Rico

And just like that, the dream is dead! 

Wisconsin beat Illinois at Illinois.  We beat Wisconsin.
Ergo...

What a bunch of #*&@^... I say "good riddance"... can we help you pack?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/report-michigan-discussed-leaving-big-ten-ahead-of-jim-harbaugh-suspension/ar-AA1jK6K9

https://x.com/itsantwright/status/1723223336623157531?s=46

I broke down and ponied up cash.  Peacock on the loose at my place.

Jordan Geronimo has started both games at the 3 for Terpy.
In two games he has a total of six points and  five turnovers.
Good kid. Great athlete. Rooting for him, but he’s just not that good at basketball.

With his buddy Danny Manning (who’s already on staff) as the interim replacement?
File that under “guaranteed not to help much.”

Davidson 64, Turtles 61

Selfie?

I've been unimpressed with Maryland lol

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Gotta pump up those kenpom numbers.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Mastodons defeated a non-Division I opponent by almost 100 points on Thursday, besting Andrews University 130-34 in Purdue Fort Wayne’s home opener at War Memorial Coliseum.
Northrop grad Jalen Jackson led the Dons attack with 21 points while Anthony Roberts and Rasheed Bello each had 17. In all, eight Mastodons scored in double-figures.
The Dons, who are now 2-0 after beating DePaul on Tuesday and Andrews on Thursday, are back in action host Texas A&M Commerce at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Coliseum.

I'm good.  My supply of shop rags is OK.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/38851641/butler-athletic-director-barry-collier-retire-april
Honestly about time.

Buy one Bronny jersey, get a Jeff Jordan Illini jersey free.

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Ya know the old line about being born on 3rd base and being treated like you hit a triple?
Yeah

Jeff Goodman -
Gonzaga’s Steele Venters, a key offseason addition via the portal from Eastern Washington, is out for the season with a knee injury, source told @TheMessenger. The 6-7 wing averaged 15.3 points and shot 37 percent from 3 last season and was the Big Sky Player of the Year. Began his career at EWU as a walk-on. Gonzaga isn’t deep to begin with. This will definitely hurt the Zags.

I predict some of our "gripes" will go away after we play Army.  I am also not discounting that new ones might arise.

I predict some of our "gripes" will go away after we play Army.  I am also not discounting that new ones might arise.

Well you’re a helluva mailman and he’s a sh!tty reporter.

Maryland’s insider is something.  Talking about putting eggs in one basketball that dude has been reporting it’s been a done deal for months.   Whenever Maryland loses out on a recruit it’s because of NIL and someone dropped a bag.   I doubt IU is pumping out Willard to Louisville.  First I doubt Woody and Ya would do that to Payne and second why in the world Louisville go after a coach that has done next to nothing in the post season.    Maryland might end up with Queen in the end but this dudes “sources” are about as good as mine and I’m a mailman 

I predict some of our "gripes" will go away after we play Army.  I am also not discounting that new ones might arise.

You should be a consultant for IU athletics, cuz they haven't figured that out yet. 

It is pretty apparent to all of us that we really needed to pick up another guard in the portal. 
Again, it's game 1 with a mostly new roster. We all pretty much expected a bumpy start as chemistry gets built etc. But most of us also believed the roster has potential to be very good. Yesterday's game (against a pretty good basketball team by the way) doesn't change that belief for me at all. Woodson has been saying there's a ton of work still to do, and there is. We don't have a perfect roster by any stretch of the imagination but you'll have a pretty tough time finding a team without any weaknesses in college basketball. 
What I feel confident about at this point: 
Ware may struggle at times or not be everyone's ideal archetype of a big, but he has shown he is coachable and uber talented. I will be enjoying like hell the one season we'll likely have him. Hope he has the opportunity to take and make plenty of 3s before he goes in the first round, if he keeps on playing like this.  Cupps is a going to be tough to keep off the court, not only because of our lack of guard depth, but because he is ready to play at this level. I think his length could make it pretty challenging vs UConn/B10 but I have zero doubt that he will put in the work and be a big time net positive contributor this year. We've got a bona fide workhorse in him for 4 years. So smart with the ball and dare I say... "sneakily quick"  Mgbako did mention in the pre season that learning the defense has been the biggest challenge for him. It's been pretty obvious even throughout the exhibitions... Let's be honest. The difference in complexity of schemes between D1 basketball and HS/AAU (even at the highest of levels, which he excelled in) is MASSIVE. Hell, Banks and Gunn are still struggling to get it right it in year 2. Mack is allegedly laser focused on being 1 and done, has all the physical tools, and was clearly demonstrating to Woodson that he understood the message Woodson was sending, while he was on the bench. Yes he will have plenty of lapses as he learns... But he will improve a ton over the course of the year. He's also shown a lot of potential on this side of the ball IMO. I will say - having watched him several times in HS/AAU, we've not seen him remotely near the top of his game yet. On either side of the ball. I am sure he is acutely aware of his draft stock and putting in the work, so not at all worried. Maybe I have a longer leash than some.  What I am uncertain about at this point: 
Gunn has not impressed and as the 4th guard, that is tough to swallow. The opportunity is ripe for the taking. I find his body language troubling/frustrating at times. I've not seen much reason for optimism yet, but I really hope he proves me wrong.  Banks ... is coming off injury so I'm a bit more forgiving. That said, also has not looked much different from last year. I see more potential from him than Gunn. But, will he be able to stay in the rotation with Walker, Sparks, Reneau, and Mack all playing the same minutes basically? I hope we keep him engaged. Walker..... I'm hopeful he plays more like the exhibitions than last night. If he is not going to be rock solid on defense and smart with the ball on offense when he has it, I'd rather see Banks get the minutes and try to develop.  I also think Payton Sparks was an absolute homerun pick up. When Reneau gets in foul trouble (which will unfortunately happen quite a bit still, it seems) we will be in great hands. He is going to push Reneau for minutes the whole way... again, going to be tough to keep off the court. We'll probably never see it with Woody, but I'd love to see us run a few 4 out 1 in sets with X, Cupps/Gallo, Mack/Reneau, Ware on the perimeter and Sparks in the middle. I could see a lineup of X, Cupps, Gallo, Sparks, Ware being very effective against smaller lineups. 
I really like what Gallo did overall. Not a perfect game, but he showed he can score for sure. Hope he steps up and is comfortable being a vocal leader this year, we need every bit of leadership from him and XJ...
I'm excited to watch how this team comes together, we are going to learn so much about the players and the direction of the program.