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Mike Davis at Michigan State Kelvin Sampson at UNC Tom Crean at Duke There you have it!

I was working this afternoon, but had the game on. I did stop during the final couple of minutes to watch the finish. I really enjoyed watching and hearing the crowd and watching those kids celebrate after the game. And to see Cahill, Buss and the rest of the seniors not only win their final game, but get a trophy, was pretty special. Nice job, ladies!

I think she's exhausted.

Juwan has until April 22 to declare for the draft -- whether he decides to stay in or not. At this rate, Romeo might not even have a decision by then ...

Happy IU National Championship Day, everyone! ... On March 30, we won NCAA titles in 1940, 1981 and 1987 (RIP Daryl Thomas). ... And here's looking forward to Banner No. 6! (I didn't know where to post this -- figured this was as good a place as any!)

Thanks for ruining my joke! ... Remind me to not have you in the audience when I begin my stand-up career! LOL!

Did everybody notice that Romeo wore No. 22 tonight? I think that's clearly in homage to Damon Bailey and was a pretty clear sign that he's gonna come to B-town. (Hey, it makes as much sense as anything else!)

Terrible news about our last NCAA championship team. 1987 was my freshman year. I can remember that season game-by-game. ... I guess he had a heart attack. Was only 52 -- way, way, way too young. ... A true Hoosier legend.

Oddly enough, I thought it might be him. But the fact that his middle name is Ambrose threw me. ... However, I would argue that CAZ was a bigger recruit than EGJ -- both literally and figuratively. That's just my opinion, though.

Pardon my ignorance, but who's EGJ? ... Sorry, with everybody using initials all the time, I can't keep up.

Heck, I almost think Dookie assistant is a better job than top man at Pitt! Plus, if he waits out Coach K, isn't he the most viable option to take over in Durham?

Actually, that might have been at the root of it (though like most, I don't know for sure). After the nice two-year run with the Zeller-Oladipo team (except that damn Syracuse game), in the next two years, we didn't make the NCAAs, then barely made it. And after winning the B1G in 2016, we stunk the next year. ... In an interview after he got fired, Crean essentially said he thought he deserved a reset after 2013, because he lost Cody and Vic to the NBA (although shouldn't as a HC, he have been prepared for that?). And he was disappointed that after 2016, he didn't get an extension. ... I think to him, having a decent season every 2-3 years was good enough while I think the athletic department's message was: "You're getting $3.3 million a year. That's not good enough." ... I could be wrong (and probably am), but I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't a big part of them "not being on the same page." ... Also, maybe scheduling had something to do with it. At news conferences in firing Crean and hiring Archie, Glass seemed to express some disdain over the awful non-conference slates we had been playing.

If Romeo won't be on commitment watch until three weeks from now, why was this thread created three years ago and have more than 500 pages??? LOL!

They'll fire her and probably try to hire Moren. Is that $10 million buyout still in effect???

Happy for Loyola and Sister Jean. Sad for me.

Even in the WNIT, there's nothing like beating Purdue -- and Sharon Versyp!

If Mack is hired, the only difference between now and when Romeo dropped Louisville from his list would be that he would be the coach and not Pitino. Other than that, nothing is different. They're still facing the possibility of major sanctions. So I don't see them being a factor. At least I hope I'm right.

3/22: Nevada

Also, if McCarty gets the gig, the U of E at the very least would have a very capable national anthem performer. Dude's got some serious soul!

I wondered how interested Calbert might be. From some of the things I've read, it didn't sound like he was all that interested -- he was just interviewing because others wanted him to do. And if you have someone who's not that interested vs. someone who's extremely interested, I would think that would become evident during the interview and the choice would be relatively easy. One of the things I read said he wanted to stay in St. Louis until his kids finished school. ... Also, Calbert might not be the kind of guy who feels comfortable being in charge of the program. Maybe he's fine with being an assistant. If he ever does decide to return to the bench and is OK with being an assistant, I hope Archie can find a spot for him in B-town.

Maybe since Priller played a grand total of about 15 minutes his entire career, he could apply for another season of eligibility, become a grad transfer and head to Athens! Give the Georgia fans a sampling of that great recruiting for which our former coach is known.

When we were in the Final Four in 2002, Kansas and Maryland (both No. 1 seeds) were the two best teams remaining. And it just so happened they were playing in the semifinals, while we (a 5 seed) and Oklahoma (2) were in the other semi. Dick Vitale screamed his head off that it should be re-seeded -- essentially so Kansas and Maryland could play in the finals. It made no sense, because the NCAA tourney has never re-seeded before the Final Four and as far as I know, never even considered re-seeding before the Final Four. The brackets are set, you play whoever's next and the chips fall how they may. ... I still think part of it was he was hating on us because of the Knight firing -- it was just a couple years after that and he was pals with him. It wasn't our fault that we were on one side while Kansas and Maryland were on the other. Hell, we already had beat what was considered the tournament's best team (Duke) in the Sweet 16.

Yet another early exit for (supposedly) one of our coaching candidates a year ago ...

The South Regional is parting like the Red Sea for Cal, clearing his path to the Final Four.

I cannot adequately explain in words how much I detest Jason Whitlock. I never liked him much, anyway, but my loathing for him reached new depths when a few years ago, he claimed in a column that he was the most important person in sports journalism.