This is Indiana.
Basketball is the thing here. That doesn’t necessarily mean droning on about hoops on a barn like certain broadcasters who don’t really get it though.
This state produces basketball talent at an alarming level, there’s a reason for that crowd that clamors for Indiana men’s basketball’s head coach to recruit the state (even though that doesn’t necessarily yield the best results).
You hear all the stories, the boys who grow up watching Indiana (or Purdue, I guess), the amateur and developmental leagues around the state and the towns that absolutely fill their local high school gym on game nights.