College Bball Thread

[Brass Cannon 25,378]

9 minutes ago, Honkyman said:

What's wrong with Loyola? It is a good school. The campus is on Lake Michigan. They are in Chicago which offers all kinds of great amenities--1st class museums, great music, parks, restaurants. I've known people who have gone to Loyola and loved it. The only downside imo is  Chicago winters--they can be brutal.

Spending 50,000+ a year when you don’t even know what you want to study just seems silly to me idk. 

[Stuhoo 88,693]

16 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Spending 50,000+ a year when you don’t even know what you want to study just seems silly to me idk. 

Maaaaybe.

About 60% of freshmen either don’t know their major or will change it at least once. Great universities give you a chance to figure it out, and have faculty and processes that facilitate success once you do so.

Some universities are really expensive and not worth it, but if my high school junior could get into Harvard as a general studies major it’d be totally worth the high cost and (temporary) debt.

Northwestern is borderline good enough to justify any cost IMO.

[Brass Cannon 25,378]

15 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Maaaaybe.

About 60% of freshmen either don’t know their major or will change it at least once. Great universities give you a chance to figure it out, and have faculty and processes that facilitate success once you do so.

Some universities are really expensive and not worth it, but if my high school junior could get into Harvard as a general studies major it’d be totally worth the high cost and (temporary) debt.

Northwestern is borderline good enough to justify any cost IMO.

That was in reference to Loyola.  Which I honestly have no clue how it ranks in academics 

[CrossboneIU22 1,509]

I know we all dislike Purdue but this is still sad news

 

https://fox59.com/news/caleb-swanigan-former-purdue-star-dead-at-25/

[HoosierHoopster 8,142]

34 minutes ago, CrossboneIU22 said:

I know we all dislike Purdue but this is still sad news

 

https://fox59.com/news/caleb-swanigan-former-purdue-star-dead-at-25/

That's horrible, so sorry to hear this.

[RaceToTheTop 30,672]

Purdue boards are indicating talk that since leaving the NBA his weight had reached 400+ pounds and he was diabetic but was not trying to control it.  Posts there said his organs were shutting down and he died of cardiac arrest.  Just rumors but I do know prior to going to Purdue he was very heavy and had to work himself into playing shape.

[RaceToTheTop 30,672]

Does look like those reports were correct.  So sad.  https://www.google.com/amp/s/fadeawayworld.net/.amp/nba-media/caleb-swanigan-responds-to-people-criticizing-him-for-weighing-over-400-lbs

[Alford Bailey 13,206]

15 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Purdue boards are indicating talk that since leaving the NBA his weight had reached 400+ pounds and he was diabetic but was not trying to control it.  Posts there said his organs were shutting down and he died of cardiac arrest.  Just rumors but I do know prior to going to Purdue he was very heavy and had to work himself into playing shape.

So sad

[MyDRockHard 285]

Does look like those reports were correct.  So sad.  https://www.google.com/amp/s/fadeawayworld.net/.amp/nba-media/caleb-swanigan-responds-to-people-criticizing-him-for-weighing-over-400-lbs

I think the weight issue is old. His new music videos from the past months showed him as pretty slim.

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[MyDRockHard 285]

So sad

It's sad Purdue fans are spreading rumors about one of their own. The video I shared is a month old and shows he's not 400+ lbs. RIP to Caleb. I hope that his family gets all the love and support they need right now.

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[WayneFleekHoosier 51,122]

29 minutes ago, IGotMeAWoody said:

It's sad Purdue fans are spreading rumors about one of their own. The video I shared is a month old and shows he's not 400+ lbs. RIP to Caleb. I hope that his family gets all the love and support they need right now.

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Idk any further details but the Whitely county marijuana arrest in dec 2020 he was bigger and it went viral, unfortunately. Fort Wayne news showed him in court and the same.  That was all a year ago or so, though. 
 

anyway, RIP to Caleb!  

[Brass Cannon 25,378]

Does anybody know where I can find a list of every #1 team to lose to an unranked team?   I tried google and didn’t see anything like I was looking for 

[Demo 23,027]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/long-island-to-fire-coach-derek-kellogg-pursue-g-league-ignite-director-rod-strickland-to-lead-sharks/amp/
 

I really hope there’s a backstory here, otherwise firing your HC at the end of June is a straight up d**k move.

[LIHoosier 27,692]

Does anybody know where I can find a list of every #1 team to lose to an unranked team?   I tried google and didn’t see anything like I was looking for 

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/play-index/matchup_finder.cgi?request=1&year_min=1950&year_max=2022&comp_school=eq&rank_school=1&comp_opp=le&rank_opp=NR&game_type=A&game_result=L&order_by=date_game

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[Hoosierfan1901 8,253]

Emoni Bates to Eastern Michigan

Michigan fans are punching the air 

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,122]

5 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Emoni Bates to Eastern Michigan

Michigan fans are punching the air 

Most precipitous drop in expectations I think I've witnessed.  Crazy

[Hoosierfan1901 8,253]

16 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Most precipitous drop in expectations I think I've witnessed.  Crazy

I think he is from wherever EMU is, so somewhat makes sense

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,122]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

I think he is from wherever EMU is, so somewhat makes sense

Yeah, besides at one point he was pegged as the next Lebron/KD, then a drop to top3 in his class, then to a ineffective college piece at Memphis, then to a non power 5 team.

 

  I watched his HS games.  He was very talented.  An amazing drop and story.  I’m ready for his 30/30 story.  

[Brass Cannon 25,378]

9 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Yeah, besides at one point he was pegged as the next Lebron/KD, then a drop to top3 in his class, then to a ineffective college piece at Memphis, then to a non power 5 team.

 

  I watched his HS games.  He was very talented.  An amazing drop and story.  I’m ready for his 30/30 story.  

Bates and Switch the Emoni Story

[Stuhoo 88,693]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Emoni Bates to Eastern Michigan

Michigan fans are punching the air 

Good for him!

Stan Heath seems like a quality guy, and Bates is pulling back from the spotlight a little.