Class of '66 Old Fart

MSB singlehandedly dug the Grand Canyon  --  on his lunch hour.

MSB was the ghost writer for Lennon & McCartney.

Ev’ry morning at the gym you could see him arrive             He stood 6 foot 9 and weighed 225. Kinda lean and skinny like corn on a cob              But everybody knew you don’t give no lip to Middle School Bob.   Nobody knew where MSB called home             Only that it was somewhere north of San Antoine. He didn’t say much, kinda quiet and shy             And if he spoke at all, he just said “Hi”   Some said he came from faraway lands             Drawn by the sound of Crean’s clappin’ hands. Once in B’town and after just one glance             He wanted to wear the candystripe pants.            Then came the day with the pUKe game on the line             Crean shouted his name and said “You’ll do fine.” Calipari was prayin’ and his heart beat fast             ‘Cause he knew his team had breathed its last.   Through the heat and the sweat of Assembly Hall’s hell             Entered Middle School Bob to the crowd’s huge swell. He grabbed a pUKe rebound, gave out with a groan             And just for a moment he stood their alone.   And with all of his strength he gave a mighty heave             A full court shot to the crowd’s disbelief.                                                                               Then the Hoosier Nation roared with glee             Middle School Bob had swished a 3.   Now pUKe never got over its awful loss             And Middle School Bob is the new Big Boss. He proved Calipari was nothing but a slob             And thus became the legend of Middle School Bob.   [somewhere Jimmy Dean is spinning in his grave.   :laugh: ]

To the rest of the world it's Remember the Alamo but in Texas, it's Remember MSB!

In one of the lesser known NASA and federal government cover-ups, Neil Armstrong's first words upon stepping on the moon were not "That's one small step...."  What was bleeped was "Holy crap, MSB's already been here!"

MSB calculated pi to it's full completion.     BTW, you people are killing me.  This is better stuff than any stand-up comedian ever came up with.

Come listen to my story ‘bout Middle School Bob             A down home kid and certainly not a snob. And then one day shootin’ hoops in Texas land             Coach Crean came callin’ and clappin’ his hands.   Real loud claps; multiple claps; IU claps.   Bob’s first scholly came from old San Antoine             Incarnate World first to throw Bob a bone. Crean said Indiana is the place you oughta go             Wearin’ IU candystripes and I won’t take a no.   Little 500; Dunn Meadow; Beautiful Coeds   Bob said yes and became a wunderkind             An IU legend in our hearts and our minds.  Immediate fan favorite that’s Middle School Bob              Not to mention that he's the campus heart throb.

Usain Bolt set the world record in the 100 meters because he was being chased by MSB.

  Shall we start a pool on how long it takes for him to run the Liberty into the ground?  Incredible on-court basketball talent; incredibly bad decision maker as a manager.

And if he accepts how many de-commits and transfers will FL have?

  I thought Larry really threw Hibbert under the bus with this comment:  "Lance (Stephenson) ain't stealing his rebounds, I'll tell you that,'' Bird said, eliciting laughter from the media. “That's all I heard last year.''  Kravitz suggested the Pacers might even help pay Hibert's moving expenses if he would opt out of his final year.

Thanks to a successful yard sale last Friday, bake sale on Saturday and car wash on Sunday together with turning in my aluminum cans to the recycler I was able to scrape up enough money for a subscription.  But I'll be going hungry until my monthly Social Security deposit is made on the 23rd.   :cheese:  

He's a blue-collar, hard-nosed kid with a good basketball IQ.  Not the most athletically gifted basketball player but very glad he's on our team.

    l like the muscular definition that's already evident in O.G.'s shoulders and biceps.  Wish we still had Je'nay Jackson on board to work with all 3 but especially with Juwan and Thomas who will need to 'muscle up' for the rigors of B1G basketball.

Nice words to hear, but things happen and the only sure things in life are death and taxes but let's hope we do indeed get to enjoy 2 years of Thomas.

From the video I've watched, Bryant has that instinct for the ball that I see in Holt but don't see in HMP.  It's almost a sixth sense ability to be pro-active vs. reactive if that makes any sense.  

And I'll bet you think the Easter Bunny is real?   :shout:        It would be wonderful if we did but I'm not holding my breath.  In fact I think he potentially becomes the odd man out in the rotation.

Now that that's out of the way, who's the next to leave to open up a scholarship for him?  When will we learn what next year's plans are for Yogi, Troy and JBJ?  Inquiring minds want to know.

All of the air on the planet has just rushed to the cosmos as the IU nation breathes a collective sigh of relief.

Or next week after the pUKe draft announcements are made?

I'm just nervous as hell that it continues to drag and the longer we go with no announcement from TB the more nervous I get.  I just have this awful feeling he's waiting on that 'better offer'.   Maybe there's sound reasons for him to wait until after the April 2-4, tournament, but from everything he's reported to be saying, why wait?  I'm old and cranky and my digestive system can't handle all this stress. 

I don't think the size of the buyout makes any difference whatsoever.  With the amount of unrest among the fans and the mediocre past 2 seasons if CTC were going elsewhere other than by his choice I think that announcement would have already been made.  Why allow players to leave the program that might otherwise stay if CTC were gone?  He's reportedly been working the recruitment trail and you don't let him keep recruiting kids if you're Fred Glass and you know he's gone.  And while some might say his staying or going hinges on Bryant's announcement (whenever that is)  I can't buy into that argument either.  Bryant is not LeBron James or Tim Duncan.  He can possibly make a huge positive impact next season but I just don't think Glass is the kind of guy who would make a decision about the head coaching position based upon the decision of a single recruit.  And today I'm still old but I'm not cranky because I've had my afternoon nap!

Too much airplane expense flying all over the US to repeatedly watch recruits we'll never get.  There are more than enough quality basketball players in IN and the surrounding states.    Small towns like to say 'Shop Local' and I think that's what we should be doing more of in our recruiting. 

APRIL FOOL!

Breaking news.  This just in.  Fred Glass has announced that CTC will remain as head coach of IU for 3 more years at which time Jim Boeheim will become IU's head coach.   :laugh:     Hoosier nation, be careful what you wish for.