Golfman25

As Cig would say: Production over potential.

Sorry, I couldn't even get thru the IDS article. Dude decommits and expects the new coach to contact him? Crazy world we live in.

Now that would be a epic troll. :)

Doesn't he know he committed? We have the picture on the interweb. :)

yeah, you need an attorney well versed in the medicade system for that one. One mistake could be really costly. Good luck.

If I had a dollar for every jersey my kid wanted for a player/team he doesn't even care about today, I'd be able to retire. :)

So what are we going to do with all those Debbie Downers that where jumping out the windows?

Boom goes the Dynamite.

Yeah, but many schools struggle to fill the seats. Programs like IU, Kentucky, Duke, etc. are different that way due to their history.

Except next year he doesn't do chit for them. He's gone. So who is going to be next year's "attraction?" And Cooper Flagg is somewhat of an anomaly --- not everyone has a top 5 draft pick playing for them.

I think as this goes on we are going to see this start to fade. That regional tribalism you speak of also included "our guys." You know, student athletes that came in as freshman and developed over 3-4 years. I mean what are those IU teams without the Alfords, Cheaneys, and Oladipos. Massive roster turnover each year looses that aspect of fandom.

Why is Kentucky going to win a "title?" They where bounced in the sweet 16. Looks like they lost a bunch of guys to "graduation" and have a handful of new guys coming in. Granted they may be a step ahead of IU right now, but title contenders? They'll have to prove it to me.

So I am not really going to belabor the point, but the opposite is actually true when compared to the time Chicago was a great city. Back in the day, the violent crime was isolated to certain neighborhoods (and yes a lot is still in those neighborhoods). The difference today (regardless of the rise or fall in the crime stats) is it now is migrating to the "nice" neighborhoods. You never had to worry about being held up a gun point while walking the dog, or enjoying the evening out. But today, it's different. Just last night there was a news report warning people in Wrigleyville that people where robbed while waiting on the corner for their Uber. That was non-existent back in the day (except we were looking for cabs). Now get off my lawn. :)

Born and bread in Chicago. I've got more than 50 years to see the good, the bad, and the currently ugly. That includes 20 years of running a business and owning property. You guys may be suffering from the frog in a boiling pot of water phenomenon. RE appreciation while up, lags other areas of the courty. In a lot of cases, you have barely beaten inflation. The crime issue is real. Up until several years ago, I knew nobody who had been a victim of a crime. I now know two who have been carjacked at gun point and one assaulted while walking the dog in a "safe" neighborhood. Wrigleyville, for example, went from a basic slum in the 70s, to a great neighborhood in the 80-90s, to guys being kidnapped at gun point walking down Clark street (driven around, robbed, and thrown out of the car). Several such incidents happend blocks from my kid's aparment a few years ago. The gem of the City is its lakefront. I am in a group of Chicago boaters. The issues they have around the marinas (especially Montrose, Diversey, 31st Street) is unreal. Yeah, I know, all big cites have crime and issues. But let me tell you this -- Chicago did not back in the day. Not like it is today. From that perspective, I will double down and repeat Chicago is a hellhole. Good luck.

Sure glad we didn’t get Pearl. He’s so bad can’t even get the kid to visit. What a swing and miss. :)