Dave from Dayton

I was catching some sun rays way south during the BTT. Hope that me and my better half don't get some mosquito or flea borne bug. Hope I don't have to get a horse dewormer. Or that awful light treatment. That would be a pain in the ... Neigh ga tive on that. Hope that you feel better quickly.

He never was able to have another tournament run. True. But he did get into the NCAAT his last 4 years at Dayton. At Dayton...that is good. Archie was not in my top 5 of picks when he got tapped for the job. I was surprised. He did not have the basketball players with long arms and with the work ethic that was team oriented in his tenure at IU.

The third paragraph misrepresents what happened the last two years at Dayton and why Brian Gregory left. Sure, he won a lot. But not in conference. The last two years of Gregory's coaching at Dayton resulted in dropping completely out of the picture of competing at high levels in the ACC. He went from 2nd to 7th and 8th in the conference and only got one NCAAT bid in his last 7 years there. Recruiting had dried up. For the University of Dayton...they saw no reason to extend the contract and Gregory knew he was on a slippery slope. Brian Gregory jumped ship as UD contemplated making him walk the plank. Miller came in and the cupboard was bare. According to Wiki: Miller became the head coach of the Dayton Flyers men's basketball team in 2011 and turned around a program that had back-to-back disappointing seasons. His first season with Dayton saw Miller take the school to 20 wins. In his third year, 2014, he had the Flyers in the Elite Eight with 26 wins; to get there, Dayton upset three higher seeded teams. After the Elite Eight run in 2014, Miller faced replacing three starters and four seniors from that team. Despite having a depleted roster featuring just six players who were recruited to Dayton and no active player taller than 6-foot-6, Miller led his Flyers to a 27–9 overall record and to the third round of the 2015 NCAA tournament. Miller's short stint at Dayton was the 2nd best coaching job at that university...second only to Don Donoher. I loved Miller's work at Dayton. It did not translate to the big time at IU. In my humble opinion...he was not a good fit. But IU administration did not seem to support him in many ways relative to building his team. Archie Miller had to go.

True dat. Been reading some WVU fan sites. Lots of comments about the coaching turnover at WVU. Lots of sour grapes. Some question CDD's son's injury. Obviously more reaction about losing a good coach and hurting as fans. Here are a couple of partial posts from sites: "...to me this season was remarkable. I worry about the next hire because Devries was bringing in quality of recruits we haven't seen in awhile..."; "...DD struck gold with Javon… this year would have looked very different without him..."; ",,,Tucker DeVries shoulder surgery was a diagnostic shoulder arthroscopy btw. Nothing was fixed. ";

Do you mean that IU just got an experienced college basketball coach that is a winner? Kind of similar resume to that of Coach Cignetti? Yee Haw! Go IU!

Thanks for the GI Bill! I joined the Navy to see the world. Saw the inside of a submarine. And Virginia Beach for 27 months. Up and down ports on the Atlantc coast. And the North Sea and the Med. And back at you ,JH.

Warmth after a long winter..and tax returns are filed. Visited Oahu and a friend's family on the north side...Kailua. Attended a Bon Dance. Father in Law was stationed in Sheffield. He met Boris Karlof in The House With No Key on Waikiki. We also, more recently visited Maui.

Long story...short... Was in the Navy...submarine berthed at pier on other side of this island. Decided to bring someone...later. Honeymooners in Puerto Rico, St Croix, St Thomas and St. John. Visited St. Martin 7 years ago. This is our 47th year...

This is a Sonofa Beach...St Croix USVI.

IU 72, Oreos 69. Hi from St. Croix. Best natural area just south of us is a Sonofa Beach. I kid you not.

Go Hoosiers! St. Croix USVI fans say beat the nuts!

OS college. 69 Indiana 77

Yeah. Noticed that. Mixed results on both offense and defense. Trying to get some rebounds. Ballo got his. Some got away from him. Actually, thought there were a few minutes in the middle of the 2nd half against Washington...IU momentum dropped and we lost six points, maybe 8 point run by Washington. Thought that started with our two bigs in the middle for 3 minutes or so. I'm probably misremembering. Last night, too many long rebounds went to Oregon. The fouling was because Oregon was quicker and we were desperate to stop them. I was surprised the whole game...thought Oregon would break it open the whole time. The end game was...uh...not good. And who gives the propaganda about Woody to the announcers? Woody's stare has improved in four years.

What is with the mold on the court?

I'm just glad we are playing tonight. Wednesday night, I will hit the sack early. Flight headed south on vacation early Thursday.... Beach, baby!