LamarCheeks

Not really college basketball -- but just saw that Jaraan Cornell, a former South Bend Clay and Purdue player, died. Only 48 -- what a damn shame. https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/06/06/jaraan-cornell-dead-dies-48-south-bend-clay-purdue-basketball-ihsaa-1994-state-finals/84073540007/

I have to admit: I always get hoodwinked. I watch these videos, get ramped up and then get extremely let down when the season starts and we actually miss shots. After seeing those clips, I can't help but wonder what it'd be like to go throughout an entire season and not miss!

That is the case here in Virginia. The governor appoints the board members to most state colleges.

Certainly one of the greatest of all-time IU athletes.

Thomas Bryant tells OG to get that weak sh-t outta here! https://x.com/MrBuckBuckNBA/status/1928988342642765846

In the new ACC scheduling model, each team has one league opponent it won't play. That just strikes me as absurd. Then again, so is having a conference with teams in Boston and Palo Alto, California (sorta like a conference with teams in Piscataway, New Jersey, and in Seattle -- LOL). https://apnews.com/article/acc-schedule-unc-nc-state-duke-miami-be3a911141a60b0ad78b4d1436bec7b6

First game is set in our series with pUKe.

Have not seen her yet, but she plays her home games about 5 miles from where I live. Comes from a basketball factory -- school has won 15 state titles. South Carolina has already offered and by the time she's actually a senior, she'll have her pick of schools -- and get a hefty paycheck. We're the longest of longshots -- but if you don't ask ...

Did we get a new recruit? There's just this reply: "I like the squad we put together" to this post: "To Indiana. That helps IU Ladies alot" I looked for the original "To Indiana" post to see if it added context, but found nothing. Color me very confused ...

CTM to again coach the national U19 World Cup team this July! She coached the team to gold last summer.

An example of the dysfunction that has been IU basketball recently ... If Leal does get a waiver for next season, he will have played for three different head coaches -- and all were full-time, "permanent" coaches. None was an interim.

Since Leal and Goode have applied for waivers, CDD apparently is fine with both returning. I'd be curious to see how it went with all the other guys. Were any welcomed back, but wanted to leave? Did any want to come back, but CDD told them it'd be best to move along? Don't wanna say a mutual parting -- that's too easy! Although I suppose many fell into that category. CDD said during his opening presser he'd sit down with everyone and if it was best for guys to move on -- no hard feelings.

Sorry if this has been asked -- or maybe it's assumed -- but I can't read back through all these pages to get at the origin of the Leal saga. Is this a real thing -- or just speculation? Do we know for sure he even wants to come back? Does CDD want him back? Has he applied for a waiver? I've got nothing against the kid, but I think if I were the NCAA, I'd probably say: "Look -- you've had four full years and a partial fifth. That's enough. No waiver." I'd have a little different tack with Goode. He's had three full seasons with a partial fourth.

Just relax ...

PUke will playing pUKe at Rupp in a preseason exhibition. Any way both can lose? https://x.com/KentuckyMBB/status/1918304779538739468

You miss the days of Al driving haphazardly to the bucket and flinging up a shot against 3 bigger defenders and having no idea where it was going?

Sorry, I have not been following this thread as religiously as some. How in the world did we get to discussing Leal? Dude's already played five seasons. Who's next -- Al Durham?

Plus, I have a very, very difficult time believing nobody is visiting for Little 500 weekend. If there ever were an ideal time to be hosting recruits, this is it ...

I kinda like this guy. Most say they're 100% committed. White goes way beyond that!

TBH, never been a fan. Way too smarmy for my taste ...

RIP, Mongo ... One of the most colorful characters on a team full of characters. Was so much fun watching that 1985 squad. Glad he got to live to see his induction into the NFL Hall of Fame.

Of course you do. Was just a little different back in your day ...

It's IU Day. Something good's gotta happen, right???

LOL. I had the same thought ...

If you know how to slide, you don't hurt an ankle. These are major leaguers. With a smart second baseman, that injury is easily avoidable.