bigrod

When you put it like that, they'll probably keep him another year. No 1st round this year or next year. They can't even tank.

Ballard has to be gone, right? Right??

I agree. Its getting harder for me to watch NFL. When I do, I'm not as into it as college games.

Which makes Steichen's ultra conservative approach on the last drive even more confounding. Luckily, he got bailed out by an iffy call (in a poorly called game).

Did he say what happened at Georgia?

Just curious how you know for a fact we have top 10 money.

Glass Richardson got hurt and had to leave the game?! What a shocker! I know it's just preseason, but sure Looks like another Ballard patented mediocre year.

10-2

There's actually more than one around Fort Wayne.

To be fair - part II: That's probably what he told them. I wonder if he got confused when they asked if he want to be a member of the Kings.

My take is that he is looking for certain types of players, and isn't willing to sacrifice building the culture he wants to establish for a year of success. I think he is looking for long term success, and it's what we as fans should be looking for as well. It's easy to look at purely physical ability, but mental fortitude and culture is what will fuel long term success. It's what we see Cignetti building with football. I think we had a pretty good look at what talent alone gets us this past season. The good coaches are looking for mentality as much as physical ability. Just my opinion...

I love it! We must be on the right track. Last year at this time, most on this board were ready to hand us the conference title. This year, we're doomed. I think what you described is his intent: Make opponents pay for playing too many bigs. Will it work? Who knows, but it should be fun.

Maybe he didn't do it intentionally. We know that he was living in a delusional world where he thought the fans should embrace his mediocrity. But he and his players were blaming the fans for his inability to consistently win.

What is he, 32 now?

Right. I'm optimistic because we at least have a coach with a plan. The question is, how good is the plan. He seems to know what he's looking for and I think he's looking for guys who want to win and play with an edge. I hope his vision translates. Personally, I'm excited about IU basketball for the first time in quite a while.