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16 minutes ago, Coach Robby said:

Conversation/argument: as an IU fan, do you root for PU tonight?

Strictly as an IU fan, of course not. 

The only reason I am rooting for Purdue is because I'm dating a Purdue cheerleader and want her to have that experience as her last game. 

44 minutes ago, Between2Halls said:

Rats. We coulda had Calipari. 😎

I'd rather have a Drano colonic

34 minutes ago, MrsStoller said:

It’s just fun to see basketball fans in Indiana be excited. I loved the women’s run in the tourney, as well as Indiana State’s run in the NIT.

 

i may feel differently as the game goes on. No promises on maintaining this cheerful excitement 😂😂

My consolation prize is that at least my gf will be in a good mood when she gets back.  And as the modern-day philosopher Terry Bradshaw once said, "If mama ain't happy...ain't nobody happy". 

Just now, MrsStoller said:

Genuinely excited for my Purdue friends. Seeing the posts from Purdue people on my Twitter feed, here in Indiana, it’s not hard for me to be excited for them. I think I don’t want the trophy back in Connecticut more than I don’t want Purdue to have it 😂. Bring the trophy back to Indiana!

I plead the 5th. 

2 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

Well crap just yesterday things were looking good for cloud cover but now it seems just before things start all the way through to just after the clouds are supposed to move in. Going to be clear after. Instead of driving an hour for totality I think I’ll just stay home and hope for 99%

I'm doing the same thing. My office will get something like 99.4% totality.  Close enough. 

2 minutes ago, Sea Turtle said:

And Arkansas succeeded the first time they did it. Which is even more embarrassing for Indiana. 

Not really, but you're entitled to your opinion. 

1 minute ago, Sea Turtle said:

 

Kentucky...eh, correct. But Illinois to Kansas was a huge step up for Self.  And this is the first time I ever remember Arkansas ever going after this high profile of a coach. 

Sorry Jake, but you're 1 out of 3 on this. 

3 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

He's quite the YouTube star between rating the fattiest foods you can think of, and video games...

The faithful see a positive review and they react...

"Earl, run down to Ernie's Grocery and Tire Shop and see if'n they have those new Ding Dongs Reed was'a talkin' about." 

"But Maw....they don't take EBT"

7 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

The bag men and runners are still very much in play. All of those AAU coaches and promoters, the family members and FRIENDS are still looking for their cut! Also as Armondo points out in his tax service commercial NIL is taxable!

Well, technically the under the table payments are taxable also.  They weren't illegal payments, just against NCAA rules. 

5 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

He sure is...and has a take on Calipari's move...

He squeezed that in between rating KFC's Saucy Nuggets

and Hungry Man Chicken Nuggets TV dinner

He looked better when he had the mullet and crustache. 

3 hours ago, Dawg Bawls said:

Of Gay Mary's Sister....

OMG.....that guy isn't still around, is he?

15 hours ago, Hoosier4Life53 said:

Yeah, we almost got them.

4 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

So,  they look like horses? 

UK females are known for their "stable" relationships. 

3 minutes ago, Dawg Bawls said:

Wait until the charges hit UK...

Cal had the best bag men in the business before there was a legal path.  That money wasn't just laundered, it was damn near sterilized. 

18 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

Saw it when it first happened and was like when is MLB just going to put this guy out of his misery. At some point a player is just going to lose it and do something in the moment.

I think it's like his 3rd or 4th major screw up already this year and only a week in.

Angel Hernandez has been an umpire since Bush Sr was in office.  Think about that for a minute. 

1 minute ago, Drroogh said:

How much confidence are they going to have that Calipari’s path to the NBA instantly transfers to Arkansas?

It worked in Memphis. 

11 hours ago, iuswingman said:

King lebron or bond, LeBron bond

Bond.  King Bond. 

1 hour ago, DWB said:

It's a shame this even has to be posted.

Take all the warning labels away, and let nature run its course. In 2 generations the country would be a lot smarter.

I just want to see what people start doing if they removed the "Do not take internally" warning off the tubes of Preparation H. 

11 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Call the pigs whatever in the hell they do 

Squeal like a pig, boy. 
 

*dueling banjos*
 

13 hours ago, Muddy River said:

You want to lose to a 13+ seed in the tournament 3 out of 4 years???  

If it means a national championship in the 4th, yes. 

Yes, I forgot Roy Williams in my above statement. I’m not going to quote everyone who caught that. 😂

1 minute ago, dgambill said:

Not when he got the contact they didn’t want to be rid of him. Why sign him at all if that was the case. It was one sided contract….thats malpractice.

He’s hedging his bets.
 

Scenario 1: They don’t give him the extension, he leaves and succeeds somewhere else. Barnyard looks like an ass. 

Scenario 2: If he fires Cal, they pay the huge buyout, then hire a new coach after likely paying their buyout. If the new coach underperforms and/or Cal goes somewhere else, Barnyard really looks like an ass. 
 

Scenario 3, which is what happened: Someone else takes your problem off your hands. The new coach is likely to going to get less than what Cal was making initially, which means they’ll make up the difference in not having a buyout in a few years, especially since they’re not having to pay to fire Cal. 
 

He’s taking a slight loss to avoid the major loss of having to pay to buy Cal out, then pay another coach’s buyout. 
 

And I just noticed my phone autocorrected “Barnhart” to “Barnyard”, but I’m leaving it. It’s UK, so it kind of fits. 

1 minute ago, dgambill said:

That was a truly awful contract that he drew up for Cal then. Should be fired for that alone.

The horrible part was how much comp they had to pay him for termination without cause.

Just now, dgambill said:

Because it’s protection from someone stealing him and gives you compensation to go after his replacement. 

Why do you need protection when you halfway want to get rid of him anyway? 
 

Rather than fire him and be on the hook for $30M, now you can go after another coach free and clear. Even if you have to pay $25M of another coach’s buyout, you’re still $5M ahead of where you were. 

3 minutes ago, dgambill said:

Wow…what was Barnhart thinking…like 10 million a year and huge buyout to be rid of him but no protections for UK? Wow

He’s daring another school to take Cal off of his hands, and now he doesn’t bear the risk of firing him and watching him succeed somewhere else.