Evariste Galois

Now I miss living in Bloomington...

He was my favorite poster on HSN (no offense to you, obviously).

+1 assuming it is the same guy - obviously I guess anyone could have taken the name here - it was a poster I listened to over there. One of the few remaining - we lost many of our best posters on HSN this year - really tough.

I think a LOT of us will be gladly eating crow!

I felt on HSN that the tone really shifted on CAM when he whiffed on Kauffman. The language Dolson said about playing basketball that players want to play for reminded me of the discussions after that miss. From my understanding, there was no question Kauffman wanted to play for IU...

He made great hires, no question. I am saying Mercer & Moren may have been easier to sign with more money and more visibility for the programs (and more money for Allen). I do not live in Indiana and until the BTN, I would never have been able to see I an IU baseball or women's basketball game on TV. Now they are covered from the Mid-Atlantic through the Midwest. That exposure is valuable.

Not that I am anti-Glass, but the major improvements coincides with increased TV contracts for the Big Ten (including revenue from the BTN). Also the BTN made the non-money sports MUCH more visible. Although I was not super-big on the additions at the time, in some convoluted fashion we may actually owe Rutgers some thanks for some of the improvements...

Hopefully this is just a negotiating tactic...

Thought, no... irrationally hoped for... yes. I have not had this much hope for IU basketball since the mid-90's (except briefly in the 2012 and 2013... once we could not beat a zone with a bunch of 3 point shooters on the team I lost hope).

I still believe...

It gives me flashbacks to 2017 as well...

especially like the "some IU website called BtownBanners" I am glad I found this place!

I liked the "Come home Brad" request and the explanation about how doing well in basketball outside of Indiana does not really count (like a tree falling in a forest...)! Edit: And how he was willing to return to Indianapolis to cover Indiana High School Basketball if they offered him the money!

+ Instant respect as being a destination again

I was in 100% agreement. There also was a pretty decent podcast with Osterman where he discusses how basketball fandom is different in Indiana. How it is part of the person's identity based on family history. As someone that was born in Indiana but moved out when I was young, there is no question that being an IU fan was part of my identity implanted by my father. Almost like a nationality or something.

come home Brad!

https://westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/titus-tate/

Let's hope...

For me the AJ Guyton post is the most interesting.... Peegs does not say anything that can be seen. Just a picture that will make it the most likely to be clicked.

If those two are not messing with us... this is really promising. Smoke for the new pope 51 minutes ago and AJ Guyton with the image that has been posted 31 minutes ago.

Translation = no one will pay the buy out.

Careful with the CAM support here... just ask @Treesh...

IU's expectation should be NC every year!

I would even put it higher than 50% - why would Dolson and Zeke bother to waste Stevens's time if they were not going to offer him something he could not refuse.

Seriously... Stevens better make this official soon so that Indiana does not slip into a recession!