Hoosier State Beat: Pacers Problems, IU Wins, Ball State Undefeated, and Gary Brackett Injury Update
I haven’t had a chance to sit and organize my thoughts lately, but there are a few things to be shared. This seems to be the time and place to do it.
First off, what is going on with the Pacers?
Just a week or two ago I was writing about how they were on the verge or something special and how I could see them being one player away from greatness. Since then all hell has broken loose and they have gone 2-6.
Sure, Danny Granger is the next big thing, sure they are a young team, but how long can we keep saying the same old thing over and over again? Come guys, give me some material.
Hopefully this hell week (Lakers, at Boston, at Cleveland, then Boston again in Indy) will show me that spark they had to start the season.
The Colts on the other hand are on a winning streak, they are also on an injury streak. I don’t have this %100 
confirmed (I would place it as a %70 – %30 right now) but someone in the know mentioned to me that Gary Brackett is done for the season. They didn’t say if that included any playoff run or not, but the regular season may be over for one of Indy’s defensive captains.
Indiana University saw victory at Assembly Hall on Sunday, but they also saw Verdell Jones carted off the hardwood. He was taken to the hospital for a quick once over and released.
While I am happy to see the Hoosiers get a win, I am much more happy to see Jones is ok. Watching someone get carted off the football field is expected, but when it happens in basketball it usually leads to something more serious, I’m glad it was all precautionary with Jones.
Also, I love Tom Crean.
Undefeated Ball State will be entering the M.A.C. Championship game on Friday to face Buffalo. I don’t claim to know much about Buffalo, but what I do know is that if BSU can pull this out and get our first ever MAC championship we deserve a BCS bowl bid. Ok, maybe not deserve, but if we don’t get it, and a BCS conference team that is ranked lower then us does, then the current BCS deserves to be blown up and re-imagined.
I’ll be back later this week with an early look at UFC 92 and hopefully some good Pacer news.
Tags: ball state cardinals, Indiana, indiana hoosiers, indiana pacers, Indianapolis Colts
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That sucks about Bracket for Colts fans. They need their D to get healthy for the stretch run. And I’m still flabbergasted by how well the Browns D contained the Colts O. I really thought the Colts were getting on a roll offensively.
Glad to see the Hoosiers pick up a W as well. Every win is huge this season, and Cornell is not slouch. They won their conference last year. Let me know if you hear any updates on Verdell.
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JRod Reply:
December 1st, 2008 at 5:13 pm
@BSUWeb,
Blatant advertising, but we’ll allow it. We are proud supporters of the undefeated Ball State Cardinals here at Midwest Sports Fans. Careful selling the undefeated shirts though…they still have to play Buffalo and a bowl game. You don’t want to jinx them like the Patriots last year…
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BSUWeb Reply:
December 1st, 2008 at 5:18 pm
@JRod, Sorry about that, we’re just so excited about the Cardinals going undefeated for a whole regular season.
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JRod Reply:
December 1st, 2008 at 5:23 pm
@BSUWeb,
No apologies necessary. This post is about Ball State, your link provides value to readers, it’s all good. I didn’t mean to sound harsh…I was trying to be sarcastic.
I hope the Cardinals get the job done in the MAC championship and their bowl game. They are a great story this season.
Not to toot my own horn, but looks like I broke the Brackett injury story… Indy Star just posted this:
http://www.indystar.com/article/20081203/SPORTS03/81203050
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JRod Reply:
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:26 pm
@Plough, very nice. You definitely beat them to the punch on this one.
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