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Tracy Smith is in his eighth season as head coach of the
Indiana Hoosiers. IU went 32-28 this past season, including 14-7
in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers fell 6-5 to Purdue in the
Championship Game of the Big Ten Tournament. A native of
Kentland, Ind., Smith led Indiana to the 2009 Big Ten tourney
title, the first for the program since 1996 and second NCAA
Tournament appearance in school history.
A 1989 graduate of Miami (Ohio), Smith posted a record of
317-220-1 (.590) as head coach at his alma mater. His RedHawks put together
eight consecutive 30-win seasons.
Smith has a keen eye for baseball and a keen ear for music. He
will give us his thoughts through the spring on Indiana baseball and on American
Idol. Follow Smith on Twitter at @HoosierBaseball.
The Hoosiers split two games at Georgia Southern this past
weekend, with the opener requiring more than 40 hours to complete. It was
suspended on both Friday and Saturday, finally completed on Sunday. IU takes its
3-2 mark to Myrtle Beach this weekend for Baseball at the Beach.
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Feb. 27, 2013
I’m Back!
 I’m
back . . . I’m back on the bandwagon now with my favorite show because the focus
is back on the singing. I enjoy the early shows where we get to meet and see a
lot of different contestants from around the country, but the best part of Idol
for me is when we get to hear the talented (and I mean really talented)
singers. I know I was singing (pun intended) the praises of the ladies, but
there are some guys that can win it too. This week was especially enjoyable
because there were so many of them that reminded me of some of my favorite
singers – past and present.
I was always a Luther Vandross fan; even saw him in concert, and
it seems like every year Idol tries to present us with the next “Luther.” Think
Ruben Studdard in the past, and think Curtis Finch, Jr. in the present. He
knocked it out and I would pay to hear that dude sing. I like him a lot. We even
had a little Smokey Robinson flavor with Kevin Harris. To my surprise the
judges didn’t like him, but there aren’t too many people that sound like
that. Oh well, Nicki knows better . . .
Another one of my favorite singers is Josh Groban. People say I
shouldn’t admit that publicly, but if I can say that I have attended a couple
Barry Manilow concerts, I should have no trouble saying I like Josh Groban. Devin
Velez reminded me of Josh. I think he is going to go far in the competition. It
would not be current pop if we didn’t have a “Bruno Mars” in this year’s group,
and Elijah Liu is that guy. He is no way near the performer of Bruno, but his
vocals remind me of him.
All-in-all, a couple strong shows this past week. I may have
spoken too soon about American Idol having a girl winner, and for probably the
first time this season, I am looking forward to next week’s show.
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