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Candy Stripe Scoop – Crunch Time for Hoosiers

Sammy Jacobs
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https://hoosierhuddle.com/2026/02/23/candy-stripe-scoop-crunch-time/


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Topic starter Posted : 02/23/2026 5:37 pm
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BigMike's avatar
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Who could have imagined it but what's absolutely crazy is that IU has lost the last 5 games to Northwestern. At one time the game against the Wildcats was a gimme. The recent IU / Northwestern results have shown how far the Indiana basketball program has fallen. I expect DeVries and the boys will break the streak tonight and get the Hoosiers on the right path.


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Posted : 02/24/2026 8:00 am
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RedandRowdy
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They better do something.


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Posted : 02/24/2026 9:31 am
Sammy Jacobs
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@bigmike I was a student when Northwestern won at AH for the first time in a very long time or even ever. Man, it was shocking. I’ll have to go back and look at the year.


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Topic starter Posted : 02/24/2026 9:33 am
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Northwestern is always a layup!  (reviews recent results) Oops... Uhh, big game!

Every game is a play-in game from here on. Get it done, HOOOSIERS!

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Posted : 02/24/2026 10:11 am
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@thehoosierhuddle I had to check to get the details straight but I recall sitting back in the rafters of Assembly Hall as a very young IU student on January 14, 1974. Fans were extremely upset even though the highly favored Hoosiers won 72-67. Didn't lose but many unhappy people simply because the "score was too close."

My perspective has changed over the years. I'd be more than pleased with any kind of win tonight.


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Posted : 02/24/2026 1:32 pm
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Posted by: @thehoosierhuddle

I was a student when Northwestern...

You studied in Evanston? That helps explain a lot ... in a very good way. That school has a killer journalism program.

I waxed college, but I didn't have the goods for Northwestern out of high school. I'm fairly certain my rejection letter said something like, "You're kidding, right?" 


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Posted : 02/24/2026 7:16 pm
Sammy Jacobs
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@gthomas LOL no. I went to IU. I have a degree in sports communications and a Master’s in Education (Canisius). Love Evanston though. Cool little town


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Topic starter Posted : 02/24/2026 7:26 pm
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Posted by: @thehoosierhuddle

@gthomas LOL no. I went to IU. I have a degree in sports communications and a Master’s in Education (Canisius). Love Evanston though. Cool little town

Ahh, I must have misread. I'm glad to hear you took your talents to Bloomington. Helluva writer, you are.

Note: My apologies for turning into Yoda with that last sentence.

 


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Posted : 02/24/2026 7:50 pm
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@thehoosierhuddle The only reason I wrote for Bleacher Report back in the day was to get a press pass (with great parking). I probably broke media credential rules by using that "power" to get my kids pics with Hulls and Crean. 

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Posted : 02/24/2026 8:02 pm
Sammy Jacobs
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@gthomas Thank ya. It's been a lot of fun running this site and working with the team we have.


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Topic starter Posted : 02/24/2026 8:37 pm
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