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My brother is at the game, bragging he got to see Mendoza's first professional TD pass

Sat night sat behind home up on the upper deck. Great view of the field: Unfortunately, Holmes sucked in his Cubs debut, and the offense wasn't much better. Lost 6-3. The crowd was pretty close to half Cub fans. They were certainly louder than the home fans. I have some friends & family in KC, so was a great time. The Royals are building a new downtown stadium to replace this one. Supposed to be ready for 2030, I think.

Went to a couple Cubs at Royals games over the weekend. Friday night sat right behind the Cubs dugout (PCA leading off the game): Great seats, but the net made it a litte hard to track the ball sometimes. The Cubs won 6-4, so a great night.

He's leaning pretty hard on those 1998 Alamo Bowl and claimed 1932 Basketball "Championships"

10/17- Julian Sayin for -74 rushing yards!

HeyI I didn't even get attibution? What is the point of making wild-eyed, over-the-top comments, if I don't get the blame credit?

Has anyone else watched Widow's Bay on Apple TV? A co-worker recommended it and just finished watching (10 episodes) and really enjoyed it. It's described as a "comedy-horror" and it is very funny, imo. Main character is Matthew Rhys, who was on that FX show "The Americans" about 10yrs ago.

Except I don't have any authority or control over them. I'm not their boss and not responsible for their job satisfaction. I am an on-looker that wants them to perform for my entertainment. They are professionals now, working on a 1 year contract. Do I care about them as human beings? Eh, I guess, at least I care about them more than I do the employees at my local DMV. But if the team can be improved (more wins) at the cost of one othem personally? I am all for crushing the individuals hopes and dreams and casting them into the gutter like garbage with-out a second thought, for the fleeting intangible benefit it gives me. Is that how DeVries will treat his players? Probably not, but these aren't innocent college kids playing for the glory of old IU. They are mercenaries that will come & go and mostly be forgotten. I hate it, but that is the reality now, in the current system it's transactional. With annual roster churn and players getting paid come much higher expectations and much less fan patience (tolerance, loyalty?) At least in my increasingly cynical opinon.

Agreed- now that players are getting paid I could could not care less about their feelings. Take the money and shut-up. I have no clue how realistic Wilkerson's returning is, but you HAVE to do that if possible, no matter what promises you made to other guys. I see Alexis as a solid starting B1G center. He would be an amazing "back-up" though, basically splitting the playing time in the post with Samet and occassionally Sherrell. Either of those moves raises IU's ceiling & floor. Both? Top 10ish team.

Now alllowed 3 exhibitions along with 32 regular season games.

No one under 50 gets this joke...which makes it better somehow.

Get both? Maybe Enright for back-up PG while you're at it! I know it's not that simple, but how much better would you feel with a starting line-up of Burton, Lindsay, Wilkerson, Shirrel & Samet with Enright, Moody, Sisley & Alexis off the bench? Top 10-15ish team, right? College sports are completely dead, so we might as well enjoy the funeral.

It doesn't impact IU at all, but is pretty clearly a rip-off of Cig. Of course playing such a soft conference like the SEC, he'll have a much easier time succeeding.

No Texas? I thought it was down to them & IU?