College Basketball 2007-2008

[rawaction]

DJ White WILL play tonight vs. Purdue. If IU wins, it becomes a 3-team race again for the Big Ten title. With IU losing 2 vs. UW, and UW losing 2 vs. Purdue, and Purdue losing their only one vs. IU. If Purdue wins, they pretty much have the conference title locked up.

[Magnetic Curses]

It's a different job than other top positions -- here, we care very deeply about class, ethics, playing the right way and recruiting our state. The position requires intangibles that others don't, but that doesn't mean it can't be filled correctly.

 

I want to change my arrogant/delusional fan base vote.

 

he's right. iu is a reputable school with a long and rich history of excellence in men's basketball. there's nothing wrong with saying it.

[soapy]

I think many IU fans are delusional and arrogant, but nobody in this thread. This is comming from an IU fan. We have a several people still living under the delusion that IU is what it was 15 years ago. It isn't. It could get back there at some point, but it isn't now.

 

I do think it's completely rational to expect your program to be clean and be competetive on a national level with regularity. There are programs that do that now, and IU should be no different. I don't think you should necessarily have to give up one to acheive the other. Is that naive? Maybe. I don't think so.

 

I'm very much against hiring Alford. If people want squeeky clean, he isn't exactly that (Pierre Pierce). There aren't any former Knight guys available that I'd consider at this point (aside from Dakich through the end of this season). I hate the mentality that it has to be a former "Knight-guy" (and I really don't care what you think, Pat Knight). That's ridiculous. There are plenty of different ways to win, and we shouldn't get too caught up on the whole Knight thing.

 

I would very much like to see them bring in someone who can run an offense after these last two coaches.

[soapy]

DJ White WILL play tonight vs. Purdue. If IU wins, it becomes a 3-team race again for the Big Ten title. With IU losing 2 vs. UW, and UW losing 2 vs. Purdue, and Purdue losing their only one vs. IU. If Purdue wins, they pretty much have the conference title locked up.

I feel a little better now that White is supposedly going to play. If he can't go, or is ineffective, they are in trouble tonight.

 

They need to play tough defense and Gordon/Crawford/Bassett/Ellis need to step it up, like the MSU game.

[Magnetic Curses]

I think many IU fans are delusional and arrogant, but nobody in this thread. This is comming from an IU fan. We have a several people still living under the delusion that IU is what it was 15 years ago. It isn't. It could get back there at some point, but it isn't now.

 

I do think it's completely rational to expect your program to be clean and be competetive on a national level with regularity. There are programs that do that now, and IU should be no different. I don't think you should necessarily have to give up one to acheive the other. Is that naive? Maybe. I don't think so.

 

I'm very much against hiring Alford. If people want squeeky clean, he isn't exactly that (Pierre Pierce). There aren't any former Knight guys available that I'd consider at this point (aside from Dakich through the end of this season). I hate the mentality that it has to be a former "Knight-guy" (and I really don't care what you think, Pat Knight). That's ridiculous. There are plenty of different ways to win, and we shouldn't get too caught up on the whole Knight thing.

 

I would very much like to see them bring in someone who can run an offense after these last two coaches.

 

oh, you didn't like the "get it and chuck it from anywhere on the court-offense" that davis installed?

[Exile on Waveland]

I think many IU fans are delusional and arrogant, but nobody in this thread. This is comming from an IU fan. We have a several people still living under the delusion that IU is what it was 15 years ago. It isn't. It could get back there at some point, but it isn't now.

 

I do think it's completely rational to expect your program to be clean and be competetive on a national level with regularity. There are programs that do that now, and IU should be no different. I don't think you should necessarily have to give up one to acheive the other. Is that naive? Maybe. I don't think so.

 

I'm very much against hiring Alford. If people want squeeky clean, he isn't exactly that (Pierre Pierce). There aren't any former Knight guys available that I'd consider at this point (aside from Dakich through the end of this season). I hate the mentality that it has to be a former "Knight-guy" (and I really don't care what you think, Pat Knight). That's ridiculous. There are plenty of different ways to win, and we shouldn't get too caught up on the whole Knight thing.

 

I would very much like to see them bring in someone who can run an offense after these last two coaches.

 

While Indiana is still a top program traditionally, that's only because of what happened over 15 years ago. IU hasn't yet frittered away all that standing, but the program has been siphoning off its legacy for quite a while. With the right coach, I don't believe it would be too hard to return to prominence, but IU certainly hasn't performed like an elite program recently. The Hoosiers made four straight Sweet Sixteen's from 91-94, and have advanced that far ONCE since (2002 runners-up).

 

I also see no reason it has to be "Knight guy" or an "Indiana guy." Get the best man for the job. I'll never understand limiting the search in some vain attempt to hearken back to the glory days. The glory days are but a memory; and Coach Knight wasn't an IU guy to begin with.

 

Oh, and an offense would be nice. Sully's description of Davis's wait 30-seconds then chuck a 3-pointer is fitting. Sampson's offense is better, but not by much.

[Exile on Waveland]

DJ White WILL play tonight vs. Purdue. If IU wins, it becomes a 3-team race again for the Big Ten title. With IU losing 2 vs. UW, and UW losing 2 vs. Purdue, and Purdue losing their only one vs. IU. If Purdue wins, they pretty much have the conference title locked up.

 

IU is going to need all the firepower it has to beat Purdue. Tonight will be the toughest environment Purdue's played in all season, but they're poised, talented and great defensively. If I knew DJ was healthy, I'd be pretty optimistic at home. As of now, I'm merely hopeful.

 

If IU wins tonight I think there's a good chance you'll see at least co-champions, if not a three-way tie for first in the Big Ten. If Purdue wins, it's all but over. If IU wins and ends up sharing the Big Ten crown with Purdue, the unbalanced schedule will have done the Hoosiers a great favor in not sending them to West Lafayette. IU should always play Purdue twice.

[BRASKYS SCOTCH]

I think many IU fans are delusional and arrogant, but nobody in this thread. This is comming from an IU fan. We have a several people still living under the delusion that IU is what it was 15 years ago. It isn't. It could get back there at some point, but it isn't now.

 

I do think it's completely rational to expect your program to be clean and be competetive on a national level with regularity. There are programs that do that now, and IU should be no different. I don't think you should necessarily have to give up one to acheive the other. Is that naive? Maybe. I don't think so.

 

I'm very much against hiring Alford. If people want squeeky clean, he isn't exactly that (Pierre Pierce). There aren't any former Knight guys available that I'd consider at this point (aside from Dakich through the end of this season). I hate the mentality that it has to be a former "Knight-guy" (and I really don't care what you think, Pat Knight). That's ridiculous. There are plenty of different ways to win, and we shouldn't get too caught up on the whole Knight thing.

 

I would very much like to see them bring in someone who can run an offense after these last two coaches.

 

oh, you didn't like the "get it and chuck it from anywhere on the court-offense" that davis installed?

 

 

Worked for Kirk Haston and Jared Jeffries, right? Just see how well it translated to the NBA. :hello:

 

To depart from the recent strain of conversation for a moment, any guesses as to what we'll see on Friday (or earlier) from Greenspan?

 

Explicitly: Sampson suspended for remainder of season; Dakich to coach through tournament, and search for new coach begins.

Implicitly: Greenspan reaches out to his network and starts polishing his resume; McRobbie polishes his "firing boomerang." (what? too big for cheap Australian jokes?)

[Exile on Waveland]

I think many IU fans are delusional and arrogant, but nobody in this thread. This is comming from an IU fan. We have a several people still living under the delusion that IU is what it was 15 years ago. It isn't. It could get back there at some point, but it isn't now.

 

I do think it's completely rational to expect your program to be clean and be competetive on a national level with regularity. There are programs that do that now, and IU should be no different. I don't think you should necessarily have to give up one to acheive the other. Is that naive? Maybe. I don't think so.

 

I'm very much against hiring Alford. If people want squeeky clean, he isn't exactly that (Pierre Pierce). There aren't any former Knight guys available that I'd consider at this point (aside from Dakich through the end of this season). I hate the mentality that it has to be a former "Knight-guy" (and I really don't care what you think, Pat Knight). That's ridiculous. There are plenty of different ways to win, and we shouldn't get too caught up on the whole Knight thing.

 

I would very much like to see them bring in someone who can run an offense after these last two coaches.

 

oh, you didn't like the "get it and chuck it from anywhere on the court-offense" that davis installed?

 

 

Worked for Kirk Haston and Jared Jeffries, right? Just see how well it translated to the NBA. :hello:

 

To depart from the recent strain of conversation for a moment, any guesses as to what we'll see on Friday (or earlier) from Greenspan?

 

Explicitly: Sampson suspended for remainder of season; Dakich to coach through tournament, and search for new coach begins.

Implicitly: Greenspan reaches out to his network and starts polishing his resume; McRobbie polishes his "firing boomerang." (what? too big for cheap Australian jokes?)

 

That's pretty much what I expect to happen. However, I think Greenspan survives.

[SouthSideRyan]

It's a different job than other top positions -- here, we care very deeply about class, ethics, playing the right way and recruiting our state. The position requires intangibles that others don't, but that doesn't mean it can't be filled correctly.

 

I want to change my arrogant/delusional fan base vote.

 

he's right. iu is a reputable school with a long and rich history of excellence in men's basketball. there's nothing wrong with saying it.

 

I don't want to harp on this too much because I don't think whoever posted it(slipping my mind at the moment) is delusional/arrogant, but the way it is phrased it is saying to me "our top coaching job is different than other top coaching jobs because we care about class and ethics here while the others don't. You have to not be a scumbag here unlike all those other places."

[Exile on Waveland]

It's a different job than other top positions -- here, we care very deeply about class, ethics, playing the right way and recruiting our state. The position requires intangibles that others don't, but that doesn't mean it can't be filled correctly.

 

I want to change my arrogant/delusional fan base vote.

 

he's right. iu is a reputable school with a long and rich history of excellence in men's basketball. there's nothing wrong with saying it.

 

I don't want to harp on this too much because I don't think whoever posted it(slipping my mind at the moment) is delusional/arrogant, but the way it is phrased it is saying to me "our top coaching job is different than other top coaching jobs because we care about class and ethics here while the others don't. You have to not be a scumbag here unlike all those other places."

 

Well, that's not what I meant to imply, though I do see how it could easily be interpreted as such. I wasn't focusing on class/ethics -- though a couple top programs clearly don't care too much about ethics -- more the "Indiana way" and in-state recruiting. The latter two may be arrogant/delusional of our fan base, but those elements are certainly important. The in-state recruiting is extremely important to me -- xenophobic, perhaps, but true.

[Guest]

Certainly weird: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskies/2004186798_umen170.html

 

It began Friday when OSU senior forward Marcel Jones and freshman center Sean Carter led a contingent of about five Beavers onto the court at the end of UW's practice, with Jones boasting, "Don't let our record fool you."

 

...

 

Washington players and coaches said a Beavers player, who several identified as Jones, left a voice message for Huskies guard Joel Smith, asking UW players to come to the parking lot of the hotel where Washington was staying, and fight.

 

Oregon State coach Kevin Mouton denied that any Beavers players went to UW team hotel, two blocks from Gill Coliseum, though several in the Huskies party confirmed the incident.

 

"We were all just kind of laughing about it like, 'Hey, they are going to come to the hotel here and fight," Appleby said. "We were like, 'I don't think so,' and just laughed it off and focused on the game. I think they were just trying to intimidate us."

[Exile on Waveland]

Just got back from Nick's. Sat right next to Erin Andrews.

[BRASKYS SCOTCH]

Just got back from Nick's. Sat right next to Erin Andrews.

 

 

I don't know whether to be angry or glad for you. What's the emoticon for I wish I could backhand you and regret it later like Ike Turner ?

[Exile on Waveland]

Just got back from Nick's. Sat right next to Erin Andrews.

 

 

I don't know whether to be angry or glad for you. What's the emoticon for I wish I could backhand you and regret it later like Ike Turner ?

 

Bob Kravitz was also there. Something tells me you won't be jealous about that.

[SouthSideRyan]

Just got back from Nick's. Sat right next to Erin Andrews.

 

get the digits?

[wolf stansson]

Just got back from Nick's. Sat right next to Erin Andrews.

 

get the digits?

I'm sure.

[Exile on Waveland]

Just got back from Nick's. Sat right next to Erin Andrews.

 

get the digits?

I'm sure.

 

Oh yeah. I think I definitely stood a chance...

[pitchcs]

Just got back from Nick's. Sat right next to Erin Andrews.

 

get the digits?

I'm sure.

 

Oh yeah. I think I definitely stood a chance...

 

Erin Andrews would probably only fall in the 85-90 percentile range of hot girls in Bloomington.

[Magnetic Curses]

It's a different job than other top positions -- here, we care very deeply about class, ethics, playing the right way and recruiting our state. The position requires intangibles that others don't, but that doesn't mean it can't be filled correctly.

 

I want to change my arrogant/delusional fan base vote.

 

he's right. iu is a reputable school with a long and rich history of excellence in men's basketball. there's nothing wrong with saying it.

 

I don't want to harp on this too much because I don't think whoever posted it(slipping my mind at the moment) is delusional/arrogant, but the way it is phrased it is saying to me "our top coaching job is different than other top coaching jobs because we care about class and ethics here while the others don't. You have to not be a scumbag here unlike all those other places."

 

fair enough. i didn't really interpret it that way, but i can see how you could.

 

indiana has a pretty clean record as far as recruiting goes, under knight they graduated players and still managed to have a top 5 program, which is amazing. combining a top program with a clean one is quite a feat. as much as i hate indiana right now, i can't player-hate and deny the prestige of that job. plus, i can see the frustration of hoosier fans--they could have almost anyone they want and yet still choose to hire scumbags like sampson.

[Magnetic Curses]

Just got back from Nick's. Sat right next to Erin Andrews.

 

get the digits?

I'm sure.

 

Oh yeah. I think I definitely stood a chance...

 

Erin Andrews would probably only fall in the 85-90 percentile range of hot girls in Bloomington.

 

erin andrews doesn't really do it for me.

[mul21]

Just got back from Nick's. Sat right next to Erin Andrews.

 

get the digits?

I'm sure.

 

Oh yeah. I think I definitely stood a chance...

 

Erin Andrews would probably only fall in the 85-90 percentile range of hot girls in Bloomington.

 

erin andrews doesn't really do it for me.

 

Quick, somebody get this guy's head examined!!!!!!!

 

You're telling me you don't really get anything out of this....

 

http://cdn.faniq.com/images/blog/Picture%2011(3).png

[bukie]

You're telling me you don't really get anything out of this....

 

http://cdn.faniq.com/images/blog/Picture%2011(3).png

 

Actually, no, I get nothing out of that link. It says "Image not found".

 

Try this link instead.

[BRASKYS SCOTCH]

You're telling me you don't really get anything out of this....

 

http://cdn.faniq.com/images/blog/Picture%2011(3).png

 

Actually, no, I get nothing out of that link. It says "Image not found".

 

Try this link instead.

 

Is that Bob Kravitz?

[Bruno7481]

Erin Andrews is obviously an attractive woman, but she gets overhyped a ton.