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When you see IU, James Madison, and Boston College's campus lifestyles ranked below most schools, including places like Florida St (uggh), FAU, and FIU (commuter campuses with almost no green space), I can shitcan the whole thing.

Completely agree. When Devries is asked about last season, his answers should be along the lines of "It was unacceptable. It was not good enough. It will not happen again."

What are in those Amazon orders?

All we need to do to become a first choice destination is to put a few of Becker, Marsh, Hoover, Osunsami, Landino, Carter Smith, AJ Harris and the like into the first round.

They’re playing it at “Pizza Pizza Arena” on Thanksgiving? That’s unfortunate.

So we could get to 12-8 or 11-9 in conference 8 seed bball team while having a top ten, national champion - major contender football team? 100% signing up for that deal.

For the love of god, the kid's first name is "Clemens." I feel like that's a Woody-level successful pronunciation challenge.

The primary value of summer hype cycle info is hearing which players are consistently mentioned as thriving in relation to their teammates. The ones that I have heard consistently mentioned as thriving relative to expectations? Sisley Prince Moody Darren Harris Also a consistent theme that Burton, Samet, and Sherrell are our three best players and penciled in to start and max out on court time. Finally, Devries all but admitted that He knows little about Sokolov, including how to pronounce his last name Sokolov is penciled in as the third true big

He's always gotten where he wants with the ball; he's never been a willing distributor. So we will see.

Here’s three guys who clearly state it took away from the game for them. The last three US National Team head coaches, one of whom has his son on the current team, should apparently “check their pulse:” "When it starts going into levels of FIFA and the president is calling ... come on, it's ruining our game," said Bradley, who coached the U.S. at the 2010 World Cup. "I'm sorry." "We can't get to the point where the integrity of the game is totally thrown out the window. When FIFA handles it the way they did and puts out different statements to try and cover themselves, the game loses." Gregg Berhalter, who coached the U.S. at the 2022 World Cup and has a son, Sebastian, on the roster, was most direct in stating that the scandal had a potentially negative effect on Monday's game. "It was a strange decision, really unprecedented in a tournament," Berhalter said. "I think it could have inspired and motivated Belgium. Because now all the chips were against them ... I think it could have hurt our position a little bit." Bruce Arena, who coached the U.S. at the World Cup in 2002 and 2006, has been steadfast in his opinion that Balogun committed "a bad tackle" that could have broken the Bosnian players' ankle. In Arena's eyes, the only question was whether it was a yellow or red card and any retroactive suspension was "a mistake" that potentially made it look like FIFA was supporting the U.S. soccer team. "Those are the rules of the game by which we all play," Arena said. "I don't blame U.S. soccer or, I guess, the president calling FIFA and trying to get it overturned, and I guess he did. But I think it was bad for the game."

Great stuff on open practice #3 from Schumann and Bozich: https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-open-practice-three-notes-and-observations/ https://www.insidethehall.com/2026/07/07/player-observations-from-iu-basketballs-practice-on-july-7/

It is clearly within the rules to use VAR to judge whether it's a red card. For you, Balogun should have played because you thought that Balogun's conduct did not consitute violent or abusive play (that's the definition of a red card). Admittedly this is an AI summary, but with sourced references: In soccer, raking down the back of an opponent’s leg or ankle is normally deemed serious foul play and usually results in a straight red card. Under the IFAB Laws of the Game, any challenge that uses excessive force or endangers the safety of an opponent must be sanctioned with a sending-off. [1, 2, 3, 4] Whether it warrants a red card depends on a few specific variables evaluated by referees: [1] Excessive Force: If a player uses their studs to rake down the calf with significant weight and follow-through, it is considered a dangerous motion that can cause severe injuries like ACL tears or ankle sprains. [1, 2, 3, 4] Endangering Safety: Even if the contact is deemed accidental or the player's momentum just carried them into the back of the defender, the letter of the law dictates that a tackle endangering an opponent's safety is a red card. [1, 2] So was this a red card-worthy foul? I would say "no," but I would also say it is subjective and bad calls are part of the game. And here's the kicker; VAR is considered the final review - there are no grounds for appeal after that if the ref makes the subjective decision that play was red card worthy.

I'll give you an (admittedly anecdotal) example: My nephew is a mid-20s professional soccer ref in his spare time. He works nights and weekends through high school, college, and semi-pro leagues. He was an excellent player and he's a true soccer junkie - takes international trips and such. He doesn't know about nor care about politics. He lives in Seattle so I asked him if he scored a ticket for last night's game (he's already been to one WC game). This is a direct cut and paste of the convo between me and him at 7 pm last night: Me: "Did you find a way into the game?" Him: "Not for 2 grand no. also now backing Belgium for the integrity of football."