Jeremiah Rivers...Waiting In The Shadows

For one moment it was back...

Jeremiah Rivers had a monster block on a streaking Maryland player during a fast break in the first half of the IU/Maryland game.

On the next play he stole the inbounds pass and had his own breakaway. By the way...the dude can fly.

With a nasty dunk by Jeremiah, it happened.

Assembly Hall went bonkers. As in absolutely ape s*** nuts... I was there and it was the loudest sporting event I’ve been at other than watching the Colts in the compact RCA Dome a couple years back.

Maryland was forced to call a timeout to regroup, probably because they couldn’t hear themselves think.

For at least one half of the game, IU Basketball was back. Assembly Hall became one of the scariest places to play if your not suited up in cream and crimson. The energy was palpable and the team fed off of it. Hoosier fans had a chance to feel what it will be like when Tom Crean turns this program around.

It was awesome.

And make no mistake, it’s happening. We’re watching something special. And when it happens I know I’ll be there, able to say I was with them through it all.

Personally, I can’t wait...

Because when it does and it’s coming, maybe not this year, maybe not even the year after... but soon. The Hoosiers will return to glory and I can’t wait for the moment when they look at the college basketball world and ask “Remember Us?”. 

The pieces are already coming together.

Christian Watford is a stud, an athletic freak of nature. Dumes, Verdell Jones, Maurice Creek and everyone else on the team will only get better. And Tom Cream will continue to put together a top 10 recruiting class each year.

So get ready Hoosier fans, because when everything falls in place. 

Your going to want to be there, because this is going to be good.