BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - "The Thin Red Line" phrase originated from 500 crimson-coated Sutherland Highlanders repulsing 2,000 Russian cavalry at the Battle of Balaclava (which also featured the infamous, immortal "Charge of the Light Brigade.")
Indiana men's basketball can perhaps relate right now.
The crimson-clad ranks are thin. The brigade of available players is light.
IU (4-1) will host Cal-Davis (1-5) at 7 p.m. Friday, but reading too much into the records is probably unwise.
Cal-Davis, coached by former Bradley coach and star Jim Lis (who played seven seasons in the NBA), has won three of the past four Big West Conference titles and won a NCAA tournament game before falling to Kansas in 2017.