Josh

Not sure how this can be anything but good news. Couldn’t care less what he or anybody else make. 
 
someone hoping Malik would transfer is bonkers. Goodness

Great news!  He's one of our most consistent players, he's unstoppable down low, and he'll be important for portal players who want to play with good players.
Welcome back Reneau

Some people sure seem to like to complain about how others spend their money.

Honestly Trish, it's none of your business any more than it's any of our business to know what these kids are getting paid.  Their pay isn't coming from the IU checkbook it's coming from private donors trying to support the program.

Now that we're moving on to The Portal and the off-season in general, I'd like to know a little more about the Btown Banners basketball gang. Are you a native Hoosier? How long on this site? Do you have a business (I'd support businesses of fellow Bannerites if I knew about them and they could fill needs). I know this enters into the waters of self-promotion, but if we keep it to this thread only and voluntary (don't want to intrude on anyone's privacy), what's the harm? My inquiring mind wants to know.  I'll start:
I have been a supporting member of Btown Banners for many years, and while I don't post a lot, I read almost every post religiously. I am a retired native Hoosier, worked for the Herald-Times (then called the Herald-Telephone) as a sports writer from 1971-74 under Bob Hammel (hardest working man I ever met). Moved to Atlanta in 1979 to escape the winters in the Midwest. Have run a book-publishing business (IncrediBoy is a character I created in a book about an 11-year-old with a superhero fantasy published about 20 years ago...still available at Amazon). I am now, at the age of 73, trying my hand at the last big thing on my bucket list: sharing my music with the world. I've been writing songs since I was a teenager, and I'm recording them now under the name of Lee Silver. You can see all my songs and their videos (one video "In The Nude" I sneaked into a thread here earlier this season and got some positive feedback) at https://www.youtube.com/@Never2OldProductions-ou2nz
Your turn!
 

I see hyperbole in your post too, yeah?
Recruit rankings are fine and all, but I want basketball players and shooters

You guys are making me feel like a grade A moron for not taking History of Rock & Roll instead.  My buddies took it, but I wanted to actually learn something useful so I took Bass Fishing Techniques.  I felt very proud of my decision to better myself.
So I went to the class with my head held high the first day and the teacher never showed.  Second class same thing.  Third class the AI was there.  She asked "why are you guys taking this class?"  We answered about wanting to be better at fishing, improving our minds, etc.  She said "bullshyte.  You're taking it because it's an easy A.  Let me tell you why I'm teaching it.  I'm teaching it because I have lowest seniority in this department.  So don't give me problems, and I'll give you A's"
For the final exam, she gave us all articles that she snipped out of magazines and told us to write one page papers on them.
So I learned nothing.  I've repressed my regrets until today.  Now the trauma has resurfaced.
Thanks jerks.

You guys are making me feel like a grade A moron for not taking History of Rock & Roll instead.  My buddies took it, but I wanted to actually learn something useful so I took Bass Fishing Techniques.  I felt very proud of my decision to better myself.
So I went to the class with my head held high the first day and the teacher never showed.  Second class same thing.  Third class the AI was there.  She asked "why are you guys taking this class?"  We answered about wanting to be better at fishing, improving our minds, etc.  She said "bullshyte.  You're taking it because it's an easy A.  Let me tell you why I'm teaching it.  I'm teaching it because I have lowest seniority in this department.  So don't give me problems, and I'll give you A's"
For the final exam, she gave us all articles that she snipped out of magazines and told us to write one page papers on them.
So I learned nothing.  I've repressed my regrets until today.  Now the trauma has resurfaced.
Thanks jerks.

I remember that option now.  I took Bass Fishing Techniques in Woodburn instead.  A+ stuff there

I have no idea who Glenn Gass is but it sounds like I missed a lot.
Did any of you have Prof Kennedy in CJus where he hypnotized the whole class?  Dude that was awesome
Fire Woody

You guys are making me feel like a grade A moron for not taking History of Rock & Roll instead.  My buddies took it, but I wanted to actually learn something useful so I took Bass Fishing Techniques.  I felt very proud of my decision to better myself.
So I went to the class with my head held high the first day and the teacher never showed.  Second class same thing.  Third class the AI was there.  She asked "why are you guys taking this class?"  We answered about wanting to be better at fishing, improving our minds, etc.  She said "bullshyte.  You're taking it because it's an easy A.  Let me tell you why I'm teaching it.  I'm teaching it because I have lowest seniority in this department.  So don't give me problems, and I'll give you A's"
For the final exam, she gave us all articles that she snipped out of magazines and told us to write one page papers on them.
So I learned nothing.  I've repressed my regrets until today.  Now the trauma has resurfaced.
Thanks jerks.

You guys are making me feel like a grade A moron for not taking History of Rock & Roll instead.  My buddies took it, but I wanted to actually learn something useful so I took Bass Fishing Techniques.  I felt very proud of my decision to better myself.
So I went to the class with my head held high the first day and the teacher never showed.  Second class same thing.  Third class the AI was there.  She asked "why are you guys taking this class?"  We answered about wanting to be better at fishing, improving our minds, etc.  She said "bullshyte.  You're taking it because it's an easy A.  Let me tell you why I'm teaching it.  I'm teaching it because I have lowest seniority in this department.  So don't give me problems, and I'll give you A's"
For the final exam, she gave us all articles that she snipped out of magazines and told us to write one page papers on them.
So I learned nothing.  I've repressed my regrets until today.  Now the trauma has resurfaced.
Thanks jerks.

I had hand ball with coach Yeagley in 1963

You guys are making me feel like a grade A moron for not taking History of Rock & Roll instead.  My buddies took it, but I wanted to actually learn something useful so I took Bass Fishing Techniques.  I felt very proud of my decision to better myself.
So I went to the class with my head held high the first day and the teacher never showed.  Second class same thing.  Third class the AI was there.  She asked "why are you guys taking this class?"  We answered about wanting to be better at fishing, improving our minds, etc.  She said "bullshyte.  You're taking it because it's an easy A.  Let me tell you why I'm teaching it.  I'm teaching it because I have lowest seniority in this department.  So don't give me problems, and I'll give you A's"
For the final exam, she gave us all articles that she snipped out of magazines and told us to write one page papers on them.
So I learned nothing.  I've repressed my regrets until today.  Now the trauma has resurfaced.
Thanks jerks.

You guys are making me feel like a grade A moron for not taking History of Rock & Roll instead.  My buddies took it, but I wanted to actually learn something useful so I took Bass Fishing Techniques.  I felt very proud of my decision to better myself.
So I went to the class with my head held high the first day and the teacher never showed.  Second class same thing.  Third class the AI was there.  She asked "why are you guys taking this class?"  We answered about wanting to be better at fishing, improving our minds, etc.  She said "bullshyte.  You're taking it because it's an easy A.  Let me tell you why I'm teaching it.  I'm teaching it because I have lowest seniority in this department.  So don't give me problems, and I'll give you A's"
For the final exam, she gave us all articles that she snipped out of magazines and told us to write one page papers on them.
So I learned nothing.  I've repressed my regrets until today.  Now the trauma has resurfaced.
Thanks jerks.

You guys are making me feel like a grade A moron for not taking History of Rock & Roll instead.  My buddies took it, but I wanted to actually learn something useful so I took Bass Fishing Techniques.  I felt very proud of my decision to better myself.
So I went to the class with my head held high the first day and the teacher never showed.  Second class same thing.  Third class the AI was there.  She asked "why are you guys taking this class?"  We answered about wanting to be better at fishing, improving our minds, etc.  She said "bullshyte.  You're taking it because it's an easy A.  Let me tell you why I'm teaching it.  I'm teaching it because I have lowest seniority in this department.  So don't give me problems, and I'll give you A's"
For the final exam, she gave us all articles that she snipped out of magazines and told us to write one page papers on them.
So I learned nothing.  I've repressed my regrets until today.  Now the trauma has resurfaced.
Thanks jerks.

I remember that option now.  I took Bass Fishing Techniques in Woodburn instead.  A+ stuff there

I remember that option now.  I took Bass Fishing Techniques in Woodburn instead.  A+ stuff there

Huh? It's not your money they're being paid with. Other people think it's a worthwhile use of their money.

It’s not much of a pitch: I want to make a change now and you guys asked for a home run hire and I’ve got one on board.. maybe.. if his team fails. 

Then all we have to do is get some stooge to get him to grab his arm....or find someone willing to say he grabbed his arm?

No.  The beach was so crowded yesterday that I declare Spring Break over forever

Most of their advertising is done through social media sponsorships. Malik does a lot with big brothers and big sisters. The whole discussion of how much these guys are getting paid or what they’re worth is just pocket watching. You’re worth what people are willing to pay you. 

Thank you for sharing this.  There is something here that bothers me though.
He wouldn't want to come here because he doesn't think we'd give him adequate time??  For f*** sake, we keep coaches too long!  Louisville did the smart thing and fired their coach after two years and he's interested in them?
That just doesn't make sense.

Thank you for sharing this.  There is something here that bothers me though.
He wouldn't want to come here because he doesn't think we'd give him adequate time??  For f*** sake, we keep coaches too long!  Louisville did the smart thing and fired their coach after two years and he's interested in them?
That just doesn't make sense.