The popular opinion among t...

May 20, 2013

A change in leadership at The Crimson Quarry.

The Crimson Quarry — The headline doesn't leave much guesswork, does it? I have stepped down as site manager of The Crimson Quarry, effective very soon. It's difficult to cede control, but ultimately this was an easy decision, as I'll explain below. Hard as it is for me to believe, this past Indiana basketball season was my seventh as a blogger. I started my Blogger site, the Hoosier Report, in February 2007, back when we were sure Kelvin Sampson was obeying his double secret probation and when we just knew that Coach Hep would beat cancer. I joined SB Nation in March 2009, at the very end of the worst...

May 17, 2013

Big Ten Basketball 2013 Review, pt. I

The Crimson Quarry — I listed the teams in a bit of a final power poll format, but I found it a little difficult to rank at the top within conference, because Michigan, Ohio State, and Indiana each had different high points in the last few weeks of the season. So, I considered them all "1-seeds", with Michigan first among equals for its appearance in the championship game. And yeah, I know this is a lot, but I have the efficiencies and personnel notes ready to post for part II. There's been some really notable developments for next year recently, with transfers Evan Gordon and Errick Peck landing at Indian...

May 17, 2013

Some Odd IU-Purdue Football/Basketball Scheduling

The Crimson Quarry — Within the past week, IU's 2014 Big Ten basketball schedule was announced. As is common each year, IU will play certain teams only once. Unfortunately, one of those teams this year is one of our biggest rivals, Purdue. As stated in this article by Alex Bozich, IU will play Ohio State and Iowa once at home, and Minnesota and Purdue once on the road. With the exception of playing Purdue only once, I think this schedule will benefit the Hoosiers. I think that OSU and Iowa have the ability to win the conference next year, with Iowa being a bit more of a dark horse. Playing these two only o...

May 17, 2013

Evan Gordon commits to Indiana.

The Crimson Quarry — A couple of weeks after Remy Abell and Maurice Creek left IU in the rare position of being undersigned, the Hoosiers once again have a full roster. Evan Gordon, the younger brother of former IU player/current NBA point guard Eric Gordon, will play his last year of college ball in Bloomington. Butler was the only finalist for IU’s services. Gordon played his first two years at Liberty University (Eric Gordon, Sr.’s alma mater) before transferring to Arizona State for last season. Evan won’t be mistaken for his older brother, but he’s a very solid addition to a roster that needs ba...

May 15, 2013

Recruiting Wrap-Up

The Crimson Quarry — First off, I wanted to formally introduce myself to all of you. I'm currently a senior at IU, and will graduate this December with an accounting degree. A couple months ago, John asked me if I wanted to contribute to the site, mostly on the recruiting side of things. I was currently in the middle of a pretty rigorous internship, but I agreed to begin writing some stuff and was given the all-go earlier this week. I was born and raised in Indianapolis; thus, I've been an IU fan my entire life. I'm looking forward to writing for the site, and continuing to have some excellent dialogue wit...

May 10, 2013

2013 Big Ten-ACC Challenge: Indiana to play Syracuse at Carrier Dome.

The Crimson Quarry — Numerous sources are reporting that IU will play Syracuse at the Carrier Dome in the 2013 Big Ten-ACC Challenge. This is, of course, a rematch of the 2013 Sweet 16 game won by 4 seed Syracuse over 1 seed IU. IU and Syracuse have met five times previously. The 1987 NCAA title game was the first meeting and IU's only win to date. This will be the first time the programs have played on either team's home court. Also, Syracuse will be playing in the Challenge for the first time ever, after moving from the Big East. I don't know much about what the Orange return, but obviously IU's t...

May 8, 2013

Indiana football schedule 2013: Hoosiers to play three under lights in pre-conference.

The Crimson Quarry — The Big Ten Network announced its prime time schedule this week, and three of the Hoosiers' first four games will be played under the lights. IU opens the season with a 7 p.m. Thursday night game against Indiana State on August 29, and then hosts Navy at 6 p.m. on September 7. After a September 14 day game against Bowling Green, the Hoosiers finish the pre-conference schedule with their toughest pre-Big Ten test, an 8 p.m. game against Missouri. I'm a big fan of this. First, IU's early season night games typically seem to draw better than September day games. Second, for those of ...

May 7, 2013

Hoosier baseball heads to Lincoln for pivotal series against Cornhuskers.

The Crimson Quarry — When I last mentioned the baseball Hoosiers, they were rolling at 26-4, but promptly lost all three games in a road trip to East Lansing. Hopefully, this post won't be yet another jinx, because this weekend's series at Nebraska is one of the most important in the program's history. After the sweep by the Spartans, IU lost to Ball State to extend the losing streak to 4, but since then IU has won 8 in a row, including three-game sweeps of Butler and Michigan and one-offs against Eastern Kentucky and Indiana State. Based on my limited knowledge of college baseball, I think it's fair t...

May 3, 2013

Spring items of interest

The Crimson Quarry — Hola, amigos. I know it's been a while since I rapped at ya.... etc. Now that the end-of-the-season hangover is starting to wear off, let's check back in on what's happening around IU and the Big Ten Conference. Indiana Basketball: So, there's been a bit of an exodus, with Remy Abell and Maurice Creek apparently both looking for more PT, but we can start getting excited about the incoming freshmen class. Noah Vonleh, Luke Fischer, Troy Williams, and Stanford Robinson are all looking capable of really contributing from day one. Williams won the MVP award of the Derby classic, but fello...

April 30, 2013

Maurice Creek to transfer.

The Crimson Quarry — A month ago, Indiana had three more players with eligibility remaining than they had scholarships. Now, amazingly, the Hoosiers find themselves one under the limit. Maurice Creek, who was excellent for IU as a freshman, will transfer for his final season. Creek will graduate from IU and will be eligible immediately for next season. Creek was the nation's leading freshman scorer in December 2009 when he fractured his kneecap and missed the rest of the season. In January 2011, in a home game against Michigan, he broke the other kneecap. Shortly before the beginning of the 2011-12 s...

April 24, 2013