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By who, pray tell? We were tenth last year with CTC. Find it hard to believe that anyone with sense will pick us tenth unless in the unlikely event that we have five or so transfers.

We would lose RoJo, TB, OG, Freddie, Collin, and Timmy. Fill five spots. That's 12 on scholly. Pretty standard.

Crean was let go and didn't want an exit interview. That's about the extent of his negativity. Afterward said nothing but good things about IU, the fans, and the program; hoping for an IU title soon!. Even showed up to cheer on the women's team. As for Knight, the subject has been beaten to death, but showing up at Purdue fundraisers in a gold and black sweater and not for the '76/'81/'87 team reunions, and wishing death on the trustees? And those are just the tip of the iceberg. Good grief.

Crean handled it like a pouting baby, Completely disagree. after Knights press conference he didn't owe the university a damn thing Owe? I guess not. But Knight is the one who's been the crying, passive-aggressive, ingrate baby since he left.

Sayeth..."bleedhoosier"

Here is a long post that might surprise y'all a bit. I know I'm an incurable optimist in the assessment below, but I believe that optimism may be warranted: Any of these guys who aren't graduating are strongly pre-disposed against transferring, in large part because they would have to sit out a year at a new school. Archie coming in will only ease fears. His personality is very conducive to this; how many of you heard him speak and immediately reacted with " wow; he's a little bit crazy!" None? Well the players are feeling the same thing. AND...you can bet your sweet bippy (lol) that the current IU team is reaching out to the Dayton basketball community to find out exactly what it's like to play for Archie. And I betcha that helps...A LOT. For the players who may have somewhere else to go without sitting a year (NBA or grad transfer) the decision is a real one. This covers CH, JBj, TB, OG, and maybe RoJo. Now we're weighing: 1) Do I have my degree/if so, am I interested in a grad degree? 2) Can I make money playing the game/does my family need that money asap? 3) Is my health potentially impacted by staying in school? 4) Do I foresee staying at IU as a chance to do something special now that Archie is here? With these factors in mind, my speculation regarding who is most likely to leave is: James Blackmon Jr (80%-ish): reportedly is very close to his degree. Health is a major issue - needs to leave while he is relatively whole physically Thomas Bryant (50%-ish): I think he will go through the NBA draft process this time. Family can use the money, and I'm not that convinced he is super-interested in a college diploma. But, I don't think the NBA feedback will push him out, and I think he enjoys the heck out of being the big man on campus. OG (40%-ish): May be a bit low in many eyes, but I know that OG's family will be a big influence, and that family (and OG) are very Oladipo-like interested in academics. OG marches to his own beat. A healthy OG can easily be a lotto pick after next year, making the financial question not as obvious as it seems. Colin Hartman: (30%-ish): There's starting to be plenty of buzz that he may play again. A perfect fit for Archie's system (much like Juwan will be). His business career will always be there, and a year or more at Kelley will only enhance it. He's been rehabbing for a long time, and he knows he can play again at a high level. Robert Johnson (15%-ish): And only if he's able to be a grad transfer-and I think he's not. Won't sit a year to play one year somewhere else. Combination of Archie making a good impression , and Tom Crean letting him know that IU is his best option. Final prediction? Only JBj goes, TB tests the draft waters and stays, ALL others come back except for Tim Priller or Grant Gelon (or maaaaybe CuJo, who doesn't see playing time in his future), Justin Smith and Al Durham are our 2017 class, and Archie gets the luxury of going all in on 2018 recruiting.

Total fouls called against UK players in these games: 140. Total fouls called against UK opponents: 156. Total UK free throws attempted: 169. Total opponent free throws attempted: 150. Two UK players DQ'd. Four opponent players DQ'd. Take away? This referee was the only thing keeping Kensucky in a lot of these games, and they still lost most of them! Absolutely pathetic? Thy name is the University of Kentucky.

Ya never know, ya know?

And Colinn Hartman. [emoji57]

ONIONS!! Archie is gonna love that kid.

And why won't it happen? I absolutely could see it happening.

Cowherd is absolutely destroying University of Kentucky fans and Calipari on national radio right now. Saying that Roy is clearly the better coach, and that Calipari is only a salesman who recruits. Says when Calipari complains about the refereeing after the North Carolina game, he is in a real way responsible for the fringe elements of his fan base being activated into business-related Facebook nastiness against the referees. Great stuff!

"Wade never played basketball in high school. He was a golfer at FRA. He did, however, play a part in the basketball program as he spent four years as a student manager. He served in the same role for the football and girls softball teams."

Agreed. And they won't.

Oh wow. I watched a little of Will Wade and it was pretty uncomfortably schlocky. "I want to thank my wife, Lauren. She's my best recruit! (giggles)" Yeesh

Ordering pizza. Dishes not unpacked yet. Too noisy to hear pizza guy on lower level.

Means he's got eyes on the situation.

You're wrong.

Think Archie could beat this guy in a shooting competition?

Yes, he did. For those of you who aren't watching the stream, FG just said that the only two things he'll say about the search process are that Archie was on the short list from the beginning Archie was the only one who was offered the job (i.e; screw you Dak and Alford)

Bye bye oversigning!!!

"Dan Dakich, ESPN: Archie, Steve Alford is a done deal and you aren't him. Why?" j/k

Killing it softly.

Substance over style. That's the ticket.