Hoosiers in Puerto Rico - You Don't Need Your Passport!

Wait, so you don't need a passport? Why didn't I make this trip? Damn our low Armchair Superstar travel budget. We blew it all on IU Football?? What were we thinking?

Indiana was looking great in the first five minutes of the Ole Miss game today. They seemed to catch the Runnin' Rebels off guard with their athleticism and intensity, but this has settled down into a much closer game at a pace that favors the Rebs. They are doing a nice job at forcing IU into the halfcourt offense where we struggle when denied the pick and roll.

It looks like turnovers are going to be an issue again this year - Jordan Hulls is getting treated like the little white kid playing on the front court at the HPER, and Verdell needs to stop trying to dribble behind his back and off his foot. 11 turnovers at the 8:14 mark in the first half. Ouch. Still down just six, but need to stop the bleeding.

That said, Jeremiah Rivers has looked a lot better this game than I have seen him before - calm, confident, and with solid moves to the basket. He might be our primary point guard by the time the Big Ten season rolls around.

I'm floating some stuff around for my next Featured Columnist article at B/R (and here, of course), so please let me know today if you have any must write ideas! I'm trying to get one posted tonight while I'm at the library writing yet another history essay.