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18 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Marquette would have been in that, as well, yeah? 

Affirmative.  Along with Seton Hall, Notre Dame, Pitt, St. Johns, Providence....I know I'm probably leaving some out, but you get the point.  There's a whole string of average-or-better basketball programs. 

12 minutes ago, Indykev said:

What legal issues? You take Beard in a second. Cheaper, younger, better coach.

Agree.  His fiancee at the time copped to her part in the dispute and all charges were dropped. More importantly, he doesn't have a track record for this kind of behavior.  It's unfortunate that it happened, but it doesn't seem to be a recurring issue. 

57 minutes ago, SawatchHoosier said:

Maybe I'm wrong but I don't recall a decent coach leaving the ACC, BIG 12 and or SEC for the Big Ten in the last two decades. Maybe there was 1 but I think that proves my point. If some says Brad Underwood may god have mercy on your soul.

Mark Turgeon.  Left Texas A&M for Maryland.  Maryland was still in the ACC at the time, but I believe the move to the B10 had been announced.  It was right around that time, I know.  Early 2010s. 

Tubby Smith we won't count considering he was "encouraged" out of UK.

On the flip side, the only significant voluntary departure I could think of to another major conference was Self leaving UI for Kansas.

22 minutes ago, btownqb said:

They were in the equivalent of the conferences you mentioned currently, plus WVU is B12 now. 

Agree.  That was the old Big East: Syracuse, UConn, WVU, Cincinnati, Louisville, Georgetown, Villanova....

That was unquestionably a "major" conference back then, at least in basketball. 

1 hour ago, NotIThatLives said:

I woke up thinking about this.  The intention is how to rebuild, not who is the coach, ok?  However I do understand that will make a difference.   Get a new coach, expect at least 1 guy to follow from that previous school,  maybe more.  

How to hit this portal?  Clearly the need is guards and one more big. Do you go best player available or target guys with specific skills and characteristics?

Can we get another late highly touted freshman decommit?  I know we have so many question marks that it's hard to answer.  

Also have to factor rerecruiting your own guys.  Who do you ask back?  Do you want an Indiana kid, going to be a junior, in Gunn.  Looking like Banks is out.  And Gunn has been getting more minutes.  Is Cupps even a high level B1G player?  And the word is Leal is done with ball.  

All of the above. 

50 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

I am not a fan of the turn coats

Actually, we called them “reversible jackets”. 😂

55 minutes ago, 13th&Jackson said:

In Japan, he’d become a “window man”. Their big corporations don”t let people go. They just give them an empty desk where they stare out the window all day. 

The US has those too….only we call them “advisors” or “consultants” 😂

4 minutes ago, kyhoosier29 said:

I can’t. Dad is a Cardinals fan. My mom is from Jersey and I used to spend a couple weeks every summer up there from the time I was born, so unfortunately I’m a Yankees fan. Looks like I have more titles than him in both sports. 😂

From the blue and orange side of the subway.....shove it in your cakehole 😂

1 hour ago, BGleas said:

Starting at Center...Colin Hartman!

Oooof.....don't remind me.  😂

Gunnery Sergeant Hartman could do many things....playing the post was not one of them.

1 minute ago, Kdug said:

Yeah, I agree with your overall point that we should be way more competitive than this. Just didn’t necessarily agree that we had that many individual players performing at or above their “star ranking”.

Regardless of what ratings we give to individuals, I think it's safe to say that everyone agrees that the whole is coming out to be a lot less than the sum of the pieces.

4 minutes ago, kyhoosier29 said:

I can take it. But we’re 14-12 (6-10)…. With the environment and rhetoric going on, I’d say bad timing. This isn’t a Purdue board. I wouldn’t poke the bear on a Purdue message board with a similar situation going on. Do any IU fans even participate on Purdue forums?

He's good, man. Far from a problem. Besides, if you want to get him back, just start talking trash about Cardinal baseball.😂

1 hour ago, spe317 said:

Maybe next year we’ll do an opposites things. Only guards. 5 dudes all under 6’5’’. 

Tom Crean has re-entered the chat

2 hours ago, Dawg Bawls said:

I still cant believe they gave him parole after that little... ( cough) ordeal last time...

You're talking about the noodle incident, right?

1 minute ago, HoosierDom said:

Your bottom two are not very accurate. How many starting guards in the BIG do they outperform? For Cupps, the answer is probably zero.

Agree.  Cupps is more of an unranked at the moment, and Galloway is....call him a borderline 3/4 star.  When he isn't a focal point, he's a nice piece to have.  But he's a supporting cast member, not a headliner. 

3 minutes ago, Proud2BAHoosier said:

Flight tracker is your friend...

Oh god, not this again 😂

9 minutes ago, bronkonagurski said:

what is IU's path to victory in this game?

The one with the "Road Closed" sign. 

1 hour ago, IUFLA said:

They've built 3 or 4 around the Houston area... Closest to me is at The Woodlands Mall...it's always mobbed... 

I like In-N-Out ok... Double double animal style... 

But Whataburger still reigns supreme around here... 

Oh I know. If I ever need to intentionally piss off a room full of Texans, I just state my preference of In-n-Out over Whataburger. 😂

2 minutes ago, Stlboiler23 said:

That first T on Fernandes was awful and then the one against Heide was just as bad but had to be called to keep it even. Just atrocious offficiating. 

Those refs were being triggered faster than your average Redditor who ran out of their meds.

8 hours ago, btownqb said:

No clapping! 

And knowing when to say “No” to spray tans

4 hours ago, 13th&Jackson said:

The only suspense is whether Tyra (Buss) Davison is there in a Wisconsin sweatshirt 

I’d rather see her out of a Wisconsin sweatshirt.
 

I won’t say anything more so 5fouls doesn’t get too revved up. I think his restraining order is still in place. 

3 hours ago, BGleas said:

Big Ten refs are the worst. Maryland kid finished a layup in traffic and yelled And 1 and the ref gave him a Tech. 

Just ridiculous. 

The Purdue/Rutgers game last week was just as bad. I’m fine with keeping egregious trash talk to a minimum, but a quick display of emotion isn’t a T. 

I don’t live within 800 miles of one, but I’m an In-n-Out fanatic. Fortunately, my company’s home office in Dallas is 2 blocks from one, so I get my fix a few times a year. 
 

2x4, whole grilled onion, pickles, chilis, spread, well done Animal style fries, vanilla shake. 
 

Manna from heaven. ❤️

I’m also a Pizzello owner, but I went for the dual fuel pellet/propane model. Starting to get the hang of it, but realized this thing just rips through pellets, and there’s no auto-feed hopper. 
 

Biggest thing….making homemade dough. All the difference in the world. I could seriously make a batch of dough and throw sauce on it and eat the whole batch. 
 

1 minute ago, IowaHoosierFan said:

That team was so easy to love, enjoyable to watch and had so much personality.  I get it, they had a couple NBA level players on there and a couple other who were over seas professionals.  But they were easy to root for. and VO is in my top 5 all time players 

And such a blend of personalities too. Vic and Sheehey were the confident-bordering-on-cocky flashy ones. (Ok fine, Will was over that border at times 😂). Yogi was quiet but intense. Zeller was the jokester. And Hulls and especially Watford were cool and unflappable. 
 

Go back and watch the WatShot. When that ball hits the net, Christian is the calmest dude in the building. Just left that follow through hand up like a gunslinger blowing the smoke off his Colt. 

4 minutes ago, IowaHoosierFan said:

I loved this team and that missed dunk is my favorite of all time.  Made or missed

If he would have put that down, I don’t care what anyone says, he’s automatically in the pantheon with MJ, Dominique, Carter, LaVine, Gordon, etc