Parakeet Jones

I am really interested to see if they can hold a ranking all year long.

I feel really bad for that kid with the injuries, the sham suspension last year, and now his dad. God bless him and his family.

UM 41 IU 27

As an IU fan of course I'm going to say winning the B1G title outright. To be honest about it, if the tables were turned I'd be saying what they are. I am sure their tune would change too. However, here is my argument for the B1G championship being more impressive. The B1G season is a grueling 18 games in the best basketball conference going that tests you over the course of three months and not just three weeks. To win it you have to be consistent night in and night out, not just get hot at the right time in March. Which IU team was better last year's or the team that lost to Maryland in the championship game? I love cbb 100's of times more than I do the NBA, but you are more likely to get a truer champion in that system where you have series vs. a one-and-done scenario. Think about all that comes to play in March Madness that can cause you trouble: match-up problems - "hello Syracuse" luck - "welcome to the west Wichita St., the crappiest bracket ever home of the crappiest one seed ever" The list could go on. Having said all of that, I'd kill to make a run that deep in March again soon.

I am the farthest thing from a recruiting insider or expert, but if his older brother doesn't come to IU (which I doubt he does) than I can't see any way he does either. I don't honestly know if I want to face the possibility of another Blackmon family saga.

Here I go again getting my hopes up about a commit. Argh, I'll never learn.

The rookie Solomon Jones has gotten a lot of run with the second unit in the two preseason games so far. I wonder if they're just looking to see what they have or if he is in the mix for some minutes. They've been able to do a couple of different things with the second unit to give them some different looks. In the first game they had Mahinmi at the 5, Scola at the 4, and Jones at the 3. Today (in what little I saw) the had Scola at the 5, Copeland at the 4, and Jones at the 3. That second unit has been built to mix and match based on who they are playing.

Is that second emoticon what I think It is? lol

That's him. Thanks.

Hey, CCG, I have a question for you. Maybe I was dreaming, but wasn't there some 4 star PF for the '14 class that we were trying to get in with when things with Goodluck started to go south? I've been looking all over the recruiting forum trying to find him, but I haven't been able to. That may just be on me. I saw the guys name in Athlon's or Lindy's one. If I had my copies in front of me I'd give you the name to ask about. I know that is kind of vague, but any answer/info you have would be appreciated.