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Wow. Thank you for doing the numbers on that. I knew we've been bad (obviously), but not that bad, and not for that long. That's very depressing. I'm still hanging on to Crean's last successful seasons in my memory.

She needs to bump #3 to #1.

Serious question: What proven guy are we going to hire? Beard = doubtful because of baggage Pearl = doubtful because of baggage and buyout Drew = maybe?, but he’s got a good thing going and apparently isn’t liked by Indiana high school coaches

Seems like our only hope is he "retires," maybe with some sore of negotiated buyout instead. $12 million seems steep after just paying, what, $10 million for Archie's just a few years ago? However, I don't know a damn thing so maybe (hopefully) I'm wrong. I'm also not sure they'd fire a loved former player either, after technically just one down year (even though it''s REALLY down). Edit: sorry, I just saw where others pretty much said this already.

Well said. It's kind of like drafting a quarterback in the NFL. Most of top drafted quarterbacks don't end up being generational talents, but you still need to keep taking a swing at getting one of those. If you get the quarterback right, everything else follows. Same here, get the right coach (for the love of God let the next one be the right one) and everything else falls into place.

Don't forget about the old fries under the seat!

Good thinking! She won't be able to make a honey do list while she's at the stadium drooling over this guy!

Well, if you're like me and also a fan of the Bears, it's on to the next coaching search. Being an IU basketball and football fan, and also a Bears fan, I'm more of a coaching search fan these days than a sports fan. I get pumped every time there's a sliver of hope with a new coach coming. Pathetic I know.

Sadly, her to do list is always waiting when I get home. It's unavoidable. But you're right, Bloomington is amazing that time of the year.

I live in Evansville. Any idea where they were going to eat?

I'm sorry, this is incorrect. The correct response is: "Where do you go when you want to marry your second cousin?" "Off to Kentucky"...would elicit your response of: ”Where do you go when you want to marry your first cousin?"

Can you be more specific? Are you talking like a $500M Powerball or a $20,000 scratch off ticket? I don't want to get my hopes up.

Why is IU wearing white instead of road unis, and Rutgers wearing road?

Similar situation here. My wife and her family are big UK fans. It was awesome for the first 6-7 years of our marriage because they played each other every year. We'd all get together and give each other grief. I think the last game we watched was the NCAA tourney game in 2012 if I'm not mistaken. Has it been 10 years already???

Did they ever provide an update on Kopp? Nothing serious I hope.

Nope. Durr and Duncomb were announced prior to the game as not being available for the game. No reason given I don’t believe. Leal I read somewhere was injured.

What are the top 3? I try to visit Bloomington at least once a year. I usually end up at Mother Bears because it’s what I’m most familiar with but I love trying new kinds.

For argument’s sake, let’s say it would be Hunter leaving instead. Would Brooks be an upgrade? I don’t know a lot about his game, but from what I gather he’s a worse shooter but better rebounder and defender. Is that accurate?

I know nothing about UK stuff. Is that a pretty credible site? Appears to be, but I have no idea.

I think the answer is “sorta.”

He definitely wasn’t my first choice, but I was open to the hire. Now I’m wondering why we didn’t hire him instead of Crean 13 years ago.

Hypothetically, if Jabari came, would Trace play the 4 even though he can’t shoot outside? I don’t see how this works based on 4-1. Maybe Woodson just adapts to make it work.

So, I took her to my crib and everything went well as planned But when she got undressed, it was a big old mess, Sheena was a man So, I threw him out, I don't fool around with no Oscar Meyer wiener You must be sure that the girl is pure for the Funky Cold Medina

You might be right. I don’t know why wouldn’t just have announced it already though if that were the case.

Awesome news! Who’s ready for the season to start?! Going to be a long 6 months or so.