Whenever I hear the phrase “going out in a blaze of glory” I think of TLew’s flex at the end of that OSU game
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Whenever I hear the phrase “going out in a blaze of glory” I think of TLew’s flex at the end of that OSU game
It was a meaningless game. The game the next day was going to end up cancelled anyways, so we were not even playing for our tournament lives.
Everything great and terrible about Terrence Lewis all at once. The win expectation model is absolutely hilarious over those last 15 seconds...
OSU @ 73.7% before the dunk
OSU @ 31.0% after the dunk
OSU @ 78.2% after the made shot
It looks like a seismograph picking up an 8.0 at the end there.
...then kaput.
I will never forget that preposterous sequence. I cannot remember many more hotly contested of games that were ultimately about absolutely nothing.
Probably shorter than Smiths list as a grad transfer and we're right in the thick of it
It means nothing now, however....IF we could have won that game, we could have laid claim to being defending Big XII tourney champions for another year. Hard to do that when our last game played was a loss. :-(
i agree with this. Never said IU was killing it now. Hopefully will reclaim status in the future, but outside of the Oladipo/Zeller/Ferrell teams, they have been a disappointment
I absolutely agree with this. But at some point an average to mediocre recent history catches up with you as the people who remember the glory days die off.
I think most people 20 years ago would’ve considered Nebraska a CFB blue blood, and you can argue they still have a blue blood fan base and financial backing. But they’re reaching the point where recruits and younger fans only remember them as an average to decent program rather than a national power. They have a great history, but their brand has diminished significantly. I can argue Indiana basketball is going down the same path.
UCLA Basketball is the tough one for me. Their recent history has been mediocre, but they still own the most dominant stretch in CBB history that no one will probably ever come close to.
Nothing like some dorky kids rapping about things that happened before they were born.
Who would of thunk when Bob Knight gave us the, "if rape is inevitable " line he was talking about Indiana basketball?
When are we gonna hear more info on his recruitment? I’m seeing a lot of Illinois and Purdue but no ISU. What is it with B1G transfers and staying in conference?
That was such an appropriate way to put a bow on T-Lew's ISU career. It just perfectly summarized the entire journey. Flash of excellence ultimately shadowed by cloud of atrociousness
