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Really sad to read about CCG. He seemed to enjoy posting about soccer and baseball. And he was always posting in the boxing/MMA thread. ... I can't say I recall ever seeing him get into a spat with someone, either. ... Seemed like a real good dude. He will be missed around here.

No BTN+ for me, so I haven't seen a minute of play yet -- HH scrimmage or tonight's exhibition. Justin had a nice stat line tonight -- 5-5 FGs, 8-9 FTs, 3 assists, 0 TOs, 7 drawn fouls -- 18 points. He had only two rebounds but what might be most important -- he didn't shoot any 3s. That is not his strength. ... I really hope he's turned the corner with his attitude and realizes while he's a great athlete, he doesn't have the greatest skill set and is at his best when not forcing things. He's a sharp, well-spoken kid and if his head is on straight, could be a real asset in his final two seasons.

Glad to see he's playing (although I'm not actually seeing it). ... I thought Archie ruled him out for tonight

Know the feeling. Lost my dad to it 2 1/2 years ago. He was an athletic director at a small high school for years. He'd make schedules for 10-15 varsity teams and all the JV and freshman teams (back when there were freshman teams), hire officials for all the home games, hire people to take tickets, work concessions, etc., at all those home games, paint the football field, line the track, get the baseball field in order, etc., etc., etc. ... And by the end, he couldn't write a check. People who haven't seen this don't grasp its magnitude. Considering what my family went through, I know how feasible it is -- yet it's still very difficult to see a brilliant man like RMK reduced to what he apparently has become. Very sad, very tough disease.

Bloomington boys 86 Erie boys 68

Archie just said Devonte and Rob are no-gos for tomorrow night. I think he said Rob has a lower-abdominal issue and Devonte has a hamstring problem. Damn -- why are we so snakebit with injuries! I hope Rob's not gonna be hampered all season like he was last year with the concussion. Don't know how good we're gonna be, but would love to see us be able to compete with everybody relatively healthy.

To be honest, why would Nebraska have any respect for our football team? We've traditionally been one of the worst Power 5 programs in the country. It's been a while since their last championship, but they've won five nattys, so they've traditionally been one of the best. It's almost the exact opposite in hoops. We've won five NCAA titles and Nebraska has traditionally sucked, so I don't have a whole lot of respect for its program. When they came in to Assembly last season and whipped us, they could've had the same argument. And I'll say this, even after today: I'd feel a whole lot better as a Cornshuckers' hoops fan under Hoiberg than an IU football fan under Allen.

He had running room, but ran right into his linemen! ... Oh boy, here we go again.

I hate this, but after years of watching IU football, the pessimist in me wonders: How're we gonna blow this one?

Wow, I agree with Old Friend! I was never a big fan of the Steelers growing up, but watching this video made me develop a huge appreciation for Chuck Noll. He never gave motivational speeches or tried to fire the guys up. His thinking was the habits and discipline you develop in practice are what will determine if you win or lose -- not a bunch of rah-rah BS. ... I think Rocky Bleier said Noll's usual halftime speech was: "OK, we've made our adjustments. Now let's get out there and get to it." ... I actually get embarrassed sometimes when I see CTA ranting and raving on the sidelines, slapping hands an high-fiving the fellas. I feel like saying, "Teach these guys proper fundamentals and don't worry about the motivational crap and you'd be much better off."

Just tell him if he commits and has a productive four years, the Jordan River will be renamed Dawson's Creek! (The Jordan really isn't much of a 'river' anyway.)

Cornshuckers 33 Hoosiers 28

Guess ol' fussy britches is getting a mandatory 5-day vacation.

Obviously, I didn't see the game, but what is concerning to me (among a handful of things) is that arguably our worse shooter -- Justin -- took the most shots. Although he did make the only 3-pointer he took. But for the most part, if it's not a dunk -- it could be argued that it's out of his range. His monster Michigan State game obviously was an anomaly -- the offense simply cannot run through Justin.

OK, so I checked out the box score from the super-secret scrimmage and have what probably is a dumb question about what might be a super-secret stat. What the hell does "FD" mean under fouls? I've seen hundreds of basketball box scores and don't recall ever seeing that.

Fred Krueger might disagree. With that razor-blade glove, he was hard to stop.

I think it was Om Tallen.

Picking us to win a B1G road game scares the hell out of me, but Halloween is just around the corner, so what the heck ... Hoosiers 26 Twerps 20

Side bet on this. If we do lose ... 1) How soon does the "Fire Archie" thread get started? 2) Who starts it?

I think this is missing one: Lounge. I thought Louisville played its games at "Trixie's Lounge."

We've typically been good for one B1G road win a year. I think this has to be it if we want to get to six wins. Can we win at Nebraska or Purdue? Sure. Will we? I doubt it. Can we win at Penn State? No chance.

Pretty cool story about a kid who plays for Samford. His mother remarried when he was in the second grade, and his stepfather essentially raised him. So before family weekend, he changed his last name to that of his stepfather, who had no biological children and therefore, name his wouldn't go on. Now it will.

That's two schools for whom we've created the darkest/lowest moment in football history. ... When we beat Ohio State in 1987,- and we didn't just beat them, we whipped their a$$es -- in Columbus, no less -- the then-coach of the Nuts called it the darkest day in the history of Ohio State football!

Once we got that quick 21-0 lead, I was worried this would happen. Very lackadaisical since. After a start like that, it's easy to picture a 58-7 win. More likely is something like 35-14. We just don't seem to know how to step on an opponent's throat when they're down.

Whop's gotta catch that.