LamarCheeks

Seems as if this has been in the works for a while, but perhaps it's finally coming to fruition ... Northwestern giving Chris Collins an extension, with more money and resources. https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/1907872352693571845

SIAP ... Tre Donaldson to Miami, joining our friend Malik Reneau.

Purdue point guard Jordyn Poole (Fort Wayne) commits to Dayton -- per Talia Goodman.

This cracks me up. On the eve of Mgbako's visit to Lexington, Alec Lasley writes he expects him to play "with a major chip on his shoulder" wherever he goes. Hell, he coulda played with a chip on his shoulder at IU all he wanted. He just seemed to play as if he'd rather be taking a nap. https://x.com/PolacheckKSR/status/1907530303985299588

I'm gonna become a college basketball insider. Sources tell Jon Rothstein that Norfolk State's Robert Jones received an extension. Well, I guess he has the same sources I do: Norfolk State. The school announced this five days ago.

Twerps four-star decommits, opens his recruiting and now is down to two schools -- one of which is vaguely familiar. Who love$$$ me more -- the old coach, or the new coach???

I admittedly had not heard much from Richie Pitino over the years, but when I saw this, I took a look. Dude sounds almost exactly like his dad. https://x.com/GeoffGrammer/status/1907193909819957438

I know the Kaleb Banks news has been posted, but looks as if part of his decision involved getting back together with his old Bloomington pal.

Wow. IUAnon says the Amish boy will go portaling. https://x.com/IUAnon1976/status/1907227337323635187

Meechie's girlfriend in Columbia, S.C., was beginning to wonder where he's been for the past 6 months. "Honey, you'd told me you'd be right back..."

Buzz to the Twerps is official ...

Yarden released her official announcement today ... Would love to know what prompted this. Because after a few days of no portal, I thought she was staying. And being an international student, isn't there a limit to how much NIL she can get anyway?

I guess the "Do not contact" tag is just a courtesy? I thought that meant the transfer either knew where they were going -- or wanted to do the contacting themselves. I saw a report that Kentucky had "reached out" to Garzon. But isn't that a violation of the DNC tag? Or maybe she contacted them? Or maybe she let it be known that she was OK with contact with UK? One thing I found kinda funny. Some website that brands itself as a leader in women's basketball news listed several "possibly (sic) landing sports" for Garzon -- including Purdue, Nebraska and Wisconsin. C'mon -- if she's leaving IU, she ain't gonna go to Nebraska, Purdue or Wisconsin.

The face of IUBB is an athletic trainer? Rightly or wrongly, he was named in the Bomba-sex abuse lawsuit. There's a new coaching regime coming in. He's 68 years old. Perfect time for a change.

Frank Reich to coach Stanford for a season ... https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/1906708158925402622

According to Rabby's story, Garzon has a Do Not Contact tag -- which I guess means she likely knows where she's going. Since she took a few days to enter, I wonder if she was waiting for the right offer privately -- rather than enter right away and have a free-for-all for her services? Was really hoping she'd come back. Thought she was primed for a big senior season.

Agreed -- Dude's obsessed with wanting to shut down threads.

Until a coach leaves for College Park. Then his job comes open. And when his job is filled, that opens another. And so on and so on ... That's why it's a ... (BTW -- that creepy girl is gonna give me nightmares!)

Steve Blake making a pitch for the Twerps job. I have a hunch he won't get it. https://x.com/SteveBlake5/status/1906366221450104906

Yikes. Broome's injury didn't look good.

Tennessee makes it a little close, then Houston creates some distance with a batch of 3s. Must be nice.

HAPPY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DAY! On this day (March 30), we won three of our five nattys: 1987, 1981 and who can forget that memorable 1940 victory by Branch McCraken's boys over Kansas. Hoping D-Rock can start getting us excited about March again. Getting a little sick and tired of watching everybody else have all the fun.

Getting way ahead of myself here, but say Florida and Duke reach the title game ... I find it difficult to imagine there's ever been a championship game coached by two guys in their 30s.

Wonder how many Florida coeds will be getting texted photos of Golden's junk tonight???