College Bball Thread

[AKHoosier 6,931]

"I haven't educated myself well enough on Adolph Rupp or just the whole situation at hand to really give you my thoughts on it.  From what I do know, I would like to see a name change"

Had to do a double take because this sounds like something Lebron James would say.  Those 2 sentences sum up everything that is wrong with the outrage culture today.

Just go with your feelings.  Facts and context never matter, just jump to your own conclusions before the whole story comes out.  Don't wait for evidence, your feelings are hurt so go crucify somebody for it.

The more time goes by, I'm so glad we never got Brooks.

[Brass Cannon 24,816]

2 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

"I haven't educated myself well enough on Adolph Rupp or just the whole situation at hand to really give you my thoughts on it.  From what I do know, I would like to see a name change"

Had to do a double take because this sounds like something Lebron James would say.  Those 2 sentences sum up everything that is wrong with the outrage culture today.

Just go with your feelings.  Facts and context never matter, just jump to your own conclusions before the whole story comes out.  Don't wait for evidence, your feelings are hurt so go crucify somebody for it.

The more time goes by, I'm so glad we never got Brooks.

How much education on a topic does it take to know that Rupp was a giant racist. Is that even in dispute?  From there it comes down to are you ok with public buildings being named after racists 

[Brass Cannon 24,816]

Oh so I popped over to Rupps Rafters and they are indeed trying to pretend Rupp wasn’t a racist.  Lol

[JSHoosier 20,266]

36 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Oh so I popped over to Rupps Rafters and they are indeed trying to pretend Rupp wasn’t a racist.  Lol

They've been doing that for a while.  I saw that thread, many of them used proper spelling so I figured their intelligence was being stretched to the limit and cut them some slack.

[Brass Cannon 24,816]

12 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

They've been doing that for a while.  I saw that thread, many of them used proper spelling so I figured their intelligence was being stretched to the limit and cut them some slack.

Probably using one of those term paper services having somebody else write their posts. 
 

My sister used to do it. She made good money writing aspiring law students undergrad papers.  

[ebridges24 2,441]

17 hours ago, AKHoosier said:

"I haven't educated myself well enough on Adolph Rupp or just the whole situation at hand to really give you my thoughts on it.  From what I do know, I would like to see a name change"

Had to do a double take because this sounds like something Lebron James would say.  Those 2 sentences sum up everything that is wrong with the outrage culture today.

Just go with your feelings.  Facts and context never matter, just jump to your own conclusions before the whole story comes out.  Don't wait for evidence, your feelings are hurt so go crucify somebody for it.

The more time goes by, I'm so glad we never got Brooks.

A few excellent points made in this post

[ebridges24 2,441]

6 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

Oh so I popped over to Rupps Rafters and they are indeed trying to pretend Rupp wasn’t a racist.  Lol

Don't think that's it, I don't think they care that he was a racist.

[Stuhoo 80,903]

18 hours ago, AKHoosier said:

"I haven't educated myself well enough on Adolph Rupp or just the whole situation at hand to really give you my thoughts on it.  From what I do know, I would like to see a name change"

Had to do a double take because this sounds like something Lebron James would say.  Those 2 sentences sum up everything that is wrong with the outrage culture today.

Just go with your feelings.  Facts and context never matter, just jump to your own conclusions before the whole story comes out.  Don't wait for evidence, your feelings are hurt so go crucify somebody for it.

The more time goes by, I'm so glad we never got Brooks.

I agree with you that he is sticking his neck out while admitting that he hasn’t done his research, and that’s a terrible idea.

i also think the complete indictment of a 19 kid who has gotten a social media beat down for saying something unwise is a bit much.

By most accounts Brooks is a good kid. I think his answer to the topic without realizing the implications of saying he had an uneducated opinion was unwise. 19 year olds, even star athlete 19 year olds, used to get some slack for speaking without thinking through the implications.

 

[Brass Cannon 24,816]

1 hour ago, ebridges24 said:

Don't think that's it, I don't think they care that he was a racist.

They are literally saying he wasn’t 

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

I agree with you that he is sticking his neck out while admitting that he hasn’t done his research, and that’s a terrible idea.
i also think the complete indictment of a 19 kid who has gotten a social media beat down for saying something unwise is a bit much.
By most accounts Brooks is a good kid. I think his answer to the topic without realizing the implications of saying he had an uneducated opinion was unwise. 19 year olds, even star athlete 19 year olds, used to get some slack for speaking without thinking through the implications.
 

Social media tho..


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[ebridges24 2,441]

1 hour ago, Brass Cannon said:

They are literally saying he wasn’t 

yea, you're right, but a lot of them don't care

[Brass Cannon 24,816]

1 minute ago, ebridges24 said:

yea, you're right, but a lot of them don't care

For a lot of them Rupp being racist is probably a plus 

[TheWatShot 14,011]

Most UK fans probably think racists are people who drive race cars. 

[Hoosierfan2017 21,470]

Brooks thought that IU fans were too much on social media... It's a bit ironic that he's getting similar treatment from UK fans. 

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

Brooks thought that IU fans were too much on social media... It's a bit ironic that he's getting similar treatment from UK fans. 

Having the pUKe bonus doesn’t hurt though


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[Demo 20,078]

John Thompson passed away at 78.  R.I.P.  Coach.

[mdn82 25,510]

RIP coach Thompson.  Him and Lute in the same week.  Crazy

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,776]

Butler freshman Scooby Johnson will miss the 20-21 season due to a torn ACL, per release.  Was expected to be in Bulldogs' rotation.

[Honkyman 1,670]

Georgetown's John Thompson and IU's Bobby Knight had many similarities as college coaches. Knight began coaching at IU in 1971, Thompson at Georgetown in 1972. Neither suffered fools or had patience with the media. Both were exceptionally smart, old school and coached as disciplinarians. Both were imposing figures physically though Thompson at 6'10'' more so. Thompson unlike Knight took on "problem" players like Allen Iverson and Michael Graham and they thrived under him.  Thompson was also a father figure to many of his players who came from fatherless households. Thompson unlike Knight quit coaching when he realized he could no longer put in the same energy and effort that he did when he started. But both were great coaches who had enormous impact on the institutions where they worked and the communities where they lived. 

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,225]

Great article on Kyle Hornsby

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2020/8/31/mens-basketball-former-hoosier-hornsby-has-plenty-to-keep-him-busy.aspx

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