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  1. rawaction
    Don't think that's a real. He said he's never used Twitter before when he got hired.
  2. rawaction
    I don't think he's that good. And he doesn't help Jay.. . Pass.
  3. rawaction
    That was originally Watford's guy. Watford and Yogi switched and Cody didn't. I question the entire play call defensively. Zeller needs to be near the basket. If they want to win on a catch and shoot jumpshot, so be it. But can't allow a layup. I'm not as disappointing with losing as I am with blowing a decent sized lead late in the game. If they're patient they're on the FT line to end the game and Illinois can't come back as IU doesn't have as many empty possessions. But the big picture is, IU has 3 losses, 2 of them by buzzer beaters. I can handle that. For the first time, I actually feel like this team can win a championship. I think the only loss where a team exploited one of their deficiencies is Wisconsin, and I feel they have worked on half-court offense and improved in a big way. This was actually their 1st road loss. I feel pretty good about them NOT losing 2 in a row, because the one thing Crean has shown he can do is get his team up for games.
  4. rawaction
    Are u [expletive] kidding me?
  5. rawaction
    He looked right at the dude (Griffey?) and screamed in his face. And it's not like that's the only celebratory thing he's done this game. He deserved the T.
  6. rawaction
    Cooper can play center too. I think his athleticism should help him make up any deficiency in size. Oh I'm not worried about his size or his ability to play. Just not sure the Bears would be all that interested. I think he can play well in any scheme, just as I think the same about Warmack. His ability at C is underrated.
  7. rawaction
    Zeller is the only white guy on their team who isn't a loathsome human being. Whats Hulls ever done?
  8. rawaction
    Sheehey needs to chill his dumb ass out.
  9. rawaction
    Crean is stupid with his zone defense. You have one of the top 15 man-to-man D teams in the country, and you keep going to zone and get scored against.
  10. rawaction
    Makes sense if they aren't trying to beat the Heat this year. But if they are (and they probably should), they have to keep Boozer.
  11. rawaction
    Yeah, Long will get a shot at OT first. But I think he will ultimately end up at LG. I think the best situation for him would be to be picked by a good team in the late 2nd and be a 6th lineman. He can fit in at either OT or OG when there is an injury. Groom him to play OT, but he has experience at OG.
  12. rawaction
    raw might be able to answer this better than me, but I'd guess no. He might be sufficient there, but I'd be really hesitant to plug in a guy who's been an interior lineman throughout college into the most important spot on an NFL offensive line. He did play LT in the 2011 season. But for all his versatility (started games in college at 4 of 5 OL spots), I don't think he's going to be very versatile going forward. He's strictly a guard, IMO. I don't even really like him that much as a C, but I guess a team could get away with playing him there. Personally, I think he's a late 2nd-to-mid 3rd round talent. He's kind of like Stefan Wisnewski was last year out of Penn St. He'll likely give you average to slightly above average OL play on the interior for 10 years, but I think there are a lot of guys with more upside than him in this draft. On the interior, I'd pick Warmack, Cooper, Fluker, Warford, Frederick, Kyle Long, and probably even Dallas Thomas (because he's more likely to be able to play LT) over him.
  13. rawaction
    Indiana won at Illinois in 2008. They did not play at Illinois last year. Meaning, IU only has a 3-game losing streak at Illinois. Considering how long it has been since IU won at other locations, say Michigan State, I don't consider that so long. And I agree, I have no idea what to expect. IU matches up pretty well with Illinois so I could see a relatively comfortable win--I do not expect a blowout at all--or I could see Illinois going off from 3 and winning. Who knows? This is the real trap game. Purdue wasn't because it's Purdue. Beating Michigan, becoming #1, going to Columbus on Sunday....this game is the true one I worried about IU getting up for. That being said, it would be foolish to expect a loss (not that a loss is anywhere near impossible). I'm kinda expecting one of those ugly 63-56 games with IU winning at the FT line late.
  14. rawaction
    I like Cooper a lot. But he may not be a fit at his size. Kromer runs s power blocking scheme and liked his OGs HUGE in New Orleans. Johnson at 11 isn't unrealistic if the other 2 OTs are already gone. Its the Chargers biggest need. More likely they would try to trade down.
  15. rawaction
    Fluker is a top 25 talent to me. Ive toyed with the idea of LB (Ogletree) in the first but unless the Bears get a couple starting OL and TE in free agency then they have to go offense first. Fluker is a good talent. His struggling at RT is overblown. He did a good job vs Mingo for LSU and othet speed rushers. I like him a lot as a Guard. But I think he can play RT in the NFL too. If he's the Bears RT though that means Carimi is either a lost cause or a RG.
  16. rawaction
    Reiff I understand its DeCastro thats killing me. Especially since Chris Williams didn't go back to LG.
  17. rawaction
    He's been senile since Neil Reed. I don't know why someone pays him to talk on TV
  18. rawaction
    I read today that Cutler/Cavalleri's wedding was going to be part of a reality show on E. Also did we ever talk about Cutler's NFL Network commercial? That's pretty hilarious.
  19. rawaction
    Oh he's not that bad. He's 100x better than Bob Knight. At least you can tune Bob Knight. Vitale is obnoxious. I'm the opposite. I can tune out Vitale. I know he's just yelling about how great something/someone is, he's having fun, he's happy, whatever. He's harmless. Knight is bitter, angry and dumb. He does no prep work whatsoever. He doesn't even use names, it's just "the big kid" and "the guards". He always says something really absurd that I get fixated on and way too worked up about. Or he can't figure out what the shot clock is and why it's on the same display as the game clock. Yeah, he's terrible. He raves about gritty white guys all game. Thinks dunks and fancy passes are a careless risk. And he still thinks you win by getting guys who fit in your system. The last IU game he did, he talked about how Hulls was a great kid and really knew how to play basketball. And the rest of the time he opened his mouth he talked about how great shot fakes are. Any time anyone had a shot defended it was because they didn't shot fake. And if they made a shot it's because they shot faked with their eyes or something.
  20. rawaction
    No, this is the only way.
  21. rawaction
    Lol. Sounds like a consolation prize. AP should've won that too. I disagree. Everyone comes back from ACL tears nowadays. Yes, he did it quicker than pretty much everyone else has, but it's not surprising he came back at full strength. With Manning, people weren't sure if he was even going to be able to play again or how effective he would be if he did come back. That and Peterson played basically a full season last year and had a pretty decent year. Peyton played 0 snaps on a team that got the #1 pick without him to getting his new team HFA throughout the playoffs. So Andrew luck for MVP? Yes, exactly what I was getting at.
  22. rawaction
    He's on the wrong side of 30 now. Kick returners are so easy to find. He'd have to take a very substantial pay cut and I'm sure he's not willing to take one.
  23. rawaction
    Lol. Sounds like a consolation prize. AP should've won that too. I disagree. Everyone comes back from ACL tears nowadays. Yes, he did it quicker than pretty much everyone else has, but it's not surprising he came back at full strength. With Manning, people weren't sure if he was even going to be able to play again or how effective he would be if he did come back. That and Peterson played basically a full season last year and had a pretty decent year. Peyton played 0 snaps on a team that got the #1 pick without him to getting his new team HFA throughout the playoffs.
  24. rawaction
    Even if Hester is just a returner: A) He's not that great at it any more B) He's taking a roster spot from someone (most likely a WR) that could actually contribute to the offense. Weems can return. And the WR you bring in to take his roster spot will likely have return ability as the Bears have stated they want a deep threat type.
  25. rawaction
    I saw it live and thought it was dirty then I saw the replay and Hulls reaction and didn't think it was a big deal. Still doesn't look like a big deal.
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