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  Same here - and we used to actually do beer bongs in front of our sophomore/junior year house as 19-20 year olds. Still nothing. 

Illinois PG Tracy Abrams tore his Achilles in practice yesterday and will miss the entire season. He missed all of last year after tearing ACL in offseason. Dude's a senior, too.... Hopefully he stays positive, gets through rehab and is able to actually play again.    LINK: http://btn.com/2015/07/28/illinois-g-tracy-abrams-to-miss-season-after-tearing-left-achilles-tendon/

I went to every home football game in my four years at IU, but the only memorable atmosphere that still stands out for me was the IU/Purdue game in 2007. The "Play 13 Game" as others have mentioned. Game winning field goal to take the Bucket and go to a Bowl game, made all the better that one of my best friends from high school (a PURDOUCHE) was visiting and at the game with us dressed in all black and gold.    EDIT: 2006 vs Iowa was wild too, because we left the game early (like seemingly every other student) to go back to drink at Briscoe and ended up running back to the stadium in the second half. Lol whoops. 

Played against Jon Scheyer in an 8th grade tournament. He and I were the same height, but I played center and he was handling the ball so I didn't really have to guard him much. His GBN feeder team destroyed us and everyone else in that tournament. 

  OK WET BLANKET

  PF Flyers... they make you run faster and jump higher. Easy choice. 

I think they're just trying to cover their butts in case the stars align and Thon leaves after 1/2 year. Don't want to make any promises they can't 100% keep.  I don't really see that happening, though

  ....Nebraska?

ASU has a lot to offer - high level conference, great campus, great weather, lots of coeds, and now a proven coach with name recognition and a direct link to the biggest name in all of CBB.  Plus sweet logo and mascot - Sun Devils? Nice. Not to mention a pretty famous bball alum in James Harden emerging as one of the NBA's best guards.    Having said all that, it terms of basketball the aren't even in the same ballpark as IU. If Thon goes to ASU, and he very well could, it would NOT be because of it's basketball past/future. 

Yeah it's a weird situation - he's the best coach they've had since Phil and one of the best in the league, but he and the front office just don't get along at all. Best Bulls teams since 1998, but a toxic working environment off the court. I'm a bit surprised it hasn't happened yet, which makes me think maybe it won't? I don't know anymore. 

It's possible the Fred Hoiberg situation (will he stay/go) might be holding things up, since Iowa State is one of the final contenders. 

  He definitely portrays that he takes responsibility for himself. Doesn't really blame other people, just sort of discusses it. My wording might not have been great. 

Did anyone actually read this article or are you all just tearing it apart without even knowing what it says?   It was Hanner's apartment and he's the one who let the police in. He passed a test on Monday, article doesn't specify if it was before or after (but if it was after, I'm sure Rabby would have said so). I don't want to give away all of Rabjohns' article here, but those of you calling this "shoddy journalism" or whatever have no idea what you are taking about. The piece takes no sides. It's a platform for HMP to tell his side, and it's mostly the BS you would expect to hear from someone after they've been kicked off the team.    He takes responsibility, says he needed to make better choices, he understands that he broke the rules and misrepresented the University. Says one of the lessons he learned is that not everyone out there that wants to be your friend really has your best interests in mind. 

  Definitely - but there could be a huge a gap between what he needs to do and what he is capable of doing. I hope he surprises us all and gets it together, but until that happens I don't think more time in college is going to do much for him.

  I think we might be giving him too much credit. As a guy who has screwed up in the past, is another two years of college the right situation for Hanner? It would be a smart move if he can latch on at the right school and play against (at least) decent competition and work his butt off for two years, but is he going to do that? Is he going to stay out of trouble and improve both on and off the court? I hope so, but I don't know.    EDIT: Those are rhetorical questions, of course. 

  I think he would get eaten alive in the NBA, but it's not crazy to think he could catch on somewhere overseas. Lots of different levels of play out there for a guy looking to get paid. I guess he could go to a small school and not sit out but I don't know how much that will help, going up against lesser competition. Otherwise he has to sit out a year and waste time.  Just my opinion. 

Looks like HMP is actually trying to transfer instead of going the Summer League/overseas/DLeague route. Or so he says. Doesn't seem like the smartest move to me, but we'll see what happens

RT @jeffborzello: Purdue announces that Caleb Swanigan has officially signed with the Boilermakers.

  I'm wondering if anyone has even told him that he's committed to Purdue now. 

Quote from his guardian Roosevelt Barnes, a Purdue grad. "Caleb wants to bring a national championship to Purdue."   Boggles my mind that someone would decommit from Michigan State and flip to Purdue because they want to win a National Championship. Makes no sense.   And this whole guardian thing is so shady. 

I feel like people forget that Hanner got ARRESTED for DUI. He may have gotten a "light" punishment basketball-wise, but the dude got arrested. That punishment should have been more than enough to set him on the right path. But like Mark Adams said, he just seemed to squander all of his opportunities. 

Dismissing DD sends a message, but dismissing HMP sends an even bigger one. You blow your second chance, even if you don't technically get in trouble with the law. Huge news. Wow, still can't believe it. 

Was NOT expecting that. Not even a little. Especially not HMP. Wow... from 3 oversigned to 2 undersigned in about a month. No graduates or NBA losses. What a crazy offseason, and the semester just ended!

  Agree to disagree.