BtownStrength

IU fans are seriously underestimating Carlyle IMO. I think we're going to be very happy to have him aboard. 

His dad has indicated that one and done isn't what he is really looking for.  His dad has been very development oriented.  Plus he's only 17, won't turn 18 until June.  Two years is most likely.

Welcome aboard, Ballo!

I don't make fun of other fans who disagree with me or have said things in the past. I guess what I'm saying is I don't keep receipts 

That much wine is flammable. 
But in all seriousness, we've known for a week and a half that we got Rice, Carlyle, and Ballo. Unless the news is just now getting to you. Things might travel a little slower in your neck of the woods

Tyson Chicken money. Similarly worrisome.

If that fanbase has any sense (I'm not sure if any fanbase has any sense) that guy should have as much leeway as anyone ever could. The school and coach pairing there is just perfect in every way.

On an absolutely stacked roster too. Gonna be fun to watch. 

Ty got selected to the Olympic team!!

That train has left the station.  

I think the big thing that is missed is that this is a pretty big Board of Trustees failure...once again.  Kathy with a C can't spin out of this factoid from the article and it shows exactly how the 'group consensus' of the board produces crap.
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When an 18-person search committee was charged with selecting IU’s next president in 2020, they narrowed the list to four finalists — none of whom included Whitten. According to Steve Sanders, a Maurer School of Law professor who interviewed people involved with the search, the Board of Trustees rejected all four finalists and chose four new finalists externally, this time including Whitten.  
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So in essence, here are the issues REGARDLESS of politics:
    -- the search committee produces four names and the BOT chose to ignore it completely.  If you want to stay in good graces with the people you are working with, you don't simply wholeheartedly ignore their entire work.  Horrible, horrible PR and sets whoever they do hire up for an immediate adverse relationship.  Better move:  keep one or two names from the original list and add your own to a list of finalists.
    --  the BOT then violated public access law by failing to produce documents in a timely manner that should have been available through the freedom of information act.
    --  Part of the documents they tried to hide indicate that former president McRobbie was paid over $500,000 for 'consulting' work for Whitten in the first six months of her job.....to those involved in the original search committee, this says to them that the BOT chose to ignore candidates they recommended and chose a candidate who wasn't qualified and needed a half a million dollars worth of training.
So to me this says the no confidence vote for Whitten is really a no confidence vote in the procedures that the BOT has adopted.  Sure, there are politics at play but it goes beyond disagreement between the president and staff.

Kidnapping still illegal in most states.  Can’t keep them against their will.

Between Edey leaving, new schools joining, and all the transfer portal turnover (especially with the Pac 12 being raided more or less) I am hopeful we see the start of a new play style trend in the B10. Conference will certainly look very different next year. 

Only because this likely means it reflects the demographics and culture of the State as a whole:
The Media School https://mediaschool.indiana.edu › News & Events › News   Aug 31, 2023 — Fifty-nine percent of undergraduate students in The Media School are residents of Indiana and 41% are from out of state.

They are student journalists. They are learning, even if they are trying very hard to be excellent.

Profs are really angry with her. She has some out there policies. One examp - for any meeting with her the person (prof, etc) has to put their cellphone in a container, some feeling reflects paranoia.

I'll drink to that.
The worst thing about some people is that when they are not drunk, they are sober.
I went on a diet, swore off drinking and heavy eating, and in fourteen days I had lost exactly two weeks.
I like Cupps.  But mugs hold a pint a lot easier.  Cupps just isn't big enough.  Plus one can only get a few shots out of Cupps.
I like Galloway.  But we need excellent guards or more whiskey.
Later today, I will give a toast to Coach Ya.  OK.  Maybe this morning.
I have a mixed feeling about getting Ballo.  The mixed feeling is an Old Fashioned made with bourbon. One year of eligibility and how will Reneau feel about that.  Enough to send me off the wagon, again.
I went to an AA meeting.  I asked about travel advice.  They said that was a question for AAA.  It was worth a shot.
A couple of weeks ago, got back from vacation visiting family in S. Diego, Palm Springs, Lake Havasu & Las Vegas.  So many breweries...so little time.  Saw a strange atmospheric (?) event early one evening in Palm Springs.  Huge, vaporous glow and trail streaking across the sky.  It was a Falcon 9 rocket.  Almost swore off drinking.  
If ever near Balboa Park in San Diego...check out the Mothership Bar. 
 

Other board saying Conwell is visiting this week. 

Man a lot of folks would be way happier people if they didn’t watch sports 

Most on here aren’t Woody fans but why are you so compelled to infect every thread? Due to your thousand “Woody sucks” posts I believe even the slowest of us have somewhat of an idea where you stand. It would be great if you could post the same take, another thousand times, on the “Fire Woody” thread rather then here. 

Pacers in 6. Dame time don't exist anymore

Oh definitely feel that way. Not a Pacers fan but I feel they got the best match up instead of seeing the Knicks in round 1. 

As a Knicks fan I think u guys can beat them. They lost their defensive edge when they fired their manager.  

Happy Ballo2BTown Day everyone! Sounds like the Brinks truck will be waiting at Assembly Hall today for Mr. Ballo. In other news, it sounds like Carlyle is essentially locked up and Rice is working on Ballo and Conwell and has been for some time now!