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[RaceToTheTop 26,955]

47 minutes ago, cbp4iu said:

Here is my question. Are we worried about anyone else potentially leaving with this potential wave of players coming in. Guys like Gunn and Banks may be limited in minutes again. 

We live in a day and age where player you can’t afford to worry about that or other teams will pass you bye. Backups will need to buy in or they will be gone.

[Chris007 47,491]

1 minute ago, Stromboli said:

Mmmmm y'all talking breakfast??

 

Inkwell and Runcible Spoon are my go-to breakfast spots these days.  Back when I was on campus, there was a diner just a few spots to the west of Uptown, I can't remember the name.  Best biscuits and gravy in town, but they shut down.  

 

Also you all have me refreshing this page a little too much this morning.  Real excited to see what this team will look like next year.  

My wife was going to Inkwell so much to see Miller Kopp I thought he was going to file a restraining order for her to stay 100 feet back. LOL Not really but she did run into him there about 3 times when I was never around. Was it Bruce's diner?

I'm also very excited to see the makeup of this team next year. I think the freshman are going to make a big jump

[Artie86 2,336]

16 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

My wife was going to Inkwell so much to see Miller Kopp I thought he was going to file a restraining order for her to stay 100 feet back. LOL Not really but she did run into him there about 3 times when I was never around. Was it Bruce's diner?

I'm also very excited to see the makeup of this team next year. I think the freshman are going to make a big jump

3 years ago my wife and I stayed at the Graduate on Friday before a Saturday home game. We went downstairs for breakfast in the Poindexter Cafe and half the team was down there getting coffee and breakfast. It was so cool. The IU team bus was parked out next to the hotel. I was so curious, I went up to the “Jack and Diane” floor (fancy suites) and roamed around. There was a huge conference room where the team obviously just ate breakfast and had pre game discussions. There was still a basketball sitting on the floor and tables and chairs were all pushed back in one area. 

[eddy4iu 666]

34 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

All of your years of wisdom have given you a nice level-headed approach to IU news. I love it, I'm just not very good at it yet. 

You give me FAR too much credit for possessing wisdom and being level-headed. I ride the roller coaster of emotions through the peaks and valleys of IU basketball and football news just like everyone else here and just tend to keep extreme reactions that I experience to myself. Don’t always succeed in that regard either. Most recent example was me being publicly disgusted about IU football last year and how I had finally succeeded in making the emotional break after 50 years of fandom and buying season tickets. THIS was at last going to be the year that I would drop 2 of my 4 football season tickets and was only keeping 2 for basketball points purposes with no commitment to using them or planning my Fall weekends around IU football.      Well, you probably already guessed it - I re-upped for 4 seats again this year. I’m just another chump!

[ib4iu 350]

32 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

I believe you are wrong. Ledlum & Knecht have the COVID year only. Ware does have 3.  

Ahh yeah the math makes sense now lol. I saw that Timberlake was 2018 class and Ledlum and Knecht were 2019 and just assumed without doing my finger math 

[RaceToTheTop 26,955]

16 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

My wife was going to Inkwell so much to see Miller Kopp I thought he was going to file a restraining order for her to stay 100 feet back. LOL Not really but she did run into him there about 3 times when I was never around. Was it Bruce's diner?

I'm also very excited to see the makeup of this team next year. I think the freshman are going to make a big jump

If Kopp’s dating game is like his bball game, no worries about him taking a shot at your wife.

[eddy4iu 666]

27 minutes ago, Stromboli said:

Mmmmm y'all talking breakfast??

 

Inkwell and Runcible Spoon are my go-to breakfast spots these days.  Back when I was on campus, there was a diner just a few spots to the west of Uptown, I can't remember the name.  Best biscuits and gravy in town, but they shut down.  

 

Also you all have me refreshing this page a little too much this morning.  Real excited to see what this team will look like next year.  

You talking about Ladyman’s Cafe back in the day? Another one I frequented was Gib & Denzils and no idea if they’re still around. Oh and, the old Hour House that became Jared’s Subway but that was typically a 2 in the morning breakfast experience. The Hour House special was 2 eggs, sausage or bacon, hash browns and toast or English muffin for $.99!

Give me Uptown for breakfast (or any meal for that matter) and Lennie’s for lunch and/or dinner - those are my long-time go tos.

[Chris007 47,491]

Just now, RaceToTheTop said:

If Kopp’s dating game is like his bball game, no worries about him taking a shot at your wife.

He's too slow to get it off. HAHA I kidd

[Chris007 47,491]

Just now, eddy4iu said:

You talking about Ladyman’s Cafe back in the day? Another one I frequented was Gib & Denzils and no idea if they’re still around.

Give me Uptown for breakfast (or any meal for that matter) and Lennie’s for lunch and/or dinner - those are my long-time go tos.

Gib & Dentzil I believe turned into Wee Willies which there is only one around anymore which is in Ellettsville and owned by their son. But not the same as the originals

[Rico 3,265]

 

[Hardwood83 4,775]

8 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Ledlum was a junior this year, so wouldn't he have 2 counting COVID?  I believe you're right on Knecht only having 1.

Yeah, looks like you are correct and I was mistaken. I thought he played 4 yrs at Harvard, but looks like he must have red-shirted in 20-21. Or did the Ivy League cancel that season due to COVID? I am so confused! 

[Tasmanian Devil 1,709]

1 minute ago, Hardwood83 said:

Yeah, looks like you are correct and I was mistaken. I thought he played 4 yrs at Harvard, but looks like he must have red-shirted in 20-21. Or did the Ivy League cancel that season due to COVID? 

Ivy League didn’t play that year I believe.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,301]

54 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

Man, I’m one week too late! My wife and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary last weekend in Bloomington! 

Happy 30th to the newlyweds.

[DChoosier 8,884]

1 hour ago, kreigh8 said:

Any level of concern scaring HS commits from committing with all the transfer portal rumblings. Not sure how in tune HS players are to the transfer portal comings and goings but these transfer hub schools can't make it easy for true freshman to gain minutes, no?

On a podcast I heard (but have not verified) that 19 of the 40 Elite 8 starters had transferred from their original school. “It is what it is” these days.

[Trish 11,916]

57 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

Man, I’m one week too late! My wife and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary last weekend in Bloomington! Our daughters got us a night at the Graduate on Kirkwood last Saturday night. My wife and would have gladly been super snoopers for Hoosier Nation! We’ve stayed there about 3 times now, wonderful experience. If you ever get a chance, I would highly recommend it! To top it off, IMO, the best breakfast in Bloomington is at the Uptown on Kirkwood, hands down!

Whenever I’m in town I stay at The Graduate. It’s great walking distance to any spot really, glad you enjoyed your stay in God’s Country. 

[GloryDays 5,958]

2 hours ago, Chris007 said:

My question is what will it look like if there is commitments today

 

[RaceToTheTop 26,955]

10 minutes ago, Rico said:

 

Purdue’s NIL sucks, so I would say he’s grasping at straws.

[Hoosier987 1,408]

51 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

I will have to give it a shot. My oldest daughter swears by the Runcible Spoon for breakfast.

Went to Runcible Spoon multiple times during my years at IU. Phenomenal Eggs Benedict. 

[ray 1,572]

Breakfast in Bloomington thread, or transfer portal thread? 

[Stromboli 6,076]

Just now, ray said:

Breakfast in Bloomington thread, or transfer portal thread? 

It's a nice twist on the pizza threads these normally evolve into when we're waiting on news.  And Stuhoo has awful taste in strombolis, for the record.

 

On topic... not sure when this was last posted.  Bates made it, no mention of Jordan.  

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/College-Basketball-Transfer-Portal-Rankings-247Sports-Top-75-Hunter-Dickinson-Kelel-Ware-Taran-Armstrong-LJ-Cryer-207923553/