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I'm more month-minded on most topics, but thanks for your opinion on my weakness....   My fellow Marines, Coach Knight and a certain early 90's IU NCAA wrestling Champion, know differently!

I wouldn't want to play for most of our message board fans. I certainly wouldn't want to win for them!

How can we be surprised if it's likely that they will play that well?

Since when did the ability of someone to lead depend on what conference they go to?

Is that a half-pack of Rolaids in your pocket or are you happy to see me?

  I would say something sweet would be great and something elite would definitely be outstanding. The final four is certainly phenomenal as most teams have that as the spoken goal, more than a championship and all but 4 fail. Other-worldly might be a stretch, but a title cements one in time and is the best it gets.   I'd venture to say that when we won those 2 sweet 16 games, more than  a few people actually said "outstanding".   Plus, he said the seasons were great, not the sweet 16's. Although, the first sweet 16 absolutely was great, however, and the 2nd didn't make an otherwise great season, null.

In general, No we shouldn't, but we haven't operated at that level in 2 decades. We had our best finish in 10 years in back to back seasons and our highest regarded team since 1994. No one liked last year. No one. But, to act like we haven't made some strides is silly.   We had some 4 year seniors coupled with 2 guys good enough to go to the NBA early and a McD's freshman PG and our team had a strong regular season. It was almost a no-brainer that the team would take a huge step back.   Perhaps the next time we're loaded, which very well could be next season, we'll have better sustained success, because our end of season player losses should be fewer.

Exactly! Unfortunately, some people on here have said an elite 8 (with a team THEY don't think will be very good) is the barometer.

I've read every post in the thread. I guess this would be time for a: Nice try jr?   Do you think the cubs exist solely to win the world series? And no season in their history has more meaning than any other?     Throughout much of the season we were at the top. When the final buzzer blew it was someone else, but we were at the top throughout much of the season and that has to count for something. Our season and Purdue's season were not the same.   Why is it that people totally buy in to the season after a National title UK can get bumped in first round of the NIT, after never having a sub 500 season in 25 years and that's ok. But Crean has a similar result following a strong season that ended poorly and it proves he can never be successful?

That's because thought eludes you. The only "problem" is guys like you don't have everyone else agreeing. It's a problem of yours not mine. And we're certainly not part of the "problem" with IU   You're so obsessed with this situation you're not even reasonable to read or reply to.   Sports wouldn't even exist, if the only way to have a good season was to win a trophy.

In '80 we probably would have... That year Purdue beat us and had their ONLY trip to the final four

You're right. I cost us 4 victories last year. Thank goodness your opinion was around so we finished above 500.

Some of you guys are just plain silly

I'm sure by the time you're listed as an assistant coach on the university website and you have an indiana.edu email address, all the rules apply.   I'm not too worried about an official announcement or lack thereof. Makes little difference when I find out...

Oh Man, those Purdue coeds give me the willies!

Blows me away that it wasn't already cited. I skipped the reference, because I was sure I'd duplicate an "already said"

Seems like Yogi had 10+ assists (facilitating fairly well) in the McD's big boys game, better than ANY of our points last year.....

Welcome to Indiana basketball forums....

Brains! Brains!

Might as well share the tidbit with me, also. Thanks in advance!

Ok. Thanks. I saw them and that's why I deleted the 2 posts I made shortly after the first :good:

Yes, after you realized your error. When I am reading a thread and a post makes me want to comment, I don't read through the rest of the thread to see if others commented the same or if the comment had been retracted, I just reply.   So, my comment addressed your comment at the moment I read it, not the moment after the reply before mine was posted.

  How you like me NOW, GOCOLTS88?  

What's your point, Johnny?

Yes it is. Indy star reported that he's no longer listed.   I saw a guy driving the cart, that I didn't recognize and I came home and Googled Chuck Martin, and I believe it's the same guy.