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All I have to say is that if paying college players becomes legal, I'd better get my damn EA Sports 2K NCAA football and basketball back.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize this was about the NY Mets baseball team. I thought it was a thread about the New York Metropolitan Opera's singers.

It's kind of like the steroid scandal in baseball. The NCAA benefited by having certain blue blood schools continue to stay on top by cheating, much like MLB benefited by having the home run races. The ripple effect is that in order to stay competitive, many schools that otherwise would not have done so (just like many players that would not have done so in the steroid scandal) felt that had to in order to compete. Honestly, screw 'em. IMO, there are more important things in life than winning some games if you can't do it on the up and up. Jerry Sloan was once asked if he would ever have Dennis Rodman on his team given all of the headaches he caused.....Sloan was an ultra-competitive coach, but even he had his limits. His reply was that "I guess some things are more important to me than winning."

BTN is doing an all decade football team this week and someone is surely getting fired cuz an IU player(!!!) made the team. Congrats to Dan Feeney for being named as one of the 5 O-linemen of the decade.

So strange. If anyone is a straight to NBA talent it’s this kid. Why bother with this commitment, especially this early? My only answer is for Michigan State marketing. This kid won’t play college basketball. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Caught 3 Arctic Graylings this past weekend on the Chatanika River, north of Fairbanks, Alaska. This Grayling was a monster (yes, they are really small but rare). Had a blast drinking too much irish whiskey.

IU football recruiting: Florida based class of 2021 safety Aubrey Burks commits to Indiana June 26, 2020 Mike Schumann IUFB, Recruiting 0 The Florida to IU pipeline remains strong for head coach Tom Allen. Hailing from the Sunshine State, class of 2021 safety Aubrey Burks has committed to Indiana. He follows a long line of recent defensive backs from the state that headed to Bloomington. The Auburndale, Florida based Burks broke the news on his Twitter page on Friday afternoon. The 6-foot and 195 pounds Burks also played outside linebacker in high school and he projects to the husky position in IU’s 4-2-5 scheme. In 2019 Burks recorded 63 tackles including 17 for a loss and 6 sacks for Auburndale High School. He also forced three fumbles, recovering two, and had two interceptions. Burks scored twice from the defensive side of the football. Burks was named The Ledger first time All-County (Polk) as a linebacker. He started his high school career at IMG Academy before transferring to Auburndale. Burks is a three-star recruit. According to the 247Sports Composite, Burks is the No. 757 player overall and the No. 56 safety nationally. He is the first commit in IU’s 2021 class that projects to the safety or husky positions. Burks chose Indiana over a list of primary suitors that included Louisville, Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, South Florida, Mississippi State and West Virginia. In total Burks had more than 30 offers. The IU recruiting class of 2021 now has 10 verbal commits. You can learn more about each member of the class here.

This was a thing?? [emoji28] Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I'll go out on a limb and say I'll bet you don't hear a lot more about IU recruiting Shawn Phillips Jr.

Yup -- as criticized as it has been when the parent of a top athlete creates an AAU summer team, the creation of an entire sham high school takes it to a whole new level. Prolific Prep look out, here come Ypsi Academy!

I guess the recruiting services will just have to adjust their rankings based on which program a player chooses. Oh wait, they already do that.

So, we get 2 of the top 4 and we would have a fantastic class. Hard not to root hardest for Kaufman and Mohammed. Longino is quite intriguing at #32. But Kaufman and any of the others would be solid. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Latest Top 150 ranking from 247 https://247sports.com/Season/2021-Basketball/RecruitRankings/?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool 16. Aminu Mohammed 32. Jordan Longino 40. Trey Kaufman 52. Mason Miller 78. Logan Duncomb 100. Blake Wesley 140. John Camden

Anybody have any fish hanging on the wall? I have two: 1) a 22" 6lb. 8oz. LM bass 2) a 14.5" 1lb. 10 oz. black crappie Sorry if the pics suck..

Hopefully if Dook goes down they take pUKe with them Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Man I remember when the IndyStar sports section was a must read for me. Now I won’t even go into incognito mode to read something on that site

This isn’t something Dook just started doing recently. They’ve played the game for at least 20 years. Are people still this naive to believe Dook can land top players just because of their name? Kids (see: handlers) would rather play at an LSU and get paid than going to Dook to play for free. Scouts will find talent whether their at Dook or a DePaul/Creighton. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

lol good luck. I created an Astros thread at one time. Talked to myself. :(