IU Hoosiers Lose to Indiana State.

Bad move, Coach Davis! You should've sent out the goon! Mike Davis, the lame duck coach who's carried the Midwest's Torch of Mediocrity since Tyrone Willingham split for the coast, lost yet another battle of wits earlier this evening to the Indiana State Sycamores. Though the final margin was only 5 points, Larry Bird's alma mater outscored the no. 18 Hoosiers 42-32 in the second half. For those who fail to understand the magnitude of this loss, imagine North Carolina getting outcoached and outplayed by Eastern Carolina and tack on two consecutive seasons of failing to make the NCAA tournament because they're coached by the Norv Turner of college basketball.

I'm not a fan of Hoosier basketball and never have been. When I was 9, I cheered for them during the '92 (I think) NCAA tournament. They were playing Duke and I wanted to piss off my dad. After 10 minutes of my claps and cheers, he sent me to my room and I spent the rest of the night playing Tecmo Bowl and Ninja Gaiden. A couple of years ago, I made a second effort when my ex transferred there. In the beginning, I put forth a valiant an admirable 'Go Hoosiers' effort.. I wore a couple shirts, the requisite girlfriend jersey, and even bought a visor. Ex advised that cheering for his team wasn't enough; I had to root on IU Hoops as well. I tried - I really did - but my dislike was too great and I couldn't hack it; 5 weeks of fanship went down the tubes. X bitched but why should I change allegiance just because he did? I started hating IU out of spite, but in the last year or so, that hate has changed to pity. A program so meaningful to college basketball doesn't deserve to crumble at the feet of ineptitude. Mike Davis should have been fired a year ago but I imagine the thought of ESPN descending on Bloomington with calls of racism faster than a crackwhore drops to her knees was too much strain for the administration to bear. Hopefully, they'll be ready this time around.